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Director
Mark Mannette
is currently the Director of Theatre here at Newman University where he has directed such productions as Hamlet, Buried Child, and Death by Chocolate. Locally, he has directed shows for the Forum Theatre, Roxy’s Wichita Community Theater, and Music Theatre for Young People. He met his wife, Alice, in a production of Murder at Café Noir. She played Maria, he played Cairo, and the rest is history.
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Costume Design
Christy Railsback
Christy Cunningham Railsback began costuming theatre and music productions at Newman in 2001, and teaching Costume Design and Makeup Design in 2009. She has worked at many theatres in Wichita, receiving 10 Mary Jane Teall awards for her designs. Some of her favorite costume designs have been Milky White, the cow for "Into the Woods"; the giant spider for "Ix'Ticha, Spider God of the Amazon"; and the fairies of "A Midsummer Night's Dream. Christy has also provided costumes for several film productions.
Props Master
Dannicka McGrath
Dannicka McGrath is a junior at Newman studying technical theatre. This is her first time as a prop master, but she has held many other technical roles, such as Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, and Lighting/Sound Operator. She is also employed in the theatre shop at Newman, building sets.
Stage Manager
Grace Hertel
Lighting Design
Hunter Bartholomew
Set Design
Corbin Molina