The Book of Silence

Max Achenbach (Assistant Director): is a rising sophomore from Kalamazoo, Michigan making their WMU Debut! Their previous credits include: Joey: Northview High Will Shelter You (If We Must), Assistant Director: Romeo and Juliet, and Gertie: Oklahoma

Lily Bashara (Stage Manager): Is a rising senior from Livonia, Michigan. Her previous credits include: Assistant Stage Manager: The Play That Goes Wrong, Assistant Stage Manager: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Stage Manager: Winter Dance Gala 2025, and Stage Manager: Bronco Way 2024

Halayna Bollwitt (Ms. Judge/Queen of England): is a sophomore from Davison, Michigan making her WMU Debut! Her previous credits include: Claire: Proof, Agnes, She Kills Monsters, and Judy: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Frankie Braker (Silas/Silence): is a rising senior from Lake Odessa, Michigan. Their previous credits include: Mr. Green: Clue, and Lucius: Julius Caesar.

A.J. Christian (Soldier): is a senior from Grand Rapids, Michigan. His previous credits include: Mr. Boddy: Clue, Meleager: Argonautika, and Luke Sanderson: The Haunting of Hill House.

Wally M. Cornell (Associate Director): is an emerging scholar in interdisciplinary trans and queer medieval studies, with an edited collection Marie de Trans: Tranimality, Transformations, and Queer Receptions in the Lais of Marie de France expected from MIP in 2026. At WMU, he helped found the Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival, and returns as co-writer and artist-in-residence on The Book of Silence. He will earn his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign this summer with a dissertation on queer and trans youth reception of Old Norse literature and culture.

Jaxon Curry (Reese/Reason/King of France): is a rising Sophomore from Paw Paw, Michigan making their WMU Debut! His previous credits include: Barker: Am I Blue, Christopher Belling: Curtains, and Jaxon Rumpus: Rumpus House. 

Jake Flaviani (Mr. King/King of England): is a rising Junior from Clarkston, Michigan. His previous credits include: House Mover/Cop: Clue, and Prof. Schrepferman: The Great Gatsby

Elena Hewett (Lighting Designer): is a Junior from Dallas, Texas making their WMU Debut! Their previous credits include: Master Electrician: Spongebob, Programmer: Legally Blonde, and Assistant Lighting Designer: Dreamgirls.

Gizelle Khouri (Costume Designer): is a rising Junior from Holly, Michigan. His previous credits include: First Hand: The Great Gatsby, Assistant Costume Designer: The Haunting of Hill House, and Wardrobe Crew Head: Argonautika

Via Novarro (Stella/Minstrel/Others): is a rising Junior from Traverse City, Michigan. Their Previous credits include: Eleanor Understudy: Haunting of Hill House

Lukas Nowak (Headmaster/Seneschal/Duke of Burgundy): is a rising Sophomore from Holt, Michigan making his WMU Debut! His previous credits include: Willoughby: Sense and Sensibility, Oliver Rivers: Puffs, and The Writer: The Lady of Larkspur Lotion.

Eren Pagan-Overmyer (Minnie/Minstrel/Others): is a graduated Senior from Wilmington, Illinois. Their previous credits include: Casca: Julius Caesar, Addelin Lewis: The Thread Men, Elyot Chase: Private Lives, Wadsworth U/S: Clue, and Ariel/Trinculo U/S: The Tempest.

Nico Polk (Lawyer/Nature & Nurture/Others): is a rising Junior from Las Vegas, Nevada making his WMU Debut! His previous credits include: Joe Ferrone: Up the Down Staircase, and Simon Stimson: Our Town

Logan Reeves (Sound Designer): is a Junior from Portland, Michigan. Her previous credits include: Assistant Designer: Legally Blonde, Audio Engineer: Winter Dance Gala, and Sound Designer: Dreangirls

Charles St. George (Narrator/Merlin): is a graduated senior from Saint Johns, Michigan. His Previous include: "Crew": The Play That Goes Wrong.

Molly Wilson (Doctor/Barkeep): is a sophomore from Illinois making her WMU Debut! Her previous credits include: Mary Sunshine: Chicago, and Syme: 1984