The Artistic Company

Acting Company

Maggie Kettering*

Clown 1 Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater Maggie’s previous credits include The Taming of the Shrew, A Christmas Carol, Love’s Labour’s Lost, And Then There Were None, Blithe Spirit and Much Ado About Nothing. Previously, she has worked with Peninsula Players (Miss Holmes, Outside Mullingar, Lend Me a Tenor), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Holmes and Watson), House Theatre (Season on the Line, Joseph Jefferson nomination), Shakespeare Theatre Company (Henry IV, parts 1 and 2), TimeLine Theatre (My Kind of Town) and Northlight Theatre (Season’s Greetings, Jack Springer Award). Maggie is a proud member of Actors’ Equity, a resident of Chicago, and an Ironman finisher.

Anthony Michael Martinez*

Richard Hannay Debut season with Great Lakes Theater Anthony is an NYC-based actor and acting coach with credits that include off-Broadway at CSC, Vineyard Theatre, Boomerang Theatre (Comedy of Errors, Antipholus of Syracuse), New Ohio, Flea Theatre and Theatre Row. Regional credits include Macbeth (Alabama Shakespeare), Antony and Cleopatra (Folger Theater), Shakespeare In Love, Will)-IL Shakespeare, Triad Stage, Miami New Drama, Florida Rep and Shakespeare Theatre NJ. He earned an MFA in classical acting from Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting. Anthony is a resident teaching artist for Red Bull, Classic Stage and NY Theatre Workshop. He teaches a master class, Acting In Spiritual Principle, which empowers actors to deepen their sense of joy and purpose within the craft. www.anthonymichaelmartinez.net

Betsy Mugavero*

Annabella Schmidt/ Margaret/Pamela Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater Betsy is thrilled to be back on stage at GLT! Previous shows include: Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and A Christmas Carol. Other theaters include 11 seasons with the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Folger Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and more. Many thanks to the fam, especially Quinn, and for all of the support from loved ones to allow me to continue my work.

Joe Wegner*

Clown 2 Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater Joe Wegner’s off-Broadway credits include Judgment Day (world premiere, Park Avenue Armory). Regional credits include Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew (Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival), Archduke (world premiere, Center Theatre Group), Guys and Dolls, A Wrinkle in Time (world premiere), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Very Merry Wives of Winsor Iowa, Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land, Romeo and Juliet (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Guys and Dolls (Wallis Annenberg Center), The School for Lies (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), In the Blood (Mixed Blood Theatre). TV and film includes Tales of the City (Netflix). He received his BFA from Southern Oregon University. www.joewegner.net

Understudies

Hailey Elberg, Andy Faria, Jared Guerrasio, Hanako Walrath

Jaclyn Miller

Director Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater Jaclyn’s credits for Great Lakes Theater choreography and movement include The Tempest, The Music Man, Julius Caesar, Mamma Mia!, The Taming of the Shrew, Pride and Prejudice, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Regional credits include Oregon Shakespeare Festival (It’s Christmas, Carol!, Hairspray, Alice in Wonderland, Book of Will, Shakespeare in Love, Twelfth Night, Yeoman of Guard, the world premiere of Fingersmith, The Cocoanuts and My Fair Lady); South Coast Rep (She Loves Me); Arizona Theatre Company (Cabaret); Guthrie Theatre (The Cocoanuts); and Baltimore Center Stage (Fun Home). Additionally, Jaclyn has worked as an associate director and/or choreographer around the country in theaters including Arena Stage, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Portland Opera, Berkshire Theatre Festival and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.

