Cody Zak Ensemble, Romeo and Juliet Great Lakes Theater debut Cody is currently a junior, earning his B.F.A. in musical theater at Kent State University. He most recently appeared at Kent State in Ragtime and in A Chorus Line as Don. Cody has also performed in the ensembles of Grease, Brigadoon, Oklahoma and Rent. Last summer, he played Link Larkin in the Beck Center’s production of Hairspray. Other roles include Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Sonny
Understudies Casey Cott, Jodi Dominick*, Danielle Dorfman, Mackenzie Duan, Tom Ford*, Jon Gluckner, Lisa Kuhnen, Melissa Owens*, David Anthony Smith*, Dudley Swetland*, M.A. Taylor*, Jordan Whalen , Cody Zak
Directors/Choreographers Charles Fee Director, Romeo and Juliet; Producing Artistic Director Ten seasons at Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, 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 Lake Tahoe, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which 37 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, in Boise, 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
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Jordan Whalen Paris in Romeo and Juliet Great Lakes Theater debut Regional theater credits include Mortimer in Mary Stuart (Meadow Brook Theatre), Wally in Cider House Rules (Hilberry Repertory), Slim in Of Mice and Men (Hilberry Repertory), Archer in The Beaux’ Stratagem (Hilberry Repertory), Laertes in Hamlet (Hilberry Repertory), Joe Pitt in Angels in America (StageWest) and Kippy in Take Me Out (StageWest). Jordan holds an M.F.A. from Wayne State University and has trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia. Thank you Patrick Gouran and Tony Schmitt and all my teachers for helping me along the way. Much love to my family, friends and dogs.
in Grease and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Love and thanks to my family and friends for their constant support.
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Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute/Fairy), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Durdles) and Twelfth Night (Fabian). Also among his credits: Candy in Of Mice and Men (directed by Adrian Hall) for PTTP/Rep, Dracula for Boise Contemporary Theater in the title role, Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Gravedigger/Player King in Hamlet for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and Crave & Fully Committed for Tooth & Nail Theater in Salt Lake City. Other productions include Arsenic and Old Lace, The Crucible, She Stoops to Conquer, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tooth of Crime, Translations, An Ideal Husband, All the King’s Men, The Effects of Tobacco, Swan Song, Saint Joan and The Count of Monte Cristo. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). He wishes to give special thanks to my supportive families, both professional and genetic and the Staff at Great Lakes. And unlike Fausto Carmona, M.A. is his real name. Go Tribe!!
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