THE PRODUCTION
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM
ISABEL ARRAIZA (Portia) stars as one of the leads in the upcoming Amazon/Plan B series “Outer
Range.” Film credits include The Little Things opposite Rami Malek and Denzel Washington, Driven opposite Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace and American Dreamer opposite Jim Gaffigan. Theatre credits include Julius Caesar at The Public Theater, Minnetti at the Barbican Centre in London and Intersections at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. She obtained her MFA from The Juilliard School. From Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. VARÍN AYALA (Prince of Arragon/Jailer) is thrilled to be working at TFANA again (Taming of the Shrew),
and with STC for the first time. He has worked extensively in New York and regional theatre, and has done readings and workshops with just about every Off-Broadway company you can imagine. Most recent TV: “Younger,” opposite Sutton Foster. Fun fact: he has an MS in chemical engineering that he hasn’t used since 2002.From San Germán, Puerto Rico. In memory of Marlene Johnson. IG: therealvarinayala SHIRINE BABB (Nerissa). Broadway: Macbeth, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (OBC). Off-Broadway:
Timon of Athens (TFANA); Napoli, Brooklyn (Roundabout); The Crucible, Mary Stuart (Bedlam). Regional: Shakespeare Theatre Co., the Kennedy Center, Hartford Stage, Roundhouse Theatre, Folger Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, The Old Globe, Widows (London). Television: upcoming series (Apple+), “Iron Fist,” “I Love You…But I Lied,” “Blue Bloods,” “Madam Secretary.” Training: East 15 Acting, MA; Old Globe, MFA. JEFF BIEHL (Balthazar). Broadway: Machinal (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: Life Sucks (Drama Desk
nom, Wheelhouse), Catch as Catch Can (Page73), Charles Francis Chan’s Jr’s… (NAATCO), 10 out of 12 (Soho Rep), Poor Behavior (Primary Stages), Burning (The New Group), Isaac’s Eye (EST). Regional: premieres at Yale Rep, Denver Center, Woolly Mammoth and Humana Festival. Film: Worth, A Master Builder, Ricki and the Flash. TV: “The Path,” “Vinyl,” “Mysteries of Laura,” “Forever,” “Southland,” all “Law & Order.” Juilliard. Jeff Biehl (Balthazar), Varín Ayala (Prince of Arragon) and Shirine Babb (Nerissa). Photo by Henry Grossman.
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