Billy Chace (Ensemble, Third Season) recently recieved a B.A. in Theatre from George Mason University. He spent the last two years performing in a plethora of supporting roles on CSC's mainstage, and in CSC's diligent touring company (where he was afforded the great opportunity to play Bottom, Oberon, and Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, all at the same time). Favorite roles include Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, Sempronius in Timon of Athens, Fabian in Twelfth Night, Guildenstern in Hamlet, Santa in Every Christmas Story Ever Told!!, Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the Valet in No Exit. He has also appeared as Jason Chenier in Take Me Out with New Stage Collective and as a Whirling Dervish in Nathan the Wise with Theater of the First Amendment.
Hayley Clark*(Ensemble, Fifth Season) is happy to be returning home to CSC after her recent move to NYC. Previously on these boards she could be seen playing Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Estelle in No Exit, Regan in King Lear, Emily in Our Town, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, Anya in The Cherry Orchard, and Miranda in The Tempest. She spent the summer before joining Cincinnati Shakespeare Company traveling through Europe after performing a German translation of Oleanna in Bamberg, Germany. Her work with other theater companies includes Valley Ridge Theatre Co. and Upstart Crow, with such roles as Percy in The Spitfire Grill, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Creusa in Medea: A Japanese Noh Cycle. Hayley grew up in Annapolis, MD and graduated with a B.F.A. from West Virginia University. She would like to thank the rest of the company for their support, compassion and patience.
Sara Clark (Ensemble, Fourth Season) is excited to return for a fourth season with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Originally from Houston, Sara received a BFA from the University of Oklahoma in 2006 and joined the ranks of CSC shortly thereafter. Favorite roles at CSC include Adriana in The Comedy of Errors, Masha in The Seagull, Viola in Twelfth Night, Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (CEA Nomination), and Cassandra in The Women of Troy. Gratitude and love go out to Mom, Dad, and Jon, her very favorite family, and to Nick, her very favorite husband.
Jeremy Dubin* (Artistic Associate, Tenth Season) is very pleased to be celebrating his tenth anniversary with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeremy received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville and his master’s from Ohio State University. He has worked for several theaters across the country, including the Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Unseam'd Shakespeare Company, and has appeared in a number of independent films. In addition to being an ensemble member, Jeremy is the director of the CSC Groundlings program and the CSC Shakespeare Summer Camp, as well as a member of the Actors’ Equity Association. He would like to thank his family for their unwavering enthusiasm, and Kelly for her love and inspiration.
Sherman Fracher* (Ensemble, Third Season) is delighted to be a part of the CSC family. Past performances include The Duck in The Comedy of Errors, The Seagull, Timon of Athens, Arms and the Man, Romeo & Juliet, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, A Streetcar Named Desire, Chagrin Falls, The Beard of Avon, Arcadia, Twelfth Night, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Sherman has performed in Bug at New Stage Collective; String of Pearls, Moonlight and Magnolias, While We Were Bowling, Sight Unseen, The Women of Lockerbie, Three Days of Rain, Private Eyes, Side Man, and Wild Oats at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. Work at other theaters include Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Actor’s Express in Atlanta, GA, The Human Race Theatre Company, and American Stage in St. Petersburg, FL. Sherman is a registered yoga teacher at YouDoYoga in Over-the-Rhine and proud wife of director Drew Fracher.
Andy Gaukel (Ensemble, First Season) is thrilled to join Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Originally from Northern Kentucky, Andy is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and the Trinity Rep. Conservatory in Providence, RI, where he received a Master in Fine Arts in Acting. Andy has worked as a professional actor, puppeteer and drama practioner working in television, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. He recently returned to the States from Scotland where he worked with several companies including TAG, Tron Theatre Company, and his own touring theatre, The Wee Giant Puppet Company. Previous theatre credits include Paula Vogel’s Long Christmas Ride Home (Trinity Repertory Company & Long Warf) and Basil Twist’s Symphonie Fantastique (Dodger Stages, NYC). Thanks to Kirsty for her amazing support.
Christopher Guthrie (Artistic Associate, Ensemble, Ninth Season) is originally from Stratford, Connecticut, and graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina with a B.A. in theater. He moved to Cincinnati as a member of the first Young Company. Favorite roles at CSC include Costard in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Henry Harcourt in Chagrin Falls, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Demetrius in Titus Andronicus, and Trinculo in The Tempest. Other credits around town include Judas in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Hamlet in Hamlet at The Know Theatre and Peter Evans in Bug at New Stage Collective. Chris is also the CSC Resident Sound Designer. Special thanks to Mom, Abs, Sean and Pappy for their support and patience, love to my Apple, and gratitude to all the inspiring Cincinnati theatre artists who make it one hell of a theatre town.
