Utah Shakespeare Festival

The Festival Organization

GOVERNING BOARDS

Board of Governors

Dr. Bryan Watabe, Chair Physician
Steven Andersen, Vice Chair Entrepreneur
Randy Allen, Attorney
Dr. Eric Anderson, Surgeon (retired)
Eileen Anes, Marriage and Family Therapist
Rhonda Forde, Operations Manager, Dominion Energy
Andrea Golding, Civic Leader
Krysten Harper, Student, Southern Utah University
Senator Don Ipson, Executive Appropriations Vice Chair, Utah State Senate
Anthony R. Ivins, Questar, Retired
Jeff Larson, Senior Vice President, Rocky Mountain Power (retired)
Eric O. Leavitt, President, The Leavitt Group
Frank Mack, Executive Producer, Utah Shakespeare Festival
Nancy Melich, Full-Time Reporter/Theatre Critic, Salt Lake Tribune (retired); Festival Literary Seminar Director, 2004–2016
Shauna Mendini, Dean, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Southern Utah University
Tom Miller, Founder, The VisionLink Advisory Group
Nubia Peña, Director, Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Mary-Margaret Pingree, Manager, Pingree Family Limited Company
Wayne T. Pyle, Chief Executive Office and City Manager, West Valley City, Utah
Bret Reich, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, PacifiCorp
Dr. Schvalla Rivera, Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Grinnell College
Father Bob Stoeckig, Ecclesiastical Leader
Brian Vaughn, Artistic Director, Utah Shakespeare Festival
Jeni Wilson, Civic Leader
Jodi Hart Wilson, Chair, Southern Utah University Board of Trustees
Scott L Wyatt, President, Southern Utah University

Board of Governors Chairs Emeriti

Allen Anes, M.D., Las Vegas, Nevada
J. Kevin Bischoff, Salt Lake City, Utah Sue S. Cox, St. George, Utah
Kathie Horman, Sandy, Utah
Jeff Larsen, Salt Lake City, Utah Linda R. Lowe, St. George, Utah
Mark C. Moench, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jeffery R. Nelson, Salt Lake City, Utah D. N. “Nick” Rose, North Salt Lake, Utah
David E. Simmons, Salt Lake City, Utah
Nancy Slitz, Las Vegas, Nevada
Thomas A. Thomas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Verl R. Topham, Salt Lake City, Utah

Honorary Board of Governors

Honorable Spencer J. Cox, Honorary Chair Utah State Governor
Alan C. Ashton, Co-founder, Thanksgiving Point
Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, United States Senator, Utah, (retired)
Honorable Harry M. Reid, United States Senator, Nevada (retired)
Michael York, Actor

MANAGEMENT STAFF

Administration

Frank Mack: Executive Producer
Brian Vaughn: Artistic Director

Business and Finance

Kami Terry Paul: General Manager
Becky Stucker: Business Office Manager
Jacey Carpenter: Business Office Assistant
Richie Uminski: Business Office Assistant

Company Management
Tracy Blackwell: Company Manager
Ashley Cooper: Assistant
Tanner Hallam: Assistant
Shelby Lupton: Assistant
Erik Smith: Assistant
Kira Wiggins: Assistant
Child Care
Kristine Cooley: Manager
Tracy Womack: Manager
Emilee Adams
Connor Bulloch
Ethan Bulloch
Paula Burgoyne
Brytanni Edwards
Breanne Haley
Brelynn Haley
Marie Haley
Ashley Jenkins
Shirley Jenson
Katie Nelson
Elena Puckett
Lynae Puckett
Maddi Staheli
Olivia Staheli
Sandra Staheli
Tate Womack

Development and Communications

Donn Jersey: Development and Communications Director
Bruce C. Lee: Publications Manager
Clare Campbell: Graphic Artist
Marlo Ihler: Development and Communications Associate
Ashley Starr: Group Services Coordinator
Elizabeth Armstrong: Social Media Coordinator
Emily Cacho: Communications Assistant
Kathryn Neves: Writer
Guest Services
Aubree Rasmussen: Guest Services Manager
Kris Bahr: Assistant Guest Services Manager
Andrianna Baruffi
Melissa Bell
Allison Blake
Morgan Branch
Lauren Calamity
Cobe Clark
Tom Cloward
Ali Damavandi
Kenna Funk
Christian Garner
Nichole Gericke
Allison Hall
Caitlin Henderson
Ashley Knight
Jason Mack
Talise Mosley
Abigail Nakken
Makell Olsen
Sharissa Perry
Cierra Sawyer
Jenelle Skelton
Dacia Stiegmann
Denise Stiegmann
Elise Thayn
Caden Thomas
Camillia Tobler-Klausmeier
Allyson Turner
Emily Watson
Retail
Maree Beach: Retail Manager
Food and Beverage
Jimmy Twitchell: Concessions Manager

