Cast
(in ALPHABETICAL order)
TITANIA
Karen Aldridge*
HELENA
Celeste Arias*
THESEUS, MUSTARDSEED
Brett Cassidy†
PEASEBLOSSOM
Jacqui Dupré†
STARVELING
Savannah Faye†
SNOUT
Komi M. Gbeblewou†
OBERON
Paul James*
HIPPOLYTA, COBWEB
Camilla Leonard†
QUINCE
Becca Lustgarten†
BOTTOM
Jake Millgard*
EGEUS
Victor Morris*
FAIRY
Carter Piggee
DEMETRIUS
Jeffrey Rashad†
PUCK
Christopher Michael Rivera*
HERMIA
Jamie Ann Romero*
LYSANDER
Bernadette Sefic†
SNUG, FAIRY
Zude Tibeau†
DJ
Miki Vale*
FLUTE
Nathan VanAtta†
MOTH, FIRST FAIRY
Maggie Walters†
UNDERSTUDIES
for Bottom – Brett Cassidy†; for Titania, Starveling, Quince, Lysander – Jacqui Dupré†; for Hermia – Savannah Faye†; for Demetrius – Komi M. Gbeblewou†; for Theseus, Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Snout, Cobweb, Flute, Moth, First Fairy – Carter Piggee; for Oberon, Egeus – Jude Tibeau†; for Puck – Nathan VanAtta†; for Helena, Hippolyta, Snug – Maggie Walters
Production Stage Manager
Chandra R.M. Anthenill*
Assistant Stage Manager
Avery James Evans*
There will be no intermission.
Production Staff
Assistant Director and Intimacy Consultant Kandace Crystal
Fight Consultant Ka’imi Kuoha
Fight Consultant Jake Millgard
Assistant Scenic Design Eileen McCann
Assistant Costume Design Natalie Barshow
Associate Lighting Design Joel Britt
Assistant Lighting Design J.D. Hopper
Associate Sound Design Paul Peterson
Assistant Sound Design Caleb Foley
Stage Management Swing Allison Bailey*
Dance Captain Camilla Leonard†
Fight Captain Jake Millgard
Stage Management Intern Clarence Lightfoot
Stage Management Intern Jonathan Fong
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
†Student in The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.
Becca Lustgarten, Jeffrey Rashad, and Jude Tibeau appear in this production courtesy
of Actors’ Equity Association.
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 | KAREN ALDRIDGE (Titania) Broadway: original Mrs. Phelps in Matilda The Musical. International tours: Le Costume (2001–2002), Battlefield (2017–2018), both directed by Peter Brook. Chicago: extensive work at A Red Orchid Theatre (ensemble member), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Writers Theatre, Next Theatre Company. Recurring television: Zelmare Roulette in season 4 of Fargo (FX), Regabhi in “Severance” (Apple TV), Adele Kipling in “The Get Down” produced and directed by Baz Luhrmann (Netflix) Dr. Kendra in “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago Med” (NBC), Dr. Ella Harris in Golden Globe-winning “Boss” (Starz). Film: Mother’s Milk directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (upcoming). |
 | CELESTE ARIAS (Helena) The Old Globe: Uncle Vanya. Off -Broadway: Anatomy of a Suicide (Atlantic Theater Company), Uncle Vanya (Hunter Theater Project). Off Off Broadway: Superstitions (New Ohio), The Three Seagulls (HERE Arts). Regional: The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls (Yale Rep). Film: The Post, The Big Sick, Rebel in the Rye, Kate Can’t Swim. Television: “Paper Girls” (Amazon), “NOS4A2” (AMC), “Evil,” “Bull,” “The Code,” “The Good Wife” (CBS). Education: B.F.A. from NYU, M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama. |
 | BRETT CASSIDY (Theseus, Mustardseed) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: second-year student; Falstaff and Peto in Henry IV, Part I, Shepherd in Oedipus Tyrannus. Washington DC area: Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical (NextStop Theatre Company), AP in Columbinus (First Stage; Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play), company member in King Kirby (Off the Quill). Television/film: Amazon Prime’s “Thespian” and FAMM’s The Vanishing Trial. Other work: teaching artist at Imagination Stage, contributing artist at Art Ability. Education: B.A. in Theatre from The George Washington University. brettcassidyactor.com. |
 | JACQUI DUPRÉ (Peaseblossom) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth, Henry IV, Part I, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oedipus Tyrannus. Boston area: Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (My Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play), She Kills Monsters (Company One), Charles Mee’s Jesus (Heart + Dagger), The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (Wax Wings Productions). Other work: wardrobe and props stylist for film and television, proud member of IATSE Local 481. jacquidupre.com. |
