Marti Etheridge (She / Her)

Cymbeline & Jupiter

A recent transplant, Marti Etheridge is thrilled to be performing for the first time in Colorado. She is really excited to combine some of her favorite pastimes, Shakespeare, theater, and weed, with this stellar group of women and nonbinary artists. If you've been to Texas or NYC, you might have seen her tread the boards before (Theater Three, Shakespeare Dallas, Oche House Theater, Dallas Children's Theater, and more), but today, you can find her voice right there on your TV and other streaming devices. Marti has voiced animated characters for Fairy Tail, Takt Op. Destiny, Attack on Titan: Final Season, A Certain Magical Index, One Piece, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Parallel World Pharmacy, and more. She would like to thank Colorado for legalizing marijuana, Shakespeare for writing the whackiest play, and Cheyenne for watching our rascals at night.

Amanda Sturman (She / Her)

Iachimo

(Originally swing for Belarius, Cornelius, the Queen, Arviragus, Imogen, and more)

This is Amanda’s first show with Bowls with the Bard and she’s honored to have worked with such a talented and fun cast! 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 Elizabeth Rex, Amadeus, Bacchae, Noises Off, and 37 Postcards in addition to several devised pieces. She’d like to thank everyone involved in Cymbeline for this wonderful opportunity. She’d also like to thank her family for supporting her creative endeavors every step of the way.

Linda Swanson-Brown (She / Her)

Belarius, Cornelius, Philario, Second Lord, Stoner

Linda Swanson Brown  is having a blast with her Bowls With the Bard debut! She has been performing in theatres around Denver for over 15 years, most recently as the Bank Manager in Once, She/Ada in Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss, and Mrs. Hubbard in Murder on the Orient Express at Stagedoor Theatre; Billy Boy Bill in Urinetown with the Platte Valley Players; and Blitzen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues with Wheat Ridge Theatre Company. Having seen two different productions of Cymbeline while completely sober, she can confirm that the plot doesn’t make any sense so you might as well come along for the ride and have fun! 

Jay Greene (He / They)

Guiderius, First Gentleman, First Lord

(Originally swing for Iachimo, Guiderius, Posthumus, Cloten, Cymbeline, Jupiter, and more

Jay is a senior studying Dance and Anthropology at Metro State University. They have been studying theatre for years now but this is his first Shakespeare play, as well as stoned play. The long time stoner is thankful for this moment to study and analyze a play more in depth with the help of his favorite herb. When they aren’t studying, Jay loves smoking a doobie with some video games and hanging out with his cat. 

Lauren Michelle Long (She / They)

Pisanio, Lucius, Frenchman, Roman Senator & Brother Ghosts

Lauren is thrilled to be making her debut with Bowls with a Bard! She has been in various productions on stage with other companies in Colorado such as The Agenda Theatre, Su Teatro, Audacious Theatre, Vintage Theatre, The Three Leaches and more. Besides acting, she works as a full-time teaching artist, and enjoys creating merchandise for small businesses in Colorado. Her next show will on March 24 with The Agenda Theatre in “Mean Ghouls: Spring Screams”, performing for one night only at Chaos Bloom Theatre.

Gracie Goheen (She / Her)

Imogen

Gracie Goheen is a Denver-based actor and playwright. Her recent acting credits include Viola in Thirteenth Night (New York Theater Festival), Medvedenko in The Seagull (in.bk Productions), Amy in Dryland (Stanford Theater Lab) and Puck in A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Stanford Shakespeare Company). She is ecstatic to be playing the role of Imogen - described by William Hazlitt as "perhaps the most tender and the most artless" of all Shakespeare's women, her friends have commented that this will be a real acting challenge for her. 

Alison Talvacchio (She / They)

Posthumus & Cloten

Alison Talvacchio is thrilled to make her ‘Bowls’ debut with Cymbeline. Alison is an actor, modern dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist. Colorado credits include: The Revolutionists (Charlotte) and Elizabeth Rex (Lord Cecil) with 11 Minutes Theater, Myth Adventures with Arts in the Open, and Lysistrata (Calonice) with Wheat Ridge Theater Company. Previously Alison created artistic work in Austin, TX and Washington, DC - where she graduated from the Catholic University of America’s Drama Department. Next see Alison as Diane in Sister Mary Ignatius…, and High Priestess in Babel’s in Arms; part of The Three Leaches upcoming evening of short plays, April 3-6. 

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Steph House (She / They)

The Queen, Arviragus, & Mother Ghost

Steph House (she/they) is a performing artist based in Denver. She was most recently seen as Fanny Allan in the Evergreen Player's production of Nevermore, a musical about Edgar Allan Poe. Before that she worked on sketch and improv in the DC area. She'd like to thank her roommates Harley and Aurora and her loving? cat Zuzu for their love and support. 



Minh-Anh Day (He / Him)

Swing for All Roles

Minh-Anh Day is an actor and playwright. Previous theater credits include Wolf Play (Elliot Norton nomination) with Company One, We're Still Here (Empathy Theater Project), The Great Divide (HowlRound NPRP), Pericles, Macbeth, Twelfth Night (Stanford Shakespeare Company). Film: Handsome, Simulacrum, Free Guy (starring Ryan Reynolds). His plays have been workshopped and/or produced by Chicago Dramatists, New York Theater Festival, the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and Leviathan Lab. Since moving to Colorado in September, he’s auditioned zero times but acted in two shows as an emergency replacement and hopes to maintain this streak as long as possible.



Sarah Duttlinger (She / Her)

Cymbeline Deviser

We would like to give special thanks to Sarah Duttlinger. Sarah was set to play Track 1: Iachimo, Guiderius, First Gentleman, and First Lord. About a week before we opened, unexpected circumstances forced Sarah to have to leave the show. She was an integral part of building the play you will see tonight and while we are saddened that she could not join us in person, we are so grateful for her contributions to Stoned Cymbeline.

Paige Flores Medrano (they / them)

Director

Paige Flores-Medrano welcomes you to Cymbeline. A first-generation latine director with a passion for telling stories. This show is a project that welcomes you all to laugh, smile, and take in the stoned Shakespeare we are about to watch. This is not Paige's first Bowls with the Bard production. Being an Assistant Director and Director of Movement into Director has been an amazing journey. Remember your limits, let's get stoned and get home safe afterward. 

Natalie Edwards (she / they)

Stage Manager

Natalie Edwards is an actor, director, designer, and theatre educator originally from Dallas, Texas. She is thrilled to be making her post-undergraduate debut 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).



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

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 supporting productions across the front range while enabling further education and access to the performing arts. He also co-founded Evermore Arts Collective, a sustainable artistic event company. Jacob is a certified Intermediate Actor Combatant and serves as Rocky Mountain Regional Representative for the Society of American Fight Directors.