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THEATRE INFORMATION

C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater

Central Park, Old Louisville 1340 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40208 All shows are free and non-ticketed. Details at kyshakespeare.com

Welcome to the 64th season of your Kentucky Shakespeare Festival!

We are thrilled to embark on yet another season with you – featuring 62 performances of 7 productions over 11 weeks!

For those of you joining us for the first time, we extend a heartfelt invitation to immerse yourselves in the experience and to return again and again throughout the summer. And to those returning – welcome home to another special summer together.

As we navigate through this era dominated by smartphones, streaming platforms, video games, and often isolating virtual offerings, it’s clear how vital human connection and shared experiences are. Last year the U.S. Surgeon General even sounded the alarm, releasing an Advisory on the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation:

“Given the significant health consequences of loneliness and isolation, we must prioritize building social connection the same way we have prioritized other critical public health issues such as tobacco, obesity, and substance use disorders. Together, we can build a country that’s healthier, more resilient, less lonely, and more connected.”

While educating, inspiring, and entertaining through our programs, Kentucky Shakespeare works daily to build community that’s less lonely, healthier, more resilient, and more connected. Let’s revel tonight in the shared human experience of theater that unites us all!

We’re deeply grateful to our generous donors whose support allows us to continue providing this invaluable public service and to keep taking artistic risks. If you donate at intermission, please know your contributions are helping sustain and enrich your Kentucky Shakespeare. Your support helps “Keep Will Free” allowing us to extend our mission far beyond the stage of Central Park - through education outreach programs, community programs, indoor productions during the year, employing local artists, and more.

Please know you belong here, and we hope that the memories made here will last a lifetime. Thanks for joining us. Enjoy your magical evening under the stars!

Matt Wallace Producing Artistic Director

2024 DESIGN & PRODUCTION TEAM

Director The Comedy of Errors Amy Attaway

Director Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest ...................................................................................................Matt Wallace

Scenic Designer Eric Allgeier

Lighting Designer ......................................................................................................................................... Casey Clark

Sound Designer Laura Ellis

Costume Designer .................................................................................................................. Donna Lawrence-Downs

Composer/Music Director, The Tempest Brigid Kaelin

Choreographer, Romeo and Juliet .............................................................................................................. Megan Bliss

Choreographer, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest Alfie Jones

Fight Choreographer, Romeo and Juliet....................................................................................................... Eric Frantz

Dramaturg/Editor Gregory Maupin

Intimacy Director .................................................................................................................................... Hannah Pruitt

Dance Captain Mollie Murk

Fight Captain, Romeo and Juliet ..................................................................................................................... Tom Luce

Production Stage Manager Emily Burns

Assistant Stage Manager .......................................................................................................................... Ian Fitzgerald

Technical Director Braden Blauser

Lead Carpenter/Deck Manager............................................................................................................... Clay Chapman

Carpenter ................................................................................................................................................... Mavrick Cook

Properties Manager Sam Powers

Scenic Painter .......................................................................................................................................... Karl Anderson

Costume Shop Draper Charles Heightchew

Costume Shop Stitcher ................................................................................................................................ Em de Zafra

Wardrobe Supervisor Caroline Cox

Lighting Supervisor .............................................................................................................................. Lindsay Krupski

Assistant Lighting Supervisor Colton Bachinski

Sound Engineer ............................................................................................................................... Stephan Carpenter

Assistant Sound Engineer Will Young

Ariel makeup design, The Tempest ....................................................... Neill Robertson and Donna Lawrence-Downs

Festival Assistant Claire Binford

House Manager ................................................................................................................................................. Cal Reed

Gift Shop Manager Brenda Johnson

Videographer .................................................................................................................................................. Abby Sage

Photographer Zachary Burrell

Production Logo Design ..................................................................................................... Rosie Felfle, Liquid Design

T-Shirts/Playbill Cover Design Kyle Ware

2024 BEKKI JO SCHNEIDER INTERN COMPANY

Made possible through the generosity of the late Max Baumgardner, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider. The 2024 Bekki Jo Schneider Intern Company is also made possible thanks to the generosity of the Gheens Foundation and individual donors: Vivian Ruth Sawyer, Don Stevens and Libby Marbury, Drs. Gordon Strauss and Catherine Newton, and Rick and Becky Reed.

Acting .............................................................................................................................. Jennifer Reyes, Krystal Waller

Arts Administration ............................................................................................................................ Rosemary Wilson

Costumes ............................................................................................................................................... Peyton Robbins

Education: Globe Players Sophia Sanders-Whiteley

Education: Kids’ Globe Jaime Young Irvin

Education: Camp Shakespeare KJ Wilkerson

Electrics Jackson Theodore Tucker

Front of House .................................................................................................................. Ollie Gibson, Paige Speaker

Production ..................................................................................................................... Austin Hinton, Joseph Schmitt

Properties............................................................................................................................................... Kennedy Tandy

Stage Management ........................................................................................................................... Samantha Hacker

Written by

William Shakespeare

Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by

Matt Wallace

Megan Bliss

Hannah Pruitt

Eric Allgeier

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Escalus Krystal Waller

Gregory/Rosaline/Balthazar Jennifer Reyes

Peter Gregory Maupin

Abraham/Petruchio/Watch Kyle Ware

Friar Lawrence/A Montague Footman/Partygoer Neill Robertson

Benvolio Tajleed Hardy

Tybalt/Chief Watchman Justin Jackson

Lord Capulet ............................................................................................................................... Tom Luce

Lady Capulet ........................................................................................................................ Ebony Jordan

Lord Montague/Friar John/Cousin Capulet ........................................................................ Jon Huffman

Romeo......................................................................................................................................... Nick Wills

Paris ............................................................................................................................... Crystian Wiltshire

Juliet .................................................................................................................. Brittany “BeeBee” Patillo

Nurse ...................................................................................................................... Abigail Bailey Maupin

Mercutio.................................................................................................................................. Mollie Murk

Escalus understudy (June 14-16) ........................................................................ Mary Audrey Baunjoko

Setting: Regency era, Verona

Director Matt Wallace is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer

Costume Designer Donna Lawrence-Downs is sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson

The role of Juliet, played by Brittany “BeeBee” Patillo, is sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson

The role of Romeo, played by Nick Wills, is sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson

The role of the Nurse, played by Abigail Bailey Maupin, is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury

The role of Mercutio, played by Mollie Murk, is sponsored by Alan and Joan Gould, in memory of Joe and Rita Jarrell

The role of Friar Lawrence, played by Neill Robertson, is sponsored by Kerry and Kathleen Wang

The role of Tybalt, played by Justin Jackson, is sponsored by Scott and JoAnn Haner

ROMEO & JULIET

The Story

The opening speech really tells you everything (spoiler alerts did not exist ca. 1596), but: The feuding Montague and Capulet families are brawling in the streets, which Escalus, ruler of Verona does. Not. Like. And threatens punishment for.

BUT…Romeo Montague, though recently hopelessly in love with one Rosaline, sees Juliet Capulet at a Capulet party (which he and his friends Mercutio and Benvolio have crashed) and later that very night (there’s a balcony) they swear their mutual love and intent to marry despite finding out each other’s family name and all that implies. Romeo asks friend/mentor Friar Lawrence to officiate the secret marriage and the Friar (with reservations) agrees to this possible happy ending to the feud.

More family brawling leaves Romeo’s friend Mercutio dead, (thanks to Juliet’s cousin Tybalt). Tybalt, (thanks to an enraged Romeo) also dead, and Romeo, (thanks to Escalus and, to be fair, his own actions) banished from Verona. Before he has to flee, the newlyweds share a wedding night and swear to find a way to be together forever.

Her parents believe Juliet’s sadness is purely Tybalt-based and (in one strange grief management effort) arrange her almost immediate marriage to Count Paris. She refuses, they threaten to disown her, and in desperation she seeks the Friar’s advice. The Friar gives her a sleeping potion that will make her appear dead, after which she will awaken in her family’s crypt to be rescued by Romeo, to whom the Friar promises to send a message to hurry home. Most of this plan happens.

If you don’t want to know how it ends stop reading (and don’t listen to that opening speech...):

The Friar’s messenger is delayed; Romeo instead gets news of Juliet’s “death” and, devastated, purchases poison and hurries back to Verona to die by Juliet’s side. While breaking into the crypt he is interrupted by Paris, fights and kills him, drinks the poison, and dies kissing Juliet.

The Friar learns of the undelivered message, runs to the crypt, and discovers Paris’s body, but is unable to persuade the newly-awakened Juliet to leave Romeo. She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger, their bodies are discovered, and the warring families swear to build a monument to the lovers and end the feud.

SCENIC DESIGN

Eric Allgeier

COSTUME DESIGN

Donna Lawrence-Downs

LIGHTING DESIGN

Casey Clark

SOUND DESIGN

CHOREOGRAPHER

Written by

William Shakespeare

Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by

Amy Attaway

Alfie Jones

Laura Ellis

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Egeon Jon Huffman

Duke of Ephesus Mary Audrey Baunjoko

Jailer Nick Wills

First Merchant Jennifer Reyes

Antipholus of Syracuse Justin Jackson

Dromio of Syracuse Gregory Maupin

Dromio of Ephesus Brian Hinds

Adriana ................................................................................................................................... Mollie Murk

Luciana .................................................................................................................. Abigail Bailey Maupin

Antipholus of Ephesus ........................................................................................................Tajleed Hardy

Angelo the Goldsmith ................................................................................................... Crystian Wiltshire

Balthazar ............................................................................................................................. Krystal Waller

Luce ............................................................................................................................................. Tom Luce

Courtesan .......................................................................................................................... Neill Robertson

Dr. Pinch ..................................................................................................................................... Tom Luce

Second Officer .................................................................................................................... Jennifer Reyes

Abbess .............................................................................................................................. Georgette Kleier

All other roles played by the ensemble.

