Production Team:
Director- Robert L..Ghormley
Assistant Director- Camille Smith
Musical Director- Paul Cota
Art Director- Joni Peterson
Costume Designer- Tina Martin
Make Up Designer- Pat Gilbert
Hair Designer- Deanna McDaniel

Cast and Crew:

The Pirate Merchant of VENICE

An Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Play by Robert L. Ghormley and Jared spiller, 2013

 
Tech Crew:  Kourtney McDaniel, stage Manager

                       Kraig Gander, student tech director

                       Ethan Dull, sound operator

                       Bruna Rodriguez, student director

                          Construction:  Corey Spencer

Cast of characters

Lovely Ladies

1.     Portia  (Zoe Peters)- beautiful heiress -  loves BASSANIO

2.     Nerissa  (Willa Dvorshak)– Portia’s waiting gentlewoman -  loves CALICO JACK  

3.     JESSICA (Jeannie Wollschlager)  loves LORENZO        

4.     Balthazar  (Morgan Eitsert) -  Portia’s servant. 

5.     Madeleine (Anna Villarreal)  servant

Nasty Suitors to Portia

6.     Arragon- (Kai Varnes-Epstein)Prince, suitor to Portia

7.     Arragon’s step mother- (Eloise Williamson)

8.     Arragon’s step sister- (Taylor Furo)

9.     Cap’n Monoco-(Casey Spencer)Prince, suitor to Portia

10.  Cap’n Monoco’s servant, Sea Dog- (Braydon Friar)

11.  Cap’n Monoco’s Crewman One-(Cameron Steyer)

12.  Cap’n Monoco’s Crewman Two-(Whitney Brown)

13.  Skeleton 1- Gold Chest (Jordan Finnell)

14.  Skeleton 2- Silver Chest (Cassidy  Roberts)

15.  Angel- Lead Chest (Liv Svalland)


Good Guys

16.  ANTONIO – (Jared S piller) age 65, generous and  beloved old merchant 

17.  Antonio’s Servant (Michaela Perry)

18.  BASSANIO  -  (Jared Smith) Antonio’s clerk    - loves Portia

19.  CALICO JACK – (Ludwig Eckholm) friend of BASSANIO –                              

20.  LORENZO -  (Nick Gillespie) friend of ANTONIO & BASSANIO  - loves JESSICA

Pirate Friends

21.  SOLANIA  - (Lysianne Peacock)   friend of ANTONIO and BASSANIO  

22.  Leonarda – (Alana Day)  servant to BASSANIO

Extra Friends –m/f

23.  La Bous- (Christine Wallin-Sobek)

24.  Davey Gam-(Jordan Mercer)

25.  Black Beard-(Corbin Bailey)

26.  Clueless Jen –(Katja Stokholm)

27.  Eina Kleina  (Aina Rambjeorg)

28.  Helga Halter (Anna Madsen)

29.  Milly Brazilly (Ahmae Varnes-Epstein)

30.  Jamaica (Alex Chapman)

31.  Pugwash (Ray Kradle)

32.  Missy Morgan (Lola Madrid)

33.  OLD BILL (Jacob Bransky)

Bad Guys

34.  Shylock – (Tyler Steyer)  villain 

35.  Mrs. Leah Shylock   (Elizabeth Paczok)

36.  Tubal- (Zach Olson)  Henchman to Shylock

37.  Thug 1(Liam  Dull)

38.  Thugs:  Gavin Forkash, Skyler Olson, Tyson Gilbertson, Kenny Spencer

Funny Guys

39.  Dead Tom– (Dylan Ghormley) clown , servant to Shylock

40.  Old Joe – (Tristan Peters) Dead Tom’s aged father 

41.  Parrot (Alison Anderson)

42.  Crow (RaeAnn Georgeson)

Officials

43.  Duchess of Tortuga –( Keionna Dullaven)

44.  Judge 1 (Jessica Burke)

45.  Judge 2 (Mona Weber)

46.  Bailiff (Lisa Graf)

47.  Jailer (Serenity Visgar)

48.  Pirates:  Preston Herfel, Jaydn O’Dell, Tayler Perry, Lyrica Marks, Jasmine File,  Melissa Villarreal,  Samantha Gilbertson, Taylor Jones, Michaela Fauast

58-68    10 Dancing Skeletons:  Kylie Heisz, Faith Morga, Riley Chellevold, Sydney Williams, Karen Ott, Lilly Price, Rachel Peterson, Lydia Barr, Martha Bransky, Brennah Ghormley

And… everyone is townsfolk at 1. dock, at 2. Bonfire,  at 3. masquerade, at 4.  trial, at

             5. Final Dance.