The premiere of Oracle was created over two months at Corcoran School of Art and Design/George Washington University in Washington, DC with a stellar cast of students, faculty and staff. Together with the core Oracle team, and choreographer Haley Cutler, the world premiere of Oracle was born.
THE DC/GWU TEAM:
Harrison Kidd
Harrison Kidd (Stage Manager) is a sophomore at GW, and the stage manager of Waking The Oracle. Harrison is an actor, musician, and artist. From a young age, he fell in love with nature and the world around him.
Carl Gudenius
(Producer, Lighting, Scenic Design) In addition to teaching scenic and lighting design at GW and directing its Graduate Production Design Program, Professor Gudenius is an active professional designer. Work has included Art Direction/Production Design for ABC (including Good Morning America and Nightline), C-SPAN, PBS' (including In Performance at the White House), and Discovery.
Sigrid Johannesdottir
Sigridur is a costume designer who specializes and focuses her teaching on reproducing historical costumes based on research as well as dance costumes. She is the resident costume designer for Washington Stage Guild (DC), Ambassador Theatre (DC), and MetroStage in Alexandria VA. Most recent shows are Widowers' Houses and The Last Train to Nibroc (WSG), and Blackberry Daze (MS).
Anne Laurie Joseph
Anne Joseph (Tawret- The Hippo Goddess of Fertility) is a first year student from Palm Coast, Florida in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in political science, English with a focus on creative writing, and minoring in Music. She worked as Project Coordinator, and plays the role of Tawret in Waking The Oracle.
Rachel asaeda
Rachel Asaeda (Gaia- Spirit of the Earth) is a junior from Brooklyn, New York, majoring in music with a focus on vocal performance and minoring in biology. This is her first TRDA production.
Brielle Lobelo
Brielle LoBello (The Great Duality: Fear & Love) is a freshman Corcoran Scholar for theatre from New Jersey. In addition to doing theatre, she has played the viola for 10 years. Brielle’s character, The Duality- Fear and Love, signifies the paradox of human existence surrounding emotion and head vs. heart.
Christy Zaylah
Christy Zaylah (Angel) is a Lebanese/ American junior student double majoring in speech, language, and hearing sciences and psychology with a minor in music in the Columbian College or Arts and Sciences. This is her first musical production.
Sarah Sachs
Sarah Sachs (Red Cardinal) is a current first year student from Metuchen, NJ. She is very excited to be playing the Red Cardinal, a beautiful bird native to DC. Sarah hopes to bring to the stage, the same vibrant life the Red Cardinal brings to the District.
Erin Powell
Erin (Angel) is a second-year-transfer student at the Elliott School, studying International Affairs and environmental sustainability. Previously, she attended Rider University studying Musical Theater. This is her second TRDA production, having performed in Women's Works under Leslie Jacobson last Spring. Erin is grateful to be part of the theater community at GW and to Molly and the cast of Oracle for creating such a beautiful project to be part of!
Brianna Houtman
Bri (Breath of Life) is a sophomore majoring in political science and theatre. She last performed in a TRDA production as Maria from Mr. Burns A Post-Electric Play. This is her second TRDA production
CLementin Qianyu Zhao
Clementin (Blessing Angel) is thrilled to be in her first production at Waking The Oracle. She is a first year master student from China majoring in Human Resources Management, and this is her first TRDA production.
Cara Mcerlean
Cara McErlean (Assistant Director) is a junior from Hershey, PA studying theatre and journalism. Cara was last seen as Antipholus of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors and recently directed for 14th Grade Players "Welcome Back One-Acts." This is her 5th TRDA production.
John Traub
John Traub (Scenic Designer) John Traub currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Production Management and Technology at The George Washington University, Program of Theatre & Dance. He also acts as Project Manager, Production Manager, and Consultant for a wide variety of clients throughout the East Coast. OFF-BROADWAY: Fallujah (KCACTF National Showcase debut.) REGIONAL: CNN Special Events Division (Project Manager;) CONSULTANCY: Washington Stage Guild, Olney Theatre Center, Berkshire Theatre Group, and many others.
Hayley Cutler
Hayley Cutler,(Choreographer) MFA is a choreographer, performer and dance educator based in Washington, DC. She is the founder and Artistic Director of darlingdance, an avant garde feminist dance company currently in its ninth season.
Andrew Hesbacher
Andrew Hesbacher (George Washington) is a senior from Philadelphia, PA and is a Corcoran Scholar in the Music Department. His musical endeavors focus mainly on jazz music, and he is the lead trumpet player for the GW Jazz Orchestra. Andrew returns to the theater after a 6 year break to play George Washington in Waking the Oracle
Ian DAiley
Ian Dailey (The Otter) is a freshman majoring in Economics and Finance at the Columbia College of Arts and Sciences. He is from Portsmouth, NH, and this is his first production with TRDA
Noah Grant
Noah Grant (The Sun) is a first-year student from Stuart, FL, studying music and communications. This is his first TRDA production.
CALISTA RAGLANd
Calista Ragland (Courage) is a junior from Collegeville, PA pursuing a double major in Theatre and English. She last served as production stage manager for A Comedy of Errors in Spring 2019. This is her second TRDA production.
Daniel Halsted
Daniel Halsted (The Truth) is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California double majoring in biology and music. This is his first TRDA production, and he regularly performs in GW’s Sons of Pitch as a bass and music director.
Elizabeth Wang
Elizabeth Wang (The Mystery) is a junior majoring in theatre. She is from Shanghai, China. This is her 2nd TRDA production.
Chloe Olwell
Chloe Olwell (The Crow) is a freshman theatre major who originally hails from Massachusetts. She enjoys reading, swimming, making videos, and hanging out with friends. She is super excited for Waking The Oracle and would like to thank Molly, Rod, and the amazing cast for being so supportive and awesome.
Sheila Albertson
Sheila Albertson (Queen Bee) is a senior Corcoran scholar majoring in Music and minoring in Biology. She is from Falls Church, VA, and served playing the synthesizer in FPP's A New Brain musical in Spring of 2019