Celebrating Over 125 Years of Theatre at Lehigh
 

[Mission Statement]
The Mustard and Cheese Drama Society serves to not only uphold the traditions and principles on which it was founded [to serve, support, and promote theatrical activity at Lehigh University], but also to create, support, and encourage projects in the theatre arts. Our goals include reaching out to the student body as well as members of the surrounding community, bringing theatre into their lives and sparking their interest and participation in theatre at Lehigh University.

The Mustard & Cheese Office is located on the Third Floor of ZAC Room 302

A Brief History of the Club and Our Founding Can Be Found Here

Click to View the Mustard and Cheese Drama Society Constitution.

2010-2011 Club Officers:

Back Row: (left to right): Jim Pratt, Marlina Niezgoda, Andrew Chupa, Casey Dutt
Front Row: Sean Maloney, Allie Linn, Dan Solderitsch

Allie Linn (President). Allie is a senior theatre major from Easton, PA. She transferred to Lehigh 2 years ago from George Mason University, where she completed three years as a dance major. At Lehigh, Allie was the assistant stage manager for The Clean House, master electrician for The Altruists, Seascape, and Noises Off, and stage manager for Last Train to Nibroc, Twelfth Night, and Five Flights. After graduation, Allie hopes to move to Seattle, get a job at a theatre, rescue a sheepdog, and meet Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam.

Dan Solderitsch (Events Coordinator). Dan is a senior from Havertown, PA finishing his degree in theatre. He has worked as a carpenter in the scene shop for 4 years now. He has also worked as an electrician and was the master electrician for the One Act Festival last year. This year he designed the set for American Buffalo and he will serve as the assistant set designer for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. His other hobbies include listening to Pearl Jam and eating pancakes.

Marlina Niezgoda (Secretary). Mari is a senior from Phoenix, Arizona. She is a Theatre major and in the Global Citizenship Program, studies French, is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Leadership Lehigh. She loves fashion and costuming and designed for American Buffalo last fall. Mari always wanted to make a career in theatre and has been performing in plays and musicals since the age of six. After Lehigh, she hopes to move to New York City and design beautiful costumes for Broadway- and do some acting too.

Sean Maloney (Treasurer). Sean is a junior behavioral neuroscience major from Easton, MA. This will be his second year on the board, last year serving as the webmaster/historian. At Lehigh, Sean has appeared in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Twelfth Night, and Dead Man's Cell Phone. He has been the master electrician for Noise's Off, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and Wintertime. He has also been the lighting designer for American Buffalo. Outside of theater, Sean is the house manger for his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, and also is planning on going to medical school.

Andrew Chupa (Publicity Manager). Andrew Chupa is a sophomore from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a sophomore theatre major, and might get around to finishing a political science major too. His previous credits at Lehigh include Crazy Talk (John), The Altruists (Ron), A Moon for the Misbegotten (Phil), Antigone (Chorus), and American Buffalo (Don). In his spare time, Andrew practices throat singing, dijeridu, and other art forms that others who lack the right ear find very, very annoying. Borborygmus.

Casey Dutt (Membership Coordinator). Casey is a sophomore from Pittsburgh, PA double majoring in civil engineering and IDEAS, combining theater and architecture with engineering. At Lehigh she has performed in Twelfth Night and the one act Crazy Talk, along with assistant stage managing Dead Man's Cell Phone and stage managing Antigone. She is also an active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and acts at the Fund-raising chair for the Lehigh chapter of Engineers Without Borders. This is Casey's first year on the exec board and she can recite the words to every classic Disney film, songs included, without a second thought.

Jim Pratt (Webmaster/Historian). Jim is a senior from Wilmette, IL. He is an IDEAS major combining computer science with graphic design. At Lehigh he has performed in The Country Wife, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Noises Off, and American Buffalo. He is also a member of Fusion Studio, a Lehigh student designer group. Jim enjoys skiing, rare-cooked beef, the movie Army of Darkness, and being challenged to games of Super Smash Brothers.

To Contact any Officer, Please Email inmac@lehigh.edu