E-Board

President - Matt Welsch

Year: Senior
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History
Mechanical Since: Spring 2007
Roles: Romeo (Romeo and Julien), Fabian (Twelfth Night)
Director: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth II, ii : Shakespeare is for Lovers
Tech: Dramaturge and Stage Manager (Julius Caesar)

 

Vice President - Lucas Cook

Year: Senior
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History and Psychology
Mechanical Since: Fall 2006
Roles: Peter/Lord Montague (Romeo & Julien), Antonio (Twelfth Night), Donner (The Eight 2007), Dasher (The Eight 2008)
Director: Version 2.0 in Shakespeare is for Lovers, Merchant of Venice in Send in the Clowns

 

Secretary - Gus Zimmerman

Year: Senior
Degree:
Mechanical Since: Spring 2006
Roles: Friar Laurence (Romeo and Julien), Priest (Twelfth Night)

 

Treasurer - Ryan Korn

Year: Senior
Degree: CLEG and Political Science
Mechanical Since: Fall 2006

Ryan is a senior, CLEG and Political Science dual degree student with a minor in Literature. He has been a Rude since his first semester at AU. Favorite roles include Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Angelo in The Comedy of Errors, John (The Nurse) in Romeo and Julien, and David Keaton in The Exonerated with AU Players. Ryan is also active in the Rudes’ improv group, the Elite Ballerina Corps, has held internships on Capitol Hill and political campaigns, and has worked at The Container Store. He enjoys reading, relaxing with his friends, talking politics, and cooking Indian food.

As Treasurer, Ryan plans on developing a strategic plan for troupe purchases over the coming years, writing a detailed budget that accounts for shows, promotions, fundraising, social events and more, and looks forward to fighting for more robust funding from the University.

Art and PR Director - Joe Grimme

Year: Grad
Degree: Master of Teaching
Mechanical Since: Spring 2005
Roles: Lord Capulet (Romeo & Julien), Oberon (Midsummer), Cupid (The Eight), Caesar (Julius Caesar), Duke Orsino (Twelfth Night), Bassanio (Merchant of Venice), Titus (Titus Andronicus - Shakespeare with a Vengeance), Duke Albany (King Lear)
Director: Jacobs Marley's Christmas Carol, Get Bill Shakespeare Off The Stage, The Eight Reindeer Monologues (2007), The Comedy of Errors, Henry V - Shakespeare for President, Land of the Dead (AU Players)
Tech: Producer (Julius Caesar), Stage Manager (Othello)

Joe also had the priviledge to portray the role of Robert in David Auburn's Proof for the preimire performance of the Rhodora Theater Company.

Tech Director - Leah Pope

Year: Junior
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Literature
Mechanical Since: Spring 2008
Roles: Paris (Romeo & Julien), Beth (Get Bill Shakespeare Off The Stage), Cobweb (Midsummer), Luciana (Comedy of Errors)
Director: As You Like It II.vii in Send in the Clowns, Henry VI part III II.v in Shakespeare for President
Tech: Stage Manager (King Lear), Lighting Designer (Othello), Lighting Designer (Get Bill Shakespeare Off The Stage), Stage Manager (THe Eight Reindeer Monologues, 2008)

Leah is a junior literature and theatre major from Seattle, WA. She is fond of baguettes, British literature and squirrels, but has recently developed a distaste for fake chili topping. Leah lives in Sparta with several other Rude Mechanicals and plans on going directly to grad school without passing go to study English language literature.