Jim Hopkins* (Ensemble, Third Season) is pleased to return for his third season at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Past productions at CSC have included Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Seagull, Amadeus, Arms and the Man, Timon of Athens, Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cymbeline. This past summer, Jim played at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in The School for Wives. Other past appearances include: Romeo and Juliet at the Human Race Theatre; Harvey and Noises Off! at the Great Plains Theatre Festival; Omnium Gatherum, Bus Stop, and Leading Ladies at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre; and as Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer the Opera for Playhouse on the Square in Memphis. Jim holds an M.F.A. from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Rob Jansen (Ensemble, Sixth Season) returns for another season with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Besides working at CSC last season he was seen at New Stage Collective as Irwin in The History Boys and twin brothers Criag and Peter in Dying City. Rob has also worked with the Seattle Shakespeare Company, Know Theatre, Ovation Theatre Company, Women's Theatre Initiative, Cincinnati Playwright's Initiative, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. His favorite roles at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company include Orlando in As You Like It, Troilus in Troilus and Cressida, Don John in Much Ado About Nothing and Edmund in Long Day's Journey Into Night. Rob would like to thank his family and friends for all of their support.
Matthew Lewis Johnson* (Artistic Associate, Ensemble, Eighth Season) is very proud to return for his eighth season at CSC. As an actor, director, and designer at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, some past favorite projects include The Comedy of Errors, Timon of Athens, The Seagull, Hamlet, The Importance of Being Earnest, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Endgame, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, Love's Labour’s Lost and Waiting for Lefty. As a playwright Matt has had eleven shows staged in theaters around the country ranging from college programs to LORT houses. Cincinnati highlights including Drinking Alone (CEA nominee for best alternative production) and You Don't Exist To Me (Pick of the Fringe). Matt's favorite role of all time, however, is that of "Daddy" to his beautiful daughter Emelia Anne and baby boy Matthew Oliver.
Kelly Mengelkoch* (Ensemble, Sixth Season) is happy to continue playing with her family at CSC. A Kansas native, she has worked regionally with St. Croix Festival Theatre, The Old Creamery Theatre, Kansas City's New Theatre, and most recently with New Stage Collective and The Human Race Theatre Company. Some favorite memories with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have been A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Turn of the Screw, The Cherry Orchard, and The Women of Troy. Special love and thanks to Mom, Dad, and Kristen. I love you, Jeremy.
Corinne Mohlenhoff* (Ensemble, Tenth Season) is thrilled to once again be joining the ranks of the talented artists at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She is a native of New Jersey and has spent time training and working in theaters in Pennsylvania, California, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. She has had the pleasure of working for various local theatres including Human Race Theatre Company and Ovation Theatre Company. Her favorite past roles at CSC include Laura in The Glass Menagerie, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Amanda in Private Lives, Rosalind in As You Like It, and Goneril in King Lear. Corinne thanks her parents for all their love and support and her husband for always being an amazing source of inspiration. Above all, Corinne is loving her new role as Mom to her adorable baby boy, Holden.
Brian Isaac Phillips* (Artistic Director, Ensemble, Tenth Season) assumed artistic leadership of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in the fall of 2003. Prior to this responsibility, he served with the organization as Associate Artistic Director for one season, as well as four seasons as a member of the acting company. Mr. Phillips is a graduate of Morehead State University and has been a resident of Cincinnati for over ten years. In that time Brian has worked for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, The Children’s Theatre, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, New Stage Collective, as well as over 100 productions with CSC. Most recent credits include Amadeus, Timon of Athens, The Seagull, Hamlet, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, King Lear, Cymbeline, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Brian is the lucky wife of the most beautiful actress in town and the proud father of Holden Willis Phillips.
Josh Stamoolis (Ensemble, Fourth Season) is pleased to return for another year. Past roles include Sergius in Arms and the Man, the Man in The Turn of the Screw, Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night, Garcin in No Exit, Gus in The Dumb Waiter, and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (2007 summer tour). Josh is a teaching artist for Bard Academy, CSC’s adult acting program, and is proud to serve as an actor and director for CSC’s Touring Company, reaching thousands of tri-state students every year. He is grateful to his wife, Leslie, without whom, to quote O. Henry, he might “sit down plump on the ground and pluck aimlessly at grass and little sticks."
Kristopher Stoker (Ensemble, Second Season) received his M.F.A. in Acting at the University of Arkansas. A Missouri native, Kris earned his B.A. in Drama from Missouri Southern State University. He has spent time in New York studying long form improv with The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Some of Kris’ favorite roles on the CSC stage include Flavius the Steward in Timon of Athens and the Narrator in The Comedy of Errors. Some of Kris’ favorite people include his daughter Lilly and his girlfriend Jenny. He feels quite lucky to be working with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
* Actor appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
