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2009 Shakespeare Festival Cast and Staff

Associates

Mary Virginia Bartlett
ASSISTANT TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; IRIS IN THE TEMPEST; FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Mary Virginia graduated in May 2009 from the University of Mississippi with her B.F.A. in Theatre. In the fall, she will be pursuing a career teaching English on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Favorite performance credits include Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, As You Like It, and SubUrbia. This is her second season with the Festival and she is thrilled to be enchanting audiences this summer with OSF.

Tori Bennett
ROMAN CAPTAIN IN CYMBELINE; ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST; ASST. STAGE MANAGER FOR CYMBELINE

Tori is a theatre major at the University of Mississippi. This will be her second summer performing Shakespeare. She has been involved in theatre since she was 8 years old. Please enjoy our performance and the beautiful town of Oxford.

Nick Bredosky
GUIDARIUS IN CYMBELINE; PRIVATE WILLIS IN IOLANTHE

Nick is a rising sophomore in the theatre department at Ole Miss. This is his first time to participate in the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Nick is so thankful for this opportunity.

Mackenzy Cade
TRINCULO IN THE TEMPEST; PEER IN IOLANTHE

Mackenzy was born in San Angelo, Texas and after years of moving around, landed back in Texas. He received his Associates Degree from Grayson County College and is currently a senior working on his BFA in Musical Theatre. This is his first season with OSF and he is very excited to be here.

Nina Cole
FLETA IN IOLANTHE

Nina is a junior Vocal Performance major at the University of Mississippi. This will be her first time participating in the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.

Sam Damare
CORNELIUS IN CYMBELINE; PEER IN IOLANTHE

Sam is a rising sophomore in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at Ole Miss. this is Sam’s first summer with OSF and is very thankful for this opportunity. His university performances include Mississippi: The Dance Company, Cyrano de Bergerac, Opera Scenes, and other smaller projects.

Anna Donnell
LADY AND ATTENDANT TO CAIUS LUCIUS IN CYMBELINE; FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Anna is junior in the BFA Acting Program at Ole Miss. This is her second summer with OSF. Her recent university performances include To Kill a Mockingbird, Showstoppers, and Godspell. She thanks God, her family and the Festival.

Andy Douglas
BELARIUS IN CYMBELINE

 

Gavin Douglas
MESSENGER IN CYMBELINE; ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST

Gavin is a student at Oxford Middle School and has been with the Festival for five years. He says his favorite role was “the little boy who shot water at everybody in Much Ado About Nothing.”

Toby Douglas
ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST

Toby is a Junior at Oxford High School. This is her fourth year with the Shakespeare Festival and enjoys being a fairy.

Ashley Dulaney
LADY TO CLOTEN IN CYMBELINE; ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST

Ashley just graduated with a BFA in Acting. She has been seen in roles such as Lampito in Lysistrata, Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac, and Trisha in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. She will be moving to Southern California in August.

Ann Hoxie Harris
FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Ann was Head Elf in her 5th grade play and a singing ghost in 2007’s Spirits of Oxford Cemetery Tour. She is a psychologist for the North Mississippi Regional Center’s Diagnostic Services Department where she diagnosis developmental delays such as autism. She is married with 2 teenagers, William, and, yes, Kate.

Kate Harris
FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Kate has lived in Oxford her whole life, where she has been singing in her church. She attends Lafayette High School, and will be a senior in the upcoming year. She participates in the Lafayette High School band and theatre programs.

Mary Lane Haskell
ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST; LEILA IN IOLANTHE

Mary Lane was last seen in OSF’s 2008 season playing Jessica in The Merchant of Venice and in H.M.S. Pinafore. A sophomore at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, she was last seen in LaChiusa’s The Wild Party (Madeline True) and in Bye, Bye, Birdie (Mrs. Peterson). Other credits include Standard Time with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall (guest soloist, also with Elaine Stritch), Alex in Wonderland (The Witch - dir. Debbie Allen), Hairspray (Amber VonTussle), Aida (Dance Captain/Choreographer).

Frazier Jenkins
PEER IN IOLANTHE

Frazier is a junior Political Science major. This will be his debut with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. In high school, Frazier appeared as Zeke in High School Musical and Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet.

Jay Jurden
ADRIAN AND BOATSWAIN IN THE TEMPEST; PEER IN IOLANTHE

Jay is a rising sophomore in the Ole Miss Theatre Department. This is his second year participating in the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. His production history includes H.M.S. Pinafore, The Merchant of Venice, To Kill a Mockingbird, The 1940’s Radio Hour, and Grapes of Wrath.

Lucy Lang
LADY AND ATTENDANT TO CAIUS LUCIUS IN CYMBELINE; ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST

Lucy is a rising junior in the theatre department at Ole Miss. This is Lucy’s first year participating in the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Her production history at Ole Miss included Alice in Wonderland and The Long Christmas Ride Home.

Tom Lutken
PEER IN IOLANTHE

Tom is a rising senior at Oxford High School. He enjoys theatre, and his been involved with numerous shows at Oxford High. This is first time to be involved with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.

Morgan McHugh
LADY IN CYMBELINE; FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Morgan is from Washington, D.C., and is a rising sophomore pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at Ole Miss. This is her first season with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival, and is very glad to be part of this wonderful experience! She would like to thank her family for their support!

Natalie Moore
PHILARIO IN CYMBELINE; FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Natalie is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a fifth year senior who has been a theatre arts major for he past two years. She was involved in Showstoppers and was in the chorus of Carmen this past semester. She is proud to be a member of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival family.

Donica Phifer
FAIRY IN IOLANTHE

Donica is a senior music and journalism major from Tishomingo, Mississippi. In her four years at Ole Miss, she has been involved with the Ole Miss Opera Theatre, singing such roles as Ann Putnam in The Crucible, and Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is her debut with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival and she is thrilled to be here.

Logan Rebstock
PEER IN IOLANTHE

Logan is from Blytheville, Arkansas, and is a senior B.A. in Music who actively performs with the Ole Miss Opera theatre in both lead & supporting roles for their scenes and full productions. Logan is looking forward to this year’s Festival, and hopes everyone enjoys the shows.

Taylor Wood
LADY AND BRITISH FIELD NURSE IN CYMBELINE; ISLAND SPIRIT IN THE TEMPEST

Taylor is a rising junior in the Ole Miss Theatre Department. Her first role at Ole Miss was Rose of Sharon in the Spring 2008 production of Grapes of Wrath. She is a member of the Ole Miss Forensics Team and the Oxford Laff Co. Improv Team.

Christopher Young
FRANCISCO IN THE TEMPEST; PEER IN IOLANTHE

Christopher is from Summit, Mississippi and is a rising sophomore BFA Musical theatre major at Ole Miss. This is his first year with the Festival and he is very excited to take part.

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