William Addis (Artistic Director, dir: Twelfth Night) is in his 11th season with Bakerloo and his 8th as Artistic Director. He assumed leadership in 2003 after two seasons as director of education. William’s directing credits with Bakerloo in the capital region include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet: What Dreams May Come, The Tempest, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Twelfth Night or What You Will, Design for Living, Desdemona Lives, A Long Conversation and Antigone, which he also adapted. He directed Bakerloo's production of Three Sisters, performed at various locations around New York City. He has been a guest artist at the United States Military Academy at West Point three times, has directed a variety of Bakerloo readings and workshops and has fostered new adaptations of classic texts, including 2010's Jane Austen City Limits. In 2010, his production of Hamlet: What Dreams May Come was remounted at the West Side Theatre in NYC in January, and his production of Jane Austen City Limits was remounted at the Hudson Guilde Theatre in NYC in October.
Recent credits include Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s R&J and Am I Blue at Brooklyn College and plays by Beckett, Foote and Shepard, as well as original student work, at Marymount Manhattan College. William has worked with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, 12 Miles West Theatre Company, Theatre for a New City, Prospect Theatre Company, Paper Beats Rock, Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, The Brooklyn Playwright's Collective, The Gallery Players and Roundabout Theatre Company. He has directed world premieres of 15 Miles to the Horizon by Jeannine Jones, Round and Round The Night Park and Through The Red by Maria Micheles and RUB by Joy Tomasko. William has taught acting and directing at Marymount Manhattan College and Brooklyn College and previously taught at Westtown School, where he directed the first high school production of the landmark play The Laramie Project. This fall, he joins the faculty of Worcester Academy. He is a mentor for directing students at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His work with students has been recognized by the Partnership for After School Education and the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is a native of Belleville, NJ. He holds an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College and a BA in Theatre Arts from Drew University.
Recent credits include Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s R&J and Am I Blue at Brooklyn College and plays by Beckett, Foote and Shepard, as well as original student work, at Marymount Manhattan College. William has worked with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, 12 Miles West Theatre Company, Theatre for a New City, Prospect Theatre Company, Paper Beats Rock, Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, The Brooklyn Playwright's Collective, The Gallery Players and Roundabout Theatre Company. He has directed world premieres of 15 Miles to the Horizon by Jeannine Jones, Round and Round The Night Park and Through The Red by Maria Micheles and RUB by Joy Tomasko. William has taught acting and directing at Marymount Manhattan College and Brooklyn College and previously taught at Westtown School, where he directed the first high school production of the landmark play The Laramie Project. This fall, he joins the faculty of Worcester Academy. He is a mentor for directing students at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His work with students has been recognized by the Partnership for After School Education and the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is a native of Belleville, NJ. He holds an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College and a BA in Theatre Arts from Drew University.
Lily Junker (Artistic Director/Olivia: Twelfth Night/Dir: Love of the Nightingale) is in her fourth season with Bakerloo. Lily joined Bakerloo as an actor in 2008 when she played Anya in Cherry Orchard and Caliban (with Eric Chase) in Tempest. In August of 2009, she joined William Addis as Co-Artistic director.
Last season, while playing Juliet in Addis' production of Romeo and Juliet, Lily also directed her first full-length production for Bakerloo, Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood. The production went on to see a sold-out run in Pittsburgh the following October. Additionally, she directed last year's short play Earnest as part of Bakerloo's Jane Austen: City Limits, which was produced in Troy, as well as in New York City as a part of the Prospect Theatre Company's Dark Night Series.
Most recently, Lily taught musical theatre and creative movement for the Center for Theatre Arts' Special Actors Outreach Program at the Pathfinder School and in August, she will be joining the Asolo Repertory Theatre's Education and Outreach Department in Sarasota, Florida. A Pittsburgh native, Lily graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh where she studied both theatre and English writing.
Last season, while playing Juliet in Addis' production of Romeo and Juliet, Lily also directed her first full-length production for Bakerloo, Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood. The production went on to see a sold-out run in Pittsburgh the following October. Additionally, she directed last year's short play Earnest as part of Bakerloo's Jane Austen: City Limits, which was produced in Troy, as well as in New York City as a part of the Prospect Theatre Company's Dark Night Series.
Most recently, Lily taught musical theatre and creative movement for the Center for Theatre Arts' Special Actors Outreach Program at the Pathfinder School and in August, she will be joining the Asolo Repertory Theatre's Education and Outreach Department in Sarasota, Florida. A Pittsburgh native, Lily graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh where she studied both theatre and English writing.
