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Antony and Cleopatra

June 17 - September 5, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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The Importance of Being Earnest

June 20 - October 4, 2025

Randall L. Jones Theatre

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Macbeth

June 16 - September 4, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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As You Like It

June 18 - September 6, 2025

Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre

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Steel Magnolias

June 21 - October 4, 2025

Randall L. Jones

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

June 19 - October 3, 2025

Randall L. Jones Theatre

Acting and Artistic Companies

Acting Company

The acting company will be updated as the latest casting news becomes available. Actors and roles are subject to change at any time. Please check back often for the latest information.

Ashley Aquino (she/her)
Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing; Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Zac Barnaby† (he/they)
Lord/Mariner/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale; Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Cassandra Bissell* (she/her)
Queen Katherine in Henry VIII; Huntsman/Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew
Whitney Black (she/her)
Understudies for Clown 2 in The 39 Steps and Henrietta in Silent Sky
Evelyn Carol Case (she/her)
Verges/Attendant/Candle Bearer in Much Ado About Nothing; Brandon/Patience/Celebrant in Henry VIII
Christopher Centinaro (he/him/el)
Florizel in The Winters Tale; Surveyor/Cardinal/Capuchius/Cranmer in Henry VIII; Server/Messenger/Nicholas in The Taming of the Shrew
Tom Coiner* (he/him/his)
Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps; Camillo in The Winter’s Tale
Katie Cunningham* (she/her)
Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky
Trent Dahlin
Wolsey’s Secretary/Gardiner in Henry VIII, Conrade/Candle Bearer in Much Ado About Nothing
John DiAntonio* (he/him/his)
Petruchio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Michael Doherty* (he/him)
Clown 1 in The 39 Steps; Antigonus/Time in The Winter’s Tale
Alaysia Renay Duncan (she/her)
Huntsman/Server/Petra/Tailor in The Taming of the Shrew; Anne Bullen in Henry VIII; Perdita in The Winter’s Tale
Darin F. Earl II (he/they)

Lord Sands/Campeius/Dr. Butts in Henry VIII; Soldier/Isaac Crabapple/Friar Francis in Much Ado About Nothing

