Jessica Bedford

Jessica Bedford (she, her, hers) (’10) is a Philadelphia based actor, director, dramaturg, playwright and teacher. She has been seen onstage at McCarter Theatre, Walnut Street Theater, Lantern Theatre Co, Montgomery Theatre, Act II Playhouse, Tiny Dynamite, Theatre Horizon, People’s Light and Theatre Co. and other stages in the Philadelphia area. Recent directing credits include…

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Lexa Grace

Lexa Grace (she, her, hers) (’17) is a Philadelphia based director and costume designer. Previous Philadelphia directing credits include: Plays With Friends, Destiny is a Careless Waiter, The ROI Experience (Juniper Productions), A Manayunk Mystery Tour, ShakesBEER Roulette (Manayunk Theatre Company), Clown Sex Ed (Tribe of Fools), A Doll’s House (asst. director/Arden Theatre Company), Bedtime Stories, We Must Share Everything (Villanova…

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Meghan Winch

Meghan Winch (she, her, hers) (’15) is a Philadelphia-area dramaturg, actor, and playwright. She is the artistic associate and dramaturg at Tiny Dynamite, where she also cowrote The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged and Georgiana Recovered in Time. She is the resident dramaturg at Lantern Theater Company, and has also dramaturged shows at Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tiny…

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Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez

Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez (she/they) (’17) is a Philly based poet, actor, comedian, trauma informed teaching artist and facilitator. They are the Program Coordinator of the Wilma Theater’s Portable Studio program and has worked with many companies over the years such as Power Street Theatre, Delaware Shakespeare Theater, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Simpatico Theatre Company, and…

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Slaphappy Spotlight: Kenzie Bradley

We posed a series of questions to Slaphappy: A Covid-Era Commedia stage manager, Kenzie Bradley. Kenzie is a first year graduate assistant in the props shop and gave us a glimpse into the process of stage managing this devised production! Tell us about yourself – where are you from and what brought you to Villanova?…

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The Scar Test Spotlight: The Befrienders

The Scar Test features three characters that are part of a charity called the Yarl’s Wood Befrienders. Playwright Hannah Khalil worked with the Befrienders to gather information for her play. She talked to detainees as well as other volunteers as she crafted her rich and accurate representation of life inside the center. In 2001, the Befrienders…

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An Interview with Kara Scaramazza, Director of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Songs for a New World Production Dramaturg, Matthew Reddin, posed a series of questions to Director, Kara Scaramazza about the unique process of directing a musical virtually. Keep reading to hear her thoughts! How would you describe Songs to someone who knew nothing about the show? Songs for a New World is a song cycle musical; each…

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Meet the Cast: Tina Lynch (Agave in BEGINNING)

Production dramaturg Zach Apony interviewed a number of our graduate students who appear in Bakkhai Variations. Enjoy this profile on Tina Lynch who is pursuing her thesis as Agave in Jessica Bedford’s Beginning. Reblogged from Zach Apony’s dramaturgy blog found here. 1. When you found out you were cast in this role, what were you excited about? I LOVE…

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Meet the Cast: Lora Margerum (Semele in BEGINNING)

Production dramaturg Zach Apony interviewed a number of graduate students who appear in Bakkhai Variations. Enjoy this profile on Lora Margerum who is pursuing her thesis as Semele in Jessica Bedford’s Beginning. Reblogged from Zach Apony’s dramaturgy blog found here. 1. When you found out you were cast in this role, what were you excited…

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“I Killed a Lion” Origin Story and Lyric

In late September, Artistic Director Michael Hollinger sent a text to Bakkhai Variations Supervising Director James Ijames:   I woke up in the middle of the night last night with an idea for a song that could be played over whatever closing credits the composite BV film may require. Would you be open to this? Got up and…

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