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SUMMER 2026

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ROMEO and JULIET

Louisville Ballet presents Shakespeare in Dance

The 66th Annual Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

MAY 27 – AUGUST 9, 2026

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As You Like It May 27 - June 14 PAGE 7

Antony & Cleopatra June 18 - July 25 PAGE 11

The Two Gentlemen of Verona July 2 - 26 PAGE 15

From the Theatre.................................................... 4 Design & Production............................................... 5 Biographies............................................................. 18 Staff & Support...................................................... 36 Theatre Services..................................................... 44

THEATRE INFORMATION C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater Central Park, Old Louisville 1340 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40208 All shows are free and non-ticketed. Details at kyshakespeare.com

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FROM THE THEATRE “I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it.” − As You Like It, Act II, sc. iv

Welcome to the 66th season of your Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, the longest-running, non-ticketed Shakespeare Festival in the United States, located right here in beautiful, historic Old Louisville.

Twenty-five summers ago, I first performed in this place, expecting to be in town for just a few months.

But that summer, I fell in love with my future wife, this community, Shakespeare, and this incredible company. I fell in love with this shared human experience—the beauty of this gorgeous Olmsted Park, activated with outdoor theatre featuring timeless stories and rich language played by professional actors—all provided at no cost to audiences. Theatre for everyone!

In our increasingly isolated world as a result of reliance on social media and other distractions, many have written about the decline of “third places”, resulting in increased loneliness. “Third places” (those places outside of home and work) build our sense of community and belonging, enrich social interaction in a shared public space, and allow us to be more connected to each other.

Our summer season audience surveys illustrate some of this impact. As a result of visiting the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival last summer, 97% felt the community was positively impacted, 95% gained a better appreciation for and comfort level with the arts, 92% reported increased community pride, 88% felt more connected to others, and 83% felt less lonely as a result of their experience.

Please know you are welcome here, you belong here, and we hope to be your “third place” this summer and beyond – Home. Work. Kentucky Shakespeare.

As we work to fund the cost of providing this free, professional public service, if you’re able to and haven’t already, we invite you to consider joining us as a donor. Your donation allows us to “Keep Will Free” and extend our mission far beyond the Central Park stage - through education outreach programs, community work, indoor productions, and more. Join us at kyshakespeare.com/donate or Venmo to KeepWillFree.

Thanks for joining us tonight. We hope you create some special memories with us this summer.

Enjoy your magical evening under the stars!

Matt Wallace, Producing Artistic Director

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2026 DESIGN & PRODUCTION TEAM Director Antony and Cleopatra.................................................................................................................. Amy Attaway Director As You Like It, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.............................................................................Matt Wallace Assistant Director Antony and Cleopatra...........................................................................................Crystian Wiltshire Scenic Designer............................................................................................................................................ Eric Allgeier Lighting Advisor............................................................................................................................................. Casey Clark Lighting Designer...................................................................................................................................Lindsay Krupski Sound Designer...............................................................................................................................................Laura Ellis Costume Designer................................................................................................................... Donna Lawrence-Downs Properties Manager......................................................................................................................................Sam Powers Choreographer, As You Like It...................................................................................................................... Megan Bliss Choreographer, The Two Gentlemen of Verona/Dance Captain................................................................Mollie Murk Fight Choreographer, As You Like It.........................................................................................................Justin Jackson Fight Choreographer, Antony and Cleopatra................................................................................................ Eric Frantz Dramaturg/Editor; Composer, As You Like It....................................................................................... Gregory Maupin Intimacy Director..................................................................................................................................... Hannah Pruitt Fight Captain....................................................................................................................................................Tom Luce Production Stage Manager..........................................................................................................................Emily Kober Assistant Stage Manager.........................................................................................................................Amber Stafford Bluegrass Production Studio: Technical Director............................................................................................................................. Patrick Jump Lead Carpenter..........................................................................................................................Wesley Seiderman Carpenters........................................................................Zac Campbell-Hoogendyk, Zane Hall, Karl Anderson Lead Scenic Artist............................................................................................................................ Karl Anderson Painters.....................................................................................................................Kathryn Spivey, Tara Midkiff Carpenter/Deck Manager..........................................................................................................................Austin Hinton Costume Shop First Hand.......................................................................................................................... Kim Fillmore Costume Shop Stitchers......................................................................................Charles Heightchew, Peyton Robbins Wardrobe Supervisor/Stitcher......................................................................................................................... Jesse Crull Lighting Supervisor.............................................................................................................................. Colton Bachinski Assistant Lighting Supervisor.................................................................................................................... Gianna Alcala Sound Engineer.................................................................................................................................Stephan Carpenter Assistant Sound Engineer......................................................................................................................... Zane Graham Festival Manager................................................................................................................................... Rachel Meadors Administrative Assistant..........................................................................................................................Isabella Schott House Manager......................................................................................................................................... Ian Fitzgerald Gift Shop Manager................................................................................................................................ Brenda Johnson ASL Interpreters...................................................................................... Bernadette Eve, Derek Fraser, Julie Johnson, Lindsey Kinard, Justin Oberfrank, Shayne Raferty Videographer................................................................................................................................................... Abby Sage Photographer................................................................................................................................................ Bill Brymer Production Logo Design......................................................................................................Rosie Felfle, Liquid Design T-Shirts/Playbill Cover Design..........................................................................................................................Kyle Ware Security..............................................................................................................................Stryke Team Elite Protection

2026 BEKKI JO SCHNEIDER INTERN COMPANY Made possible through the generosity of the Max G. Baumgardner Charitable Trust, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider.

Acting...................................................................................................... Razaria Denae Copeland, Marquise Hillman Arts Administration.................................................................................................................................Sophia Lonnon Costumes.................................................................................................................................................Breanna Oliver Education: Globe Players...................................................................................................................... Grayson Beverly Education: Kids’ Globe.......................................................................................................................... Meredith Austin Education: Camp Shakespeare.................................................................................................................Rachel Disney Electrics...................................................................................................................................................Cayman Kelting Front of House........................................................................................................... Trace Henderson, Shelby Lomax Production.................................................................................................................Ian Bischoff, Brennan Thompson Properties.................................................................................................................................................... Mya Jackson Sound............................................................................................................................................................. Zeke Moon Stage Management...........................................................................................................................Maggy Louderback A U D I E N C E

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Written by William Shakespeare Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by Matt Wallace Eric Allgeier

SCENIC DESIGN

Lindsay Krupski

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

Laura Ellis

Donna LawrenceDowns

COMPOSER*

CHOREOGRAPHER

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Gregory Maupin

Megan Bliss

Justin Jackson

COSTUME DESIGN

Hannah Pruitt

*It Was a Lover and His Lass by Thomas Morley

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CAST (in order of appearance) Duke Frederick/Corin................................................................................................................. Tom Luce Rosalind................................................................................................................................... Mollie Murk Celia.................................................................................................................................. Sasha Cifuentes LeBeau/Amiens............................................................................................................... Gregory Maupin Court Attendant/Audrey................................................................................... Razaria Denae Copeland Court Attendant/Phebe/Rosalind Understudy....................................................................... Kate Drury Court Attendant/Lord/2nd Brother/Orlando Understudy......................................... Marquise Hillman Court Attendant/Silvius................................................................................................... Shaquille Towns Charles/Lord/William.......................................................................................................... Justin Jackson Orlando........................................................................................................................................ Nick Wills Adam/Martext....................................................................................................................... Jon Huffman Oliver.............................................................................................................................. Crystian Wiltshire Touchstone....................................................................................................................... Neill Robertson Duchess Senior...................................................................................................... Abigail Bailey Maupin Jaques..........................................................................................................................................Kyle Ware

Setting: 1599, Royal Court then the Forest of Arden

Director Matt Wallace is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury Scenic Designer Eric Allgeier is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle Lighting Designer Lindsay Krupski is sponsored by Scott and JoAnn Haner The role of Rosalind, played by Mollie Murk, is sponsored by Kerry and Kat Wang The role of Orlando, played by Nick Wills, is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle The role of Celia, played by Sasha Cifuentes, is sponsored by Phillip and Teri Allen The role of Oliver, played by Crystian Wiltshire, is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer The role of Jaques, played by Kyle Ware, is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh The role of Touchstone, played by Neill Robertson, is sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson The role of the Duchess, played by Abigail Bailey Maupin, is sponsored by Thomas Gerstle The roles of Amiens/LeBeau, played by Gregory Maupin, are sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson The role of Silvius, played by Shaquille Towns, is sponsored by Scott and JoAnn Haner 8

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AS YOU LIKE IT The Story

Sir Roland de Boys, recently deceased, had three sons: The youngest, Orlando, is being treated cruelly by Oliver, the eldest. (Middle children always get ignored but trust us when we say Son #2 has his moment.) When Oliver learns that Orlando has challenged wrestler Charles, Oliver lies to Charles, telling him Orlando will fight dirty and should be...taken care of.

Duke Frederick has recently deposed and banished his sister, Duchess Senior, and taken over.

His daughter Celia is quite attached to Senior’s daughter, Rosalind, so Frederick lets Rosalind stay in court. The young ladies watch the aforementioned wrestling and Rosalind immediately falls in love with Orlando, who wins and immediately falls in love with Rosalind.

But: Frederick learns that Orlando’s late father was an enemy, and then the de Boys’ old servant Adam warns Orlando of a plot against him by Oliver, so they’re wise to flee to the Forest of Arden.

At the same time, Frederick, sick of her popularity, banishes Rosalind...who also flees to the Forest of Arden, accompanied by Celia and court fool Touchstone. For safety, Rosalind disguises herself as a young man (“Ganymede”) and Celia as his shepherdess sister (“Aliena”).

They like the looks of the forest and set up a home there thanks to Corin, a friendly old shepherd...not realizing how close they are to Duchess Senior, who is living in the woods “like Robin Hood” with her fellow exiled courtiers, including the surly/philosophical Jaques (pronounced “JAYkus” for British reasons). Separately, the Duchess’s meal is interrupted by Orlando, who demands food for himself and the ailing Adam and is immediately welcomed.

“Ganymede” and “Aliena” find “poems” (not good ones) by Orlando that he’s written about Rosalind and hung on the trees. “Ganymede” finds Orlando and proposes to cure him of his lovesickness by “pretending” to be Rosalind and letting Orlando woo “her” (Let’s assume “Ganymede” = Rosalind from here and knock off with the quotation marks.), so Orlando visits daily for lessons. In the meantime, a shepherdess named Phebe has immediately fallen for Ganymede, though a shepherd named Silvius desperately follows Phebe around. And country girl Audrey and the fool Touchstone have immediately fallen in, well, something that smells like love.

STOP HERE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW THE END! Duke Frederick (wrongly) assumes all those disappearances into the forest were related and has ordered Oliver to find Orlando. Orlando manages instead to save Oliver’s life, and injure his own arm. Oliver relates this news to Ganymede and Aliena, causing Ganymede to faint and Celia to fall in love with Oliver (you won’t believe this) immediately. Rosalind is ready to call this game and has a plan to configure all these couples properly and quickly via some specifically worded promises from everyone involved.

On the day of the wedding(s), Rosalind reappears in women’s clothes (reveal!), reunites with her mother, and all the couples seem happy. And remember that middle brother? He returns from university with the news that Duke Frederick has had a religious conversion and become a hermit, meaning everyone can now return to their home, including you, but not until the wedding dance is over.

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Written by William Shakespeare Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by Amy Attaway Eric Allgeier

SCENIC DESIGN

Lindsay Krupski

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Donna Lawrence-Downs

Eric Frantz

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Laura Ellis

Hannah Pruitt

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CAST (in order of appearance) Demetrius/Scarrus....................................................................................................................... Nick Wills Canidius......................................................................................................................... Marquise Hillman Cleopatra............................................................................................................................Mary Baunjoko Mark Antony.......................................................................................................................Zachary Burrell Charmian................................................................................................................ Abigail Bailey Maupin Iras..................................................................................................................................... Sasha Cifuentes Alexas/Soldier/Dolabella......................................................................................................... Mollie Murk Enobarbus........................................................................................................................ Gregory Maupin Soothsayer/Eros/Soldier................................................................................................... Shaquille Towns Octavius Caesar................................................................................................................. Neill Robertson Lepidus/Schoolmaster/Merchant..........................................................................................Jon Huffman Agrippa/Mark Antony Understudy...................................................................................... Justin Jackson Maecenas/Cleopatra Understudy...................................................................... Razaria Denae Copeland Octavia/Soldier.......................................................................................................................... Kate Drury Pompey/Thidias/Soldier/Agrippa Understudy.......................................................................... Tom Luce

Setting: Egypt and Rome, the year 30 BCE

Director Amy Attaway is sponsored by Mac and Jessica Thompson Sound Designer Laura Ellis is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh Costume Designer Donna Lawrence-Downs is sponsored by Kerry and Kat Wang The role of Cleopatra, played by Mary Baunjoko, is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury The role of Mark Antony, played by Zachary Burrell, is sponsored by Kerry and Kat Wang The role of Octavius Caesar, played by Neill Robertson, is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh The role of Charmian, played by Abigail Bailey Maupin, is sponsored by Drs. Gordon Strauss and Catherine Newton The role of Enobarbus, played by Gregory Maupin, is sponsored by Rick and Becky Reed

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ANTONY & CLEOPATRA The Story

After Julius Caesar’s death (spoiler for another play), the Roman Empire is ruled by the Triumvirate: Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus. Mark Antony commands the eastern Mediterranean and currently spends his time in Egypt, infatuated with its queen, Cleopatra (you’ve heard of her: remarkable ruling abilities and also affairs with the late Pompey, the late Julius Casear, and now Antony). But Antony and his general/confidant Enobarbus are forced to return to Rome, what with his wife Fulvia and her brother having tried to lead a rebellion against Octavius Caesar (Fulvia has since suddenly died), plus a whole separate rebellion attempt by Sextus Pompey (son of the previously mentioned Pompey). Cleopatra does not take his departure well.

In Rome, Antony and Octavius Caesar argue but eventually decide to cement their political partnership via a marriage between Antony and Octavia, Caesar’s widowed sister. Enobarbus refuses to believe Antony will desert Cleopatra and tells tales of Egypt. Peace is made with the rebellious Pompey, who entertains them all on his ship.

Cleopatra, with her attendants Charmian and Iras, receives news of Antony’s marriage.

She does not take this well either but eventually calms, and the messenger manages not to get stabbed. By the time Antony and Octavia reach Athens, Caesar has revoked his treaty, attacked Pompey, and imprisoned Lepidus, breaking up the ruling triumvirate. Octavia returns to Rome to try to renew peace, and Antony goes on to Egypt to raise an army... with Cleopatra.

Caesar, angered by Antony’s abandonment of Octavia (and, who are we kidding, looking to be sole ruler of Rome), declares war. Despite Enobarbus’s advice, Antony decides to fight at sea instead of on land. At Actium, Cleopatra’s ships retreat. Antony follows. So does defeat.

A humiliated Antony eventually chooses to fight Caesar on land but omens of further defeat have demoralized his army. Even Enobarbus defects to Caesar’s side, but is soon so overcome with guilt that he dies in his grief. And at the battle, Cleopatra’s army retreats.

STOP HERE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW THE END! Fearing Antony’s anger, Cleopatra hides in her monument and sends word that she is dead, hoping to win back his affections. Instead, a devastated Antony decides to die in the Roman manner, by falling onto his sword, but is only mortally wounded. Antony then learns Cleopatra is alive; he is taken to her and dies in her arms.

Cleopatra cannot bear the thought of being a Roman prisoner, so while Octavius Caesar believes she is trapped, she secretly acquires poisonous snakes, by which she and her attending women die. Caesar orders that Antony and Cleopatra be buried together.

The Roman Republic is now dead, too, and Octavius is the sole Emperor.

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Written by William Shakespeare Edited by Gregory Maupin

Directed by Matt Wallace SCENIC DESIGN

Eric Allgeier COSTUME DESIGN

Donna LawrenceDowns

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

CHOREOGRAPHER

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Lindsay Krupski

Mollie Murk

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Hannah Pruitt

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CAST (in order of appearance) Valentine............................................................................................................................... Justin Jackson Proteus............................................................................................................................ Crystian Wiltshire Speed................................................................................................................................ Gregory Maupin Julia............................................................................................................................................ Kate Drury Lucetta/Outlaw....................................................................................................... Abigail Bailey Maupin Antonio/Outlaw........................................................................................................................... Tom Luce Pantina/Outlaw/Sylvia understudy.................................................................................. Sasha Cifuentes Hostess................................................................................................................................Mary Baunjoko Eglamour/Valentine understudy................................................................................................ Nick Wills Ensemble/Outlaw/Proteus understudy........................................................................ Marquise Hillman Launce..................................................................................................................................... Mollie Murk Crab....................................................................................................................................................... Tilly Sylvia................................................................................................................... Razaria Denae Copeland Duke of Milan........................................................................................................................Jon Huffman Turio................................................................................................................................... Neill Robertson

Setting: 1940s Las Vegas

Director Matt Wallace is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer Lighting Designer Lindsay Krupski is sponsored by Charlie and Jenny Marsh The role of Proteus, played by Crystian Wiltshire, is sponsored by Vivian Ruth Sawyer The role of Julia, played by Kate Drury, is sponsored by Scott and JoAnn Haner The role of Valentine, played by Justin Jackson, is sponsored by Tim and Dair Mathistad The role of the Sylvia, played by Razaria Denae Copeland, is sponsored by “A Friend of Kentucky Shakespeare” The role of Speed, played by Gregory Maupin, is sponsored by Don Stevens and Libby Marbury The roles of Lucetta/Outlaw, played by Abigail Bailey Maupin, are sponsored by Steve and Lynne Rodeheffer The role of the Duke of Milan, played by Jon Huffman, is sponsored by “A Friend of Kentucky Shakespeare”

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TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA The Story

Pals Valentine and Proteus say their goodbyes as Valentine departs for Milan. Proteus will not leave Verona, on account of it being where Julia lives. Valentine says this is a silly decision, which tells you he’ll be in love soon himself, correct? Valentine’s lackey, Speed, reports to Proteus that he has delivered Proteus’s letter to Julia’s maid, Lucetta, but receives no tip from her, which is no way to do things. Lucetta gives Julia the letter, which she treasures despite tearing it all to pieces, because love is complicated.

Proteus’s father decides to send Proteus to Milan, much to the sorrow of Julia and Proteus both. They exchange promises and rings. But this feels like a good place to say again that love is complicated. Launce, Proteus’s lackey, also prepares to leave, bringing along Crab, his dog. This relationship is also complicated.

Proteus arrives in Milan to find that, yessir, Valentine has fallen in love with Silvia, daughter of the Duke, who is not going to approve of this, as he has promised his daughter to Turio despite Turio being a vain buffoon she cannot stand. Proteus, who, again, exchanged rings and promises with Julia about two scenes ago, sees Silvia and is a goner, even going so far as to ruin Valentine’s chance with her, the rat.

Valentine and Silvia decide to elope in the time-honored dark-of-night, ladder-to-thewindow manner. However, Proteus blows this plot to the Duke, who nabs Valentine red-handed and banishes him. This would leave the field wide open for Proteus, except that Silvia considers him a scoundrel and a betrayer and, well, a rat. Launce’s love life, for the record, seems to be going fine as regards the maid he has eyes for, despite or perhaps because of her lack of teeth.

Back in Verona, Lucetta helps Julia to get a boy disguise that she may skedaddle to Milan as “Sebastian” (here we go again) to find Proteus, which indeed she does, only to become his go-between to collect a gift from Silvia. Silvia is herself planning a dash, and persuades the safe and honorable Eglamour to protect her on her search for Valentine.

STOP HERE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW THE END! Valentine and Speed are captured by thieves who are decent sorts despite and who within five minutes make Valentine their captain. Silvia is also captured by the outlaws when Eglamour turns tail and runs. The Duke and Turio and Proteus and “Sebastian” come looking for and find Sylvia. Proteus rescues her but expects affectionate compensation. Silvia is clear in her refusal, Valentine stops him, Julia overhears and is revealed to be not one bit Sebastian via that ring from Verona. The lads make a couple of temporary but bad decisions (the complicatedness of love having been mentioned before, yes?). But the lovers are reunited, the Duke relents, the outlaws are pardoned, and after all that, the dog will still get more applause than anybody.

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BIOGRAPHIES ACTORS MARY BAUNJOKO (Cleopatra–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Hostess– TWO GENTLEMEN) is excited to return for her 3rd summer! Previous Kentucky Shakespeare roles: Duke in Comedy of Errors, Antonia in Much Ado About Nothing, and The Storyteller in Cymbeline. Recent performance credits: three witches shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (Leonato) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Duke of Athens). Mary has over 30 years of experience as a performer, director, and teacher, and is currently the Art and Music teacher at Byck Elementary. She has an M.F.A. in theatre performance (UofL), as well as a M.Ed. in gifted and talented education (Georgetown College). Some notable roles: Helen of Troy in The Trojan Women, Perdita in The Winter’s Tale and Tonya in King Hedley II, Mary V Parish in Looking for Lillith’s Suffrage Walking Tour.

This past spring, she directed Byck Elementary’s production of Willy Wonka Jr., in collaboration with Global Game Changers Student Empowerment Program.

Mary is the proud mommy to two beautiful children, Aya and Micah Baunjoko. Mary would like to dedicate her performances this year to the memory of her beloved father, Henry Holt Jr. ZACHARY BURRELL (Antony-ANTONY & CLEOPATRA) has appeared in many of Kentucky Shakespeare’s summer festival shows, including Henry V (Henry V), Henry IV Parts One and Two (Prince Hal), Shakespeare in Love (Lord 18

Wessex), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), Romeo and Juliet (Paris), and Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine). He has also appeared in numerous KY Shakes indoor productions such The Importance of Being Earnest, Sense and Sensibility, The Woman in Black, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare’s R&J, Enter Ghost, Turn of the Screw, and Titus Andronicus. He has worked locally with Pandora Productions, StageOne, Derby Dinner Playhouse, and Theatre [502], and toured internationally with Artspot, a Buenos Aires based theatre company. Zach is also a local photographer, and thanks everyone for supporting local theatre.

SASHA CIFUENTES (Celia–AS YOU LIKE IT; Iras–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Pantina/ Outlaw/Sylvia Understudy–TWO GENTLEMEN) is elated to be back for her sophomore summer on the Central Park stage! She originally hails from Miami, FL, where her love for the arts and theatre was cultivated from a young age. She sharpened her craft at the University of Florida where she received her B.F.A. in TheatrePerformance. Sasha is an advocate for language access; she served as the Spanish Language Café facilitator for Louisville’s Office of Immigrant Affairs last spring. In Louisville, she has performed with Pandora Productions, StageOne Family Theatre, and Belle of Louisville. Her favorite recent acting credits include: Harriet Smith (Emma), Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin/Elizabeth Lavenza (Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein), Imogen (Cymbeline), Ophelia (Hamlet), Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and Evil Tina (She Kills Monsters). She would like to thank her family and friends for

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”-MM RAZARIA DENAE COPELAND (Audrey/ Court Attendant–AS YOU LIKE IT; Maecenas/ Cleopatra UnderstudyANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Sylvia–TWO GENTLEMEN) is going into her Second Year as a Graduate Candidate in the M.F.A. Performance Program at the University of Louisville. She is OVERJOYED to be in the park this summer! Razaria Denae recently moved to the Louisville area after graduating with her B.A. Theatre in May of ‘25. Previous credits include Pipeline (UofL), Blues for an Alabama Sky (UofL), Metamorphoses (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Anderson University), and Our Town (Anderson University). She credits her passions to the Deaf and Hard-ofHearing performers she grew up watching. She will continue to study the language and culture around Louisville in hopes to combine her passions and support deaf projects.

KATE DRURY (Phebe/ Court Attendant/ Rosalind Understudy– AS YOU LIKE IT; Octavia/ Soldier–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Julia–TWO GENTLEMEN) is thrilled to be back for her second summer with Kentucky Shakespeare! Previous credits with the company include last summer’s Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), Hamlet (Marcellus/Player), and Cymbeline (Helen),

and last winter’s indoor show, Emma (Jane Fairfax). She has also appeared around town as Logainne in Spelling Bee (Derby Dinner Playhouse) and as a Squirrelle in Elephant and Piggie: We Are In a Play! (StageOne Family Theatre).

Other favorite credits — As You Like It (Nashville Shakespeare Festival), Dames at Sea (Citadel Theatre). A Nashville native, she is a graduate of both the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, and of Northern Illinois University. She gives all love and thanks to God, her family, friends, and mentors, and hopes you enjoy the show!

MARQUISE HILLMAN (Lord/2nd Brother/ Orlando Understudy– AS YOU LIKE IT; Canidius–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Ensemble/ Outlaw/Proteus Understudy–TWO GENTLEMEN) is so excited to be making their KY Shakes debut! Marquise is a current graduate student at the University of Louisville working on their master’s in performance and certification in African American Theatre. They are originally from Madison, Mississippi, and graduated with their B.A. in Theatre with a minor in dance from the University of Southern Mississippi. Marquise spent many years as trombone and euphonium player, performing across the world, and as a theme park character performer, puppeteer, dancer, and singer, as well as an actor and instructor at many regional theatres across the Orlando, Florida, area.

Past credits: The Witch (Into the Woods), Ronnette (Little Shop of Horrors), Guy Jacobs (Blues for an Alabama Sky), and Asaka (Once on this Island). They are a 2021 BroadwayWorld Nominee, 2026

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BIOGRAPHIES Irene Ryan Nominee, and the winner of the Henegar Theater’s Golden Apple award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Grease).

JON HUFFMAN (Adam/ Martext–AS YOU LIKE IT; Lepidus/Schoolmaster/ Merchant-ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Duke of Milan–TWO GENTLEMEN) Statistically speaking, it’s likely that Jon was a professional actor before you were born. He’s acted all over the country, including New York and L.A., in every venue possible. Ask him about his favorite role, though, and he won’t talk about the many feature films he’s worked in (with many Oscar winning actors and directors). He won’t choose, as his favorite, any of his roles on Emmywinning television shows, or in his stints as soap opera bad guys. He won’t even choose any of his leading roles in musical theatre productions across the U.S. The truth is, Jon’s favorite role has been his role as Company Member at Kentucky Shakespeare. In his seasons in Central Park Jon’s had the chance to play the greatest characters created by the greatest playwright, alongside the most dedicated and talented theatre-makers anywhere, in one of the most beautiful theatre spaces in the world. Statistically speaking, Jon is one of the luckiest actors in the known universe.

JUSTIN JACKSON (Charles/Lord/William/ Fight Choreographer– AS YOU LIKE IT; Agrippa/ Antony Understudy– ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Valentine-TWO GENTLEMEN) grew up yearning for 20

superpowers and watching endless marathons of Men in Black.

Unsurprisingly, he pursued an acting degree at Savannah College of Art and Design. After graduating, he returned home and tried writing an anime—only to realize that required a full team of animators he didn’t have. By 2020, his participation in BLM marches evolved into playing Romeo in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020. Since then, he’s been a steady presence on Louisville’s stages, recently playing Max Halliday in Derby Dinner Playhouse’s Dial M for Murder, Bob Cratchit (and more) in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s A Christmas Carol, and Mr. Woodhouse/Frank Churchill in Kentucky Shakespeare’s Emma. He trains in Escrima and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and owes his love of Shakespeare to his grandmother.

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TOM LUCE (Duke Frederick/Corin–AS YOU LIKE IT; Pompey/ Thidius/Soldier/Agrippa understudy–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Antonio/ Outlaw–TWO GENTLEMEN) has been an active part of the Louisville theatre scene since 1984 when he arrived to play Ferdinand in Shakespeare in Central Park’s production of The Tempest. His more recent roles with them, now the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, include the title roles in Julius Caesar and Henry IV, Parts One and Two, Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet. In the decades that followed his arrival, he has worked for over a dozen local theatre companies as an actor, director, and designer. Tom was

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BIOGRAPHIES the technical director for several years at Presentation Academy, building sets for his life partner, Charlie Douglas, Pres’s drama director for whom the theatre is now dedicated and named. He has also had an active film and television career with roles on Nashville and Chicago Fire as well as over 20 feature films, including the role of Mr. Reynolds opposite Rain Pryor in the Holiday Feature Brewster’s Millions—Christmas.

ABIGAIL BAILEY MAUPIN (Duchess Senior–AS YOU LIKE IT; Charmian-ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Lucetta/ Outlaw–TWO GENTLEMEN) Kentucky Shakespeare roles include: Beatrice, Lady Macbeth, Kate, Queen Margaret, Titania, Olivia, Jaques, Gertrude, Mrs. Ford, Goneril, Speed, the Duke of Bourbon, Cymbeline’s Evil Queen, and Mercutio, the Nurse, and Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (in three separate productions).

Abigail and her husband Greg have co-founded two local theater companies, Wingback Productions and the late, lamented Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. As Wingback, they create and perform two-actor classics (thus far A Christmas Carol, Jekyll & Hyde, and a noir Macbeth) in living rooms and intimate spaces around Louisville; they also comprise Prohibition-era musical duo Rannygazoo. Regional and New York credits: Dracula (Renfield), 43 Plays for 43 Presidents, and My Fair Lady at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Sweeney Todd (Goodspeed Opera House); Babes & Dudes, Die Like a Lady (NY International Fringe Festival); Iolanthe (Village Light Opera Group, NYC); Gift of the Magi

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BIOGRAPHIES (Vermont Stage Company), Hansel and Gretel (Theatreworks/USA).

GREGORY MAUPIN (LeBeau/Amiens–AS YOU LIKE IT; EnobarbusANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Speed-TWO GENTLEMEN) returns as actor and dramaturg. He and his wife Abigail (see previous bio) are Rannygazoo, singing Prohibition ukulele songs, bringing theater into people’s homes (including Macbeth this October and A Christmas Carol in December), and performing their Top-Shelf Story Hour every month at Vines Wine Bar (details at RannygazooProductions.com). In 2004 they co-founded Louisville’s Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. He is co-founder of the Church of Grover’s Corners, which should be self-explanatory. Kentucky Shakespeare appearances include: Much Ado (Benedick 2017, Dogberry 2025), Twelfth Night (Feste 2022; Malvolio 2016), Tempest (Caliban), Midsummer (Bottom), Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio), As You Like It (Touchstone). With Actors Theatre: A Christmas Carol: Ghost Story (solo); Luna Gale (Cliff), At the Vanishing Point (Martin), Our Town (Simon Stimson), Midsummer (Flute), Macbeth, 43 Plays for 43 Presidents. Gregory is a graduate of Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre.

MOLLIE MURK (Rosalind–AS YOU LIKE IT; Alexas/Soldier/ Dolabella–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA; LaunceTWO GENTLEMEN) is a proud Louisville transplant from Illinois, and has worked at Kentucky Shakespeare as an actor, 22

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Recent Kentucky Shakespeare credits include Hamlet (Hamlet), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen), The Comedy of Errors (Adriana), Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio), Sense & Sensibility (Elinor), Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), Pride & Prejudice (Lizzy). Other regional credits: Macbeth (Macbeth) at Shakespeare & Company, Taming of the Shrew at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors Theatre of Louisville’s A Christmas Carol, King John, The Wolves, Dracula, and Are You There? in the Humana Festival. Directing credits include She Kills Monsters (Pandora Productions), As You Like It (three witches shakespeare), and assistant directing at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Mollie has also performed and taught at companies such as Hope Repertory Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Louisville Ballet, Ambo Dance Theatre, Louisville Fringe, and Seattle Children’s Theatre. Mollie is an alum of Hope College and Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training, a proud member of the Ring of Keys Network.

NEILL ROBERTSON (Touchstone–AS YOU LIKE IT; Octavius CaesarANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Thurio–TWO GENTLEMEN) has happily been acting with Kentucky Shakespeare since 2015!

Previous shows with the company include Cymbeline (Cloten), Romeo and Juliet (Friar Lawrence), The Tempest (Ariel), Sense and Sensibility (Fanny/Sir Jon Middleton), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute), Macbeth (Hecate), Love’s Labor’s Lost (Moth), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham, Collins, Caroline) Twelfth Night (Toby), Richard III (Richard), Henry VI (Richard),

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BIOGRAPHIES King Lear (Edgar), The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Syracuse), Richard II (King Richard), Titus Andronicus in Butchertown (Saturninus), The Winter’s Tale (Autolycus), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt), and The Taming of the Shrew (Tranio), as well as the spring tours of Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Julius Caesar. Neill has also been seen around town with Actors Theatre of Louisville, StageOne Family Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Walden Theatre, This Bridge Theatre Co., Pandora Productions, Theatre [502], and Savage Rose Classical Theatre Co. For Alfie, always!

SHAQUILLE TOWNS (Silvius/Court Attendant– AS YOU LIKE IT; Soothsayer/Eros/Soldier– ANTONY & CLEOPATRA) is extremely excited to be returning to the Kentucky Shakespeare stage! Shaq is a local actor and a graduate from AMDA NY, where he studied the art of acting and musical theater. Since graduating, he has toured and performed on multiple stages around the country, including locally: Derby Dinner Playhouse, Pandora Productions, StageOne Family Theater. Notable credits include Hairspray (Seaweed), Dreamgirls (C.C. White), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Schroeder), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney), Choir Boy (Pharus Young), A Raisin in the Sun (Asagai). Some of his credits with KY Shakes: Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio), Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius) and Shakespeare’s R&J. He dedicates his performance to his mother. Love and thanks his friends and home community for all the encouragement.

KYLE WARE (Jaques– AS YOU LIKE IT) is an actor, educator, artist, and writer. Acting credits with the company include Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Titus Andronicus, Henry IV Parts 1 & II, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare in Love, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Kyle is now in his eleventh year as the director of the Globe Players professional training program, directing their productions of Julius Caesar, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Romeo & Juliet, and The Comedy of Errors. He has served as the Director of Education at Kentucky Shakespeare since 2014 and received the 2023 Barbara Cullen Theatre Educator Award. He is Co-Artistic Director of Think Tank Theatre, a collaborative theatre ensemble, and was a Producing Founding Artistic Director of Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville.

NICK WILLS (Orlando– AS YOU LIKE IT; Demetrius/ScarusANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Eglamour/Valentine Understudy–TWO GENTLEMEN) is a professional stage/film actor, teacher, and musician originally from Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, attended Troy University for his undergraduate degree, and received

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BIOGRAPHIES his M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Louisville. He has worked on several TV shows from channels such as Discovery ID, BET, Oxygen, and more, as well as being featured in various roles in film. This is his fourth year working with Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.

CRYSTIAN WILTSHIRE (Oliver–AS YOU LIKE IT; Assistant DirectorANTONY & CLEOPATRA; Proteus–TWO GENTLEMEN) is from Brooklyn, New York, and proud to call Louisville home. With Kentucky Shakespeare, Crystian recently played Laertes in Hamlet, Mr. Knightley in Emma, and Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein. He has also appeared in Dracula and A Christmas Carol at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Hamlet at StageOne Family Theatre in a co-production with Kentucky Shakespeare. Recently, Crystian directed Kentucky Shakespeare’s 2026 Spring Tour of The Tempest, and he is entering his fourth year as Co-Facilitator at Shakespeare Behind Bars. Other regional credits include Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Levee), Fences (Cory), and Pride and Prejudice (Mary/Bingley) at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Kill Move Paradise (Tiny) at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, and Matt and Ben (Director) with the Untitled Louisville Theatre Company.

TILLY (Crab–TWO GENTLEMEN) is PAWsitively thrilled to be making her Kentucky Shakes debut in Two Gentlemen of Verona!

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recognize her from Derby Dinner Playhouse, where she played Sandy in Annie two summers ago. Tilly is a proud rescue from the Anderson Humane Society! When not onstage, she enjoys doing agility, swimming, hiking, and playing with her toys. She is a very good girl and would like to thank the production team for this PUP-portunity. All the love to her siblings Tuck, Winnie, Peaches, and Clementine, and her moms! Though Crab may be “the sourest-natured dog” in Verona, Tilly herself is anything but!

DIRECTORS AMY ATTAWAY (Director–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA) proudly serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Kentucky Shakespeare. This is her 13th summer in Central Park and her 10th season as the facilitator of Shakespeare with Veterans. For Kentucky Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, Henry V (twice), Richard III, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, and Hamlet in Central Park; The Importance of Being Earnest and Emma in Actors Theatre’s Pamela Brown Auditorium; Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility at the Bomhard Theater; The War of the Worlds and Night of the Living Dead at Louisville Public Media; Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses at Ky Shakes HQ; and the spring tours of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet (twice), and Julius Caesar. Amy sometimes sneaks away to direct at her alma mater, the University of Evansville (Twelfth Night, The Royal Society of Antarctica). She co-founded the local company Theatre[502], where she directed the regional premieres of The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, River

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BIOGRAPHIES City, Red Speedo, Auctioning the Ainsleys, Broadsword: a heavy metal play and Futura, as well as the world premiere commissions The Two Lobbyists of Verona and The Stranger and Ludlow Quinn. Amy spent five seasons as Associate Director of the Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where she directed several commissioned works in the Humana Festival of New American Plays, including Sleep Rock Thy Brain, Oh, Gastronomy! and The End. Amy is a Louisville native and is glad to make her home here with her fantastic husband and daughter.

MATT WALLACE (Director–AS YOU LIKE IT; TWO GENTLEMEN) is in his thirteenth season as Producing Artistic Director of

Kentucky Shakespeare, where he has directed 35+ productions including Much Ado About Nothing, Cymbeline, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, Untimely Ripp’d: an immersive macabre Macbeth experience, The Woman in Black, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Enter Ghost: an immersive haunted Hamlet experience, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare in Love, The Turn of the Screw, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth, Celebrate 60: the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Anniversary Production, King Lear, The Comedy of Errors, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Richard III. Favorite acting credits with the company since 2001 include the Player

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BIOGRAPHIES and Guildenstern in productions of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Orlando in As You Like It, and his first shows with the company in 2001 Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Dumaine in Love’s Labor’s Lost. He has also been Director of Shakespeare Behind Bars Kentucky programs since 2009. Previously, he served as an Artistic Associate with Kentucky Shakespeare from 2001-2010, was Director of Children’s Theatre at Derby Dinner Playhouse, and directed and performed at Chicago theatres and theatres across the Midwest. Matt met his wife Tina Jo at Kentucky Shakespeare 25 summers ago, proposed to her on this Central Park stage, and they are the proud parents of two inspiring 18 and 20-year-old young adults!

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION TEAM GIANNA ALCALA (Assistant Lighting Supervisor) is a Theatre Arts Major at the University of Louisville, focusing on Lighting Design and Electrics. She has worked on shows like Blues for an Alabama Sky (Asst. Lighting Designer), As You Like It (Stage Manager), and Pipeline (Co-Lighting Designer). She has also worked at Kentucky Shakespeare as the summer Lighting Intern and is excited to return as the Assistant Lighting Supervisor!

ERIC ALLGEIER (Scenic Designer) is a Louisville native and has been a freelance scenic designer for over 25 years. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Western Kentucky University, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Scenic Design from Boston University, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from 26

Spalding University. Eric was the scenic design faculty member at the Youth Performing Arts School from 20062019. Some theatres Eric has worked for include San Francisco Opera, Opera East Texas, Florida State University, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Kentucky Opera, The Louisville Ballet, Wolftrap Opera, Boston Playwright’s Theatre, Pandora Productions, and The Liminal Playhouse. For Kentucky Shakespeare, he has designed Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Emma, and is excited to be back for his third summer season.

COLTON BACHINSKI (Lighting Supervisor) is thrilled to be back in Central Park!

In Louisville, Colton has worked as the Lighting and Audio Lead at StageOne Family Theatre, a Freelance Electrician and Carpenter, and Lighting Designer for CenterStage, Highview Arts Center, and several other local groups. Colton studied Theatre Arts at UofL and outside of KY has served as the Electrics Supervisor at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Lead Electrician at PCPA. When he’s not at the theatre, you can find him making baked goods, hanging with his friends’ pets, and playing board games!

MEGAN BLISS (Choreographer–AS YOU LIKE IT) is thrilled to be joining Kentucky Shakespeare for a third season. You may have seen her work at several local theaters including Derby Dinner Playhouse, StageOne, Music Theater of Louisville, CenterStage, New Albany High School, and Floyd Central High School.

Some favorite projects include (DDP): Hairspray, Singing in the Rain, Matilda, The Music Man, Jesus Christ Superstar (Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre): The Pirates of Penzance and The Music

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BIOGRAPHIES Man, Newsies, and Joseph…Dreamcoat (StageOne). When not choreographing, she is a Dance Instructor at Weber School of Dance, Math Coach at Slate Run Elementary School, and Math Curriculum Chair for New Albany/Floyd County Elementary Schools. She sends her love to her favorite humans on the planet: Tyler, Marina, and Kahler.

STEPHAN CARPENTER (Sound Engineer) is a filmmaker and theatre artist based in Louisville. This is his fourth season with Kentucky Shakespeare, and he is so excited to be back in the park with this amazing and talented group of people!

Outside of here, Stephan is the Program Coordinator and Box-Office Manager for the University of Louisville’s Department

of Theatre Arts as well as the resident sound engineer for Pandora Productions.

When he’s not backstage making theatre, he’s making films with his new production company, Cinema Family Productions.

CASEY CLARK (Lighting Advisor) M.F.A., is bowing out with many fond memories, great shows and the best Company ever. I am super excited to see Lindsay work, and I hope she stays for the next 30 years. I will not miss the middle-ofthe-night focus and cue notes sessions!

I will miss the people, the collaboration and the thrill of the moment everything comes together. I will remain a friend and supporter of KSF. As for the Bard, well, my first journey with him was literary…. hmmm. As always, enjoy the show and I’ll see you there!

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BIOGRAPHIES JESSE CRULL (Wardrobe Supervisor) is returning for their second season at Kentucky Shakespeare Festival this year.

Since last season, they have been working wardrobe with fellow theatre companies, like Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky Opera, and StageOne. They are excited to be returning this season for another great Summer in the park.

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LAURA ELLIS (Sound Designer) is in her eleventh season designing sound for Kentucky Shakespeare, but she’s felt like she belonged here for much longer, because she was in the audience, and that makes you a part of this community.

Laura is a Peabody Award-winning producer and sound designer who’s worked in audio since 2004. Laura also does sound design for Pandora Productions and Looking for Lilith, and produces audio journalism with Louisville Public Media. She lives with her wife Jonese in South Louisville, where they’re outnumbered by four perfect dogs named Barkley, Radar, Lamar and Wendell.

KIM FILLMORE (First Hand). After an initial 5 seasons in the costume shops of both Kentucky Shakespeare and the Louisville Ballet, followed by 8 years leading to retirement, Kim Fillmore is thrilled to once again be able to follow her passion in the costuming world. She is excited to return as First Hand for the Kentucky Shakespeare 2026 season.

IAN FITZGERALD (House Manager) is delighted to return to the team this summer! He graduated from University of Louisville in 2025 and works locally as an actor, director, and general theatre maker. Recent work includes I Wooed Thee with my Sword (Director, three witches shakespeare), The Tempest (Antonio/Ferdinand/Trinculo, Kentucky Shakespeare), The Cherry Orchard (Lopakhin, Imemorabili Theatre), Domesticate (Mr. Crawl, Bunbury/this Bridge Theatre), and MacBeth (2nd Witch, three witches shakespeare).

ERIC FRANTZ (Fight Choreographer– ANTONY & CLEOPATRA) is excited to work

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BIOGRAPHIES with Kentucky Shakespeare again this summer! He has been a stage combatant and choreographer in Louisville for over 20 years. Eric is grateful to have the opportunity to work with Amy Attaway and Kentucky Shakespeare. This will be his first time choreographing Antony and Cleopatra. When he’s not fighting, Eric is the Events Planner for the Nichols Branch Library in Bullitt County KY. Eric would like to say a big thank you to everyone at Kentucky Shakespeare for making Central Park such a wonderful place for theatre!

ZANE GRAHAM (Assistant Sound Engineer) is a Theatre Arts Major at the University of Louisville and a freelancing technical theatre worker. This is his first season working with Kentucky Shakespeare, and he is very excited to contribute to its local legacy. At UofL, he has worked on shows such as She Kills Monsters (Sound Designer), Much Ado About Nothing (Sound Designer), Miss Holmes (Sound Designer), and The Love of Three Oranges (Sound Designer).

He has also worked as a freelancer for various institutions and venues in the city, including Actors Theatre, Pandora Productions, and Paristown Hall. Outside of the theatre, he likes to skate around Old Louisville, read in the sunshine, and work as a sound recordist for the local film company Cinema Family Productions.

CHARLES HEIGHTCHEW (Stitcher) is happy to be with Kentucky Shakespeare again. He started his costume career at The Louisville Ballet and StageOne Children’s Theatre. After working for OTSL, Santa Fe Opera and Virginia Opera he was head of costumes for Boston Ballet for two decades. He has designed for many theaters including Vienna State Ballet and Scottish Ballet. He has worked

in theatre, opera, film, and ballet, and has his own men’s accessories company OneMagnificentBeast.

AUSTIN HINTON (Carpenter/Deck Manager) is honored to be returning for his third season with KY Shakespeare. His passion for the arts started at The Stephen Foster Story in 2011 when he played a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. In 2019 Austin transitioned from the stage to the crew and quickly found his true passion.

He graduated in 2024 from ECTC and has pursued lighting and technical jobs working with KY Classic Arts, Stephan Foster, Highview Arts, Butler HS, North Oldham HS, Derby Dinner, and Stage One since then. He would like to thank all who have taught him the ropes of backstage life and helped him find his passion.

JUSTIN JACKSON (Fight Choreographer– AS YOU LIKE IT). See bio under Actors.

BRENDA JOHNSON (Gift Shop Manager) has been volunteering and working with the Festival for over forty-five years. She enjoys spending time with her family which also includes her daughter, Holly and son-in-law Pete. She cherishes time with her wonderful friends, Connie, Jeanine, Linda, and Marty and has adopted two very energetic kittens Buddy and Sally! She hopes that you will all come back again and again and volunteer! Help us to keep Douglas Ramey’s vision alive by making your own history under the stars in Central Park!

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BIOGRAPHIES PATRICK JUMP, BLUEGRASS PRODUCTION STUDIO (Technical Director/Scenic Construction/Painting) provides technical and logistical support for theatrical productions. We have supported over 200 theatre productions in the Louisville and Southern Indiana region since its founding in 2020. We aim to elevate shows by supporting the creative community in bringing their visions to the stage through the services like scenic design and construction, lighting, sound, and more. We consider it a privilege to play a role in showcasing local talent and preserve the theatre tradition for future generations.

EMILY KOBER (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled for her 5th summer with KSF! She’s originally from Texas, and is so thankful to the arts community for welcoming her in & making Kentucky feel like home. Emily stage managed the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival since 2021, as well as their winter productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility, before joining the staff year-round as the PSM in 2025. Working with Kentucky Shakespeare every day is a dream, and she’s so thankful to work with a company so devoted to its team & its mission.

Other local credits include work with StageOne Family Theatre, Kentucky Opera, the Louisville Ballet, Pandora Productions, and Infinity Productions.

Emily thanks her family for their love and support, and a special thank you to her husband, Nash, for always rolling with the crazy.

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designer. In addition to five summer seasons as lighting supervisor and many indoor shows with Kentucky Shakespeare, Lindsay’s work has been seen all over Louisville, including Kentucky Opera (Scalia/Ginsburg, Pygmalion), three witches shakespeare (Macbeth, As You Like It), Stage One (The Lightning Thief, The Giver, Bunnicula, Number the Stars), and Ambo Dance Theatre (KY Dance Festival, The Graham Cracker) . Lindsay grew up in Wisconsin and holds a B.F.A. from UW-Milwaukee. In her free time, Lindsay loves crocheting and listening to Taylor Swift. She is so grateful for every opportunity to do what she loves!

DONNA LAWRENCE-DOWNS (Costume Designer) has designed the costumes for Kentucky Shakespeare for the last twelve seasons, including all the summer festival productions as well as all spring tours and indoor productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Woman in Black, Enter Ghost, Turn of the Screw, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Twelfth Night, The War of the Worlds, and Night of the Living Dead. Donna has designed over 400 shows for more than 31 theatres in her 35-year career, including a stint at KSF in the 1990’s, 17 seasons with StageOne Family Theatre, 14 seasons with Music Theatre Louisville, CenterStage, Bellarmine University, Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, and Pandora Productions. One of Donna’s favorite projects is designing costumes for Shakespeare Behind Bars, which she has done for the last 13 years. Donna and her husband also own Life is Sweet Small Batch Treats Bakery.

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BIOGRAPHIES GREGORY MAUPIN (Dramaturg/Editor; Composer-TWO GENTLEMEN). See bio under Actors.

RACHEL MEADORS (Festival Manager) is a local stage manager, actor, and teaching artist. She is delighted to be returning to work with Kentucky Shakespeare for a second year as Festival Manager and sixth with the company! Most recently she stage managed Kentucky Shakespeare’s spring tour, The Tempest, and ASM’d the fall show, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and winter show, Emma. Other local credits include The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Stage One, wardrobe), La Traviata (The Kentucky Opera, dresser), The Book Women (Looking for Lilith, Co-SM), Much Ado About Nothing (three witches

shakespeare, ASM), and As You Like It (three witches shakespeare, Denis/Corin).

Rachel would like to thank Kentucky Shakespeare for all the opportunities and her partner Max for being along for the ride.

MOLLIE MURK (Choreographer-TWO GENTLEMEN). See bio under Actors.

SAM POWERS (Properties Manager) is excited to be returning to the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival! He is a Kentucky native who grew up just outside of Louisville. Sam managed props for the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival for the past two years as well as for their indoor shows Untimely Ripp’d, The Importance of Being Earnest, Frankenstein, and Emma.

He has also worked locally as a props

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BIOGRAPHIES artisan at Actors Theatre of Louisville on Party People, Loving and Loving, Dracula, Flex, and A Christmas Carol.

HANNAH PRUITT (Intimacy Director) has been a part of the Kentucky Shakespeare team since 2012 and currently serves as the Director of Creative Engagement where she trains our Artist Educators, creates curriculum for workshops and residencies, cultivates relationships with arts education advocates, and leads her favorite KS program - Camp Shakespeare!

Hannah has completed her training to become a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Inc. and is in her working mentorship program with them. As the Resident Intimacy Director with the company,

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some of her work has been seen in Shakespeare’s R&J, Sense & Sensibility, Romeo & Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, and the Macbeth Spring Tour - among others. In the community, she has recently worked as the Intimacy Director with the University of Louisville’s Theatre Department (The Love of Three Oranges), three witches shakespeare (Much Ado), Looking for Lilith (Just Cause), and Derby Dinner Playhouse (Singin’ in the Rain).

Hannah hails from the lovely city of Henderson, KY and she graduated from the University of Louisville with a B.S. in Theatre Arts. To connect with her, visit hannaheileenpruitt.weebly.com.

PEYTON ROBBINS (Stitcher) is thrilled to be returning to Kentucky Shakespeare as a stitcher for their third season with

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BIOGRAPHIES the company. In between seasons they have worked in technical theatre as a carpenter at Stage One Family Theatre, as a stitcher and dresser at Kentucky Opera, and as front of house at Actors Theatre. When they’re not working backstage they perform onstage and co-produce Queer to Tell Louisville.

They are so grateful to be returning to the company that brought them to Louisville and are excited for another amazing summer in the park!

ISABELLA SCHOTT (Administrative Assistant) is a director and theatre artist new to the Louisville theatre scene and is so excited to be back for her second summer at Kentucky Shakespeare! In her time not spent in Central Park or the KY Shakes office, she is building up two other start-up theatre companies in the greater Kentuckiana area: Incarnatus Performing Arts and Imemorabili Theatre. This summer she is directing The Importance of Being Earnest with Incarnatus and will be stage managing Tartuffe with Imemorabili. And finally, she wants to thank everyone at Shakes once again for another amazing summer!

AMBER STAFFORD (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to join the KSF team this season! Originally from Northeast Ohio, and a former Louisville native, she has spent the last two and a half years in Salt Lake City, Utah, dipping her toes back into the theatre world after a long hiatus. Recent work includes A Case for the Existence of God (Pioneer Theatre Company, ASM) and Come from Away (PTC, Production Assistant).

CRYSTIAN WILTSHIRE (Assistant Director–ANTONY & CLEOPATRA) See bio under Actors.

BEKKI JO SCHNEIDER INTERN COMPANY MEREDITH AUSTIN (Kids’ Globe) is a rising sophomore at Union University and a GSA ‘24 Visual Arts alumnae.

While a high school student at Whitefield Academy, she participated in eight plays and did everything from serving as stage manager to acting in her favorite role as Jo March in Little Women.

GRAYSON BEVERLY (Education: Globe Players) is a rising sophomore at the University of Louisville pursuing his B.S. in Theatre Arts. At UofL, he wears many hats – he is the Assistant Production Manager, a scene shop student, and often a performer as well. Grayson is an alum of the Globe Players Program and is thrilled to be working with Kentucky Shakespeare again this summer!

IAN BISCHOFF (Production) is an undergraduate Theatre Arts major at the University of Louisville with a focus in acting and stage management. He has been the Master Carpenter for many of UofL’s productions since Spring 2024, and has already worked professionally as a carpenter and stage manager around Louisville. Ian is excited to be working with Kentucky Shakespeare and plans on taking his skills into future professions when he graduates in Spring 2027.

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BIOGRAPHIES MYA JACKSON (Props) is a current student at the University of Louisville studying theatre. She is focused on acting primarily and is excited to explore other avenues this summer!

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CAYMAN KELTING (Electrics) is currently pursuing a B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology with a focus on lighting design. His recent experience includes university productions as a designer and lead electrician. He is excited to be part of this season.

RAZARIA DENAE COPELAND (Acting).

See bio under Actors.

RACHEL DISNEY (Education: Camp Shakespeare) is a junior Performance Major at the University of Evansville.

While her focus has always been acting, her interests have expanded to all areas of the theatre, including costume design, scenic construction, and theatre education. Her favorite Shakespeare role she has played was Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.

TRACE HENDERSON (Front of House) is going into his third year, studying acting (B.F.A.), at Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music (CCM). He’s done a variety of Shakespeare work with Stage One Conservatory and the Youth Performing Arts School. He is currently working with Imemorabili Theater here in Louisville, between semesters!

MARQUISE HILLMAN (Acting).

See bio under Actors.

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SHELBY LOMAX (Front of House) is incredibly excited to join Kentucky Shakespeare as a front-of-house intern!

As rising junior at the University of Evansville studying Theatre Management and Sociology, she has served as Ticket Operations Manager for the 20252026 season and as the publicist for The Humans. After graduation, Shelby hopes to get her masters in non-profit administration and enter the world of non-profit theatre!

SOPHIA LONNON (Arts Administration) is from Louisville and a rising second-year student at the University of Cincinnati studying Marketing and Public Relations.

She has experience in theatre as a playwright, stage manager, and director throughout high school, and is excited to combine her passion for the arts with her interest in business through this role.

MAGGY LOUDERBACK (Stage Management) is a rising junior Theater Production, Design, and Technology major with a Stage Management minor at Ohio University. OU Student Productions: Contrapposto (Stage Manager), Blue Birds (Stage Manager):

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BIOGRAPHIES OU Productions: The Real Inspector Hound (Production Assistant): Tantrum Theater: Inherit The Wind (Assistant Stage Manager). Maggy is very excited for her internship at Kentucky Shakespeare and a summer to remember. She wants to thank her Grammy, her mom, and her Aunt Jeanne-Marie and Uncle Todd for all their support!

ZEKE MOON (Sound) is a student at the IU Jacobs School of Music studying audio engineering. He is passionate about classical, theatrical, and studio production, and has worked in studio, live classical, and live theatrical sound for seven years.

BREANNA OLIVER (Costumes) is an Individualized Major at the University

of Louisville, with a focus on Theatre and Fashion Design. She has worked on shows like Blues for an Alabama Sky (Asst. Costume Designer), As You Like It (Makeup & Wardrobe), Into the Woods (Asst. Costume Designer), and has also been Wardrobe Master for the UofL Theatre’s ’25-’26 Season! She is interning here at Kentucky Shakespeare this summer with Costumes & Wardrobe and is excited to work with such an amazing community!

BRENNAN THOMPSON (Production) is a rising sophomore at the University of Kentucky, studying scenic design and construction. He attended Kentucky Shakespeare with his family growing up and is happy to join the company this summer.

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KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chair Anya Bond-Beckley Givaudan Sense Colour Vice Chair Michelle Jarboe Healthpeak Properties Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair Brad Comer Republic Bank

Community Engagement & Development Committee Chair Paula O. Lockhart, MFA community liaison

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Mera Cossey Corlett, Emeritus Okolona Baptist Church

Education & Outreach Committee Chair Charley Nold White Clay

Secretary Lincoln Snyder Humana

Sara Smith Bowman community liaison Meghan Greenwell Caplan MG Caplan Strategic Philanthropy

Immediate Past Chair Kay Madrick Kentucky Humanities Events & Promotions Committee Chair Randall Caldwell Norton Audubon Hospital

LaShondra Hood University of Louisville African American Theatre Program Tracy E. K’Meyer University of Louisville History Department

David James, Emeritus Jefferson County Sheriff Jonathan Smith, Ex-Officio Hanover College

Stephen Kubiatowski CareATC Craig Schmitt Brown-Forman

Elizabeth A. Cherry community liaison

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Emilee Crawford LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Monalisa Tailor, MD Norton Healthcare

KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE STAFF Matt Wallace Producing Artistic Director

Kyle Ware Director of Education

Emily Kober Production Stage Manager

Amy Attaway Associate Artistic Director

Hannah Pruitt Director of Creative Engagement

Beth Tantanella Merrick Bookkeeper

2025 - 2026 EDUCATION TEAM Artist Educators Eli Borwick, Robert Erdman, Madison Harmon, Ashley Wingo Associate Teaching Artists and Instructors Abby Ferree, Gregory Maupin, Keith McGill, Mollie Murk Spring Tour, The Tempest Ian Fitzgerald, Maria Krasel Cardona Morales, Leonard Peterson III, Tim Pollack, Maya Woodruff; Rachel Meadors, Stage Manager; Jenny Reyes, understudy

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MISSION Grounded in the works of Shakespeare, we enrich communities through accessible, inclusive, professional theatre experiences that educate, inspire, and entertain diverse audiences.

VISION To use Shakespeare’s truths and the power of the arts to transform lives.

Shakespeare belongs to everyone.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Kentucky Shakespeare acknowledges we are situated on the traditional land of the Adena, Hopewell, Miami, Osage, Shawnee, and ᎠᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) people. We respect their enduring presence and historical stewardship of these lands.

ANTI-RACISM STATEMENT As artists and educators, we are committed to holding the “mirror up to nature,” while creating a safe and welcoming space at our performances, in the community, and in the classroom. We recognize racism and inequality in our community and the country, and we commit ourselves to anti-racism. We believe that Black lives matter. We commit to outreach and inclusion of people of all abilities, races, creeds, religions, genders, and sexual identities. We acknowledge that we are a non-profit arts organization grounded in the works of Shakespeare and commit to exploring Shakespeare’s truths while never losing sight of the fact that not all experiences emanate from a white European vantage point. We commit to deeply listening to our BIPOC community members, within and outside of our organization. We commit to learning, never being satisfied, and creating positive change – proactively committing our efforts and resources to building anti-racist, inclusive, equitable, and empathetic spaces and experiences for all.

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ABOUT Kentucky Shakespeare serves communities through the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, education programs for schools, public performances, and community outreach programs. Currently in its 66th season, the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park is the longest-running free, non-ticketed Shakespeare festival in the United States. As the most comprehensive in-school arts education provider in the Commonwealth, Kentucky Shakespeare serves schools throughout the region with interactive educational programming directly tied to academic standards, helping impact student achievement. Our many community programs explore conflict resolution, empathy building, and communication, in a range of settings from parks to prisons, from preschools to senior centers.

What we do: • PERFORMANCES: Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, Shakespeare in the Parks tour, Shakespeare in the Libraries tour, indoor productions during the year • EDUCATION PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP TOUR: Two-Actor The Tempest, Shakespeare Alive!, The Tempest spring tour, Voice of Social Change: Ira Aldridge, Living History: We the People, Living History: Kentucky History, Bard Buddies, Fairy Tales from Around the World, Hip-Hop Shakespeare, Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying, Acting Fundamentals, Stage Combat, Staging Shakespeare, Renaissance Dance, Discovering Shakespeare, Mathematics of Shakespearean Design, and Voices of Youth.

• CAMPS AND CLASSES: Camp Shakespeare, Shakespeare Off the Page • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: Shakespeare with Veterans, Juvenile Justice Arts Program, Survivorship Shakespeare, Hosparus Program, Community Residencies Kentucky Shakespeare has been recognized by the Folger Library and the Kentucky Humanities Council for exemplary programming, is a multiyear recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare in American Communities program, and is a past recipient of the Kentucky Governor’s Award in the Arts. Kentucky Shakespeare has been awarded multiple LEO Weekly Reader’s Choice Awards, Broadway World Louisville Regional Awards, Arts-Louisville Awards, the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Art of Vision Pyramid Award, the Louisville Awards in the Arts Bobby Petrino Family Foundation Arts Impact Award, and the Arts for All Kentucky Community Partner Award for arts inclusion work with people with disabilities.