Education

Michael Bahr: Education Director
Richie Uminski: Education Programs Manager
Isabel Smith-Bernstein: Play Seminar Director
Darci Ramirez: Seminar Manager
Ryan Paul: Orientations/Seminars
Kyrsten Harper: Education Associate
Julia Stark: Education Assistant
Victoria Whittaker: Education Assistant
Shawnda Moss: Instructor
Russ Saxton: Instructor
Noel Bauer: Instructor
Nicole Hopkin: Chaperone

Facilities

Kevin Davis: Facilities Director
Troy Adams: Facilities Assistant
Arianna Monson: Facilities Assistant
Alex Sellers: Facilities Assistant
Custodial Services
Brent Hughes: Custodial Services Manager

COVID-19 Safety Compliance

Sheri Tagney: Infection Control Specialist
Pam Gilbert: Infection Control Volunteer
Xiyan Ding: Assistant
Tanner Hallam: Assistant
Erin James: Assistant
Sebastian Navarro: Assistant
Jessica North: Assistant

ARTISTIC STAFF

Directors

Cassie Abate: The Pirates of Penzance
Vincent J. Cardinal: The Comedy of Errors
Britannia Howe: Cymbeline, The Greenshow
Tasia A. Jones: Intimate Apparel
Cameron Knight:
Richard III
Kent Thompson
: Pericles
Brian Vaughn: Ragtime, The Comedy of Terrors
*Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Playwrights

Lynn Ahrens: Ragtime
E. L. Doctorow (novelist): Ragtime
Stephen Flaherty: Ragtime
W. S. Gilbert: The Pirates of Penzance
John Goodrum: The Comedy of Terrors
Britannia Howe: The Greenshow
Terrence McNally: Ragtime
Lynn Nottage: Intimate Apparel
William Shakespeare: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, Cymbeline
Arthur Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance

Designers

Scenery
Stephen Jones: Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Paula E. Trimpey:
The Greenshow
Apollo Mark Weaver
: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors
Jo Winiarski: The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Costumes
Raquel Adorno:
Intimate Apparel
Bill Black
: The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Kärin Simonson Kopischke: Pericles, The Comedy of Errors
David Kay Mickelsen
: Cymbeline
Lauren T. Roark: Richard III, The Comedy of Terrors
Paula E. Trimpey:
The Greenshow
Lighting
Michael Gilliam
: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors
William C. Kirkham: The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime Donna Ruzika: Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Projections
Joe Payne
: Intimate Apparel
Yee Eun Nam: Ragtime
Sound
Craig Breitenbach:
The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Lindsay Jones
: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors
Joe Payne: Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Magic Rhett Guter:
Ragtime_Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE._

Design Assistants

Lily Berman: Scenery—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Merle DeWitt III: Lighting—The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Casey Duke: Lighting—Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Recipient of the Gene Chesley Memorial Design Award
Brandon Philip Thomas Davis: Scenery—The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime

Music Directors

Brad Carroll: The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Brandon Scott Grayson: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Greenshow

Conductor

Brad Carroll: The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime

Original Music Composers

Lindsay Jones: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors
Joe Payne: Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel

Orchestral Tracking

Gregg Coffin: Ragtime

Dramaturgs

Lezlie Cross: The Comedy of Errors, Intimate Apparel, Cymbeline
Martine Kei Green-Rogers: Intimate Apparel, Ragtime
Isabel Smith-Bernstein: Pericles, Richard III, Ragtime

Fight Directors

Paul Dennhardt: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors
Caitlyn Herzlinger:
Ragtime, Cymbeline
_
Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union._