Recipient of the Michael and Jan Finlayson Actor Award

Topher Embrey* (he/him)
King Henry in Henry VIII, Christopher Sly/Curtis in The Taming of the Shrew, Officer/Clown in The Winter’s Tale
Gracelyn Erickson† (she/her)
Lady/Mopsa in The Winter’s Tale; Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Brandon Foxworth (he/they)
Understudy for Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop
Tim Fullerton
Understudies for Polixenes/Camillo in The Winter’s Tale, Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing, and Clown 1 in The 39 Steps
Kristina Harding (she/her)
Understudy for Williamina/Annie/Margaret in Silent Sky
John Harrell*
Cromwell/Henry Guilford in Henry VIII; Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale; Hortensio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Blake Henri
Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing; Grumio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Luke Sidney Johnson (he/him/his)
Understudies for Leontes in The Winter’s Tale and Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps
Geoffrey Kent* (he/they)
Buckingham/Lord Chancellor in Henry VIII; Vincentio/Nathaniel/Page/Haberdasher in The Taming of the Shrew; Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale
Walter Kmiec* (he/him)
Norfolk in Henry VIII; Benedick in Much Ado
James Carlos Lacey (he/him/his)
Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing; Lucentio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Tracie Lane* (she/hers)
Annabella/Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps; Hermione in The Winter’s Tale
Kat Lee (she/her)
Margaret Leavitt in Silent Sky
Rodney Lizcano* (he/they/el)
Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing; Gremio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Rockwell MacGillivray† (he/him)
Lord/Bear/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale; Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Valerie Martire (she/her)
Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing; Bianca/Player in The Taming of the Shrew
Chloe McLeod (she/her)
Lady-in-Waiting/Party Guest in Henry VIII; Biondello/Huntsman/Server in The Taming of the Shrew; Dorcas/Lady in The Winter’s Tale
Elyna Mellen (she/her)
Understudies for Ursula/Attendant/Hugh Oatcake/Candle Bearers/Soldier/George Seacoal in Much Ado About Nothing and Lords/Lady/Mariner/Dion/Shepherds/Shepherdess/Bear in The Winter’s Tale; Seminar Manager
Chris Mixon*
Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII; Baptista Minola/Player in The Taming of the Shrew; Jailer/Old Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale
Trenell Mooring* (she/her)
Margaret in Henry VIII; Hostess/Server/Phillipa/Attendant/Merchant in The Taming of the Shrew, Paulina in The Winter’s Tale
Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha* (he/him)
Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop, Peter Shaw in Silent Sky
Jimmy Nguyen (he/him)
Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing
Melinda Parrett* (she/her)
Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing; Josephina/Widow/Server in The Taming of the Shrew
Dariana Elise Pérez (she/her/ella)
Lady-in-Waiting/Party Guest in Henry VIII; Hero in Much Ado About Nothing
Bailey Savage (she/they)
Clown 2 in The 39 Steps; Cleomenes/Rustic in The Winter’s Tale
Kinsley Seegmiller
Mamillius in The Winter’s Tale
Alia Shakira* (she/her)
Camae in The Mountaintop; Annie Cannon in Silent Sky
Sarah Shippobotham (she/they)
Williamina Fleming in Silent Sky
Elise Thayn (she/her)
Understudies for Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Cleomenes/Rustic in The Winter’s Tale, and Annabella/Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps
Chauncy Thomas* (he/him)
Duke of Suffolk in Henry VIII; Leontes in The Winter’s Tale; u/s Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew
Marco Antonio Vega (he/him/his)
Executioner/Earl of Surrey in Henry VIII; Don John in Much Ado About Nothing; u/s Buckingham/Lord Chancellor in Henry VIII
Patrick Vest (he/him/his)
Lovell in Henry VIII; Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing
Stephen K. Wagner (he/him/his)
Understudies for Baptista/Player and Gremio/Player in The Taming of the Shrew, Norfolk and Lord Chamberlain in Henry VIII, and Old Shepherd/Jailer in The Winter’s Tale
Matthew Wangemann (he/him)
Hugh Oatcake/Attendant/Candle Bearer in Much Ado About Nothing, Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Spencer Watson (he/him)
Monk/Guard/Servant/Crier/Anglican Priest in Henry VIII; Balthasar/Sexton in Much Ado About Nothing
Emily Wheeler† (she/her)
Lady/Bear/Shepherdess in The Winter’s Tale; Featured Performer in The Greenshow
Caitlin Wise* (she/her)
Kate in The Taming of the Shrew; Emilia in The Winter’s Tale; u/s Hermione in The Winter’s Tale, u/s Brandon/Patience/Margaret in Henry VIII
Henry Woronicz* (he/him/his)
Lord Chamberlain in Henry VIII; Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing
Gabriel Wright† (he/him/his)
Dion/Bear/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale
Braedon Young
Scribe/Party Guest/Messenger in Henry VIII; Soldier/George Seacoal/Candle Bearer in Much Ado About Nothing
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
†At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program.
See a complete, searchable list of all our actors from 1962 to now.

Artistic Company

The artistic company will be updated as the latest news becomes available. Please check back often for the latest information.

