CREW WHO'S WHO (Continued)
Stephen Cornelius (Lighting Designer) has assisted with lighting setups at Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center since 2015. He is excited to work with Out of the Box again, having previously designed lighting for past shows at Goddard Riverside since 2022 including Birds of a Feather, The Butter and Egg Man, and The Constant Wife, among others. He has also acted as the Master Electrician for companies including Abingdon Theatre Co., Keen Co., Ma-Yi Theater Co., Prospect Theater Co., Target Margin, Trinity School, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He currently works as an audio-visual technician at Trinity School.
Zack Dornfeld (Sound Designer) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist living in New York City. He graduated from New York University in 2021 with a Master’s in Music. He also attended Stony Brook University as a recipient of the Bright Lights Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Zack is also a composer and producer. He is known for his scores for film and theatre, as well as his YouTube channel. Zack’s most notable film credit is the horror film Chioma (Adomibridge Studios). Other notable credits include the short films Sinkhole and Joshua: Son of God (FenderBender Films).
Crystal Ramirez-Neil (Stage Manager) has had various roles (both backstage and onstage) for several shows throughout New York City. This is her first show with Out of the Box Theatre, and she looks forward to working with this amazing team again.
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
Nelson Bond’s adaptation of the great George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical, political fable about a Dream-come-true descending into a Nightmare. This prescient exploration of “human nature” couldn’t possibly be any more relevant than it is today. Set in a “mythical barnyard far away,” we are invited to travel along with “The Animals” who live there and whose aspirations, ambitions, faults, and virtues mirror our own so closely that at times it’s difficult to distinguish those who walk on four legs from those who walk on two. This insightful, funny, frightening play winds its way on a journey through a world of subjugation, inspiration, liberation, exploitation, and eventually resignation. Animal Farm is a cautionary tale “As Old as Time” … and as relevant “As Tonight’s Evening News.” We invite you to sit back and enjoy our production of this classic tale that we’re sure is bound to resonate with a chilling new relevance today.
—Jeffery V. Thompson, director
