tom & eliza
BY celine song
DIRECTED BY kayla adams
Meet the creative team
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Director | KAYLA ADAMS**

Kayla is an MFA directing candidate at the University of Iowa. She holds a degree in theatre arts from Western Washington University. She is currently an ensemble member at The Artistic Home Theatre in Chicago, IL where she also teaches in their Meisner-based acting studio. 

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Dramaturg | BO HUA LIN**

 

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Stage Manager | EMMA MERKES*

Emma is a fourth-year undergraduate pursuing a double major in theatre, with a focus on stage management, and art, earning her BFA in graphic design. Her stage management credits include In This Sepulcher, We Are Fed and rockabye, while she has served as Assistant Stage Manager for In the Red & Brown Water and Something Rotten! at the University of Iowa. She would like to give special thanks to her parents and friends for their unwavering support and a shout-out to the amazing team she is working with on her first mainstage production! 

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Scenic Designer | CHLOE COBB**

 

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Costume Designer | EMILY BUSHÁ

 

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Lighting Designer ​| BRYON WINN

 

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Sound Designer ​| MOLLY COSTELLO*

Molly is a fourth-year theatre arts student with focuses in sound and digital media design, she is also pursuing a certificate in public digital arts. Previous University of Iowa credits include You’re Still Here, Reflections, Dance Nation, American Rusałki, THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION, and When you Read This. She is eternally grateful to the wonderful production team and staff for their unending support. Listen with care, and enjoy the show! 

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Assistant Stage Manager ​| ABBIE TALKEN*

Abbie is a third-year undergraduate computer science and theatre arts double major with focuses in stage management and technical theatre. She has previously stage managed the University of Iowa's production of THE (T-)RE(X)FORMATION and assistant stage managed Borderless: Big Ballroom Extravaganza. She is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work on a mainstage production and for the wonderful team she gets to work with, along with the never-ending support she receives from her friends, family, and cats. 

 *Undergraduate student 
**Graduate student
UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.