(Interpreter, Courtier, Soldier) The Old Globe: Henry 6, understudy for King James. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII, The Two Gentleman of Verona. Off Broadway: The Office! A Musical Parody (The Theater Center). Touring: Million Dollar Quartet (Apex Touring). Regional: Ozark Actors Theatre, Arts of Coastal Carolina, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, North Shore Music Theatre, Little Theatre on the Square, Cortland Rep, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Peterborough Players, Rocky Mountain Rep, Ivoryton Playhouse. Education: B.F.A. with Honors in Music Theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University. @dannyeadams on Instagram. BLM.

(Parolles) The Old Globe: The Age of Innocence. Broadway: Network, The Kite Runner. Off Broadway: Macbeth (CSC), Fuente Ovejuna (TFANA), Hamlet (Waterwell), Richard II (WNYC/Public). Regional: Seattle Rep, Arena Stage, Guthrie, ACT SF, Berkeley Rep, Huntington, Lookingglass, Folger, Merrimack Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Center Stage, CATF, San Jose Rep, Marin Theatre, Arizona Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, Colorado Shakes, Lake Tahoe Shakes, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where his solo show Behfarmaheen (If You Please) made him the first Iranian American playwright to have a play performed there. Film: Ezra, Funny Face, The Jew of Malta, Joyful. Television: “Law & Order: CI,” “Smash,” “The Blacklist,” “Girls5eva,” “Chicago Med.” Education: M.F.A. University of Washington PATP.

(Lord Dum) The Old Globe: Henry 6. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Theatre: Is God Is (A Red Orchid), Sweat (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Tiny Beautiful Things (Theatre SilCo), Harvey (Heritage Theatre Festival), A Raisin in the Sun (Virginia Repertory Theatre), Welcome to Fear City, Myhailia, Mississippi (Contemporary American Theater Festival), Stick Fly (Writers Theatre), Hamlet (St. Louis Shakespeare), Seven Guitars, Tartuffe, Blood Wedding (University of Virginia). Television: “The Chi” (Showtime), “61st Street” (AMC). Education: The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program second-year candidate. kevinalicea.com. 

(Bertram) (he/him) The Old Globe: debut.  NYC: A Woman Among Women (The Bushwick Starr, NY Times Critics Pick), Bobbie Clearly (Roundabout), Love & Money (Signature Theatre), The Mystery of Love & Sex (Lincoln Center, dir. Sam Gold), The City of Conversation (Lincoln Center, dir. Doug Hughes), Blue (The Apollo, dir. Phylicia Rashad). Regional: Big Data (A.C.T., SFBATCC nom, dir. Pam MacKinnon), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (CTG, Ovation Award, dir. Phylicia Rashad), Today is My Birthday (Yale Rep). TV: Issa Rae’s “Minimum Wage” (ALLBLK), “The Good Fight” (Paramount+), “Madam Secretary” (CBS).  Education: B.F.A. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, LAMDA. gabriel-brown.com. 

(Courtier, Soldier) The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII. NYC: Iphigenia Among the Taurians (Mabou Mines), Overdose (Playwrights Horizons), Grace’s Birthday (HERE Arts Center) Education: B.A. The New School. The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, first year. @LanceDBush.

(Courtier, Soldier) The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII. The Alliance Theatre: The Wizard of Oz (Lion Understudy). True Colors Theatre: The Nativity (Shepherd/Dancer). Conservatory of Performing Arts: The Bluest Eye (Daddy). Voiceover: Saint in Rogue Company (video game), Theo in Five Years (Dipsea Audio), Missi0n Complete (Asana). Education: B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts. @officialtrevorbutler on Instagram.

(Widow of Florence) The Old Globe: Beyond Therapy. Select Broadway: On Your Feet, Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret (dir. Mendes and Marshall), Titanic (original Ida Straus), The Heidi Chronicles, Ghetto, Quilters, Is There Life After High School. UK and Toronto: In Dreams. National tours: On Your Feet, Wicked, Cabaret, M. Butterfly. Obie for Uncommon Women and Others. Extensive Off Broadway, including Road Show (Public) and regional including Yerma (Huntington) and Three Sisters directed by John Doyle (Cincinnati Playhouse). M.F.A. from Yale Drama School. Many audiobooks including Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Julia Alvarez’s Afterlife.

(Lord Dee) (they/them) The Old Globe: Appropriate (u/s River). The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII. LA Theatre: Shakespeare UnScripted (Mark Taper Amphitheater), Jane Austen UnScripted (Garry Marshall Theatre), The Groundlings Crazy Uncle Joe Show, Groundlings Sunday Company alumna. Short film: Every Morning (writer, actor, producer) winner Best Acting Duo and Outstanding Achievement LGBTQ+ Short (Indie Short Fest Jan 2023). Education: The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program (Group 38). @msmadig on Instagram.