Setting: Ephesus in the high Renaissance

Director Amy Attaway is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle

The role of Antipholus of Syracuse, played by Justin Jackson, is sponsored by Phillip and Teri Allen

The role of Dromio of Syracuse, played by Gregory Maupin, is sponsored by Gordon Strauss and Catherine Newton

The role of Antipholus of Ephesus, played by Tajleed Hardy, is sponsored by Rick and Becky Reed

The role of Dromio of Ephesus, played by Brian Hinds, is sponsored by Scott and JoAnn Haner

The role of Adriana, played by Mollie Murk, is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh

The role of Egeon, played by Jon Huffman, is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh

The role of the Courtesan, played by Neill Robertson, is sponsored by Tim and Dair Mathistad

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

The Story

The city of Ephesus is at war with Syracuse (real war, not just an Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry). The elderly Egeon has come from Syracuse to Ephesus regardless, desperate to find his lost son (and the son’s servant). He’s had enough sorrow after years ago being separated from his wife and his son’s twin (and the servant’s twin) in a shipwreck. Note for later: the son he raised took his lost brother’s name in his honor (the servant twin did the same) which may help with later confusion.

Egeon is arrested in Ephesus but given ONE DAY to come up with the fine (and find his son and wife if there’s time) or else [insert sound you make when you draw a thumb across your throat].

Antipholus of Syracuse (and his servant Dromio) arrive in Ephesus that same day. Wild, right? Instantly mistaken by locals for Antipholus of Ephesus (and his servant Dromio), they are entangled in a series of increasingly confusing exchanges with people who claim to know them, or need money from them, or be married to them. That sort of thing.

For example: Adriana, wife of Antipholus of Ephesus, forces him “home” for lunch. He and Dromio (of Syracuse – this is all confusing even to write) thinks someone is losing their minds: either them, or everyone in town. The odds are even.

Then Antipholus of Ephesus brings work friends (and his servant Dromio) home for lunch…

Before it ends there is new-yet-inconvenient love, an attempted exorcism, dinner with a courtesan, multiple violent financial disputes, a trip to the abbey, and both Dromios get repeatedly clobbered, but in a fun way. Spoiler: it’s a comedy, so all’s well, as someone once said, that ends well.

COMPOSER/MUSIC DIRECTOR

Brigid Kaelin

CHOREOGRAPHER

Alfie Jones

Written by

William Shakespeare

Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by

Matt Wallace

Eric Allgeier

Casey Clark

Laura Ellis

Donna LawrenceDowns

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Captain Tom Luce

Mariner/Spirit Claire Eisenback

Mariner/Spirit Imani Elise Hatchett

Mariner/Spirit Kimberly Reyes

Alonsa Abigail Bailey Maupin

Gonzalo Jon Huffman

Sebastian Nick Wills

Antonio ...................................................................................................................................... Kyle Ware

Adrian .................................................................................................................................. Krystal Waller

Ferdinand ............................................................................................................................Tajleed Hardy

Stephano ..............................................................................................................................Justin Jackson

Trinculo ................................................................................................................................... Mollie Murk

Prospera .................................................................................................................... Jennifer Pennington

Miranda .............................................................................................................................. Jennifer Reyes

Ariel ................................................................................................................................... Neill Robertson

Caliban ............................................................................................................................. Gregory Maupin

Setting: the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Italy, now

Director Matt Wallace is sponsored by JoAnn and Scott Haner

Scenic Designer Eric Allgeier is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury

Costume Designer Donna Lawrence-Downs is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh

The role of Prospera, played by Jennifer Pennington, is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer

The role of Miranda, played by Jennifer Reyes, is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer

The role of Ariel, played by Neill Robertson, is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle

The role of Ferdinand, played by Tajleed Hardy, is sponsored by Alan and Joan Gould, in memory of Joe and Rita Jarrell

The role of Caliban, played by Gregory Maupin, is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury

The role of Trinculo, played by Mollie Murk, is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle

THE TEMPEST

The Story

It’s been about a dozen years since Prospera, ruler of Milan, got too deep into her studies and lost that position to her usurping brother, Antonio…with the sketchy assistance of Prospera’s enemy, Alonsa, Queen of Naples, and her brother, Sebastian. They put Prospera and her toddler daughter, Miranda, to sea in a rotten boat, leaving them for dead. But they eventually landed on an island where the witch Sycorax had once lived in exile, though now only her son, Caliban, remained, along with Ariel and other island spirits. Since then, Prospera has ruled the island, commanding Ariel and the spirits by the use of magic arts. Miranda has grown up seeing no other humans.

Prospera divines that her enemies are at sea near the island and takes the opportunity to exact revenge. She raises a magical storm and shipwrecks them (but assures Miranda that no real harm will come to the survivors and tells her the story of their arrival on the island).

At Prospera’s command, with freedom promised at the end of the day once Prospera gets revenge, Ariel invisibly leads the survivors around the island, toying with them: the Queen is separated from her son, Ferdinand, whom she fears is drowned; magical sleep allows Sebastian and Antonio to plot regicide; and Ferdinand is led to Prospera’s cell, where he and Miranda fall instantly in love. All according to plan.

Not according to plan: the drunken butler, Stephano, and jester, Trinculo, survive the shipwreck with a plentiful supply of alcohol and meet Caliban, who terrifies them (to be fair, they’re distinctly un-sober) and persuades them to kill Prospera so they can rule the island.

Prospera sets heavy tasks to test Ferdinand with the secret intent of drawing the two lovers closer together. Prospera eventually presents the young couple with a magical betrothal celebration but is distracted from this when she remembers Caliban’s plot.

If you don’t want to know how it ends, stop reading now!

Prospera vows to abandon her magic arts upon completion of her revenge. Ariel brings Alonsa and her followers to the cell, and Prospera, once more in the clothing of Milan, confronts her enemies…and, inspired by Ariel, forgives them. Naples and Milan, with the wedding of Ferdinand and Miranda, will be allies. Prospera frees Ariel and prepares to return to Milan.

BIOGRAPHIES

ACTORS

MARY AUDREY

BAUNJOKO (Escalus understudy-R&J; DukeERRORS) is excited to be making her Kentucky Shakespeare debut this summer! Last May, she had the honor of performing in three witches shakespeare’s inaugural production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the Duke of Athens. Mary is a theatre artist and educator who has over 30 years experience as a performer, director and teacher. Mary currently works for JCPS as the Art and Music teacher at Byck Elementary. She has an M.F.A. in theatre performance (UofL), as well as a M.Ed. in gifted and talented education (Georgetown College). Some of Mary’s most notable roles include Helen of Troy in The Trojan Women, Perdita in The Winter’s Tale and Tonya in King Hedley II. She also appeared in the Looking for Lillith’s Suffrage Walking Tour as the historical Mary V Parish. Her directing credits include The Little Mermaid and Little Women for Sacred Heart Academy, King Hedley II for Smoked Apple Productions and The Lion King Jr., Aladdin Kids and The Jungle Book as a part of StageOne Family Theatre’s Disney Musicals in Schools program. Mary is the proud mommy to two beautiful children, Aya and Micah Baunjoko, who are also talented performers in their own right!

TAJLEED HARDY

(Benvolio-R&J; Antipholus of EphesusERRORS; FerdinandTEMPEST) is a recent graduate from the M.F.A. in Performance program at the University of Louisville.

He is also received his certificate in African American Theatre. He has worked as an actor all over Hampton Roads, Virginia, performing in shows such as Fences, Ruined, The Amen Corner, and A Soldier’s Play. He has also performed professionally at the Virginia Stage Company in The Tempest, The Wiz, and The Comedy of Errors. Tajleed is a New Orleans, Louisiana native and an alum of Norfolk State University, where he received his B.A. in Drama and Theatre. At UofL: Split Second (Parker), Afromemory (John), Blood of the Root (Justin), Fairview (Dayton), and August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean (Citizen Barlow). He is excited to return to the Kentucky Shakespeare stage this summer where he will be able to continue to use his art to connect to his community.

BRIAN

HINDS (Dromio of Ephesus-ERRORS) is a theater faculty member at the Youth Performing Arts School, where he has directed productions of Our Town, The Crucible, Hamlet, and (Anon)ymous. Originally from Maine, Brian spent ten years with The Children’s Theatre of Maine, serving as an actor, instructor, and director. Since moving to Louisville in 2008, Brian has acted with Kentucky Shakespeare (Twelfth Night, Richard III, Julius Caesar, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Macbeth, Merry Wives of Windsor, Love’s Labor’s Lost), StageOne Family Theatre (The Odyssey, Tuck Everlasting), Savage Rose Classical Theatre (The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Liminal Playhouse (The Fastest Clock in the

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Universe, Punts), Bunbury Theatre (Visiting Edna, The Weir), Chicken Coop Theater (Misery), and Time Slip Theater (Coherence). Brian is a member of Louisville Improvisors.

JON HUFFMAN

(Montague/Friar John/ Cousin Capulet-R&J; Egeon-ERRORS; GonzaloTEMPEST) wants you to know that, though he’s acted with Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winners (Jodie Foster, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, and many more), there’s no place he’d rather spend his summers than onstage in Central Park, with Kentucky Shakespeare. Over the years here, he’s played a wide range of characters, including King Lear, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Iago in Othello, Claudius in Hamlet, and Dr. Caius in Merry Wives Of Windsor. A long-time Old Louisville resident, Jon’s very lucky to share his home with two very demanding felines and a loud, crazy, diabetic Jack Russell Terrier/Best PalCharlesLittleHead.

JUSTIN JACKSON

(Tybalt/Chief WatchmanR&J; Antipholus of Syracuse-ERRORS; Stephano-TEMPEST)

From a childhood spent yearning for superpowers and never-ending marathons of Men in Black, Justin Malik Jackson’s journey has been a tapestry of passions that transcend the ordinary. He honed his craft at Savannah College of Art and Design. Back in Louisville, his participation in BLM marches evolved into playing

Romeo in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s rendition of Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020. Justin has continued to study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Escrima, and Krav Maga. His acting roles in Louisville have included MacDuff in Macbeth (Kentucky Shakespeare), Jonathan Harker in Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy (Actors Theatre), the Penguin in Jack Frost Saves Christmas (Derby Dinner), and Blitz in the premiere of To Battle with LouHive. Sending his immense gratitude and love to his grandmother, for instilling a love for Shakespeare in his heart. “I love you, so. I miss you, so.”

