Performers

Adrienne Marquand
At age 5, this Montana native traded in her cowgirl hat for a sombrero to portray a Mexican Jumping Bean at the local children’s theatre. Eventually her zeal for performance brought her to Los Angeles, where she earned a B.A. in Theatre at the University of Southern California. Romeo and Juliet marks Adrienne’s fifth production with LBSC. Past shows include A Christmas Carol, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles, and the recent webcast of "The Shadow.”

Other Shakespeare credits include Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Viola in Twelfth Night, and Biondello in The Taming of the Shrew. When not on stage, she can be found on indie film sets, enveloping herself in Middle Eastern culture, and traveling. Learn more at www.imdb.me/adriennemarquand or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/adriennemarquand. She is currently represented by The Polygon Group.
Andreas Robichaux
Able to converse in French, Greek, and English, Andreas has spent years on both sides of "the pond" (as the Brits refer to the Atlantic Ocean), studying theatre in London and in L.A. He is currently taking class at Ivanna Chubbuck Studios.

His English and American theatre credits include playing Marc Antony in Julius Caesar, Che in Evita, Val in Orpheus Descending, Pooh in Winnie-the-Pooh, and Ben in The Glorious Whitewasher. He makes his debut with LBSC in Romeo and Juliet.
Ashley Marquand
Romeo and Juliet marks Ashley's second stint as costumer for LBSC. She also costumed A Christmas Carol last December, for which the press gave her rave reviews. Ashley has been an avid performer since age 5, when she first stepped onto a stage as a pumpkin in Cinderella. From Missoula, Montana, Ashley ventured to Los Angeles in 2007 to pursue her passion at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Over the years she has performed in numerous shows, most recently as a vocal soloist (and nine different characters) in LBSC’s A Christmas Carol, and the Stevensville Playhouse productions of Something’s Afoot and Little Shop of Horrors.
Beau Smith
Macbeth is Beau's debut with LBSC. Past roles include Ferdinand in The Tempest, Leslie in Love, Sex, and the I.R.S., and Somersault in The Land of Counterpane. Seven years and thirty plays aside, he is also no stranger to film, three examples of which can be viewed on youtube/ryanhorror: Earrings, Halloween, and Hero.
Benjamin Briseno
In May of 2008, Benjamin Briseno graduated from the College of Santa Fe with a BFA in Theatre Performance. Three days before graduation, he began rehearsals with the Santa Fe Opera, portraying Vittorio in Nino Rota's I DUE TIMIDI. Benjamin then went on to perform in Gregg Barrios' new play, Rancho Pancho, at the Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival in Provincetown, MA. He has now lived and worked as an actor in Los Angeles just over two years and has come to realize LBSC is where he is happiest. He appeared in Julius Caesar as Antony, in Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick, in The Comedy of Errors as Antipholus of Syracuse, and provided the voices for Professor Pierson and the Narrator in HG Wells' The War of the Worlds.
Brandon Alexander Cutts
Now an 11-year company veteran, Brando joined the company through an educational outreach program between the LBSC and Cabrillo High School. He has performed in over 40 shows with this company. He's also had the pleasure of performing with Cornerstone Theater Company and The Ahimsa Collective. Last spring, Brando made his directorial debut, adapting and directing Lysistrata at LBSC's Goad Theatre. He recently graduated with a degree in theater from UCI, and currently is an educational associate for the LBSC. Some favorite roles include Silvius in As You Like It, Yefim in Uncle Vanya and St. Peter in Last Days of Judas Iscariot.
Brian Koehler
Brian has been building and painting theatrical sets, as well as hanging, focusing, and running lights, for over thirteen years; and has been designing sets and lights, and tech directing, for almost ten years. His scenic designs at other theatres include Dracula, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cinderella. Although on a hiatus for the last show (as well as a couple others last year), Brian has been designing the sets and lights, as well as tech directing, for LBSC since February of 2006. Some of his more recent designs with the company include The Braid of the Muses, Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia, Loves Labours Lost, and Alice in Wonderland. Brian holds a BA in Theatre and a BFA in Art from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI. He has also received a national award through USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) for his portfolio with an emphasis on his design for Dracula. Brian has a number of credits in theatrical design (and so forth), illustration, and acting and is currently on the hunt for a life path that will allow him to make a career out of a combination of these.
Cameron Milton
Originally from Washington State, Cameron got his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Idaho. His credits include: A Chorus Line, The Rivals, You Can't Take It With You, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Macbeth Project. His roles with LBSC include both Gremio and the Pedant in The Taming of the Shrew. He received an Irene Ryan Nomination in 2003 for his work as Doc in Tracers. He plans to move to New York to further explore life in the theatre. In the words of Bob Dylan, to be an actor is "to be in a constant state of becoming," and Cameron hopes to become much more than he can imagine.
Cannon Coccellato
Cannon is often compared to Lon Chaney (the Man of a Thousand Faces), and enjoys playing a variety of diverse roles. He does anything from romantic leads to monsters, from Medieval dragons to Draculian wolves, from villains to women. He joined The Long Beach Shakespeare Company in 1997, serving on the board, as an actor, and as a technician. Cannon has also been active in LBSC's educational outreach programs as an instructor, director, and technician. A Cherokee, he credits his American Indian heritage as a great influence on his acting. Cannon was recently featured in an independent film called Rado, and is frequently seen in music clubs around L.A., playing drums in rock-and-roll bands.
Carl Wawrina
Carl has performed in over 18 productions with LBSC since he joined the company in 2007. Since 2010, he has also starred in numerous student films for UC Irvine and Chapman University, in spec commercials for Discover Card and Johnsonville Brats (most of which are available for online viewing), a staged reading of a new play, "Waxworks," at The Blank Theater in Hollywood, and played Bill Stockton in The Shelter, one of four staged adaptations of classic Twilight Zone episodes, at Stages Theatre in Fullerton.