Intimacy Director

Caitlyn Herzlinger: Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime, Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel, The Comedy of Terrors, The Greenshow

Choreographers/Movement Directors

Cassie Abate: The Pirates of Penzance, The Comedy of Errors
Rhett Guter: Choreographer—The Greenshow
Keenon Hooks: Choreographer—Ragtime
Jason Spelbring: Movement Director and Choreographer—Pericles

Voice and Text

Philip Thompson: Head of Voice and Text; Voice and Text Coach—Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime
Amani Dorn: Voice and Text Coach—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel; Assistant Voice and Text Coach—The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime

PERFORMING COMPANY

Actors

Ian Allred
Ezekiel Andrew
Bailey Blaise
Landon Tate Boyle: Fight Captain—
Ragtime
Jasmine Bracey

Afua Busia
Finley Caciola†
Cordell Cole: Fight Captain—
Richard III
Danforth Comins

Lena Conatser
Trent Dahlin
Jovan A. Davis: Fight Captain—Richard III
Todd Denning
Tafadzwa Diener
Yao Dogbe
Michael Doherty

Raven Flynn†
Aaron Galligan-Stierle
Devin Galligan-Stierle
Shannon Galligan-Stierle
Zoe Galligan-Stierle
Sophia Guerrero
Rhett Guter

Kristina C. Harding
Michael A. Harding
Richard R. Henry
Josh Innerst

Cecilia Iole
Luke Sidney Johnson
Alex Keiper
Peter Reid Lambert
Howard Leder
Kat Lee
Jalon Matthews
Desirée Mee Jung

Mauricio Miranda
Chris Mixon
Marlene Montes

Nathan Myers†
Perry Ojeda
Aidan O’Reilly

Connor Padilla: Dance Captain—Pericles
Melinda Pfundstein
Andrew Plinio: Dance Captain—
The Pirates of Penzance
Trey Plutnicki: Dance Captain—
The Greenshow
Daria Pilar Redus
Jessica Sannar†
Tiffany Scott

Kayden Tyler Seegmiller
Olivia Rylan Sham†
Sarah Shippobotham
André Spathelf-Sanders: Dance Captain—Ragtime
Sarah Suzuki
Constance V Swain
Jeremy Thompson: Fight Captain—The Comedy of Errors
René Thornton Jr.
Marco Antonio Vega: Fight Captain—
Pericles
Amara Webb
Lincoln Brian Wilcken
_
Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States
_At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program

Randall Lobby

Preshow Pianists
Danny Hansen
Hannah Klassen
Doreen Woolley

WORDS3

Derek Charles Livingston: Director of New Play Development/Artistic Associate

PRODUCTION STAFF

Richard Girtain: Production Manager

Stage Management

Tanya J. Searle: Festival Stage Manager/Artistic Associate; Stage Manager—Ragtime, The Comedy of Terrors
Veronica Aglow
: Stage Manager—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Terence Orleans Alexander: Stage Manager—The Pirates of Penzance
Jade Bruno
: Stage Manager—Pericles, The Comedy of Errors
Caleb Thomas Cook: Stage Manager—Richard III, The Comedy of Terrors
Lucy Guillemette:
Stage Manager—The Greenshow, Words Cubed
Topaz Cooks:
Assistant Stage Manager—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
MyKel Marie Hall:
Assistant Stage Manager—The Pirates of Penzance, The Comedy of Terrors
Kelsey James
: Assistant Stage Manager—Pericles, Ragtime
Emily Marie Wilke: Assistant Stage Manager—Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Comedy of Terrors
Shelby Lupton: Stage Management Administrative Assistant
Gabrielle Scott: Production Assistant—Richard III, Ragtime
Anna Vu: Production Assistant—Pericles, The Comedy of Errors
Emily Beatse: Production Assistant—The Pirates of Penzance, The Comedy of Terrors
Chloe Schweizer: Production Assistant—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel
Susannah Pilkington†: Production Assistant—The Greenshow, Words Cubed; Youth Stage Manager—Ragtime
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States
At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program

