CCM PLAY SERIES PRESENTS

ROPE

By Amy Berryman and Brant Russell 
Adapted from Patrick Hamilton’s Rope 

Feb. 12-14, 2026, Patricia Corbett Theater

  • Director| Brant Russell
  • Assistant Directors|Kiki Hellerman*, Bryce Nevison* 
  • Fight and Intimacy Director| k. Jenny Jones 
  • Production Stage Manager | Indy Caramelli*
  • Scenic Designer | Charlie Calvert
  • Lighting Designer | Lucas Inman*
  • Sound Designer | Daniel Massey*
  • Costume Designer | Julia Schillaci*
  • Hair & Make-Up Designer | M O’Donnell*
  • Technical Director| Morgan Terry*
  • Prop Manager | Ruth Wartman

*CCM Student

Estimated run time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Featured image at the top: Promotional image for "Rope." Photo by Ashley Crockett and Ben Wright.

The Place and Time

 A suburban mcmansion outside of Columbus, Ohio. Early January, 2000.

About Amy Berryman

CCM alumna BFA Drama, '10

Amy Berryman

Amy Berryman is playwright, actor, and teaching artist from Seattle by way of West Texas. Her play WALDEN made its world premiere on London's West End, produced by Sonia Friedman and directed by Ian Rickson in 2021, and recently had its off-Broadway premiere at Second Stage directed by Whitney White. WALDEN’s off-Broadway production was nominated for the John Gassner Award by the Outer Critics’ Circle and for Outstanding Production of a Play by the Drama League. Amy’s play ALIEN GIRLS (O'Neill Finalist 2024, Ojai Finalist 2025) will premiere at the Old Globe in April 2026 directed by Jaki Bradley. Other plays include THE TREATMENT, GOD'S FLESH (O'Neill Finalist 2025, MTC/Sloan Commission), THE NEW GALILEOS (O'Neill Finalist 2019), and THREE YEAR SUMMER, among others. In addition to developing work for TV and film in LA, Amy is a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center and a MacDowell Fellow. amy-berryman.com

The Company

  • Ruby | Mallory Bolser
  • Kelly | Jordyn Hill
  • Leila | Maria Leigh
  • Brandon | Carson Mehlbauer
  • Debbie | Lily Villaflor
  • Raglan | Victor Brame
  • Granillo | Gavin Elbert
  • Sabrina | Kathuure Miriti 
  • Understudies | Jackson Frazer, Luana Nascimento, Annika Kallstrom

Production Staff

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Cassiopeia Motschenbacher, Ela Congleton
  • Production Assistant | Chloe Garrard
  • Assistant Production Managers | Bethany Untener, Ali Fishbain
  • Associate Scenic Designer | Emilia Buckley
  • Assistant Scenic Designer | Mickey Gioia, Erica Mihealsick
  • Assistant Technical Director| Jamie Boeskool
  • Head Carpenter | Ava Morsch
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Joseph Schmitt
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Remy Conway, Adriana Gonzales, Aiden Hobbs, Ryan Johnson, Ethan Mandile, Ben Pino, Gabriele Perine
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Jacob Kaplan
  • Production Electrician | Hayden Valkema
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Ryan Buckley 
  • Lighting Programmer | Julia Koch
  • Light Board Operator| Jacob Pasiuk
  • Production Sound Engineer | Annabell Mallard
  • A1 | Val Molloy
  • Assistant Costume Designer | Wyatt Laminack
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Danielle Eck
  • Wardrobe Crew Head | Coe Morgan
  • Wardrobe Crew | Ainsley Hamilton, Will Shade
  • Assistant Hair and Make-Up Designer | Claire Bonnette
  • Hair and Make-Up Running Crew | Mary Scott, Rylie Becker, Joelle Lewis, Madeleine Richardson

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CCM News

1

CCM welcomes Jordan M. Davis as Assistant Dean of Admissions

September 8, 2026

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Jordan M. Davis, MA, as the college's new Assistant Dean of Admissions. In this role, Davis will be responsible for the vision, strategy and execution of all undergraduate and graduate recruitment and admissions for CCM. Working in partnership with college and university leadership, Davis will work to ensure that CCM's enrollment goals continue to align with its artistic and academic priorities. His appointment begins on Oct. 1, 2026.

2

CCM Media Production hosts student film screening at Washington Park

Event: September 13, 2026 5:00 PM

The BFA Media Production program at UC's College-Conservatory of Music hosts a film screening of five original student films from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. Film lovers can attend the free screening at the Sherwin-Williams Porch at Washington Park.

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