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Previous shows include: Keegan Theater: Little Wars (Playwright), What It Means to Choke (Playwright), and Ten (Playwright); Capital Fringe Festival: After Eleven (Playwright); Source Festival: Palm (Playwright); Theatre J: Loggerheads (Playwright); One Minute Play Festival: Terminated (Playwright), Naming (Playwright), Hyperconscious (Playwright), and Placement (Playwright); Rorschach Theatre: The Timberman and the Yule (Playwright); Word Dance Theatre: Dearest Love, for Goodbye/Hello (Playwright).
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Previous shows include: She Kills Monsters (UMBC); Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea (Montgomery College); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Olney Theatre) Ghost/Writer: a radio play (Rep Stage); Young Playwrights Festival (Baltimore Center Stage); Afro-Caribbean Mixfest Short Plays (Atlantic Theatre Company); Dance of Memories (The Theatre Offensive); Kill Move Paradise (Rep Stage); Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem (Theater Alliance, Helen Hayes nomination); Othello in Othello (Taffety Punk Theatre Company); Actor in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Rep Stage); Hester in In the Blood (TheHegira Theatre) Elizabeth Keckley in History on Foot (Ford's Theatre, recipient of the Helen Hayes, The Washington Post Award). Ms. Drakes is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She received her MFA from The Catholic University of America and is an Artist of the Spirit certified Life, Energetic and Spiritual Coach. Learn more at www.mizdakescreates.com
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Paige is glad to be back at Keegan! They are a DC-Based director, choreographer, performer, and stage manager as well as frequent collaborator with 4615 Theatre Company and Adventure Theatre MTC. Their past credits include, There is no Hope in the City of Chaos (Keegan/ Director), The Infinite Tales (4615 Theatre Company/Choreographer ) and Soul Redeemer (LaTiDo -DC/Ensemble). Upcoming: Tarot VI (The Arcanists/Stage Manager) July 29 - August 21
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Brenna is a locally based actor, teaching artist, and yoga teacher from Sykesville, Maryland. Local credits include The Countess in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Keegan Theatre), Prince Escalus in Romeo and Juliet (Compass Rose Theatre), Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice and Brutus in Julius Caesar (NCDA). She has taught at Everyman Theatre, Round House Theatre, and the Drama Learning Center. Brenna attended the University of Maryland, College Park, completed the NCDA Two-Year Conservatory Training Program, and was a 2013 Irene Ryan Scholarship Award Nominee.
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Previous shows include Keegan, Womxn on Fire Festival: There Is No Hope in the City of Chaos (Acorn), Maryland Ensemble Theatre: Tomás and The Library Lady (Tomás); Classic Theatre of Maryland: Christmas Carol (Fan/Belinda Cratchit), The 4208 Group: Date Takes (Sketch A). Previous staged readings include 1st Stage: #Enough (Lourdes/Rachel/Emily), Creative Cauldron: A Lucky Hand (Phoenix), Best Medicine Rep.: The Future is Female (Maria), The Essential Theatre: A Field of Thorns (Aeron).
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Previous shows include: Awesome Theatre: Coffee Lady (Claudia/Host); Ritual Art Troupe: You Too (Mother Ford); The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Page-to-Stage New Play Festival: A New Heart (Meghna Chaudary); Baltimore Theatre Project: Terminal Lucidity (Wife/Mistress); Round House Theatre: DC One-Minute Play Festival (Various); Gadfly Theatre Productions: Queer! (Aditi), Pomp & Circumstance (Esha), The Good Body (Eve, Priya, Carmen’s Mom); Theater Now: Suocera (Greta Morton); Prospero Theater Company: 8 (Dr. Cotts); Top Hat Theatre: Salem (Elizabeth Proctor). Ankur is excited to partner with the Keegan Theatre after recently moving back to DC!
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Previous shows include: Montgomery College: Electricidad (Stage Manager), Our National Museum of the Unforeseen Tragedy (Cyrus Graves/Docent), Like It (Lando); MC's Summer Dinner Theatre: Spamalot (Concorde/Ensemble).