Charles Fee

Producing Artistic Director Twenty seasons with Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT include Much Ado About Nothing, Sleuth, Witness for the Prosecution, A Christmas Carol, Misery, Macbeth, Hamlet, And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, Deathtrap, Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three independently operated, professional theater companies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002); Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which more than 60 plays have been shared since 2002. In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award. Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artistic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the community. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his BA from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Along with his wife, Lidia and daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise, Cleveland and Lake Tahoe — a feat that is only possible because of the incredible love and support of his family, and the generous communities he serves! GreatLakesTheater.org

Designers

Heather Gilbert

Lighting Designer Debut season with Great Lakes Theater Heather Gilbert is a Chicago-based lighting designer. Her credits include the Broadway production of The Sound Inside, which received a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination. In Chicago, Heather has designed at Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Writers Theatre, Northlight, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre, Steep Theatre, and many, many storefronts. Regionally, her credits include Center Theatre Group, Studio Theatre, Actor’s Theatre Louisville, Alley Theatre, American Repertory Theater, Magic Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Olney Theatre Center. She is the 19

head of lighting design at Columbia College Chicago, and received her MFA at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Esther M. Haberlen

Costume Designer/Costume Director Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes Theater Esther is a Cleveland based costume designer whose previous designs at GLT include Sleuth, Witness for the Prosecution, Les Misérables, Beehive: The’60s Musical, The Fantasticks, Much Ado About Nothing (2013) and numerous educational touring productions. Esther has spent 15 seasons at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, GLT’s sister company, as wardrobe supervisor, draper and costume director and 11 seasons with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Other theater credits include Dobama Theater, Beck Center, Cleveland Opera Theater, Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Playhouse MFA Program, Baldwin Wallace University and Willoughby Fine Arts Association. Esther is a graduate of the State University of New York, Fredonia.

Courtney O’Neill

Scenic Designer Debut season with Great Lakes Theater Courtney is a Chicago-based designer who works extensively in regional theater. She has designed sets at Cleveland Play House, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Apollo Theater, Court Theatre, Denver Center, Baltimore Center Stage, Apollo Theater, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, Writers Theatre, Mosaic Theater Company, Dallas Theatre Center, Children’s Theatre Company, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, South Coast Repertory and Milwaukee Repertory Theater, among others. Courtney teaches at DePaul University and Northwestern University, and has received multiple awards, including a Joseph Jefferson Award and the Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award. www.courtneyoneill.com

Matthew Webb

Sound Designer/Composer Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater Matthew is music director for music theater at Baldwin Wallace University. Previous Great Lakes Theater sound design credits include Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Christmas Carol (Radio Play), Julius Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Hamlet. As music director, credits include The Music Man, Mamma Mia!, The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd, Guys and Dolls, Sondheim on Sondheim, Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Other credits include Into the Woods and Kinky Boots (Baldwin Wallace University), Be More Chill and Lizzie (Playhouse Square), Scottsboro Boys and Once (Beck Center) and Hair (Cain Park and Kent State). Many thanks to Jackie, Charlie, Sara, and his incredible parents, Carol and Jerry.

Stage Management

Sarah Kelso*

Production Stage Manager Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater Sarah’s shows include Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol, Sleuth, Million Dollar Quartet, Beehive: The ’60s Musical and Romeo and Juliet. She has spent 11 seasons with Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and has credits that include Sleuth, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Million Dollar Quartet, Beehive: The ’60s Musical, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Forever Plaid, The Fantasticks and Steel Magnolias. Her 10 seasons with Boise Contemporary Theater include The Wolves, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, With Love and a Major Organ, Good Bitch Goes Down, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and A Skull in Connemara. Sarah is a graduate of Boise State University’s Department of Theatre Arts.

Imani Sade

Assistant Stage Manager Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater Imani’s recent credits include Lizzie (Beck Center), Into the Woods (Baldwin Wallace), Jersey Boys Streaming (Playhouse Square), Greenwood: An American Dream Destroyed (Karamu House) and If/Then (Lakeland Civic Theatre). Imani would like to thank her family and friends for the love and support.

play’s the thing

Great Lakes Theater Camp is a summer drama camp with musical theater elements that immerses students in interactive and educational theater-based activities. Theater Camp is a unique opportunity for students to work with and learn from Great Lakes Theater’s professional teaching artists in a fun, safe and supportive environment. june 13-23, 2022