JESSIE ATKINSON (2 Gents: Crab, TOTS: Various)  Currently attending the University of South Dakota’s BFA Musical Theatre program, this Iowa native made her professional debut as Donna in “The Taffetas” at the USD Playhouse. University Shakespeare roles include a faerie in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Fabian in “Twelfth Night” as well as Guildenstern in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”. This is Jessie’s professional Shakespearean debut.

MICHELLE GEISLER (2 Gents: Speed, TOTS: Various) –This upstate New York native is a recent graduate of SUNY Geneseo’s BFA Musical Theatre program. For the past several years, she has been a part of the summer companies at the Park Playhouse, appearing as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”, Florinda in “Into the Woods’ and Gabriella in “High School Musical” (among others). Educational roles include Silvia in “Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Musical”, Luisa (“The Fantasticks”), Mabel (“The Pirates of Penzance”) and Susie (”Babes in Arms”). This is Michelle’s professional Shakespearean debut.

OWEN HAYDEN (2 Gents: Proteus, TOTS: Various) Owen has appeared with Hampshire Shakespeare’s Young Company as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Don Pedro in “Much Ado About Nothing”. Senior Company roles include Sebastian in “Twelfth Night”, Hotspur in “Henry IV Part One”, Charles the Wrestler in “As You Like It” and Antipholus in “A Comedy of Errors”. This is Owen’s professional Shakespearean debut.

MICHELLE KAFEL (Antonia-Hostess-Outlaw 1, Various) – After graduating from Franciscan University with a BA in English/Drama, this New York resident has performed with the Instant Shakespeare Company as Eros and with Shakespeare Saturdays as Iras (both in “Antony & Cleopatra”) as well as numerous roles with the critically-acclaimed Storm Theatre in “Arrah Na Pogue”, “The Satin Slipper”, “The Shaughraun” and “A Man For All Seasons”.  An accomplished singer, she is a cantor at the Church of Saints John and Paul and a member of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir. This is Michelle’s professional debut.

PETER KENDALL (2 Gents: Valentine, TOTS: Various) – A junior at Montclair State University’s BFA Acting program, on their stage this New Jersey native has played Duke Senior “As You Like It”, Sir Henry in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and Marquis in the world premiere of “Moliere”. An aspiring stand-up comedian, Peter performs with The Etceteras Improv Sketch Comedy Group and the Montclair Improv League. This is Peter’s professional debut.

BROOKE MOLITOR (2 Gents: Duchess of Milan, TOTS: Various) Going in to her senior year at New York University’s BFA Cap 21 Musical Theatre program, this North Carolinian has played Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” and Silvia in “The Two Gentleman of Verona” with the North Carolina Play Festival as well as the Princess of France in “Love’s Labours Lost”. This is Brooke’s professional debut.

LILLIE RICCIARDI (2 Gents: Lucetta-Outlaw 3, TOTS: Various) This New Jersey native is going in to her sophomore year at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ BFA New Studio for Musical Theatre. Educationally, she has performed as Adriana in “The Comedy of Errors”, Cosette in “Les Miserables” and Johanna in “Sweeney Todd”. Professionally she has studied with New Jersey’s State Theatre, the prestigious Papermill Playhouse, where she won the “Rising Star Award” (previously given to Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway). This is Lillie’s professional debut.

KIRSTEN SALPINI (2 Gents: Silvia, TOTS: Various) Going in to her junior year at Shenandoah University’s BFA Musical Theatre program, this Virginia “singer-songwriter” has been seen as Bianca in “Taming of the Shrew” and 1st Fairy/Starveling in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with Shut Up! It’s Shakespeare. This is Kirsten’s professional debut.

CALDER SHILLING (2 Gents: Thurio-Eglamour, TOTS: Various) Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Calder is a recent graduate of Sarah Lawrence College’s BA Acting program, where he has performed with Naked Shakespeare as the titular role in “Titus Andronicus”, Oberon/Hippolyta in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Horatio in “Hamlet”. He has also been seen as Prospero “The Tempest” and Kent in “King Lear” with the Young Shakespeare Workshop. This is Calder’s professional debut.

MORGAN VASQUEZ (2 Gents: Panthina-Outlaw 2, TOTS: Various) Going in to her sophomore year at Montclair State University’s BFA Acting program, this New Jersey native has played the educational roles of Viola in “Twelfth Night” and Hermia in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as well as appearing in the NJ Young Playwright’s Festival. This is Morgan’s professional debut.