(Lafew) The Old Globe: The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. National Tour: Some Like It Hot - The Musical (w/ Tony Curtis). Off Broadway: Kingfish (Public); The Illusion, Love & Anger (NYTW); The End of the Day (Playwrights Horizons); The Boys Next Door (Lamb’s Theatre). Regional: Ahmanson, Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Houston Alley, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Milwaukee Rep, Missouri Rep, St. Louis Rep, CV Rep, North Coast Rep, and the California, Utah, Idaho, and Alabama Shakespeare Festivals. Film/television: God is An Astronaut, The Heiress, “The Unit,” “Halo: I Love Bees,” “Whiz Kalifa: Behind the Cam.”

(Lavatch the Fool) Off Broadway: Malvolio, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Downstate (Playwrights), She Calls Me Firefly (New Perspectives). Regional: King Lear, In the Heights, Milk Like Sugar, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, Romeo and Juliet, Tartuffe, and more. TV: “Person of Interest,” “Blindspot,” “Blue Bloods,” “Search Party,” “The Endgame,” “Fleishman is in Trouble.” B.F.A. from Rutgers University Mason Gross. matthewjharris.net. Special thanks to my rep, family and Alaine.

(Fiore, Courtier, Soldier) (they/them) Credits: Appropriate, Henry 6, The Age of Innocence (The Old Globe); As You Like It, Julius Caesar (New Swan Shakes). Education: B.A. in Theater with Honors in Acting from University of California, Irvine.  @chrishalfway on Instagram.

(Courtier, Soldier) Theatre:  Empty Ride (u/s, The Old Globe), Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII (The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program), Year of the Solar Eclipse (The Wild Project), I Met You On TV (The Tank), Intervention (Plaxall Theatre), Phoenix Paper (Off-Broadstreet Theatre) Into the Woods (Richmond E. Rauh Studio Theatre). Film/TV: “Do It to Me If You Want” (Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival) Education: The Old Globe and USD Shiley M.F.A. Program first-year candidate. Maggie Flanigan Studio Conservatory in NYC. B.S. in Psychology from University of Pittsburgh. @stenck on Instagram.

(Duke of Florence, Courtier, Soldier) The Old Globe: understudy for Appropriate. The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII . Regional: Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey). National Tour: Caesar in Julius Caesar, Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Macbeth, Nick in The Great Gatsby (Aquila Theatre). B.F.A. in Acting from Western Kentucky University; M.F.A. in Acting from The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program (Group 38).

(Florenzia, Courtier, Soldier) Theatre: Empty Ride (u/s performed, The Old Globe), Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII (The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program), Kim’s Convenience (Laguna Playhouse), Coleman ‘72 (u/s, South Coast Rep), 4000 Miles (Sierra Madre Playhouse). Television/film: “Madam Secretary,” “Rizzoli & Isles,” “The Mindy Project,” “Snowfall,” “Grey’s Anatomy.” Education: B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Theatre from Duke University and The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program first-year candidate (Group 38). susane-e-lee.com, @susanelee on Instagram.

(Rinaldo, Courtier, Soldier) The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII. Regional: The Sunset Limited (Bluff City Theater), A Raisin in the Sun (Hawthorne Players), Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Metro Theater Company), Two Trains Running (Clayton Theatre), “Master Harold”…and the Boys (Winnipesaukee Playhouse), Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors (St. Louis Shakespeare). Honors: Princess Grace Honorarium. Education: Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Western Governors University. @ericklindsey on Instagram.

(Helena) Mac Beth (RedBull/Hunter), Marys Seacole (LCT3), Bernie and Mikey’s Trip to the Moon (59E59), The Liar (CSC), Troilus and Cressida, Much Ado About Nothing (The Public - Delacorte), Grand Concourse, Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra (Playwrights Horizons), The Wayside Motor Inn (Signature Theater Company), Family Furniture (The Flea), Baby Screams Miracle (Clubbed Thumb). Regional: Katharine/Boy in Henry V (Two River Theater). TV/film: “Little Voice,” “Orange is the New Black,” “High Maintenance,” “The Devil You Know” (HBO pilot: Jenji Kohan/Gus Van Sant), Lost Holiday, Are You Happy Now, Hayseed. Training: Juilliard.

(King of France) The Old Globe: The Sisters Rosensweig. Broadway: Girl from the North Country, Indecent, The Visit, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Enron, Aida and this fall, Ragtime. Off Broadway: Theatres throughout the city including most recently King Lear and The Beautiful Lady (Cafe La Mama).  Regional theatres across the country. International: The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Suzuki Company of Toga, SITI Company and world tours with Laurie Anderson and Richard Foreman. Film/television: “Duster,” The History of Sound, “The Twin Towers.” Awards: Eliot Norton Outstanding Performer (The Tempest), Obie (The Medium), San Diego Critics Circle Award (Wintertime, Indecent). SITI Company founding member. M.F.A., UCSD.

