Marisol

This play includes mentions/themes of misogyny, racism, antisemitism, violence, and implications of sexual violence. It also features flashing lights, imitated gunfire, and explosions. If you find yourself struggling with this material, please text GOT5 to 741741 for crisis counseling, or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for suicide prevention.

for mami and for my home, the Bronx

Grace Castle (she/they) (Assistant Director) is a third year theatre and performance/ literature double major from Derby, Vermont. Marisol is their first time working on a show at Purchase. She would like to thank her family for all of their support and everyone involved with Marisol, especially Mari, for a wonderful experience.

Marli Worden (she/her) (Production Stage Manager) is a third year theatre and performance/arts management double major from Rochester, New York. Purchase credits include: We are Proud to Present… (ASM), How I Learned to Drive (SM), Little Hidden Worlds (PSM), The Bear (PSM), and Gruesome Playground Injuries (SM). She’d like to thank her friends, both silver and gold, as well as her family, specifically her brother Max, for supporting her. She’d also like to thank all the small things and moments in her life for keeping her grounded, sane, and looking ahead to the future.

Emma Baker (she/her) (Stage Manager) is a second year Theatre and Performance/Arts Management double major from Dansville, New York. SUNY Purchase Credits include: A Robot Wrote This (Run-Crew), A Walrus in the Body of a Crocodile (Wardrobe Crew), and currently My Body, My Health, My Choice (Meredith). She would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her in pursuing her passion for theater, as well as everyone who has been a part of this production.

Alyssa Bernstein (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a second year playwriting and screenwriting major with a double minor in psychology/theatre and performance from Long Island, New York. Purchase credits include No Longer Human (Director). She’d like to thank her family and friends for continuing to support her, as well as the whole cast and crew for providing such an amazing experience.

Tess Walsh (they/them) (Dramaturg) is a third year theatre and performance/anthropology double major from Brooklyn, NY. Purchase credits include dramaturgy for Eurydice, How I Learned to Drive, and Mac Beth, as well as publicity + fundraising management for The Christians. They’d like to thank everyone on the team for being so slay and to Mari for letting them get lit on fire <3

Ghost Nostalgia (he/him) (Set Designer) is a recent graduate of SUNY Purchase’s film BFA program from Harlem, New York. Purchase credits include: How I Learned To Drive (Artistic Director), The Christians (Scenic Conception), Sow A Little Tenderness (Director/ Writer), and To Live In Pink (Director/ Writer). Other credits include BLISS (Props Assistant) and Renaissance Mixtape (Assistant/Photographer). Infinite thanks to the ODD BAT team, Jason Ardizzone-West, and Claire Kavanah. #committedtothecuriosity

Eric Cipriaso (they/he) (Props Master + Visual Artist) is a recent illustration graduate of Parsons School of Design from the Bronx. Their work encompasses many different mediums and is why they were chosen to do both visuals and props. They’re so honored and excited to work with such talented folx, bringing visual ideas to life and providing interesting and odd props. Their previous credits include: How I Learned to Drive (Visual Artist). They can’t wait to see the final results of everyone’s hard work and to continue working alongside such an amazing director!

Lenore Hernandez (they/them) (Visual Artist + Ensemble) is fourth year a visual artist with a Major in Painting and Drawing and a minor in Art History from the Bronx. As it is much different from a gallery space, this is their first performance at SUNY Purchase, and are glad that they were able to help out the cast and crew of Marisol. They send much love to their family and friends who they wouldn’t be here without.

Kim Hernández (she/her) (Marisol, Costume/Hair/Makeup Designer) is a fourth year theatre & performance major with a literature minor, concentrating in acting and specializing in directing and makeup. While producing Marisol, Kim served as Costume Design Observer for the Broadway production of How I Learned to Drive. Purchase acting credits Honeydew Sexdream and directing/starring in Just a Ballad and La Diabless. Purchase costume design credits include A Walrus in the Body of a Crocodile and How I Learned to Drive.

Jenna Karnatski (she/her) (Assitant Costume Designer) is a third year theatre & performance and arts management double major from Staten Island, New York. Purchase credits include How I Learned to Drive (Wardrobe Assistant). She would like to thank her friends and family, H2-2, and this entire production team for their support.

Rin Vatovci (she/any) (Makeup Artist) is a first year new media major from the Bronx. Many thanks to her family and friends who support her, and the opportunity to work on this production.

Dwayne “Dj” Fralin (he/him) (Lighting Designer) is a fourth year lighting designer from Washington, DC. Purchase credits include: A Walrus In the Body of a Crocodile, Misanthrope, and A Colored Museum. Other credits include As The Sun Sets with Dow Dance Company. Many thanks to his family and everyone else who supports him!

