GARRETT ALLEN (Dev) is a junior at UW-Parkside and is an acting focus theater arts major. He has worked on previous Parkside shows before, such as War of the Worlds during his freshman year, and recently Romeo and Juliet (Samson). 

BEN COMPTON (Con) is a theatre arts major going into his final year with the UW-Parkside theatre arts company! Recent s credits include Romeo and Juliet (Mercucio), a series of Zoom readings: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom), Macbeth (Malcolm), and Twelfth Night (Sir Toby). Theatre credits include Titus (Chiron) with the Fleeing Artists Theatre, and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck) for which he received an Irene Ryan Nomination at the College of Lake County. 

SAWYER EDWARDS (Trigorin) is currently in his fifth year at Parkside and is a double major in business management and theater arts with a performance concentration. He has appeared in Complete Works...(Abridged) (Actor 2), One Man, Two Guvnors (audience plant) and in Zoom performances of Henry IV Part 2 (Humphrey of Gloucester, Will), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Snug), Julius Caesar (Flavius, Soldier), and Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Cleon, Pirate, Knight) this past summer with The Southwest Shakespeare Company.

ARIANA GIBEAULT (Mash) is a senior at UW-Parkside, and is very excited to be working on this production of Stupid F##cking Bird. She was seen in Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), and her recent (virtual) credits include Henry IV part 2 (Fang, Harcourt, Messenger), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mustardseed), Julius Caesar (Cinna, Messenger, Servant), and Pericles (Lychordia, Philemon, Lord 2, Knight 2) with Southwest Shakespeare Company’s Virtual Classics Live Series, A Winter’s Tale (Perdita, Emilia, and Mariner) with Fleeing Artists theatre. Ariana gives her love to her fellow cast members, and everyone else who worked to create this wonderful show! 

KAMMI KRINGLE (Emma U/S, Nina U/S) is a Sophomore Theatre Arts student at UW-Parkside with a concentration in lighting design and technology. Earlier this semester, she served as the Production Electrician for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and, this upcoming semester, she will be Assistant Stage Manager for UWP’s production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. 

DELAINA KUZELKA (Nina) is a sophomore majoring in theatre arts at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Delaina has been involved in theatre around the Kenosha area for the past eight years. Her favorite productions include The Lakeside Players productions of RENT (deck crew) and To Kill a Mockingbird (Scout Finch), KUSD’s The Spitfire Grill (Percy Talbott), The Lion in Winter (Eleanor), Ghost the Musical (Molly), Proof (Catherine), Parkside’s Silent Sky (Williamina) and Romeo and Juliet (Juliet).  She hopes you enjoy the show! 

JOE ROMANAK (Sorn) is a Theatre Arts major with a concentration in performance. Past university credits include The War of The Worlds, Twelfth Night, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Other credits include Roderigo (Othello), Titus (Titus Andronicus), and Phil/East (Almost Maine). 

ELISE SPARKS (Mash U/S) is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, pursuing a double major in Theatre Arts and Music, with a concentration in performance. Her acting credits at UW-Parkside include Irina in a reworked Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. Recently, Elisebeth served on the Stream Team for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). She has also worked with RUSD as a performer as well as a costuming assistant. 

OLIVIA SPRINGSTEEN (Emma) is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and is simply over the blessed crescent moon to be back with her colleagues, continuing to bring theatre to the masses in 2020. Olivia has appeared in UW-Parkside’s production of Romeo and Juliet (2020), Urinetown (2018), and the staged reading of A Doll’s House Part 2 last fall. "We hope you enjoy the show! From our home to yours."

JENNY BAUER (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a Theatre Arts Major at UW-Parkside. Tech credits include Romeo & Juliet (Assistant Technical Director, Master Electrician, & Light Board Op.), The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged (Assistant Technical Director & Live Stream Team), On Golden Pond (Lighting Designer), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Master Electrician), Urinetown: The Musical (Master Carpenter & Spot Op.), Grease: The Musical (Lighting Designer), Midnight & Moll Flanders (Light Board Op.), War of the Worlds (Costume Crew).

