Cast: Remo Airaldi* … Dromio of Ephesus Samson Kohanski … Ensemble Samantha Weppelmann … Luce & Ensemble * Members of Actors Equity Association Cast Bios Remo Airaldi
Remo Airaldi is a member of the A.R.T. Acting Company since 1993. He appeared in sixty productions, including Romance (The Defendant), Endgame (Nagg), The Seagull (Shamrayev), The Communist Dracula Pageant, When It’s Hot, It’s Cole, Cardenio, Julius Caesar, Donnie Darko, A Marvelous Party!, Oliver Twist (also at Theatre for a New Audience and Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Onion Cellar, Island of Slaves, Romeo and Juliet (Peter), No Exit (Valet), Amerika (Captain, Green, Head Porter), Dido, Queen of Carthage (Nurse), The Provok’d Wife (Constable), The Miser (Master Jacques), The Birthday Party (McCann), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Francis Flute), Pericles (Fisherman), La Dispute (Mesrou), Uncle Vanya (Telegin), Marat/Sade (Cucurucu), Enrico IV (Bertoldo), The Winter’s Tale (Clown), The Wild Duck (Molvik), Buried Child (Father Dewis), Tartuffe (Monsieur Loyal), Henry IV and V (Mistress Quickly), Waiting for Godot (Pozzo), Shlemiel the First (Mottel/Moishe Pippik/Chaim Rascal), The King Stag (Cigolotti), Six Characters in Search of an Author (Emilio Paz). Other: Camino Real and Eight by Tenn (Hartford Stage), productions at La Jolla Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, American Conservatory Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Prince Music Theater, Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Serious Fun Festival, Moscow Art Theatre, Taipei International Arts Festival, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Karl Baker Olson
Karl Baker Olson CSC: Shakespeare on Love, Anna Christie (reading), Mr. Maler’s assistant on As You Like It. Boston credits include The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Misanthrope (New Repertory Theatre); The History Boys (SpeakEasy Stage); A Moon for the Misbegotten (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); Gary (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); The Duchess of Malfi (Actors’ Shakespeare Project). Training: Boston University School of Theatre; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; The Children’s Theatre Co. 2008 IRNE Award. Larry Coen
Larry has appeared in three previous Commonwealth Shakespeare Productions: He played Touchstone in As You Like It (Elliot Norton Award nomination. IRNE Award nomination); Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Biondello in The Taming of the Shrew (Elliot Norton Award) This past season he appeared in the World Premiere of Tennessee Williams’ 2-character play, The Dog Enchanted by the Divine View at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival; played the role of Ivan in Conor McPherson’s play The Seafarer at SpeakEasy Stage Company (Elliot Norton award “Best Ensemble”); played Georgie in Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans’ Of Mice and Mink; played hairdresser Tony Witcomb in Shear Madness, (the Longest Running Play in American History) and co-directed the musical smash Willie Wanker and the Hershey Highway for the Gold Dust Orphans. Larry is the Artistic Director of City Stage Co. of Boston, which provides free arts education programs and performances at schools and community centers throughout Boston, including KidStage at Boston Children’s Museum. City Stage Co. received a special Elliot Norton Award in 2005 from the Boston Theater Critics Association. The company also received a MUSE Award from the American Association of Museums for the creation of Getting Across to Each Other, a video about children and racism that was seen at museums across the United States, including The Smithsonian. Coen received a 2007 Elliot Norton Award for "Outstanding Actor, Small/Midsize Company" from the Boston Theater Critics' Association for his performances in The Plexiglass Menagerie, Silent Night of the Lambs (The Gold Dust Orphans), Miss Witherspoon (Lyric Stage Company), The Taming of the Shrew (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Samurai 7.0 Under Construction (Beau Jest Moving Theatre) He is the co-author, with FRIENDS creator David Crane, of Epic Proportions, which had a Broadway run in 1999, directed by Jerry Zaks and starring Alan Tudyk, Kristin Chenoweth and Jeremy Davidson. Epic Proportions has been published by Dramatists Play Service and has received productions throughout the United States and Canada. Coen directed the World Premiere of M.L.K.: We Are the Dream, which ran off-Broadway at The American Place Theater. This production was telecast nationally as an Emmy Award-winning television special. He also directed the World Premieres of Shel Shocked by the late Shel Silverstein at the Market Theater and Fax of Life, which was presented by Manhattan Punch Line. He directed the musical RUTHLESS!, for SpeakEasy Stage Company and Greetings from Planet Girl which performed at the New York International Fringe Festival. Coen played the title role in the independent film Disturbing Leonard, which won First Prize at the Redstone West Film Festival in Los Angeles, Third Place at the Redstone Film Festival in Boston and which was showcased at the 2005 Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona and the Long Island International Film Expo. Larry was one of six American improvisors chosen to represent the United States at the World Cup of Improvisation in Lille, France. He was a cast member of the Canadian television series, Improv Champions. Additional improv performances include Musical, The Musical; ImprovBoston; Just For Laughs Festival; Chicago Fringe Festival; Improvisation Theatre League. Larry has been a Creativity Consultant for the MBA program at Babson College. Mayor Thomas Menino appointed him to a three-year term as a member of the Boston Cultural Council. He holds a BA from Brandeis University. Michael Costello
