Cabaret 
KATIE VAN CLEAVE (General Manager, President) is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, majoring in both Atmospheric Sciences and Spanish. She attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL where she first became interested in theatre production while serving as Co-Producer of a large, student-written musical her senior year. During the Spring 2008 semester, she studied Spanish theatre history abroad in Madrid. She has served as Stage Manager for MTC's productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as well as Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party, Associate Producer for Little Shop Of Horrors, and finally General Manager for The Last Five Years and Songs For a New World. Cabaret marks her fifth season with the MTC, and she looks forward to many more. She would like to thank Justin Leader and Josh Burlingham for encouraging her, as well as her ever-supportive family and friends.
TIM FASANO (Assistant General Manager), originally from North Haven, CT, is currently a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, majoring in English and Psychology, with a concentration in biopsychology. MTC credits include Eddie in The Wild Party, Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop Of Horrors, and Stage Manager for Songs For a New World. Tim has also appeared as Federzoni and the Infuriated Monk in Galileo, Caliban in The Tempest and Don Carlos in Hernani at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Other credits include the Ghost in Hamlet and Ernie Cusack in Rumors. Last semester, Tim served as Stage Manager for MTC's Songs for a New World. He would like to thank his friends and family for their unflagging support and all of the new MTC members for stepping up to the plate so unreservedly.
JENN McDONALD (Director) is a junior at Ithaca College pursuing a double major in English and Drama. This is her second production with the MTC, after directing Songs For a New World in the fall, and she couldn't be more thrilled! In the past, she has performed with IC Players in The Vagina Monologues and Equus (Jill Mason). She has also acted stage managed for IC Players with The Goat or Who is Sylvia?. Last year, she directed and produced a show to raise awareness about eating disorders called Dying to be Thin, and now serves as Vice President for an on campus group, Create for Social Change, dedicated to using the arts for social benefit.
DAVID MUSSELWHITE (Assistant Director, Lighting Designer) is a junior in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Hailing from the land of Jimmy Carter, Little Richard, peaches, and peanuts, David has spent the past two years educating Ithacans about the true charm of a Southern gentleman. His theatre experience includes three semesters with Anything Goes, Andrei in Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters, Robert in David Auburn's Proof, as well as directing a regional debut of Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother. This is David's second production with the MTC, after playing Jamie in The Last Five Years last fall. He would like to thank the MTC staff and crew for being such thoroughly lovely people, and his AG family for their love and support.
ADRIANNE FEDORCHUCK (Music Director) is a junior at Ithaca College with a double major in Music Education and Vocal Performance. She is delighted to be a part of her first production with the MTC and to be among such a talented and experienced staff. Active in local theater companies throughout central New York for over a decade, Adrianne is no stranger to the stage. However, she hasn't filled the role of Music Director since her senior year of high school when she was on the staff of Stephen Shwartz's Pippin, so she can't wait to begin her work on Cabaret. Many, many thanks to our Orchestra Director, Chris, for recruiting me for this production!
KENDRA SLACK (Choreographer) is thrilled to have been a part of this wonderful cast and to have gotten the chance to recreate work by one of the most brilliant choreographers in musical theatre history: Bob Fosse. She feels very passionately about preserving and passing on the work of other choreographers, and she has had the greatest time sharing what she knows of Fosse's style with such a beautiful and talented group of people. Thanks to the cast and to Bob for the inspiration!
CHRIS TOLBERT (Orchestra Director, Conductor) is currently a junior at Ithaca College majoring in Music Education. Though he is primarily a trumpet player, conducting has become one of his prevailing interests since his involvement with the MTC. Chris has served as Conductor for MTC productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party, Little Shop Of Horrors, The Last Five Years, and Songs For a New World. Chris also serves as an Ithaca Dining Services Student Supervisor and as a member of the brass quintet Five Cents Sharp. Special thanks to his teachers and friends!