Jeremy Burd (he/him) (Lighting Programmer) is a sophomore BFA lighting design student at SUNY Purchase. He has an extensive history working in the theatre and has a driving passion for what he loves to do. He is deeply excited to be making theatre, especially with covid still prevalent. Purchase Credits: | Lighting Programmer | Life is a Dream, Dancin’ | Production Electrician | A Walrus in the Body of a Crocodile, We Are Proud to Present.

Lily Oyen (she/her) (Sound Designer) is a second year studio production major from Katonah, New York. Purchase credits include The Silent Observer (Sound Designer). She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her and a special thanks to Tess Walsh for arranging the opportunity for her to sound design this show!

Seth Thompson (he/him) (Lenny/Golf Club/Ice Cream, Fight Captain) is a fourth year theatre and performance major from Sussex, New Jersey. Purchase credits include The Christians (Elder Jay), The Bear (Grigori Smirnov), Henry IV Part 1 (Sir Walter Blunt), and No Strings (Louis DePourtal). Other credits include the New York Renaissance Faire (Robert Gatton), and Les Misérables (Enjolras). He’d like to thank his friends, family, colleagues, crab, and wonderful production team for helping this production come together.

Sara Meade (she/her) (June) is a fourth year theatre and performance major. Purchase credits include: Mac Beth (Lady Macbeth), The Great Gatsby (Myrtle Wilson) Taming of the Shrew (Baptista). She’d like to thank the cast and crew for being so wonderful to work with. She’d also like to thank her friends and family (especially her mom and dad) for all the love and support they’ve given her these last four years.

Refilwe Kekana (she/they) (Angel) is a third year THP major from New York, NY. Past credits include: #Matter (Kim) and Hunter X. Hollingsworth and Friends: Who Lives Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story (Music Director/Leondra). Many thanks to those that have supported her!

Kes Evans-Townsend (he/him) (Scar Tissue) is a fourth year theatre and performance major from Vancouver, Canada. Purchase credits include: How I Learned To Drive (Stagehand) and Sow A Little Tenderness (Tim the Guard).

Brielle Nostro (she/her) (Woman in Furs) is a fourth year at SUNY Purchase with a double major in theater and performance and arts management from rocky Rockland County. Purchase credits include No Strings Attached, A Robot Wrote This, Frame(d), and The Christians. She wants to personally thank the entire cast and crew of Marisol and Danny Devito for always putting a smile on her face.

Mari (she/her) is a fourth year theatre & performance major from the Bronx. Past directing credits include How I Learned to Drive. She is a part of a queer art collective known as ODD BAT and has collaborated with them on many projects, including producing their latest film Sow a Little Tenderness (2021). Special thanks to her ODD BAT family for all their endless patience, love, and support.

In our teaching and art, the Conservatory values inclusiveness, equality, and excellence. Upholding all of our training is our aim to train and graduate citizen artists: multifaceted people with a strong sense of purpose in approaching an arts education.

What is a citizen artist? Citizen artists seek to discover how their unique voices can contribute to our world. They understand what it means to be an artist, and what they are here on earth to say and do and make.

The Conservatory trains future citizen artists in three degree programs:

+ BFA Actor Training. The BFA is an intensive professional training program offered to a highly select and diverse group of students. The professional training is anchored in four years of study in acting, voice, speech, and movement, complemented by offerings in dramatic literature and analysis, history of the theatre, stage combat, improvisation, mask work, acting for the camera, and the business of acting. As one of five schools in the Consortium of Professional Theatre Training Programs, Purchase is one of a handful of colleges in the world capable of training artists at this level—and of drawing a faculty from the ranks of professional theatre.

+ BFA in Theatre Design/Technology. Emphasizing studio and classroom training, our professional training program in theatre design/technology gives students the guidance and support of established and theatre industry professionals. Many of our alumni are recognized at the top of their field, and have received Tony, Emmy, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards, among other honors. Quite literally, Purchase grads are working in or have worked in every theatre on Broadway, in all tristate venues, and with countless touring productions.

+ BA program in Theatre and Performance. From traditional theatre to cutting-edge interdisciplinary work, the theatre and performance major encourages creativity, intellectual curiosity, social engagement, and critical thinking. The core requirements combine scholarship and practice to provide students with a strong foundation in theatre history and dramatic literature, with mandatory stagecraft/production courses. Theatre and Performance majors are encouraged to expand the scope of their education by studying abroad, as well as pursuing coursework in other programs of study within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Purchase College.