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Stan is a proud founding member of the Keegan Theatre. Keegan: Lincolnesque (Secretary of War/Daly); The Best Man (Jensen); Cabaret (Herr Schultz); August Osage County (Beverly) Helen Hayes Nomination-Outstanding Ensemble; Glengarry Glen Ross (Aaranow); Translations (Jimmy Jack) Helen Hayes Nomination-Outstanding Ensemble; Golden Boy (Mr. Carp); Give Me Your Answer Do! (Jack Donovan); Notebook of Trigorin (Pyotr Sorin); Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Reverend Tooker). Stan has also performed at Theater J, Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, and First Stage. Radio: NPR, The Life of George Gershwin (George Gershwin). Special thanks to Paulette, Marc, Luba, Chewbacca, and Lucy.
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Previous shows include: Pointless Theatre Company: Rhinocéros! and King Ubu; NextStop Theatre Company: 45 Plays for 45 Presidents (Helen Hayes Award: Supporting Actress); Constellation Theatre Company: Melancholy Play (Helen Hayes Nomination: Ensemble); 4615 Theatre Company: Museum 2040; Adventure Theatre: The Velveteen Rabbit; Source Festival: Perfect Arrangement; Nu Sass Productions (Company Member): Can't Pay, Won't Pay! and Marx in Soho (Helen Hayes Nomination: Lead Actress). She also performed Marx in Soho at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. BA in Theatre: The College of William & Mary; Physical Theatre Intensive: St. Mary's University in Twickenham, England. marymyersactor.com
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Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: From Gumbo to Mumbo (co-writer, performer); THEARC/Woolly Mammoth Theatre: Spit Dat: Homegrown (co-writer, performer); Motor House: Fools and Madmen Present Hip Hop Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro), Fools and Madmen Present Hip Hop King Lear (Edmund).
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A graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Hampton University, and Full Sail University's MFA program, Duane is an actor, writer, and director. As an actor, Duane was last seen in Brave Spirits Theatre's Histories project, playing various Shakespearean roles, and is set to play Christopher Marlowe in Keegan’s upcoming Shakespeare in Love. This is Duane’s second collaboration with Push the Button’s writing duo, having previously directed several incarnations of the Helen Hayes-nominated "From Gumbo to Mumbo" also at Keegan. Currently, Duane is teaching middle school drama for Prince George's County Public Schools and developing his first original musical "Manifesto: The Rebirth of Adam."
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Previous shows include: University of Maryland TDPS: 2021 Experimental Performance Series 1 (Stage Manager), Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert (Assistant Stage Manager); Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre: A Grand Night For Singing (Stage Manager), Spamalot (Stage Manager); Rorschach Theatre: Toxic Avenger (Assistant Stage Manager).
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Kevin is a DC based actor returning to the Keegan Theatre yet again. His previous credits include: NextStop Theatre Company- Nat Turner in Jerusalem (Nat Turner); Keegan Theatre- N (Charles Gilpin); Lyric Rep Theatre- The Mountaintop (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.); Mosaic Theatre Company- Fabulation or the Re-education of Undine (Flow); Spooky Action Theatre- I Killed My Mother (Clip); Synetic Theatre- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Joker/Scarecrow u/s performed); Pointless Theatre Company- Imogen (Arveragus); Discovery Theatre- Cramton 1961 (Stokely Carmichael), Going The Distance (Jesse Owens). Kevin holds a BFA in Acting from Howard University.
www.kevinthorneii.com
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Tre'mon is a native of Blakely, Georgia. He believes that storytelling and creating art incites sociopolitical conversation; he wholeheartedly believes in the ability of art to bring forth social change. Noteworthy recent projects include playing the lead in P.Nokio and the original film 10 Seconds at Imagination Stage; A Raisin in the Sun, Mamma Mia, and The Great Society at Lyric Repertory Theatre in Logan, Utah; and Black Nativity at Anacostia Playhouse. He is a graduate of Howard University's Theatre Arts program.
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Previous shows include: The Washington Commanders: The Commanders Entertainment Team (Semifinalist & Finalist), Kings Dominion: WinterFest (Santa Snoopy), Kings Dominion & Moon Max Productions: Haunt Masquerade Original Cast (Scare Dancer), Riverside Center For The Performing Arts: The Color Purple (Nettie), Centerstage Academy (The Sour Kangaroo & Puppeteer); Peninsula Community Theater: Once on This Island (Choreographer), Thomas Nelson Players: Beauty and the Beast (Babette Puppeteer & Co-Choreographer), The Hampton Players: One Wild and Crazy Night: Wilder and Crazier (Choreographer & Performer), KMC Onstage: Junie B. Jones, The Musical (Choreographer & Lucille), KMC Onstage: Hairspray (Lil Inez).
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Gary previously appeared at Keegan Theatre in Hands on a Hardbody (Don Curtis). Additional selected DC-area credits include Brave Spirits Theatre: Richard II (Richard), The Maid's Tragedy (Calianax); 1st Stage: The Farnsworth Invention (Cliff, Helen Hayes nominations Outstanding Play & Ensemble); NextStop Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing (Borachio/Friar Francis); Nu Sass: The Ugly One (Lette); Scena Theatre: War of the Worlds (Ensemble, DC/Prague); Prince George's Shakespeare in the Parks: As You Like It (Touchstone). Additional credits and upcoming projects listed at www.garydubreuil.com.
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Robert Willis began his acting career in college with a series of Shakespeare productions. Since college, Robert has worked in various film and improv productions, most notably the Murder Mysteries Co. Robert owns and runs a small production company centered around film and fashion videography.
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Previous shows include National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts: Becky Shaw (Max Garrett), National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts: The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot (El Fayoumy).
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Jordan's plays include En Las Sombras, To Saints and Stars, A Driving Beat, Las Pajaritas, Restore, and Inevitable. These works have been produced and/or developed by Goodman Theatre (Chicago, IL), Harold Clurman Laboratory Theatre Company (New York, NY), Playwrights Foundation (San Francisco, CA) Playwrights Realm (New York, NY), San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, among others. Most recently, A Driving Beat was short-listed for the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize. Jordan will be attending the playwriting program at Juilliard in the Fall.
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Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: En Las Sombras (Director); Montgomery College: Electricidad (Director); American University: Senior Capstone (Director); Washington Revels: May Revels (Assistant Director), Season of Reveling (Assistant Director), Celestial Fools (Assistant Director); National Museum of American Indian: Hear Me Say My Name (Assistant Director); Teatro SEA: Sueltate (Director).
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Previous DC shows include: Echoes Festival (Pomegranate Room); Richard II, 2 Henry IV, Henry V (Brave Spirits Theatre); Amelia (Capital Fringe, Scena); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Scena).
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Previous show: Montgomery College: Electricidad (The Abuela)
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Jasmine is honored to be a part of the Boiler Room Series at the Keegan Theatre. She was also Ifigenia in the 2022 production of Electricidad (Director Omar Cruz) at Montgomery College. This will be her second show yet only her first year at MC as a dual enrolled student. She would like to thank her mother and fellow castmates for their hard work to make this production possible.
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Previous shows include: Montgomery College: Electricidad (Clemencia), Working (Mike/Frank), The Nether (Detective Morris), As You Like It (Ensemble), Hair (Ensemble), Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Gibson), An Enemy of the People (Ensemble), Urinetown (Pennywise); Summer Dinner Theater: Sister Act (Sister Mary Lazarus); Best Medicine Rep: Paint it Black, You Devil! (Narrator)
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Jessica is delighted to be making her debut with The Keegan Theatre. She is a recent graduate of Viterbo University where she received her BFA in Acting. Previous shows include: Weber Center for the Performing Arts: Twelfth Night (Malvolio), The Wolves (#00); TexARTS Theatre: Grease (Jan); La Croix Black Box Theatre: She Stoops to Conquer (Kate Hardcastle)
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Previous shows include: Montgomery College: Working (Joe/Rex); Montgomery College: The Nether (Doyle); and Montgomery College: MyameriCa (Ensemble)
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Darren Donohue is an award-winning Irish poet and playwright. His plays are developed and produced internationally with Irish Repertory Theatre (New York), Piccolo Teatro (Milan), Abbey Theatre (Dublin), and Bread and Roses Theatre (London). His work has garnered a number of awards including the Bread and Roses Playwriting Award and Radius Playwriting Prize, in association with Finborough Theatre. Recently, Darren received the Dennis O’Driscoll Literature Award.
