About Us

The OTYC Board is made up of undergraduate students who are responsible for selecting annual repertoire, organizing production teams for each opera, and arranging performance events. A new board is elected at the start of each calendar year.


Opera Theatre of Yale College 2025 Board
Artistic Director

Ava Gaughan, MC '26

Managing Director

Claire Zhong, BC '28

Music Advisor/Assistant Artistic Director

Alliese Bonner, BK '27

Marketing Director

Araiya Casriel, BC '28

Special Events Manager

Cayley Tolbert-Schwartz, JE '28

Treasurer

Sean Liu, GH '26

Web Manager

Raymond Hou, MY '27

Special Events Team

Everett Tolbert-Schwartz, JE '26

Special Events Team

Thisbe Wu, SY '26

Board Member

James Prudhomme, GH '26

Board Member

Mallory Arnold, MC '27

Board Member

Daniel Fried, TD '26

Board Member

Abraham Payne, SY '26