 | savannah faye (Starveling) (she/her) The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: second-year candidate; Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I, Caroline in Detroit ’67, Snug, Clutch in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Old Globe: Phillip, ensemble in The Taming of the Shrew. Education: B.F.A. from Abilene Christian University. @savvyochran on Instagram. |
 | KOMI M. GBEBLEWOU (Snout) (he/him/his) The Old Globe: Nathaniel, ensemble in The Taming of the Shrew, John Nevins understudy in Trouble in Mind, Actor 1 understudy in Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: The Skin of Our Teeth, Henry IV, Part I, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Detroit ’67. Other: 70 Scenes of Halloween, Dog Sees God (University of California, Berkeley), SantaCon 2019 (PianoFight). Education: B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. @komigee on Instagram; komigbeblewou.com. |
 | PAUL JAMES (Oberon) Regional: Really Really (Signature Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Syracuse Stage). Film/television: Unlovable, Spinning into Butter, Bad Fan, The Architect, Cry_Wolf, “I Love That for You” (Showtime), “Soundtrack” (Hulu), “Nash Bridges” (USA), “The Hot Zone” (Nat Geo), “The Path” (Hulu), “The Last Ship” (TNT), “Greek” (ABC Family; NAACP Image Award nomination). Education: B.F.A. from Syracuse University. |
 | CAMILLA LEONARD (Hippolyta, Cobweb) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: first-year candidate; Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I, Gladys in The Skin of Our Teeth. Regional: Melissa in Princess Ida (Lamplighters Music Theatre), Wendla in Spring Awakening (The Left-Hand Theatre Co.), Emma in Stupid F**king Bird (UC Berkeley), The Threepenny Opera (West Edge Opera). Honors: Grace Sprague Pillsbury and Josephine Park Pillsbury Award. Education: B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. camillaleonard.com, @miss.camilla on Instagram. |
 | BECCA LUSTGARTEN (Quince) The Old Globe: Widow in The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Play On Shakespeare), Hostess, Blunt in Henry IV, Part I, Fortune Teller in The Skin of Our Teeth. Off Broadway: American Drum Circle (Primary Stages), Animals (Manhattan Rep), Celebration (UglyRhino/Brooklyn Lyceum). Regional: One Man, Two Guvnors, Tartuffe (Berkeley Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory), Death of a Salesman (South Coast Repertory), Three Sisters, Small World (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Hangar Theatre). Film: To Us, Mia’s Candy, Otumokpo. Education: B.F.A. from Boston University. @beccalust on Instagram. |
 | JaKE MILLGARD (Bottom) The Old Globe: Trouble in Mind, The Underpants, Barefoot in the Park, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benny and Joon, Guys and Dolls, Macbeth, Love’s Labor’s Lost, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure, Arms and the Man. Regional: Fly (La Jolla), Dracula, A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Pride and Prejudice (Cygnet), A Christmas Story (SDMT). Television/film: “Danger Force,” “Grimm,” “Packed,” The Basics of Love. Education: M.F.A. from Globe/USD Shirley Graduate Theatre Program. JakeMillgard.com, @jakemillgard on Instagram and Twitter. |
 | VICTOR MORRIS (Egeus) The Old Globe: Trouble in Mind, Regular (2022 Powers New Voices Festival), The Ruby in Us. Regional: 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas (New Village Arts), Trouble in Mind (MOXIE), His Girl Friday (La Jolla Playhouse), Storyville (SD Rep), Othello (Artists Rep), Twelfth Night (Oregon Shakes), Evita (5th Avenue), Bat Boy (Portland Center Stage), Sunday in the Park with George (Seattle Rep), Peter Pan (Pioneer Theatre). Film/television: Stephen King’s Gray Matter, Gus Van Sant’s Restless, Sleepless in Seattle, Surviving the Game, “American Vandal,” “Criminal Minds,” “Grimm,” “Leverage.” Music: SD Opera Ensemble, Principal Tubist with Westminster Orchestra. Proficiency: dramatic tenor (Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley), trumpet, tuba, soprano saxophone, Lakota flute. |
