ARTIST BIOS

MadisonElizabeth (Maddi) Anderson (Asst. Director,  she/her) is a second year Theatre and Psychology major at Northwestern. She has previously acted in other productions on and off Northwestern’s campus such as Carrie: The Musical, Cady Heron in Mean Girls The Musical, Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and more! She is very grateful to Mariana, Lux, and the rest of the team for making her first directorial experience such a memorable one!

Angelena Browne (Gayle, she/her) is a performer from New Jersey and Saint Kitts & Nevis currently studying Acting, Musical Theatre, and Marketing at Northwestern. Recent credits include Lena in City Kid: The Musical at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Play (Van Helsing), Sweat (Cynthia), Violet (Lula), Last Stop on Market Street (Nana) at the Wirtz Center. She is very thankful for her family and friends’ support and all the wonderful collaborators on this show!

A Inn Doo (Scenic Designer, she/her) is a designer specializing in stage and projection design, with projects in Seoul and Chicago. Currently an MFA candidate in Stage Design at Northwestern University, A Inn’s recent credits include original musicals such as “Achilles,” “Musical Count,” and “Musical La Révolution,” produced by MJStarfish. A past winner of the Shinshindangbu Young Playwright Contest, A Inn combines her aesthetic with narrative depth for meaningful theatrical experiences.

Regina Harris (Lighting Designer, she/they) is a second-year M.F.A. Lighting Designer from Oakland, California, with a robust career spanning approximately 15 years in the theater community. An alumna of California State University, Fresno’s Theatre Arts program, she dedicated six years as the resident Lighting Technician. Regina has demonstrated her expertise through designing lighting for notable productions, including “Be More Chill,” “Rent,” and most recently “Danceworks.” She would like to thank everyone who has supported her journey.

Caroline Humphrey (Jessica, she/her) is a current senior at Northwestern University studying Theatre. Some of her favorite performances at Northwestern include Alix in Blood Pact, Governess in The Turn of the Screw, and Jamie in the premiere of Adam Szymkowicz’s The Night Children at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Caroline is also proud to be a co-founder of Threshing Circle Theatre Company in Nashville, Tennessee, an organization dedicated to producing original work by local artists.

Sarah Villamil Hurtado (U/S Gayle, she/her) is a second-year Theatre major at Northwestern University. She’s appeared in other Northwestern productions as Tricia in Dog Sees God, Diana in How to Defend Yourself, and Mercedes in El Hilo del Pastel. She is also involved in The Titanic Players, Northwestern’s premiere long-form improv group, and co-community outreach chair for Northwestern’s only multicultural student theatre board, Vibrant Colors Collective.

Ethan Korvne (Sound Designer, he/him) is a composer and sound designer based in Chicago. Recent freelance composition/design credits include: Short Shakes! Romeo & Juliet at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the Chicago premiere of Tambo & Bones at Refracted Theatre Company (2 Joseph Jefferson Awards – Original Music in a Play and Best Sound Design). Ethan graduated in 2024 from The Theatre School at DePaul University with a BFA in Sound Design. Listen to his work and more at: ethankorvne.com

Taylor McMullen (Asst. Stage Manager, she/her)is a sophomore majoring in economics with a minor in theatre and business institutions. She performs, directs, and stage manages! Recently, she directed the Northwestern Freshman Musical (Carrie), stage managed American Idiot, and was an understudy in The Prom; she is directing A Year With Frog and Toad in the winter! On campus, you can find Taylor singing with her acapella group, doing marketing for various student productions, and watching Survivor with her roommate.

Mariana Parejo Molinares (Director, she/her/ella) is a Colombian theater artist passionate about telling stories through a multicultural, political, and social lens. She is a director, actress, and producer currently based in Chicago. In 2020, she founded Anfibia Teatro, a theater company and cultural enterprise based in Bogotá that brings together multidisciplinary artists to produce theater and audiovisual projects for all ages. In Colombia, she has trained with various national directors, as well as international ones like Alain Maratrat (Peter Brook company). She also holds a strong interest in staging opera and bringing a feminine perspective to this traditionally male-dominated industry. Her latest productions include the opera Bastien und Bastienne (2023) and her adaptation of the play Miss Julie (2022).

Yunuen Mora (Jen, she/her) is a fourth year Theatre and Latino Studies major at Northwestern University. She’s appeared in other Northwestern productions as Nell in John Proctor is the Villain, Juliana in Hedda Gabler, and Mash in Stupid F*cking Bird. She is also the artistic director for The Titanic Players, Northwestern’s premiere long-form improv group, and co-founded Northwestern’s only multicultural student theatre board, Vibrant Colors Collective.

Ellie Panko (Asst. Stage Manager, she/her) is a second year from Roanoke, Virginia. She is excited to be working on Sunday On the Rocks as it is her first Wirtz show. Enjoy the show!

Ella Poon (Stage Manager, she/her) is very excited to be working on this production of Sunday on the Rocks at the Wirtz Center. Her most recent work includes being the assistant stage manager for the Wirtz Center’s production of The Aliens, and she was the co-stage manager for Northwestern’s 2024 Freshman Musical, Carrie. She wants to thank her family and friends for always being supportive.

Lane Ruble (U/S Jessica, she/her) is a sophomore at Northwestern University studying Theatre and Cognitive Science from Brooklyn, New York. Last year, she was an assistant director for “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Play” (Wirtz Center). Thank you to the cast and team, and a huge shoutout to Lux and Maddi for their work with the understudy cast.

Nicole Streger (Elly, they/she) is a junior theatre major in the musical theatre certificate, playwriting module, and “art, theory and practice” minor. They have a love for new work, and have particularly loved working on new projects such as The last Song on Earth, and The Song of Achilles. This fall, they studied film acting in Prague, and, if you cannot find them, they are probably in a cafe working on their original play, “Chainsaw Tits.”

Naya Tadavarthy (Costume Designer, she/her) is a second-year MFA student in costume design originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Thrilled to be making her Wirtz Center debut, her previous credits include “This Is Modern Art” (University of Notre Dame) and “Elephant” (Northwestern University Student Performance Project).

Grace Valaskovic (Dramaturg, she/her) is a senior undergraduate studying Theatre and Creative Writing with concentrations in fiction, playwriting, and musical theatre composition. As a dramaturg, she recently enjoyed working on the StuCo production of “Dog Sees God” and is thrilled to continue her dramaturgical journey with “Sunday on the Rocks,” her Wirtz debut. She is very grateful to Mariana and Dr. H-B for their confidence. www.gracevalaskovic.com

Juno Azuz Zacher (U/S Elly, she/her) is a freshman theater major from Southern California. This is her first production at Northwestern and she is so thrilled to be a part of such an amazing show and cast. Juno is also involved in Titanic players. Back home, she was in numerous shows including Gretchen in “Mean Girls” and Dana in “The Visitations”. She especially wants to thank Mariana, Lux, and Maddi for being the best director and ADs she’s ever had.