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Previous shows include: DIRECTING: Keegan Theatre: Boiler Room Series (BRS) Artistic Director, 10 BRS Workshop Readings, Good People, As You Like It, Six Degrees of Separation (AD), and The Lonesome West (AD); Theatre Lab: Curtains, Children of Eden, Jesus Christ Superstar (Choreographer), and Carousel (Choreographer); Capital Fringe: She Sings Light. ACTING: Keegan Theatre: Other Life Forms, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, Stones in His Pockets, American Idiot, Hair, A Midsummer Night’s Riot, Cuchullain, Basra Boy, and many, many, more; Ford’s Theatre: The Guard; Hub Theatre: Big Love; Rorschach Theatre: The Minotaur, Kit Marlowe; force/collision ensemble: Nautical Yards; La Mama ETC: Shape; Singapore Repertory Theatre: Just a Dream; Volkov Theatre Russia: They Shoot Horses Don’t They. EDUCATION: American University, BA: Dual Degree in Political Science & Musical Theatre.
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Sally is a long-time area actress and a member of AFTRA/SAG, Dodgeball Theatre, and Congressional Cemetery’s C.O.R.P.S.E. corps ( Company of Residents Peacefully or Suspiciously Expired). Favorite roles include Dodgeball Theatre at Capital Fringe Festival's ALICE (The Red Queen ), The Maryland One Act Festival production of For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (Amanda ), Keegan Theatre's The Hostage (Ropeen), and Congressional Cemetery’s Soul Stroll ( Belva Lockwood). She thanks Paul, Amy & Bryan, Sarah & Gabriel for all the love and support.
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DeJeanette, a native Washingtonian, is excited to return to The Keegan Theatre. Any opportunity to share that joy is a wonderful honor. Other credits include appearing as (Falstaff, Rambures, Harfleur, and Gower) with The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company; Lewis in Blue Door with Perisphere Theater, Mr. M. in My Children! My Africa! with The Washington State Guild; Jim Bono in Fences with The Little Theatre of Alexandria; (Simonides, Leonine, Lychorida, Lord of Tyre, Lord Mytilene, and Philomen) in The Adventures of Pericles with The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company; and many others in the Baltimore-Washington region.
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Previous shows include: Everyman Theatre: Flyin' West (Minnie Dove Charles); Mosaic Theater Company: Queens Girl in Africa (U/S Jackie), The Till Trilogy - That Summer in Sumner (Mamie Till Bradley and others); Keegan Theatre: Little Wars (Addy), As You Like It (Phoebe); Capital Fringe: She Sings Light (Meira); Creative Cauldron: Audrey The Musical (Edith Head); Rorschach Theatre: Magic In Rough Spaces-When The Stars Go Out (Polly); Avant Bard: By Sea (Priscilla); Flying V Theatre: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Ensemble); Tenth Muse Productions: Sioux Falls (Mermaid/Dr. Beaugard/Sr. Teresa); Upcoming: Shakespeare In Love (Keegan Theatre)
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Previous shows include: Adventure Theatre: Winterfest (Cynthia); Alden Theatre: The Ash Baxter Files (Ash Baxter), Objects in Mirror are Spookier than They Appear (the Witch); The Catholic University of America: The Threepenny Opera (Jenny Diver), Too Many Sopranos (Archangel Gabriel) Urinetown (Dr. Billeaux), River Like Sin (River); The Keegan Theatre: Little Wars (Rehearsal Stage Manager).
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At Keegan, Mike has had the good fortune of working alongside some of D.C.'s finest artists both on and off the stage. Past Keegan appearances include Good People (Mike Dillon), BOY (Doug Turner), Chicago (Conductor/Lead Ensemble), An Irish Carol (Michael), The Dealer of Ballynafeigh (Jackie), Twelve Angry Men (Juror 11), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dale Harding), A Man for All Seasons (Will Roper) and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Visitor).
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Sean is an Actor, Writer, and Stage Manager from Virginia Beach. After graduating from Stevenson University with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre and Media Performance and a Minor in English, he was accepted into the Everyman Theatre Education Apprenticeship Program. Notable theaters he has worked for include Quarry Theatre, GAC, TAP, and Single Carrot.
