An Irish Carol 2024

Kevin Adams (David) Favorite roles include: The Outsider (AC Peterson), Outside Mullingar (Tony), Picasso at the Lapine Agile (Gaston), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Big Daddy), Sunshine Boys (Willie), A Few Good Men (Lt. Col. Matthew A. Markinson), All My Sons (Joe), August: Osage County (Charles, Helen Hayes nomination – Ensemble), Twelve Angry Men (Juror 4), The Crucible (Danforth), The Weir (Jack), Fool for Love (Old Man), Dancing at Lughnasa (Jack), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Chief Bromden), Elizabeth Rex (Luddy), Translations (Hugh, Helen Hayes Nomination – Ensemble), The Hostage (Monsewer), Glengarry Glen Ross (Levene ), 1776 (Dickinson), A Man for All Seasons (Norfolk), Death of a Salesman (Ben), and Side Man (Gene).

Mr. Lynch (Frank) has appeared on stage with many theaters in the Washington area, as well as TV and film. Keegan Theatre credits include: Frank “An Irish Carol”; Frank McCourt “A Couple of Blaguards”; Frank McLaren “Webster’s Bitch;” Wabash/Boatman “Shakespeare In Love;” Thomas More “A Man for All Seasons”; Donald Abramson “Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight;” Al Lewis “The Sunshine Boys;” Film and TV credits include work for Castlerock productions, Columbia Pictures, the NBC series, Homicide: Life on the Street and HBO’s VEEP. Mr. Lynch can also be heard on many titles in the GraphicAudio catalogue and on Audible books.

Michael Replogle, SAG/AFTRA (Jim) Credits include theatres such as the Kennedy Center, Mill Mountain, Mac-Haydn, Signature, Round House, Theatre J, The Keegan, and two national tours. Favorite roles include My Fair Lady as Henry Higgins, Applegate in Damn Yankees, Arthur in Camelot, Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg and Juror #3 and #8 in Twelve Angry Men at American Century Theatre. This is his fourth year performing in An Irish Carol and second as Jim.

Michael has served as a board member for several theatres in the Washington, D.C. area and is founding artistic director for the City of Fairfax Theatre Company. He also created and taught the Musical Theatre Actors Studio for Fairfax County Public Schools from 2000 to 2020. His students have graduated from performing arts colleges all over Europe, Great Britain, and the U.S.

Film and television credits include NBC, ABC, TriStar Pictures, and Pipeline Productions. He also narrates audio books and plays.

Taylor Witt (Bartek) is so happy to be back for another year of An Irish Carol. Also seen in Keegan’s Merrily We Roll Along and Shakespeare in Love. Other credits include Unknown Soldier, Exclusion (Arena Stage). Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tuck Everlasting (VA Rep). A Nice Indian Boy (Olney Theatre Center). The Upstairs Department (Signature Theatre). Admissions (Studio Theatre). First Date (Nextstop). Ghost, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Newsies: Helen Hayes Nomination, Supporting Actor (Toby’s Dinner Theatre). The Bridges of Madison County, Grease (Riverside Center). New Kid (Imagination Stage). @witt_taylor

Michael Kozemchak (Michael) As a Keegan company member, Mike has had the good fortune of working alongside some of DC'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), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Visitor) and The Crucible (Cheever - 2003).

Theo Hadjimichael (Michael) is incredibly happy to be back on stage and with Keegan Theatre. He was last seen as Paul in When We Were Young and Unafraid at Keegan. Theo has also worked with WSC (now Avant Bard), Scena, Constellation, Forum, The Hegira and American Century theaters. He received his training at the Studio Theater Acting Conservatory in Washington, DC.

Daniel Lyons (Richard) Previous shows include: West Coast Players; Daniel’s Husband (Barry), Four Weddings and An Elvis (Bryce). Keegan Theatre; Six Degrees of Separation (Doorman/Policeman/ Dr. Fine), Glenngarry Glen Ross (Levene), Translations (Captain Lancey), 1776 (James Wilson), Island of No Land at All (Simon Fraser/Hobo), The Crucible (Judge Hawthorne), The Field (Peter), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Gooper), Signature Theatre; The Lieutenant of Innishmore (Donny, US). Olney Theatre; Stuff Happens (Blix/Tennant/Campbell). Arlington Independent Media; The Apology (Socrates).

Matt J. Bannister he/him (Richard) Recent shows include: Keegan Theatre: The Woman In Black (Actor u/s) Cumberland Theatre: The Woman in Black (Actor), Yankee Tavern (Palmer), Noises Off! (Lloyd); Maryland Ensemble Theatre: One Man Two Guvnors (Harry Dangle), Fred’s Diner (Fred), No Virginia (Bill); Endangered Species Theatre Project: Merry Wives of Windsor (Ford); Cogent Theatre Collective: Closer (Larry); Silver Spring Stage: All in the Timing (Milton/Al/Baker) In The Next Room (Dr. Givings); Other Voices Theatre: Arsenic & Old Lace (Jonathan Brewster), Blithe Spirit (Charles Condomine). Recent directing credits include: Cumberland Theatre: Drinking Habits, Noises Off!; Silver Spring Stage: House of Blue Leaves, Sweat; St Mary's College of Maryland: Head Over Heels; Endangered Species Theatre Project: Shakespeare in Love; Other Voices Theatre: Noises Off!, Urinetown; Dominion Stage; Tape

Jared H. Graham he/him (Simon) is a DMV based performer, educator, administrator, and director. 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 Director of Education and a Production Manager for the Keegan Theatre and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: Noises Off, N, An Irish Carol; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers; and The Team Room Foundation: The Team Room.