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“If money go before, all ways do lie open.”

– The Comedy of Errors

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE TODAY! Mail: Scan the QR code:

Now on Venmo! @KeepWillFree

Kentucky Shakespeare 616 Myrtle Street Louisville, KY 40208

Scan the QR code: kyshakespeare.com /donate

In Person:

Visit Will’s Gift Shop at the back of the amphitheater tonight to make credit card or cash donations!

THE STRATFORD SOCIETY The Stratford Society is open to supporters who donate a gift of at least $1,564, in honor of the year Shakespeare was born. Stratford Society members serve as key community ambassadors for Kentucky Shakespeare, keeping Shakespeare in the Park free for everyone. As a member, you will enjoy exclusive previews, premieres, receptions, opportunities for theatre and theatre-themed excursions.

For more information or to join the Stratford Society, please call Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace at 502.574.9900 or email matt@kyshakespeare.com.

“…not of an age, but for all time!” − Ben Jonson on William Shakespeare Did you know August is National Make-A-Will Month? Please consider including Kentucky Shakespeare in your will through estate planning, stocks, insurance, endowments, and all legacy preparation. If you have already made provisions for us in your estate plans, please let us know, as your foresight makes you a charter member of Stratford Society Legacy. Help Keep Will Free as part of your legacy, for generations to come!

Contact Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace, matt@kyshakespeare.com, 502.574.9900, ext. 12.

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2025 - 2026 DONORS Kentucky Shakespeare, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, relies on the support of our community to provide free Shakespeare and multiple outreach programs. All donations are tax-exempt. We would like to thank the following individuals for their generous support in the 2025-2026 fiscal year!

STRATFORD LEGACY The Max Baumgardner Charitable Trust, in support of the Bekki Jo Schneider Intern Company

STRATFORD ROYALTY Anonymous Thomas Gerstle Scott and JoAnn Haner Charlie and Jenny Marsh Don Stevens and Libby Marbury Vivian Ruth Sawyer Mac and Jessica Thompson – White Clay Kerry and Kat Wang

STRATFORD NOBILITY Phillip and Teri Allen Ellen Morrison Kelley, in memory of William “Tex” Wells, company member 1976-1977 Tim and Dair Mathistad Carol Pye Rick and Becky Reed Steve and Lynne Rodeheffer Drs. Catherine Newton and Gordon Strauss

STRATFORD SOCIETY Anonymous The English-Speaking Union, Kentucky Branch Charles and Sheelah Anderson Alan and Kathy Attaway Richard and Karen Berglund Turney P. Berry and Kendra D. Foster Anya Bond-Beckley Sara Smith Bowman Laura and Michael Bryant Randall Caldwell Meghan and Ari Caplan Elizabeth A. Cherry, dedicated to the Cherry, Mack, and Siebert Families Brad and Michelle Comer Scott and Coleen Costar Ian and Emilee Crawford Glenn Crothers and Tracy K’Meyer David and Lucille Fannin Rosie Felfle Jeff & Karen Filcik Lea H. Fischbach Jonese Franklin and Laura Ellis McKenzie Gary Stephen C. Gault, in honor of Jenny Marsh Alan and Joan Gould Leslie Norton Harbold Alexis Rich and Allen Harris Shannon Harris and Joe Hufnagle Brenda and Jonathan Henry The Holwerda Family LaShondra Hood Thaddeus Hoover The Jarboe Family Gary and Maureen Kingry Cynthia Kirkland

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Stephen Kubiatowski and Rebecca Seidel Paula O. Lockhart Alan and Joyce MacDonald Kay Madrick Mapother Family Memorial Fund – Katherine, Amy, and William Mapother Caroline Martinson Tippi Mctyeire Charley Nold Thomas and Beth Ording Andy Perry and John Sistarenik The Petruska Family The Robertson Family Craig and Tara Schmitt Ruth Simons Jodi Smiley Kenney and Cathy Snell Lincoln and Laura Snyder Robert and Silvana Steen Melody and Bruce Sterling Monalisa Tailor Benjamin Vaughan Jerry and Joanne Wallace Brooke Zimmerman Jessica and Ziggy Zubric

DUCHESS Anonymous Aztec Flooring/SYNLawn Kentucky/Sport Court Kentucky National Dinner Theatre Association, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider Mark Allen Jane Austen Society, Greater Louisville Region Laura Beasley Belgravia Court Association Stephen and Sharon Berger Edith S. Bingham Mark Blessinger Bonhomme Foundation Meredith Brown Larry Church & Chris Kirkland Jonathan and Rebecca Cohen Dennis Coyne Shawn and Hallie Dade Clarice A. Denoux Melissa and Ken Draut Kristin Ems Tom and Karen Haswell Fenton South Fourth Street Association Carl Friesen Jan Gonder Lynn and Bob Graham Sally-Ann Greenfield and Bruce Smith Greg and Kim Greenwood Paula Harshaw Clare Hirn and David Henry Hollan Holm Shirley Howard Tom and Patty Huckaby Ben Jensen Breck and Rhonda Jones Jim and Jeanette Kays

Julie Leskiv Todd Lowe and Frances Ratterman, in honor of Amy’s good work!

Phil and Susan Lynch Cathy and David Mekus Dan Minton, in honor of Amy and Shakespeare with Veterans Andrew and Ashley Noland Scott and Rachel Ormsby Patrick and Debbie Peak Robert C. & Penelope P. Pearson Sally Phennicie Meg and Louie Prestigiacomo South Fourth Street Association Mitch and Cindee Rapp Julian Roeder Olivia Roberts Ben and Cathy Robertson, in honor of Donna Lawrence-Downs Jacqueline Rosky Denis and Cathy Roux David Shaw and Michelle Seiffertt Dr. and Mrs. Harwell F. Smith Jonathan Smith Second Street Neighborhood Association Terry and Sue Strange Carolyn Tandy Margaret Tanguay and Family Kimberly and David Taylor Beverly Tilmes Linda Valentine Betsy Vick Beth and Don Wagner James and Lisa Wakeley Jim and Marianne Welch Rory Whitaker Skip White Nick Wilkerson Prof. Elaine O. Wise Richard Wolford Stephen and Coretta Wolford

EARL Anonymous (5) Janet Abell Dr. Garrett and Lane Adams Emma Aprile and Andrew Rosenthal Louis and Connie Anton Sheila Ashley Jim and Beverly Bartlett Turner Kathleen and Jim Berger C. Barret Birnsteel Arthur Thomas Blanford Julie Boatright and Todd Turner Bill Bolte Ron Loughry and Beth Breetz Mattie and Bob Brown Bonita Brownlow John and Kati Brundage Russell Byrd Lucinda Carlson Robert and Carol Carnighan Jessica Caudill

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Lynn E. Chapple Gilbert D. Cheatham David R. Clark Kelly Clark Terrence Cody R. Kent Collard Clarice Connelly, in memory of Bekki Jo Schneider Jeff and Marjorie Conner Jill Cooper Jim Crosetti and Mary Conner Irwin and Carol Cutler John David Dyche and Laura C. Harbolt Bev and Woody Edwards Kerri Daly Judith Danovitch and Nick Noles, on behalf of David Noles Vincent and Kathleen Decker Lynne Dowling Dave Dunaway John David Dyche and Laura Harbolt Ashley Eklund Gary and Sharon Hinkle Sherry M. & Joseph W. Feldpausch Deborah R. Feger Fox-Boots Family Leslie and Gregg Fowler Heather French Cheryl Froula Mr. Greg Fischer and Dr. Alexandra Gerassimides Amanda Fuller and Justin Mog Larry and Ricky Gettleman Dr. Greg and Keiren Gillum Robbin and Steve Goodin Diane Haag, in memory of Dr. John Gatton John Hamilton Susan Hamilton and Ed Krebs Lynn Hampton and Dennis Auld Patricia and Chris Haragan Dr. Tom Harper Carol Hartlage Dawn and Dennis Hershberger Gary & Sharon Hinkle Alan and Sally Junkins Robin Kaukas Elizabeth Kelly Shannon and Chris Kelting Benjamin King Cynthia Knopp Mathew and Carrielee Koole Mary Korfhage Andrea Kyle Peter Lansing Jacob and Brittany Lanter R. Gwyn Lavin Eve Bohakel Lee Paul and Geraldine Lenzi Abby Long and Kelly Wilkinson Angela and Ron Long Kathleen and Mark Mattingly The Linus and Cossett McClendon Foundation

James and Lauren McDonald Karrie and Darren McKinnon Beth Merrick Alfred and Lark Mull Jeff Noble Chip Nold and Cindy Read, in memory of Joann R. Read Bill and Brandy Norton Oakley Family Judy Olliges Hal and Julia Park Tory Parker Matthew Rasnake Austin Readhoff Corey Richter Karen and John Rippy Julian Roeder Jeanne-Marie and Todd Rogers The Romig Family Brian and Denise Ross Denis and Cathy Roux The Ryley Family Jimmy Soto and Lisa Schmid Curt and Beth Schuman Kyle and Amanda Seaton Gordon and Carolyn Seiffertt Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Shain Paula Sharpenstein Robb and Anna Shrader Dr. and Mrs. Harwell F. Smith Stephen R. Spanyer Dr. Thomas J. Spech and David G. Jones Don Stewart Christina Stottmann Beth Boesche-Taylor and David Taylor Emily and Finn Turner Susan and David Vislisel James and Lisa Wakeley Sam Weissrock Mary Jo and Mike Whelan Jim and Claire Williams Teresa Willis Prof. Elaine O. Wise Nicholas and Mary Wiss Nancy & Tom Woodcock Sarah Yost and Brian Phillips Herbert Zimmerman Daniel Zink Benjamin Zinninger

KNIGHT Anonymous (7) Jen Adam Ann T Allen Ron and Svea Allgeier Bridgette Alvarez Mark Amick and Allie Kerns Will Armstrong, in loving memory of John Spalding Gatton Peter Arnberg Pamela Baete Angie Ballard & Robert Goins Rita Bell Frank & Miranda Bencomo Sue and Kim Bentley-Jonason Alex Beruscha Jennifer Blair Jenny Bodenbender Whitney and Hank Boles Terry Bondurant and Rick Logston Jack and Brenda Brammer Cennet Braun Laura Brawner

