Jeremy Dana Larson (Young Company, First Season) couldn't be happier playing with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company this year. Regional work includes Love Song, The Foreigner, A Christmas Carol, Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park; Measure for Measure, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival; Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Olney Theatre Center. Jeremy received his B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. He sends thanks to his family for their incredible unwavering love and support, his friends for keeping him honest, and everyone at Cincinnati Shakespeare for welcoming him into the company.
Jolin Polasek (Young Company, First Season) hails from Madison, Wisconsin. She trained as a classical voice major at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for two years and received her BFA in acting with an emphasis in musical theatre from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She has spent the last year as an acting intern with the Playhouse In The Park and is very excited to be joining the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company family. Some of Jolin's favorite roles have been Ariel in The Tempest and Desiree in A Little Night Music. One of her career highlights was getting to step into the role of Woman 2 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park. She wants to thank her mom, dad, and brother for all their love and support.
Lauren Shiveley (Young Company, First Season) is a graduate of Miami University with a B.A. in Theater and a minor in vocal performance and is thrilled to be back at CSC for another season! She spent last year at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati as an acting intern where she played Alice in Alice in Wonderland among other understudy roles. Other Cincinnati Shakespeare Company credits include Corie in Barefoot in the Park and Hero/Borachio in the 2007 Summer Park Tour of Much Ado About Nothing. She had the privilege of touring with The Thrall Children's Theater for two years performing for children in South Korea, and Taiwan. She gives thanks to her family and to her husband, Marc, for his love and support.