Wig & Buckle Theater Company

President – Melissa West (maw008@lvc.edu)

Vice President – Katherine Buerke (kab018@lvc.edu)

Producer – Addy Ruth (amr014@lvc.edu)

Tech Director – Riley Sullivan (rgs002@lvc.edu)

Secretary – Victoria Fredericksen (vrf001@lvc.edu)

Treasurer – Abriana Ferrari (aaf003@lvc.edu)

Historian – Kacandra Joy (krj002@lvc.edu)

Shayani Bhattacharya (shayanib@lvc.edu)

Dr. Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor of English who is thrilled to take on the role of Faculty Advisor for Wig and Buckle. She has over twelve years of international theatrical experience in political street theater, competitive theater, and proscenium “group theatre.” Her experience in acting and directing has been honed in diverse cultural milieu. She has been part of award-winning productions that have toured internationally. Some of her notable theatrical experience is with Kolkata-based ensemble theater troupes, notably Ensemble and TinCan. Schooled in both formal and workshop productions, Dr. Bhattacharya’s philosophy of theater is rooted in disrupting status quos through creative discourse. Her scholarship focuses on representing minoritized memories and experiences in unconventional narratives. Her research and teaching interests lie in Science Fiction, World Literature, Adaptations, Memory Studies, Global film, Postcolonial Literature, etc.

2022–23

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Fall 2022)
• The Crucible (Winter 2023)
• She Kills Monsters (Spring 2023)

2021–22

• The Cripple of Inishmaan – Directed by Dr. Kevin Pry
• Macbeth – Directed by Ryan Dennehy
• Bonnie and Clyde – Directed by Chiara Meyers
• Noises Off – Directed by David Deitz

2010–11

• And Then There Were None – Directed by Jamie Latshaw
• An Adult Evening With Shel Silverstein – Directed by Brian Stefaniak
• Anything Goes – Directed by Katy Raines
• The First Annual Showcase
• You Can’t Take It With You – Directed by Lisa Roberts

2011–12

• Wild Oats – Directed by Chris Ulicny
• Second Annual Showcase
• Chicago – Directed by Andrew Ferrie
• Vinegar Tom – Directed by Jenna Dutton

2012–13

• Into The Woods – Directed by Laura Gingerich
• Third Annual Showcase
• The Comedy of Errors – Directed by Keifer Kemmerly
• Dog Sees God – Directed by Rosemary Bucher

2013–14

• Chess – Directed by Rosemary Bucher
• Private Lives – Directed by Dr. Kevin Pry
• Fourth Annual Showcase 
• Proof – Directed by Anthony Hoover
• A Doll’s House – Directed by Dee Bogert

2014–15

• Curtains – Directed by Aileen Koch
• Fifth Annual Showcase
• All My Sons – Directed by Dr. Kevin Pry
• Tartuffe – Directed by Lacey Eriksen

2015–16

• Company – Directed by Shannon Kane
• Picasso at Lapin Agile
• Last Of The Red Hot Lovers – Directed by Jarrod Goss
• Flight of the Mahabharata
• Blithe Spirit

2017–18

• Nice Work if You Can Get It – Directed by Jennifer Summy
• Lion in Winter – Directed by Dr. Kevin Pry
• Gaslight – Directed by Sydney Furhman
• The Man Who Came to Dinner – Directed by Maddy Lenhart

2018–19

• Little Shop of Horrors – Directed by Maddy Lenhart
• Twelfth Night – Directed by Amanda Schwinger
• Murder on the Nile – Directed by Alex Mora

2019–20

• Godspell – Directed by Hannah Gale
• Almost Maine – Directed by Chiara Meyers
• The Curious Savage – Directed by Amanda Schwinger

2000-2001

• Peter Pan
• Threepenny Opera
• Checkmate

2001-2002

• Harvey
• Guys and Dolls
• Laundry and Bourbon and Lone Star

2002-2003

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
• Forum
• The Crucible

2003-2004

• The Mousetrap
• Sweeney Todd
• The Misanthrope

2004-2005

• Moon Over Buffalo
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Lysistrata

2005-2006

• The Real Inspector Hound
• La Mandragala
• Cabaret
• Much Ado About Nothing

2006-2007

• Plaza Suite
• Urinetown
• Fuddy Meers

2007-2008

• The Importance of Being Earnest
• I Think You Should
• Oklahoma!
• The Laramie Project

2008-2009

• Dracula – Directed by Jamie Latshaw
• The Pirates of Penzance – Directed by Ben Long
• Spring Awakening – Directed by Stephanie Henrich

2009-2010

• Rabbit Hole – Directed by Arlene Reiter
• Dead Man’s Cell Phone – Directed by Dr. Kevin Pry
• Aida – Directed by Sean Deffley
• The Taming Of The Shrew – Directed by Karen Oulahan