Sarah Chapin (Anna) is thrilled to be back at Keegan for another year at the pub. Selected credits include: The Keegan Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along (Mary Flynn), An Irish Carol (Anna), Seussical (Gertrude), Spring Awakening (Martha), Cabaret (Helga, Sally u/s), The Lonesome West (Girleen). Adventure Theatre MTC: She Persisted: The Musical (Dr. Virginia Apgar, Sally Ride). Virginia Stage Company: Fun Home (Medium Alison). Harmony Japan: Disney on Classic 2019 Tour (Featured Vocalist). Yale University, BA in Theatre Studies. She moved into arts administration in 2022 as a member of the Development team at Signature Theatre. In April 2024, Sarah joined Adventure Theatre MTC as Managing Director and is thrilled to be able to support the theatre community that raised her.

Brigid Wallace Harper (Anna) Previous shows include: Imagination Stage: Winnie the Pooh (Eeyore/Kanga/Owl); The Keegan Theatre: Noises Off (Brooke), Merrily We Roll Along (Beth), Elegies (Woman 2); Adventure Theatre MTC: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wondertales (Catskins/Singer), Junie B Jones (Junie U/S); The Puppet Co.: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy/Others), Cinderella (Ella), The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin (King/Goldsmith), Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs (BB Wolf/David Pig/Little Red). brigidwallace.com

Mark A. Rhea (Director) is the Founding Director of The Keegan Theatre. Since its founding in 1996, Keegan has garnered more than 45 Helen Hayes Nominations and 8 awards. Mark has directed dozens of productions for Keegan since its founding, including Chicago, alongside Susan Marie Rhea, Keegan’s 2016 production of Next to Normal, for which Mark won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical, along with his co-director, Colin Smith, and last season's acclaimed production of Noises Off. Mark has also appeared onstage in many Keegan productions over the past 25 years, most recently in Keegan’s 2017 Ireland tour of American Buffalo, in which he played the role of Teach.

Matthew J. Keenan (Playwright / Scenic Designer) was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He is a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and a proud company member of both The Keegan Theatre and the Classical Theater Company, in Houston TX. Matthew began working with Keegan as an actor, appearing in many productions over the years. In 2014 he created the scenic design for Keegan's production of Hair, and has since become their resident set designer, scenic painter, and lead carpenter. As well as his many roles within the company, Matthew is also the playwright of Keegan's traditional holiday production “An Irish Carol," which has been produced every year since its inception in 2011.

Some previous Keegan scenic designs include: Noises Off, Shakespeare In Love, Sweat, N, Webster's Bitch, Trans AM, From Gumbo To Mumbo, Legally Blonde, Lincolnesque, Parade, The Lonesome West, American Idiot, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Chicago, The Bridges Of Madison County, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now and An Irish Carol.
Other previous designs include, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (The University Of Rochester), Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale (Imagination Stage), Once (American University), The Revolutionists (Prologue Theater Company), The Marriage Of Figaro, and Peer Gynt (The Classical Theatre Company).

Cindy Landrum Jacobs (Properties/Set Dressing Designer) loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan Credits: Noises Off, Webster’s Bitch, Merrily We Roll Along, SWEAT, Seussical, Push The Button, The Wilting Point, Lifespan Of A Fact, Elegies, The Outsider, Shakespeare In Love, Yoga Play, TransAM, N, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol (2017-2023). Co-Scenic Designer: Webster’s Bitch. Other Properties Designer credits: The Waverly Gallery, The Last Match, How The Light Gets In, Columbinus, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage).

Dan Martin (Lighting Designer) Credits for The Keegan Theatre include American Buffalo (IRE), Outside Mullingar, Noises Off, RENT, Elizabeth Rex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (IRE/USA), Man of La Mancha, Translations, Glengarry Glen Ross (IRE/USA), Death of a Salesman (IRE/USA), A Streetcar Named Desire (IRE/USA), True West (IRE/USA).

Jake Null (Original Sound Designer) is a musical director, producer, engineer, consultant, and sound designer. Musical direction credits include: Keegan: Hands on a Hardbody, Chicago (Helen Hayes Award), Big Fish, Parade, Next to Normal, American Idiot, Evening Train, Dogfight, Hair (Helen Hayes Nomination), The Full Monty, Spring Awakening (Helen Hayes Nomination), Working, National Pastime; Rorschach Theatre: The Toxic Avenger: The Musical; Constellation Theatre: Urinetown, Avenue Q (Helen Hayes Award); Open Circle Theatre: To Reach the Unreachable Star, The Who’s Tommy; Capital Fringe: The 27 Club. Sound design/consultant credits include: Keegan: Cabaret, August: Osage County, Twelve Angry Men, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The Crucible (US/Ireland), Steel Magnolias, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, Golden Boy; Gala Hispanic Theatre: In the Heights; MetroStage: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well…; American Century: Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Cops.

Kelly Peacock (Original Costume Designer) Past credits include Outside Mullingar, A Behanding in Spokane, The Woman in Black, Spring Awakening, The Crucible (U.S. and Ireland), Noises Off!, The Graduate, and Keegan’s Helen Hayes Award-winning RENT. Kelly lives in Washington D.C. with her husband Jon Townson, and is eternally grateful for his love, support, and encouragement.

Emilie Knudsen (Stage Manager) is grateful to be back at Keegan for An Irish Carol! Her previous credits include Keegan's Noises Off (ASM, SM Sub) and Merrily We Roll Along (ASM), as well as 1st Stage's The Waverly Gallery (Crew Swing), Postcards from Ihatov (ASM), and The Nance (ASM). Recently, she graduated from GMU with her MFA in Fiction Writing.