 | CARTER PIGGEE (Fairy) (he/him) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew, readings of Henry 6, Game Night, The Red and the Black. Regional: Abigail’s Party, Dry Powder (Backyard Renaissance), One in Two (Diversionary Theatre), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (New Village Arts), Ironbound (MOXIE). Education: B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from San Diego State University (spring 2017), M.F.A. from The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program (upcoming). @cjcentric in Instagram. |
 | JEFFREY RASHAD (Demetrius) Off Broadway: A Christmas Carol in Harlem (Classical Theatre of Harlem). San Diego: The Taming of the Shrew (The Old Globe). Regional: Choir Boy (DCPA), Treasure Island (MSMT). Film: First Date (JazziDreamer Ent.), Time to Leave (Before the Crown Productions), Generational Curses (Fly in Rice Media/Black Hours). Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Howard University, Current: The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program candidate. [email protected], @jeffyjeff_ on Instagram. |
 | CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL RIVERA (Puck) Theatre: Henry IV, Parts I and II, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare Center of L.A.), Macbeth, Much Ado, Don Quixote, Coriolanus, Midsummer (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (CTG), Othello (Hartford Stage Company), Up Against the Wind, The Loyal Opposition, Glow (New York Theatre Workshop), Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado (The Pearl Theatre), Blind Mouth Singing (Eugene O’Neill Theater), Romeo and Juliet (McCarter Theatre Center). |
 | JAMIE ANN ROMERO (Hermia) (she/hers) First national tour: The Play That Goes Wrong. Off Broadway: Dracula (Classic Stage Company), Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage Theater). Select regional: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Paper Mill Playhouse), world premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, others (Denver Center Theatre Company), U.S. premiere of Shakespeare in Love, others (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festivals. International: Maxim Gorky Theater in Vladivostok, Russia. Television: “The Punisher,” “New Amsterdam,” “House of Cards.” Film: Viper Club, Sunday 1287. @annjamie on Instagram. |
 | BERNADETTE SEFIC (Lysander) (they/them) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Henry IV, Part I, The Skin of Our Teeth, Macbeth. Regional: Bite Size (Denver Center), Everybody (Catamounts), Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Passion Play (Theatreworks), Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words (Goddess Here Productions), Tempest, Midsummer Night’s Dram, Romeo and Brewliet, Twelfth Pint (The Wit’s Shakesbeer), Ladybits (Local Theater’s Local Lab),Celebration, Florida (square product theatre), Matt & Ben, Fefu and Her Friends (Broads Theatre), Macbeth, Wish You Were Her/e, Provisioning (The Wit). Comedy: Second City Chicago Conservatory, The Crowd, Chaos Bloom. Education: B.F.A. from University of Colorado Boulder. bernadettesefic.com, @bernadettejolie on Instagram. |
 | JUDE TIBEAU (Snug, Fairy) Off Broadway: Dead Dog Park (59E59). Regional: The Taming of the Shrew (The Old Globe), Brother Toad (KC Rep), Road Weeps… (Perseverance), Ruined (Arena Stage), Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Theatre). Television: “Elementary,” “Happy!” Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Howard University. @mrbeau24 on Instagram. |
 | MIKI VALE (DJ, Original Music) The Old Globe/Globe for All: Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare: Call and Response. Regional: In Lieu of FLWRZ (SoulKiss Theater), mikivalethemc.com, @mikivalethemc on Instagram. |
 | NATHAN VANATTA (Flute) (he/him/his) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: The Skin of Our Teeth, Henry IV, Part I, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oedipus Tyrannus. Other: Angels in America, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1984, Restoration Comedy (Western Michigan University). @vanattanathan on Instagram. |