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Patricia Williams Dugueye is an actor, commercial print model, voice artist, writer and poet. Stage credits include the Vagina Monologues, Rose in Fences, a band member in Sportaculture, Serena in Porgy, and various characters in “Spoon River Anthology. She was a minister’s wife in the BET film, Multitude of Mercies that addressed prejudices against people with HIV. Other film roles include a government official in Trigger Effect, an artist in Sara, and an assassin in “Lethal Force”. She is currently working on a poetry book and developing plays about historical women. Patricia is also an environmental activist and advocate.
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Previous shows include: The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts: The Elephant in the Room (Actor, Playwright); 59E59 Theaters NYC: #CHARLOTTESVILLE (Actor, Playwright); Azuka Theatre: Carroll County Fix (Director); Heritage Theatre Festival: Middletown (Mrs. Swanson); UVA Drama: Tartuffe (Dorine), Shipwrecked! (Yamba), The Winter’s Tale (Hermione/Old Shepherd); CATCO: The Kabuki Sleeping Beauty (Okaasama); Columbus Civic Theater: Skylight (Kyra Hollis), The Comedy of Errors (Luciana); Evolution Theatre: Sticks and Stones (Kendall Gray); The C.A.U.S.E. Foundation: Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah); Antardwand: My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle), Chokher Bali (Binodini), A Scandal in Bohemia (Irene Adler) www.priyankashetty.com
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Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre WOFF: Pigeon Trap (director); Pointless Theatre Company: Rhinoceros! (Daisy); Constellation Theatre Company: Mysticism and Music (ensemble), The White Snake (Greenie); Flying V: Crystal Creek Motel (ensemble); Rorschach Theatre MIRS: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea (Midi), Miku and the Gods (One Who Is Wise/OWIW); Spooky Action Theater: We Are Not Alone - play reading series (ensemble), Kwaidan (ensemble).
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Sarah is excited to work on her first professional production! Sarah is a senior Stage Management major at Baldwin Wallace University in Cleveland, Ohio. Previous credits include: Baldwin Wallace: Fyoo Zh En '21: FLOOD CITY (PSM), Muses Anonymous (PSM), Natural Shocks (PSM), Uncle Vanya (ASM), Pelléas + Melisande (ASM), Testing Ground (ASM), and the academic premiere of Kinky Boots (light crew). She would like to thank her friends and family for their support!
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Emily is a multidisciplinary theatre artist and Equity Membership Candidate. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Emily has acted regionally with Shadowland Theatre (Ellenville, N.Y.) and locally with the Folger Theatre, Imagination Stage, 4615 Theatre Company, The Welders, Best Medicine Rep, Cohesion Theatre Company, and others. They are also an experienced Intimacy Director with over 25 intimacy choreography credits in the DMV theatre scene and intensive training from organizations including Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC),Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE), and the National Society of Intimacy Professionals (NSIP). www.emily-sucher.com
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Previous shows include: Maryland Renaissance Festival: Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio), La Dama Boba (Liseo); Baltimore Shakespeare Factory: Henry V (Fluellen/Orleance/Burgundy); Maryland Ensemble Theatre: The Ultimate Christmas Show Abridged (Austin Tichenor), Winnie the Pooh (Christopher Robin/Rabbit), Peter and the Starcatcher (Captain Slank/Hawking Clam), James and the Giant Peach (James); Landless Theatre Company: Puffs (Ernie Mac); The Organic Theatre: Hamlet (Horatio); Washington County Playhouse: Boeing Boeing (Bernard), Dial M for Murder (Tony Wendice), Perfect Wedding (Bill); Way Off Broadway: Baskerville (Watson), And Then There Were None (Phillip Lombard), Les Miserables (Thenardier)
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Previous shows include: Avant Bard Theatre: Illyria (Toby Belch); Rorschach Theatre: Klecksography (actor); Endangered Species Theatre Project: The Power of Light (Parakeet, Pesele, Child); Baltimore Shakespeare Factory: Julius Caesar (Metellus Cimber, Soothsayer, Plebian); University of Maryland, College Park, Main Stage: Antigone (Attendant #1, Chorus, Antigone u/s), University of Maryland, College Park, Second Season: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (director); Silver Spring Stage: Yalu River (director)
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Gregory rarely acts but adores Momo Nakamura. His directing and writing work spans opera, theatre, video games, and film. Previous directorial credits: "Song of Achilles" (Shenandoah Conservatory), "Hin und Zuruck" and "Les Mamelles de Tiresias" with Alison Moritz (Peabody Opera Theatre), "The Infinite Tales" (4615 Theatre), "Dark City" (4615 Theatre), "410[GONE]" (Rorschach Theatre), and "The Odyssey" (BCPA). @lil.scallion.pancake / www.gregorykengstrasser.com
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Previous shows include: Brave Spirits Theatre: Henry IV Part 1 & 2 (Prince Hal), Henry V (King Henry); Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: She Stoops To Conquer (Charles Marlowe), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Flute), The Winter's Tale (Autolycus); Continental Productions: Amazing Grace (Hawies, John u/s).
