Leif Ford

Leif Ford is a Sophomore Theatre Tech/Design Student with a concentration in Theatre Education. They are from Eastern Maine, with recent credits including Matilda the Musical (Properties Designer & Teaching Artist) with Penobscot Theatre Company and Dancing at Lughnasa (Assistant Lighting Designer) with True North Theatre Company. At PSU, their most recent credit is for Passages (Assistant Stage Manager), and they are also working on the upcoming PSU production, Cabaret (Assistant Stage Manager). They would like to thank their friend Zoe for all of the help and support in creating for this production!

Matt Kizer

Matt Kizer was the resident designer for Plymouth State for thirty years, from 1996 to 2026.  He is now a guest-designer for Plymouth State, and feels very much at thome.  He has presented workshops on projections for performance nationally and internationally, including the Prague Quadrennial, the National Opera Association in New York, and The Cyprus Theatre Organization in Nicosia.  His work has been presented at the Kennedy  Center in D.C., and with A-Fortiorni dance company in Germany.    He designed for two years with Operafestival Di Roma in Italy with the Orchestra Sinfonica dell’ International Chamber Ensemble at Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza in central Rome.  His projection media and virtual education tools for theatre are used by institutions around the world.  In 2019, his work was included on behalf of the United States at the The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space both in exhibition and performance.  He has a B.A. from Purdue University, and an M.F.A. from The Ohio State University.