Dead City

 

Director | Liz LeBlanc 
Stage Manager | Caitlyn Gilliam 
Costume designer | Jordan Hebert 
Props designer | Sarah Statham 
Lighting designer | Gabby Montagnino 
Assistant lighting designer | Kenzie McLeod 
Sound designer | Bella Rodriguez 
Soundboard operator and run crew | Ethan Hood
Intimacy coordinator | Maggie Babin 


Samantha Allison DePriest  
Jewel Maggie Babin  
Gabriel/Hank/Homeless Man Ryan Bailey  
Beatrice/Nora/Woman 1 Christy Reine  
Rosalind/Gloria/Hendra/Piper/A.A.M Marie Pinque  
Voice/Jacob/Cabbie/Man One/
Woman Two 
Hunter Sparacino  
Erik/Child/Young Man Oreoluwa Onasanya 

 

Liz LeBlanc

Liz LeBlanc (Director) is a senior Theatre (Theatre Studies) major and Mass Communication minor. She assistant directed LSU Mainstage’s At The Wedding and was the Set Dresser/Props Supervisor for LSU Mainstage’s Airness. She also designed in numerous Lab Season productions. In the Summer of 2022, she traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, with LSU School of Theatre and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She currently serves as President of University Theatre Alliance, LSU's resident theatre club. 

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Bailey

(Gabriel/Hank/Homeless Man) Is a Junior Theatre Performance major with an Arts Administration minor. Previous credits with LSU include the lab show production of Belleville, the mainstage production of Airness, the LSU Musical Theatre Club production of Heathers: The Musical, and the HopKins Black Box production of Alice: A Parable. Ryan has also featured in several student short films, and is also a member of the LSU Improv Troupe. 


Marie Pinque
Marie Pinque

(Rosalind, Gloria, Hendra, A.A.M. is a Junior Theatre (performance) major. She is excited to perform in her first show at LSU, as well as Marburg later this semester, presented in Swine Palace. Thank you to this wonderful cast and crew for making this an incredible experience!


Oreoluwa Onasanya
Oreoluwa Onasanya 

(Erik/Young Man/Child/Waiter) is a senior Theatre (Performance) major. This will be his first LSU production. 


Maggie Babin
Maggie Babin

(Jewel/Intimacy Coordinator) is a senior Theatre major with a concentration in performance. 
Previous credits include LSU Mainstage’s Roe and The 
Wolves, as well as Theatre Baton Rouge’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show. After Dead City, they will continue to focus on their work in the LSU Undergrad Industry Showcase. 

Christy Reine
Christy Reine

(Beatrice/Nora/Woman One) is a senior Theatre (performance) major. Credits include working as a stage crew in LSU Theatre Mainstage’s At The Wedding and performing in LSU Lab Season’s Dead City

Allison DePreist
Allison DePriest

(Samantha) is a sophomore Theatre (performance) major and a Music minor. 
Performances include TBR’s Rock of Ages and Rocky 
Horror Show. She also choreographed in LSU’s 
Musical Theatre Club’s staged reading of Nightmare Before Christmas. Allison will be appearing in the upcoming LSU School of Music production of Carousel.

Hunter Sparacino
Hunter Sparacino

(Voice/Jacob) is a freshman Theatre 
(performance) major. Recent credits include Chicago the 
Musical and The Shawshank Redemption Stage Adaptation. 
He is the Freshman Representative for University Theatre Alliance (UTA) and the Membe-At-Large for 225 Theatre Collective. 

 


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