Ajax by Sophocles
translated by Herbert Golder & Richard Pevear
directed by Matthew Kereama
Carnegie Mellon University — Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater, November 2025
CAST
Athene — Yin Raquino
Odysseus — Daniel Evans
Ajax — Truman Zephyr
Tecmessa — Victoria Xikes
Messenger — Oliva Ruhnke
Teucer — Juan Rivera Jr.
Menelaus — Rusty Daniel
Agamemnon — Daniel Sepehr Bamdad
CREATIVE TEAM
Direction — Matthew Kereama
Scenic Design — Panayiota F. Preovolos
Costume Design — Jackson Underwood
Lighting Design — Eibhilín Parke
Sound Design — Ray K. Morgen
Dramaturg — Claire Thurston
Stage Manager — Allison Schneider
Text Coach — Tony McKay
Voice/Dialect Coach — Ausar Stewart
Movement Coach — Lucas Fedele
Production photos by Louis Stein / LBSPhoto
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager — Marion Mongello
Project Managers — Nick Wylie, Alex Reinhardt
Job Lead — Sonja Meyers
Props Manager — Panayiota F. Preovolos
Scenic Charge Artist — Panayiota F. Preovolos
Draper — Alex Robison
Lighting Manager — J. Adams
Sound Engineer — Cyril Neff
Media Engineer — Abby Yu Bi
Assistant Production Manager — Ana Schroeder
Assistant Dramaturgs — Kenny Pelphrey II
Assistant Stage Manager — Ellie Yonchak
Lighting Assistant — Brittany A. Chato
Assistant Sound Engineer — Joyce Melody
Assistant Media Design — Qingyu Huang
CREW
Seth Danen, Allie Dematteo, Maxwell Hamilton, Andrew Jones,
Payton Larson, Andy Moats, Rachel Neuman, Alabaster Richard