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THE 63rd ANNUAL TOUR: The Taming of the Shrew • Of Mice and Men
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Alex Christine Highsmith (Kate/Curley’s Wife) is thrilled to be embarking on her first journey with the National Players! A native to Utah, Alex recently graduated with a BFA in Acting from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts where some of her favorite roles included Viola in Twelfth Night, Maggie Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa and Hedda in Hedda Gabler.
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Casey Hoekstra (Lucentio/The Boss) is very excited to be joining the National Players in their 63rd season! Regionally, Casey has appeared on the stage at Georgia Shakespeare as Ferdinand (The Tempest), Eros (Antony and Cleopatra), Dull (Love's Labour's Lost), Burgundy (King Lear), Demetrius (Titus Andronicus), and Biondello (Shrew: the Muscial!). He also had the pleasure of joining GA Shakespeare's Will on Wheels Tour, playing Romeo (Romeo and Juliet.) Casey recently graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Acting through the Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.
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Patrick Hogan (Petruchio/ Carlson) is thrilled to be a part of the 63rd tour of the National players! He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 with a BA in Drama. While at UNC some of his favorite credits include Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing, Dennis in This is Our Youth, and Sgt Carlino in Wait until Dark. Recently he performed the role of Chris in Becky’s New Car at The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, and last summer he performed in The Lost Colony in Manteo, NC. He would like to thank his friends and family for their constant love and support.
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Mat Leonard (Vincentio /Lennie) is thrilled to be a part of The National Players 63rd tour. Recent roles include Meathead in Fallujah (Kennedy Center/ACTF), Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Joe Pitt in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and St. Peter in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Mat recently graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Psychology.
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Eryn O'Sullivan (Bianca/Curley’s Wife) is a 2011 graduate of Boston University with a BFA in Acting. Being involved in this 63rd tour of The National Players is a real honor, and she is delighted to bring theatre all over the country. Some of her favorite roles include Agnetha in Frozen, the title role in Hamlet, Paulina from The Winter's Tale, and Aunt Lila in Spring Storm, and Madame in The Maids.
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Michael Pettey (Tranio/George) is thrilled to be returning to the National Players after appearing in as Dogberry in Much ado About Nothing for tour 61. Recently, he played Agate in Waiting for Lefty at the 49th St. Theatre in New York City. Favorite credits include Katurian in The Pillowman, the Emcee in Cabaret and Dorsey in Parade. A Florida Arts Scholar Award winner, Michael received a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Central Florida.
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Sam Rabinovitz (Gremio/Curley) is very excited to be returning to the National Players after completing Tour 62 where he played both Demetrius and Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as well as Bellingham in The Scarlet Letter. This past summer he made his Capital Fringe Fest debut in Washington DC with the Grain of Sand Theatre Company playing Hamlet in their production of Hamlet: Reframed. Sam recently completed the American Shakespeare Center’s Professional Training Program and is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he studied both Drama and Economics.
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Marcus Salley (Baptista/Crooks) is proud to be touring with the National Players. He recently graduated from Anderson University in Anderson, SC with a BA in Theatre and is excited to reach a new level in his acting career. His favorite credits include Macbeth in Macbeth, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Creon in Antigone, Lord Buckingham in Richard III, Joe Keller in All My Sons, William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Faulkland in The Rivals, Horatio in Hamlet, and Grumio in Taming of the Shrew. He is also the co-founder of two comedic improvisation troupes known as Shenanigans, Inc. and Far Sketched and co-founder to one blossoming Shakespearean Acting Company.
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Spenser Smith (Biondello/Widow/Curtis/Whit) is so excited to be joining the National Players for their 63rd tour! Regional credits include: Chi Fu in Mulan with the Cincinnati Children's Theatre and Victor in She Loves Me with the Commonwealth Theatre Company. He graduated in May with a BFA in Acting from Northern Kentucky University where he played such roles as J Bruce Ismay in Titanic The Musical, the Herald in Cinderella and Inspector Truscott in Loot, for which he won a Cincinnati Acclaim Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. Please visit spensersmith.webs.com for more information!
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Chad Tallon (Grumio/Pedant/Candy) is beyond excited to be a part of Tour 63 with the National Players! Some of his regional credits include Dave in The Full Monty and Dad in Hanzel and Gretel. He graduated with his MFA in Acting from Western Illinois University in May where some of his credits included William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Chris Keller in All My Sons and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors. |
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Brian Vaughan (Hortensio/Slim) is extremely excited to be joining the National Players for their 63rd annual tour! Originally from Hamden, CT, he graduated in 2011 with a BFA in Acting from Boston University. University credits include Walking the Volcano (McCann, Peter, Jack Flash, Nathan) Spring Storm (Dick Miles), Twelfth Night (Malvolio), and Julius Caesar (Marc Antony), as well as the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of The Corn is Green (Will Hughes).
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