Charlie Brown (Toby: Twelfth Night/ First Soldier/Male Chorus: Nightingale) is in his second season with Bakerloo, having appeared as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing. Past credits with Pittsburgh Repertory Theater include The Wedding (Captain Karaulov), Tales of the Lost Formicans (Jim McKissick), Family Stories (Vojin), Ubu (Cotice), A Tale of Two Mondays (Tom), They’re Playing Our Song (Pip) and Pericles (Heilcanus). He has also worked with Prime Stage Theatre in Pittsburgh appearing most recently as Detective Lestrade in The Hound of the Baskervilles and Bob in The Outsiders. He is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Theatre.
Eric Chase (Managing Director) is proud to have been a part of this company for so long. He's performed in numerous roles since 2003, took on leadership of the company in 2006. As a director he's worked with numerous off off broadway companies in NYC, his production of Arsenic and Old Lace with Dysfunctional Theatre Company received rave reviews. As an actor with Bakerloo he has played Puck, Macbeth, Brutus in Julius Caesar, Gaev in Cherry Orchard and many others. Outside of Bakerloo he has worked with Emerging Artists Theatre Company, Dysfunctional Theatre Company, The New Ensemble, Theatre Rats, and others. Film work includes: Dot, Shelter, Crooked Symphony, and a cameo in the horror film Do You Like My Basement, currently in post production.
Ben Coppola (Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to Troy for his second season with Bakerloo and his fellow bakerloovians. He is currently studying theatre arts at the University of Pittsburgh where he will return for his fourth and final year. Past credits with Bakerloo include stage managing Romeo & Juliet and assistant stage managing Under Milk Wood. He has also stage managed the Pittsburgh premier of Violet Sharp for the Terra Nova Theatre Group as well as numerous shows with Pitt Repertory Theatre, most recently Sparagmos. His next show will be Sweeney Todd with Pittrep this November. He’d like to take this time to thank his family and friends, without whom he would not be where he is.
Lauren Diesch (Feste: Twelfth/ Procne: Nightingale): happily returns to Bakerloo for a second year. Previous roles with the company include: Nurse (Romeo and Juliet) and Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard (Under Milk Wood). A 2009 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she has worked on numerous projects with Pitt Rep. Her favorites are The Bald Soprano, The Recruiting Officer and Big Love. Since graduation she has worked on a variety of projects including a four month intercultural theatrical exchange with students from the University of Augsburg (Yinzerspielen, Oyster Theatre Company), a stage adaptation of the German novel Kassandra and served as a judge and coach for the Pittsburgh Public's Shakespeare Scene and Monologue Competition. Currently, she lives in Minneapolis and has worked with the education department of the Children's Theatre Company. She will be starting as a full-time Theatre Educator with Climb Theatre in the Fall. But for now, her heart lies in Troy with Bakerloo and her amazing theatre family.
Abigail Fudor (Niobe, Female Chorus: Nightingale) is in her seveth season with Bakerloo. She has been with the company since 2005, when she first worked as part of the stage management team for A Midsummer Night's Dream and Design for Living. Since 2006, Abby has been increasingly involved with the leadership and management of Bakerloo, culminating with a position as president of the board of directors in 2009. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Abby is a graduate of The University of Pittsburgh where she earned her bachelor's degree in both Theatre Arts and Communications. Her acting credits include Death: A Play and The Boundary with the university's repertory theatre company and Bat Boy! The Musical with Pittsburgh Musical Theatre. In addition, Abby has worked with Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Pittsburgh Playback Theatre, Pandora's Box, and Future Tenant in arts administration and management. In May of 2008, Abby graduated with top honors earning a Master's Degree in Art Management from Carnegie Mellon University. Following graduation, Abby worked as Marketing Director of Dance Alloy Theater. She made her acting debut with Bakerloo during the 2007 Victorian Stroll in downtown Troy; her official debut on the Bakerloo stage was in the summer of 2009 as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, as well as two roles in The Story Project. In 2010, Abby played Potpan and bit her thumb in Romeo & Juliet, while playing Rosie Probert, Mrs. Butcher Beynon, and other roles in Under Milk Wood. Between the 2010 and 2011 season, she was part of the team that successfully remounted Under Milk Wood in Pittsburgh, took part in Jane Austen: City Limits in Prospect Theatre's Dark Night Series, and helped put together the first fundraiser event of its kind for Bakerloo. Abby can be seen weekly, performing and helping run Friday Nite Improvs, Pittsburgh's longest running all audience participation comedy show, and is a feature player in the Pittsburgh Improv Jam. Abby continues to be grateful beyond words for being part of something as extraordinary as Bakerloo.