CALEY VICKERMAN (2 Gents: Julia-Launce, TOTS: Various) – This Minnesota native spent several years in the NYC public school system teaching math and directing theatre at the Banana Kelly School in the Bronx before turning her attention towards her first love—acting. Since then, she’s appeared in numerous NYC productions—as Ms. Perry in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brody” (Heights Players) and her professional debut as Kathleen in “Flanagan’s Wake” with the Soho Playhouse. In 2010, she was accepted into the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s apprentice company. There she played Iago in “Othello” and the titular role of “Medea”. Caley holds a Masters in Math Education from City College and a BA in Theater/German Lit from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

DONNA DEVLIN (Hamlet: Gertrude, Winter’s Tale: Paulina, DDDracula: Rocker 1-Nerd Girl-Elizabeth Bathory) Having begun her career in theatre, Donna was accepted into and attended NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts before switching her attention to film and television, graduating summa cum laude from Hunter College's scholars program, The Thomas Hunter Honors Colloquiam, with a concentration in Media, English and Psychology. From there, this actress/producer/director has primarily honed her skills in the realm of television and film; creating and writing pilots for MTV/Broadway Video, Fox TV and Canada's CTV and Much Music, and being honored with awards at the Cannes, Houston and Vancouver Film Festivals. She has worked for Warner Brothers TV and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, as well as being an award-winning producer/director of numerous tv commercial campaigns before being invited to serve as N.H.'s first female Film Commissioner. Since returning to her "first love" (theatre), she's attended the world-renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K. and has appeared in London as Gertrude (“Hamlet”) and Maria in the world premiere of "Twelfth Night: The Musical", among others. She is a veteran of day and prime time television, feature films and many broadcast tv commercials as well as NYC, regional and national theatrical tours. She has served as Founding/Producing Artistic Director of TUTS/SITVsince forming the company in 2006. This spring, she rejoined the film world, working with best-selling author John Reed as Executive Producer of the upcoming feature film spoof, “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”, in which she also starred. As well, Donna was nominated to join the Board of Directors of the Women in Arts and Media Coalition (comprised of women from all of the writing/directing/acting and producing arts and entertainment unions). She is an Officer of the Board (Secretary) while also serving as Chair of the PR/Marketing Committee.

ADAM HADAS (Hamlet: Hamlet, Winter’s Tale: Polixenes-Antigonus-Old Shepherd, DDDracula: Jonathan Harker) This NYC-area native is a BA graduate in Psychology from Boston University as well as a recent graduate of the two year program at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. NYC credits include Martin in “Fool For Love” and Clown 1 in “The 39 Steps” (both at Stella Adler). At BU, he played Larry in “Company”, Cliff in “Sideman” and Hugo in “Bye Bye Birdie”. This spring, Adam made his professional feature film debut starring as Mike in “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”. This is Adam’s professional debut.

WILL HAMMOND (Hamlet: Ghost-Claudius, Winter’s Tale: Leontes-Autolycus, DDDracula: Count DDDracula) This spring Will made his professional feature film debut starring as XXX in “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”. A fourth-generation Franklin, N.H. native, Will was one of the founding members of that town's award-winning Footlight Theatre Company. After leaving the Marines, he decided to concentrate on acting and has never looked back: He has attended the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K., where he studied stage fencing with the legendary Richard Ryan (fight coordinator for the movie "Troy" and "Stardust"). Will has performed in London, playing the roles of Cassius ("Julius Ceasar") and the Shepherd in The Winter's Tale at the West End's GBS Theatre. Regionally, he has starred as both Antipholus roles in "The Comedy of Errors" and as Laertes in "Hamlet" in northern California and has completed many national tours. As well, he has played a variety of leading man and comic roles on our stage(s) since helping to start TUTS/SITV in 2006. This spring, Will made his professional feature film debut, starring as Phil in “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”. He serves as Fight Choreographer for all of our shows this summer.

KRISTEN KITTEL (Hamlet: Laerta-Rosencrantz, Winter’s Tale: Camilla-Emilia, DDDracula: Van Helsing-Various) This Utah native comes to us from NYC, where she now resides. Regional credits include Juliet in “Romeo & Juliet” with the Old Globe at Mt. Hope, Viola in “Twelfth Night” and Lady Anne in “Richard III” (both with Minnesota’s Great River Shakespeare Fest). Among her numerous credits with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey are Mopsa in “The Winter’s Tale”, Ivy in “I Capture The Castle” and Bianca in “The Taming of the Shrew”. Kristen graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Classical Theatre from New York University’s Gallatin Division. An active commercial/industrial voice over artist, this spring she made her professional feature film debut starring as Sharon in “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”.

