REBEKAH BROCKMAN

MIDSUMMER–Swing

ROMEO & JULIET–Juliet

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Rebekah is in her first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. Her most recent credits include A Christmas Carol (Young Cratchit), Poe:Evermore (Virginia Poe), and Eileen Green at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair. She appeared in the Dance Ensemble's Women of Ireland . Originally from Erie, PA, Rebekah is a graduate of AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy ) and also studied at Rince Na Tiarna School of Irish Dance.

RACHEL LEE CRAW

MIDSUMMER–Helena, Peter Quince, Cobweb

ROMEO & JULIET–Lady Capulet

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Rachel is in her first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. Her most recent credits include 365 Days/365 Plays: Week 36 with Collaboration Town and the Public Theatre, and Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue (u/s) and Flesh and the Desert with Atlanta 's Alliance Theatre Company. Rachel grew up in Georgia and received her BFA from Boston University 's School of Theatre Arts .

DARLENE E. HORNE

MIDSUMMER–Titania, Hippolyta

ROMEO & JULIET–Nurse

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Darlene is in her first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. Over the years, she has worked extensively throughout South America and the Caribbean combining humanitarian work with the performing arts. Her recent stage credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy Van Hossmere), String of Pearls (Woman 4), Anything to Declare (Mariette), To Kill a Mockingbird (Calpurnia), The Two Gentleman of Verona (Sylvia), The Gift of the Magi (Della) and The Trojan Women (Hecuba). Darlene was also recently featured in the documentary film Commedia by Fava with world-famous Commedia dell'Arte maestro Antonio Fava. A native of Orlando , FL , she earned her MFA in Acting from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and her BA in Theatre from the University of South Florida .

SEAN HUDOCK

MIDSUMMER–Puck, Philostrate

ROMEO & JULIET–Benvolio

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Sean is in his third season with The Shakespeare Theatre. His company credits include the 2005 Main Stage production of The Life of Galileo, the Next Stage Ensemble touring productions of The Tempest and The Comedy of Errors, and the title role in the 2005 Apprentice final project, Henry VI, Part Three. Sean's other recent credits include The Chairs with Teatr Zritelya in St. Petersburg, Russia; Jesus Hates Me with Emigrant Theater Company of Minneapolis; Tegonni: An African Antigone with Collective Artists UK and the Performance Studio Workshop of Nigeria; Amadeus (Mozart) at the Modlin Center for the Arts and The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial with Ed Asner and James Cromwell for LA TheatreWorks. Sean received his BA in Theatre Arts and English from the University of Richmond in 2007.

DAN LENDZIAN

MIDSUMMER–Nick Bottom, Egeus

ROMEO & JULIET–Friar Laurence

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Dan is in his first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. His most recent credits include Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio) and As You Like It (Oliver) with Shakespeare in the Valley, Birdgirl (Boyfriend) with Impact Theatre ( Here Arts Center ), and Batboy: The Musical (Bud) with Weathervane Repertory Theatre. Dan toured in Lights on For Louie with the National Theatre for Children and co-wrote and acted in International Idol (Slyman Coward) for Venture Productions. He grew up in Warwick , NY and received a BFA in Acting and a BA in English from SUNY Fredonia.

RACHEL MEWBRON

MIDSUMMER–Hermia, Snug, Peaseblossom

ROMEO & JULIET–Swing

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Rachel is in her second season with The Shakespeare Theatre. Her company credits include Twelfth Night (Viola) and Henry IV, Part One (Ned Poins/Richard Vernon) with the 2007 Next Stage Ensemble. Her other recent credits include Kiss & Tell (Susie) at the Vital Theatre, Othello (Desdemona) with Long Island Theatre's Classics on Tour, and the films William's Christening and The Burg Secret (Susie). Rachel grew up in Atlanta and received her BA in Drama and German from the University of Georgia at Athens .

JACK MORAN

MIDSUMMER–Lysander, Snout, Mustardseed

ROMEO & JULIET–Romeo

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Jack is in his fifth season with The Shakespeare Theatre, where he began as a member of the Theatre's Junior and Senior Corps. His other company credits include the Main Stage productions of Henry V, Richard III and The Country Wife , as well as Twelfth Night and Henry IV, Part One with the 2007 Next Stage Ensemble. Jack's other recent credits include the New York productions of A Question of Impeachment with The Culture Project, The Constant Couple at the Pearl Theatre Company, A Lie of the Mind at The Actors Center; and regionally Mrs. Warren's Profession at the BoarsHead Theater. Jack is a graduate of Rutgers University and The Actors Center Conservatory.

FISHER NEAL

MIDSUMMER–Swing

ROMEO & JULIET–Mercutio, Prince, Apothecary

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Fisher is in his first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. His most recent credits include the world premiere of Big Bill (Ball Boy) at Williamstown Theater Festival, Big River (Tom Sawyer) at The Clarence Brown Theatre, An Inspector Calls (Eric) with The Word Players, the NE tour of Beauty and the Beast (Beast) with American Family Theatre, and improv and stunts as Dimitri Dervish the Gypsy Prince at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair. Fisher is from Knoxville , TN and received his BA in College Scholars with an emphasis in Dramatic and Musical Performance from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

MATTHEW SIMPSON

MIDSUMMER–Demetrius, Francis Flute

ROMEO & JULIET–Capulet

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Matthew is in his second season with The Shakespeare Theatre. His company credits include Twelfth Night (Orsino) and Henry IV, Part One (King Henry IV) with the 2007 Next Stage Ensemble. Matthew's other recent credits include a national tour with Chamber Theatre Productions as well as Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Godspell (Jesus), Private Lives (Elyot) and Antigone (Haemon). He is originally from St. Cloud , MN and graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy .

LAURENCE STEPNEY

MIDSUMMER–Oberon, Theseus

ROMEO & JULIET–Tybalt, Paris, Friar John

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Laurence is in his first season with The Shakespeare Theatre. His most recent credits include Honus and Me with Chicago Children's Theatre at the Goodman Theatre; and The Visit (Pastor/Second Athlete), The Learned Ladies (Vadius), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Jeremy Furlow), all at Loyola University of Chicago, where he pursued a BA in Theatre. Laurence is originally from Chicago , IL .

ELIZABETH "DEE DEE" KATCHEN

Rehearsal Stage Manager

Dee Dee is in her fourth season with The Shakespeare Theatre, having been tour manager for the 2006 Next Stage Ensemble and assistant stage manager for the Main Stage productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Cymbeline and The Play's The Thing. Her recent credits include Prop Designer and Deck Supervisor for Frankenstein: The Musical , Production Stage Manager for The Winter's Tale at the American Globe Theater, and Assistant Stage Manager for The Price at 12 Miles West Theatre Company.