Emily K. Harrison

Emily K. Harrison (she/her) (Director) is a theatremaker and educator who splits time between Boulder, CO and Utica, NY. The Producing Artistic Director of award-winning square product theatre, she holds a PhD in Theatre from the University of Colorado Boulder, an MFA in Performance from the Savannah College of Art & Design, and a BA in Theatre from Emerson College. Recent directing credits include Things We Will Miss (devised World Premiere, Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Jordan Tannahill's Concord Floral (Hamilton College); Greg Wohead's Celebration, Florida (Regional Premiere, Boulder/Denver); Lauren Gunderson's The Revolutionists (Tennessee Williams Center, Sewanee); Everything was Stolen . (devised World Premiere, London/Denver); and Jennifer Barclay's Ripe Frenzy (Regional Premiere, Harper Joy Theatre at Whitman College). Recent devised work includes: Eyes Up, Mouth Agape (Buntport Theater); Things We Will Miss (square product theatre); Everything was  Stolen . (square product theatre); This Aunt is Not a Cockroach (square product theatre/Hoarded Stuff Performance); Ham McBeth (square product theatre); SLAB (square product theatre); Peggy Jo & the Desolate Nothing (Buntport Theater/square product theatre); and Some Kind of Fun (Screw Tooth). Recent acting credits include The Sears Tower in Eyes Up, Mouth Agape (Denver); Emily in Things We Will Miss (Edinburgh/Boulder/NY); Ashlee in Clare Barron's Dance Nation (Regional Premiere, Boulder); and JonBenét Ramsey in Gregory S. Moss's House of Gold (Regional Premiere, Boulder). Harrison is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. emilykharrison.com

Lio Smith

Lio Smith (Stage Manager) is a 1st year Theatre (Technology & Design) Major. She is making her stage manager debut for Roleplay! Previous credits include LSU Mainstage’s Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B, CMT’s Cheaper by the Dozen (Assistant Director), URHERE’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (Sound Designer), and RTC’s The Book of Will (Director). Thank you to this wonderful cast, the production team, Emily, and my mama for her undying support for my ambitions. Much love!

Christina Griffey

Christina Griffey (Scenic Designer) is a third-year MFA student who is currently studying Scenic Technology and Design, and she is excited to be designing her first show at LSU. Her past set design credits include Romeo and Juliet and Legally Blonde at the University of Arizona, Proof at Pima Community College, and Urinetown at Florida Atlantic University, where she earned her bachelor's degree. Christina is excited for the opportunity to collaborate with such a great production team and would like to thank the faculty and staff for their support throughout this process.

John Eddy

John Eddy (Props Designer) is the Props Designer/Mentor for the LSU School of Theatre; he completed his undergraduate work at the University of Arizona and holds an MFA in Theater Production and Design from Temple University in Philadelphia. In addition to his prop work and scenic designs, he serves on the Board of Directors for Playmakers of Baton Rouge; Playmakers is a children’s educational theatre group who is proud to call the LSU Reilly Theater their home. www.johhmeddy.com

Allie Sullivan

Allie-Grace Sullivan (Costume Designer) is an undergraduate student studying theatre with a concentration in performance. This is Allie's first time designing a show and she would like to thank Kyla Kazuschyk, Amara Copeland, Bethany Sassen, and Christina Griffey for all their guidance and support through this journey.

Haley Hughes

Haley Hughes (Sound Designer) is a LSU Theatre Design & Technology alum. Previous credits include Swine Palace’s Book of Will, Swine Palace’s Craters, LSU Mainstage’s Marburg, LSU Mainstage’s At the Wedding, LSU Lab Season’s Belleville, LSU Lab Season’s Antigone: Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine’s. In August she traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland with the LSU School of Theatre and performed in The Last Beginning. She now spends her days working at La Jolla Playhouse

Matthew Gawryk

Matthew Gawryk (Lighting Designer) has spent most of his career in Chicago designing lighting and scenery, as well as teaching at the University of Chicago and other institutions.  He is the co-creator of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities: A Toy Theater Atlas, which he has been performing around the country for the last year. 

Barrett Hileman

Barrett Hileman (Assistant Director) is currently an Instructor and 1st-year PhD student at Louisiana State University with interests in 20th-century avant-garde theatre movements, contemporary performance and arts administration. He is a multidisciplinary theatre-maker with directing, creation, dramaturgy, and acting credits in Canada and the United States. His playwrighting and direction have landed him on the Calgary Herald’s “Best of” List and garnered multiple Calgary Critic’s Award nominations. Barrett has a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the New School University and conservatory acting training from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In New York, Barrett has worked with Red Bull Theater, the Cell Theatre, Firebone Theatre, Theatre 315, International Shakespeare Players, and the Public Theater’s Emerging Writer’s Group. Barrett was an Associate Professor of Theatre at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta, where he collaborated with faculty to create an acting conservatory, inaugurate a dance minor, and implement major revisions of three music degrees while serving as the chair of Ambrose Arts. His pedagogy specializes in acting training, script analysis, theatre devising and all forms of new play creation.

Kyra Smith

Kyra Smith (Intimacy Coordinator) is an intimacy choreographer, director, and scholar who specializes in queer Jewish performance. Kyra has worked as an intimacy choreographer at LSU on numerous productions including Heathers, Rachel, and Operating Systems and at Magnolia Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio on The Moors and Julius Caesar. Kyra has directed Alice: A Parable in the Hopkins Black Box. Kyra is the managing director of the Roger Glass Center for the Arts in Dayton Ohio and holds a PhD in Theatre from LSU.

