Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties – Meet the Creative Team

ANTI-HERO: REVENGE OF THE SWIFTIES BY DERICK EDGREN OTERO DIRECTED BY MEREDITH G. HEALY Meet the creative team
Playwright \| DERICK EDGREN OTERO Derick is a third-year MFA candidate in the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Follow @emociondelujo for tweets about pop music and Spotify links to the same three songs over and over.
Director \| MEREDITH G. HEALY Meredith (she/her) is a first year Directing candidate at the University of Iowa. As a director focused on the development of new works (and as an attendee of Gillette N2’s “rainiest rain show that ever rain showed, ever, ever, ever”), Meredith is thrilled to be working with the Anti-Hero team to bring this story to life! Originally from Lexington, KY, Meredith made her way to Iowa by way of Wellesley, MA, Providence, RI, and Portland, ME. She would like to thank the cast and creative team for bringing such a beautiful sense of play into this process every day and her parents for their unwavering support.
Fight Choreographer \| PAUL KALINA
Dramaturg \| MARGARET SMITH Margaret (she/her) is an MFA Dramaturgy candidate. Her most recent dramaturgical credits at the University of Iowa include the collectively created All Machines of Loving Grace (2024), Dance Nation (2024), Men on Boats (2023), and several readings through the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. She holds an MA in Theatre Criticism & Dramaturgy from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama at the University of London and a BA(Hons) in English Literature & Theatre Studies from the University of Sheffield. She hopes you enjoy the show.
Stage Manager \| MAGGIE MCCLELLAN Maggie (she/her) is an MFA Stage Management candidate. She was recently Assistant Stage Manager for UIowa’s Into the Woods and L’amico Fritz. Local professional credits include Stage Manager for Riverside Theatre (Everybody, The Roommate, A Walk in the Woods, The Weir, The Niceties) and Willow Creek Theatre Company ([Title of Show]). Maggie would like to thank her family and cohort for their incredible support.
Scenic Designer \| CHLOE COBB Chloe Cobb is a second-year Theatre Arts MFA student with a focus in scenic design. They completed their undergraduate degree at Arizona State University. Previous projects at Iowa include scenic design for Ugly Lies the Bone, Men on Boats, and Into the Woods. They are so excited to be part of the Swifties team with such a talented group of individuals to kick off the week of New Play Festival!
Costume Designer \| I.M. FORTUNATO I.M. is a first-year theatre arts MFA candidate with a focus in costume design. She chose the University of Iowa for her graduate studies because she wanted to work with playwrights on developing new work. In her first year at U of I she had the pleasure of designing costumes for several new works including The Obituary by Xiaoyan Kang, and In This Sepulcher We Are Fed by Eli Campbell. I.M. is more than thrilled to be finishing her first year working on Anti-Hero and can’t wait to get to focus more on new play development in her next two years.
Sound Designer \| ELENA SIERRA* Elena is a fourth-year Theatre Arts undergraduate, working on her very first (and last :() UIowa Production! She has previously been on crew for Macbeth & Into the Woods. Elena would like to thank her friends and family for their constant support.
Lighting Designer \| SØREN OLSEN Søren Olsen is a multi-disciplinary artist working towards his MFA in Directing + Design in the University of Iowa Theatre Department. He specializes in interactivity and collectively-created performance work and process. www.sorenolsen.com
Intimacy Choreographer \| OWEN BRIGHTMAN
Assistant Stage Manager \| VIVIAN BONDE* Vivian Bonde (she/her) is a first year Theatre Arts and Communications double major. Anti-Hero is her second show as an assistant stage manager at the University of Iowa, and she is excited to continue honing her skills in the program. She is incredibly grateful to work with such an amazing team, and would like to thank them for all their patience and dedication! She would also like to thank her wonderful family and friends for their endless love and support.

ANTI-HERO: REVENGE OF THE SWIFTIES
BY DERICK EDGREN OTERO
DIRECTED BY MEREDITH G. HEALY
Meet the creative team

Playwright | DERICK EDGREN OTERO

Derick is a third-year MFA candidate in the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Follow @emociondelujo for tweets about pop music and Spotify links to the same three songs over and over.

Director | MEREDITH G. HEALY

Meredith (she/her) is a first year Directing candidate at the University of Iowa. As a director focused on the development of new works (and as an attendee of Gillette N2’s “rainiest rain show that ever rain showed, ever, ever, ever”), Meredith is thrilled to be working with the Anti-Hero team to bring this story to life! Originally from Lexington, KY, Meredith made her way to Iowa by way of Wellesley, MA, Providence, RI, and Portland, ME. She would like to thank the cast and creative team for bringing such a beautiful sense of play into this process every day and her parents for their unwavering support.

Fight Choreographer | PAUL KALINA

Dramaturg | MARGARET SMITH

Margaret (she/her) is an MFA Dramaturgy candidate. Her most recent dramaturgical credits at the University of Iowa include the collectively created All Machines of Loving Grace (2024), Dance Nation (2024), Men on Boats (2023), and several readings through the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. She holds an MA in Theatre Criticism & Dramaturgy from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama at the University of London and a BA(Hons) in English Literature & Theatre Studies from the University of Sheffield. She hopes you enjoy the show.

Stage Manager | MAGGIE MCCLELLAN

Maggie (she/her) is an MFA Stage Management candidate. She was recently Assistant Stage Manager for UIowa’s Into the Woods and L’amico Fritz. Local professional credits include Stage Manager for Riverside Theatre (Everybody, The Roommate, A Walk in the Woods, The Weir, The Niceties) and Willow Creek Theatre Company ([Title of Show]). Maggie would like to thank her family and cohort for their incredible support.

Scenic Designer | CHLOE COBB

Chloe Cobb is a second-year Theatre Arts MFA student with a focus in scenic design. They completed their undergraduate degree at Arizona State University. Previous projects at Iowa include scenic design for Ugly Lies the Bone, Men on Boats, and Into the Woods. They are so excited to be part of the Swifties team with such a talented group of individuals to kick off the week of New Play Festival!

Costume Designer | I.M. FORTUNATO

I.M. is a first-year theatre arts MFA candidate with a focus in costume design. She chose the University of Iowa for her graduate studies because she wanted to work with playwrights on developing new work. In her first year at U of I she had the pleasure of designing costumes for several new works including The Obituary by Xiaoyan Kang, and In This Sepulcher We Are Fed by Eli Campbell. I.M. is more than thrilled to be finishing her first year working on Anti-Hero and can’t wait to get to focus more on new play development in her next two years.

Sound Designer | ELENA SIERRA*

Elena is a fourth-year Theatre Arts undergraduate, working on her very first (and last :() UIowa Production! She has previously been on crew for Macbeth & Into the Woods. Elena would like to thank her friends and family for their constant support.

Lighting Designer | SØREN OLSEN

Søren Olsen is a multi-disciplinary artist working towards his MFA in Directing + Design in the University of Iowa Theatre Department. He specializes in interactivity and collectively-created performance work and process. www.sorenolsen.com

Intimacy Choreographer | OWEN BRIGHTMAN

Assistant Stage Manager | VIVIAN BONDE*

Vivian Bonde (she/her) is a first year Theatre Arts and Communications double major. Anti-Hero is her second show as an assistant stage manager at the University of Iowa, and she is excited to continue honing her skills in the program. She is incredibly grateful to work with such an amazing team, and would like to thank them for all their patience and dedication! She would also like to thank her wonderful family and friends for their endless love and support.

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