NOEL VANDENBOSCH (Courtesan/Nell/1st Merchant) (she/her/hers) is an actor, theatre maker and artist based out of Iowa City, IA. She has been in many productions; some favorites include Little Women, Intimate Apparel, and The Humans (Theatre Cedar Rapids), Curious Incident... (City Circle), and Bully (Mirrorbox Theatre). She is grateful to be back at Riverside Theatre with this stellar team on such a fun romp. Many thanks to Angie for the opportunity and the cast for the grand adventure. Final thanks to you, the audience, for being here and supporting our local arts.

RAY VANEK (Dromio of Ephesus) has local credits that are nearly all behind the scenes - stage management at Riverside and assistant direction at Mirrorbox and TCR are chief among various and sundry technical and backstage roles. It’s a joy to be treading the boards once again, especially for the Bard. Thanks to Angie for the vote of confidence, Adam for the opportunity, and Saunia and Stacey for the support.

GENEVIEVE WISDOM (Luciana) is thrilled to be returning to Iowa City theater this summer. She is a recent graduate of University of Minnesota, where she received her BA in theatre. Most recently, she played the titular role in Marina Carr’s Hecuba, but her most recent Iowa City credits include Riverside’s Much Ado About Nothing and Crooked Path’s Sense and Sensibility.

HEATHER MICHELE LAWLER* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of this summer of the arts after 16 months away from the theatre! Heather takes on a new role as Stage Manager this summer but is no stranger to Riverside audiences. Previously she appeared in Macbeth (2017) and Othello (2015) here in the Park and Marion Bridge (2015) and All My Sons (2011) on Gilbert Street. She was also an actor/teacher for the Will Power educational touring program for 3 years (2011-2013). She holds an MFA in Acting/Directing from University of Missouri: Kansas City (UMKC) and a BA in Theatre: Acting from Coe College. Heather is based in New York City and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Recently (pre-pandemic) she worked for Creede Repertory Theatre (Miss Holmes), Florida Studio Theatre (World Premiere of Wednesday’s Child) and Norwegian Cruise Lines (Footloose & Wine Lovers the Musical). Heather is also the Co-host of pod-cast, Campfire Classics, and co-founder of production company 50/50 Arts Production, both with her fiancé Ken. “Thank you as always to my incredible family for their endless support and to the entire team at Riverside for all they do to bring beautiful work into the world.” www.heather-michele-lawler.com

S. BENJAMIN FARRAR (Scenic & Lighting Designer) has designed lighting, scenery, and projection in many venues in New York City, including The Public Theater, The Joyce Theatre, The New Victory Theatre and La Mama. He has designed throughout North America in venues such as The Majestic Theatre in Boston, White Bird in Portland, The McCarter in Princeton, The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and Wolf Trap in Virginia. He has also designed for venues in Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, England, Scotland, Switzerland, and The United Arab Emirates. Benjamin is now proudly Iowa-based and has worked with Riverside Theatre, Theatre Cedar Rapids, City Circle, Nolte Productions, Grinnell College, Cornell College, Brucemore Historical Site, Alisabeth Von Presley, and Orchestra Iowa. You can find more at farrardesign.live

MELONIE STOLL (Costume Design) has been designing costumes for theatre in Cedar Rapids since 2015, but her passion for costume making goes back as far as she can remember. Her favorite shows she’s costumed include The Wizard of Oz, The Philadelphia Story (RHCR), and Chaplin (Revival Theatre Company) Melonie wants to give a big thank you to Angie and Riverside Theatre for giving her this opportunity to expand into Iowa City.

AUGUST 13 - 22, 2021

2021-22 SEASON ANNOUNCED! | LEARN MORE AT RIVERSIDETHEATRE.ORG

Patrick DuLaney*Elijah JonesLogan Ernstthal*Ray VanekKristy Hartsgrove MooersGenevieve WisdomNoel VanDenBoschKarlē MeyersTad PaulsonMatthew James

ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEDROMIO OF SYRACUSE

ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUSDROMIO OF EPHESUS

ADRIANALUCIANA

COURTESAN/NELL/1ST MERCHANTABBESS/BALTHAZAR/OFFICER

EGEON/2ND MERCHANTDUKE/ANGELO/DR. PINCH

Angie ToomsenS. Benjamin FarrarMelonie StollMegan RobinsonChris Rich, Angie ToomsenHeather Michele Lawler* Chris RichMerric BowerStephen PolchertHeather Michele Lawler* Katy HahnOlivia Leslie, Kyle SchindlerMady Davis, Gabriel LessingTheatre Cedar Rapids, Revival Theatre Company, CR Follies

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

DirectorScenic & Lighting Designer

Costume DesignerChoreographer

Sound DesignersStage Manager

Technical DirectorAssistant Technical Director

Props DesignerFight Choreographer

Dialect CoachAssistant Stage Managers

COVID Safety Officers

Special Thanks

CAST CREATIVE TEAMPATRICK DU LANEY* (Antipholus of Syracuse) BROADWAY: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. CHICAGO: The Adding Machine (The Hypocrites), Cabaret (The Paramount Theatre). NATIONAL TOURS: Gypsy, A Christmas Carol. REGIONAL: Into the Woods, Our Town (Kansas City Rep), title roles in Macbeth and Floyd Collins. FOR RIVERSIDE: A View From the Bridge, Title of Show, Ears on a Beatle, and seven seasons with Riverside Shakespeare. Founding member of The Alaska Shakespeare festival. EDUCATION: MFA in Acting, The University of Missouri, Kansas City. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