Most recently, he was featured in a critically-acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' Baby Doll in Hollywood. Carl is currently seeking agent representation.
Christian DeSario
Christian is excited to return to the Long Beach Shakespeare Company with this production of Breath. He recently appeared as Gratiano in LBSC's production of The Merchant of Venice. He is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts and also studied acting at the Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts, the John Ruskin School of Acting, the Dee Wallace Stone Acting Studio, and Anthony Meindl's Meta Theatre. Christian has performed in many theatrical productions and short films including Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cliff in Cabaret, and Akaky in The Nose. Other credits include Anything Goes, The Heiress, and Tape. Most recently, he appeared as Linus Bristow in the Los Angeles premiere of Stuff'd at the Attic Theatre.
Claire Kaplan
Claire played Balthasar in Romeo and Juliet three years ago, and played Juliet this summer, both with LBSC. She is a recent graduate of Long Beach Poly High School, where she was featured as the Stage Manager in Our Town, Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown, Chris Gorman in Rumors, and Mrs. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors. In three-and-a-half years with this company, Claire has also performed as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew, Miranda in The Tempest, and Valentine Jones in Melissa Miller's original work, The Posthumous Affairs of Felson, Jones, and Lordygan, a role for which Backstage West christened her "a provocative young ball-buster." She cannot wait to start classes at UC San Diego in the fall where she will major in theatre and proudly join the ranks of starving artists everywhere.
Cody Lyman
For the past five years (and continuing), Cody has toured the nation with Rob Becker's one-man show, Defending the Caveman. Prior to moving to Los Angeles in March 2009, Cody spent several years in Minneapolis working in commercials, voice-overs, films, and as an announcer for the St. Paul Saints. Prior to Minneapolis, Cody spent several years in Chicago working in Children's Theatre, Improv, and as a Trolley Tour Guide. Prior to Chicago, Cody spent several years at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, working on... very little.
Cory Norman
Cory earned a B.S. in Meteorology/Film Production at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While pursuing a career as a television weathercaster, he developed a taste for acting and screenwriting. Cory's work with LBSC includes the world premiere stage adaptation of The Maltese Falcon (Tom Polhaus), The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play (Coll), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Peter Quince), and the audio production of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas (Simon Legree and Ivan the Terrible). When he is not honing his acting skills, he is hard at work on his first feature length screenplay.
Dan Flapper
Dan studied at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and, afterward, interned with PCPA Theaterfest. He received his BFA from the College of Santa Fe. He has performed with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, Sam Spade in the world premiere of The Maltese Falcon, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and A Scandal in Bohemia. He is thrilled to be playing his dream role in this production. Dan has taught at the Norris Center for the Performing Arts and the Seventh Street Theatre, and is a proud member of the Chance Theater Company in Anaheim Hills.
Dash Lea
This will be Dash's fourth show with Long Beach Shakespeare. He was Christian in Cyrano De Bergerac, Pompey in Anthony and Cleopatra, and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include Uncle Vanya and The LA Weekly Loves Us with 3KO Broadway Theatre Company in Los Angeles. This fine Shakespearian-trained actor from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee finds his heart with the purity of the Stage and will never leave it, except now and then when Hollywood beckons.
David Narloch
Since earning his Bachelor's in Acting and Theatre Arts, David has enjoyed many dozens of roles. His most recent credits include: Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol (Hermosa Beach Playhouse); Sgt. Seamus in the L.A. dinner theatre production of Kilty's Wake; and part of the ensemble of The Laramie Project at the world renowned Dell'Arte Theatre. This is his third adventure with The Long Beach Shakespeare Company, having previously played Jaques in As You Like It and Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew. David created the role of Baba Dada and won A.C.T.F.'s "Irene Ryan" in John Adekoje's Lorraine Hansberry Award-winning Street Hawker. Film and T.V. work includes: Heinrich Himmler in Hitler and the Occult (National Geographic Channel); Pat & Oscar's (t.v. commercial); Internal Behaviors; Testing Life; Life Extension; Legacy; and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (Paramount). He's proud to be a member of The Production Company at North Hollywood's Chandler Theatre (honored with seven of L.A. Stage Alliance's Ovation nominations last season) where he performed in Nicholas Nickleby and was chosen as a participating playwright as well as a director and performer in their Summer Sizzle festival of one-acts.
Deborah Cartwright
Deborah has sung almost everything, from Opera to Barbershop. Coming from a musical family, she started singing at twelve and has really never stopped. She has performed with the LBCLO, SBCLO, and a summer stock company in Hawaii. She had featured roles in Hello Dolly, Mame and On A Clear Day. She later became part of a night club act that played in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she lived for seven years and had her own act. Back in California, she played clubs in Orange County, and has done some television and movie work. She has performed in LBSC's A Christmas Carol two years in a row.
Eduardo Mora
Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Eduardo now lives in Long Beach. His roles at the Richard Goad Theatre include Angus in Macbeth, Rosencrantz in Hamlet, and Raganeau in Cyrano de Bergerac. At the Long Beach Shakespeare Festival, Eduardo played Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew, Captain Fluellen in Henry V, and Cicero in Julius Caesar. Other acting credits include The Rainmaker at the Whittier Community Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest at the Westminster Community Theatre, Twelve Angry Men at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, My 3 Angels at the Long Beach Playhouse, and To Kill a Mockingbird at Long Beach City College. There have also been a few musicals, including South Pacific in Santa Ana, El Grande de Coca Cola at the Los Alamitos Dinner Theatre, Abba (in Spanish) at the Eagle Rock Theatre, and Romeo and Juliet as a Spanish rock/opera in Guadalajara, Mexico. In Their Nature, an independent film in which Eduardo played the lead, got an honorary mention at the Kansas City Film Festival. Eduardo is an active member of Nosotros.
Eric Fore
Eric is a Long Beach native who is just starting out as an actor. He is currently studying Theater Arts at LBCC, and hopes one day to pursue acting full time. Past and present hobbies include slam poetry, stick figure comics, karate, and writing short stories. This is Eric's first production at the Richard Goad Theater.
Eric Modyman
Eric has been performing for seven years, and is currently studying Theatre Education at Cal State Fullerton. His credits include: Elwood P. Dowd (Harvey); Robert Conklin (Rimers of Eldritch); Sancho Panza (Man of La Mancha); Ali Hakim (Oklahoma); Gen. Schmitz (Seussical); and Barnaby Tucker (Hello Dolly). He was also trained on Comedy Sportz for three years, and served as team captain for his high school. Aside from performing, Eric also enjoys writing film scripts. He has written an entire super-hero trilogy called "Monsters," and is in the process of filming the third installment. Eric plans to continue acting for the rest of his life, and he hopes to pass on his theatrical knowledge to future generations of actors.
Eric Rummel
Born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Eric moved to Los Angeles after graduating with honors from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) with a BA in Fine Arts. For his performances at IUP as Hamlet in Fortinbras and Father Welsh in The Lonesome West, he received two consecutive acting nominations for the Kennedy Center/ACTF Irene Ryan Award and was presented with the Certificate of Merit in Acting for his work. Additional roles at IUP include Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Men in the controversial two-character drama The Blue Room, Malpherion in the Keystone Repertory premiere of Alphabet Soup, and Gollum in the independent film Dwelling Among Junkmen. He's also worked previously as John Costigan at Roanoke Island Festival Park on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Eric joined LBSC in the summer of 2005 during Henry V. Additional roles at LBSC include Cleante in The Miser, Lead Man in The War of the Worlds, and most recently, Buckingham, in Richard III. Aside from performance, he has directed several productions including Alice in Wonderland and The Dumb Waiter. Eric is also a freelance writer with several of his works printed in Pennsylvania publications.
Erica Sims
Erica has been performing on stage since childhood. Some of her favorite theatrical roles include Agent 99 in Get Smart, Mollie in The Mousetrap, and Dolly in Annie Get Your Gun. Some of her past roles with LBSC include Portia in Julius Caesar, Irene Adler in Sherlock Holmes and A Scandal in Bohemia, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. You can also see her in numerous independent films, including Love, Life and Times, and Love Letters from Kansas. Or catch her on TV in such shows as Life, Boston Public, and Ally McBeal.
Fiona Austin
A recent graduate of St. Joseph High School, Fiona is pursuing a Political Science major from Loyola University Chicago. An actor and singer, her favorite roles include Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Officer Barrel in Urinetown the Musical, Dinah Lord in Long Beach City College's production of The Philadelphia Story and characters from Medea, Flowers for Algernon, The Rimers of Eldritch, and The Anatomy of Gray. Fiona joined LBSC in 2007 as the stage manager for The Wakefield Second Shepherd's Play, and since then has been involved in the company's productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Bacchae, Alice in Wonderland, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Holly Leveque
Holly currently attends Loyola Marymount University where she majors in Theatre and Communication Studies. While at LMU, she had the opportunity to study abroad in Germany, Greece and Russia where she had the privilege to study at the Moscow Art Theatre. Her favorite roles include: Kathrine in Proof, Sister James in Doubt, Mrs. Samsa in The Metamorphosis, Natasha in Three Sisters, Wendla in Spring Awakening, and Myrrhine in Lysistrata. Most recently, Holly played the Courtesan and Amelia in LBSC's The Comedy of Errors at the Goad.
Hunter Seagroves *
Hunter is delighted to be making his LBSC debut in A Christmas Carol. He was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and after receiving his BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University in 2010, he moved to Los Angeles and began working with The Story Pirates. He is currently featured at the Geffen Playhouse in Brilliance, a companion piece to Alan Alda’s newest play about the life of Marie Curie entitled, Radiance. Hunter’s television and film credits include NBC’s Medium, Homecoming starring Mischa Barton, and most recently In Time directed by Andrew Niccol.
J.J. Ryder
This production of Romeo and Juliet is J.J.'s first Shakespeare play, as well as his debut with LBSC. He has performed with several theatres in the Southern California area, most recently as an ensemble member in “Carol’s Christmas,” a drag retelling of the famous “A Christmas Carol,” at the Underground Theatre.. J.J. is currently working with the physical theatre/dance company, “Mimoda Jazzo Gruppa,” as well as with an improv comedy troupe known as “Jackson’s Onus.” He is also an awesome guitar player looking to form a rock band in the near future.

