BIOGRAPHIES
CASEY
BACHMAN
thesis maker/actor 1
Casey is a senior double majoring in theater arts and history, and she is ecstatic to call Disconnecting the Dots: Judaism and Israel her senior thesis. Casey has been doing research and dramaturg work alongside her amazing director Amber to make this production a reality. In addition, she is one of the two actors in this production of Seven Jewish Children by Caryl Churchill and Seven Other Children by Richard Stirling. Past favorite roles with Brandeis UTC, Freeplay, and HTP include Grace (Of a Mirror and it’s Fragments), Jess (Hookman), and Ophelia (Hamlet). She can also be seen performing with her improv group Bad Grammer. Casey has loved being a part of the Brandeis theater arts department and this year served as one of the Undergraduate Department Representatives (UDR). She would like to thank her mom, dad, brother, and Chris, for always supporting her. She also wants to give a big thank you to her advisors Jen Cleary, Bob Walsh, and Alexander Kaye for all their help on this project. Lastly, she would like to thank her incredible team, Amber, Alex, Juebin, Payton, Clara, and Ben for all their help making her thesis a reality. Please read more in the about section to learn a little more about what inspired the creation of her senior thesis project.
director
AMBER RUTH
CROSSMAN
Amber Ruth Crossman is a senior Sociology major and Theater minor at Brandeis, and she is honored to be directing Disconnecting the Dots. Amber has worked with Casey and the entire team to ensure that not only the script, but the stories that are being represented are understood and respected in the rehearsal space. There are difficult areas to discuss in this show, and Amber is proud of how the team has not only acknowledged this but made the concerted effort to open up why. Why are certain aspects of this conflict hard to hear? What have we not heard before? Why haven’t we heard it? And how do we react now that we have heard? These conversations have flowed through every rehearsal, and Amber is proud of Casey and Alex and the final result that they will present to you.
Amber’s past directing experience has included Of a Mirror and Its Fragments (FreePlay, Brandeis University), Talking With… (FreePlay, Brandeis University), various performances in the Brandeis Quickie Festival, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Needham High School). Some of her other theater experience has included acting — Donna, Mamma Mia (UTC, Brandeis University), Kuzmir, Mir Zaynen Do (Senior Thesis, Brandeis University), and Clytemnestra, Iphigenia and Other Daughters (HTP, Brandeis University). Amber Ruth Crossman would like to thank you for taking the time to watch and interact with Disconnecting the Dots.
ALEX
ROSS
actor 2
Alex Ross is a Junior at Brandeis pursuing a double major in Music with concentration in Musical Theatre and Business. Some of his other theatre credits include: Ensemble in The Laramie Project (Brandeis Theatre Department), Stanley/Isidore in Oy! (Brandeis Undergraduate Theatre Collective), Mr. Brooke in Little Women: The Musical (Brandeis Undergraduate Theatre Collective), Eddie in Mamma Mia: The Musical (Penobscot Theatre Company), Bill in Mamma Mia: The Musical (Brandeis Undergraduate Theatre Collective), and Ensemble in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Penobscot Theatre Company). He wants to thank Amber, Casey, Payton, Juebin, Clara and Charlie for all their hard work and hopes you enjoy the show!
JUEBIN
ROH
stage manager
Juebin is a sophomore majoring in Psychology and minoring in Theatre. This is her third production at Brandeis, previously having stage-managed for The Emassey and Anton Pavlovich’s Garden Club. She is immensely thankful and grateful for the opportunity to work on this show despite currently being on the opposite side of the world, and is so thankful she was able to work with this amazing team!
PAYTON
GUNNER
Payton is a freshman and an Atlanta Posse Scholar at Brandeis University. She is a member of the Women of Color Alliance and Black Student Organization on campus. Payton plans to major in Film, Television, and Interactive Media and Theater Arts with a concentration in Women, Gender, and Sexualities. She began theater as a young child and found her niche in production. She has directed, produced, and managed productions such as Into the Woods and Matilda and continues her passion as the Assistant Stage Manager of this production.
assistant stage manager
ANDERSON
STINSON, III
Anderson Stinson, III (he/him) is a senior majoring in Theater Arts and Film, Television, and Interactive Media and is thrilled to be on the production team of Connecting The Dots. Anderson originally came to Brandeis to be a doctor. Although fun, he soon realized creating was much more fulfilling. Since then, he’s been involved with over 23 Brandeis theatrical productions through various clubs and organizations. Now an actor and filmmaker, he concentrates a lot of his work through the Department of Theater Arts at Brandeis and the Sound & Image Media Studios. You can see some of his acting work at www.thethirdanderson.com and filmmaking work at www.halloboyproductions.com. He looks forward to you enjoying Casey's beautiful work!
production assistant / editor
CLARA
ALEXANDER
Clara Alexander is a senior at Brandeis studying anthropology and HSSP. She is working with the SIMS lab at Brandeis to adapt the show into a digital format. Outside of school and work, she enjoys cooking, rock climbing, and traveling.
cinematographer
BEN
MAFFA
Benjamin is a senior at Brandeis from Lexington, MA, majoring in English. Benjamin sings as a bass in his a cappella group Brandeis Starving Artists and competes on the Brandeis Men’s Tennis Team, while volunteering in the SPECTRUM division of Waltham Group. After studying abroad at the Royal Danish Academy of Music for music production during fall 2019, Benjamin focuses on writing, producing, and collaborating for sounds of film and hip-hop.