JEFF PALEY (Technical Director), hailing from Cincinnati, OH, is a junior at Cornell University studying biological engineering. He built sets in his high school theater, and has worked in the Schwartz center scene shop since his freshman year. This is his third semester with the MTC.
GARIN BULGER (Director of Marketing) is a junior Integrated Marketing Communications major at Ithaca College from Concord, New Hampshire. This is Garin's second production with the MTC, previously working as Graphic Designer for company productions of The Last Five Years and Songs For a New World. Prior to his work with the MTC, Garin worked as the advertising director for an Ithaca College production of Dying to Be Thin, and as the advertising chair for the IC Players. He would like to thank his friends and his family for all the support they have given him.
BETH SPERGEL (Director of Photography) is a Junior at Cornell University in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences studying a Natural Resources and Photography. Beth is a senior photographer for the Cornell Daily Sun, and this semester she has an internship with University Photography, Cornell's commercial photography studio.
RACHEL MAYER (Stage Manager) is very excited to be working for the MTC for her third semester, having previously served as Makeup Artist on company productions of Little Shop Of Horrors, The Last Five Years, and Songs For a New World. She is a sophomore at Cornell, majoring in Biology and Society, with a concentration in women's health. Rachel is also the philanthropy chair of Kappa Delta Sorority and does genetics research. She would like to thank the directors, Katie and the rest of the company for putting together such an amazing show!
CASEY KROSSER (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore English major at Ithaca College. She first became involved in theatre during high school in her hometown of Livingston, NJ. She was also on the properties crew for Ithaca College's main stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She thanks MTC for giving her the opportunity to be involved in this production! This is her second season with the MTC, and she looks forward to many more.
KRISTIN SUNDVOR (Business Manager)
MICHAEL GARRETT (Scenic Designer) is currently a senior studying Animal Science, Adult Education, and Production Theater in the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University and is in his eighth season with the MTC. Company credits include Bat Boy: The Musical (Master Carpenter), A New Brain (Technical Director, Scenic Designer), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Executive Technical Director, Scenic Designer), Little Shop Of Horrors (Executive Scenic Designer), and The Last Five Years and Songs For a New World (Technical Coordinator). Other theater credits include Mass (Technical Director), Room (Lighting Designer), Hernani (Lighting Designer) and Beat Box Bard (Assistant Lighting Designer). Film credits include Desert of Blood (Distribution Assistant) and Henry IV (Casting Assistant).
ANDERS BENSON (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore in the Hotel School at Cornell and plans to one day be a chef. Anders previously worked with the MTC on Little Shop Of Horrors, The Last Five Years, and Songs For a New World He is a self-declared Renaissance man and enjoys creating in all forms; this semester has been a fun one, and he thanks his friends for their continuous support.
ELIZABETH WHEELER (Costume Designer)
GLENN HODGSON (Sound Designer)
ARIEL ARBISSER (Makeup Designer) is a junior in ILR at Cornell University and has served as Makeup Designer for five past MTC productions. Her passions are makeup and singing. This coming summer, Ariel has an internship at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in New York City. Ariel is also President of the nationally-acclaimed co-ed a cappella group, The Chordials, that recently released its fifth studio album Smash. Ariel wishes to congratulate the MTC cast and staff for putting on another fantastic show!
ROBERT BERG (Senior Copywriter) has been involved in the MTC since its first production of Assassins and has since performed such varied company roles as Lead Creative Consultant, Associate Producer and Dramaturg. Robert holds a Masters in Theatre History and Criticism from CUNY Brooklyn and a Bachelors in Liberal Studies from SUNY Purchase. He is also the proud co-founder and co-president of Striking Prose, Inc., a professional freelance copywriting company. Additionally, he is a reviewer and has been published in David Hofstede's "5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD 2007." Robert currently lives in New York, NY, with his partner and somewhere around 400 DVDs and 500 books.
DORIAN BANDY (Rehearsal Accompanist)