80+ students, faculty, staff & alumni and grant artists immersed in the fields of art, chemistry, computer science, digital media, engineering, English, neuroscience, theater, women’s and gender studies and more came together to infuse Frankenstein 2029 with life, passion and an indomitable spirit.
Photo credit: Chuck Zovko
FRANKENSTEIN 2029 CAST, CREW, and CREATURES
| Edward W. Ahart ’69 (Victor Neurotech General Counsel) Board of Trustees at Lafayette; attorney; past chair of Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP |
Heman Matharu ’18 (Dr. Victor “Frankie” Frankenstein 2029) Physics, mathematics, and economics |
| Dana Ahern ’15 Psychology/art |
Sony Mathew ’17 (Mary Shelley) English; art minor |
| Jillian Andres ’16 (Claire Clairmont) Government and law/psychology |
Robert S. Mattison (Walton) Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Art History |
| Mai Ao ’16 Computer science/art |
Toby Maynard (Video) Video media manager, Communications Div. |
| Mary A. Armstrong (Mary Wollstonecraft) Associate professor of women’s and gender studies and English; Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies Program |
Angelo Mejia (Sailor) Senior at Easton Area High School |
| Luis Aviles ’17 (Felix/Henry) Theater/music |
Alex Merriman ’16 (Creature) Art major, English minor |
| Candace Beach ’15 (Elizabeth) Psychology/women’s and gender studies |
Sami Meyerson ’15 (Tattooed Lady and Assistant Stage Manager, The Silent Mistress) Theater |
| Allison Blatt Operations director, Williams Center for the Arts |
Jessica Moody (Lighting Designer) Lighting designer from Allentown |
| Amy Blythe Program manager, career services |
Chanel Mowatt ’17 (Safie) English/anthropology/sociology major, theater minor |
| Julia Brennan ’17 (Mary Shelley, Production Designer, Victor Neurotech Hologram) Art |
Maureen Mulrooney |
| Joseph Bubba (Sailor) Junior at Easton Area High School |
Ben Munisteri (Choreographer) Directs Lafayette’s Choreographers on Campus Initiative; choreographer-in-residence and adjunct instructor of dance |
| Sean Cavanagh ’18 English |
Madison Murray ’16 Art/Spanish |
| Kathleen Clayton Visiting instructor of English |
Mara Natale ’16 (Bride 2029/Dance Captain) Film and media studies/English |
| Catherine Corbin ’18 Neuroscience |
Katherine Nelson ’15 (Forest Creature) Psychology |
| Mario Cozzubbo Associate director of plant for trades |
Cindy Notaroberto Administrative assistant, film and media studies, and theatre dept. |
| Rebecca Curran ’16 (Lizzie) Anthropology and Sociology/English |
Michael O’Neill (Producer) Associate professor, department head of theater |
| Stevie O. Daniels (Goddess, Birth Myth Hall) Author, Wild Lawns: Alternatives to the Traditional Front Lawn; Associate director of college communications |
Michiko Okaya Director of Lafayette art galleries |
| Cameron Darkes-Burkey ’18 (Thug/Sailor) Chemical engineering |
Kathleen Parrish (Sparkling Neuron) Director of content strategy, Communications Div. |
| Tom DiGiovanni (Composer) Pianist and composer, teaches music at Phillipsburg High School |
Sohrab Pasikhani ’18 Mechanical engineering |
| Renan Dincer ’16 Economics/computer science |
Rachel Paul ’16 (Assistant Stage Manager, Mary Shelley’s Apartment) Government/law and art |
| Lia Embil ’17 (Protester) Studio art/film and media studies |
Danielle Pena ’15 Art |
| Elena Esch ’18 Neuroscience |
Mike Pennella (Web and social media) Mellon visiting digital artist |
| Torera Fagbenle ’17 (Sailor) |
Jennifer Philburn Marketing director, Williams Center for the Arts; coordinator, Mellon Global Arts Initiative |
| Bianca Falbo (Dramaturg) Associate professor of English, director of the College Writing Program |
Allison Reich ’15 (Young Mary Shelley) Art |
