Santa Cruz Shakespeare, 2023 Season
CREATIVE TEAM
Director ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..Paul Mullins++
Scenic Designer …………………………………………………………..………………………….…………………………….Michael Schweikardt+
Costume Designer ……………………………………………………………………….…………..……………………………………………B. Modern+
Lighting Designer ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..Marcella Barbeau+
Sound Designer/Composer …………………………………………………………………….………………..…………………Barry Funderberg+
Wigs Designer ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………..…………..Sharon Ridge
Properties Master ………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………..…………Jennifer Baker
Stage Manager ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Jessica Bomball*
Head of Dramaturgy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Sean Keilen
Dramaturg ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….………………….Ariane Helou
Textual Consultant ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….Michael Warren
Voice & Dialect Coach ……………………………………………………………………………..………………….……………………David Morden
Fight Choreographer ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………Dave Maier
Assistant Stage Manager ………………………………………………………………………………..………………..………………Max Zamarano
Assistant Costume Designers …………………………………………………..…………………….……..………….Gillian Bong, Wendy Lynn
Directing Intern ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..……………Addie Saltz
Stage Management Intern ……………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….Bette Vajda
Dramaturgy Intern ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Olivia Merryman
CAST
King Lear …………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..……………………Paul Whitworth*
Goneril, his eldest daughter …………………………………………………………….…..…………………..……………Paige Lindsey White*
Regan, his second daughter ………………………………………………………………..………..…………………………………….Kelly Rogers*
Cordelia, his youngest daughter ……………………………………………………..….…………………………………….Yael Jeshion-Nelson
Duke of Albany, husband to Goneril………………………………………………………….………………………..…………………..Rex Young*
Duke of Cornwall, husband to Regan …………………………………………………………….……………..…………….Charles Pasternak*
Earl of Gloucester ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..….………….Derrick Lee Weeden*
Edgar, his elder son ………………………………………….…………………….………………………..……………….…………….Junior Nyong’o*
Edmund, his younger bastard son ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………..M.L. Roberts*
Earl of Kent …………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………Patty Gallagher*
Fool, attendant on Lear………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………….Sofia Metcalf*
King of France ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….………………..…..Jono Eiland
Duke of Burgundy, a suitor to Cordelia …………………………………………………………….…………………………..Jeremy Helgeson
Oswald, servant to Goneril ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Allie Pratt
A Doctor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Peter Hadres
Soldiers, Servants, Messengers……… Miles Blue, Jono Eiland, Mariana Garzon Toro, Cayden McCoy, Peter Hadres, Jeremy Helgeson
* Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
+ + The Director is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+ These Designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..Paul Mullins++
Scenic Designer …………………………………………………………..………………………….…………………………….Michael Schweikardt+
Costume Designer ……………………………………………………………………….…………..……………………………………………B. Modern+
Lighting Designer ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..Marcella Barbeau+
Sound Designer/Composer …………………………………………………………………….………………..…………………Barry Funderberg+
Wigs Designer ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………..…………..Sharon Ridge
Properties Master ………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………..…………Jennifer Baker
Stage Manager ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Jessica Bomball*
Head of Dramaturgy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Sean Keilen
Dramaturg ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….………………….Ariane Helou
Textual Consultant ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….Michael Warren
Voice & Dialect Coach ……………………………………………………………………………..………………….……………………David Morden
Fight Choreographer ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………Dave Maier
Assistant Stage Manager ………………………………………………………………………………..………………..………………Max Zamarano
Assistant Costume Designers …………………………………………………..…………………….……..………….Gillian Bong, Wendy Lynn
Directing Intern ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..……………Addie Saltz
Stage Management Intern ……………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….Bette Vajda
Dramaturgy Intern ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Olivia Merryman
CAST
King Lear …………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..……………………Paul Whitworth*
Goneril, his eldest daughter …………………………………………………………….…..…………………..……………Paige Lindsey White*
Regan, his second daughter ………………………………………………………………..………..…………………………………….Kelly Rogers*
Cordelia, his youngest daughter ……………………………………………………..….…………………………………….Yael Jeshion-Nelson
Duke of Albany, husband to Goneril………………………………………………………….………………………..…………………..Rex Young*
Duke of Cornwall, husband to Regan …………………………………………………………….……………..…………….Charles Pasternak*
Earl of Gloucester ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..….………….Derrick Lee Weeden*
Edgar, his elder son ………………………………………….…………………….………………………..……………….…………….Junior Nyong’o*
Edmund, his younger bastard son ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………..M.L. Roberts*
Earl of Kent …………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………Patty Gallagher*
Fool, attendant on Lear………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………….Sofia Metcalf*
King of France ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….………………..…..Jono Eiland
Duke of Burgundy, a suitor to Cordelia …………………………………………………………….…………………………..Jeremy Helgeson
Oswald, servant to Goneril ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Allie Pratt
A Doctor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Peter Hadres
Soldiers, Servants, Messengers……… Miles Blue, Jono Eiland, Mariana Garzon Toro, Cayden McCoy, Peter Hadres, Jeremy Helgeson
* Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
+ + The Director is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+ These Designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
