February 23 and 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
at the UB Katharine Cornell Theatre, North Campus

THE ODD COUPLE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Director: Julia Witt
Stage Manager: Michael Busacco
Set and Costume Designer: Julia Witt
Props Warehouse Manager: Lukmaan Arif
Sound Designer: Joyce Cheng
Lighting Board Operator: Valentina Rodriguez (Friday); Cameron Slutzky (Saturday)

Felix Ungar: James Gallagher
Oscar Madison: Alex Louis
Murray:  Kendrick Cruz
Speed: Andre White
Vinnie: Alex Novak
Roy: Michael Busacco
Cecily Pigeon: Sarah Schoeneman
Gwendolyn Pigeon: Crissy Iglesias-Baires

Michael Busacco (Stage Manager & Roy)
Michael Busacco is a Senior Theater Performance BFA and is proud to be a part of The Odd Couple. This is his first show as Stage Manager and is also playing the part of Roy. His previous roles include Daniel Rivnine in Outrage, Phillip/Fredrick in Noises Off, and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night.

Kendrick Cruz (Murray)
Making his UB debut in The Odd Couple, Kendrick Cruz is an engineering student with a whimsical side. He is grateful for these new experiences as well as the new friends he made along the way.

James Gallagher (Felix Ungar)
James Gallagher is a freshman at UB and is currently an Occupational Therapy major. This will be his second show at UB after playing Cedric in Puffs during his first semester. He hopes the audience enjoys the show!

Crissy Iglesias-Baires (Gwendolyn Pigeon)
Crissy Iglesias-Baires is a freshman Theater Performance BFA student who is excited to be performing alongside her fellow cast members is Neil Simons The Odd Couple. Crissy’s favorite credits include conservatory works created by the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Crissy can be seen next in the UBTHD production of King Henry IV: Part 2. She hopes you all have a wonderful time

Alex Louis (Oscar Madison)*
Alex is a freshman BFA Music Theatre Major, and is ecstatic to be performing in his second SDS playing Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple! Previous credits include Oliver Rivers (Puffs), Seymour Krelborn (Little Shop of Horrors), and Conrad Birdie (Bye Bye Birdie). He would like to thank the cast and crew, his parents, and girlfriend for their continued support, and for making this production such a great experience. Enjoy the show, pussycats!

*Appears by permission of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Alex Novak (Vinnie)
Alex is a senior English major. He is grateful for his UB Theatre experiences including Twelfth Night, The Intruder, Puffs, and more. He would like to thank his friends, family, and professors for their support. Alex is ready to clean house playing poker in The Odd Couple!
Insta: alxnovak

Sarah Schoeneman (Cecily Pigeon)
Sarah has previously been in productions of Puffs at UB as well as Curtains, Shrek the Musical, and Radium Girls with East Aurora High School. She would like to thank her friends and family, especially one whose British accent in a recent production of Mamma Mia was incredibly inspiring to her.

Andre White (Speed)
Andre White has always been interested in theatre and involved himself in all his middle and high school musicals and performances. At UB he has had the honor of being a part of Eurydice (Father Understudy), Choreo Lab (Assistant Stage Manager), Outrage (Socrates), and most recently The Odd Couple (Speed). He is grateful for all the opportunities given here at UB and is thankful to all his friends that help him throughout this process.

Julia Witt (Director & Designer)
Primarily an actor, Julia Witt is making her directorial debut with The Odd Couple. Her favorite acting credits include Brooke in Noises Off!, Alice in Vinegar Tom, and Norma in Perfect Arrangements. Julia would like to thank her professors for their continued support, and her parents for always believing in her and introducing her to the world of The Odd Couple.

KCT Box Office Manager: Rob Falgiano
Fight Consultant: Adriano Gatto
House Manager: Ally Hasselback
Production Manager: Rick Haug
KCT Light Plot Supervisor: Nicholas Quinn
Production Photographer: Ken Smith
Special thanks to Scene Shop Foreman Tom Tucker for set assistance.

We acknowledge the land on which the University at Buffalo operates, which is the territory of the Seneca Nation, a member of the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Confederacy. This territory is covered by The Dish with One Spoon Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a pledge to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. It is also covered by the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, between the United States Government and the Six Nations Confederacy, which further affirmed Haudenosaunee land rights and sovereignty in the State of New York. Today, this region is still the home to the Haudenosaunee people, and we are grateful for the opportunity to live, work, and share ideas in this territory.

The UB Department of Theatre and Dance is a proud member of the UB College of Arts and Sciences. 

With a firm commitment to advancement of creative research, experiential learning, and community engagement, the UBTHD 2023-2024 Production Season is administered by the Department of Theatre and Dance.

We acknowledge our full faculty and staff for their part in preparing students for work on stage and behind the scenes.  We thank UB Center for the Arts for their support in advance ticket sales.  

UB Theatre and Dance wishes to acknowledge the generous continued philanthropic support of Fox Run at Orchard Park, an official contributing sponsor of the UBTHD 2023-2024 season.

Our season of programming is also made possible by ticket purchases and donations from patrons like you. To further support our work, please join our Celebration Rising donor wall.  Gifts to Celebration Rising expand opportunities for students to engage with guest artists and new theater technology in our 24-25 gala season.