| Timothy Frey (Sound Designer) Sound engineer for Lafayette theater and Williams Center performance series |
Rob Root (William Godwin) Professor of mathematics |
| Nestor Armando Gil (Scientist) Assistant professor of art |
Joseph Rothschild ’16 (George Gordon, Lord Byron) English/theater |
| Jorge Daniel Godoy ’15 (Homeless Man) Mechanical engineering |
Luis Schettino (Scientist) Assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience |
| Aidan Guilfoyle ’15 (Forest Creature) Art/psychology |
Jennifer Schroeder ’15 (Protester) American studies/art major; health and life science minor |
| Olivia Hadley ’16 (Forest Creature) Studio art |
Kathryn Schwacha ’16 (Bearded Lady) English/women’s and gender studies major; music minor |
| Meryl Hahne ’18 (Assistant Stage Manager) Biology |
Jenna Seybert ’15 (Media and public relations) Integrated marketing and design |
| Nikelia Haines ’15 (Freak) Theater |
Diane Windham Shaw (Reader) College archivist, director of Special Collections |
| Gary Hassay Student |
Lila Silver ’17 (Protester) English |
| Jeff Helm (Scenic Designer) Associate professor of mechanical engineering |
Wendy Sterling Gallery assistant, Williams Visual Arts Building |
| Alexandra “Alex” Hendrickson (Minister) College chaplain and director of religious and spiritual life |
Joe Swarctz Artist, custodian |
| Keaton Holappa ’16 (Percy Shelly) Mechanical engineering and studio art |
Leslie Tintle ’16 (Bride) Art/environmental studies |
| Erin Hopwood (Costume Designer) Community member |
Kristine Todaro (Sparkling Neuron) Director of special projects/media relations, Communications Div. |
| John Hopwood (DeLacey) Community member |
Jim Toia (Director, Walton’s Ship) Artist, director of Lafayette’s Community-Based Teaching Program |
| Ed Kerns (Concept Design) Clapp Professor of Art, abstract artist |
Christiane Conn Tomik ’03 Associate director of alumni relations |
| Colton Kirkpatrick ’15 (Stagehand) Government/law major, religious studies minor |
Tatiana Troxell ’16 (Assistant Stage Manager, Walton’s Ship) Studio art/film and media studies |
| Gavin Knox ’17 (Victor Frankenstein/co-author, assistant director) English/psychology major, theater minor |
Zach Tysinger (Technical Director) |
| Scott Kovacs ’16 (Assistant Stage Manager, The Lab) Film and media studies |
David Veshosky (Reader) Associate professor, engineering studies program |
| Ryan Kraus ’15 (Production Stage Manager) Government and law/theater |
Ha Vu ’17 (Projection designer) Film and media studies/anthropology and sociology |
| Marissa Laws ’18 (Caroline Frankenstein, Iceberg Dancer) Neuroscience major, math minor |
Nancy McCreary Waters (Marta Rose Dupont Tesserae, Lab Coordinator) Biology professor |
| Sandy Leavy ’15 (Bouncer, The Silent Mistress) Economics/medieval, renaissance, and early-modern studies |
Suzanne Westfall (Co-author/director) Professor of theater |
| Chun Wai Liew (Scientist) Associate professor of computer science |
Ben Williamson ’16 Art/film and media studies |
| Adam MacHose Arts campus technology coordinator |
Luke Waynne Community member, photographer |
| Kim Malm (Sailor) Visiting instructor in art department |
Lauren Young’17 (Margaret Saville) Film and media studies/computer science |
| Kim Maniscalo (Choreographer) Artistic director of dance, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts |
Willem Ytsma ’16 (Prometheus 2029) Mechanical engineering and art |
| Gina Marini ’17 (Marketing and public relations, artist) English |
Eric Ziolkowski (Old man) Manson Professor of the Bible; Department head/co-chair of the medieval, renaissance, and early modern studies program |
| Anna Maria Marzullo (Sparkling Neuron, Reader) Piano instructor, music department |