Chris Cory is a senior public relations major with theater and psychology minors. Chris has been involved with FYP since his freshman year when he played "Ching" in Anything Goes. The past two years he has been assistant director for West Side Story and Fame!. Also on campus, Chris is the vice-president and co-director of Cabaret Performance Troupe and can been seen on the OTN series, First Year. In fall 2007, Chris studied abroad in London and interned with Chuff Media, a music publicity firm in England. Chris is looking forward to another awesome year with this great organization.

Sammy Kanter is a senior newspaper major with minors in theatre and psychology. After his one line "where?" in FYP's production of Anything Goes as a freshman, he rose in the ranks to be an assistant producer for West Side Story and was the co-producer for Fame! last year. At SU, he is the music director of Oy Cappella, sits on the Pulse Advisory board, and interns at the Syracuse Post-Standard. In his hometown of Cincinnati(WHO DEY!), he is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of a theatre company, Transit Five Productions. FYP is the best thing that has happened to him at this university.

After spending this summer as a professional vagabond in various locations around the world (Spain, Paris, Hawaii, and New Jersey to name just a few), Caitlin Guthoff is ecstatic to be director of FYP this year. Hailing from the beautiful Hudson Valley (Hopewell Jct., NY to be exact), Caitlin is currently a junior TRF major at Syracuse. Caitlin joined FYP in her freshman year by playing Francesca in its 2007 production of West Side Story. This past year Caitlin was the make-up designer for Fame! and hopes everyone realizes that the show was a success due only to the massive amounts of hairspray and blue eye shadow used backstage. Caitlin is also obsessed with several things such as biscotti, drunken goggles, peacocks, and nature.

Christine Meglino is a senior Television Radio and Film major with two minors in theater and CRS. Her journey with FYP began three years ago when she took on the role of everyone’s favorite promiscuous tap-dancing angel, Virtue. She was the assistant producer for West Side Story in 2007 and the assistant choreographer for Fame in 2008. On campus this Disney crazed kid is a member of Cabaret Performance Troupe and Danceworks. She choreographs, sings, and does a fierce free-boogie with The Mandarins, a female a cappella group on campus. When surfing channels late at night you may come across a show on OTN titled First Year, in which Christine takes on the role of the rather “loopy” character Rachel. She spent this past summer interning with Nick Jr, working with their hit show The Backyardigans. Christine is very excited and honored to spend her last year at Syracuse choreographing for FYP.

Mikey Debach is a senior Television, Radio and Film major in the Newhouse School, and is actively involved with the staff of First Year Players as this year’s music director. Mikey was also a cast member in the Spring 2006 production of Anything Goes in which he played a "deliciously comedic" Evelyn Oakleigh. Outside of his Newhouse requirements, Michael stays busy with a Drama minor, the all-male a cappella group Orange Appeal, sketch comedy group Penguins Without Pants, as well as his many piano accompaniment jobs with students and organizations both on and off-campus. He’s totes STOKED to be a part of this year’s E-board, and looks forward to another amazingly successful year with First Year Players.

Alex Rabinowitz is excited to be back with FYP as Art Director for this year’s upcoming production. Previously he directed Fame, made a documentary for West Side Story, and wore a Chef’s hat in Anything Goes. Alex is a senior film major in VPA and PR chair for all-male a cappella group Orange Appeal (http://www.orangeappeal.net). Saddened by the fact that this is his last year, Alex is grateful to everyone that has been there along the ride. FYP wouldn’t be nearly as intense without him.

Hannah Globus is a Sophmore Television Radio and Film Major with a theater minor here at this wonderfully cold place we call Syracuse University. She is very excited to be working on staff with FYP after being the crazy punk drummer Lambchops in the 2008 production of Fame! After spending the summer interning at a Shakespeare Company in California, Hannah is looking forward to getting back to her musical side with FYP. FYP is the best thing on campus and everyone should definitely come check it out!

Kevin Hirst is FYecstatic to be an Assistant Producer for FYP! Kevin is a sophomore Television, Radio, and Film major in Newhouse and a Marketing major in Whitman. He’s also pursuing a minor in Theater. His love of theater began when he played a Mouse/Child at age six in a production of The Pied Piper. Since then, he has performed in over 40 theatrical productions in his hometown of Erie, PA. Most recently, he portrayed Logan Schwartz (aka Ensemble member) in FYP’s 2008 production of Fame! with his memorable solo line: “LIPS, DAMIT, LIPS!” When he’s not acting as an understudy to the Producers, Kevin is a Resident Advisor for the Whitman Learning Community, the Co-Director of Campus Relations for the OrangeSeeds Leadership program, a brother in Delta Sigma Pi, a Newhouse Ambassador, a Whitman Peer Facilitator, and sits on the Pulse Advisory Board.

Kristin Busa is a senior aerospace engineering major from the magical town of Guilderland, NY. Having a slight obsession with student organizations, she’s excited to be this year’s financial director of FYP, president of Sigma Gamma Tau (the aerospace engineering honor society), and involved in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tau Beta Pi, U100, and DanceWorks. Having debuted as Purity, one of Reno’s tap-dancing angels, in FYP’s production of Anything Goes, she went on to become the photographer/scrapbooker for West Side Story and an assistant choreographer of Fame!

Christine Miller is a senior Public Relations major with a minor in Psychology. She has been involved in FYP since her freshman year: in the ensemble for Anything Goes, as the Assistant PR Director for West Side Story, and as the PR Director for last year's Fame!. Last fall, Christine studied on the French Riviera in Cannes, and in anticipation of her pending graduation, she will be interning in Crouse Hospital's communications department this fall. Her hobbies include reading Harry Potter books, visiting Disney World, and attempting to solve the DO's daily crossword puzzle. Christine is looking forward to another great year with the some of the best friends she's ever had.

Sara Nicolodi is back for her senior year at Syracuse University. This is her 3rd year working with FYP; Sara was the stage manager for FYP's FAME and assistant stage manager for FYP's West Side Story. Sara is an English and Textual Studies/Secondary Education major and will be student teaching this fall for her degree. Sara likes starry nights, long walks on the beach, and of course, rehearsal reports.