JOE MARTYN RICKE

CONNER REAGAN

Lighting Designer

Conner Reagan is a proud alumnus of the Taylor Theatre program. He now continues the work as the Technical Director and frequents the in-house designer role. Some of Conner’s recent professional design credits include, A Raisin in the Sun, Macbeth, and “ART” (New City Players), The Diner (Chapel Rock Christian Church), and The Mousetrap, The Amish Project, and Falling (Taylor Theatre).

[Find his portfolio at connermreagan.weebly.com] 

Soli Deo Gloria. 

SARA BAILEY

Costume Designer

Sara Bailey is honored to be part of her 15th season at Mitchell Theatre.  She is an '09 Taylor alum with a BA in psychology and MA in Organizational Leadership (Concordia University, ‘18).  While attending Taylor she fell in love with the art of theatre and costumed several mainstage productions including Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Hobbit, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Odd Couple.  After graduation she continued her involvement in local theatres and at Taylor, acting or serving as a Production Manager or Costume Designer for multiple productions. Her recent production credits include: Les Miserables, Wit, Working, Oklahoma!, Gianni Schicchi, The Matchmaker, She Loves Me and Falling.

KORY BROWDER

Choreographer

Kory Browder, a native of the Chicagoland area, is a graduate of Ball State University with a BS in Dance Performance and is currently at Taylor University as Dance Faculty.  Professionally, Kory’s career includes performances with Carnival Cruise Lines, Cedar Point Entertainment, Ball State Dance Theatre and Ball State Singers. Her performance credits include roles in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Nosferatu: A Vampire Ballet, Damn Yankees, Swan Lake and Raymonda.  She has choreographed many works with Taylor University Theatre since 2009, some of her favorites include I Love a Piano, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Oklahoma.   She has also had the honor of choreographing musicals at IWU, which include Little Women and South Pacific.  In addition to her work in musical theatre and full length ballets, Kory has received recognition her ballet choreography and past work with Ball State University Singers.

Kory continues to work on her accomplishments as both an instructor of dance and choreographer.  She feels her trust in God’s will has brought her to where she is today and believes that by expanding her faith, education, and current works, she is able to present her students with a higher quality experience and education.  Kory currently resides in Marion, Indiana with her supportive husband, Bobby Browder, and proud mother of children Evan and Ella.

KEVIN GAWLEY

Scenic Designer

Kevin is returning to design his 37th production at Taylor. As a freelance lighting/scenic designer, Kevin’s work has appeared on many Chicago stages, including Lifeline Theatre where he won the Jeff Citation for his design of Jane Eyre, the After Dark Award for his design of Strong Poison, and has been an ensemble member and resident designer since 2001. His work also appeared in numerous productions at the Bailiwick, Organic, Porchlight, OperaModa, Blindfaith, Theatre on the Lake, Metropolis, StoreFront, Loyola University Chicago, Revels Chicago, Midwest Jewish, and at the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival theatres.  Kevin is currently Professor and Resident Scenic and Lighting Designer at the University of Louisville and has previously taught courses at Loyola University Chicago, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.  He is also a resident designer at St. Scholastica Academy.  Kevin holds an MFA and BFA in Lighting Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.  Kevin’s lighting/projection designs were featured summer 2009 in Lifeline Theatre’s productions of Crossing California and Gaudy Night.