J.J. is on a self imposed mission to become a modern day Renaissance man, hoping to eventually try his hand at all types of creative endeavors. Watch out for him, because soon he’ll be everywhere.
Jacob Ochsner
Acting since he was five years old, Jacob received the International Modeling and Talent Association’s Actor of the Year Award in 2003. Since then, he has had both supporting and lead roles in theater companies in Washington, Florida and California.

He is also an experienced voice over, film and commercial artist. His roles with LBSC include Fleance in Macbeth, Solinus in The Comedy of Errors, and Simple in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Jacob is an honor student and plays the violin. Jacob Ochsner is managed by Semler Entertainment, LLC.
Jessie McLean
Jessie trained at the LA County High School for the Arts, New York University, the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts, and received her BFA from the College of Santa Fe. Her most memorable roles are Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, Nora in A Doll's House, Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac, Christina in Dancing at Lughnasa, and Reggie Fluty in The Laramie Project. She was invited to join LBSC last summer for Romeo and Juliet and The Comedy of Errors, and was thrilled to be involved in the world premiere of The Maltese Falcon as Iva Archer. She currently teaches an after-school program with Chino Valley U.S.D., which focuses on creative and theatrical expression for elementary and junior high school students. She has directed and taught similar programs at Seventh Street Theatre in Chino and the Negri Learning Center in Palos Verdes. Jessie would like to dedicate her performance of Helena to the memory of Fred Marquardt. To learn more about this actress, please visit
Joanna Bartling
Born and raised in Long Beach, Joanna's interest in the arts was apparent at a young age. With a strong dance and theater background Joanna has enjoyed performing as a dancer on award shows such as the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 and on stage as a child in the Nutcracker. Joanna got her start in community theater at the Long Beach Playhouse in Ayn Rand's, Night of January 16th. She has been enjoying studying her craft while working on independent projects which include the horror-comedy Bridesmaid Massacre as Jo and a french new-wave inspired short film called Love/Junkie as Joey. Joanna is currently filming HH6 and is proud to be part of the cast in her first production with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company.
Julian Gonzalez
Julian played Snug in LBSC's spring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Richard Goad Theatre, and was happy to reprise his role at the 10th Annual Long Beach Shakespeare Festival in the summer. In addition to performing with the company, Julian has stage managed several productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Bacchae, and The Second Shepherds' Play. Other shows Julian has been a part of include The Music Man, Oliver!, Damn Yankees, and Alice in Wonderland.
Julian Velasco
Julian joined LBSC to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol in 2006. Since then, he has played the Duke of York in Richard III, Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet, Daw in The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play, and Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He is also a musician, and played recorder in Romeo and Juliet and The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play. He juggles, too! Other acting credits include the La Habra Little Depot Theatre's production of The Music Man, and his school's production of Aladdin, Jr., in which he played Jafar. A talented saxophonist, Julian is currently studying music at the Orange County High School of the Arts.
Kyle Conley
Makes his debut with LBSC as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. He started acting in fourth grade when he was cast as the lead in Rex and Ruby. From then on his two passions were football and acting. After graduating high school, he hung up his cleats and kept to the stage. In college, he performed in The Taming Of the Shrew (Lucentio), The Comedy of Errors (Antipholus) and Twelfth Night (Fabian).

After getting his degree in Accounting at UC Santa Barbara, he packed up his bags and moved to Los Angeles were he has worked on many student projects and can be seen later this spring in a workout infomercial. Kyle is looking forward to finding representation and joining the union.
Laura Kaplan
Laura is in her fourth year at UC San Diego where she majors in political science and French literature. Performing onstage has always been one of the most thrilling parts of her life. She danced ballet for 16 years and participated in several plays and acting competitions during high school. Some of her favorite roles include Anne Frank; Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing; Helena from A Midsummer Night's Dream; and Margaret from the Celtic drama, Selkie. With the LBSC she has appeared as Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest; the Amazon queen, Hippolyta, in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Princess Katherine in Henry V; and, most recently, as Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra. Having just returned from a year of studying abroad in Lyon, France, Laura is especially excited and honored to be performing as Roxana in this great French classic. Merci a tous mes inspirations!
Lauren Stone
This is Lauren's first show with the LBSC. A Long Beach native, she started her acting career in musical theater, working in local theaters in LA and Orange County. Some favorite roles: Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Nicki, Sweet Charity; Mona, The Gayest Musical Ever. For more information visit www.laurenstone.info
Lauren Velasco
Lauren is the daughter of two musicians, so she comes by show business naturally. Although she is an accomplished violinist herself, playing since she was seven, and a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she has always wanted to be an actress. She has had a variety of roles including parts in Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Goldie Rocks, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. She has also produced, written and starred in several short movies which include Too Many Tamales, Amelia Bedelia for Mayor, Calvin and Hobbes, and Molly the Brave and Me. With LBSC, she has played two apparitions, Fleance and the son of Macduff in Macbeth, and the midget, Dennis, and the Duke's Page in As You Like It, in which she also played violin. She played several servants and violin in Taming of the Shrew for the LBSC Summer Festival. She was also an ensemble player and violinist in Cyrano de Bergerac, A Christmas Carol, and The Merchant of Venice. Most recently, she was Prince Edward in Richard III, and was co-cast as Cammy with her good friend Heidi Hendricks in Melissa Miller's new work, Breath. Lauren is now attending the Orange County High School for the Arts in Santa Ana.
Lindsay Zana
Lindsay is a graduate of Oklahoma City University, with a BFA in Acting. She was last seen onstage as Fosca in DOMA Theatre's production of Passion.

