Collaborators

Vandy Wood 
Vandy Wood is a visual artist and theatrical designer from Central New York. She is currently an associate professor of design and coordinator of the MFA design and TYA programs for the theatre department at the University of Central Florida. Vandy has been designing professionally for theatre and video since 1986 and currently focuses on the development of new works. Recent creative activities include scenic and lighting designs for UCF Conservatory Theatre, Orlando Rep and Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, and directing and designing touring productions for IBEX Puppetry. Vandy is also a co-editor of Playing with Theory in Theatre Practice published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012.

Ted Swartz 
In 1992 Ted graduated from seminary and began a ministry that took him, not to a pulpit in a congregation, but to audiences across the U.S. and beyond. This work eventually led to the creation of Ted & Company TheaterWorks. Ted & Co. is a team of dynamic actors and musicians who are passionate about bringing thought-provoking storytelling to the stage. 

Ted lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Along with writing and acting, his loves include his wife, Sue, three sons, Eliot, Ian, and Derek — and new daughter-in-laws, Katrina and Hannah; oh, and baseball. Please visit the Ted & Company website to learn more about Ted's great work!

Trent Wagler 
Trent Wagler is a freelance actor and musician. He has recorded five full-length albums and toured across the country with his band, “The Steel Wheels” or in duo performances with Jay Lapp. When at home, Trent has collaborated with Ted & Company as an actor and writer, and with Fifth Wall Productions as a touring cast member and musical director for A Body in Motion

Trent’s studies in theatre and justice, peace and conflict studies have taken him to Palestine where he taught English, theatre, and music in a Secondary School in the Gaza Strip. Check out Trent’s music at trentwagler.com.

Sarah Elizabeth Pharis
Sarah Elizabeth spends most of her time as a writer, artist, and Cancer Princess. She has a lot of fancy degrees that qualify her for work as a Girl Friday and for teaching young children how to read. She is a native English speaker, has a halting and broken command of the French language, but fluently speaks and writes Pig Latin. She chronicles her life as a Cancer Princess at [Love X Infinity]2. (Photo by Sera Petras Photography)


- Special Thanks To -  
Howard ZehrRuby Sky, Steve Bailey, William Boles, Josh Curren, & Anna Gant 


Slideshow images are from the following productions: 

Produced at Bloomsburg University:
Anonymous by Naomi Iizukaat

Produced at Eastern Mennonite University
Metamorphosis by Mary Zimmerman 
Torba by Ingrid De Sanctis

Produced by Fifth Wall Productions
Sarah & The Dinosaur by Ingrid De Sanctis

Produced at Willow Creek Community Church:
Fisheyes by Ted Swartz & Lee Eshleman
Hello Humanity by Ingrid De Sanctis
Why Not Beautiful? by Ingrid De Sanctis

Other: