COMPANY & CREATIVE TEAM

to be part of this production, and has had a wonderful time working with this cast and crew.

GRAYSON KAMEL (Dr. James Bell) is a junior in the ATP from Castle Rock, Colorado. U Theatre audiences may have seen him as Hermes in The Odyssey (Babcock). After taking a brief hiatus to finish his minor in game design, Grayson is back and excited to work in theatre again. When not in school or onstage, he can be found hosting trivia games and having the time of his life. Grayson would like to thank the wonderful faculty of the ATP who imparted the skills that have gotten him to where he is now, and which he will use for the rest of his life.

TRUE LEAVITT (Referee, Dr. Foster, Ensemble, u/s Prof. Sharp) is a sophomore in the ATP from Twin Falls, Idaho. He is excited to be acting in his second show at the University of Utah. Other Utah credits include Alexander/Corin Understudy and Puppeteer in Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days (Studio 115), Kid Sister’s production of Everything is About Something, and Props/Deck Crew for The Book Club Play (Babcock). Libby Hunter Scholarship Recipient.

DOROTHY MAYER (Matty Blackwell) is a senior in the ATP. Dorothy spent her childhood in Istanbul, Turkey, then graduated from high school in Bozeman, Montana before becoming a self-proclaimed Utahn. Previous credits include Hailey in a reading of macbitches (PTC), Gillian in The Proxy Marriage (Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, dir. Marc Bruni), and Ensemble in Human: A New Musical (Open Door Productions). Dorothy is a certified Pilates instructor and mother to her darling 18-month-old girl. She’d like to thank her husband for his dedication to her creative pursuits. Marian D. Harrison Scholarship recipient.

TARYN MCCLURE (Polly Stokes) is a senior in the ATP at the University of Utah. Past credits include Ensemble in The Night Witches (U of U Virtual), Principal Cast Understudy for Storm Still (Babcock), and Jo March in You on the Moors Now (Studio 115). She is excited to enter her senior year in the Actor Training Program.

LUKE MORTON (Captain Danby, Ensemble, u/s Dr. James Bell) is a junior in the ATP from Gilbert, Arizona with fifteen years of acting experience. This is his third show at the U, and his first mainstage production. Luke is an International Honor Thespian and a high school recipient of the ASU Gammage Leadership Award. He would like to thank God and his family for everything, as well as Andra for this amazing show.

TRISTIAN OSBORNE (Professor Charlie Sharp) is currently studying in the ATP at the University of Utah. Previous credits in the Department of Theatre include Will in The Book Club Play (Babcock) and Valère in Tartuffe (Studio 115, U of U Virtual). Tristian has also appeared as Captain Stanhope in Journey’s End (Wasatch Theatre Company) and as Christopher in With You (Play Is the Thing), which received the “Outstanding Ensemble” award at the 2022 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. Tristian is a recipient of the Victor Jory Scholarship.

MACEY J. SHACKELFORD (u/s Polly, Fight CoCaptain) was born and raised in Henderson, Nevada and is a sophomore in the ATP. Recent roles include Old/Young Woman and Mabelu in U Theatre’s The Old Man and the Old Moon (Babcock) and Mia in How Flowers Bloom by Olivia C. Smith (Alliance Theater). She will also appear as Lauren in the upcoming feature film Life Almost Gone (Olympian Productions), which is set for a 2023 release. Macey is a proud recipient of the Utahna B. Meilstrup Scholarship.

MICHAEL TIRRELL (Paul Stokes, u/s Gabriel) is a sophomore in the ATP from West Valley City. Past credits include Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls and Perchik in Fiddler on The Roof (Hunter High School). He has also