MISTI BRADFORD (Faculty Advisor and Department Chair) KCACTF Region 3 DTM Co-Chair, 2019-2021 USITT- Commissioner of Events and Experience, Costume Commission, 2018-2020

Misti is a professional costume designer and educator. Some of her selected design credits include: Boswell, MHK Productions- Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019; Happy Days, Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven (world premiere) Renaissance Theaterworks (Milwaukee, WI), The Nerd, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre; Pride and Prejudice, Illinois Shakespeare Festival; Murder for Two, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre; Much Ado About Nothing and The Comedy of Errors, Door Shakespeare; two seasons of A Christmas Carol, Children’s Theatre of Madison; Goosebumps the Musical (world premiere) First Stage Children Theatre; Bus Stop, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, The Flying Dutchman, Les Misérables, Man of Lamancha, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. Five seasons as Resident Costume Designer and three seasons as Costume Crafts Supervisor and Wig Stylist with PCPA Theaterfest and has also worked several seasons as a Costume Crafts Artisan for the American Player’s Theatre. Misti currently severs as the University of Wisconsin Parkside’s Theatre Arts Department Chair, Chair of the Committee on Teaching and Learning, and was selected as the campus representative for the prestigious Wisconsin Teaching Scholar program for 2020-2021. Misti has been nominated three times for the UW-Parkside Stella Gray Teaching Award and is an Associate Professor of Costume Design. Misti is a proud member of the United Scenic Artists, Local 829.

JAKE BRAY (Lighting Designer) has designed lighting regionally for theatre, dance, opera, and television. You may have seen his work previously at Parkside on shows including Melancholy Play, Urine Town, and The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time. Other credits include resident lighting designer at PCPA in Santa Maria, California, the world premiere opera Sundance, and the Chicago premieres of Stadium Devildare and Adrift. He teaches in the areas of Lighting Design, Projection Design, Computer Aided Drafting, and Live Stream Video Production. 

JOSH CHRISTOFFERSEN (Technical Director) is very excited to be your new Technical Director for university productions at Parkside. Most recently Josh has worked as the Technical Director for the Brown University/Trinity Repertory company MFA program and a Carpenter from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI. Josh has also worked multiple summers in Spring Green, WI as a carpenter at the American Player’s Theatre building and sculpting scenery for their exciting outdoor production. He has also toured for multiple years both nationally and internationally as a Crew Chief and Head Carpenter for Sesame Street Live! and the World Premier Tour of Curious George, The Musical, Live! Josh earned his BFA in theatre from Emporia State University and completed an MFA in Theatrical Design at the University of Iowa. He currently lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with his wife and his cat, Bogart. 

FABRICE CONTE-WILLIAMSON (Director) is a stage director, actor, and theatre educator, teaching courses in performance and theatre history at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Fabrice received a Master of Performing Arts from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, as well as an MFA in Directing and an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma Helmerich School of Drama. His primary research focuses on post-modern French dramatic literature and performance theory, the role of literary myth in dramatic literature, and the development of multilingual and cross-cultural theatre movements. From 2012 to 2016, Fabrice served as the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Oklahoma State Chair and launched the Arts Management and Administration Initiative for KCACTF Region VI. Recently, Fabrice co-translated Stormy Weather on Mount Olympus by Ismail Kadare with David Bellos (Princeton), which was performed during the 50th Neustadt Lit Fest hosted by World Literature Today. Some of his favorite directing credits include A Year with Frog and Toad, Roberto Zucco, and The Laramie Project. 

MADDISON CRECCHIO (Makeup Designer) is a senior at UW-Parkside studying theatre arts with a focus in performance. Her acting credits include Romeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet) and a staged reading of Hope and Gravity (Jill) at Parkside, The Wedding Duet (Bride), A Doll’s House (Nora), and Oedipus (Chorus) all at the College of Lake County. 

ERIN DILLON (Master Electrician) is a junior this year and is an acting focused theatre artist who has gained a passion for lighting since she started at UW-Parkside. She plans to graduate in the winter of 2021 to further her theatre career. Her previous credits at UW-Parkside include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged] (Actor 1), Midnight and Moll Flanders (ensemble), My Barking Dog (Melinda), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nigh-Time (Siobhan). She has also worked with First Stage Children’s Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, and the Southwest Shakespeare Company.

SAMANTHA FEILER (Dramaturg) is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and is pursuing a theatre arts degree with concentrations in both acting and stage management. Her past acting credits at UW-Parkside include Gregory in Romeo and Juliet Little Sally in Urinetown, Margaret Levitt in Silent Sky, Panacea in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Her stage management credits include productions with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Renaissance Theatreworks. 

MYA FIGUEROA (Costume Designer) is a senior at UW-Parkside and a former College of Lake County student. She is studying to get her Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts with a concentration in costume design. Credits include: Assistant Costume Designer for Romeo and Juliet, Wardrobe crew for Silent Sky (UW-Parkside) and Assistant Costume Designer for CLC’s The Addams Family. 

