WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

rising senior currently attending Northern Kentucky University pursuing a BFA in theater performance along the acting track. Some of his favorite previous credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (Boy/Peter), Cabaret (Texas), Tuck Everlasting (Jesse Tuck), and Newsies (Crutchie). His Shakespeare credits include Twelfth Night (Priest, Ensemble) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute). Chandler is very excited to be tackling the role of Puck in this production, as it’s been a dream role of his for years. Chandler would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support! “Never lose your imagination! And enjoy the show!

WHITNEY NELSON (EMC) (Hippolyta/ Titania) is happy to be a part of the premiere season of the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival. Regional: Flex (World Premiere, Theatrical Outfits), Heathers, Intimate Apparel, Lizzie, Push for Help (Actor’s Express), The Comedy of Errors, The Winter’s Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen (Santa Cruz Shakes), Much Ado About Nothing (Sugarloaf Mountain), Capturing the Spirits (Oakland Historic Cemetery), Women in Jeopardy (Georgia Ensemble Theatre). Other Credits: Podcast: Tucker’s Cove; Assistant Directing: Bootycandy (Actor’s Express); Assistant Stage Manager: Women in Jeopardy and Vanity Fair (GET); Film/Tv: Black Lightning, Stargirl, DMZ, Legacies, The Walking Dead, Sweet Magnolias, They Cloned Tyrone, Black Panther 2); Education: BA English Theatre/Minor (University of West Georgia), MA Library Science and Information Systems: Archives & Special Collections and Metadata (IP, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Other: KCACTF twotime nominee, one-time semifinalist. IG: whits__her__name. Enjoy!

LAUREN ROSEMURGY (Helena) is a recent graduate of UW–Eau Claire and currently lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Since graduating, Lauren has worked on many film and theatre projects, including a feature on “I Was There,” a History Channel series. Other film projects include Punch Me, Avelina, Season’s Greetin’s, and Bound in Rosemary. Lauren has also performed as Annelle in Steel Magnolias (Masquers Theatre), as well as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Minnesota Renaissance Festival). She has also recently finished directing a short film that she has written, titled Stark White, which was filmed right here in Eau Claire! She would like to thank her wonderful partner, Zack, her family, especially April, John, and Jack, and all of her fabulous and creative friends for being so supportive and wacky and making her into the goofball she is today. Laurenrosemurgy.com

EMILY RUTH (Bottom) is a self-proclaimed bardolator and is thrilled to be involved with the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival! As an Eau Claire native, they fell in love with Shakespeare the summer before their freshman year of high school, across the river from the Pablo Center, making their professional debut here even more meaningful. In the fall, she will be returning to UW–Stevens Point where they are pursuing a BFA in acting with minors in music and arts management. Once there, they will be hitting the ground running as the dramaturg and assistant director for a staged reading of Spoon River Anthology. Some of their favorite past roles include Celimene in The Misanthrope, Enid Hoopes in Legally Blonde, and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew. She is incredibly grateful to her family, friends, and her partner for supporting her in everything she does!

JACOB SIMMONS (Lysander) is very excited to be a part of the inaugural Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival with Pablo Center. Originally from Covington, Louisiana, Jacob is currently pursuing his BFA in Musical Theatre from Ohio University. Other Shakespeare credits include Hamlet (Polonius) and Romeo and Juliet (Sampson). This fall he will be in Twelfth Night (Antonio) with Tantrum Theatre in Athens, Ohio. Most recently he has been in Ride The Cyclone (Mischa) and Carrie: The Musical (Stokes, Billy u/s). He would like to thank Caitlin Lopez and Pablo Center for this incredible opportunity, as well as, his parents for their support of his totally economically secure career choices!

JT STOCKS (Theseus/Oberon) currently lives in London, England with his wife. There he appeared at the Tower Theatre as Basanio in Merchant of Venice and the Player King/Marcelus in Hamlet. Regionally in the U.S., JT worked at the Cincinnati Playhouse as part of the Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern Company. There he performed in The Last Firefly, Pinocchio, A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island. JT is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where he performed as Touchstone in As You Like It. He also graduated from UW–Eau Claire with a B.S. in Biology and Theatre Arts. This will be his second time appearing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Eau Claire. He originally performed as Lysander in UWEC’s 2013 production of the play

IZ WALSH (Peaseblosom) is very excited to be making their professional acting debut with the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival! Originally from Eleva, Wisconsin, Iz is pursuing a degree in Musical Theater at UW–Stevens Point. They are a proud alumnus of Wisconsin School Music Association’s All State Treble Honors Choir, as well as the Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College. Iz has also trained with Shell Lake Arts Center’s Musical Theatre Camp for 7 years. Iz enjoys participating in theatre and musical theatre, including numerous productions with the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild and the Eau Claire Children’s Theater here in Eau Claire. Recently they have been seen as The Son in The Trail to Oregon, and Jane in Tarzan: The Musical, the latter of which earned them a Jerry Award Nomination. In their free time Iz also enjoys cooking and baking, taking care of their cat and their lizard, playing the clarinet, and spending a little too much time playing The Sims. IG: isa.walsh22

CHRISTOPHER WATTS (Cobweb) is a rising Senior BFA Theatre Major with a concentration in Acting, and a minor in Creative Media and Film, at the University of Alabama. He is originally from Birmingham, AL. He is so excited to be a part of