Actor's Repertory Theatre Ensemble


Cast	Phillip Clayton Phillip Clayton from Las Vegas, NV is a senior in BYU’s BFA Acting program. Previous roles include Michael in Angels Unaware, Tom in Papa Married a Mormon, and Mr. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. He enjoys puzzles, math, physics, and is mildly obsessed with Star Trek and Hamlet. Look for him this Fall at BYU as Leo in The Little Foxes.
	Amanda Schütz Clayton Amanda hails from a beautiful farm in the Smokey Mountains of TN, where the llamas, cows and chickens run free (sometimes when you don’t want them to…). She is excited to be a new Mom, come next year - but admits she is worried the baby could be addicted to acting, after being exposed to it so heavily while yet in the womb. Amanda’s favorite acting credits include: Saint Catherine – Angels Unaware, Grace Hoylard – Bus Stop, Tena Neilson – Papa Married a Mormon, Mrs. Beaver – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Scrubwoman - Archipelago, Yang Sun – The Good Woman of Setzuan, Susanna Walcott – The Crucible, Sister Mary Amnesia – Nunsense, Nanny McPhee – Nanny McPhee…no wait, that last one was actually played by Emma Thompson, not Amanda – but who can tell the difference, right?
	Ryan Templeman Ryan, brought forth in the year of our lord 1980, from the loins of the Templeman household in her majesty's kingdom of Canada. Proving himself to be here with a tragic flaw of an easy and simple nature, became a player to the Bard for a summer’s period. To wit no prescribed training, scholarly or otherwise; he did verse himself only in the instructional notes of Cliff, Cole, and Spark to forepast the impediments of high school English class. A return to life’s play from which there was a four year sojourn, he all the while played for reels and crusaded to suppress a smoldering fiend. Played not to be of knowing mind, he doth only wish to be received in kind. All graces to his wife and heir, yet sixteen months young. Let melt and ease your life’s present care, unraveling in turn perchance to have some fun! Thankee.
Production Team
	Laurie Harrop-Purser (Director) Laurie’s best creative works have red hair and freckles and are currently home acting out Peter Pan (They’re still too young for Titus Andronicus). She has directed and acted in… several plays, her most recent being Arsenic and Old Lace at Brigham Young University where she is a member of the Theatre and Media Arts Faculty. Just not too long ago she played Mrs. Noah in The Ark by Michael Mclean at Provo Theater Company and Samantha in Hope of the Future in the LA area. She also wrote a new Shakespearian musical called Who’s Playing the Sheriff which premiered in both Jackson, WY and Santa Clarita, CA.
	Michael G. Handley (Set & Lighting Design)
	Erin Bjorn (Costume Design)
	Troy Streeter (Sound Design)
	Brian Ramos (Production Stage Manager) Brian from Madison, WI is entering his last year at BYU, where he is majoring in theatre arts studies with an emphasis in production management and directing, as well as minoring in Ballroom Dance and Business Management. Most recently Brian has stage managed The Three Ring Opera and Angels Unaware at BYU, assisted with The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Fuente Ovejuna at BYU, and assisted with The Stadium of Fire. Brian has also been a member of BYU’s Ballroom Dance Company for the last year.
	Janice Jenson (Co-Stage Manager) Janice is a Junior studying Stage Management and Theatre Management at BYU. She is originally from Riverside, California. The combination of theatre and school take up most of her time, but she also enjoys calligraphy, reading, and scrapbooking. It's Janice's first time working at the Castle and she is excited to be here!
	Beth Ellsworth (Dramaturg)
ARTE Board Members
	Barta Lee Heiner (President & Artistic Director) Barta received her B.A. in theatre from Brigham Young University, and later attended the American Conservatory Theatre where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Acting. She has 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. Recently she directed Major Barbara and taught at the University of San Diego/Old Globe MFA Acting program. She has performed in numerous theatrical and film productions, the most recent being Mrs. Banks in Barefoot in the Park, 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, George Bernard Shaw's Getting Married, The Taming of the Shrew, a collaborative project of The Trojan Women with Caroline Prohosky, former director of Dancer's Company; The Three Sisters, The Philadelphia Story, and ARTE's 2005 production of Macbeth.
	E. Scott Wells (Vice President) Scott has been actively involved in theatre as a Director, Choreographer and actor for over 35 years. He earned his undergraduate degree in Theatre at Linfield College and advanced professional directing degree from the University of Utah. He has directed an performed throughout the United States as well as Europe having toured in Godspell and Man of LaMancha. Locally he has performed at the outdoor SCERA productions of The Music Man and 1776, and has directed and performed at Provo Theatre Company productions of The Fantasticks and Much Ado About Nothing. Scott was drawn to working with the Actor’s Repertory Theatre Ensemble because of its commitment to producing works of and about William Shakespeare, and because the theatre community in this area is vibrant and productive. He looks forward to working with the organization for many years to come.

	Tracey Woolley (Production Manager) Tracey has a passion for theatre that has driven her through New Mexico, California, Nevada and now, Utah. Raised in the theatre, Tracey was either onstage or backstage from the age of ten. Having studied theatre extensively in Los Angeles and also with the famed Stella Adler, Tracey feels her greatest education comes from her work in theatre within all of its forms – from Shakespeare to Cirque Du Soleil, Blue Man Group, the Radio City Rockettes and everything else in between...
	Doug Ellis (Technical Director)
	Ben Hess (Business Manager) The Summer 2006 Castle Theatre Festival marks Ben’s fifth 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: in concert, The Wind in the Willows, Great Expectations, Measure for Measure, Lady in Waiting, and most recently in the Provo Theatre Company production of The Secret Garden. He holds a BA in theatre arts studies from BYU.