Rosemary Cundiff-Brown and Jonathan Brown Lee Burchfield Sara Louise and Dan Callaway Kristy Calman Larry Cashen David and Candy Cherry Robert Ching Rhy Cundiff Anthony Curtis Laryssa Cybriwsky Robert Darst, in memory of Sylvia Darst Deborah Davidson Susan Dawson Father Patrick Dolan Constance Dorval-Bernal Jon A. Doukas Joe Drescher Kathleen and Terry Driskell Jordan Dye Gentry Easley Margaret Eckerle Maria Bardolf Eckerle Bev and Woody Edwards Katie Edwards Larry and Angie Edwards, in honor of Ramona Johnson Catie Eichhorn Uwe and Kathy Eickmann Amy Elam-Krizan Dan Johnson & Tom Elkas Sam and Jill Ellington Jacob and Susan Ems Liz and Wes Fehler Meg Fister Terese Fister Bill and Georgia Flarsheim Mary Ford Mary Forsee Lindsay Vaught Fouts Ashley Freeman Barbara Friedland Carmen Fullenlove Amanda Fuller and Justin Mog Theresa Fultz Clark and Julie Gable Liza Galler Teresa Gamble Gordon Garner Tony and Laura Garrett Heather Gatnarek Ingrid Gentry Stephanie Gibson The Gillies Family Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldwin Denita Gotowicki Kate Grindon John Guthrie Pam and Tim Hackett Barbara and Ed Haines Joseph and Shannon Hamilton Patricia and Chris Haragan Charlotte Harmon Eric, Katy Marie, & Heidi Heick Stan and Peggy Henderson Amy and Dan Hill Gary and Sharon Hinkle Cathy Hinko Ashley Hite Janet and Albert Huber, in memory of Peter Tanguay Linda Hudson Mark Huffine Cate Gaglio Inge and James Inge III

Elaine Jack Corey Capps and Abigail Johnson Dawn Kammerling Gail and Dick Kaukas Erin Keane and Drew Zipp Scott Ketterer and Ashley Huke-Ketterer Georgette Kleier Hottois Todd Kleber Yvonne Knight Karen Knight-Wilburn Patrick Koshewa Michael and Jeanne Kovatch Scott Kremer Anna Kunzler and Bruce Scott Jeff and Susan Layman Leboeuf Family Chance Le Meur Levinson-Wallen Family Annie and Greg Likins Lana Lindsey Zane Lockhart, Jr. Thad and Lynn Luther Leilani Martin Annette Mattingly Colette and Chris Mattingly Tamara Mazzoccoli Jim McArthur Jim McCabe Dave McCay Patricia and Kevin McDowell Keith McGill Sean McGlone and Lyndi Lou Karrie and Darren McKinnon Richard and Tanya McKnight The Linus and Cossett McClendon Foundation Creighton E. Mershon, Jr. Marilee and Bob Miller Mary Ann Miller Robert H. Miller Robert Mitchell Diana Mitchen Pamela Anderson Moore Beverly Moore Carla Motes Dave Murk Pat and Adele Murphy William Nalley William C. Nash John Neichster R.L. and C.R. Neumayer Mark and Robyn Newstadt Lan and Dustin Nguyen-Colgate Patrick and Agnes Noonan Marcia Kirtland Nottke Anna Olson and Richard Hinton Corey O’Brien Linda and Bruce Otto, in honor of 50 years of attendance John Payne and Ann Masterson-Payne Jennifer Payton Amy Elizabeth Pedigo Stuart Perelmuter and Elizabeth Sawyer Bethany Planton Steven Prince Ann Ramser Melanie Ratliff William Callis Reed Nancy Renick and Barry Kornstein Cynthia and Ronald Rigby Julian Roeder Thomas Roma

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The Romig Family Virgil Rosell Olivia Rosewood Joseph and Mary Rotella Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall III Diane Rowley Matthew Ruben Vernon Sandell Dana Sands Richard Sands Robin Schalda Christon and Brian Segal Robin Schalda Greg and Robyn Sekula Sandra Shanaberger and Will Warner Nancy & Ben Shiner Robb and Anna Shrader Faith Helen Cherry Siebert & Rick Ellis Griffin David Siebert Mark and Patricia Sinkhorn Maureen Slaton Annie and Sam Sorsa Mary Margaret Sparks J. Isaac Spradlin Kimberly Springmier Sara Stalkus Vashti Standridge Jen Starr and David Taylor J.C. States and G. Russo Bill Stemmle Troy Stephens Bradley Stevenson David and Deborah Stewart Becky Stotts Susan Stoy Duncan, Colleen, and Mike Strauss, in honor of Gordon Strauss Pam Sullivan Rosalie Surtees Phillip and Esther Tamplin Cindy Thomas Mark Thomas Lawrence Toebbe, in memory of Rose Mary Chris and Mary Alice Tolbert John and Shirley Uhl Lisa Underwood Linda Valentine Dina Vuturo Ross Walton Benjamin Webster Niles Welch and Ann Waterman Cynthia Welch Jeremy and Amy Wells Erin White Carole P. Whitledge Jessie Whitish Michael Widerschein Bronwyn Williams and Mary Brydon-Miller Lawrence “Larry” Williams Shawn and Kevin Williams Nickolas, Deidre, and Pheebs Winslow Fawn Wisick Katy Yocum Tammy Young Marc and Ann Zakem David and Mary Beth Zickel

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kyshakespeare.com | info@kyshakespeare.com | 502.574.9900 | 616 Myrtle Street | Louisville, KY 40208

RAIN & WEATHER POLICY Performances will not be canceled before 7:30PM. Weather-related announcements will be made in Central Park and on Kentucky Shakespeare’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

In the event of lightning without rain, stage lights may be shut down and work lights turned on until lightning has ceased. In the event of rain, we will hold for a 15-minute rain delay. After the delay, Festival staff will make the decision whether or not to continue the production.

In the event of severe or threatening weather, the audience will be informed of any warnings that exist over the house microphone. In the event of approaching inclement weather, you will be instructed by an announcement from the Production Stage Manager indicating the best method of exit. For your safety, please leave the amphitheater in a calm and orderly manner using the sidewalks.

Performances may be canceled or delayed due to extreme heat, as well.

ACCESSIBILITY Accessible ramps, parking, restrooms, and wheelchair seating are available for patrons with disabilities.

ASL interpretation will be provided for the following performances: Thursday, June 4 for As You Like It, Thursday, June 25 for Antony & Cleopatra, Thursday, July 9 for The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Thursday, July 30 for the Globe Players Romeo and Juliet. (If show canceled due to inclement weather, the makeup rain date will be the following evening – Friday.)

Large format programs are available upon request at the Kentucky Shakespeare gift shop.

For those with sensory sensitivities, noise canceling headphones for both youth and adults, and sensory play items are available.

Please visit the gift shop or ask a front of house staff member. Sensory guides for each production are available at the gift shop or from a front of house staff member.

Pre-show sensory/tactile tours for the visually impaired are available during the summer.

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Contact Director of Education Kyle Ware for more information at 502.574.9900 or email kyle@kyshakespeare.com.

RESTROOMS For your convenience, wheelchair accessible restrooms are located at the rear of the amphitheater. Public restroom facilities are maintained by Metro Parks. Women’s restrooms are located on the north side of the building, adjacent to Will’s Tavern. Men’s restrooms are located on the south side of the building, facing the police substation.

GIFT SALES Please take a moment to visit Will’s Gift Shop at the rear of the amphitheater under the pergola. Cash, check, Apple Pay, and major credit cards accepted.

SHOW CONTENT/SUITABILITY Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park is a family-friendly event for all ages. For specific show content, see below or contact the office at 502.574.9900 or info@kyshakespeare.com.

CONCESSIONS Please take a moment to visit the Food Trucks at the rear of the amphitheater provided by the Louisville Truck Association. Various food trucks will be in the park nightly from 6:00 p.m. until just after intermission. Cash and credit cards are accepted. The Association generously donates a portion of proceeds to Kentucky Shakespeare.

Check our website daily for rotating food truck schedule at kyshakespeare.com/events. You’re also welcome to bring your own picnic too (no outside alcohol is permitted.)

BAR Kentucky Shakespeare offers Brown-Forman products, Viña Concha y Toro wines, and West Six Brewing for sale at the rear of the amphitheater in Will’s Tavern through the end of intermission.

Cash, check, and major credit cards accepted.

Alcoholic beverages are not allowed to be brought in or taken out of the amphitheater designated perimeter. Please enjoy your beverages responsibly inside the amphitheater perimeter.

SMOKING Smoking is not permitted within the amphitheater and must take place outside of the amphitheater perimeter/audience seating area.

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THEATRE SERVICES CAMERA & RECORDING DEVICES During the performance, the taking of video and flash photography are prohibited, however you are welcome to take photos during the first half of this evening’s performance, and if you post them, be sure to tag Kentucky Shakespeare.

PETS Pets are welcome, we just ask that you clean up after your pet and make sure your pet is on a leash. As a courtesy to audience members, we ask that you sit in the back picnic tables, or side grass area.

GET INVOLVED Become a volunteer and support Kentucky Shakespeare! Visit our website or contact us today by phone at 502.574.9900 or email info@kyshakespeare.com.

For more information and updates throughout the year, please visit kyshakespeare.com or follow us on social media: Facebook and YouTube: @KentuckyShakespeare | Instagram: @kyshakespeare

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KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK NIGHTLY SCHEDULE 6:00 p.m.

Food Trucks Open

7:00 p.m.

Will’s Tavern, Will’s Gift Shop, & Kids’ Globe open

7:15 p.m.

Community Pre-Show Performance

8:00 p.m.

Production begins

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE As You Like It - May 27-31; June 3-7; June 10-14; July 15, 18, 21, 24 Antony & Cleopatra - June 18-21; June 24-28; July 14, 17, 22, 25 The Two Gentlemen of Verona - July 2-3, 5; 7-12; 16, 19, 23, 26

KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE PLAYERS professional training program for high school students

Romeo and Juliet - July 29-August 2 Louisville Ballet’s Shakespeare in Dance: Hamlet & Ophelia – August 5-9 ASL interpretation will be provided for the following performances: Thursday, June 4 for AS YOU LIKE IT, Thursday, June 25 for ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, Thursday, July 9 for THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, and Thursday, July 30 for the Globe Players ROMEO AND JULIET. (If show canceled due to inclement weather, the makeup rain date will be the following evening – Friday.)

For 2026 summer season details, please visit kyshakespeare.com

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