Kyle J. Lawrence (He / Him)

Swing for Orlando, Jaques, Duke Senior, Adam, Corin, Duke Frederick, Sylvius, Oliver, & Lord

Kyle J. Lawrence is thrilled to be doing his first production with Bowls with the Bard! He is a Denver based performer and teaching artist, recent credits include The Inheritance (Vintage Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Book of Will, The Alchemist (Colorado Shakespeare Festival), and Small Ball (The Catamounts). Upcoming productions, Life Sized Monopoly (DCPA Off-Center). kylejlawrence.com

Amanda Sturman (She / Her)

Sylvius, Oliver, & Lord

Amanda is so grateful to be working with Bowls with the Bard for the second time! Amanda was born and raised in Cortez, Colorado and began theatre in middle school; since then, she’s been hooked. She received her Bachelor’s of Theatre Arts from Arcadia University in 2022 and is excited to continue her theatre journey in Colorado! Previous acting experience includes Cymbeline, Elizabeth Rex, Amadeus, Bacchae, and 37 Postcards in addition to several devised pieces. She’d like to thank everyone involved in As You Like It for this wonderful opportunity. She’d also like to thank her family for supporting her creative endeavors every step of the way.

Lucinda Lazo (She / Her)

Phebe, Hymen, & Lord

LUCINDA LAZO is a Denver-based actor, with a love of all things clowns and tomfoolery. She is also a recent graduate of CU Boulder with a BFA in Acting. Her recent professional credits include roles in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's main season and their Shakespeare & Violence Prevention Tour. She is also a proud member of Su Teatro’s Cultural and Performing Arts Center, and Denver’s new Flamboyán Theatre. 

Zach Tait (He / Him)

Duke Senior, Adam, Duke Frederick, & Corin

This is Zach's first performance with 'Bowls with the Bard' & his third time performing in a Shakespearean production. Much of his acting experience has been in musicals with several non-musical plays sprinkled in. Aside from theater, Zach enjoys creating art in various mediums daily. Since grade 2, he has dreamed of working in the circus & to be a professional clown...he is grateful for this special opportunity to clown around with such a talented cast & crew, at a much higher level:) Big thanks to his loved ones for their unconditional support & thanks to you as well, enjoy the show!

Shelby Merchant (She / Her)

The Musician

Shelby Merchant is so thrilled to cheef that fattie bogart and try to sing in tune. Please let her know if she should wear clown makeup every day! 

Gracie Goheen (She / Her)

Touchstone, Charles, Dennis,

& Jaques de Boys

Grace Goheen is a Denver-based actor, playwright, and sometimes director. Her recent acting credits include Viola in Thirteenth Night (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival) and Imogen in Cymbeline (Bowls with the Bard). She is currently developing her choose-your-own-adventure immersive play in the Orchard Project’s Greenhouse Lab. She’s delighted to be playing the roles of Touchstone, Charles, Jaques de Boys, and (her favorite) Dennis. But really… she’s just trying to make Amanda break character as many times as possible. 

Kimberly Colisch (She / Her)

Rosalind

Kimberly Colisch is so excited for her first production with Bowls with the Bard! Recent credits include Shelby in Steel Magnolias (Broomfield Community Players), Bianca in Othello (Firehouse Theatre), and Germaine in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Stagedoor Theatre). Favorite credits include Claire in Rumors and Miss Barley/Hayes/etc in A Gentlemen’s Guide… Kimberly received her BA in Acting from Sonoma State University in 2018. In her free time, she loves snowboarding, hiking, drinking coffee and petting dogs.

For more info: kimberlycolisch.com

Micaela Mannix (She / Her)

Orlando

Micaela Mannix is an actor, content creator, and Shakespeare lover from Draper, Utah. She is the face of 10kshakespeare on instagram and TikTok where she is working towards 10,000 hours of Shakespeare practice. Micaela is the founder and host of Bowls with the Bard. Acting credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Othello (BSF); Macbeth, King Lear (Commonwealth Shakespeare); Henry V, Pirate Macbeth (Cohesion Theatre Company); Loves Labors Lost (Chesapeake Shakespeare); Twelfth Night (Three Leaches); Antony and Cleopatra (Brave Spirits Theatre). Micaela holds a BM in Musical Theatre from The Catholic University. Learn more at micaelamannix.com.