Favorite past roles include Cordelia (King Lear), Antonia (Twelfth Night), Tranio (Taming of the Shrew) and N'afia (N'afia). She is also a co-director/producer/voice actress in the voice over webseries Girls Next Door. More information can be found at www.lindsayzana.com
Mark Aguirre
A native southern Californian, Mark is a graduate of both UCLA and USC. He joined LBSC in the summer of 2006 to play Antony in Antony and Cleopatra at the Long Beach Shakespeare Festival. He has since played Cassius in Julius Caesar, Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, the King of Bohemia in Sherlock Holmes and A Scandal in Bohemia, Koryphaios in Lysistrata, and Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors. Other favorite roles include Tito Merelli in Lend Me Tenor, Charles in Blithe Spirit, Jack Manningham in Angel Street and Bert in Moon Over Buffalo. A member of SAG, Mark has appeared in several feature and short films, and has also appeared in commercials and voiceovers.
Matthew Dougherty
Matthew is making his LBSC debut in Mandragola. His other theatre credits include Noises Off, Accomplice, A Christmas Carol, Chaos at the Cannery, Our Town and Show Off! (One Act Festival) at Camino Real Playhouse; A Few Good Men at Newport Theatre Arts; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, You Can't Take it With You and the staged reading Of Mice and Men at Huntington Beach Playhouse; Rope, Dangerous Obsession and Manuscript at the Orange Curtain Theatre; Hospitality Suite on Stage II and Wiser at the Royal Theatre on the Queen Mary. Matthew has starred in short films for Chapman University, Loyola Marymount and other local directors. Matthew is currently seeking agent representation.
Maurice Shaw
Maurice played football at the University of Washington, and was a member of the 2001 Rose Bowl Championship Team. After an injury, he changed his major to Theatre. He performed in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Seattle Playhouse, and in A Raisin in the Sun at the Intiman. After graduating, he was accepted into the UCLA Theater, Film and Television School, where he received his Master of Fine Arts in Theater. He joined LBSC in the summer of 2009, playing five roles in the ensemble cast of Julius Caesar. Other LBSC credits include Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and Robert Hayes in The Exonerated. Maurice is also a member of Forgotten Roots. He appeared in that company's Day of Absence and Happiness. Film credits include: a guest star role in "Jennifer Veer," four webisodes on "In2ition," and a co-starring role on "Vignettes." He has also been a principle in an Adidas commercial.
Melissa M. Miller
A graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, Melissa earned her BFA in Theatre with aspirations of bringing her written works to the stage. Melissa serves in many capacities with LBSC. She is on the Board of Directors, is the production coordinator, and is an actress, author, and singer. Just a few of her acting credits include: A Bride in Dracula, Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Phebe in As You Like It, The First Witch in Macbeth, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Queen Elizabeth in Richard III, Gil in The Wakefield Second Shepherds Play, Effie in The Maltese Falcon, and both Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night
Michael Taber
This is Michael’s second show with LBSC, but his first at the Goad. He played Shallow in The Merry Wives of Windsor in this year’s summer festival at Bixby Park. After graduating with a B.A. in Theatre from San Diego State, and studying Shakespeare abroad at the British Academy of Dramatic Arts, Michael moved back to LA to pursue roles in Film and Television. Stage credits include: The Little Dog Laughed at the Morgan- Wixson; The Eight Reindeer Monologues, directed by Julia Pace Mitchell; Tulsa in Gypsy at Covina Center for Performing Arts; Jack/Estragon in Bunbury at San Diego State; and Barnaby in Hello Dolly at Downey CLO.
Mike Austin
Mike made his stage debut in LBSC’s 2007 production of The Wakefield Second Shepherds Play, and hasn't missed a show since. His credits with LBSC include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Bacchae, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Lysistrata, The Comedy of Errors, Mandragola, The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Merry Wives of Windsor, and A Christmas Carol.