RUPERT PUPKIN (DDDracula: The Bride’s Dinner) Raised in a show business family, this little bitch made her stage debut at 6 months in “As You Like It”.  She has attended the prestigious RADDA (The Royal Academy of Doggie Dramatic Arts) in London, U.K. where she studied under such luminaries as Sir Richard Attenborough’s pug Ulysses, Kenneth Branagh’s Irish Wolfhound Carter and Dame Judy Dench’s bulldog Fifi. Her idols are Lassie, Rin Tin Tin and Air Bud. She dedicates her performances this summer to her family (“I wouldn’t be here without you”), Shakespeare (thanks for the wording), her vet (“thanks for the worming”) and GOD (because she’s dyslexic and thinks it’s “DOG”.)

LAURA ROCKLYN (Hamlet: Horatia-Guildenstern, Winter’s Tale: “Boy”-Mamillius-Perdita, DDDracula: Mina) This former ballet dancer comes to us directly from performing Celia in “As You Like It” at The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. She’s appeared numerous times with Maryland’s Olney Theatre National Players (as well as their Summer Touring Theatre) as Ariel in “The Tempest”, Hero in “Much Ado About Nothing”, Bianca in “The Taming of the Shrew” and Lucy in “Dracula”. In addition to many musical and non-musical theatrical roles (as well as several film credits) Laura’s other regional Shakespeare credits include Olivia in “Twelfth Night” (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company) and Hermione in “The Winter’s Tale” (Richmond Shakes). The Virginia resident holds an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company of DC’s Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University (playing Regan in “King Lear”) as well as a BA in Theatre/English Lit from Middlebury College and a Certificate from the prestigious Acting Shakespeare course of study at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

LINDSAY TANNER (Hamlet: Marcellus-Ophelia, Winter’s Tale: Hermione-Clown, DDDracula: Lucy-Bride 2) Having made her professional theatrical debut playing numerous lead roles with us in 2009, this NYC resident returns to our stage after a brief hiatus starring as a series regular on The History Channel’s “Chasing Mummies”. Recent NYC theater credits include Third Witch in “Macbeth” (Frog and Peach Company), Laertes in “Hamlet” (Dark Lady Players), Sarah Edmonds in the world premiere of “A Brief History of Cross-Dressing in the Civil War” (Metropolitan Playhouse) and Natasha in "Three Sisters" with the Rebellious Subject Theatre. Lindsay is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting from the Stella Adler Studio as well as having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she played the titular role of “Hamlet”, Alonso (“The Tempest”) and Ajax/Diomedes (“Troilus & Cressida”). She is a co-founder of NYC's Accidental Shakespeare Company.

AMANDA THICKPENNY (Hamlet: Polonia-Gravedigger-Osric, Winter’s Tale: Florizel-Dion, DDDracula: Renfield-Boy Nerd-Rocker 2) This California native comes to us from NYC, where she now resides. NYC credits include Ann in “Man and Superman” and Pompey in “Measure for Measure” (both with Love Creek Productions) and Aemelia in “The Comedy of Errors” with the Oxford Shakespeare Center. Among her numerous regional credits are Clara in “The Dog in the Manger” with the Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Viola in “Twelfth Night” (directed by “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” winner Akiva Fox) and Ani in “Brainpeople”. She is a graduate of The American University in DC with a BA in Theatrical Performance and has studied abroad-- with Shakespeare luminary John Barton at The British American Dramatic Academy and in France at the prestigious Le Coq Intensive at Friches Theatre Urbain (with whom she toured in the show “Esprit Des Rails”). An active voice over artist for industrials and books on tape, Amanda made her professional feature film debut this spring as Tawny in “Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare”.

RILEY DOWNING (Winter’s Tale: Dorcas) This Thornton native returns to our stage after a 2 year absence where she worked as a professional actress in the “wilds” of Hollywood. While in California, Riley have featured roles in “Modern Family”, “Lily”, “3 Minute Game Show” and “True American Stories”. Prior to that, Riley was in our professional adult productions of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Tamer Tamed” as well as the Kid Camp shows “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jr”, “As You Like It, Jr” and “The Taming of the Shrew, Jr”. She appears with the Young People’s Players Troupe for the first time this summer before heading off to PRHS as a freshman this Fall.