Peter is delighted to be spending his first season here at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, and be back in his native Bay Area. He has been in over 40 productions of plays by Shakespeare. Favorite roles include Brutus, Polonius, Berowne, Puck, Jaques and Benedick. For 20 years, he was a Resident Artist at the Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA), where he taught hundreds of students and was seen in over 80 productions. He has performed at Shakespeare festivals in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Colorado, California, Baltimore, and Idaho. He has also directed productions of Shakespeare—most recently Twelfth Night at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He received his BA from San Jose State, and his MFA from the University of Delaware PTTP. www.peterhadres.com