 | MAGGIE WALTERS (Moth, First Fairy) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew, Trouble in Mind. myShakespeare: Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Juilliard: Cinderella in Into the Woods, Bolingbroke in Richard II, Masha in Three Sisters, Rita Hayworth in Rita También Rita. Marina in Pericles, Queens Boulevard, Julius Caesar, Top Girls, Our Lady of 121st Street, others. Honors: British American Drama Academy award. Education: B.F.A. in Theatre from The Juilliard School. maggiewalters.wixsite.com/maggiewalters. |
patricia Mcgregor
(Director) (she/her/hers) Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop. The Old Globe: Resident Artist; Shakespeare: Call and Response, Krapp’s Last Tape, What You Are, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure. Selected directing: Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole (Geffen Playhouse, People’s Light), Last of the Love Letters (Atlantic), Skeleton Crew (Geffen Playhouse), Good Grief (Center Theatre Group), Hamlet (Public Theater), Place (BAM, LA Phil), The Parchman Hour (Guthrie), Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout), A Raisin in the Sun, The Winter’s Tale, Spunk (California Shakespeare Theater), Hurt Village (Signature). Broadway: 24 Hour Plays. Tour consultant: J. Cole, Raphael Saadiq, Adam Driver’s Arts in the Armed Forces. Education: M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama (Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow, Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret).
david israel reynoso
(Scenic and Costume Design) The Old Globe: El Borracho, Scrooge, Hair, As You Like It, The Tempest, The Wanderers, Red Velvet, The Blameless, tokyo fish story, Constellations, Twelfth Night, Arms and the Man, Water by the Spoonful, Time and the Conways, Double Indemnity, Be a Good Little Widow. Theatre: Optika Piñata, Portaleza, Las Quinceañeras, Waking La Llorona (as creator/director, Optika Moderna/La Jolla Playhouse), Sleep No More (Punchdrunk), ACT, ART, Arena, Finnish Ballet, Portland Center Stage, WP, Seattle Rep, others. Further work: Teatro Piñata (New Children’s Museum), Hostile Terrain 94, PostSecret, Living with Animals (Museum of Us). Obie Award, Creative Catalyst Grant. davidreynoso.com, @designreynoso on Instagram.
stephen strawbridge
(Lighting Design) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, King Richard II, Double Indemnity, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Over 200 productions on and Off Broadway, regionally, and at most major U.S. opera houses. International: Bergen, Copenhagen, The Hague, Hong Kong, Linz, Lisbon, Munich, Naples, Sao Paulo, Stratford-upon-Avon (Royal Shakespeare Company), Stockholm, Vienna, Wroclaw. Awards/nominations: American Theatre Wing, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Connecticut Critics Circle, Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Helen Hayes, Hewes Design, Lucille Lortel. Other: Chair of the Lighting Program at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.
melanie chen cole
(Sound Design and Additional Music) (she/her) The Old Globe: Noura, Tiny Beautiful Things, The Imaginary Invalid. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Henry IV, Part I, Detroit ’67, Oedipus Tyrannus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Promise, The Visit, Twelfth Night, Stupid F**king Bird, Our Town, Cloud 9, Three Sisters, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pericles. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Huntington, Indiana Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, PlayMakers Rep, South Coast Rep, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Education: M.F.A. in Theatre and Dance from UC San Diego. melaniesound.com, @melaniechencole.
Paloma mcgregor
(Choreography) (she/her/hers) Off Broadway: Shakespeare: Call and Response, Hamlet (The Public’s Mobile Unit) brownsville song (b-side for tray) (LCT3). Regional: world premiere of Jazz, world premiere of Marley, Pride and Prejudice, A Civil War Christmas (Center Stage), world premiere of The House That Will Not Stand (Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep), world premiere of Blood Dazzler (Harlem Stage), world premiere of Building a Better Fishtrap (BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance). Awards: New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award, Soros Arts Fellowship, Dance/USA Fellowship to Artists, Urban Bush Women Choreographic Center Initiative Fellowship.