Mike has also performed in the LBSC Audio Theatre on the Web, including the last three annual productions of The War of the Worlds, Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Harry Lime, and The Shadow. A versatile talent, he has served as choreographer for several productions, and has composed and performed music for shows, too. He plays both piano and guitar.
Mike Nieto
Michael is happy to return to Los Angeles after a brief stint in Seattle. He graduated from UCSD, where he earned degrees in Biology and Theatre (Theatrical Biology). After many performances at UCSD, he became a resident teaching artist of improvisational theatre at the La Jolla Playhouse. He wrote and directed pieces for Planned Parenthood's IMAGES Theater. In Seattle he performed simultaneously as Malvolio and a Mohawk-wearing, banjo-playing Feste in Twelfth Night. Other Seattle credits include Ted in A Series of Consequences and AJ Clikett in the Spinal Tap-esque country music band "Marty Truck and the Big Rigs." While studying leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica, Michael wrote and acted in a children's conservation piece entitled Las Aventuras de Paula la Baula He also toured the north island of New Zealand with the sketch comedy troupe "In Other Views." Favorite roles for the LBSC include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Dracula in Dracula, Cassius in Julius Ceasar and Feste in Twelfth Night. These performances are dedicated to all the brave souls who fight for truth and beauty despite malaise and despondency.
Nasi Nassiri
Nasi is currently studying Communication Arts with a minor in Radio/TV/Film at Orange Coast College, where she has been a part of the theatre department since 2008. She successfully completed a two-month intensive course in Acting for Film at the N.Y. Film Academy in New York City (Summer 2008), which enriched her knowledge of dramatic arts and set her on her path. Although Miss Nassiri was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she chose to pursue her academic studies to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in the Arts. Her theatre credits include Felicity in The Christmas Melodrama, Ismenia in Lysistrata, performer of the Vagina Monologues on V-Day 2009 at OCC in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, and several student-written plays at OCC. Much Ado About Nothing is her first performance with the LBSC.
Nathan Dean Snyder **
Nathan recently appeared in LBSC's A Christmas Carol as Young Scrooge and several other roles. He also just played Friar Laurence in another production of Romeo and Juliet, making him the first actor in 400 years to play both Friar L. and Romeo in the same year. Nathan also served as fight choreographer for this production.

Other past roles with LBSC include Malcolm in Macbeth, and Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Nathan also wrote, produced, and starred in his production company's first feature film, The Sigil, which Nathan invites you to check out by visiting www.thesigilfilm.com
Nicholas Chiazza
A Californian native with family roots in New England, Nicholas decided to study theatre arts at an early age. In addition to acting, he is also a writer and hopes to write radio plays in the future. Nicholas’ acting skills range from comedy to tragedy (depending upon the critics) and has also done musical theatre. Some of his previous credits include A Man for All Seasons, Little Murders, Guys and Dolls and Carnival, and Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s The War of the Worlds.
Nina Silver
Nina is thrilled to be appearing at the Richard Goad Theatre. L.A. theatre credits include Brigid O'Shaughnessy in "The Maltese Falcon", Portia in "The Merchant of Venice", Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra", Celia in "As You Like It'" and Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth" all with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, The White Witch in "Narnia" the musical (Southern California Lyric Theatre), The Mermaid in "Mr. Punch" (Rogue Artists Ensemble) "Shakespeare's Lovers" (Next Stage). New York theatre: Meg in "Crimes of the Heart" (Abingdon Theatre), Emila in "Othello" and Rosencrantz in "Hamlet" (Genesis Repertory Ensemble), "Faith, Hope and Charity" (NY Fringe Festival), originating roles in the new musicals "The Heartbreak Diet" (The Theatre for the New City) and "Wild Wind" (NY Fringe Festival), and new play "Whiskey Down" (Mazer Theatre). Regional theatre: Gertrude in "Hamlet", Emily in "Blue Window", and Celebrity/Mum in the Potomac Theatre Project's "The After Dinner Joke". Television: Mystery ER, Ancient Prophesies II, ElectroshockTherapy. Film: 7 Years, Overthrowing a Bishop (Official Selection Newport Beach Film Festival), The Same But Different, The Sinner, Chance. Nina has a B.A. in Theatre from Middlebury College. Member of Actor's Equity and the Screen Actor's Guild since 2002. Nina can be reached through lacasting.com/ninasilver. Deepest thanks and love to Miguel, Olivia and Max.
Philip Apoian
Phil has played many parts with LBSC, including Polonius in Hamlet, Ross in Macbeth, Stephano in The Tempest, both Tom Polhouse and Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon, both Corin and LeBeau in As You Like It, Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew, Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice, several roles in Antony and Cleopatra, and Clarence, King Edward IV, and Tyrrel in Richard III. He has also appeared in productions at the Westminster Playhouse, the Huntington Beach Playhouse, and with the Kentwood Players. Phil's agent is Susan Jones (310-858-1533), and he will entertain any and all offers. Phil is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Rachel McVay
Originally from Texas, this Actor/Dancer/Choreographer has recently moved to Los Angeles from New York City, where she ventured to pursue her dreams of acting and choreography. However, Rachel was intrigued by life on the west coast, so she packed up her things and moved to sunny L.A.

Rachel holds a B.F.A. in Theatre and Dance from Texas State University, having graduated in May 2008. Shakespeare being her ultimate passion, Rachel studied in England under the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Getting to see where Shakespeare lived and breathed was a life-changing experience for Rachel; that was when she knew she wanted to perform Shakespeare professionally.