Maura McErlean

Maura McErlean (Voice Coach) is a second-year MFA Acting candidate raised in Hershey, PA, and most recently based in Philadelphia. LSU: Red Velvet, The Book of Will, ROE, People, Places & Things (Swine Palace), dialect coach for Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B (LSU Mainstage), Macbeth, devised by the 2025 MFA Acting cohort. Selected Regional: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Woman of No Importance (Walnut Street Theatre), The Wolves (Open Stage of Harrisburg), Twelfth Night (Atlantic City Theatre Co.), As She Likes It (Gamut Theatre Group). Upcoming: MFA Acting Thesis Performance, April 11 & 12. BA Temple University. Thank you to my voice & speech mentor, Dr. Rockford Sansom, for the continued support and to Emily for having me on the team.

Lyn Parks

Lyn Parks (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman film major at LSU. They have worked on R&J Project and Red Velvet as run crew, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom as the projection art designer and sound op. They have also acted in Sister Act, The Crucible and A Christmas Carol (outside of LSU).

Lhéaux Hulin

Lhéaux Hulin (Kayla) (person with the buzzcut) is a Cajun senior Physical Theatre major. Credits include LSU Geaux Film Sink or Swim; Swine Palace’s People, Places, and Things; LSU Musical Theatre Club’s The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Singeaux 2024; LSU Lab Season’s Rosita y Conchita. He is a scare actor, aerialist and treasurer/secretary of LSU”s Physical Theatre Club. You are Seen! You are Heard! You are Loved! Power to the people!

DJ Flood

DJ Flood (Elle) is a freshman Film & Television major excited to be making their LSU mainstage debut. Previous credits include LSU Lab's The R + J Project, LSMSA's The Spongebob Musical, LSMSA's The Unseen Hand, and LSMSA's A Midsummer Night's Dream. They are also a proud member of LSU Improv!

Madison Dumas

Madison Dumas (Kat) is a sophomore double majoring in animal science and performance theatre. She enjoys being in productions, being an RA, and hanging out with her friends.

Jilian Boyles

Jillian Boyles (Georgie) is a Sophomore Theatre (Performance) Major. Her previous credits are LSU’s Lab Show Let Me Be: Grandma, Maama, and Me.

Reynold Hunter

Reynold Hunter (Jim) is incredibly thankful and excited to be in his first ever LSU production. Before this production, Reynold stage managed one of LSU’s lab shows, Rosita y Conchita, and MTC’s production of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. He is a junior majoring in English literature with a minor in physical theatre. Reynold would like to thank his family, cast mates, and the production team for all their love, support, and guidance throughout working on this show. Special shout out to all his BlueRaes!

Sean Boquet

My name is Sean Boquet (Lachlan), I am a junior year theatre performance major and I was in the haunted cabaret. I'm was also formerly ranked #1 in video game apex legends.". preesh

Hunter Nastasi

Hunter Nastasi (Sam) is thrilled to be in his first ever MainStage production at LSU. He is a junior majoring in Theatre (Arts Administration) and minoring in Business Administration. Recent acting credits include Bill in The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Señor Costillas in Rosita y Conchita. Other credits include assistant directing the Haunted Hallways Cabaret as well as running as current Assistant Board Chair of the LSU Musical Theatre Club. Hunter would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support!

Sarah Bowman

Sarah Bowman (Megan) is a senior Theatre (performance) major with a minor in religious studies. She is very grateful for the opportunity to do what she loves in such an important show. Sarah would love to give a big thank you to the show’s director, Emily Harrison, and all of her incredible cast mates for being such a special and impactful part of her last semester at LSU, and she can’t wait to see everyone’s hard work pay off with this run of ROLEPLAY

Allison DePriest

Allison DePriest (Nikki) is a third year theatre performance major with a minor in music and voice. Allison was last seen in Rock of Ages at Evangeline Theatre Company (2025). Prior credits include People, Places, & Things Swine Palace (2024), Carousel LSU Turner-Fischer for Opera (2024), Dead City LSU Lab (2024), Rock of Ages Theatre Baton Rouge (2023), Rocky Horror Show Theatre Baton Rouge (2022). Allison is excited to see the impact that Roleplay will have on the audience and campus life!

Sarah Dages

Sarah May Dages (Zoe) is a sophomore Theatre Performance major. Originally from Texas, Sarah is a performer and costume designer. Her favorite credits include Oklahoma!, Our Town, Into the Woods JR., and Swine Palace’s People, Places, and Things, as well as costume designing Dracula, Chicago: Teen Edition, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She is a member of LSU Improv and the President of Tigers Against Sexual Assault (TASA). She is grateful to be a part of this production and would like to thank her wonderful parents for their endless love and support, despite physical distance. She encourages anyone experiencing sexual violence to call STAR (855) 435 - 7827

Layla Brown-Collado

Layla Brown-Collado (Hope) is a second-year Theatre Performance major. This is her debut to LSU Theatre. Layla has a deep love for Theatre and is ecstatic to be able to exercise her passion. Layla thanks Emily Harrison, Roleplay's director, for taking a chance on her and is eternally grateful for her dedication to this production and cast.