emmelyn thayer
(Vocal Coach) The Old Globe: Dial M for Murder. Regional: Noises Off, Sweeney Todd, Man from Nebraska, Private Lives, History Boys (Cygnet Theatre), Good People (Carlsbad Playreaders), Frozen (ion theatre company). USD Department of Theatre: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, The Mail Order Bride, Arcadia. The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program: Voice and Speech faculty; Cloud 9, Rites of Passage, Zevon. Workshops: UC San Diego Extension, San Diego Mesa College, The Bishop’s School, San Diego Junior Theatre, San Dieguito Academy. Honors: Horrigan Award, Craig Noel M.F.A. Fellowship. emmelynthayer.com.
alaine alldaffer, csa
(Casting) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. Casting Director for Playwrights Horizons; with Lisa Donadio: A Strange Loop (currently on Broadway), Grey Gardens (also Broadway), Clybourne Park (also Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Artios Award for casting), The Flick (also at Barrow Street Theatre). Television: ABC’s “The Knights of Prosperity” (aka “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger”). Regional theatre: Huntington Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, People’s Light, among others.
chandra r.m. anthenill
(Production Stage Manager) (she/her/hers) The Old Globe: Trouble in Mind, Krapp’s Last Tape, What You Are, Tiny Beautiful Things, Globe for All (2017–2021), Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Guys and Dolls, Camp David, The Comedy of Errors. Regional: The Garden, 2020 POP Tour, Junk: The Golden Age of Debt (La Jolla Playhouse), Fun Home, Beachtown, Roz and Ray, Into the Beautiful North, Outside Mullingar, The Oldest Boy, Oedipus El Rey, Honky (San Diego Rep), Mud Row, The Last Wife, Bad Jews, Sons of the Prophet, True West, Fool for Love, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Company (Cygnet), Pippin (Diversionary).
avery james evans
(Assistant Stage Manager) (he/him) Education: M.F.A. in Stage Management from UC Irvine. Recent credits: A Grand Night for Singing (Musical Theatre West), The Folks at Home (Baltimore Center Stage), West Coast premiere of Rebecca Oaxaca Lays Down a Bunt (UCI). Mission: making change ethically in the industry, focusing on representation, equity, youth and community outreach.
 | barry edelstein (Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director) is a stage director, producer, author, and educator. He has directed nearly half of the Bard’s plays. His Globe directing credits include The Winter’s Tale, Othello, The Twenty-seventh Man, the world premiere of Rain, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet, and the world premiere of The Wanderers. He also directed All’s Well That Ends Well as the inaugural production of the Globe for All community tour. In January he oversaw the Globe’s inaugural Classical Directing Fellowship program. He recently directed The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. As Director of the Shakespeare Initiative at The Public Theater (2008–2012), Edelstein oversaw all of the company’s Shakespearean productions as well as its educational, community outreach, and artist-training programs. At The Public, he staged the world premiere of The Twenty-seventh Man, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, and Steve Martin’s WASP and Other Plays. He was also Associate Producer of The Public’s Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino. From 1998 to 2003 he was Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company. His book Thinking Shakespeare, which was rereleased in a second edition in June, is the standard text on American Shakespearean acting. He is also the author of Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions. He is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. |
 | Timothy j. Shields (Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director) joined The Old Globe as Managing Director in 2017. In his time in San Diego, he has enjoyed becoming involved in the community. He currently serves as a board member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program; an advisory board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership; and Vice President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. He brings to San Diego many decades of not-for-profit theatre experience. He was Managing Director of Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center (2009-2017); Milwaukee Repertory Theater (1998–2009); and Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York (1992–1998). He has also held administrative positions at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Denver Center Theatre Company, and McCarter Theatre Center in an earlier period of his career. He served as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as Vice President of the board at Theatre Communications Group. He has been the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; and a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. He holds a B.F.A. in Drama Production from Carnegie-Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer, CSA
Lisa Donadio
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David Israel Reynoso (Scenic and Costume Design)
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Stephen Strawbridge (Lighting Design)
Melanie Chen Cole (Sound Design and Additional Music)
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The Directors are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union.
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