Parag S. Gohel (Andrew Aguecheeck: Twelfth/ Captain, Male Chorus: Nightingale) is in his third season with Bakerloo, having previously played Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Paris in Romeo & Juliet, and First Voice in Under Milk Wood. A University of Pittsburgh grad with degrees in Psychology and Theatre Arts, Parag played numerous lead roles for Pitt Repertory Theatre including: Constantine in Charles Mee's Big Love, the Suitor and the Groom in Chekhov's The Proposal & The Wedding, and Jerry in Tales of the Lost Formicans. Other acting credits include Banquo in Macbeth for Pittsburgh's Shakespeare in the Parks, Demetrius in Titus Andronicus and the title role in Amphitryon both for Pandora's Box's debut season. In addition to acting, Parag has a passion for music and editing, and sound designed several shows and festivals at Pitt including Family Stories, The Bald Soprano, The Chairs, The Truth Teller, The Real Inspector Hound, and many Redeye Theatre Project festivals. He went on to become the Resident Sound Designer for Prime Stage Theatre's 2007-2008 season. He was most recently seen as Gallus/Ensemble in Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre's production of Antony & Cleopatra.
Becca Landis (Viola: Twelfth/ Queen, Female Chorus, Servant: Nightingale) is excited to be back for her second season with Bakerloo. Previous credits with the company include: Lady Capulet and Balthazar in Romeo & Juliet, an ensemble member (playing Polly Garter, Mrs. Pugh, Gossamer Beynon and others) in Under Milk Wood, and Elinor in Land Escaping. Since receiving her MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College in 2009, Becca continues to live and work in New York City. She is an Associate Artist of FullStop Collective and teaches drama at Acting Out, a kids after school drama program in Brooklyn. Other favorite credits include: Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Mil in Unville Brazil, Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Mary Jane Hanrahan in Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train. www.beccalandis.com
Peter Martin (Sebastian: Twelfth) is happy to return for his 2nd season with Bakerloo! Previous Bakerloo credits include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, an ensemble member in Under Milk Wood and Ben in Listening which was part of the Jane Austen: City Limits series. New York credits include An Ideal Husband with Take Wing and Soar Productions, a reading of Hamlet at the American Globe Theater, A Resounding Tinkle, and Less Than Three. Peter recently received his B.A in Theater from Marymount Manhattan College. Thanks to family, friends, Bakerloo, and Billy.
Rachel Morris (Stage Manager) is in her first season at Bakerloo Theatre Project. She recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and will be moving to Florida in August to work with the Hippodrome Theatre. Selected previous credits include Antigone with Prime Stage Theatre, and As You Like It, Slasher, Dog Sees God, and Baltimore Waltz with Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre. She would like to thank her family, David, and Ben.
Jillian Rorrer (Maria: Twelfth/ Philomele: Nightingale) is thrilled to be joining the Bakerloo company for her first full season after appearing in both Josh Levine's Listen and Patrick Shaw's Land Escaping for Bakerloo's Jane Austen City Limits series. Having just graduated with a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhttan College, this will be her first professional acting venture thus far. Her credits at Marymount Manhattan include Rachel in Reckless, Flora in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Nicolette in The Twisted Cross, The Vagina Monologues, and was a troupe member of Marymount's sketch comedy troupe Comedy Shmomedy. She is obsessed with the cast and crew of Bakerloo and honored to be a part of this summer's season, and as always- thank you to her parents for all of their help and her Father for his relentless support.
Patrick Shaw (Malvolio: Twelfth/ Tereus, Itys: Nightingale) is delighted to be spending his second summer with Bakerloo! When he's not in Troy, he lives in New York City where he writes, acts, dances, and makes music. His plays have been produced at The Drilling Company, Galapagos Art Space, Hudson Guild, NY Fringe Festival, Flushnik Art Space, and Gorilla Tango (Chicago), and his play, HAMLETTES, was a finalist for the Lark Workshop and was recently published by Playscripts, Inc. Also, his play A Miracle Study was a semifinalist for the National Playwrights Conference. Over the past few years, he has performed in a number of plays including Under Milk Wood, Romeo and Juliet, Negative Space, Gone Eatin' (dance), Parallel Play (dance film), and Kitchen Hamlet (film). A graduate of Kenyon College and the National Theater Institute, Patrick regularly performs with Spessard Dance and is a founding member of FullStop Collective (New York).
