The Bard's Town Theatre Ensemble
Doug Schutte
Actor: Chasing Ophelia, Love Religiously, The Kings of Christmas, Misses Strata, A Bright New Boise, Nightstalker & Canary, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Reasons to Be Pretty.
Playwright: Chasing Ophelia, Love Religiously, The Kings of Christmas, Misses Strata, Stained Glass, Just Like Life (2014), and Malled by Christmas (2014). Director: A Bright New Boise, The Kings of Christmas, Reasons to Be Pretty. Schutte serves as resident playwright for The Bard's Town Theatre, penning 1-2 full-length plays and 1 ten-minute play each season. He also directs 1-2 shows each season, and is the current leader in "most time hogged on the Bard stage." Typically performing the sillier characters at the BTT, he thoroughly enjoyed the the much more serious exploration of Will in A Bright New Boise. Favorite roles outside of the BTT include his ten characters in Greater Tuna (Louisville), and Coriolanus in Coriolanus (London). Ryan Watson
Actor: Chasing Ophelia, Misses Strata, Love Religiously, Over, The Internet President, Gay Encounters of the Third Kind, Finn's Motel, Things We Want.
Ryan holds a 2009 BFA in Acting from Western Kentucky University. In addition to his work on the Bard stage, Ryan has performed regularly with Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet), and currently tours with Walden Theatre's Outreach Program. April Singer
Actor: Misses Strata, Aphrodite at the ER, Gay Encounters of the Third Kind, Things We Want
April's work with The Bard's Town Theatre has ranged from a slutty White House intern to an anachronistic Greek goddess. Outside of the Bard, April is a cast member of this hit show Star Wars in 60 Minutes of Less, and she teaches improvisation with her company WorkPlay Training. Ben Gierhart
Actor: The Kings of Christmas, A Bright New Boise, Reduction in Force.
Playwright: Nightstalker & Canary Director: Nightstalker & Canary At the Bard, Ben has appeared as little brother Clinton King in The Kings of Christmas, and as son Alex in A Bright New Boise. Outside of the Bard, Ben has worked with Pandora Productions, Center Stage, Stage One, and Indiana University Southeast. Nightstalker & Canary (2012 Ten-Tucky Festival) were his writing and directing debuts. Amy Steiger
Actor: Disappearances, or the Groom's Shoes, Misses Strata, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Reduction in Force.
Director: Encounter at the Ink Spot, Aphrodite at the ER Amy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Louisville. Amy starred as the title character in the Bard's 2012 production of Misses Strata, as well as one of the five (gluttons for punishment) actors in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. At U of L, she recently directed PLAYS (A Play)--a collaboration between theatre students and local sports players and fans. |
Scot Atkinson
Actor: The Kings of Christmas, Things We Want.
Director: Chasing Ophelia, Love Religiously, The Kings of Christmas, Misses Strata, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Gay Encounters of the Third Kind, Reduction in Force. Scot currently holds the lead for most plays directed at the Bard's Town Theatre, serving as resident director. Prior to the BTT, he worked for five years at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA, as a member of the Barter's resident acting company. Beth Tantanella
Actor: Chasing Ophelia, The Kings of Christmas, Misses Strata, Sweet Virginia.
Director: Reduction in Force Beth is a Colorado native who recently completed her MFA in theatre at the University of Louisville. At U of L, she performed in A Perfect Wedding, A Play Called 'The Spy and the Playwright', Measure for Measure, As You Like It, and The Laramie Project. Megan Brown
Actor: Love Religiously, Over, Finn's Motel, A Bright New Boise, Reasons to Be Pretty.
Megan is a Northern Indiana native who began acting with The Bard's Town Theatre essentially as a happy accident, having shown up out of the blue for auditions for the Bard's 2011 Ten-Tucky Festival. Since then, she appeared (to critical acclaim) as Anna in the BTT's production of A Bright New Boise. She also appeared in the 2012 Ten-Tucky Festival. JP Lebangood
Actor: Misses Strata, Nightstalker & Canary, Aphrodite at the ER, Things We Want
Director: Things We Want JP has performed in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, and (his personal favorite) Bucksnort, TN. He is an author, improviser, and avid scooterist. In addition to his work on the Bard stage, JP is also a founding member of the improv/sketch group Derby City Dating Scene. Nadeem Zaman
Actor: Chasing Ophelia, Encounter at the Ink Spot
Director: Over, Finn's Motel Playwright: Disappearances, or The Groom's Shoes Nadeem is currently a graduate student in Political Science at the University of Louisville. A Chicago native, Nadeem worked as an actor, writer, and director there for 10 years before landing in Louisville for his advanced degree. Jennifer Levine
Actor: Wedding for Godot, Encounter at the Ink Spot, The Kings of Christmas, Misses Strata
Jennifer is a New York City native turned recent Louisvillian. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School for the Arts, Jennifer studied primarily at the Stella Adler Conservatory. In NY, she performed with The Queens Players, Goldentree Productions, and Lovecreek Theatre Company. |