This marks Michael's second appearance with Commonwealth after Taming of the Shrew, Summer 2006. Recent credits include the critically acclaimed Spring Awakening (Zeitgeist Stage Co.) Bad Jazz (Zeitgeist) Voyuers de Venus (Company One) which received a 2009 Elliot Norton nomination for Outstanding Production, Memory of Water (Way Theatre Artists) The Kentucky Cycle (Zeitgeist) Winner! of the 2008 Elliot Norton Award Outstanding Prod. He lent his voice to Third (Huntington Theatre), {SIC} (Devanaugn Theatre). He will appear this fall in Lady and Private Fears in Public Places with Zeitgeist Stage Co. at The Boston Center for the Arts and can be seen in Madso's War On Spike TV. Tom Gleadow
Tom Gleadow has recently appeared in The Producers at the New Bedford Theatre Festival as well as The Scarlet Letter, Don Carlos, and Awake and Sing! (Elliot Norton winner) at The Gamm Theatre. This is his third production with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, the others being A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It. He has appeared in A Christmas Carol at Trinity Repertory Company and with The Gamm theatre in Mother Courage, Sin, Radio Free Emerson, Elephant Man, and Taming of the Shrew. Linda Goetz
Linda is thrilled to making her debut with the CSC. Most recently Linda appeared with Stoneham Theatre's production of It’s a Wonderful Life. Linda has toured nationally with A Christmas Carol and with the New Hampshire Theatre Project and the New England Theatre Guild. She has also appeared with the GlimmerGlass Opera's readings of Eurydice and Cleopatra. Some Past productions include, Breaking the Code, Our Country's Good, The Crucible, Memory of Water, On Golden Pond, Gypsy, Kiss of the Spider Women, Noises Off, and The Elephant Man. Special thanks and love to the support group that is her family. Zofia Gozynska
Zofia is thrilled to be working with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, having spent several summer picnics watching such wonderful performances. She is also very happy to be performing again in Boston after a two year stint in the UK where she was honing her Shakespeare skills while completing a graduate diploma at the the Birmingham School of Acting. Regional theatre credits: Olly's Prison: American Repertory Theatre, Desire Under the Elms: American Repertory Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird: Foothills Theatre Company, Arcadia: Longwood Players, Our Country's Good: Theatre Co-operative, The Tempest: Redfeather Theatre Company, The Play About the Baby: Mill 6 Collaborative. Zofia recently worked on the Boston independent feature film Slip & Fall directed by Marc Colucci and starring William Forsythe and Andrew Divoff. Zofia holds a BFA in Theatre from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has recently moved back to New York City. Thank you to my wonderful family for never settling for mediocrity and for supporting me in my crazy adventures. Samson Kohanski
Samson Kohanski (Ensemble) is honored to be working with CSC agian. Area credits include Of Mice and Men, A Christmas Carol (New Repertory Theater); Mary’s Wedding (Whistler in the Dark); The Baltimore Waltz (Holland Productions); As You Like It (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); and The History Boys (SpeakEasy Stage Company). He received his BA in Acting from Brandeis University. Zach LeClair
Zach LeClair was born and raised in the suburbs of Boston. Recent productions include MacBeth (Macbeth), The Corn is Green, An Inspector Calls, Dracula, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cripple of Inishmaan, Mothergun, Dangerous Liaisons (Valmont), and an assortment of original works experimenting with movement and theatre. Recently, he has been working on a group of independent short films. He is a graduate of Wheaton College in MA and a member of the Fearless Children, NTI 2007. Grant MacDermott
Grant is a recent graduate of Emerson College with a degree in Acting and Theater. Originally from New Jersey, he began doing theater with Garage Theater Group and The Bergen County Players of Oradell, NJ. He has worked all over New Jersey including multiple performances at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Bergen Performing Arts Center (BPAC). He has performed with his improve troupe The New Wave of Comedians all over New York City including Gotham Comedy Club, Don’t Tell Mama’s, and Rose’s Turn. Some of his favorite theater credits include Toyn in Moontel Six by Connie Cogdan at the Eugene O’Neill Playwright’s Festival; Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Melia Bensussen; C.K. Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story directed by Spiro Veloudos; John in The Lion in Winter; and Psudolous in Forum. He has appeared in multiple national commercials and is a proud member of SAG. He will be seen this September in Boston and Provincetown performing with the Beau Jest theater company as part of the Tennessee Williams play festival. He is a published author and a huge book worm. Kara Manson
Kara Manson is delighted to work with Commonwealth Shakespeare for the first time. She was last seen as Natasha in Bad Jazz with Zeitgeist Stage, and in the Nora Theater Company's staged reading of Vessel of Glass. Kara received her BA in Theater Arts from Brandeis University, where her credits include: As You Like It (Lord Amiens), The Threepenny Opera, The Physician of His Honor (Prince Enrique), The Love of the Nightingale (Procne), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), Urinetown (Hope), and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Genevieve). Other credits include: Mrs. Warren's Profession and Cinderella, both with Berkshire Theatre Festival. Kara is originally from Brattleboro, Vermont, and now lives in Brighton with her boyfriend and their cat. Marie Polizzano
Dan is absolutely thrilled to be back working with Steven Maler and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company this summer! Boston: The Rainmaker (Foothills Theatre) Othello (New Rep on Tour), As You Like It (CSC) Los Angeles: Stories of the Night Told Over (Hayworth Theatre), Still Photos (Celebration Theatre), In the Boom Boom Room (Underground Theatre), Illyria (The Hayworth Theatre), Stitching (Ark Theatre) New York: Tracers (Arthur Seleen Theatre), KTP (Abingdon Theatre), Curing Ron (American Theatre of Actors), Styrofoam (Trilogy Theatre), Two Rooms (Trilogy Theatre), Uncovering Eden (Wings Theatre), Deathtrap (Gallery Players), Yanni & Johnny (Theatron) TV: Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Las Vegas Education: BA - University of South Carolina, MFA - Brooklyn College. Dan is originally from Newport, RI. He is a proud member of The Actor's Equity Association. Bill Shorr
Born in Brooklyn, Bill’s first acting job was with The NY Shakespeare Festival. He Josh Stamell
Fred Sullivan, Jr. (Egeon) played Jaques (Norton award- Outstanding actor) last summer in CSC’s As You Like It and Nick Bottom the summer before in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fred is a longtime member of Trinity Rep’s resident acting company. Highlights of 25 seasons include Falstaff in both Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor, Charles in Blithe Spirit (Norton award), James Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten and Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Creon, Antigone, Joe Pitt in Angels in America, Charlie etc. in Stones in his Pockets, Harold Hill, Alfred P. Doolittle, Captain Hook, Peer Gynt, Scrooge, Touchstone, Oberon, Dukes of Buckingham, Venice, York and Exeter, Clown, Ghost/Gravedigger, etc. at Trinity and Malvolio, Pericles, Petruchio, Stephano, Capulet and Pompey at other venues. Mr. Sullivan directed Trinity Rep’s 2007 A Christmas Carol and will direct Shooting Star at Trinity this fall. As a resident director at the Gamm Theatre in RI since 1996, he has staged Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, The Dresser, Barrymore, The Birthday Party, The Crucible, One for the Road, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, La Bete and Awake and Sing! (Norton award-Outstanding production). Fred has also played major roles for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkeley Rep, Theatre-by-the-Sea, The Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble, American Stage Festival and The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Sullivan teaches acting at RISD, Gamm, and as a Trinity Rep teaching artist. Rebecca Whitehurst
Rebecca Whitehurst is honored to work with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. She recently returned from Russia's Moscow Art Theatre School where she played Laura in Pushkin's Little Tragedies. She is currently understudying Sexual Perversity in Chicago with American Repertory Theatre, where she is a second year actor with the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. Prior to that, she toured internationally as a soloist with Diavolo Dance Theater. Regional: Can-Can (Pasadena Playhouse) New York: Savage in Limbo (The Process Group), The Disappearing Man (The Barrow Group Theater), The Street (Emerging Artist Theater), Maahinen Neito (The Flea Theater), Heavy Over Light (Here Arts Center), and her one-woman show Oh, the Places We'll Go (Chashama). Film and Television: The Departed, 16 Blocks, “One Life to Live” (CBS), and “Situation: Comedy” (Bravo). Ms. Whitehurst received her BA in Philosophy/Religious Studies from Stanford University. She is a Choreography Alum from The California Institute of the Arts and a three time member of the U.S. National Gymnastics Team. Check out her theater company, The Process Group! www.theprocessgroup.org |