K.L. Alberts
Costume Designer––The Taming of the Shrew
Terence Orleans Alexander * (he/him/his)
Stage Manager––The 39 Steps
Patrick Barlow
Adapter––The 39 Steps
Martinique M. Barthel * (she/her)
Stage Manager––The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Bill Black
Costume Designer––Henry VIII
John Buchan
Novelist––The 39 Steps
Adi Cabral (they/them)
Voice, Text, and Dialect Coach––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Brad Carroll (he/him)
Director––Much Ado About Nothing
Claire Chrzan (she/her)
Lighting Designer––Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps
Sacha Comrie
Intimacy Director––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Caleb Thomas Cook * (he/they)
Stage Manager––Henry VIII, Much Ado About Nothing
Lezlie Cross (she/her)
Dramaturg––Much Ado about Nothing, Silent Sky
ien DeNio (they/them)
Sound Designer/Original Music Composer––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Stefan Espinosa (he/him)
Fight Director––The Taming of the Shrew
Aaron Galligan-Stierle * (he/him)
Director––The 39 Steps
Diana Girtain (she/her)
Costume Co-Designer––The Greenshow; Draper––Silent Sky
Richard Girtain
Production Manager; Interim Scenery Director; Technical Director––Henry VIII, The Mountaintop, Silent Sky, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Brandon Scott Grayson (he/him)
Music Director––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, The Greenshows
Lauren Gunderson
Playwright––Silent Sky
Katori Hall
Playwright––The Mountaintop
Benjamin Hohman
Properties Director; Props Supervisor––Henry VIII, The 39 Steps, The Winter’s Tale, The Greenshow; Scenic Designer––The Greenshow
Carolyn Howarth
Director––The Winter’s Tale
Britannia Howe (she/her)
Director/Writer––The Greenshow 2024
Jennifer Jackson (she/her/hers)
Sound Designer and Original Music Composer––Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps
Lindsay Jones (he/him)
Sound Designer and Original Music Composer––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Cameron Knight (he/him)
Director––The Mountaintop
Jason Lajka
Set Designer––Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps
Jeffrey Lieder
Costume Director; Costume Coordinator––The Mountaintop; Costume Co-Designer––The Greenshows
Derek Charles Livingston (he/him)
Director––Henry VIII
R. Christopher Maxwell *
Stage Manager––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Tom Mays (he/they)
Co-Lighting Designer––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
David Kay Mickelsen
Costume Designer––Silent Sky
Fiona Misiura (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager––Henry VIII, Much Ado About Nothing
Josh 'J' F.S. Moser (they/them)
Voice, Text, and Dialect Coach––Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps, The Greenshows
Raven Ong (he/him/his)
Costume Designer––The Winter’s Tale
Scott Palfreyman
Electrics Director
Joe Payne
Projections Designer––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Matthew Pedersen
Costume Designer––The 39 Steps
Melinda Pfundstein * (she/her)
Director––Silent Sky
Nia Pitts she/her/hers
Assistant Stage Manager––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Trey Plutnicki (he/him)
Choreographer––Henry VIII, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, The Greenshows
Valerie Rachelle (she/her)
Director––The Taming of the Shrew
Donna Ruzika
Lighting Designer––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Tanya J. Searle * (she/her)
Festival Stage Manager/Artistic Associate; Stage Manager––Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
Playwright—Henry VIII, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Jordan Simmons (he/him/his)
Stage Management Administrative Assistant
Jaymi Lee Smith
Lighting Designer––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
Isabel Smith-Bernstein
Dramaturg––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale; Seminar Director
Jason Spelbring (he/him/his)
Fight Director/Intimacy Director––Henry VIII, Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps, The Winter’s Tale, The Greenshows; Intimacy Director––The Taming of the Shrew
Philip Thompson (he/him)
Head of Voice and Text; Voice, Text, and Dialect Coach––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Dezi Tibbs (they/she)
Dramaturg––The Mountaintop
Mary Toth (she/they)
Stage Manager––The Greenshows, Words Cubed
Brenda Van der Wiel (she/her/hers)
Costume Designer––Much Ado About Nothing
Apollo Mark Weaver (he/him/his)
Scenic Designer––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Kathryn Whilden (she/her/hers)
Assistant Stage Manager––The 39 Steps
Emily Marie Wilke (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager––The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Jo Winiarski (she/her)
Scenic Designer––The Mountaintop, Silent Sky
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
See a complete, searchable list of all our actors from 1962 to now.
Top photo: Bailey Blaise (left), Tafadzwa Diener, and Amara Webb as Sisters, Lena Conatser as Edith, Sophia Guerrero as Sister, and Daria Pilar Redus as Kate in The Pirates of Penzance, 2021. Photo by Karl Hugh
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