{"id":8310,"date":"2022-07-12T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=8310"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:22:34","slug":"guest-artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/theatre\/professional-partnerships\/guest-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Theatre Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>onSET<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year the School of Theatre&#8217;s <\/span><b>onSET<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sharing Experiences in Theatre) program embraces inclusive artists, scholars, poets, and professionals. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOT welcomes a distinguished group of teaching collaborators to enhance, inspire, and enlighten us. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This display of professional mentorship is an important part of the academic and artistic mission of the School of Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guests and visitors to BU will be in the classrooms in small intimate settings. They might be in larger public venues for panels and conversations, or in pop-up seminars. As professionals, they share their experience and wisdom bringing a rich dimension to the student&#8217;s education at BU that is an invaluable asset.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Browse a (non-comprehensive!) list of recent guest artists who participated in the School of Theatre&#8217;s onSET program or visited the School of Theatre.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent Visiting Artists<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bethany Aiken<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pianist, Composer, &#038; Teaching Artist<br \/>\n<strong>ChiChi Anywanwu<\/strong> \u2022 Talent Manager &#038; Theatre Instructor<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Zack Bacak<\/strong> \u2022\u00a0Performer, Composer, and Educator<br \/>\n<strong>Allison Backus<\/strong> (CAS&#8217;21) \u2022 Dramaturg<br \/>\n<strong>Tim Barnes<\/strong><\/a> \u2022 Comedian<br \/>\n<strong>Rachel Bertone<\/strong> \u2022\u00a0Director &#038; Choreographer<br \/>\n<strong>Tracy Bridgden<\/strong> \u2022 Artistic Producer at the Guthrie Theater<br \/>\n<strong>Melanie Brooks<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director &#038; Choreographer<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>David Bruin<\/strong> \u2022 Artistic Producer at the Executive Artistic Director of Celebration Barn<br \/>\n<strong>Lorraine Chapman<\/a><\/strong> \u2022 Dancer &#038; Choreographer<br \/>\n<strong>Joy Clark<\/strong> \u2022 Musical Theatre Performer &#038; Educator<br \/>\n<strong>Bridget Collins<\/strong> \u2022 Lighting &#038; Projections Supervisor<br \/>\n<strong>Carly Cooper<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Producer<br \/>\n<strong>Se\u00e1n Curran<\/strong> \u2022 Choreographer &#038; Director<br \/>\n<strong>Julian DiMaggio<\/strong> \u2022 Accompanist, Performer, &#038; Percussionist<br \/>\n<strong>Brett Duffy<\/strong> \u2022 Casting Director <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Adam Esquenazi Douglas<\/strong> \u2022 Playwright<br \/>\n<strong>Dean Evans<\/strong> \u2022 Director &#038; Performer<br \/>\n<strong>Carolyn Fagan<\/a><\/strong> \u2022 Theatre Educator<br \/>\n<strong>Julie E. Feldman<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lawyer<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Janet Foster<\/strong> \u2022\u00a0Casting Director<br \/>\n<strong>Rose Freudberg<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong> \u2022 <\/strong>Stage Manager, Director, &#038; Theatre Artist<br \/>\n<strong>Josh Glenn-Kayden<\/strong> \u2022 Director, Artistic Producer &#038; Casting Director at Company One Theatre, Co-Producer of the Legion Theatre Project<br \/>\n<strong>Patrick Goodwin<\/strong> \u2022 Casting Director<br \/>\n<strong>Amelia Gossett<\/strong> (CFA&#8217;12,&#8217;15) \u2022 Scenic Artist<br \/>\n<strong>Chris Grace<\/strong> \u2022 Comedian &#038; Actor<br \/>\n<strong>De&#8217;Lon Grant<\/strong> \u2022 Actor<br \/>\n<strong>Sylvia Gregory<\/strong> \u2022 Casting Director<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kate Hamill<\/strong> \u2022 Actor &#038; Playwright<br \/>\n<strong>Justin Huertas<\/strong> \u2022 Playwright &#038; Songwriter<br \/>\n<strong>Eva Kaminsky <\/strong> (CFA&#8217;95) \u2022 Actor<br \/>\n<strong>Xiaoyan Kang<\/strong> \u2022 Playwright<br \/>\n<strong>Ali Keller<\/a> \u2022 <\/strong>Playwright, Producer, &#038; Dramaturg<br \/>\n<strong>Sara Koviak\/a><\/strong> \u2022 Performer, Director, Choregrapher, &#038; Educator<br \/>\n<strong>Kristin Kraus<\/strong> (CFA alum) \u2022\u00a0Scenic Charge Artist at the Huntington<br \/>\n<strong>Rodrigo Larios<\/strong> \u2022\u00a0Creative Designer<br \/>\n<strong>Meagan Lewis-Michaelson<\/a><\/strong> \u2022 Musical Theatre Performer &#038; Educator<br \/>\n<strong>Sarah Lunnie<\/strong> \u2022 Dramaturg<br \/>\n<strong>Martyna Majok<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Playwright<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Ryan Mardeisch<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actor, Director, &#038; Theatre Educator<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Lauren McLaughlin<\/a><\/strong> \u2022 Talent Agent<br \/>\n<strong>Ellen McLaughlin<\/strong> (CFA&#8217;84) \u2022 Playwright &#038; Actress<br \/>\n<strong>Brian Mertes \u2022 <\/strong>Director, Head of the Brown\/Trinity Rep MFA Directing Program<br \/>\n<strong>Katia Nigro<\/strong> \u2022 Photographer<br \/>\n<strong>Denver Nuckolls<\/strong> \u2022 Accompanist, Performer, Composer, Audio Engineer, &#038; Educator<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Victoria Omoregie<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CFA&#8217;22) \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actor<br \/>\n<strong>Guillermo Ortiz<\/strong> \u2022 Accompanist, Composer, Performer, and Guitarist\/Bassist<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Bryce Pinkham<\/strong> \u2022 Performer<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Michael Rader \u2022 <\/strong>Director &#038; Producer<br \/>\n<strong>Elizabeth Ramirez<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stage Manager, Director, &#038; Union Leader<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Carolina Ravassa<\/strong> \u2022 Actor<br \/>\n<strong>Alexander Reis \u2022 <\/strong>Performer<br \/>\n<strong>Abby Rodd<\/strong> \u2022 Director of Production, Glimmerglass Festival<br \/>\n<strong>Gabrielle Scheff<\/strong> \u2022 Mental Health Counselor<br \/>\n<strong>afrika selah<\/strong> \u2022 Director<br \/>\n<strong>Leslie Shafer Koval<\/strong> \u2022 Dance Instructor<br \/>\n<strong>Shaan Sherma<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actor, SAG-Aftra Chair, Educator, &#038; 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Actor<br \/>\n<strong>Nina Yoshida-Nelsen<\/strong> \u2022 Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>onSET Each year the School of Theatre&#8217;s onSET (Sharing Experiences in Theatre) program embraces inclusive artists, scholars, poets, and professionals. 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