Crew/Founder Bios

Hali	Hali Barber Costumes Hali is a student at UNO. Majoring in Communications, she also holds a Theatre Minor. Hali has acted in UNO’s Waiting For Godot (Lucky), Carry On, and productions with Blue Barn’s Witching Hour and the Great Plains Theatre Conference. She did makeup in the UNO productions of Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Women of Troy.
Zach	Zach Cook Set The invisibles will mark Zach’s first time behind the scenes of a show, and he couldn’t be more pleased. His acting credits include Straight Jacket and Tie, Hippie Doctor, The Fantasticks! at UNO Theater, and Brick at Skullduggery Theater. When he’s not thinking about collecting trash for his friends to play with onstage, he enjoys professional level procrastination and trying in vain to keep his car clean.
Joe	Joe Fogarty Writer Joe Fogarty is an Omaha Native who wished to return to his roots after living in Las Vegas for ten years. A creative writing major, Joe became involved with the Omaha Theatre scene just a little over a year ago, and quickly became hooked. Appearing in UNO’s Midsummer production as Demetrius, SNAP’S Speech & Debate as Solomon, and in Dog Sees God as CB (among other things) Joe has had little time for rest. Despite this, he managed to support the Collective, and when asked to write for them, jumped at the opportunity. Originally Joe was asked to modify Charles Mee’s play A Time To Burn, but he quickly decided to rewrite his own modern show, using only the setting from Mee’s play. New characters quickly developed, ones that were much more realistic then Mee’s zany midgets or foreign transvestites. The result was invisibles, a show that chronicles the modern day economic situation and reveals the lives and stories of the working poor. invisibles is Fogarty’s first full length script.
Julia	Julia Hinson Director Julia Hinson is a Masters student at the University of Nebraska of Omaha. Prior to living in Omaha she worked and directed professionally in Memphis,TN. Some of her favorite directing credits include Crimes of the Heart, Androcles and the Lion, Prelude to a Kiss, ‘Otherhood and Mister Greenjeans. She received her BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis and while there won two Ostrander (Memphis Theatre) Awards for her acting work. Julia has also written, produced and performed sketch comedy with the sketch comedy troupe Giggle Jones and Sight Gag. Her work as an actor, director and writer can be heard on the audio theater website: www.chatterboxtheater.org. She is thrilled to be a part of Collective Unconscious and looks forward to working with them again!!
Virginia	Virgina Jones Stage Manger/Props Transfer student from St. Louis, V is a Senior at UNO majoring in Theatre. She has ASM for Fantasticks! (2010) and Assistant Directed -Hippie Doctor (2009), both at UNO. V is an aspiring professional stage manager. In her free time, she likes to catch up on sleep.
Gina	Gina Leonardo Assistant Stage Manger Gina Leonardo will be at junior at UNO this fall. She is double majoring in theater and studio art. Gina loves being onstage in addition to her backstage work. Gina’s current backstage experience has included work in Fiddler on the Roof, Awesome 80′s Prom, and All Shook Up at the Omaha Community Playhouse. She has also interned as an assistant stage manager for two shows at UNO, and has done numerous tech positions. Currently Gina is working as an Assistant Stage Manger for invisibles, as well as working as an ASM for The Stories We Tell, and as a Stage Manager for The Dumb Waiter/Zoo Story at Creighton. Despite her busy schedule, she manages to spend time relaxing with her family and fiancée.
Catie	Catie Miller Creator/Production Manager/PR Catie Miller is a Junior at UNO. Though her major is Theatre, she is also working on minors in Sociology and English. Volunteering on various projects most of her life, Catie strove to find a way to marry her love of theatre and non-profit work together. The result is The Collective Unconscious, the student run non-profit theatre focusing on social awareness. Catie hopes to gain non-profit status for this theatre to keep it affordable and accessible to everyone. Her past work in theatre, school and work has prepped her for this role by teaching her business, web design, acting, organization and above all patience. Not only has Catie done a year of PR work for UNO and other tech work, she has also acted in Shelterbelt’s Instant Theatre 2010!, Holland’s Young Artist Night:Exploding Fairy Tales (Writer, Ensemble), Dog Sees God(Marcy),Women of Troy (Andromache,UNO), The Birds (UNO) and Carry On (Writer, Cast Member – New Works, New Ways Festival.) Catie would like to thank all of the amazing people who have made this collective what it is today.
Scottie	Scottie T. Pace Set Build/Sound Tech Scottie is a Junior at UNO and is majoring in Music. He is also working on a Minor in Theater. This is the third show Scottie has acted in. Previous credits include parts in a Mills Masquers’ production of High School Musical and UNO’s production of The Miracle Worker.Scottie has enjoyed working with the Cast and Crew of this show and is looking forward to another great season in UNO’s Theater Department!
Olivia	Olivia Sather Production Assistant Olivia Sather is excited about starting up the Collective Unconscious with a group of wonderful and talented people! She is an actress who’s recent theater credits include The Fantasticks! (UNO) The Miracle Worker(UNO) and Fat Girlfriend the Musicial (Shelterbelt). Recent film credits include Lucky(Ten/ Four Pictures) and Life at Grandpa’s (Pigboat Prod). Olivia is excited to get behind the scenes and work on some production aspects of theater!
Amy	Amy Schwied Song Selection Currently, Amy is prepping for her third year as a theatre major at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her main passions are acting, directing, and different styles of movement theatre. Amy recently completed working with the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival as a camp teacher, and assistant to the fight director. Other credits include performer and co-conspirator of Ana-Motion, assistant director for UNO’s production of The Fantasticks!, Juliet in Music Alive’s production of Romeo & Juliet meets Westside Story, Helen Keller in UNO’s The Miracle Worker, and sewing costumes for UNO’s Hippie Doctor. She can be seen in the near future as a part ofThe Stories We Tell, a retelling of the Little Mermaid through movement.
Beth	Beth A. Thompson Lights & More Beth Thompson is a junior at UNO majoring in theatre with a focus on Acting/Directing. Her most recent work includes portrayals of “Liz” in Hippie Doctor for the UNO mainstage, “Window Washer” in Witness and “Ensemble” in Ana-Motion both UNO student productions as well as “Dreamer” in The Nightshade Tapes for the Blue Barn’s Witching Hour. Earlier this summer she served as the assistant director for Nebraska Shakespeare’s production of Romeo and Juliet. This fall she can be seen in The Stories We Tell, a movement piece based on the story of the little mermaid as well as working as the assistant director for UNO’s production of Noises Off. As a founding member of The Collective Unconscious she is very excited and proud to be a part of this production and hopes to see many more to come.