The Comeuppance

LATRELLE BRIGHT Director

Latrelle is a theater maker, performer, teacher and arts advocate.  She is ecstatic to be making her HRT debut! Rooted in Central Illinois, her theatre making is varied.  There are interdisciplinary devised projects about the quantum world with CASCaDe and devised opera in and around the Old Stone House in Park Slope for Opera on Tap NYC.  Her individual artist work focuses on the natural world and in particular, Black folks and our relationships to water and land.  She has performed her solo work in China and Tanzania and has trained with Alternate Roots, Sojourn Summer Institute, Double Edge Theatre and the Dell’Arte International Bali program.  She has been bringing all kinds of theatre experiences to fruition for over 25 years and is drawn to the highly physical, the dark and the weird.

Latrelle is a professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, received her MFA in Directing from The University of Memphis, was a TCG Young Leader of Color and is a member of SDC.  She is grateful for her artistic life and attributes all the above to the love and encouragement of family, friends and community.

ISABELLA MYERS* Production Stage Manager

Isabella is incredibly grateful to be stage managing her first show at the Human Race Theatre Company! Since graduating from Wright State University with a B.A. in Theatre Studies, she’s worked with the Human Race Theatre Company, La Commedia Dinner Theatre, and Lebanon Theatre Company in various capacities. A huge thank you to Mark, Carolyn, ErinMarie, Emily, and Tara for their invaluable mentorship. “To my friends and family, words cannot express my deep appreciation and love for you all. Thank you so much for everything.”

TAMARA L. HONESTY Scenic Designer

Tammy Honesty is thrilled to return to her artistic home, The Human Race Theatre Company, now as a Resident Artist. Some of her favorite scenic designs there include Gloria: A Life!, Banned from Baseball, Family Ties, Crowns, Becky’s New Car, and Ethel Waters: His Eye is on the Sparrow. She is also passionate about designing for young audiences, having created scenery for ten productions with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Educational Touring Company. Recently, Tammy designed the world premiere of The Memory Exam, marking her Off-Broadway debut.

Tammy’s work has earned national and international recognition, showcased at World Stage Design (2013 and 2022) in the digital gallery, the USA-USITT Prague Quadrennial Digital Exhibit, and multiple USITT exhibitions, including the Peggy Ezekiel Board’s Choice Exhibit. Her designs have appeared on stages from New York to Utah, as far south as Florida, and nationally on PBS.

Currently, Tammy serves as an Associate Professor of Scenic Design at West Virginia University’s School of Theatre & Dance. A native of Ohio, she holds a B.A. in Theatre from Wilmington College and an M.F.A. in Scenic Design from West Virginia University. Tammy is the Treasurer of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and an active member of USA Local 829 as a scenic designer. Her involvement with USITT has continually strengthened her as an educator, designer, and leader.

In addition to scenic design, Tammy is an accomplished scenic artist. Her work has been featured on international cruise ships and in major corporate events. In 2019, she led a student team at Kent State University to paint a nearly full-scale 3D replica of Pio Fedi’s Liberty of Poetry, now exhibited at the Ellis Island National Immigration Museum.

Tammy is also a published author. In 2018, she co-authored The Fake Food Cookbook: Props You Can’t Eat for Theatre, Film and TV. This fall, she and her co-author will release their second volume, The Fake Food Cookbook Volume 2: Props You Can Eat for Theatre, Film and TV. Learn more at www.tammyhonesty.com.

KRISTIE C. OSI Costume Designer

Kristie Chiyere Osi is a Nigerian-American Costume Designer based out of Saint Louis Missouri with a Master’s of Fine Art in Costume Technology. She began her career as a stitcher in the costume shop at Houston Grand Opera in 2016 and is currently serving as Costume Coordinator. Kristie’s first professional costume design was Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in May 2018 and was awarded Costume Design of the Decade from the Broadway World Regional Awards in January 2020. Her credits include but are not limited to: Carmen (Opera Orlando); Marian’s Song (Houston Grand Opera); Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous (Human Race Theatre Company); Il Trovatore and Onegin (Opera in the Heights); Timbuktu! (The Black Rep); Too Heavy for Your Pocket (The Ensemble Theatre); Picasso at Lapin Agile (Rice University). Kristie will begin her professional teaching career this fall at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume Design.

KELSEY GALLAGHER Lighting Designer

Kelsey (She, Her) is a Dayton local lighting designer originally from Kansas City. She works full time at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on Exhibit lighting and freelances in theatrical work all around Ohio.  In her art, collaboration and communication are key and is always excited to work with a brilliant artistic team to bring meaningful and critical work to the stage.

DANIELLA BROWN Sound Designer

Daniella is thrilled to be part of the creative team behind this timely and deeply human production of The Comeuppance. A theatrical Sound Designer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in Sound Design and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Drama from Grand Canyon University.

Daniella is a two-time recipient of the Region 8 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award for Theatrical Design Excellence in Sound Design (2022, 2023). Her recent credits include Dracula, a Feminist Revenge Fantasy and Las Plumas Negras at Illinois Theatre, WTF Cabaret at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, and Primary Trust at Hope Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan.

As a queer artist of color, Daniella brings a distinct and deeply personal perspective to her work. Through sound, she seeks to amplify underrepresented voices and investigate the intersections of identity, culture, queerness, and the human experience.

SARAH GOMES Properties Designer

Sarah has worked both on stage and off in Dayton and surrounding areas for over 20 years. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Dayton and a Drama Diploma from The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Sarah’s areas of specialty in props include puppets, paper goods, and historical artifacts. In addition to working as Properties Designer at The Human Race Theatre Company since 2021, she has worked with Zoot Theatre Co, The Rising Phoenix Theatre Co, Sinclair Community College, University of Dayton, Central State University, Dayton Theatre Guild, The Dayton Playhouse, and Town Hall Theatre. Sarah is proud to be part of the vibrant arts community that Dayton has to offer.