The Tempest

Director: Mildred Ruiz-Sapp

Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner

Sound Designer: Meg Schelling

Lighting Designer: Evan Carlson

Scenic Designer: Jared Schuhardt

Stage Manager: Samantha Giammalva

Technical Director: Joseph Fleck

CAST

Prospero: Lucy Beard

Caliban: Zach Trent

Ariel: Isaiah Lee

Miranda: Isabella Abuan

Ferdinand: Jimmie Comer 

Antonio: Zachary Russell

Sebastian: Gregory Steven Miller II 

Alonso: Joelle Denhof

Gonzalo: Mikaela Johnson

Francisco/Adrian: Ryan Tiara Jordon

Trinculo: Willow Duncan

Stephano: Miles Morris

Boatswain: Luis Barbosa

Spirits: Sidney Dent, Eren Overmyer, Ana Isabel Passero, Haley Rivard 

Production Staff

Assistant Stage Manager: Midge Makowski

Assistant Lighting Designer: Rin Spielmann

Cultural Competency Consultant: Arizsia Staton

Assistant Costume Designer: Maggie Mills

Voice and Movement Coach: Elizabeth Terrel

Text Coach: Kate Thomsen

Costumer: Micaela Johnson

Master Electrician: Atlas Zager

Light Board Operator: Kate Laqui

Sound Board Operator: Megan Zabinski

Stage Crew Head: Midge Makowski

Stage Crew: Mara Lott, Kara Downey, Indigo Hall, Lillian Gray

Wardrobe Crew Head: Alex Damm

Wardrobe Crew: Aniya Zeigler, Cierra Hedgespeth, Jade Downey, Jessica Krolik

Hair and Makeup Crew: Brooke Candella, Shanice Davis

Properties Master: Dani Hosler

Carpenters: Camryn Pieknik, Dani Hosler, Madison Soloman, Isabel Hafner

Charge Painter: Hannah Flones

 

BIOS

Isabella Abuan (Miranda): is a junior from East Lansing, MI. Previous Credits: Oz, We will Rock you; Katherine Plumber, Newsies; Sister Robert Anne, Nunsense.

Luis Raziel Barbosa (Boatswain, Understudy for Ferdinand and Gonzalo): is a senior from Kalamazoo, MI. Previous Credits: Oscar, Sweat; Venticelli, Amadeus; Pastor Paul, The Christians; Ensemble, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Nelson de la Luna, Cloud Tectonics. 

Lucy Beard (Prospero): is a junior from South Bend, IN. Previous Credits: Lady Margaret, Emilia; Hall, Men on Boats (Night of Scenes). 

Jimmie Comer (Ferdinand): is a junior from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Chris, Sweat; Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol; Willy Wonka, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. 

Joelle Denhof (Alonso): is a junior from Southfield, MI. Previous Credits: Lord Henry Carey/Judith, Emilia; Skater Girl, Lys; Meredith, Women Laughing Alone with Salad.

Sidney Dent (Spirit, Understudy for Caliban, Sebastian, Francisco): is a junior from Pinckney, MI. Previous Credits: Sharlene, Twilight Bowl (New Beginnings); Margaret Johnson/Mary Sidney/Hester, Emilia.

Willow Duncan (Trinculo): is a senior from Sterling Heights, MI. Previous Credits: Magenta, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. WMU Debut.

Samantha Giammalva (Stage Manager): is a senior from Petoskey, MI. Previous Credits: Stage Manager, Witch; Stage Manager, Emilia; Stage Manager, Next Stop Broadway 2021.

Dani Hosler (Prop Master): is a sophomore from Rochester Hills, MI. Previous Credits: Assistant Technical Director, Head Over Heels.

Micaela Johnson (Costumer): is a senior from Chicago, IL. Previous Credits: Assistant Costume Shop Manager, Sweat; Wardrobe Crew Head, Head Over Heels; Costumer Designer, Skeleton Crew (New Beginnings). 

Mikaela Johnson (Gonzalo): is a senior from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Emilia 2, Emilia; Riv, Lys; Ensemble, Midsummer Night's Dream; Ensemble, Blood at the Root.

Ryan Tiara Jordon (Francisco/Adrian): is a junior from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Cynthia, Sweat; Louise/Owl, Dirt, Ash, Deadtree; Grace, The Piano Lesson.

Isaiah Lee (Ariel): is a senior from Holland, Michigan. Previous Credits: Mabelu/Perry, The Old Man and The Old Moon; Narrator/Mysterious Man, Into The Woods; Demetrius, Midsummer Night's Dream; Glen, Mechanics of Love; Young Fashion, Restoration Comedy.

Gregory Steven Miller II (Sebastian): is a senior from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Avery, The Flick (WMU); Theseus/Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream (WMU); Dayo, Dirt, Ash, Dead Tree (FaceOff Theatre Company).

Miles Morris (Stephano): is a senior from Milford, MI. Previous Credits: Sir Arthur, Witch; Lawyer, Lys; Drew, Straight White Men; Timoranimo.

Eren Overmyer (Spirit, Understudy Ariel and Trinculo): is a sophomore from Wilmington, IL. Previous Credits: Elyot Chase, Private Lives.

Ana Isabel Passero (Spirit, Understudy Prospero and Alonso): is a senior from McAllen, TX. Previous Credits: Gynecia, Head Over Heels; Myr, Lys; Sumner, Men On Boats (Night of Scenes).

Haley Rivard (Spirit):  is a junior from Sterling Heights, MI. Previous Credits: Jeannie, Nice Work if You Can Get It. WMU Debut.

Zachary Russell (Antonio): is a senior from Milford, MI. Previous Credits: Cuddy Banks, Witch; Sam, The Flick; Pericles, Pericles (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company).

Zach Trent (Caliban): is a senior from Davison, MI. Previous Credits: Scratch, Witch; Kin, Lys; Douglas Panch, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Understudy, Tribes; Swing, Sunday in the Park with George; Swing, Urinetown: The Musical. 

SHOW INFORMATION

SHOW INFORMATION

There will be one, 10-minute intermission.

Photography and recording of any kind is prohibited by law. 

Donors

Special thanks to our donors for their endless support!

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