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Shakespeare in Love
April 20 - 23, Guignol Theatre
About the Show

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre & Dance Production of 

Shakespeare in Love 

Based on the screenplay by  
Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard 

Adapted for the stage by  
Lee Hall 

Music by  
Paddy Cunneen 


Original produced on the West End by Disney Theatrical Productions & Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Declan Donnellan, and designed by Nick Ormerod 


The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this Production is strictly prohibited. For more information, please visit: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists  


Assistive listening devices are available for all performances. Please see the House Manager, Melanie Turner.


Setting & Year
Shakespeare’s London, 1593
 


There will be a 15-minute intermission


This play contains some crude humor, innuendo, intimacy, and a suggestion of sexual violence

Cast

WILL SHAKESPEARE
Bailey Patterson

KIT MARLOWE
Hallie Lindsey

FENNYMAN
Katy Rucker

FREES
Zoie Albrecht

LAMBERT
Anna Beno

HENSLOWE
Lynn Bright

RICHARD BURBAGE
Fish

MISTRESS QUICKLY
Charles Hunter

VALENTINE
Gabrielle Dahlgren

PROTEUS
Grace Hensley

HEAVY 1
Anna Beno

HEAVY 2
Sierra Ciasco

QUEEN ELIZABETH I
Drew Epperson

EDMUND TILNEY
Danitza Piper

VIOLA DE LESSEPS
Addison Adams

NURSE
Brandon Bost

SIR ROBERT DE LESSEPS
Danitza Piper

LORD WESSEX
Lydia Yates

CATLING
Dakara Cooper

GUARD 1
Anna Beno

GUARD 2
Sierra Ciasco

BOATMAN
Caitlin Collins

WAITER/BARMAN
Caitlin Collins

KATE
Charles Hunter

MOLLY
Drew Epperson

RALPH
Ayana Roit

NOL
Caroline Beyer

ROBIN
Zoie Albrecht

ADAM
Caitlin Collins

JOHN WEBSTER
Joslyn Baumgardner

WABASH
Michele Haynes

NED ALLEYN
Sabrina Jackson

SAM
Grace Hensley

PETER
Gabrielle Dahlgren

SPOT
Lily Belle Collins

Musicians & Vocal Quartet

MUSICIANS

SCOT BUZZA
Upper Strings
 

JONATHAN MCINTYRE
Upper Winds
 

JOSHUA COHEN
Lower Winds
 

DANIEL MONROY
Fretted Instruments


VOCAL QUARTET

LAUREN ALEXANDER
Leader
 

ALYSSA BUNNELL 

SIERRA KIDD 

ALEX THIBAULT 

Congrats
Creative & Crew

CREATIVE

DIRECTOR
Stephen Wrentmore
 

CHOREOGRAPHER
Laura Neese
 

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Scot Buzza
 

SCENIC DESIGNER
Katherine Field
 

COSTUME DESIGNER
Tracy Barber
 

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Heather Brown
 

SOUND DESIGNER
Heather Brown
 

SOUND PROGRAMMER
Aaron Hynds

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
Andrew Dylan Ray
 

ASSISTANT FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
Emily Norris
 

STAGE MANAGER
Maddie Bavely

PROPERTIES DIRECTOR
Sadie Lawrence
 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Kara Powell
 

ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER
Makenna Hampton
 

ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER
Aaliyah Buchanan
 

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Tristen Boyer, Autrey Brown, Elizabeth Watson
 

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Libby Hale
 

FIGHT CAPTAIN
Maddie Bavely

DANCE CAPTAIN
Michele Haynes

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST
Maddie Bavely

SCENIC ARTISTS
Aden Amburgey, Anna Beno, Hayley Faught, Fish, Makenna Hampton, Caitlin Herndon, Kourtney Laudick, Sadie Lawrence, Rebekah New, Eli Vann, Lydia Yates
 

DECK CHIEF
Emily Gardner

ASSISTANT DECK CHIEF
Xander Majovsky

CONSTRUCTION CREW
Joslyn Baumgardner, Caroline Beyer, Autrey Brown, Drew Cox, Sarah Graves, Makenna Hampton, Chloe Huettman, Andrew Hunt, Lusiam Kamara, Carmen Klapheke, Madeline Lowbridge, Max Maxwell, Elijah Merricks, Owen Meyer, Hannah-Zoe Mutombo, Nate Neal, Ren Powers, Brynn Thacker, Jackson Thielmeier
 

STITCHERS AND CRAFT ARTISANS
Ivory Besse, Caitlyn Collins, Stevie Collins, Emma Farrand, Sarah Graves, Lexi Kunigonis, Kourtney Laudick, Max Megibben, Meghan Payton, Logan Stivers, John Henry Reynolds
 

MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Jacob Bingham
 

ELECTRICS CREW
TA 367 Students (Lighting Design)
 

COSTUME DIRECTOR
Tracy Barber
 

LEAD CUTTER/DRAPER
Natalie Maynard
 

COSTUME STOCK SUPERVISOR
Andrea Richardson

CUTTER
Ivory Besse

LEAD COSTUME CRAFTS
Tracy Barber

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & PRODUCTION MANAGER
Zak Stribling
 

WIGS AND MAKEUP
Tracy Barber
 

PRODUCER
Stephen Wrentmore
 

SCENE SHOP ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Croghan, Michael Daniels
 

PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Cornelison & Arden Barnes, UK Photo
 

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Shaan Azeem

PROGRAM DESIGN
Jennifer Sciantarelli
 

MEDIA COORDINATOR
Mark Mozingo

SOCIAL MEDIA CREATOR
Melanie L. Turner


CREW

RUN CREW
Emmanuel Buckley, Michael Daniels, Sarah Graves, Max Maxwell, Genesis Smith

WARDROBE CREW LEAD
Kourtney Laudick

WARDROBE CREW
Ivory Besse, Joey Clark IV, Jacob Ernst, Seven Kessler, Grace Lyon,  Maxx Megibben, Addy Reed, Coalter Wilson
 

HOUSE MANAGER
Melanie L. Turner