Actor's Repertory Theatre Ensemble

Cast
	Adam Argyle (Lennox) An on again off again theatre student at UVSC, Adam is no stranger to the stage. Though he was recently seen at the Scera in The Scarlet Pimpernel, he is most comfortable performing Shakespeare’s works, and has been honored to take on such roles as Macbeth, Tybalt, Ferdinand, and Lysander. Adam is also very comfortable with a sword in his hand; he has been fencing with his father since he was old enough to understand the basic concept of poke the other guy before he pokes you! Adam is married to a wonderful, beautiful woman; whom he thanks dearly for supporting him though he is not often home. He is currently preparing to certify with the Society of American Fight Directors as an Actor/Combatant
	Devin Asay (Banquo, Siward) Springville, UT Devin has been involved in the Utah Valley theater scene since 2000, when he played bad guy Bob Ewell in "To Kill a Mockingbird". He has appeared in venues around the Valley, including the Villa Playhouse, Scera, Provo Theatre Company, and Hale Center Theatre Orem. His last stage role was Fagin in HCTO's production of "Oliver!" This is his first production with ARTE at the Castle Theatre. He is happily married to Wendy, who is a witch (on the stage only!) in this production of Macbeth.
	Wendy Asay (Witch 1) Wendy graduated from BYU with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in dance, then switched from dance to acting. †She enjoys performing in a variety of theater genres from Shakespeare to Musical Comedy. †Wendy has played such diverse roles as Sister Robert Ann in Nunsense, the Baroness in The Sound of Music, Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Ann Frank, Lily St. Regis in Annie, and most recently, Madame Zeroni in BYU's production of Holes. †Wendy llves in Mapleton with her husband Devin (Banquo) and is mother of 4, grandmother of 3.
	Elwon Bakly (Captain, Mentieth) Elwon began acting at 18 years of age in his native state of Montana. From that time he has performed all over the northwest and received best actor awards for both dramatic and comedic roles from Gonzaga University (Aladdin) and Civic Theatre (Buried Child). He was recently seen in Springville Playhouse’s Noises Off, Hale Center Theatre’s Pillow Talk and Hasty Heart, and the Nauvoo Theatrical Society’s Stones. His most credited film role was Ben, in The Basket at the Cannes Film Festival. He is the husband of the beautiful Amanda, and father of three (soon to be four) children, for whom he thanks God everyday. He is also happy to be performing at the legendary Castle Theatre.
	Trevor Banks (Porter, Old Man) Trevor is a theatre student at BYU preparing for a career in neuropsychology. Recently he has appeared in productions of Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan as Dumby, Papa Married a Mormon at BYU, and Los Vendidos. During the winter semester at BYU, he adapted and directed a performance of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. He has also directed and written short plays for The Provo Fringe Festival and Freespace Productions. He is currently filming and directing a documentary on marriage and its role in modern art.
	Christopher Bronson (Fleance, MacDuff’s Son) Christopher (to his family -- Chris to pretty much everyone else) makes his acting debut with this production. †Well, his public debut anyway. †Ask anyone who lives with him, he acts up a lot. Christopher has many interests that take up a great deal of his time; they include watching TV, playing with his friends, eating, going to school, Cub Scouts, sleeping, reading, watching TV and DVDs, and laying around thinking up unique ways to make the world an easier place in which to live. †And he's only eleven years old.
	Scott Bronson (Duncan) Scott is a middle-aged man from San Diego with one wife, five children, one and a half mortgages, and a cat. He studied theatre at Albert Einstein Jr. High School, James Madison Sr. High School, San Diego Mesa Jr. College, and BYU. He has written a dozen plays or so including two roadshows, a couple of Mayhew Award winners and the Association For Mormon Letters' 2001 best drama, Stones. He is a published playwright, and fiction writer, a stage director who has served on the boards of two theatre companies in Utah County, ARTE and the Nauvoo Theatrical Society, of which he is a co-founder and the Artistic Director. He has acted in scores of stage and television productions from Utah to California. Many of those productions occurred on this very stage. †Scott is a cancer survivor and a couch-potato. He likes Jazz, Blues, Classical and Rock-and-Roll music. He loves Big Macs, pizza and Cap'n Crunch and it shows.
	Matthew Carlin (Seyton, Hecate, Murderer, Fight Choreographer) A twin from a family of ten children, and most recently from Yerington, Nevada, Matthew is currently a senior in the Acting BFA program at BYU. Past credits include The Taming of the Shrew, Crazy for You, Smart Single Guys, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, Holes, Papa Married a Mormon, and The Pirates of Penzance.
	Michelle Clawson (Lady McDuff) Victor, NY Michelle is graduating from BYU in December with a B.A. in Theater Studies. Recent credits include: Mrs. Erlynne, Lady Windamere's Fan, Granny, Tell the Heather, and the Widow/Philippa in Taming of the Shrew. In 2004 she received the Vera Hinckley Mayhew award for playwriting or her one act play, Lacrosse
	Christy Gordon (Lady Macbeth) Orem, UT Christy is a sophomore at BYU studying Psychology. Acting credits include Carmel in BYU's The Deepest and Darkest Pit, and Dorcas in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She directed Degas, C'est Moi, and assistant directed King Lear.ar.
	Matt Haws (Malcom) Matt is a recent graduate of BYU with a BA in English. You may have seen him in a variety of local theatre at such venues as BYU, the Hale Center Theatre, and the Provo Theatre Company. Or maybe not. Either way, he hopes you enjoy the show.