(Diana) The Old Globe: Henry 6, understudy for: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, The Age of Innocence (performed), The Merry Wives of Windsor (performed). The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate M.F.A. Acting candidate Group 37. Select credits: Sama Sama (East West Players), understudy for The Great Khan (San Diego Rep), Sylvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Old Globe/USD). Honors: Craig Noel Award, Wagner Award. Education: B.S. in Cognitive Science, and B.A. in Theatre from UC San Diego. apawaan.com, @ajaypawaan on Instagram.

(Countess of Roussillon) The Old Globe: The Hostage. Broadway: Once Upon a Mattress, The Suicide, The School for Scandal, The Inspector General. Off Broadway: Henry V, Skin of our Teeth (TFNA), Government Inspector (Red Bull), Misanthrope, Winter’s Tale (CSC), Usus, King Philip’s Head (Clubbed Thumb). The Acting Company (Founding Member): The School for Scandal, The Robber Bridegroom, The Cradle Will Rock (Off Broadway, Old Vic). Regional: A.R.T., Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, Shakespeare Theatre, South Coast Rep, McCarter, Yale Rep, St. Nicholas, Chicago. Television/film: “Warehouse 13,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Titus,” “Caroline in the City,” Two Bits, Quiz Show, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Wedding Banquet, Illuminata, Spike of Bensonhurst. Honors: Drama Desk Award, Jeff Awards. Education: Juilliard Drama (Group 1).

(A Stranger, Courtier, Soldier) (he/him) Theatre: Henry 6 (The Old Globe), Henry VIII, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program), Anytown, The Trial of Donna Caine, The Immigrant, New Kid (George Street Playhouse), Love’s Labour’s Lost, Richard III (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Island of the Blue Dolphins (Laguna Playhouse), All’s Well That Ends Well, King Lear (Hip to Hip Theatre), Julius Caesar (StormSeller). Short films: “Big Canvas,” “White Ferrari.” Education: The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College. @akoni.steinmann on Instagram.

(Mariana,  Courtier) (she/her) The Old Globe: understudy for Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Henry 6. Regional: A Christmas Carol (Walnut Street Theatre), Pericles (Shakespeare in Clark Park), Julius Caesar (Media Theatre), Wait Until Dark, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol (Hedgerow Theatre Company). National tour: Peter in Peter Rabbit Tales (Enchantment Theatre Company). Education: M.A. in Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Shakespeare’s Globe Higher Education Acting Residency in London, The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program (Group 37). M.F.A. credits: Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

(Courtier, Soldier) (she/any/all) The Old Globe: Appropriate (u/s Toni). The Old Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Orlando, Tiger at the Gates, Henry VIII. Chicago: Fun Home (Victory Gardens Theatre), The Kid Thing (Nothing Without A Company, Non-Equity Jeff Nomination). Education: B.F.A. Acting, Millikin University. M.F.A. Classical Acting, The Old Globe and USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, candidate 2026. 

(Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director) is a stage director, producer, author, and educator. 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, the world premiere of The Wanderers, the American premiere of Life After, Romeo and Juliet, the world premiere of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, the two-part epic Henry 6, and, during the pandemic, Hamlet: On the Radio. He also directed All’s Well That Ends Well as the inaugural production of the Globe for All community tour, and he oversees the Globe’s Classical Directing Fellowship program. In addition to his recent Globe credits, he directed The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2018 and The Wanderers Off Broadway with Roundabout Theatre Company in 2023. 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 is the standard text on American Shakespearean acting. He is also the author of Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions. His podcast “Where There’s a Will: Finding Shakespeare” was produced by the Globe and Pushkin Industries. He is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

(Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director) joined The Old Globe as Managing Director in 2017, bringing with him a wealth of theatrical experience and a deep commitment to community service. Since his appointment, he has been actively involved in the San Diego community, currently serving as an executive committee member of the board of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership; as a member of the City of San Diego’s Balboa Park Committee; and as an advisory board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership, following his term as a board member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program. In his over four decades of service to non-profit theatres, Shields has held several prominent positions. He was the Managing Director of Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center from 2009 to 2017, and held the same role at Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1998 to 2009, and at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York, from 1992 to 1998. Additionally, he has held administrative roles at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis; the Denver Center Theatre Company; and earlier at McCarter Theatre Center. He has been a significant figure in the non-profit theatre field, serving as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as Vice President of the board at Theatre Communications Group, and as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Other notable roles include being the co-founder and President of Theatre Wisconsin; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; and being a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. Tim holds a B.F.A. in Drama Production from Carnegie Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and remains to this day a die-hard fan of the Steelers and Pirates.