Adam Thomas Smith (Orsino: Twelfth/ Second Solider, Male Chorus: Nightingale) is excited to be in his 3rd season with Bakerloo. Bakerloo credits: Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, Mr. Waldow/Butcher Beynon/Mr. Pugh in Under Milk Wood, Actor 2 (Horatio/Polonius/Claudius) in Hamlet: What Dreams May Come, Don John in Much Ado… NYC credits: Actor 2 (Horatio/Polonius/Claudius) in Hamlet: What Dreams May Come with Bakerloo, Haemon in Antigone, Demetrius in Midsummer…, Allen Ginsberg in Kerouac. Brooklyn College: Shane Mungitt in Take Me Out, CB in Dog Sees God, Ariel in The Pillowman. TV/Film: Celebrity Ghost Stories on The Biography Channel, Self-Absorbed, Followers, The City Thing. BFA in Acting: Brooklyn College. Adam would like to thank William for involving him in this innovative company. For Josh.
Aaron Jefferson Tindall (Antonio: Twelfth/Production Manager) is returning for his fourth season with Bakerloo, and his first full season serving as the company’s Production Manager. He was brought on board as a stage manager for 2007’s production of Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid, and subsequently stage managed the 2009 production of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. He has worn several other hats in the company, including sound designer, still photographer, and actor, notably appearing in 2008’s Much Ado About Nothing as Borachio. He began taking a leadership role in the company in 2009, as the Senior Production Stage Manager for the entire season.
A 2009 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, he currently resides in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, working as a stage manager, actor, and playwright. Recent management credits include The Laramie Project and the world premiere of Laramie: 10 Years Later with Tectonic Theatre Project, This Side of Paradise (Off-Broadway) with Epic Theatre, and The Clean House and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls with Pitt Repertory Theatre. His writing has been produced at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater (Euphoria, Ataraxia, …And A Happy New Year!) and with the University of Pittsburgh’s Red-Eye Theatre Project (Pistachio Pudding, Everybody Wang-Chung Tonight). He has also studied sound design, costume design, and acting, appearing at Pitt in Cymbeline, The American Clock, & Chekhov’s The Wedding.
A 2009 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, he currently resides in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, working as a stage manager, actor, and playwright. Recent management credits include The Laramie Project and the world premiere of Laramie: 10 Years Later with Tectonic Theatre Project, This Side of Paradise (Off-Broadway) with Epic Theatre, and The Clean House and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls with Pitt Repertory Theatre. His writing has been produced at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater (Euphoria, Ataraxia, …And A Happy New Year!) and with the University of Pittsburgh’s Red-Eye Theatre Project (Pistachio Pudding, Everybody Wang-Chung Tonight). He has also studied sound design, costume design, and acting, appearing at Pitt in Cymbeline, The American Clock, & Chekhov’s The Wedding.
Michael M. Harvey (Lighting Designer) is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Salem State University, where he designs scenery, lights, and sound for the Department Theatre and Speech Communication. Previously, he spent four years as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and the Director of Design and Production at Southern Utah University, eight years teaching and designing at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. He also spent two years teaching at the University of Southern Indiana, where he served as scenic designer and technical director. Among his professional credits are three seasons as the scene designer for The Neil Simon Festival; scenic coordinator for the Opera Company of Philadelphia; scenic and lighting designer for several Primedia Inc. television productions; and production manager for both the New Harmony Theatre in New Harmony, IN, and Capital Repertory Company in Albany, NY. He holds an MFA in Scenic Design and Theatre Technology from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
Adam Mathias (Music) is an award winning musical theatre writer. For Bakerloo: Hamlet: What Dreams May Come (adaptation and score), The Tempest (score), Variations: “The Long Conversation”/“Desdemona Lives” (playwright), The Imaginary Invalid (original song). Off-Broadway: See Rock City & Other Destinations (book & lyrics) won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical; it was also nominated for 5 other Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Musical and received The Richard Rodgers Award and The Jerry Bock Award, and is available for licensing from Samuel French. Adam's lyrics have been performed at The American Airlines Theatre (Broadway), Joe's Pub, Birdland, The Laurie Beechman, The Canal Room, Don't Tell Mama's, and many more. He holds a BFA from The Theatre School, DePaul University, an MFA from NYU Tisch and is a proud member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop since 2002. www.adamup.com