	Slate Holmgren (Macbeth) Slate, from Bear River City, Utah, comes to Provo having received an AS from Dixie College, and is currently studying Acting at BYU. Past roles include Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap, Jack Pollmer in The Boys Next Door, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, and Jack Hall in Family.
	Cort Kirksey (Macduff) Cort hails from Modesto, California. He will graduate in December from BYU’s BFA Acting program—recent roles include Bo in Bus Stop and Bentley Summerhays in Misalliance. Cort and his lovely wife Tammy live in Provo with their daughter, Grace.
	Kameron Lopez (Angus)
	Jason Purdie (Ross) An acting major at BYU, Jason was recently seen as Gremio in BYU’s The Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include Harpagon in The Miser, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Martin Vander Hoff in You Can’t Take it With You.
	Luke Rebarchik (Murderer, Doctor) Luke is pleased as punch to be able to work with the talented people of Actors’ Repertory Theatre Ensemble, and thrills at the chance to play in another Shakespeare. †The Taming of the Shrew at the Hale Center Theatre only whetted his appetite for the classics in Utah. Thanks for coming.
	Laura Sorensen (Witch 2) Pittsford, NY Laura is a senior at BYU getting her BFA in Acting. Credits include Woman 5 in Handing Down the Names, Pisanio in Cymbeline, Aunt Cathy in Papa Married a Mormon , and Marie in How to Eat Like a Child at BYU, Lady Caroline in Enchanted April at Northampton University, UK, and the Classicist in Alas, Babel for Provo Fringe Company's 10-Minute Play Festival. She will also be playing Queen Gertrude in BYU Young Company's Hamlet this Fall.ll.
	Jakob Tice (Donalbain, Young Siward, Murderer) A professional Actor/Combatant in the Society of American Fight Directors, Jakob is pleased to join the other performers at the Castle. He was previously seen as Mr. Pedanski in BYU’s production of Holes, where he was also the fight choreographer. He recently graduated from BYU with a BA in theatre arts studies.
	Tracey Woolley (Witch 3) Arriving in Provo via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, NM (she never could read a map), Tracey continues the family tradition of a career in theatre. She hopes one day to graduate from college so she can resume her life of leisure.
Production Team
	Barta Heiner (Director) Barta received her BA from BYU, and later attended the American Conservatory Theatre where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in acting. She later acted professionally with Denver Centre Theatre and taught acting and directed conservatory projects for the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. Eventually Barta was asked to return to BYU to strengthen the acting program, of which she currently serves as head. In winter 2005, Barta served as guest faculty at The Old Globe in San Diego, where she directed a conservatory production of Major Barbara. She has performed in numerous theatrical and film productions, the most recent being Lettice in Lettice and Lovage, Prospero in The Tempest, the title role of King Lear and Clara in Brigham City. Her most recent directing projects have been The Taming of the Shrew at BYU; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Misalliance; a collaborative project of The Trojan Women with Caroline Prohosky, former director of Dancers’ Company; The Three Sisters, and The Philadelphia Story.
	Michael G. Handley (Set & Lighting Design)
	Rivka ??? (Costume Design)
	Sarah Kate Lock (Makeup & Hair Design) Sarah, from Bristol, England, just completed an MFA in Theatre Design & technology, with an emphasis in costume, hair and makeup design, at BYU. Her hair and makeup credits include Misalliance, Beggar’s Opera, and The Taming of the Shrew at BYU. Her costume design credits include Archipelago and Misalliance at BYU. She has designed for various student films, and has spent the last three summers working for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. She will be flying back across the pond this September to look for work in London.
	Steven Driggs (Sound Design)
	Melanie Ahlborn (Production Manager) This is Melanie’s 8th year working with ARTE. She began her time here by stage managing Hamlet in 1998 and has been involved in one way or another ever since. Melanie’s theatre background is primarily in stage management. Her credits include Joyful Noise and Secret Garden for BYU, Wait Until Dark and Little Shop of Horrors for Provo Theatre Company, Secret Garden and Scarlet Pimpernel for the Scera Shell, and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
	Nick Stone (Production Stage Manager) This is Nick's first time working at the Castle.† He loves outdoor theater and the adventures it can bring.† Nick has been involved on and off stage with many productions.† His favorites include The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Imaginary Invalid.† He is making plans to leave for an LDS mission quickly after the show closes.††Nick would like to thank his production team, the cast, and Ms. Barta Heiner for a good laugh involving three holes.†Enjoy the Show!
	Paige Afton Bronson (Assistant Stage Manager) Paige, who loves to read and loves to watch TV (she's living for the day when the entire "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" series comes out in a single boxed set this Fall) is the second child of a pair of theatre geeks, so her involvement in this production seems almost inevitable. Unlike her parents, however, Paige has chosen to pursue her interests in the technical side of the art. †Oh, she dabbled in that acting stuff once upon a time; a play of her dad's when she was eight, and a couple of musicals at Lakeridge Jr. High—You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Once Upon a Mattress—but she gave up all that glory and now enjoys the prestige of working behind the scenes. †At Orem High she was the Assistant Stage Manager for Footloose. †At Provo Theater Company she was the unofficial ASM for A Midsummer Night's Dream. †And now she is working for ARTE, a company that was born the same year that she was; may they both live long and prosperous lives.
	Ben Hess (Dramaturg) The Summer 2005 Castle Theatre Festival marks Ben’s fourth year of working with ARTE. His backstage work experience includes John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, as well as BYU Young Company productions of Grimm Tales and Cyrano. Audiences have seen Ben onstage in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Misalliance, Sweeney Todd, The Wind in the Willows, Great Expectations, Measure for Measure, Lady in Waiting, and others. He holds a BA in theatre arts studies from BYU.