EBONY JORDAN

(Lady Capulet-R&J) is thrilled to join Kentucky Shakespeare in Central Park for her first time. Since first coming to Louisville in 2008 to attend graduate school at UofL, she’s worked with Kentucky Shakespeare as part of the inaugural cast of Living History: We the People, toured and taught for Commonwealth Theatre Center, and performed as Ida B. Wells in Lawbreakers at StageOne. Other credits include the role of Reagan in King Lear at Josephine Sculpture Park, two stints as Lady in Red in For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf with Faith Works Performing Arts, as well as ensemble roles in Becoming Mothers and Prevailing Winds, and Schwann in The Patron Saint of Losing Sleep, all with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company where she’s both an ensemble and board member. Her most fulfilling role to date is as a mother to two beautiful children.

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GEORGETTE KLEIER

(Abbess-ERRORS) is very grateful to be back in the park this summer. Some previous roles with Kentucky Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (Quickly), Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), Twelfth Night (Maria), Richard III (Duchess of York), Henry V (Alice) and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Julia). Georgette works as a freelance actor/director as well as serving on the Adjunct Theatre Faculty at Indiana University Southeast. She has worked locally with Derby Dinner Playhouse, Pandora Productions, Music Theatre Louisville, and most recently with three witches shakespeare. At Derby Dinner she was last seen in The Bunco Squad and recently directed The Sweet Delilah Swim Club. She lives in gratitude for family, friends, and the joy of pursing her passions.

TOM LUCE

(Lord Capulet-R&J; Luce/Dr. Pinch-ERRORS; Captain-TEMPEST) has been an active part of the Louisville theatre scene since 1984 when he arrived to play Ferdinand in Shakespeare in Central Park’s production of The Tempest. His more recent roles with them, now the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, include the title roles in Julius Caesar and Henry IV, Parts One and Two, and Tom Snout in last year’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In the decades that followed, he has worked for over a dozen local theatre companies as an actor, director and designer, most recently playing Yuri Pen in the Shpiel Performing Identity production of Chagall

in School. Tom was the technical director for several years at Presentation Academy, building sets for his life partner, Charlie Douglas, Pres’s drama director for whom the theatre is now dedicated and named. He has also had an active film and television career with roles on Nashville and Chicago Fire as well as over 20 feature films, including the role of Mr. Reynolds opposite Rain Pryor in the upcoming Holiday Feature Brewster’s Millions — Christmas. This summer Tom is thrilled to be playing the role he was literally born to play — Luce.

ABIGAIL BAILEY

MAUPIN (Nurse-R&J; Luciana-ERRORS; AlonsaTEMPEST) is delighted to return to Kentucky Shakespeare, where she has been overjoyed (and terrified) to tackle some of the Bard’s more challenging roles, including Lady Macbeth, Beatrice, Jaques, Kate, Mercutio, Queen Margaret, and last summer, Titania, Lady Macduff, and Rosaline. Recently, Abigail and her husband Greg created and performed a two-actor A Christmas Carol in living rooms around Louisville; in 2004, they co-founded Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble, and they also perform as Prohibition-era musical duo Rannygazoo. Regional and New York credits include: Renfield in Dracula, 43 Plays for 43 Presidents, My Fair Lady (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Sweeney Todd (Goodspeed Opera House); Babes & Dudes, Die Like a Lady (NY International Fringe Festival); Iolanthe (Village Light Opera Group, NYC); Gift of the Magi (Vermont Stage Company), Hansel and Gretel (Theatreworks/USA).

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GREGORY MAUPIN

(Peter-R&J; Dromio of Syracuse-ERRORS; Caliban-TEMPEST) is thrilled to return as actor and dramaturg with Kentucky Shakespeare. He and his wife Abigail bring theater into people’s homes as Wingback Productions (at Gmail dot com), tour as Prohibition ukulele duo Rannygazoo, and in 2004 co-founded Louisville’s Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. He is a charter member of Brooklyn’s Under the Table Ensemble and co-founder of the Church of Grover’s Corners, which should be self-explanatory. Kentucky Shakespeare appearances include: Twelfth Night (Feste 2022; Malvolio 2016), Much Ado (Benedick), Midsummer (Bottom), Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio), As You Like It (Touchstone), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Guildenstern), Pride & Prejudice (Mr. Bennet, Charlotte). With Actors Theatre: A Christmas Carol: Ghost Story (solo) Luna Gale (Cliff), At the Vanishing Point (Martin), Our Town (Simon Stimson), Midsummer (Flute), Macbeth, 43 Plays for 43 Presidents. Gregory graduated from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre.

MOLLIE MURK (Mercutio-R&J; AdrianaERRORS; TrinculoTEMPEST) is a proud Louisville transplant from Illinois, and has worked at Kentucky Shakespeare as an actor, teaching artist, and artistic associate. Recent Kentucky Shakespeare credits include Sense & Sensibility (Elinor), Macbeth (Lady

Macbeth), Pride & Prejudice (Lizzy), The Turn of the Screw, Twelfth Night (Viola), and Romeo & Juliet (Juliet). Other regional credits: Taming of the Shrew at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors Theatre of Louisville’s King John, The Wolves, Dracula, Dracula: the Radio Play, and Are You There? in the Humana Festival. Mollie also recently directed As You Like It at three witches shakespeare, and has performed and taught at companies such as Hope Repertory Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Louisville Ballet, Ambo Dance Theatre, Louisville Fringe, and Seattle Children’s Theatre. Mollie is an alum of Hope College and Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training, a proud member of the Ring of Keys Network.

BRITTANY “BEEBEE”

PATILLO (Juliet-R&J)

is a Louisville native, graduate of the University of Louisville, and was a 2020-2021 acting apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Her recent roles include Lucy Westenra in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Dracula and Marianne Dashwood in Kentucky Shakespeare’s Sense and Sensibility Other roles with Kentucky Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), Twelfth Night (Olivia), Shakespeare In Love (Viola), Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses (Somerset/Young Clifford); spring tours of Romeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet/Tybalt/ Peter/Friar John), Hamlet (Horatio/ Rosencrantz/Player Queen). Other credits include: The Miraculous Journey at StageOne (Ensemble); Junie B. Jones the Musical (Lennie/Ensemble) and Nate the Great the Musical (Annie/Rosamond) at

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Derby Dinner Playhouse and StageOne; The Green Book (Neena) and When Fishies Rain Down From the Sky (Maya) at

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JENNIFER REYES

(Gregory/Rosaline/ Balthasar-R&J; First Merchant/OfficerERRORS; MirandaTEMPEST) is honored to be joining the 2024 Kentucky Shakespeare Season! A Louisville Native, YPAS Alum, and third-year undergraduate student. Jennifer has recently been Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, and Tilly in She Kills Monsters. Her goal is to inspire others to strive for their passion and be their truest self wherever they go. She would like to say a huge thank you to her family, professors, and mentors for their immense support along the way. She hopes everyone has a magical night at the park!

NEILL ROBERTSON

(Friar Lawrence/

A Montague Footman/ Partygoer-R&J; Courtesan-ERRORS; Ariel-TEMPEST) is truly at home in our beautiful Central Park with Kentucky Shakespeare, and hopefully you are too! Previous shows with the company include: Sense and Sensibility (Fanny/Sir Jon Middleton), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute), Macbeth (Hecate), Love’s Labor’s Lost (Moth), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham, Collins, Caroline) Twelfth Night (Toby), Richard III (Richard), Henry VI (Richard), King Lear (Edgar), The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Syracuse), Richard II (King Richard), Titus Andronicus in Butchertown (Saturninus), The Winter’s Tale (Autolycus), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt), and The Taming of the Shrew (Tranio), as well as the spring tours of Hamlet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Julius Caesar. Neill has

also been seen around town with Actors Theatre of Louisville, StageOne Family Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Commonwealth Theatre Center, Pandora Productions, Theatre [502], and Savage Rose Classical Theatre Co. For Alfie, my beloved!

KRYSTAL WALLER (Escalus-R&J; Second Merchant/BalthasarERRORS; AdrianTEMPEST) is thrilled to be making her Shakespearean debut in Kentucky Shakespeare’s 64th Summer Festival. She is a 3rd year M.F.A. candidate at the University of Louisville. Most recently, she performed as Black Mary in UofL’s production of Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson. She has been entertaining audiences since the age of 4, when she began as a dancer. Some of her previous roles include: Lou Bessie in The Old Settler, Jasmine in Fairview, Nan in Gloria, Nancy in Oliver!, and Mayzie La Bird in Seussical. Krystal received her B.A. in Africana Studies with a minor in Theatre Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in April of 2020. By viewing theatre through an Afrocentric lens, she is committed to centering and uplifting Black bodies, stories, and voices through her theatrical artistry. Krystal extends her undying gratitude to her family for their unwavering support of her acting and academic journey.

KYLE WARE (Abraham/ Petruchio/Watch-R&J; Antonio-TEMPEST) is an actor, educator, artist, and writer. Acting credits with the company include: A Midsummer

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Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Titus Andronicus, Henry IV Parts 1 & II, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare in Love, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Kyle is the director of the Globe Players professional training program and directed their productions of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Romeo & Juliet, and The Comedy of Errors. He has served as the Director of Education at Kentucky Shakespeare since 2014. He is Co-Artistic Director of Think Tank Theatre, a collaborative theatre ensemble, and was a Producing Founding Artistic Director of Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville.

NICK WILLS (RomeoR&J; Jailer/OfficerERRORS; SebastianTEMPEST) ) is a recent graduate from the University of Louisville’s M.F.A. Theatre Program. While originally from Los Angeles, Nick spent most of his youth growing up in Fayetteville, Georgia. He graduated cum laude from Troy University, earning a B.S. in Communication Studies. His goal is to inspire and help others to find their own artistic calling, and to support the development and innovation of the Fine Arts around the world.

