Utah Shakespeare Festival

Richard III

Challenger School




Richard III

By William Shakespeare

Sponsored by The Estate of Elizabeth R. Pollak with Victor Pollak

Artistic Staff

Director
Cameron Knight

Scenic Designer
Apollo Mark Weaver

Costume Designer
Lauren T. Roark

Lighting Designer
Michael Gilliam

Sound Designer/Original Music Composer
Lindsay Jones

Music Director
Brandon Scott Grayson

Dramaturg
Isabel Smith-Bernstein

Voice and Text Coach
Philip Thompson

Fight Director
Paul Dennhardt

Intimacy Director
Caitlyn Herzlinger

Stage Manager
Caleb Thomas Cook*

Scene: London and other parts of England
There will be one intermission.

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Cast

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, brother to the king, afterwards King Richard III
Aidan O’Reilly*

George, Duke of Clarence, brother to the king
Aaron Galligan-Stierle*

Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower
Ezekiel Andrew*

Lord Hastings
Todd Denning*

Lady Anne, widow of Edward, Prince of Wales
Sarah Suzuki

Elizabeth, queen to King Edward IV
Desirée Mee Jung*

Marquess of Dorset, son to Queen Elizabeth
Cordell Cole

Duke of Buckingham René Thornton Jr.*

Lord Stanley, called also Earl of Derby
Chris Mixon*

Margaret, widow of King Henry VI
Melinda Pfundstein*

Sir William Catesby
Jovan A. Davis

Murderer
Marco Antonio Vega

King Edward IV
Perry Ojeda*

Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Mauricio Miranda

Duchess of York, mother to King Edward IV, Duke of Clarence, and Duke of Gloucester
Sarah Shippobotham

Edward, Prince of Wales, son to the king, afterwards King Edward V
Jessica Sannar†

Richard, Duke of York, son to the king
Finley Caciola†

Messengers
Luke Sidney Johnson, Marco Antonio Vega

Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
Mauricio Miranda

Lord Mayor of London
Perry Ojeda*

Priests
Ezekiel Andrew*, Luke Sidney Johnson

John Morton, Bishop of Ely
Aaron Galligan-Stierle*

Sir James Tyrrel
Danforth Comins*

Henry, Earl of Richmond,afterwards King Henry VII
Cordell Cole

Sir James Blunt
Ezekiel Andrew*

Ensemble
Finley Caciola†, Cordell Cole, Danforth Comins*, Jovan A. Davis, Todd Denning, Aaron Galligan-Stierle, Luke Sidney Johnson, Mauricio Miranda, Chris Mixon, Perry Ojeda, Sarah Suzuki, Marco Antonio Vega

Understudies

Michael Doherty— Bishop of Ely/Duke of Clarence/ Ensemble; Raven Flynn†—Edward, Prince of Wales/Richard, Duke of York; Kristina C. Harding—Duchess of York/Margaret; Michael A. Harding—Duke of Buckingham/King Edward IV/Lord Hastings/Lord Mayor of London/Lord Stanley/Ensemble; Alex Keiper—Elizabeth; Max Kunz— Cardinal Bourchier/Murderer/Sir James Blunt/Sir James Tyrell/Sir Richard Ratcliff/Sir Robert Brakenbury/Priest/Ensemble; Kat Lee—Lady Anne/Ensemble; Mauricio Miranda—Marquess of Dorset/Henry, Earl of Richmond; Olivia Rylan Sham†—Sir William Catesby; Marco Antonio Vega—Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless an announcement is made prior to the performance.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
†Appearing courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program.

The fight director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

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The scenery, costume, sound, and lighting designers are represented by the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

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