Besides her classical training, Stanislavsky, Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Fitzmaurice, and Brestoff add to her training. Rachel is an accomplished dancer and choreographer as well. Rachel is a freelance choreographer, having taught dance all over the states of Texas, New York, and California. She is a company member of the Rag Dolls Burlesque Troupe and currently teaching dance at various schools in Santa Monica and Venice. She has the opportunity to inspire and affect young dancers, in hopes that the art becomes a passion in their lives.
Randy Castrejon
Randy trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade and is a graduate of P.C.P.A Theatrefest. His credits with LBSC include Metellus Cimber and Messala in Julius Caear; Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing; and a variety of roles in The War of the Worlds.
Rebecca Rodriguez
Rebecca has been working with LBSC since the ripe old age of 18 (which means more than seven years). At the moment she is completing her studies at CSULB, and choreographing for her dance company, Sema4 Dance Theater. She acts, dances, choreographs, and also fancies herself a writer on certain occasions, but is never an elitist.

Her credits with LBSC include The Player Queen in Hamlet, a Goddess in The Tempest, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and the Mystery Character in The Braid of the Muses.
Richard MacPherson *
Richard is a veteran actor, poet, playwright and still-standing comic. He is a retired DOE teacher from Hawaii with 20 years experience teaching K-12 and college level courses in drama, English and performing arts. His production of Grease was selected for an International Drama Festival in Toyama, Japan. Richard has been a member of SAG for 28 years with roles on Magnum P.I., Lost and the movie Escape From Atlantis. His stage work includes classical roles such as Iago in Othello, Marc Anthony in Julius Caesar, and Charles Condimine in Blithe Spirit. He has portrayed John Kennedy, Oscar Wilde, and Atiicus Finch Recently, he performed for the Summer Shakespeare Festival in San Juan Capistrano. He can be found telling original stories at the Story Salon in Studio City and he is an avid blogger for the Sherman Oaks Patch. He made his LBSC debut as Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Ryan Treller
Ryan was born and raised in Long Beach. His most recent theatre work was with the Long Beach Playhouse, where he played Mr. Lawson in Not Now Darling and Henry Hailsham-Brown in Spider's Web (a role for which he received an Ethel Case Award nomination.) A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he has appeared on TV and in film. Ryan is also an independent filmmaker and recently co wrote and directed the horror-comedy Bridesmaid Massacre. He has studied at Playhouse West, Van Mar Academy and South Coast Repertory.
Sandy Gonzalez
Sandy graduated from The University of Houston with a BFA in Theater. After graduation, Sandy produced Common Factors, her own original play, in Houston, Texas. Her acting credits include Ophelia in Hamlet and Pearl in The Scarlet Letter. Since moving to California, Sandy has worked on My Dollar's Gone, an independent film for which she is the writer and director. She has also produced a Music Video, "Nina Orgullosa," for the band Santos de Los Angeles, which can be viewed on their website at www.santosdelosangeles.com. Sandy's credits with LBSC include: Rosalind in Romeo and Juliet, both Lucy and a Bride of Dracula in Dracula, Portia in The Renaissance Dating Game (adapted from The Merchant of Venice, Ariel in The Tempest, multiple roles in Julius Caesar, and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice.
Scott Ware
Scotts first show with the LBSC was the live webcast performance of The Adventures of Harry Lime, which soon led him to voice the role of Pooh in The Works of A.A. Milne. This was quickly followed by multiple roles in The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Shadow. He is a screenwriter and playwright, with five plays produced by Artists on the Verge, including the well-received Grovel.
Sean Scofield
Sean is a recent graduate of California State University Fullerton’s BFA Acting program, where he acted in productions of The Idiot Box, Trojan Women, and Romeo and Juliet. Before that, he completed the Actor Training Program at Solano College in Suisun, California, and worked for various Bay Area community theatres.

Other credits include: The Underpants, The Comedy of Errors (both at Solano), As You Like It (Napa Valley College), The Importance of Being Earnest (Butterfield 8).
Sheri Scialla
Sheri studies with acting coach and screenwriter Fred Ponzlov, and works on Improv with Darren Held of Groundlings fame. She recently appeared in Hollywood in Alcoholics Unanimous, which will soon be a webisode. Locally, Sheri worked with Caprice Spencer Rothe at The Long Beach Playhouse's staged reading of Life is Mostly Straws. Past roles include Edith Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank), Mrs. Kirby (You Can't Take it With You), and Anna Stahlbaum (The Nutcracker).
Stephanie Terronez
Stephanie is excited to be back performing with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company. Her previous credits with LBSC include Francoise in Pan, Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest, Olivia in Twelfth Night and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She was most recently seen on stage as Baroness Christa Winsloe Hatvany in The Room at the Open Fist Theatre and as Georgie in Spike Heels as part of Scene Bites at Edgemar Center for the Arts. Stephanie is a member of SAG and studies her craft with Michelle Danner. She is also a member of the Open Fist Theatre Company, the Edgemar Theatre Group and Nosotros.
Summer Blake
Summer is a native of southern California. She has performed on stage since childhood, acting and singing, and began to formally study theatre at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Creative Writing from California State University Long Beach. Summer is currently working on her graduate studies in Library Science at San Jose State University.