CRYSTIAN WILTSHIRE

(Paris-R&J; AngeloERRORS) is overjoyed to return home to Kentucky Shakespeare. On the Central Park stage, he played Romeo

in the 2016 Romeo and Juliet, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, and Silvius in As You Like It. He has also appeared in Dracula at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Hamlet at StageOne Family Theatre in a co-production with Kentucky Shakespeare. Recently, Crystian directed Kentucky Shakespeare’s 2024 Spring Tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and just completed his second season as Co-Facilitator at Shakespeare Behind Bars. Other regional credits include: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Levee), Fences (Cory), and Pride and Prejudice (Mary/ Bingley) at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Kill Move Paradise (Tiny) at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, and Matt and Ben (Director) with the Untitled Louisville Theatre Company.

CLAIRE EISENBACK

(Mariner/Spirit-TEMPEST)

After spending every summer in Central Park since age six, and debuting as Fleance in Macbeth last season, Claire is thrilled to join Kentucky Shakespeare for another summer in the park. Claire is an upcoming sophomore theatre major at Youth Performing Arts School (DuPont Manual), and also enjoys art, dance, and performing with School of Rock Louisville on keyboards, drums, and vocals.

IMANI ELISE HATCHETT

(Mariner/Spirit-TEMPEST) is 7th grade student at Noe Middle School where she is a straight “A” student and is part of the choir. She has recently been featured as a dancer in the group Young Prodigys and Faithworks

Studios production of The Soul of Christmas. In addition, Imani has been a featured soloist with the Roots 101 Players. Other stage experience includes playing Jesus in Godspell Jr. with Sacred Heart School for the Arts.

KIMBERLY REYES

(Mariner/Spirit-TEMPEST)

couldn’t be more ecstatic to make her Kentucky Shakespeare debut. She is a senior musical theater major at the Youth Performing Arts School and is a 2023 Governor’s School for the Arts alumni. She recently performed in Urinetown and in Shaina Taub’s adaption of As You Like It at YPAS. Some of her other past favorite productions include The Little Mermaid, Shrek, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kimberly is overjoyed to be performing in this year’s Kentucky Shakespeare summer season and would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her every step of the way.

DIRECTORS

AMY ATTAWAY (Director, The Comedy of Errors) proudly serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Kentucky Shakespeare and the facilitator of Shakespeare with Veterans. She’s directed The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, Henry V (twice), Richard III, and Macbeth in Central Park, as well as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility at the Bomhard Theater, The War of the Worlds and Night of the Living Dead at Louisville Public Media, Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses at Ky Shakes HQ, and the spring tours of A Midsummer

Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet (twice), and Julius Caesar. Amy sometimes sneaks away to direct at her alma mater, the University of Evansville (Twelfth Night, The Royal Society of Antarctica). She is co-founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Theatre [502], where she directed the regional premieres of The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, River City, Red Speedo, Auctioning the Ainsleys, Broadsword: a heavy metal play and Futura, as well as the world premiere commissions The Two Lobbyists of Verona and The Stranger and Ludlow Quinn. She spent five seasons as Associate Director of the Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where she directed several commissioned works in the Humana Festival of New American Plays, including Sleep Rock Thy Brain, Oh, Gastronomy! and The End. Amy is a Louisville native and is glad to make her home here with her fantastic husband and daughter.

MATT WALLACE (Director – Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest) is in his eleventh season as Producing Artistic Director of Kentucky Shakespeare, where he has directed productions including The Woman in Black, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Enter Ghost: an immersive haunted Hamlet experience, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare in Love, The Turn of the Screw, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth, Celebrate 60: The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Anniversary Production, As You Like It, King Lear, The Comedy of Errors, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, and Richard III. Favorite acting credits with the company since 2001 include the Player

and Guildenstern in productions of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Orlando in As You Like It, and his first shows with the company in 2001 - Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Dumaine in Love’s Labor’s Lost. He has also been Director of Shakespeare Behind Bars at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex since 2009. Previously, he served as an Artistic Associate with Kentucky Shakespeare from 2001-2010, was Director of Children’s Theatre at Derby Dinner Playhouse, and directed and performed at Chicago theatres and theatres across the Midwest. Matt met his wife Tina Jo at Kentucky Shakespeare 23 summers ago, proposed to her on this Central Park stage, and they are the proud parents of two inspiring teenagers.

DESIGN & PRODUCTION TEAM

ERIC ALLGEIER (Scenic Designer) is a Louisville native and has been a freelance scenic designer for over 25 years. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Western Kentucky University, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Scenic Design from Boston University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Spalding University. Eric was the scenic design faculty member at The Youth Performing Arts School from 2006-2019. Some theatres Eric has worked for include: San Francisco Opera, Opera East Texas, Phoenix Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Kentucky Opera, The Louisville Ballet, Wolftrap Opera, Boston Playwright’s Theatre, Pandora Productions and The Liminal Playhouse. While this is not his first collaboration with Kentucky Shakespeare, having designed Pride and Prejudice and Sense

and Sensibility, he is very excited to design the summer season for the first time.

COLTON BACHINSKI (Assistant Lighting Supervisor) has worked with Kentucky Shakespeare as an electrician the past two summers and is excited to finally spend a full summer in the park! He studied Theatre Arts at the University of Louisville and is now a Freelance Lighting Designer and Electrician in the Louisville area. He has also had the pleasure of serving as Lead Electrician at Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Lighting Designer at CenterStage, and Master Electrician at Champaign Urbana Ballet. When he’s not at the theatre, you can find Colton watching movies, baking sweet treats, and playing games with friends.

CLAIRE BINFORD (Festival Assistant) is excited to be back with Kentucky Shakespeare after serving as the Arts Administration Intern in 2023. She recently graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Louisville and will be pursuing a master’s degree from Western Michigan University in Higher Education and Student Affairs.

BRADEN BLAUSER (Technical Director) is an Assistant Professor and Technical Director of the University of Louisville’s theatre department. He previously worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville for 13 years. During his tenure at ATL he worked on over two hundred productions, as a scenic carpenter, draftsman/rigger, assistant technical director, and production technical director. Braden was the inaugural technical director for Theatre [502], a local theatre that produced 4-5 plays each season. Braden holds a B.A. in Technical Theatre from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

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MEGAN BLISS (Choreographer-R&J) is absolutely thrilled to be returning to Kentucky Shakespeare this season after previously choreographing Shakespeare in Love. A few previous choreography/ director favorites include Pirates of Penzance, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, Disney’s Newsies, The Spongebob Musical, Matilda, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Boeing Boeing, Joseph....Dreamcoat, Shakespeare in Love, and Legally Blonde. When Megan is not working in theatre, she is the Elementary Math Curriculum Chair for New Albany/ Floyd County schools, Math Coach at Slate Run Elementary School, mom to two theatre loving kids (Marina and Kahler), and wife to her very own Romeo, Tyler. She would like to thank Matt Wallace

and the company of Kentucky Shakes for openly welcoming this musical theatre loving gal into their Shakespeare world!

EMILY BURNS (Production Stage Manager) couldn’t be happier to be back for her third summer with Kentucky Shakespeare! She is a Louisville transplant from Texas, and thanks the arts community for welcoming her in and making Kentucky feel like home. Emily has stage managed the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival the last 3 years, as well as their winter productions of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Other local credits include two full seasons backstage with StageOne Family Theatre, as well as work with Kentucky Opera, the Louisville Ballet, Pandora

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Productions, and Infinity Productions. Emily thanks her family for their love and support, and a special thank you to Nash for always rolling with the crazy.

STEPHAN CARPENTER (Sound Engineer) is a filmmaker and theatre artist based in Louisville. This is his second season with Kentucky Shakespeare, and he is so excited to be back in the park with this amazing and talented group of people! Outside of here, Stephan is the Program Coordinator and Box-Office Manager for the University of Louisville’s Department of Theatre Arts as well as the resident sound engineer for Pandora Productions. When he’s not backstage making theatre, he’s probably out on a film set doing special effects, lighting, or props.

CLAY CHAPMAN (Lead Carpenter) is happy to return to Kentucky Shakespeare for the second summer. As a Louisville native and University of Louisville graduate, he is absolutely excited to work with an amazing group of people in a wondrous setting. Normally you might find Clay hunched over a laptop or notebook writing (or possibly staring blankly into space), but he’s more than happy to be building sets and bringing art to life.

CASEY CLARK (Lighting Design), M.F.A. Though I have designed these three plays several times, I am thrilled to shine a new light on them! The new directors’ concepts for them are fresh and contemporary. I hope you all enjoy them

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as much as we enjoy bringing them to the stage.

MAVRICK COOK (Carpenter) is a senior at the University of Louisville, majoring in Theatre Arts with a Minor in Film. Throughout his career at the University of Louisville, Mavrick has made it his goal to learn all theatre departments to gain more of an understanding of their roles as he seeks to become a technical director. On his journey in the world of theatre, Mavrick has developed many technical skills in AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Twinmotion and many other programs outside of the typical drafting sites. His mission is to bring people’s visions to fruition as he dedicates his time to creating immersive worlds on stage.

CAROLINE COX (Wardrobe Supervisor) is a recent graduate of Bellarmine University, where she received a B.A. in English and Theatre. She served as the president of Alpha Psi Omega during her time at Bellarmine, and she was featured in several productions. She recently performed in In Juliet’s Garden with the Woman’s Club of Louisville. She is thrilled to be working with Kentucky Shakespeare for her second summer season. She continues to pursue acting, as well as stage management, production, and wardrobe management. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, reading, and calligraphy.

EM DE ZAFRA (Costume Shop Stitcher) just graduated from the University of South Dakota and received her B.F.A. in Theatre Studies. She is a costume technician, playwright, and stage manager! In her senior year she was the stage manager for As You Like It, assistant director for Ride the Cyclone, and had her first one act produced! Em was the

costume intern for Kentucky Shakespeare last summer and is super stoked to be back again!