Scenery Construction

Dan Giedeman: Scenery Director/Technical Director—Ragtime, The Pirates of Penzance, Intimate Apparel, Cymbeline, The Greenshow/Scenic Coordinator—The Comedy of Terrors
Chris Winnemann: Technical Director—Engelstad Theatre
Austin Elledge: Assistant Technical Director—Engelstad Theatre
Alexander Farley: Assistant Technical Director—Engelstad and Randall Theatres
Nate Mohlman: Assistant Technical Director—Randall and Anes Theatres
Kyle Blomquist: Carpenter
Tiffany Cannon: Carpenter/Randall Theatre Deck Carpenter
Mich Davis: Carpenter
Nickie Dubick: Carpenter
Bryant Heatherly: Carpenter/Engelstad Deck Carpenter
Karen Husband: Carpenter
Liam Romano: Carpenter
Valerie Stutterheim: Carpenter
Ethan Akester: Junior Carpenter
Caitline Foster: Junior Carpenter/Stage Crew
Hannah Hickenlooper: Junior Carpenter/Stage Crew

Scenic Artists

Kendall Davila: Festival Scenic Charge Artist/Scenic Charge Artist—Engelstad Theatre
Mark B. Jensen: Scenic Charge Artist—Randall Theatre
Isabel Isaac: Assistant Scenic Charge Artist—Engelstad and Anes Theatres
Jillian Horne: Assistant Scenic Charge Artist—Engelstad and Anes Theatres
Amanda McMall: Assistant Scenic Charge Artist—Randall Theatre
Chasyn Andrews-Philbin: Scenic Artist
Annika Radovcich: Scenic Artist
Haylee Woodruff: Scenic Artist
McKenzie Bradley: Scenic Artist
Riley Meyers: Junior Scenic Artist/Stage Crew
Nick Schons: Junior Scenic Artist/Stage Crew

Properties Construction

Benjamin Hohman: Properties Director/Properties Supervisor—Ragtime, The Pirates of Penzance, Intimate Apparel, Cymbeline; Properties Coordinator—The Comedy of Terrors
Marielle Boneau: Assistant Properties Director/Acquisitions Manager
Kelly Kreutsberg: Properties Supervisor— Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Greenshow
Kira Lyon: Associate Properties Supervisor— Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, The Greenshow/Senior Artisan
Hayley Parker: _Senior Artisan

Walter Stark: Senior Artisan
Ashlynd Cox: Artisan
Julia Lisowski: Artisan
Ryland Mandel: Artisan
Bridget Cunningham: Junior Artisan/Stage Crew
Delia Kerr-Dennhardt: Junior Artisan/Stage Crew
Jarod Lewis: Junior Artisan

Costume Construction and Crew

Jeffrey Lieder: Costume Director
Lori Hartenhoff: Assistant Costume Director
Rosa M. Lazaro: Costume Crafts Supervisor
Andrew Louis Haueter: Assistant Crafts Supervisor
Clarissa Clarke: Costume Accountant
Sarah McCarroll: Wardrobe Supervisor—Engelstad Theatre
Fiona McGrath Nagle: Costume Shop Assistant Supervisor/Wardrobe Supervisor—Randall Theatre Judy Adamson: Draper—The Pirates of Penzance
Jacki B. Armit: Draper—Intimate Apparel
Martha J. Clarke: Draper—Ragtime Kate Ellis: Draper—The Comedy of Errors
Diana Girtain: Draper—Cymbeline
Meghan Pearson: Draper—Richard III
Steven G. Schmid: Draper—Pericles
Shelby Luke: Tailor
Julianne Bounds: First Hand—Richard III
Celeste Collado: First Hand— Cymbeline
Ellen F. Cornette: First Hand—Ragtime
Elizabeth Galba: First Hand—Intimate Apparel
Alex Hagman: First Hand—The Comedy of Errors
Cami Huebert: First Hand—The Pirates of Penzance
Caitlin Leyden: First Hand—Pericles
Gail Wolfenden-Steib: Painter/Dyer
Brian Hollander II: Costume Crafts Artisan
Joshua Kelley: Senior Costume Crafts Artisan
Wilson Leibering: Senior Costume Crafts Artisan
Laura Molander: Senior Costume Crafts Artisan
Eric Patterson: Senior Costume Crafts Artisan
Sydney Martin: Costume Crafts Artisan
Tori Niemiec: _Costume Crafts Artisan/Wardrobe