Leandra Fischman (She / Her)

Swing for Rosalind, Celia, Audrey, Touchstone, Charles, Dennis, Jaques de Boys, Phebe, Hymen, & Lord

Leandra Fischman is a Denver based actor. She has a BFA in Acting from CU Boulder. Leandra has recent credits at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center. She absolutely loves doing Shakespeare and is so grateful to be able to clown around in this show with this cast!

Sarah Duttlinger (She / Her)

Celia, Jaques, & Audrey

Sarah Duttlinger is so hype to go into the Forest of Arden with Bowls with the Bard! Some of her favorite Shakespeare credits are: Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo & Juliet, and Midsummer Night’s Dream, but this trip to Arden will undoubtedly be the wildest Shakespearience yet. She’s worked around the front range with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Vintage Theatre, and Empathy Theatre Project and gives her thanks BWTB for this absolute dream track of characters!

Natalie Edwards (She / Her)

Director

Natalie Edwards is an actor, director, designer, and theatre educator originally from Dallas, Texas. She is thrilled to be directing As You Like It with Bowls with the Bard after studying theatre, philosophy, and communications at Western Colorado University. Credits include: Hamlet (Western Theatre Company), As You Like It (Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival) and Much Ado About Nothing (Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival).

Paige Flores-Medrano (They / Them)

Dramaturg

Lost in the catacombs of books and lore, this Dramaturg/Director found countless recordings and cave paintings of foolish beings melding their minds into the art known as CLOWNS. This is their 3rd production with BWTB and more to follow! Keep an eye out and pass the good stuff. Reading and documenting clown work takes a lot out of a person. 

Freida Dunkelberg (They / Them)

Stage Manager

Frieda Dunkelberg is a lifelong theatre maker and enjoyer. Originally hailing from Dallas, they have called Denver home since 2019. Since coming to Denver, they've stage managed several shows, including Ja-Ne's "Zotto: An Immersive Folktale". While Frieda's main focus is directing, they can be found participating in every role that lends itself to the stage. 

Micaela Mannix & Jonathan Miot

Artistic Director & Production Manager

Micaela Mannix (she/her) is an actor, content creator, and Shakespeare lover from Draper, Utah. She is the face of 10kshakespeare on instagram and TikTok where she is working towards 10,000 hours of Shakespeare practice. Micaela is the founder and host of Bowls with the Bard. Acting credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Othello (BSF); Macbeth, King Lear (Commonwealth Shakespeare); Henry V, Pirate Macbeth (Cohesion Theatre Company); Loves Labors Lost (Chesapeake Shakespeare); Twelfth Night (Three Leaches); Antony and Cleopatra (Brave Spirits Theatre). Micaela holds a BM in Musical Theatre from The Catholic University. Learn more at micaelamannix.com.

Jonathan Miot (he/him) is less than a year into his Denver theater journey and is already enamored with what this incredibly diverse and welcoming community has to offer. Thank you for coming and enjoy this fresh new experience!

Jacob Noon (He / They)

Intimacy & Fight Choreographer

Jacob is a Colorado-based fight and intimacy director and is an alumnus of the University of Northern Colorado. His work has been seen at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Phamaly Theatre Company, The Venue Theatre, and the University of Northern Colorado, among others. He works to support performances across the front range while enabling further education and access to the performing arts. Jacob is a certified Intermediate Actor Combatant and serves as Rocky Mountain Regional Representative to the Society of American Fight Directors.

Kenzie Dalton (She / They) 

Makeup Artist

Kenzie is so excited to be working with Bowls With The Bard and has had so much fun transforming everyone into clowns and mimes for this show. Coming from the world of stage management and directing, it has been so fun to go back to her roots and play with makeup, which is what got her started in theatre in the first place. Thank you to everyone who made this show possible, including everyone who’s here to see the show!