CRLT

Rachel Corp

lgonza — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:54:10 +0000

Company Manager

CRLT Theatre Program

1071 Palmer Commons • 100 Washtenaw Ave.

Rachel Corp is the Company Manager of the CRLT Theatre Program. She graduated from Rochester University with a B.S. in Theatre Management and is currently completing an M.A. in Arts Administration through the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining the CRLT Players, Rachel spent years working as a Production Manager in the university setting. Over the years, she has also worked as a box office manager, stage manager, sound designer, and coordinator. She has Intimacy Choreographer/Coordinator training, holding a Beginner Diploma through Theatrical Intimacy Education. She is also Mental Health First Aid certified. Rachel is an arts administrator that is passionate about supporting artists, facilitating impactful art, and working to shape equitable spaces.

Jacqui Blue

alhudeck — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:51:27 +0000

Casting & Directing Specialist

CRLT Theatre Program

msjacqui@umich.edu

(734) 764-0505

1071 Palmer Commons • 100 Washtenaw Ave.

Jacqui Blue earned her Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy with an emphasis on Voice (soprano) at the University of Louisville. She established herself as a beloved local singer-songwriter and performer, and held a position as an Artistic Associate at the Commonwealth Theatre Center in Louisville, Kentucky. While there, she worked with young actors pre-K - 12th with their Blue Apple Outreach program and the Walden Conservatory before joining the CRLT Players in 2022. Jacqui brings to the Players a wealth of experience in performing, directing, improvisation, music composition and direction, and promoting meaningful change through the arts. In her current role she manages the recruitment and casting of performers and musicians, as well as rehearsal coordination, and directing film and plays for The CRLT Players.

Christine Simonian

mbakewel — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:40:05 +0000

Associate Director

CRLT Theatre Program

csbean@umich.edu

(734) 764-8215

1071 Palmer Commons • 100 Washtenaw Ave.

Christine Simonian (she/her) is the Associate Director of the CRLT Theatre Program. She earned her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Theatre and Drama from Northwestern University in 2016. She also holds an M.A. in Theatre Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara; a B.A. in Drama from the University of California, Irvine; and a certificate in Acting from the Stella Adler Conservatory, NYU. She has taught classes in acting, theatre history, and theory; and has worked as both a dramaturg and a performer. Previously, Christine was an Assistant Director for Faculty Programs and Services at Columbia University's Center for Teaching and Learning and a Graduate Associate at Northwestern University’s Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching. At CRLT, Christine provides strategic direction for the CRLT Theatre Program; integrates programming into college and campus initiatives; and designs, facilitates, and assesses sessions and curricula that promote a more equitable higher education community. She has published work in The Journal of Faculty Development, Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, and Theatre Topics.

Sara Armstrong

mbakewel — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 08:28:28 +0000

Director

CRLT Theatre Program

skarmst@umich.edu

(734) 615-8309

1071 Palmer Commons • 100 Washtenaw Ave.

Sara Armstrong is the Director of the CRLT Theatre Program. A theatre artist with over twenty-five years of experience as a performer, playwright, director, arts administrator, and educator, Sara establishes strategic priorities for the theatre program that align with the Players’ commitments to promoting positive change in higher education spaces via performance-centered professional development. In her role, she writes scripts, directs new pieces, and designs and facilitates sessions for university instructors and academic leaders. In addition to her work with the theatre program, she also serves on the Senior Leadership Team at CRLT, the advisory board of the Inclusive History Project, and was a founding member of ADVANCE’s RISE committee. Sara earned a Ph.D. from the Interdisciplinary Theatre and Drama program at Northwestern University. Her dissertation focused on the role operating theories of embodiment play in advantaging and disadvantaging particular student bodies in performance learning spaces.