2018 Davis Shakespeare Festival

SCHILLER’S

MARY STUART

Mary Stuart

CAST

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Thomas Dean: O’Kelly/Drury

Recent credits: Lysander in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Woodland Opera House, Dopey in BALM IN GILEAD at Resurrection Theatre, Ross in MACBETH at Big Idea Theatre, Rev. Hale in THE CRUCIBLE at Main Street Theatre Works, and Elder Thomas in THE WHALE at California Stage.

Other favorite roles: Andrei in THREE SISTERS, Fountainhead in WATER BY THE SPOONFUL, and his first role in Sean Nill’s THE CHILDREN OF YORICK at CSU Sacramento.

Thomas holds a B.A. in Theatre from CSU Sacramento.

Hans Elvald

Hans Eleveld: Leicester

Recent credits: SILENT SKY and WATER BY THE SPOONFUL at Big Idea Theatre; Sketch comedy with The Set.

Regional credits: In Portland, OR: SEE HOW THEY RUN at Lakewood Theater, MOTHER COURAGE at Theater Vertigo, LOVE’S LABOURS LOST at Post 5 Theater.

Hans holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Portland State.

Gina Harrower

Gina Harrower: Hanna Kennedy

Recent credits: SILENT SKY and WATER BY THE SPOONFUL at Big Idea Theatre; Sketch comedy with The Set.

Regional credits: In Portland, OR: SEE HOW THEY RUN at Lakewood Theater, MOTHER COURAGE at Theater Vertigo, LOVE’S LABOURS LOST at Post 5 Theater.

Hans holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Portland State.

Ian Hopps

Ian Hopps: Mortimer

Previously at the Festival: Athos in THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Frank Lippincott in WONDERFUL TOWN, Mercutio in ROMEO & JULIET, Jeffrey Moss in BELLS ARE RINGING, Ligniere/Ensemble in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Feste in TWELFTH NIGHT, Deputy in DROOD, Claudio in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and Georg Nowack in SHE LOVES ME.

Other Theatres: LUNA GALE and STUPID F##KING BIRD at Capital Stage, THE TEMPEST and MACBETH at Sacramento Theatre Company, AN IDEAL HUSBAND, THE 39 STEPS, and THE ROVER at Big Idea Theatre, SPOON RIVER at Eclectic Company Theatre, EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS with 99 Stock Productions (2012 NY Fringe Festival), HENRY VI PT I & II with Do It Live! Productions, and W.S. GILBERT’S ENGAGED at the SFSU Mainstage.

Ian studied Theatre Arts at San Francisco State University. www.ihopps.com

Jamie Jones

Jamie Jones*: Queen Elizabeth

Previously at the Festival: Athos in THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Frank Lippincott in WONDERFUL TOWN, Mercutio in ROMEO & JULIET, Jeffrey Moss in BELLS ARE RINGING, Ligniere/Ensemble in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Feste in TWELFTH NIGHT, Deputy in DROOD, Claudio in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and Georg Nowack in SHE LOVES ME.

Other Theatres: LUNA GALE and STUPID F##KING BIRD at Capital Stage, THE TEMPEST and MACBETH at Sacramento Theatre Company, AN IDEAL HUSBAND, THE 39 STEPS, and THE ROVER at Big Idea Theatre, SPOON RIVER at Eclectic Company Theatre, EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS with 99 Stock Productions (2012 NY Fringe Festival), HENRY VI PT I & II with Do It Live! Productions, and W.S. GILBERT’S ENGAGED at the SFSU Mainstage.

Ian studied Theatre Arts at San Francisco State University. www.ihopps.com

Gregg Koski

Gregg Koski: Burleigh

Recent credits: Three consecutive seasons and seven productions for Sacramento Theater Company, including SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, CINDERELLA, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE TEMPEST, and MACBETH.

Other notable roles include: Pinball Champ in TOMMY, Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff in MACBETH, Kreon in ANTIGONE, Feste in TWELFTH NIGHT, De Guiche in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Figaro in THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Astrov in UNCLE VANYA, Algernon in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Iago in OTHELLO, Pulver in MR. ROBERTS, Teddy in THE HOMECOMING, Trotter in THE MOUSETRAP, Butley in BUTLEY.

Mr. Koski is a B.A. graduate in Theatre Arts from C.S.U. Sacramento.

Martin Lehman

Martin Lehman: Paulet

Recent credits: Stockton Civic Theatre: Kolenkhov in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Gomez Addams in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Professor Callahan in LEGALLY BLONDE, Captain von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Brian in AVENUE Q, Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Judge Turpin in SWEENEY TODD. Pacific Opera Theatre: Frost Genius in DIDO AND ANEAS, Baron Gondremark in LA VIE PARISIENNE, Colonel Frank in DIE FLEDERMAUS.

Other credits: Davis Musical Theatre Company: Georges in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Max Bialystock in THE PRODUCERS, Fred/Petruchio in KISS ME KATE. Rocklin Community Theatre: Sister Mary Hubert in NUNSENSE: A-MEN, Doctor Frankenstein in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

Other favorite roles: Norman Bulanski in THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, Officer Lockstock in URINETOWN, John Wilkes Booth in ASSASSINS, Horton in SEUSSICAL!, Father in CHILDREN OF EDEN, Major General Stanley in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Husband/CPA in SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, Koko in THE MIKADO.

Martin holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from University of the Pacific.

Will Oberholtzer

Will Oberholtzer: Talbot

Previously at the Festival: Friar Lawrence in ROMEO AND JULIET, Le Bret in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, and Paul Arnold in BELLS ARE RINGING.

Other local credits: Mr. Kraler in STC’s THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.

Other roles include: The Pirate King in PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Henry in THE FANTASTICKS, and Ritter Hans in ONDINE.

Sean O'Brien

Sean O’Brien: Aubespine/Melvil

Local credits: Big Idea Theatre, Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, Runaway Stage, and Art Theatre of Davis.

Having retired from a long career teaching theater, Sean has recently established Every Corner Productions, which presently boasts two one-man shows: “The Portable Poe Show”, a dramatic recitation of Poe’s most famous short stories and poems, and “Bob”, the speeches of 19th century orator, The Great Agnostic, Col. Robert Green Ingersoll. Sean regularly presents both shows in local schools and various community. venues.  In addition, Sean is a second tenor with the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus.

Sharon Rietkerk*: Mary

Bay Area credits: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: CYRANO, TRIANGLE (Bay Area Critics Award), EMMAMARRY ME A LITTLE (Theater Bay Area Award), LITTLE WOMEN, and THE SECRET GARDEN. San Jose Repertory: Candida in A MINISTER’S WIFE. Center REPertory: Billie Dawn in BORN YESTERDAY (Theatre Bay Area Award), THE LIAR, RUMORS, XANADU, and SHE LOVES ME. San Francisco Opera Guild: Mabel in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE.

Regional credits: Creating the role of Elinor Dashwood in the new musical SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (Old Globe Theatre, Noel Craig Award nomination, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVESTHE ILLUSION and GUNMETAL BLUES (North Coast Repertory Theater, San Diego); TRIANGLE (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); Marian in THE MUSIC MAN (South Coast Symphony).

Ms. Rietkerk performed in concert with the San Francisco Symphony in its SoundBox series with her husband, Principle Trombone Timothy Higgins. Rietkerk will be seen as Jane Fairfax in a film of EMMA to be released in 2019. She has also performed  with the Grammy-nominated Bay Brass, South Coast, and Bear Valley Symphonies, and at Feinstein’s San Francisco with her two woman cabaret. www.sharonrietkerk.com

Kyle Stoner

Kyle Stoner: Davison/Bellievre

Previously at the Festival: Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Rochefort in THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Chick Clark in WONDERFUL TOWN, Romeo in ROMEO AND JULIET, Ensemble in CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Sandor in BELLS ARE RINGING, James Throttle in DROOD, and Sebastian in TWELFTH NIGHT.

Recent credits: Venticello in AMADEUS at Cinnabar Theater and The Inkeeper in O WONDROUS NIGHT at SeaWorld Nautilus Amphitheatre.

Other local credits: Princeton/Rod (AVENUE Q, NCTC); J. Pierrepont Finch (HOW TO SUCCEED, BAM!); Jesus (JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Bay Area Stages).

Regional credits: Sierra Repertory Theater (LES MISERABLES, MACBETH).