Meet the Majors
Meet some of our theatre majors
Zeph Santiago ’26.5
Zeph is an English-Theatre Joint major from Daytona Beach, Florida, with a focus in literature and acting. Previous acting credits include Hamlet (several characters), Polaroid Stories (Narcissus), Orlando (Orlando), as well as participating in two building summers of the Dogteam Theatre Project and one producing summer performing in repertory Off-Broadway productions of La Viuda (The Clerk) and serving as an understudy for A Hundred Circling Camps (Morrow). Currently, Zeph is working on The Maids (Solange) as a 700-level thesis project. Outside of theatre and English, Zeph is facilitating classrooms as a teaching artist fellow at Beyond the Page.
Jamie Schwartz ’27
Jamie is a Theatre major with a Russian minor from Glastonbury, CT. She is focused in directing, but also enjoys acting, scenic design, and costume design! Middlebury Theatre Department credits include Orlando (Sasha), King Lear (Knight), These Shining Lives (Grossman/Others), Spike Heels (Director), and the upcoming production of Almost, Maine (Rhonda/Deena/Waitress). Outside of the department, Jamie has been involved with Middlebury College Musical Theatre in Grease (Rizzo), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Assistant Music Director), and The Addams Family (Uncle Fester), and is now proud to serve as the club’s Co-President. She has been involved in the Music Department’s Guys and Dolls (Harry the Horse/Hotbox dancer) and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), and is a proud member of the Middlebury Mamajamas and the Dogteam Theatre Project!
Yan Zhang ’27
Zhang Yan (she/her) is a Theatre major (acting and directing focus) from Wuhu, China. Her Middlebury credits include the 30th Annual First Show (Psychologist). Her costume design experience includes Twelfth Night, Wolf Play, Mountain Language, and Three Sisters. Her acting experience includes As You Like It (Celia), Three Little Pigs (The Wolf), Jumping Candies (High Stilt Actor), and Out of Order (Nurse).
Previously, her theatre experience was primarily focused on technical work and acting. Outside of theatre, she loves singing musical theatre, reading, and any form of outdoor exercise. She can perform on high stilts on various surfaces, even cobblestone roads.
Zoe Park ’27.5
Zoe Park is a joint Theatre and Dance major (Choreography and Performance focus) from Greenville, South Carolina. While the performing arts are her primary focus, she loves a good side quest in whitewater, or just staying in with a good book. Zoe’s Middlebury performance credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Eugenia D’ysquith), Hadestown (Fate), Mean Girls (Ms. Norbury), Urinetown, and Guys and Dolls. Her choreographic credits are Urinetown, Grease, and Mean Girls in addition to some independent choreography within the dance department. This semester, she is looking forward to directing the MCMT production of The Addams Family and performing in Antigone as Eurydice and the Main Chorus Leader. She will also be performing in the J-Term production of Into The Woods as Little Red Riding Hood. When not consumed by her latest project, Zoe can be found singing with the college choir and her a cappella group, the Middlebury Paradiddles.
Reed Hyde ‘28
Reed Hyde is a History and Theatre double major from Darien, Connecticut, with a passion for acting. Outside of the theatre department, he is a member of the Varsity Baseball Team, a coach for Oratory Now, a member of the Junior Committee, and a RADical Health Guide. Reed spent the summer of 2026 training at the Atlantic Acting School’s Spring Comprehensive program. His Middlebury theatre credits include These Shining Lives, and he looks forward to participating in more productions in the future.
Ramyn Zhang ’28.5
Ramyn Zhang is a theatre major who sometimes make theatre-inspired illustrations for fun. Middlebury theatre experience includes: Dogteam Theatre Project 2025&26 (Director, Actor, Playwright); These Shining Lives (Stage Manager); Lungs (Director, Actor); Bigfoot (Director). They’re a theatre rep, the Hepburn Zoo Technical Director, a Beyond the Page fellow, and work in the scene shop. This semester they are acting as the titular character in Antigone, as well as technical directing for the student production Brotherhood. Outside of academia, they dedicate their free time to translating and subtitling theatre recordings. Ramyn wants everything theatre and life has to offer, and believes in always choosing kindness. They would really, really, really like to be Doctor Who one day.
Jane Zhang ’28photo
Jane Zhangis a double major in Biology and Theatre at Middlebury College, with a focus in directing. Her Middlebury performance and production credits include 52nd to Bowery to Cobble Hill, in Brooklyn (Allison), Lungs (Director/Actor), These Shining Lives (Stage Manager), and Matt & Ben (Stage Manager). She’s currently the Assistant Director for Almost, Maine. This year, she serves as the Publicity Chair for the Hepburn Zoo Theatre. She also interned with Project Y as the Stage Manager for Devising Jam 2 and as Assistant to the Producer for WIT Festival 2026.