LAURA ELLIS (Sound Designer) is a Peabody Award-winning audio producer and sound designer. She grew up seeing Kentucky Shakespeare in the park and this is her ninth season being part of the team. Laura also does sound design for Pandora Productions and Looking for Lilith and produces audio journalism with Louisville Public Media. She lives in South Louisville with her wife Jonese and four perfect dogs: Radar, Barkley, Lamar, and Wendell.

WILLIAM YOUNG (Assistant Sound Engineer) is happy to join Kentucky Shakespeare for a second year, after serving as sound intern last summer. He’s from North Carolina and graduated from Brevard College with a B.A. in theatre. His sound design credits include The World Over, Next to Normal, and A Christmas Carol Show.

IAN FITZGERALD (Assistant Stage Manager) is a rising senior at the University of Louisville pursuing a B.S. in Theater Arts, and he is delighted to return to the team this summer! He has worked locally with Kentucky Shakespeare, Kentucky Opera, and the University of Louisville as an actor, stage manager, and backstage crew. Recent work includes Fairview (UofL, SM), She Kills Monsters (UofL, SM), Sense & Sensibility (Kentucky Shakespeare, ASM), the 2023 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (SM Intern), and Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick, UofL).

ERIC FRANTZ (Fight Choreographer-R&J) is excited to work with Kentucky Shakespeare again this summer!

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He has been a stage combatant and choreographer in Louisville for over 20 years. The first play Eric choreographed was Romeo and Juliet and it remains to be one of his favorite Shakespearean plays to work with. When he’s not fighting, Eric is the programs manager for the historic steamer Belle of Louisville. Eric would like to say a big thank you to everyone at Kentucky Shakespeare for making Central Park such a wonderful place for theatre!

BRIGID KAELIN (Composer/Music

Director-TEMPEST) ) is a musician and artist with a B.A. from New York University. She has been a musical guest on A Prairie Home Companion and occasionally plays accordion for

Elvis Costello. Brigid has written music for film, TV, and stage, but this is her first time composing for Shakespeare. She has been a musical director for shows around the world, including at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Also an author, Brigid has a history book coming out in July about Louisville’s Lakeside Swim Club. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, reading, traveling with her partner, David, and being a stage mom to her two SAG-AFTRA children.

CHARLES HEIGHTCHEW (Costume Shop

Draper) is happy to be with Kentucky Shakespeare again. He started his costume career at The Louisville Ballet and StageOne Children’s Theatre. After working for OTSL, Santa Fe Opera and Virginia Opera he was head of costumes

for Boston Ballet for two decades. He has designed for many theaters including Vienna State Ballet and Scottish Ballet. He has worked in theatre, opera, film, and ballet, and has his own men’s accessories company OneMagnificentBeast

BRENDA JOHNSON (Gift Shop Manager) has been volunteering and working with the Festival for over forty-five years. Brenda’s full-time job is with First Impression, Fine Stationery Engraving and Printing. She enjoys spending time with her family which also includes her daughter, Holly, son-in-law Pete and four wonderful friends, Connie, Jeanine, Linda, and Marty. She hopes that you will all come back again and again and volunteer! Help us to keep Douglas Ramey’s vision alive by making your own history under the stars in Central Park!

ALFIE JONES (Choreographer-Comedy of Errors, The Tempest) is proud to return to the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival! Alfie was seen in, and choreographed, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth in last year’s summer season. Other credits include; Once on This Island with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Disney Cruise Line sailing aboard the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, The Children’s Theatre Series with Derby Dinner Playhouse (Stinky Kids The Musical, Rapunzel, Christmas In Candyland, How I Became a Pirate), and he has choreographed locally in productions such as Choir Boy, A Chorus Line, Kiss Me Kate, The Addams Family, and Hedwig & The Angry Inch! Alfie thanks the Jones and Robertson Family for supporting and loving him through his life, especially his gifted and talented husband, Neill Robertson. Enjoy our beautiful show!

LINDSAY KRUPSKI (Lighting Supervisor) is a freelance lighting designer/ electrician, and she is delighted to be with Kentucky Shakespeare for another season! This is her 5th summer season and she also worked on The Woman in Black, Enter Ghost., Shakespeare’s R&J, Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses, The Turn of the Screw, and Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth. Since moving to Louisville, she has designed with many local theatre and dance companies. Lindsay grew up in Wisconsin and holds a B.F.A. from UW-Milwaukee. In her free time, Lindsay loves crocheting and listening to Taylor Swift.

DONNA LAWRENCE-DOWNS (Costume Designer) has designed the costumes for Kentucky Shakespeare for the last ten seasons, including all the summer festival productions as well as all spring tours and indoor productions, including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Woman in Black, Enter Ghost, Turn of the Screw, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Twelfth Night, The War of the Worlds, and Night of the Living Dead. Donna has designed over 400 shows for more than 31 theatres in her 35-year career, including a stint at KSF in the 1990’s, 17 seasons with StageOne Family Theatre, 14 seasons with Music Theatre Louisville, CenterStage, Bellarmine University, Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, and Pandora Productions. One of Donna’s favorite projects is designing costumes for Shakespeare Behind Bars, which she has done for the last 12 years. Donna and her husband also own Life is Sweet Small Batch Treats Bakery.

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GREGORY MAUPIN (Dramaturg/Editor)

See bio under Actors.

SAM POWERS (Properties Manager) is excited to be working with Kentucky Shakespeare! He is a Louisville native and has worked as a props artisan at Actors Theatre of Louisville on Party People and Loving and Loving, and on run crew for I Am Delivered’t. He has also built props for the 2023 season at Flat Rock Playhouse which included shows like Macbeth, The Girl on the Train, and Cinderella.

HANNAH PRUITT (Intimacy Director) has been a part of the Kentucky Shakespeare team since 2012 and has served as a Camp Shakespeare Intern for the Globe Players, Assistant Director for our Spring Tours, Arts Education Coordinator, and

Education Programs Manager. In 2021, she became the Director of Creative Engagement where she trains our Artist Educators, creates curriculum for workshops and residencies, cultivates relationships with schools, community partners, and arts education advocates, creates workshops, and leads her favorite KS program - Camp Shakespeare! This past year, Hannah completed her training to become a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Inc. and is in her working mentorship program with them. As the Resident Intimacy Director with the company, she has served on Shakespeare’s R&J, Twelfth Night, Pride and Prejudice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sense & Sensibility, and our Midsummer Spring

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Tour. She has also worked with her alma mater, the University of Louisville’s Theatre Department, as the Intimacy Director for She Kills Monsters and the Intimacy Consultant for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Additionally, she has worked as the Intimacy Director with three witches shakespeare on their productions of As You Like It and Gallathea. Hannah hails from the lovely city of Henderson, KY. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Louisville with a B.S. in Theatre Arts. To connect with her, visit hannaheileenpruitt.weebly.com

CAL REED (Front of House Manager) is a native of Winchester, Kentucky, and returns for his fifth tour of duty with Kentucky Shakespeare. Cal served as Sound Engineer for the 2018 and 2019 seasons but found he likes people more than technology when he switched over to House Management two years ago.

KARL ANDERSON (Scenic Artist) designed the last three seasons in Central Park, as well as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Macbeth, and Turn of the Screw for Kentucky Shakespeare and is pleased to work with this renowned group again. Karl has designed many sets for StageOne Family Theatre, including Dragons Love Tacos, Hamlet, and James and the Giant Peach. He has also designed numerous shows such as Sleep Rock Thy Brain for Actors Theatre of Louisville, sets for many Apprentice/Intern productions at ATL, Assassins, Tommy, and Sweeney Todd for CenterStage, and many seasons for Pandora Productions, Theatre [502], and Bunbury Theatre. He also designed Three Decembers for Kentucky Opera. He graduated from UK with a B.F.A. in theatre design and technology. Karl is a

freelance set designer, and his visual art is represented by Kore Gallery.

BEKKI JO SCHNEIDER INTERN COMPANY

JENNIFER REYES (Acting Intern)

See bio under Actors.

KRYSTAL WALLER (Acting Intern)

See bio under Actors.

ROSEMARY WILSON (Arts Administration Intern) is excited to be back in her hometown after living in Cincinnati for 10 years, and to work for a company that holds such a special place in her heart. She holds a Bachelor’s in Theatre Arts from Northern Kentucky University, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship from University of Oklahoma.

PEYTON ROBBINS (Costumes Intern) is from Alta, Iowa, and they just graduated

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from the University of Northern Iowa with a B.A. in Theatre. They are excited to be working at Kentucky Shakespeare. In college they worked both on and off stage as an actor and technician.

JAIME YOUNG IRVIN (Education/Kids’ Globe Intern) has spent the last nine months as an Artist Educatore with Kentucky Shakespeare. He graduated from Indiana University Southeast with a Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies. While in school his focuses were theatre, creative writing, and communication. Some recent credits include: Luke in Tilly the Trickster (Derby Dinner Playhouse), Brucie in Sweat (Indiana University Southeast), Willium in The Nerd (Indianan University Southeast). Jaime wants to give a huge thank you to the wonderful supporters of Kentucky Shakespeare and to his friends, teachers, directors, and of course his mom for their continued support!

KJ WILKERSON (Education Intern: Camp Shakespeare) is beyond excited to be joining Camp Shakespeare with Kentucky Shakespeare this summer! KJ caught the theatre bug her freshman year of high school and hasn’t stopped since. She is a B.F.A. Performing Arts- Acting student at Western Kentucky University and has previously directed two theatre summer camps at the Rising Stars Theatre Camp in Greenville, Kentucky, and assistant directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Warren County Public Libraries Teen Theatre Intensive. When not in school or working on other artistic projects KJ works as a student librarian at The Warren County Public Library. She also enjoys camping with her family, playing with her nieces, and spending time with her cat, Jasper.