LOGAN ERNSTTHAL* (Antipholus of Ephesus) is delighted to be back at Riverside Shakes! Way back in 2007 he played Robert Shallow in Merry Wives of Windsor and Oswald in King Lear. Some of his favorite roles over 11 seasons at Creede Repertory Theatre include; Mike in General Store (World Premier), Stage Manager in Our Town, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Merle in The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite, Jamie in Moon for the Misbegotten and Ivan in A Beautiful Country. Other favorite roles include: Mick Dowd in Skull in Connemara at Miner’s Alley Playhouse, Toby Belch in Twelfth Night and Long John Silver in Treasure Island at CSF, Marius in The Road to Mecca at The Arvada Center, and Doalty in Translations at Actors Theatre Kansas City. He is a founding member of the Alaska Shakespeare Festival and has an MFA from UMKC.

MATTHEW JAMES (Duke/Angelo/Dr. Pinch) has worked with organizations throughout the Corridor and previously with Riverside in The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, Henry IV Part I, Circle Mirror Transformation, and The 39 Steps.

ELIJAH JONES (Dromio of Syracuse) is an Iowa City native and recent graduate of the University of Iowa in Theatre Arts. He is so happy to be back at Riverside for his first live theater experience since 2020. Other Riverside credits include Henry IV Part I, The 39 Steps, and Ears on a Beatle. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife Allison and cat Seinfeld.

KARLĒ J MEYERS (Balthazar/Officer/Emilia) In her Shakespeare debut, Karlē is so excited to be on stage again! Past roles include “Ana Ortiz” in Riverside’s Sonnets for an Old Century, Old Shady in Riverside’s award-winning Men on Boats; The Nurse in TCR’s Shakespeare in Love; Mrs Shears in City Circle’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time; Rosemary in Brucemore’s Picnic; Pinheads’ Manager/Duchess in Elephant Man; Hester in George Washington Slept Here, both at ICCT; Iris in Down the Road and Harmon/others Antigone for Dreamwell Theater. She is a local Costume Designer. Love to Harlan and Willy.

KRISTY HARTSGROVE MOOERS (Adriana) is so thrilled to be back in the park with her favorite people! She was last seen as Lady Percy in Henry IV Part I and as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, both with Riverside Summer Shakespeare in the Park. She has worked regionally at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, the Boho Theatre Ensemble of Chicago, the Iowa Summer Repertory, the Old Creamery Theatre, the Iowa Theatre Artists’ Company, Working Group Theatre, and many times on the Riverside Theatre Gilbert Street stage. Thank you to everyone for coming to see the show, and as always, love to MHM.

TAD PAULSON (Egeon/2nd Merchant) is a Corridor native who is joining Riverside’s summer Bardic revels and stepping onto its beautiful outdoor stage for the first time in 2021, a consummation he has long devoutly wished for. He most recently appeared in Riverside’s Sonnets for an Old Century and Theatre Cedar Rapids’ Bright Star at Brucemore. He sends thanks and huzzahs to his brilliant castmates and crew, Angie, Adam, his beloved Meg and Buffy, his family near and far, and his amazing dude-bros.

ANGIE TOOMSEN (Director) is thrilled to return to Riverside, having previously directed Men on Boats, Detroit, Circle Mirror Transformation, Dancing Lessons, The Taming, and the National New Play Network rolling world premiere of Relativity. Angie has directed over 60 area productions in the past decade. She is proud to be the artistic director of Theatre Cedar Rapids. For TCR she directed Bright Star, Out of Bounds, St. Nicholas, A Gentleman’s Guide

to Love and Murder, Matilda, Shakespeare in Love, My Fair Lady, The Diary of Anne Frank, Billy Elliot the Musical, Next to Normal, Clybourne Park, A Chorus Line, For Colored Girls…, and many others. She has also directed locally for the University of Northern Iowa, The Old Creamery Theatre, Working Group Theatre, Urban Theatre Project, Fourth Room Theatre, and Orchestra Iowa. Angie studied theater at the University of Northern Iowa, Circle-in-the-Square in NYC, and has been fortunate to have studied/workshopped with great directors and acting teachers both in New York and the Midwest.

“In my early 20’s I spent many mornings camped out in line outside of Central Park’s Delacorte Theatre to claim free tickets to the Public Theatre’s Free Shakespeare in the Park. I rarely went just once - I returned again and again to each production, year after year. I soaked in the best-in-class directing, acting and creative, and buzzed with inspiration after each show. So much of my present love for theatre tracks back to that program. When Riverside Theatre announced a free classics program, my immediate response was YES YES YES! Thank you to Riverside Theatre and its supporters for making high-quality professional theatre an accessible summertime treat. Directing here has been a bucket list item and I pinch myself daily.

As for this production in particular, I dedicate this concept to the biggest country music star in my life, my dad. I spent many weekends during my childhood watching my dad’s country band deliver the mythology of 1960s - 1980s country music to small town legion halls and town fairs. Country music is all about storytelling: life, love loss - the highest highs and the lowest lows. Big drama. The music and culture has been a perfect compliment to Shakespeare’s breeziest comedy, in the hands of this brilliant and creative cast and team. I missed laughing this much every day. Enjoy! Yodel-Ay-HEE-HAW!” ~ Angie

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