Sir Oliver Martext

Hussain Akoum
He/Him
Hanford High School’s productions. Comedy of Errors being a previous Shakespeare play.

Charles, Ensemble 

Brennan Bence 
He/Him
A newcomer to the RM team Brennan is no stranger to the stage! With many years of University and professional theatre experience under his belt he is so excited to share this wonderful show with you all!
Dakota Wesleyan University BA in Theatre/Business

Duke Senior

Abigail Castillo
She/Her/Ella
This will be Abigail’s first production with The Rude Mechanicals, and her first Shakespeare production ever! Having usually been in small community musical productions, Abigail is looking forward to many more opportunities to perform in the future.
BA- English Literature University of Washington, Seattle
Twitter: @actuallyabigail
Instagram: @abigailcastillo

Duke Senior, Production Manager

Edina Crowley
She/Her
Edina is a current student at CBC studying theatre, where she both performed and directed last year, and was awarded 3 Irene Ryan Nominations for acting excellence and one Directing Excellence award for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Previous credits include weekly performances with the U.P. North players improv group in Edmonds, WA, Margery in Hand to God at CBC, and The Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Cratchit/the maid in The Rude Mechanicals’ 2021 staged reading of A Christmas Carol.

Silvius, Guard 

Mary Gray
She/Her
You may have previously seen Mary as Pearl Payne in These Shining Lives at Richland Players. Environmental theatre has long held a special place in Mary’s heart, and she is excited for the opportunity to bring live outdoor theatre to the Tri-City area. 

Monsieur LeBeau

Mariah Greenaway
As a lover of Shakespeare’s work and all live theatre, this is Mariah’s first time participating in a stage production! It has been a wonderful experience working with The Rude Mechanicals.
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies, Central Washington University 

Audrey, First Lord

Joanne Gropper
This is Joanne’s first theatre performance in over 6 years since she last joined the Rude Mechanicals in their production of Othello. Joanne also writes and performs short skits for cosplay competitions around the region. 
BFA Theatre Performance – CWU

Celia, Ensemble

Mary Hale
I have been doing theatre throughout high school and have played in around 5 shows. However this is only my second Shakespeare play. 
High School Graduate

Orlando

William Henry

Duke Frederick

Corey Jenkins Jr
He/Him/His
Silent Sky (Peter Shaw), To Kill A Mockingbird (Tom), Tracers (Habu), The Tempest (Gonzalo), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Master Page), Macbeth (Malcolm)
@theonenonlyceljay

Touchstone

Joan Kathren
She/They
Joan has been doing theatre since 7th grade, participating in several shows with ACT and Kamiakin High School. They fell in love with Shakespeare while playing Puck in Kamiakin’s spring 2022 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
2022 Graduate

Jaques

Cyndi Kimmel
Cyndi is a theatre and performance teaching artist, actor, and director with a variety of experience in both classical and contemporary theatre. Previous Rude Mechanicals credits include Emilia (Othello), Mistress Ford (Merry Wives of Windsor), and Ariel (The Tempest). 
B.A in Theatre Performance and Spanish, Master of Letters and MFA in Shakespearean Literature and Performance

William, Ensemble, Puppeteer

Finley Osborne
He/Him
This is Finley’s first show outside of high school. He has participated in shows at Kamiakin High School for the past three years.  
Bachelors Degree, Seeking M. Ed

Duke Frederick the Second

Rick Richardson
He/Him
Rick spent much of his childhood on and around theater stages. He studied musical theater in college, then entered the workforce and forgot to get back on stage for 20 years.  He’s recently corrected that. 

Oliver

Devin Simpson
He/Him/His
I have been in theater since middle school all the way to high school and college. This will be my third Rude Mechanicals production, but I have never done a play such as this one.  
Washington State University Tri – Cities
@simpsonhimself 

Celia

Lily Snow
She/Her
I’ve done many shows at hanford high school but this is my first time being apart of community theater.  
High School Graduate

Amiens

Dominic Suggs
I’ve starred in three one acts and a musical in high school (Genre, Fake News, An Actor’s Nightmare and Disney’s Newsies), a movie that premiered at the Queensgate Theater (Swerv), and two productions at the Richland Players (These Shining Lives, and Neil Simon’s Fools). 
High School Graduate

Phoebe

Alli H. Syverson
They/She
Alli has been working professionally in the theatre world for over a decade. Most recently she has choreographed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with MCMT, directed School of Rock at RHS, and last appeared onstage in The Rude Mechanicals’ Romeo and Juliet in 2019. 
Bachelors Degree, Seeking M. Ed

Adam, Corin

Carl Turpen
Carl’s theatrical career includes a fair few plays in the far flung past, and a decade plus stint with the Wastekeep company of players and fools. 

Rosalind

Samantha Weakley
She/Her
Samantha has been involved with The Rude Mechanicals for 5 years, appearing in roles such as as Mistress Page in Merry Wives of Windsor and Nan in Exit, Pursued by a Bear. She has been in the arts for most of her life including some favorite roles at the Richland Players such as Molly Ralston in The Mousetrap and Florence Unger in The Odd Couple (Female Version).
B.S. Computer Science