SOPHIA SANDERS-WHITELEY (Education/ Globe Players Intern) is thrilled to be the inter for the Globe Players this summer. Sophia is from Louisville, KY, and is a rising sophomore at Ball State University where she is pursuing her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. You might have seen her in previous Globe Players productions such as Two Gentleman of Verona (Sylvia), Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peaseblossom). Sophia is so grateful to be back in her favorite place for the summer!

JACKSON TUCKER (Electrics Intern) is a fourth year student at the University of Louisville. He is majoring in Theatre Arts with a double minor in Film Production and Chinese Language. Jackson recently acted in UofL’s production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. In the fall Jackson will be the assistant light designer for Saint Lucy’s Eyes at UofL.

OLLIE GIBSON (Front of House Intern) is a sophomore at Centre College, and has studied at Kentucky Shakespeare’s Globe Players (2021-2023), Commonwealth Theatre Center (2015-2023), and Governor’s School for the Arts (2022). Recent productions include Alice by Heart (Alice), The Tempest (Prospero), and Much Ado About Nothing (Leonata).

PAIGE SPEAKER (Front of House Intern) is a sophomore at the University of Southern California and is very happy to join Kentucky Shakespeare for the first time!

AUSTIN HINTON (Production Intern) got his passion for the arts at The Stephen Foster Story amphitheater in 2015 when he played a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. He continued the arts through

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high school and in 2019 transitioned from the stage to crew where he quickly found his true passion. When not behind the scenes of a show, Austin studied to become an electrician at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and he graduated in May 2024. He would like to thank all those who have taught him the ropes of backstage life!

JOSEPH SCHMITT (Production Intern) is a Scenic Design/Art/Props student at UC CCM. They are a DuPont Manual Visual Arts, GSA 2022, and Trinity DOTA alum. Joe hopes to be a professional scenic designer one day, and they’re ecstatic to be back home doing theater in Louisville!

KENNEDY TANDY (Props Intern) is a sophomore Theater and Political Science Major at Bellarmine University and is so excited to be working alongside these talented people. Kennedy has been acting since she was 10 years old and has participated in such productions as School Girls, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Half-Life of Marie Curie, Hansel and Gretel, and The Wolves. Kennedy would like to thank their family for always supporting them and all of their performances. She thanks her Partner Dylan and all their friends for helping keep them grounded and continually making them laugh.

SAMANTHA HACKER (Stage Management intern) is beyond thrilled to have this opportunity to work with Kentucky Shakespeare for the first time! She is a recent graduate of Bellarmine University with a B.A. in Communications and Design, Arts, and Technology. Her recent work includes producing and portraying #00 in Alpha Psi Omega’s production of The Wolves at Bellarmine University. She also played Capulet in Bellarmine’s

mainstage of Romeo and Juliet. Other work includes being part of the stage management team at Bellarmine for Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom and Angry F@g$. She will attend the University of Kentucky in the fall to begin working on her M.A. in Communications. She would like to thank her dad for always believing in her and supporting her dreams.

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 2-27, 2024

Untimely Ripp’d: an immersive macabre Macbeth experience by Diana Grisanti and Steve Moulds at Kentucky Shakespeare’s Headquarters

January 11-19, 2025

The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde At Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Pamela Brown Theatre Presented in partnership with Actors Theatre of Louisville

February 8, 2025

Kentucky Shakespeare’s Shakespeare in Love Gala, 21c Museum Hotel

February – March 2025

Shakespeare in the Libraries Two-Actor Tour

April – May 2025

Shakespeare in the Parks Macbeth Tour

May 28 – August 10, 2025

65th Season of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park

For more information and updates throughout the year, please visit kyshakespeare.com or follow us on social media: Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok: @KentuckyShakespeare Instagram: @kyshakespeare

KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Chair

Kay Madrick Norton Healthcare

Vice Chair

Anya Bond-Beckley Sense Colour Givaudan

Treasurer Brad Comer Republic Bank

Secretary Shannon Harris UPS

Development & Community Engagement Committee Chair

Tracy K’Meyer University of Louisville History Department

Marketing & Special Events Chair

Michelle Jarboe Healthpeak Properties

Nominating & Governance Committee Chair

Alan K. MacDonald

Frost Brown Todd Attorneys

Randall Caldwell Baptist Health Louisville

Emilee Crawford LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Jonese Franklin BirdNote

Joan Gould Baptist Health

Pamela Holwerda PNC

LaShondra Hood University of Louisville African American Theatre Program

Stephen Kubiatowski CareATC

Paula O. Lockhart

Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts

Charley Nold White Clay

Javan Reed Simmons College of Kentucky

Jodi Smiley Environs Inc.

Lincoln Snyder Humana

Kerry Wang Humana

Phillip Allen, Emeritus AJ Capital Partners

Elizabeth A. Cherry, Emeritus

LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Mera Cossey Corlett, Emeritus

Okolona Baptist Church

David James, Emeritus Office of Louisville Metro

Mayor Craig Greenberg

Dr. Peter Tanguay, Emeritus University of Louisville

Jonathan Smith, Ex-Officio Hanover College

KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE STAFF

Matt Wallace Producing Artistic Director

Amy Attaway Associate Artistic Director

Kyle Ware Director of Education

Hannah Pruitt Director of Creative Engagement

Beth Tantanella Merrick Bookkeeper

Mollie Murk

Artistic Associate

2023-2024 EDUCATION TEAM

Artist Educators

Elizabeth Chasely, Carter Lishen, Sydney Lofton, Jaime Young Irvin

Guest Teaching Artists and Instructors

Gregory Maupin, Keith McGill

Spring Tour, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Sasha Cifuentes, Brandi S. Hill, Chase Howard, Barrett Minks, Tai Rosenblatt, Alice Clark Wilkinson; Ryan Bennett, Stage Manager

MISSION

Grounded in the works of Shakespeare, we enrich communities through accessible, inclusive, professional theatre experiences that educate, inspire, and entertain diverse audiences.

VISION

To use Shakespeare’s truths and the power of the arts to transform lives. Shakespeare belongs to everyone.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Kentucky Shakespeare acknowledges we are situated on the traditional land of the Adena, Hopewell, Miami, Osage, Shawnee, and ᎠᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) people. We respect their enduring presence and historical stewardship of these lands.

ANTI-RACISM STATEMENT

As artists and educators, we are committed to holding the “mirror up to nature,” while creating a safe and welcoming space at our performances, in the community, and in the classroom.

We recognize racism and inequality in our community and the country, and we commit ourselves to anti-racism. We believe that Black lives matter.

We commit to outreach and inclusion of people of all abilities, races, creeds, religions, genders, and sexual identities.

We acknowledge that we are a non-profit arts organization grounded in the works of Shakespeare and commit to exploring Shakespeare’s truths while never losing sight of the fact that not all experiences emanate from a white European vantage point.

We commit to deeply listening to our BIPOC community members, within and outside of our organization. We commit to learning, never being satisfied, and creating positive change – proactively committing our efforts and resources to building anti-racist, inclusive, equitable, and empathetic spaces and experiences for all.

ABOUTKentucky Shakespeare serves communities through the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, education programs for schools, public performances, and community outreach programs. Currently in its 64th season, the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park is the longest-running free, non-ticketed Shakespeare festival in the United States. As the most comprehensive in-school arts education provider in the Commonwealth, Kentucky Shakespeare serves schools throughout the region with interactive educational programming directly tied to academic standards, helping impact student achievement. Our many community programs explore conflict resolution, empathy building, and communication, in a range of settings from parks to prisons, from preschools to senior centers.

What we do:

• PERFORMANCES: Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, Shakespeare in the Parks tour, Shakespeare in the Libraries tour, Indoor productions during the year

• EDUCATION PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP TOUR: Two-Actor Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Alive!, A Midsummer Night’s Dream spring tour, Voice of Social Change: Ira Aldridge, Living History: We the People, Living History: Kentucky History, Bard Buddies, Fairy Tales from Around the World, Hip-Hop Shakespeare, Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying, Acting Fundamentals, Stage Combat, Staging Shakespeare, Renaissance Dance, Discovering Shakespeare, Mathematics of Shakespearean Design, and Voices of Young Women

• CAMPS AND CLASSES: Camp Shakespeare, Shakespeare Off the Page, Stage Combat

• COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: Shakespeare with Veterans, Juvenile Justice Arts Program, Shakespeare with Immigrants and Refugees, Survivorship Shakespeare, Community Residencies

Kentucky Shakespeare has been recognized by the Folger Library and the Kentucky Humanities Council for exemplary programming, is a multiyear recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare in American Communities program and is a past recipient of the Kentucky Governor’s Award in the Arts. Kentucky Shakespeare has been awarded multiple LEO Weekly Reader’s Choice Awards, Broadway World Louisville Regional Awards, Arts-Louisville Awards, the 2015 Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Art of Vision Pyramid Award, the 2017 Louisville Awards in the Arts Bobby Petrino Family Foundation Arts Impact Award, and the 2019 Arts for All Kentucky Community Partner Award for arts inclusion work with people with disabilities.

“We are hither come to offer you our service.” – Timon of Athens

Online: kyshakespeare.com/donate Mail: Kentucky Shakespeare 616 Myrtle Street Louisville, KY 40208

In Person: Visit Will’s Gift Shop at the back of the amphitheater tonight to make credit card or cash donations! Scan the QR code: Now on Venmo! @KYShakes

THE STRATFORD SOCIETY

The Stratford Society is open to supporters who donate a gift of at least $1,564, in honor of the year Shakespeare was born. Stratford Society members serve as key community ambassadors for Kentucky Shakespeare, keeping Shakespeare in the Park free for everyone. As a member, you will enjoy exclusive previews, premieres, receptions, opportunities for theatre and theatre-themed excursions. For more information or to join the Stratford Society, please call Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace at 502.574.9900 or email matt@kyshakespeare.com.