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Previous shows include: Faction of Fools Theatre Company: Missed Connections (Ranger Captain Emilio “Danger” Montoya); Adventure Theatre MTC: Winterfest (Ensemble), Luchadora! (El Hijo), The Emperor’s Nightingale (Prince Hongshi); Rorschach Theatre: She Kills Monsters 2e (Chuck Biggs), 410 [GONE] (Niu Tou); Constellation Theatre Company: The White Snake (Ensemble); Flying V Theatre: Vlad Ash (Husky); The COIL Project: Strange Tales IV: Paradise Motel (Man with the Sensitive Face), The Greatest Holiday Special (N)ever (Baker); Feminist Fairytales: Rumpelstiltskin: A Retelling (Rumpelstiltskin); Silver Spring Stage: The Rockefeller Special (John D. Rockefeller); District Players: Twelfth Night (Sir Toby Belch)
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Shadia is proud to be back at Keegan, where she most recently worked as Costumer and Assistant Director for Yoga Play. This is Shadia’s first attempt at writing and definitely not the last! Costume credits at Keegan include: Good People, A Few Good Men (Asst in IRL tour), Cabaret, Spring Awakening, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, RENT, Of Mice and Men, False Romance, One flew over the Cuckoo's nest, The Hostage, A Streetcar named Desire and Playboy of the Western World. Keegan Acting credits include When we were Young and Unafraid (Hannah - understudy), August: Osage County (Johnna), The Crucible (Tituba - Ireland/US) and The Hostage (Bobo <3). Next up, Shadia will be making her producing debut and returning to the stage to bring SWB to life at the Capital Fringe Festival. Shadia is an avid yogini and spends her free time in child's pose as much as possible. She thanks and sends love to Keegan for all the memories and opportunities, Jameson Irish Whiskey for the loss of memories, her beautiful family, amazing friends, supportive husband - Jesse, and their heavenly flower, Lailani Kathleen.
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Christina is a former company member of The Keegan Theatre where her directing credits include: Airness, Parade (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Production and Direction in a Musical), Dogfight, The Best Man, Cabaret (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Production in a Musical), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Man of No Importance, and Love Letters. Previously, she served as Keegan’s casting director, Director of Administration, and producer of the Acts of Love festival. Christina assistant directed August: Osage County, The Weir, Elizabeth Rex and Translations. Previous productions as a stage manager include The Full Monty, Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible (U.S./Ireland), Noises Off, RENT, Glengarry Glen Ross (U.S./Ireland), Love, Peace and Robbery (Off Broadway), Man of La Mancha, The Hostage, Mojo/Mickybo, 1776, and A Man for All Seasons.
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Gabrielle graduated from High Point University with a B.A. in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Coming back to her hometown of D.C she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as she can. Some projects that she has worked on at Keegan include Good People(ASM), N (Stage Manager), Yoga Play (Stage Manager).
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Previous shows include: A Civil War Christmas, The Member of the Wedding (1st Stage); Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!), Beehive: The 60s Musical (NextStop); Make Way for Ducklings (Adventure); .d0t:: A RotoPlastic Ballet, Gimme a Band, Gimme a Banana (Pointless Theatre); Spills (Who What Where). Becca has a BA in Theatre from The University of Maryland. Catch her this summer in Keegan’s Shakespeare in Love! RebeccaBallinger.com
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Jared is a DMV based performer and teaching artist, originally from Tennessee. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Education Manager for Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA (Keegan's program for young people and families), a company member with 4615 Theatre, and has appeared on several other local stages, including Spooky Action, Adventure, Constellation, PG County’s Shakespeare in the Parks, Brave Spirits, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Olney Theatre Center/National Players, and the Rainbow Theatre Project.