BIANCA GONZALEZ (Properties Master) is in her second year at UW-Parkside and is planning on graduating with a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts. Her acting credits include FreshINK: Hope and Gravity (Narrator), The Importance of Being Earnest (Merriman), The Little Prince (lamplighter), and Letters to Sala (Ann). 

KEVIN GRAY (Sound Designer) is the Sound Manager & Instructor at Parkside and enjoys his work with students in both the theatre and music departments. He received his BA in Sound Design from Michigan Technological University and has designed/composed for shows such as: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Arcadia, and The Case of the Crusbed Petunias. 

STARLYN HOWARD (Assistant Sound Designer) is in her sophomore year at UW-Parkside working towards a bachelor's degree in theatre arts with a concentration in stage management. College experience includes Romeo and Juliet (Assistant Stage Manager) and Silent Sky (Deck Chief). High school experience includes Beauty and the Beast (Stage Manager), 1984 (Technical Assistant), Mary Poppins (Stage Manager), The Little Dog Laughed (Stage Manager), A Murder is Announced (Stage Manager), Seussical the Musical (Stage Manager), Not Now Darling (Assistant Stage Manager), and Nunsense (Ensemble). 

ABBY KUBIK (Stage Manager) transferred to Parkside last year after earning an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts from Milwaukee Area Technical College. She is a senior pursuing a theatre arts major with a concentration in stage management and direction. Parkside credits include Romeo and Juliet (Assistant Stage Manager), the FreshINK staged reading 3 Sisters (stage manager) and Silent Sky (assistant stage manager). Previous high school credits include Fly by Night (stage manager) and Once Upon a Mattress (assistant director).

JONATHAN ROCHA (Assistant Director/Director of Photography) of Waukegan is a senior at UW-Parkside majoring in theatre arts with a directing concentration. He is also a proud transfer student from the College of Lake County. Some of his previous acting credits include Escalus/Apothecary in Romeo and Juliet, Voice 2 in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Lurch in The Addams Family Musical, Kreon in Oedipus Rex. 

JODY SEKAS (Scenic Designer) is a professor and a freelance designer, and has worked for such venues as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Door Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Dell’Arte International, Rochester Civic Theatre, Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, The Western Stage, and on several independent films. He has taught Scenography in the Theatre, Film, & Dance Department at Humboldt State University in northern California; Scenic/Lighting Design & Technology at UW-Eau Claire, and for four years was the resident scenic & lighting designer for the Sioux Falls Playhouse in South Dakota. He is now in his ninth year at UW-Parkside, and is Associate Professor of Scenic Design & Technology and a core professor in the Digital Design & Fabrication program. 

SARAH SEVERSON (Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior at UW-Parkside as a theater arts major. This will be her second to last show, as this is her last semester at Parkside. Sarah has been in previous shows before such as Urinetown and Love’s Labour’s Lost.

RACHAEL SWARTZ (Intimacy Director) is a Milwaukee/Chicago based actor, director, vocal coach and educator. She teaches Acting, Voice, Movement, and Musical Theatre at UW-Parkside and during the summer she serves on the acclaimed Acting Faculty at Interlochen Arts Camp in beautiful northwest Michigan.

In addition to Rachael’s passion for teaching, she prides herself on staying active in the professional industry. She is a proud union member of both Actors' Equity Association and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Some of her recent Regional performance credits include: The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), and Romeo and Juliet (Nurse). Recent on-camera credits include work with the Travel Channel, ID, Oxygen and TV One with more slated for the near future.

She has worked extensively in Theatre for Young Audiences performing and directing across the US and Canada and completed a tour of service with Americorps bringing theatre to young people in need. She is committed to investing in the lives of the next generation of young artists and feels strongly that all students should have the opportunity to take part of the arts. She previously served as Education Director at Maples Repertory Theatre and The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Education Associate at Greenbrier Valley Theatre and Director of Theatre Arts Camps at The Lost Colony. 

She believes in and is passionate about collaborating and growing which is one of the reasons she is an active member of organizations like Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance, Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Dueling Arts International and Association of Theatre Movement Educators. Through the Lessac Training and Research Institute, she has achieved Lessac Practitioner standing and has been accepted to their Certified Trainer program. 

She proudly holds a BA in Theatre with a Minor in German from Baldwin Wallace University and MFA in Theatre Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi.

NICOLE WILSON (Costume Lab Supervisor) graduated with her BFA in costume technology from Emerson College in 2010. Since then she has worked for such companies as Williamstown Theatre Festival, A.R.T. at Harvard, and The Goodman Theatre. As well as being trained in draping, patternmaking, and the construction of theatrical costumes, Nicole has produced professional sports mascots for the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB.