(he/him) 10th Season

Cincinnati: Every Christmas Story Ever Told, All the Way, Fences, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Hamlet (Favorite CSC), After AIDA (Ensemble Theatre/Cincinnati Opera), Hands on a Hardbody (Ensemble Theatre), Marian: or the True Tale of Robin Hood (The Know Theatre). Regional: Book of Will (Illinois Shakespeare Company), The Tempest (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Education: University of Texas at Austin (MFA), Webster University (BFA) and Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts.

(he/him) 16 Seasons       

Cincinnati: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Play That Goes Wrong, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, Let The Right One In, As You Like It, Taming Of The Shrew, Richard III, A Flea In Her Ear, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The 39 Steps, Dracula, King John, & Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Favorite CSC). The Other Place (Ensemble Theatre). Nathan The Wise (Theatre Of The First Amendment). Education: Alumnus of George Mason University (BA).

(he/him) 11th Season

Cincinnati: As You Like It, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, August: Osage County, The Living Dead, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) (favorite CSC), Girlfriend, Ada and the Engine, Whisper House (Know Theatre of Cincinnati), Wuthering: A Musical On the Moors (Gregory and McWethy/Cincinnati Fringe Festival). Regional: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Chicago), The Bacchae (Right Brian Project, Chicago). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University.

(She/Her) 6th Season
Cincinnati: Trouble in Mind, Julius Caesar, The Play That Goes Wrong, Every Christmas Story Ever Told, Gaslight, King Lear, As You Like It, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Flea in Her Ear (CSC), A Christmas Carol (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Marian: The True Tale of Robin Hood (The Know Theatre Cincinnati) Regional: Gaslight (Merrimack Reparatory Theatre), The Cake (Human Race Theatre), The Winter's Tale (Island Shakespeare Festival), The Pirates of Penzance (Theatre Monmouth), The Tempest (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival). Associate Artistic Director at CSC.

Jeremy Dubin (he/him) (25th Season) Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, Pride & Prejudice, Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About Nothing (Director), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Director), The Comedy of Errors (Director), Titus Andronicus (Director) (favorite CSC); Fortune, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre); Neverwhere (Know Theatre). Regional: A Flea in Her Ear, Escape from Happiness (Milwaukee Rep); Two Households (Unseam’d Shakespeare). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical). TV/Film: The Wise Guys, Hauntology, Miles Ahead, Santa’s Promise. Website: DubinJD.com

Rainy Edwards (she/her) (6th Season) is from Llano, Texas, and received her MFA in Costume Design at Florida State University. She has been with the company since 2018. Rainy has had the pleasure of designing many shows here including, The Winter’s Tale, Titus Andronicus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and All The Way, to name a few. Her work has been seen at Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Triad Stage, and Lexington Children’s Theatre. Rainey is excited to be back and making art with her colleagues and friends. She is forever thankful for the support of Chris and their dog Obi.

Justen N. Locke (he/him) (9th Season) has collaborate on many great productions at CSC such as Macbeth, The Diary of Anne Frank, 1984, Othello, Every Christmas Story Ever Told, The Elephant Man, and King Lear.

Chris Holloway (he/him) (4th Season) is ecstatic to be back to building scenery for live theatre. Before joining Cincy Shakes, Chris was the Assistant Technical Director at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati and a Scenic Carpenter at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in Hilton Head, SC. He received his education at the University of South Carolina Aiken.

Robert Carlton Stimmel (he/him) (6th Season) is thrilled to be returning to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company! He is a Cincinnati area native, hailing from Fairfield, Ohio. After receiving his BA in Theatre at Miami University, he has worked with various theatre including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Alliance Theatre, Short North Stage, and Tantrum Theatre. In addition to his technician and design work, he is also a performer and producer and is always looking to expand his artistic abilities! Robert is the Artistic Director of Impaired Vision Productions, a local theatre organization that produces new works. He would like to thank his wife Kayla for her constant support of his artistic aspirations and her unconditional love.

Cole Sweasy (they/them) (4th Season) is thrilled to return for their fourth season in a stage management role at CSC! Previously, Cole acted as the production associate throughout CSC's 28th season, as well as the AEA assistant stage manager throughout the 29th season. Before moving to Cincinnati, Cole was a stage manager for events in Nashville, Atlanta, and other cities in the southeast. Cole has received three Bachelor of Arts from Western Kentucky University in theatre, communication studies, and English.

Rowan Rozzi (he/him) (Debut) is ecstatic to be joining CSC as an Assistant Stage Manager for the first time! Rowan's previous stage management credits include Beauty and the Beast Jr, The Prom, Heathers The Musical, POTUS, etc. Rowan received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a Specialization in Design/Technical Theatre from Bowling Green State University this past April. Outside of work, you can find Rowan either reading a book or playing with his cat Persie. 

John K. Alvarez is the ninth out of ten children and he was raised by two parents who encouraged him to write. Coming from a large family, it was not hard for Mr. Alvarez to know practically every Christmas story, since he has heard them many times over the years. Besides Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), Mr. Alvarez has collaborated with other writers on other plays, such as The Trial of Blackbeard, the Pirate (with The Shaky Pudding Players) and Cape May on Fire (with Eric Hissom and Michael Laird) as well as writing plays all by himself, such as A Voice in the Mist, Uncle John's Christmas Story, and Losing Myself (in palaces of sand). Mr. Alvarez wishes to dedicate his contribution to this play to his parents, for teaching him that the best way to enjoy the holidays is with humor.

Michael Carleton is the Producing Artistic Director of the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. He directs frequently at regional theatres around the United States. As a playwright his plays include Michelangelo's Ladder, Anais Nin: An Unprofessional Study, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), and Hyde, in the Shadows. He is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio in New York.

James FitzGerald, a Chicago-based actor, has earned two Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Supporting Actor, a Jeff Citation for Best Actor, and has appeared for 16 seasons with Chicago Shakespeare Theater as well as many other theaters in the Chicagoland area. Mr. FitzGerald is also co-author of ...Two for the Show..., a rollicking musical vaudeville and winner of the 2006 After Dark Award for Best New Work. He is currently working on a new play; Flatfoots.