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Previous shows include: DIRECTING: Keegan Theatre: Boiler Room Series (BRS) Artistic Director, 10 BRS Workshop Readings, Good People, As You Like It, Six Degrees of Separation (AD), and The Lonesome West (AD); Theatre Lab: Curtains, Children of Eden, Jesus Christ Superstar (Choreographer), and Carousel (Choreographer); Capital Fringe: She Sings Light. ACTING: Keegan Theatre: Other Life Forms, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, Stones in His Pockets, American Idiot, Hair, A Midsummer Night’s Riot, Cuchullain, Basra Boy, and many, many, more; Ford’s Theatre: The Guard; Hub Theatre: Big Love; Rorschach Theatre: The Minotaur, Kit Marlowe; force/collision ensemble: Nautical Yards; La Mama ETC: Shape; Singapore Repertory Theatre: Just a Dream; Volkov Theatre Russia: They Shoot Horses Don’t They. EDUCATION: American University, BA: Dual Degree in Political Science & Musical Theatre.
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Previous shows include: University of Maryland, College Park: Fefu and Her Friends (Fefu), The Revolutionists (Olympe de Gouges). Experimental Performance Series: ‘TBD’ (Director), Chiffon (Director). Montgomery College: Our National Museum of the Unforeseen Tragedy (Dr. LaPointe-Smith), Nathan, The Wise (Daya).
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Katie is thrilled to be returning to the Boiler Room Series! Previous shows include Round House: Spring Awakening (Anna, u/s Adult Women); Keegan Theatre: Fire and Spice Cabaret (Performer); Catholic University: Hamlet (Dramaturg); Catholic University: Urinetown (Associate Director); Baltimore Shakespeare Factory: Mini-Midsummer (Hermia/Titania/Quince); and Young Playwrights' Theatre: Three Cheers to Grace (Grace).
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Victoria is a multi-disciplinary teaching artist, designer, and actress based in the DMV area. A Philadelphia native, she has worked for Everyman Theatre, Round House Theatre, Educational Theatre Company, Arts on the Horizon, Imagination Stage, Upper Darby Summer Stage and Wolf Performing Arts Center. She is currently the Education and Engagement Associate at Everyman Theatre. She holds a Bachelor's of Science in Educational Theatre from New York University.
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Hailey is a lighting and projections designer, based in the DC area since 2018. She is so excited to be back at Keegan for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Her recent shows include: Kennedy Center TYA: Show Way (ass. projections/ content creator); Next Stop Theatre: Nat Turner in Jerusalem (Lighting designer); Pointless Theatre: Rhinoceros (Lighting Designer); ExPats Theater: Christmas Eve (Lighting and Projection design); 1st Stage: The Phlebotomist (Assoc. projections). Enjoy the show! Haileylaroedesigns.com.
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Michael is excited to work at Keegan Theatre! Previous productions include a World Premiere Musical Nostalgia Night at Penn State Center Stage, Blood at the Root, and A Midsummer’s Nights Dream.
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Cindy loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan credits: Yoga Play, Trans Am, N, Good People, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, Ripcord,The Baltimore Waltz, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol, and Outside Mulingar. Other Properties Designer credits: Columbinus, A Civil War Christmas, Swimming With Whales, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Lobby Hero, Harvey, One Man,Two Guvnors, The Cripple Of Inishmaan, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage); The Gentlemen's Exploration Club (Prologue); Letters To Juliet (Urban Arias).
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Previous shows include: Storytellers Theater Arts: Hamlet, Beauty & The Beast, Les Miserables, The Comedy of Errors (Producer and Photographer), Paper Mill Playhouse, New World Stages, and Flat Rock Playhouse: Chasing Rainbows the Road to Oz (Assistant Producer and Photographer), Rebel Theater NYC: Trail of Tears, The Ballad of Trayvon Martin (Production Assistant and Photographer).
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF: Colin Smith (Keegan Production Manager), Kurt Boehm (Keegan Casting Director)
BOILER ROOM SERIES SPONSORS: Vinay K. Sanapala, Dupont Circle Citizens Association
SPECIAL THANKS: Stoiber + Associates, Hercules of Listen Vision Studios, Associates of Timopolis International, all of our volunteers, and all of our donors who have supported the Boiler Room Series