Dramat Membership

How to Become a Dramat Member

To become a member, one must work on three Dramat shows. Current membership regulations stipulate that one must perform at least ten hours' worth of work (be it tech, administration, or performance), and attend load-in and strike, for a show to count.
If you haven't worked in Yale theatre before, but would like to know about what's going on and to let us know about you, please fill out The Dramat Blue Card™, and we will contact you when the opportunities arise.

Induction

After meeting the aforementioned requirements, one becomes an official Dramat member by being inducted. Induction ceremonies follow strike for all Dramat shows. Following your third show, you will be called up to sign your name in the Dramat's Centennial Book and take a shot of the Dramat's official drink, Jack Daniel's® Old No. 7® Tennessee Whiskey, from the Cole Porter chalice. This chalice was a gift to Mr. Porter from his father after the opening of the play he wrote for the Dramat. It was then stolen by one of his friends and presented to the Dramat, where it has been passed down ever since. Before your induction is complete, you must swear an oath of allegiance to the Dramat: "To cleave wholly unto the Dramat, and to uphold its tradition of fine theater."

How to Continue Being a Dramat Member

One must work (at least ten hours, plus load-in and strike) per semester subsequent to being inducted as a Dramat member. There are lots of smaller jobs to do if your time is tight in a given semester, such as painting, run crew, follow-spot operation, box office managing, ushering, and so forth. There are no membership dues.

Membership Benefits

Upon being conferred their membership, Dramat members enjoy the following benefits:

Current Dramat Membership

Alison Adams Danielle Frimer David Martinez
Bobby Allen Jay Frisby Matthew McCollum
Victor Alquicira Matthew George McKay Nield
Emma Barash Megan Gilbert Sean Owczarek
Mallory Baysek Emma Griffin Elizabeth Palazzolo
Amit Bhalla Rachel Hansen Marcus Parrish
Becky Bicks Peregrine Heard Emmanuel Ramirez
Eva Bitran Micah Hendler Ashley Rodbro
Noah Bokat-Lindell Julie Hersh Amy Rosenblum
Sam Bolen Alex Hirsch Katherine Rosenfeld
Stephen Brandes Brian Hoefling Avital Rutenberg-Schoenberg
Lauren Bremen Emily Howell Davita Scarlett
Martha Burson Douglas Hummel-Price Catherine Schroeder
Sofija Canavan Mila Hursey Claire Seaver
Erin Capistrano Cordelia Istel Gabriel Seidman
Taylour Chang Miles Jacoby Joshua Silverstein
Elysa Chao Gary Jaffe Alyssa Simmons
Andrew Chittenden Chaka Jaliwa Gabriel Sloyer
Eleni Christidis Luke Kanter Susan Steinman
Jennifer Cohen Lily Lamb-Atkinson Adam Stempel
Maia Collier Blair Lanier Oren Stevens
Hannah Corrigan Michael Laskin Rachel Sturm
Hannah Cousins Saskia Leggett Anna Swan
Tommy Crawford Lily Lewis-McNeil Ava Tattelman Parnes
Charlie Croom Jacob Liberman Alexandra Trow
Gwynedd Davis Tse Yang Lim Amanda Vandenberg
Patrick Dewechter Rachel London Laura Vrana
Isaac Durand Angela Londono Pardo Alice Walton
Brian Earp Daisy Long Jenny Werner
Zoelle Egner Meg Loughran Jesse Williams
David Eisenman David Ludwig Tessa Williams
Jacqueline Feldman Andrew Maillet John Wolff
Jessica Fried Jordan Marschke Gabriella Zeugin