2023-2024 STRATFORD SOCIETY MEMBERS

STRATFORD LEGACY

The Max Baumgardner Charitable Trust, in support of the Bekki Jo Schneider Intern Company

STRATFORD ROYALTY

Thomas Gerstle

Walt and Pat Hagens

Scott and JoAnn Haner

Charlie and Jenny Marsh

Don Stevens and Libby Marbury

Vivian Ruth Sawyer

Mac and Jessica Thompson

- White Clay

STRATFORD NOBILITY

Anonymous

Phillip and Teri Allen

Alan and Joan Gould

Nikki Lanier, Harper Slade, LLC

Tim and Dair Mathistad

Rick and Becky Reed

Jeremy Saunders, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider

Drs. Catherine Newton and Gordon Strauss

Kerry and Kathleen Wang

STRATFORD SOCIETY

Charles and Sheelah Anderson

The 1300 Association

Alan and Kathy Attaway

Colleen Devlin and Gary Barrigar

Richard and Karen Berglund

Anya Bond-Beckley

Edith S. Bingham

Laura and Michael Bryant

Randall Caldwell

Elizabeth A. Cherry

Brad Comer

Glenn Crothers and Tracy K’Meyer

Robert Dean, ZFX, Inc.

Sarah DeGeorge

David and Lucille Fannin

Rosie Felfle

Jeff & Karen Filcik

Lea H. Fischbach

Turney P. Berry and Kendra D. Foster

Jonese Franklin and Laura Ellis

John Spalding Gatton

Stephen C. Gault, in honor of Jenny and Charlie Marsh

Alexis Rich and Allen Harris

Shannon Harris and Joe Hufnagle

LaShondra Hood

Kay Madrick

The Jarboe Family

Jessica and Ziggy Zubric PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE TODAY

Ian and Emilee Crawford

Jim and Jeanette Kays

Gary and Maureen Kingry

Stephen Kubiatowski and Rebecca Seidel

Alan & Joyce MacDonald, in honor of Joseph Lord Tweedy Ardery

Charley Nold

Thomas and Beth Ording

Andy Perry and John Sistarenik

Sally Phennicie

Steve and Lynne Rodeheffer

Ruth Simons

Jodi Smiley

Kenney and Cathy Snell

Robert and Silvana Steen

Dr. Peter & Mrs. Margaret Fife Tanguay

Jerry and Joanne Wallace

Sarah Yost and Brian Phillips

Brooke Zimmerman

2023 - 2024 DONORS

Kentucky Shakespeare, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, relies on the support of our community to provide free Shakespeare and multiple outreach programs. All donations are tax-exempt. We would like to thank the following individuals for their generous support in the 2023-2024 fiscal year!

DUCHESS

Anonymous (3)

Jane Austen Society Greater Louisville Region

Laura Beasley

Belgravia Court Association

Stephen & Sharon Berger

Barbara Berman

Cornelia Bonnie

Meredith Brown

Jonathan and Rebecca Cohen

Clarice A. Denoux

Katie Edwards

David and Lucille Fannin

Carl Friesen

Frost Brown Todd LLC

Greg and Kim Greenwood

Cheryl Peterson Guess

John Hamilton

Brenda Henry

Katherine Dittmeier Holm

Thaddeus Hoover

Thomas and Patrice Huckaby, in memory of Erica Wallace from Forever Friends in Bowling Green

Tom James

Breck and Rhonda Jones

Benjamin King

South Fourth Street Association

Todd Lowe and Frances Ratterman, in honor of Amy’s good work!

Phil and Susan Lynch

Mapother Family Memorial FundKatherine, Amy, and William Mapother

Jules M. Marquart

Sharon Mattingly

Colette and Chris Mattingly

Cathy and David Mekus

Dan Minton, in honor of Amy and our Tribe of SWV!

David Moore and Katrina Anderson

Mitch and Cindee Rapp

Austin Read Second Street Neighborhood Association

Kathleen Shiner

Sean Sinnott

Sally-Ann Greenfield and Bruce Smith

Jonathan Smith

Kenney and Cathy Snell

Melody and Bruce Sterling

Christina Stottmann

Terry and Sue Strange

Jim and Marianne Welch

Rory Whitaker

Skip White

Nick Wilkerson

Stephen and Coretta Wolford

Louise and Richard Wolford

EARL

Jen Adam

Dr. Garrett and Lane Adams

Emma Aprile and Andrew Rosenthal

Phillip Ardery Jr., in memory of Joe Ardery

Jim & Beverly Bartlett Turner

Dr. and Mrs. A.T. Blanford

Cecile Blau

Julie Boatright and Todd Turner

Beth Boesche-Taylor and David Taylor

James Boland

Bill Bolte

Mattie and Bob Brown

John and Kati Brundage

Russell Byrd

Meghan and Ari Caplan

Robert and Carol Carnighan

J. Larry Cashen

Lynn E Chapple

David and Candy Cherry

David R. Clark

Kelly Clark

Terrence Cody

R. Kent Collard

Brian & Allysan Comstock

Jeff and Marjorie Conner

Agnes Cox

Shannon Craigo-Snell

Jim Crosetti and Mary Conner

Roger and Kathryn Cude

Judith Danovitch and Nick Noles

Aztec Flooring

Ann and David Derrick

Heather DiEnno

Angela and Doug Dowell

Lynne Dowling

Angela and Richard Dworin

John David Dyche and Laura Harbolt

Casey and Amy Eisenback

Fifth Wheel Women’s Club

Jacob and Susan Ems

Mary Forsee

Leslie and Gregg Fowler

Mildred Franks

Heather French

Nancy Gall-Clayton

Mr. Greg Fischer & Dr. Alexandra Gerassimides

Larry and Ricky Gettleman

Robbin and Steve Goodin

Lynn and Bob Graham

Ann C. Hall and Geoffrey C. Nelson

Joseph and Shannon Hamilton

Patricia and Chris Haragan

Dr. Tom Harper

Paula Harshaw

Carol Hartlage

Clare Hirn & David Henry

Dawn and Dennis Hershberger

Jessica Hildebrand

Amy and Dan Hill

Gary & Sharon Hinkle

Shirley Howard

Kyle Hoylman

Kerstin Jeffus

Alan and Sally Junkins

Kim and Ken Kern

Cynthia Kirkland

Georgette Kleier Hottois

Cynthia Knopp

Mathew & Carrielee Koole

Mary Korfhage

R. Gwyn Lavin

Jeff and Susan Layman

Eve Bohakel Lee

Julie Leskiv

Angela and Ron Long

Hal & Elizabeth McCoy, in memory of Joe Ardery

James and Lauren McDonald

Karrie and Darren McKinnon

Richard and Valerie Meyer

Mary Ann Miller

Laura Morton

Alfred and Lark Mull

Pat and Adele Murphy

Annie & David Myers, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider

Jennifer Niemeyer

Jeff Noble

Andrew and Ashley Noland

Chip Nold and Cindy Read

Tory Parker

Jennifer Payton

Patrick Peak

Petruska Family

Meg and Louie Prestigiacomo

Ann Ramser

Gil Reyes and Sean Donaldson

Karen and John Rippy

The Robertson Family

Jeanne-Marie and Todd Rogers

Brian and Denise Ross

Denis and Cathy Roux

The Ryley family

Kate Sanders and Paul Whiteley

Richard Sands

Jimmy Soto and Lisa Schmid

Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Shain

Paula Sharpenstein

Erin Sigmund

Maureen Slaton

Diane and Walter Snowa

Annie and Sam Sorsa, in memory of Erica Wallace

Dr. Thomas J. Spech and David G. Jones

Sara Stalkus

Duncan, Colleen, and Mike Strauss, in honor of Gordon Strauss

Rosalie Surtees

Phillip and Esther Tamplin

David and Kim Taylor

Debbie and Tom Tinker

Karl Truman

Emily Turner

Betsy Vick

Susan and David Vislisel

Beth and Don Wagner

Debra Walker

Ross Walton

Sam Weissrock

Edyth Wheeler

Leigh White

Bronwyn Williams and Mary Brydon-Miller

Jim and Claire Williams

Karen Sue Wilson

Elaine Orr Wise

Nicholas and Mary Wiss

Nancy & Tom Woodcock

Herb Zimmerman

Benjamin Zinninger

Anonymous (5)

Ann T Allen

Ron and Svea Allgeier

Pat and Bill Allison

Mark Amick & Allie Kerns

Tara Anderson

Heather Anderson

Sheila Ashley

Howard and Kathy Bain, in honor of Colin Brandt

Kate Ballowe

Nancy D. Beasley

Janice Beatty

Rita Bell

Miranda Darlene Bencomo

Sue Bentley and Kim Jonason

Rebecca Beyerle

Laurie & Barret Birnsteel, in memory of Joe Ardery

Whitney and Hank Boles

Jack and Brenda Brammer

Brandeis School of Law, in memory of Joe Ardery

Kristy Calman

Phyllis Carling

Judith Champion

Gilbert D. Cheatham

Beth Chottiner

Clarice Connelly, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider

Crystal Christy and Sarah Pennington

Jill Cooper

Coleen Costar

Christopher Cox

Myra Craig

Michael and Constance Csernik

Critt Cunningham

Irwin and Carol Cutler

Robert Darst

The Davis Family, in memory of Joe Ardery

Carolyn Dean

Vincent and Kathleen Decker

Father Patrick Dolan

Sean Donaldson

Constance Dorval-Bernal

Jon A. Doukas

Lynne Dowling

Donna Downs

Melissa and Ken Draut

Laurie Duesing

Jordan Dye

Katie Edwards

Bev and Woody Edwards

Larry and Angie Edwards

Sam and Jill Ellington

Elizabeth Fairhead

Deborah R. Feger

Sherry M. & Joseph W. Feldpausch

Tom Fenton and Karen Haswell

The Fireels, Rachel Firkins and Alicia Fireel

Josh Fischer

Terese Fister

Phil and Linda Fitzgerald

Phyllis Fitzgerald

Mary Ford

Ashley Freeman

Carmen Fullenlove

Tony and Laura Garrett

Mr. and Mrs. Giesel, in memory of Joe Ardery

Anthony Gerstner

Allen and Brenda Gilbert

Keiren Gillum

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldwin

Jan Gonder

Kate Grindon

Atticus Haden

Barbara and Ed Haines

John Hanson

Leslie Norton Harbold

Charlotte Harmon

Tiffanye Hawes

Linda and Bill Hayes

Randy and Frances Hays

Richard Head

Stanley and Peggy Henderson

Jane Hermes

William and Sharon Higgins

Rita Hight

Jessica Hildebrand

The Holland Family

Will Hollis

Pamela Holwerda

Mark Huffine

Allison Imber

Dan Johnson & Tom Elkas

Fred and Laura Johnson

Hugh Jones

Jean and Martin Jones

Erin Keane and Drew Zipp

Scott and Ashley HukeKetterer

Matthew Kinney

Todd Kleber

The Knapp Family, in memory of Joe Ardery

Ray and Yvonne Knight

Philip and Marilyn Kohl

Michael and Jeanne Kovatch

Ericka Kreutz

Anna Kunzler

Peter Scott Lansing

Jacob and Brittany Lanter

Paul and Geraldine Lenzi

Kathy and Stanley Levinson

Abby Long and Kelly Wilkinson

Ashley Mahan

Donna and Andy Mattingly

Kathleen & Mark Mattingly

Danny and Anita Maupin

David and Cindy Maupin

Tamara Mazzoccoli

Jim McCabe

Dave McCay

Erin McCorkle

Patty and Kevin McDowell

Keith McGill

Kelley McIntyre and David Dillard, in honor of Mildred Blandford

Robert and Grace McKeel

Richard and Tanya McKnight

The Linus and Cossett McClendon Foundation

Creighton Mershon, Dottie Mae Mershon, Jessi Arrington

Roberta Meyer and David Young

Robert H. Miller

Mind’s Eye Theatre Company, in honor of our 10th season

Robert Mitchell

Diana Mitchen

Joe, Dianne, and Michaela Morris, in honor of Camp Shakespeare

Pamela Moore

Carla Motes

Dave Murk

William C. Nash

Jessica Wortham

Mark and Robyn Newstadt

Lan and Dustin NguyenColgate

Chip Nold and Cindy Read

Kirby and Maureen O’Bannon

Corey O’Brien

Alexandra & Joe Ottaviano

Linda and Bruce Otto

Melissa Parocai

Adam Parrish

Jerome and Melissa Pascua

Stuart Perelmuter and Elizabeth Sawyer

Marguerite Pfaff

Bethany Planton

Allan and Nancy Pollock

Meg and Louie Prestigiacomo

Ann Price and John Davis, in memory of Joe Ardery

Nancy Renick and Barry Kornstein

Cary Rice

Corey Richter

Cynthia and Ronald Rigby

The Rightmyer Family

Cathy Robertson

Devina Robles

Marilyn Rodman

Jeanne-Marie and Todd Rogers

Thomas Roma

Virgil Rosell

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall III

Rhiannon Ryan

Peter Saba

Sales for Water

Sant Family, in honor of Barb Cullen

Curt and Beth Schuman

Amanda Seaton

Carolyn and Rev. Gordon Seiffertt

Michelle Seiffertt

Michael Shell

Robb and Anna Shrader

Griffin David Siebert

Brian Smith

Mary Jo and Gray Smith

Melanie Smith

Stephen Ramsey Spanyer

Vashti Standridge

Bob and Mary Ann Stenger

Kathryn Stewart, in honor of Dani Stewart

JC States

Monalisa Tailor

Leslie Tate

Beverly and Alfred Tilmes

Lawrence Toebbe

Mary Alice & Chris Tolbert

Wayne & Brenda Tuckson

Emily Turner

Jonathan Turner and Sarah Weir

John and Shirley Uhl

Satchel Walton

Bonnie Waters

Jeremy and Amy Wells

William Wells

Charles Whaley

Erin White

Shawn and Kevin Williams

Deidre, Nick, and Phoebe Winslow

Robin Yacovetta

Helen Yezerets

Tammy Young

Jane Younger

Marc and Ann Zakem

Barbara Zimmerman, in honor of Brooke Sharp

2024 SEASON MATCH

Supporting original music in The Tempest, the Bekki Jo Schneider Intern Company, park security, and beautification:

THANK YOU to Vivian Ruth Sawyer, Don Stevens and Libby Marbury, Rick and Becky Reed, and Drs. Gordon Strauss and Catherine Newton

THEATRE SERVICES

RAIN & WEATHER POLICY

Performances will not be canceled before 7:30PM.

In the event of lightning without rain, stage lights may be shut down and work lights turned on until lightning has ceased. In the event of rain, we will hold for a 15-minute rain delay. After the rain delay, Festival staff will make the decision whether or not to continue the production.

In the event of severe or threatening weather, the audience will be informed of any warnings that exist over the house microphone. In the event of approaching inclement weather, you will be instructed by an announcement from the stage manager indicating the best method of exit. For your safety, please leave the amphitheater in a calm and orderly manner using the sidewalks.

Performances may be canceled or delayed due to extreme heat as well.

ACCESSIBILITY

Accessible ramps, parking, restrooms, and wheelchair seating are available for patrons with disabilities.

ASL interpretation will be provided for the following performances: Thursday, June 6 for Romeo and Juliet, Thursday, June 27 for The Comedy of Errors, Thursday, July 11 for The Tempest, and Thursday, August 1 for Globe Players Julius Caesar. (For all ASL scheduled performances, the makeup rain date will be the following evening.)

Large format programs are available upon request at the Kentucky Shakespeare gift shop.

Braille programs are available for checkout upon request at the Kentucky Shakespeare gift shop. Thank you to the American Printing House for the Blind for this service.

For those with sensory sensitivities, noise canceling headphones for both youth and adults, and sensory play items are available. Please visit the gift shop or ask a front of house staff member. Sensory guides for each production are available at the gift shop or from a front of house staff member.

Pre-show sensory/tactile tours for the visually impaired are available during the summer. Contact Director of Education Kyle Ware for more information at 502.574.9900 or email kyle@kyshakespeare.com

RESTROOMS

For your convenience, wheelchair accessible restrooms are located at the rear of the amphitheater. Public restroom facilities are maintained by Metro Parks. Women’s restrooms are located on the north side of the building, adjacent to Will’s Tavern. Men’s restrooms are location on the south side of the building, facing the police substation.

GIFT SALES

Please take a moment to visit Will’s Gift Shop at the rear of the amphitheater under the pergola. Cash, check, and major credit cards accepted.

SHOW CONTENT/SUITABILITY

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park is a family-friendly event for all ages. For specific show content, contact the office at 502.574.9900 or info@kyshakespeare.com. (Our late-night 10:30PM production of the Louisville Improvisors LATE NIGHT SHAKES and the Louisville Fringe Festival’s GLOBE ARM WRESTING may include language and is intended for mature audiences only.)

CONCESSIONS

Please take a moment to visit the Food Trucks at the rear of the amphitheater provided by the Louisville Truck Association. Various food trucks will be in the park nightly from 6:00 p.m. until just after intermission. Cash and credit cards are accepted. The Association generously donates a portion of proceeds to Kentucky Shakespeare. Check our website daily for rotating food truck schedule at kyshakespeare.com. You’re also welcome to bring your own picnic too (no outside alcohol is permitted.)

BAR

Kentucky Shakespeare offers Brown-Forman products, Frontera Wine, and West Six Brewing for sale at the rear of the amphitheater in Will’s Tavern. Cash, check, and major credit cards accepted. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed to be brought in or taken out of the amphitheater designated perimeter. Please enjoy your beverages responsibly inside the amphitheater perimeter. kyshakespeare.com

THEATRE SERVICES

SMOKING

Smoking is not permitted within the amphitheater and must take place outside of the amphitheater perimeter/audience seating area.

CAMERA & RECORDING DEVICES

During the performance, the taking of video and flash photography are prohibited, however you are welcome to take photos during the first half of this evening’s performance, and if you post them, be sure to tag Kentucky Shakespeare.

GET INVOLVED

Become a volunteer and support Kentucky Shakespeare! Visit our website or contact us today by email Associate Artistic Director Amy Attaway at amy@kyshakespeare.com.

PETS

Pets are welcome, we just ask that you clean up after your pet and make sure your pet is on a leash. As a courtesy to audience members, we ask that you sit in the back picnic tables, or side grass area.

For more information and updates throughout the year, please visit kyshakespeare.com or follow us on social media: Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok: @KentuckyShakespeare | Instagram: @kyshakespeare

THE 64 TH SEASON OF KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK

6:00 p.m.

Food Trucks Open

NIGHTLY SCHEDULE

7:00 p.m.

Will’s Tavern, Will’s Gift Shop, & Kids’ Globe open

7:15 p.m. Community Pre-Show Performance

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

8:00 p.m. Production begins

Romeo & Juliet - May 29 - June 16; July 17, 20, 23, 26 (no performances on Mondays or Tuesdays in June)

The Comedy of Errors - June 20 - 30; July 16, 19, 24, 27 (no performances on Mondays or Tuesdays in June)

The Tempest- July 5 - 14; July 18, 21, 25, 28 (no performances on Mondays)

Kentucky Shakespeare’s Globe Players professional training program for high school students: Julius Caesar - July 31 - August 4

Louisville Ballet’s Shakespeare in Dance: King Lear – August 7 - 11

Louisville Improvisors Late Night Shakes - 10:15pm on June 8, June 29, and July 20

Louisville Fringe Festival presents G.L.O.B.E. Arm Wrestling10:15pm on June 15, July 13, and July 27

ASL interpretation will be provided for the following performances: Thursday, June 6 for Romeo and Juliet, Thursday, June 27 for The Comedy of Errors, Thursday, July 11 for The Tempest, and Thursday, August 1 for Globe Players Julius Caesar. (For all ASL scheduled performances, the makeup rain date will be the following evening.)

For 2024 summer season details, please visit kyshakespeare.com

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