Previous roles with LBSC include Mrs. Barrymore and Laura Lyons in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Desdemona in Fortune’s Fools, and Fan, Belle, and numerous other roles in A Christmas Carol. She also provided her vocal talents for several staged reproductions of classic radio programs including an episode of Gunsmoke.
Susan M. Lockwood
Susan is an actor, musician and writer living and working in the Los Angeles area. She has written and produced short films, videos, and voiceover projects, and her original screenplay, Sweetwater Flyers, was optioned by a Los Angeles film company with A-list credits. Susan has scored several projects, including This Is My Body, an independent film that premiered at the 2008 New York Film Festival. Recent stage roles include Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Stratyllis in Lysistrata, Calpurnia in Julius Caesar, and Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing.
Susanna Levitt
Susanna Levitt is proud to be performing again with the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, where she previously originated the role of Fernande in Andrew Marshall's Pan. Susanna has been busy the past few years pursuing commercial acting and can currently be seen in infomercials for Honeywell Quiet Clean Air Purifiers and Time-Life Classic Love Songs of the Sixties. She has also done background work on Boston Legal, Nip Tuck, and Oceans 13. A theater teacher and director, Susanna has specialized in developing and teaching theater courses online, which has brought her into contact with students whose family or work schedules or life circumstances would not otherwise permit them to attend college. Her most far flung student this summer is serving with the military in Afghanistan. Her great joy is introducing students to live theater. Susanna studied acting and improvisation at South Coast Repertory, voiceover at Kalmenson and Kalmenson, and commercial acting with Carolyne Barry, and other teachers. She is currently working on commercial audition technique with Killian McHugh of Alyson Horn Casting. Susanna is a proud member of The Actors Network.
Teena Pugliese
Teena studied at California State University Long Beach, where she received her BA in Theatre, with an emphasis in directing. She discovered her inner clown while working with director Orlando Pabotoy, and continued her training at Studio Six Clown School. Some of her favorite credits include; Sandy in Grease, Lucy in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Lola in Forever Fosse, and FRANK! in That Beautiful Laugh. She is currently studying Active Analysis at the Stanislavski Institute for the 21st Century with Dr. Sharon Carnicke. You can find out more about her at teenapugliese.com.
Vanessa Rivero
When Vanessa was little, she was regularly exposed to classic black & white films, musicals, ballets, plays and the opera. But before she started acting, Vanessa was heavily involved with gymnastics & swimming. In fact she was a competitive swimmer for over ten years. By her sophomore year in high school she was very busy with school, competing & work. As a result, she didn't begin acting until the end of high school. But once she hit the stage, there was no turning back. Vanessa went on to attend San Francisco State University and majored in Theatre Arts. In the past 18 months, Vanessa has kept very busy in a handful of plays and various film and television projects. No Justice No Peace at the COLSAC Theatre in Hollywood headed a stream of back-to-back plays. Immediately following, she was offered a dual role in Dracula as Lucy and Weird Sister #3 (also known as "a Bride" of Dracula) with LBSC. Then back in Hollywood at the COLSAC Theatre in 12 Angry Women, first as Juror #2, but then was given her first lead role as Juror #3. Next she played Alexander's mom and Mrs. Dickens in her first musical, Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. A month later she began rehearsals for A.D.D. - Attention Deficit Disco, a Berubians sketch comedy show at the Next Stage Theatre in Hollywood. Vanessa has completed several independent films that are headed to festivals.! You can check out the short film, The Raven, on her site at vanessarivero.com under "Links," and keep up with what's new with Vanessa on the "Now Playing" link.
William Christopher Ford
William performs regularly as Cut-Throat Jack, the Red Pirate, at Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Buena Park, and also loves to donate his time to schools and charities as another pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow. William is a member of SAG and AFTRA and recently finished working on Darkroom Theatre, a pilot in the style of Tales from the Crypt, that is being pitched to the Sci-Fi channel. Upcoming projects for William include Molly Goes West for the USC School of Cinema and Cold, a feature in which he plays the lead vampire. Sherlock Holmes and the Scandal in Bohemia marks William's third show with LBSC. He previously appeared as Don Adriano de Armado in Love's Labour's Lost and Gawain in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. William is also an accomplished karate black belt, with 35 years of study, and attributes much in his life to his martial arts training which (along with his good upbringing!) taught him focus, discipline, respect, strength, honor, a positive attitude, and responsibility. You can learn more about William at www.williamchristopherford.com
Zobelle Millanar
Zobelle joined this company ten years ago, when it was still called The Bard in the Yard, and has played a wide variety of roles including Lady Macbeth, Juliet, a Bride of Dracula, Celia in As You Like It, the Lady of the Castle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, among many others. She played Helena in the company's touring version of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Renaissance faires all over southern California and at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. She reprised this role in the 10th Annual Long Beach Shakespeare Festival this summer. Outside this company, her most recent role was Rosalind in The Palos Verdes Players' production of The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It by Don Nigro. Zobelle is also a singer, performing Acid Jazz in venues around Los Angeles.

*Member of the Screen Actors Guild
**Member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Actors