Artists & Collaborators
Constance Case
Constance Case is an Associate Professor of Costume Design and Technology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has designed costumes, hair and makeup for over 150 theatre and dance pieces in both professional and academic settings including the Woolly Mammoth Theatre and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the Harmonie Park Playhouse in Detroit, Michigan. Ms. Case’s costume design philosophy is to present a true visual representation of character so the audience can have the best possible experience.
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Martin Dallago
Associate Professor Martin Dallago was a stage manager before getting his MFA in Theatrical Design at Temple University. He taught for several years at Temple University's Theater Department where he was head of the Design/Production Program. Martin is currently the production manager at West Chester University's Department of Theatre and Dance after working in the commercial sector for many years, creating theatre for Carnival Cruise Lines, Curtis Opera, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Wilma Theater, and the Philadelphia Zoo.
Gretchen Studlien-Webb
Gretchen Studlien-Webb holds an M.F.A. from Temple University and a B.F.A. from The Ohio State University's Department of Dance. She is a faculty member and dance minor coordinator in the Department of Theatre and Dance at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and has a private yoga practice. Studlien-Webb’s recent adventures in teaching have taken her internationally to the Ladek Zdroj International Dance Festival in Poland (2013 and 2008) and Claremont Project in London England (2014). Studlien-Webb’s scholarly research for the past ten years focuses on environmental sustainability. This scholarship translates into her choreographic compositions; E.A.R.T.H. (Evolution Arises Revealing True Humanity) (2007), Shared Ignorance (2011), Re[F]use (2013), Continuous Cycle (2015), and Environmental Intervention (2016). In the last year her research has taken on a multi-disciplinary approach to include costuming and set materials created out of discarded trash. Studlien-Webb has performed and created work in Central Ohio and Greater Philadelphia areas.
Maria Urrutia
Cuban Born maria urrutia is a performer with Cardell Dance Theater, which is currently touring internationally and nationally. In addition to her performance work with Cardell Dance Theater Ms. urrutia performed with Guggenheim Fellow artist Reggie Wilson of Fist and Heel on the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage funded work Re-Placing Philadelphia, as well as continue to create solo performances that focus on her Latina self in America. These works including In Absence, Empty Moments and Contrast, which have been performed at the University of London in England, The Art Trust gallery in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Fringe Festival Topas Topios, Movement Research NYC and The Coral Gables Museum CMA Performance series in Miami, Florida.
Ms urrutia holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College, an EdM from Temple University and a BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. Ms urrutia is a professor at West Chester University’s Department of Theater and Dance. Her scholarly work, which focuses on Cuban rumba, has been presented in London, Toronto, Montreal, Trondheim, Angers and Edinburgh.
Damien Figueras
Damien Figueras is a Cuban-American composer, music director, and sound designer based in Philadelphia. He is a two-time Barrymore Award nominee (for his work on Moth at Azuka Theatre and for Antihero at Tribe of Fools). He made his Off-Broadway design debut in 2018 with the play Party Face produced at NY City Center. Other design credits include companies such as Walnut Street Theatre, Lantern Theatre Company, 11th Hour Theatre Company, Resident Theatre Company, Curio Theatre, and more. Damien is a proud member of the Theatrical Sound Designer and Composer Association (TSDCA).
Jeremy Gable
Jeremy Gable (he/him) is an England-born, Idaho-bred, California-trained, Philadelphia-based writer of plays and games. He is the creator of the video game Watch Me Jump, which was nominated for the Independent Game Festival's Excellence in Narrative Award. In the Philadelphia area, his plays have been produced at Theatre Exile, Theatre Horizon, Simpatico Theatre, and Bryn Mawr College. He is a co-founder and company member at Ninth Planet, and a co-founder of Fox & Dog.