Katelynn Watkins: Costume Crafts Artisan
William Young: Costume Crafts Artisan/Wardrobe Supervisor—Anes Theatre
Ariana Babbitt†: Wardrobe
Gabrielle Bañuelos: Artisan
Andy Bruening: Artisan/Wardrobe
Samson Callear: Artisan
Katie Carrillo: Artisan
Angela Clyde: Artisan/Wardrobe Eleanor Dobry: Artisan/Wardrobe
Madison Granger: Artisan
Karsen Green: Artisan
Jillian Gregory : Artisan
Tanah Hislop: Artisan/Wardrobe
M. J. Hromek: Artisan
Rachel Irvin: Artisan
Katarina Kristensen: Artisan
Meredith LaBounty: Artisan
Gabby Lux: Artisan/Wardrobe
Isabella St.Onge: Artisan
Riley Sullivan: Artisan
Marissa Swanner: Artisan/Wardrobe
Meagan Thurmond: Artisan
Clay Woodard: Artisan/Wardrobe
Amanda Castanon: Wardrobe
Staci Gibison: Wardrobe
Sarah Slagle: Wardrobe
Emma Soward: Wardrobe
Madeline Van Horn: Wardrobe
At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program

Hair and Make-up Artists and Crew

Dana Rochester: Hair and Make-up Director/Wigmaster—Cymbeline, Intimate Apparel, Pericles, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors Matthew Henry: Wigmaster/Run Crew Head—The Pirates of Penzance, Ragtime, The Comedy of Terrors, The Greenshow
Logan Bayuk: Assistant Wigmaster—Engelstad Theatre
Emma Gustafson: Assistant Wigmaster—Randall Theatre
Margaret Clark: Cosmetologist/Assistant Wigmaster/Crew Head—Anes Theatre
Ansley Juan: Senior Artisan/Build and Run Crew—Randall Theatre
Karly Kerins: Senior Artisan/Build and Run Crew—Engelstad Theatre
Emma Jones†: Artisan/Build and Run Crew—Ragtime, The Greenshow
Rebecca Mack: Artisan/Build Crew
Kylie McDonald: Artisan/Run Crew Head—Engelstad Theatre
Emily Smith: Artisan/Build and Run Crew—Engelstad Theatre
Lauren Zidek: Artisan/Run Crew—Randall Theatre
At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program

Electrics Crew

Scott Palfreyman: Electrics Director/Sound Coordinator—The Comedy of Terrors
Danielle Davis: Assistant Electrics Director/Lighting Coordinator—The Comedy of Terrors
Kayla Brown: Lighting Supervisor—Engelstad Theatre
Kate Morton: Lighting Supervisor—Randall Theatre
Adam Visconti: Audio Supervisor—The Comedy of Errors Brett Carlston: _Audio Engineer
Chandler Oppenheimer: Audio Engineer
Sasha Belcher: Lighting Technician
Tristan Bowman: Audio Technician
Ali Calegari: Lighting Technician
Blake Cooper: Lighting Technician
Collin W. Hall: Lighting Technician
David Janssen: Lighting Technician/Board Operator
Skyler Moore: Audio and Video Technician
Emma Taylor: Audio Technician
Corinne Fann: Light Board Operator
Gina Manago: Light Board Operator
Austin W. Hendricks: Follow Spot Operator

Stage Crew

Tiffany Cannon: Stage Crew Supervisor—Randall Theatre
Kisti Christensen: Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre
Ash Cox: Deck Carpenter—Anes Theatre
Mary Crosby: Stage Crew—Randall Theatre
Bridget Cunningham: Junior Props Artisan/Stage Crew—Randall Theatre
Caitlin Foster: Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre
Bryant Heatherly: Deck Carpenter—Engelstad Theatre
Destin Henry: Stage Crew – Randall Theatre
Hannah Hickenlooper: Junior Carpenter/Stage Crew—Randall Theatre
Delia Kerr-Dennhardt: Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre Jamie Martinsen: Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre Riley Meyers: _Junior Scenic Artist/Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre
Kayla Porter: Stage Crew—Randall Theatre
Melanie Rust†: Stage Crew—Engelstad Theatre, The Greenshow
Nick Schons: Junior Scenic Artist/Stage Crew—Randall Theatre
Ada Taylor: Stage Crew—Anes Theatre
At the Festival courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program



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