Meet the Creative Team

YOU'RE STILL HERE by OLIVIA CLEMENT DIRECTED BY NATALIE VILLAMONTE ZITO creative team
Playwright \| OLIVIA CLEMENT Olivia Clement will soon graduate from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. It is a dream and a privilege to work with Natalie again. Thank you to the cast and team of You’re Still Here — what a kind, dedicated, talented room. Some of her other plays are Three to Five Days (Production: University of Iowa); Heart & Soul Yoga Studio Beirut (2020 DVRF Award Finalist; 2019 Griffin Award Shortlist; 2018 Corkscrew Theater Festival), Willoughby Road (SPACE on Ryder Farm 2019 Creative Residency), Where’s the Exit? (Seymour Center, Winner of the Sydney Theatre Young Playwrights Award). Her writing has been published in Marie Claire, LennyLetter, Playbill magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and Sunday Life magazine. Grateful to the Theatre Department for this opportunity to see my play realised; thank you to the faculty for your support and love. www.oliviaclement.com
Director \| NATALIE VILLAMONTE ZITO Natalie is about to graduate from the MFA Directing program and is honored to be able to end her time here at UIowa collaborating with her dear friend and cohort member, Olivia Clement on this beautiful play! Natalie is an NYC-based theatre artist; recent Off-Off Broadway directing credits can be found at www.NatalieVillamonteZito.com. UIowa directing credits: Braided Sorrow, Basically Children, Letters from Cuba, Three to Five Days, Wild Wonderful, Candyland, and Ghost Limb. Natalie is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is one of the founders of The Wandering Theatre Company. Much thanks to Mary Beth Easley, Bryon Winn, & Daniel Fine. Sending love to Sarah, Ann, Kenneth, Alastair, Kaelen, Abigail, Hallie, Olivia, Isaiah, & Amanda – WE DID IT!!!!
Scenic Designer, Props Artisan, Costume Designer \| KAELEN NOVAK
Lighting Designer \| ALASTAIR SIGALA RAMIREZ
Sound Designer \| MOLLY COSTELLO
Stage Manager \| ELIZABETH SARSFIELD* Elizabeth Sarsfield is a fourth-year student double majoring in Theatre Arts and Computer Science. Previous University of Iowa Stage Management credits: Something Rotten!, The Bacchae, And Then, Queer Horror Festival, Seven Neos, and Reflected. Previous University of Iowa Assistant Stage Management credits: String, People Before the Park, and Palanquin. Other credits: Orphan Train to Iowa (SM, Crescendo Children's Choir).
Dramaturg \| REBECCA WEAVER
Assistant Stage Manager \| ABBY WEISS* Abby Weiss is a first year student at the University double majoring in Theatre and English. This is her first experience as an Assistant Stage Manager and she is thankful for the opportunity to try something new!

YOU'RE STILL HERE
by OLIVIA CLEMENT
DIRECTED BY NATALIE VILLAMONTE ZITO
creative team

Playwright | OLIVIA CLEMENT

Olivia Clement will soon graduate from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. It is a dream and a privilege to work with Natalie again. Thank you to the cast and team of You’re Still Here — what a kind, dedicated, talented room. Some of her other plays are Three to Five Days (Production: University of Iowa); Heart & Soul Yoga Studio Beirut (2020 DVRF Award Finalist; 2019 Griffin Award Shortlist; 2018 Corkscrew Theater Festival), Willoughby Road (SPACE on Ryder Farm 2019 Creative Residency), Where’s the Exit? (Seymour Center, Winner of the Sydney Theatre Young Playwrights Award). Her writing has been published in Marie Claire, LennyLetter, Playbill magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and Sunday Life magazine. Grateful to the Theatre Department for this opportunity to see my play realised; thank you to the faculty for your support and love. www.oliviaclement.com

Director | NATALIE VILLAMONTE ZITO

Natalie is about to graduate from the MFA Directing program and is honored to be able to end her time here at UIowa collaborating with her dear friend and cohort member, Olivia Clement on this beautiful play! Natalie is an NYC-based theatre artist; recent Off-Off Broadway directing credits can be found at www.NatalieVillamonteZito.com. UIowa directing credits: Braided Sorrow, Basically Children, Letters from Cuba, Three to Five Days, Wild Wonderful, Candyland, and Ghost Limb. Natalie is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is one of the founders of The Wandering Theatre Company. Much thanks to Mary Beth Easley, Bryon Winn, & Daniel Fine. Sending love to Sarah, Ann, Kenneth, Alastair, Kaelen, Abigail, Hallie, Olivia, Isaiah, & Amanda – WE DID IT!!!!

Scenic Designer, Props Artisan, Costume Designer | KAELEN NOVAK

Lighting Designer | ALASTAIR SIGALA RAMIREZ

Sound Designer | MOLLY COSTELLO

Stage Manager | ELIZABETH SARSFIELD*

Elizabeth Sarsfield is a fourth-year student double majoring in Theatre Arts and Computer Science. Previous University of Iowa Stage Management credits: Something Rotten!, The Bacchae, And Then, Queer Horror Festival, Seven Neos, and Reflected. Previous University of Iowa Assistant Stage Management credits: String, People Before the Park, and Palanquin. Other credits: Orphan Train to Iowa (SM, Crescendo Children's Choir).

Dramaturg | REBECCA WEAVER

Assistant Stage Manager | ABBY WEISS*

Abby Weiss is a first year student at the University double majoring in Theatre and English. This is her first experience as an Assistant Stage Manager and she is thankful for the opportunity to try something new! 

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