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The Cast

Duke Solinus…Alex Reilly

Egeon…Penni Hansen

Officer & Balthazar…Kate Butler

First Merchant & Pinch…Martha Boatright

Antipholus of Syracuse…Ace Braden

Dromio of Syracuse…Melissa Boyer

Dromio of Ephesus…Amanda Burton

Adriana…Josie Mitchell

Luciana…Callee Harris

Antipholus of Ephesus…Angela Davis

Angelo…Mary Franz

Milanna & Emilia…Donna Lambrecht

Second Merchant…Briana Hightower

Courtesan…Nadi Vinnere

The Crew

 Director, Technical Director & Sound Design...Jeff Boyer

Stage Manager...Tanya Brunner

Costumes & Facial Effects...Mary Franz

Props Coordinator...Kate Stires

Light Board Operator...Dylan Bunch

Sound Board Operator...Gretchen Morelington

Running Crew...Riley Augustine

Set Construction...Riley Augustine, Dylan Bunce,

Gretchen Morelington, and Lake Morris

Producer...Angela Davis

Assistant Producer & Front of House...Elizabeth Sawaya

Special Thanks To

Debra Ricks, Lyn Rantz, Mary Estrada, Sherri Rippel, Carmen Anello,and Topeka Collegiate SchoolShawnee Heights High School Administrative, Secretarial, and Custodial StaffTopeka Civic Theatre, Helen Hocker Theatre, Peckham's Pumpkin Patch,Austin Snell, and Wilder Frakes

MEET THE CAST OF THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Martha Boatright as First Merchant/Pinch

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

Martha Boatright as First Merchant/Pinch

 Martha Boatright appeared as Lady Capulet in Lady Shakes' Romeo and Juliet last summer. Since then she has performed in It's a Wonderful Life and School of Rock with Topeka Civic Theater. She would like to thank Steve Shell of Old Gods of Appalachia for inspiring her performance tonight.

Melissa Boyer as Dromio of Syracuse

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

Martha Boatright as First Merchant/Pinch

 Melissa Boyer is proud to be a part of her third Lady Shakes production and her first time working with husband, Jeff as a director. She has been in several productions at TCT, Helen Hocker Theatre, and Sunrise Theatre Company. She is a school counselor at Berryton Elementary and helps lead the BES Drama Club.

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

Ace is thrilled to be joining the LSTC team once again - back on stage after a brief hiatus, last seen as Benvolio in Lady Shakes' last production, Romeo & Juliet. When not running around in cowboy boots, Ace works K-6 music at Jay Shideler Elementary, bartends at Salut Wine & Cocktail Lounge, and is going into her sixth year as a student at Washburn University. 

Amanda Burton as Dromio of Ephesus

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

Gracie "Ace" Braden as Antipholus of Syracuse

 Amanda is a Topeka native, K-State Wildcat and recovering Disney World pirate who is delighted to be making her Lady Shakes debut! She most recently appeared as Lily in Alabama Story and did not appear as stage manager for Scrooge in Rouge at Helen Hocker Theatre.

Angela Davis as Antipholus of Ephesus

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

 A founding member of Lady Shakes, Angela has been a part of theatre in Topeka for over 30 years. Together with her husband, she owns and operates Magic Meals Home Delivery and is the proud mother of two young adults

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

Kate Duncan Butler as Officer/Balthazar

 Kate Duncan Butler is an attorney in her real life, so performing on a stage instead of in a courtroom is a nice change of pace! When she’s not volunteering on boards or snuggling cats, she’s hoarding books and refining her comedic timing with her friends (especially during D&D).

Mary Franz as Angelo

Callee Harris as Luciana

Penni Hansen as Egeon

 All are welcome now to this humble play,

That which Lady Shakes doth present this day.

The Old West is set for a Comedy of Errors.

It’s hard to write in iambic pentameter!!

Mary thought she could write just like Shakespeare - 

Instead she says, “Heck, ya’ll come back now, ya hear!”

Penni Hansen as Egeon

Callee Harris as Luciana

Penni Hansen as Egeon

 Penni counts herself lucky to be in her fourth LadyShakes production. Playing the part of Egeon is, umm, let’s just say “everything but the kitchen sink” applies here. She also was seen as Miss Marple in Lawrence and Clarence in TCT’s It’s a Wonderful Life this past season.

Callee Harris as Luciana

Callee Harris as Luciana

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

 This is Callee's second Lady Shakes show. She was previously seen as Gregory in Romeo and Juliet. Callee is currently a senior at the University of Kansas, majoring in Social Work and Psychology and a minor in Theatre. She was last seen on the Topeka Civic Theatre stage in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, but she was also involved in Milking

 This is Callee's second Lady Shakes show. She was previously seen as Gregory in Romeo and Juliet. Callee is currently a senior at the University of Kansas, majoring in Social Work and Psychology and a minor in Theatre. She was last seen on the Topeka Civic Theatre stage in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, but she was also involved in Milking Christmas and Sweeney Todd at the University of Kansas this past year.

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

 Briana is so excited to be joining her first Lady Shakes performance. Last seen locally on stage in 2019 in Grease and North Augustine Estates, she has performed in a variety of roles at WRHS in Topeka, SHS in Slidell, Louisiana, and as a member of the Briarwood Players at the Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival

Donna Lambrecht as Milanna/Emilia

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

Donna Lambrecht as Milanna/Emilia

 Donna is thrilled to be performing in her First Lady Shakes production! She was last seen on stage in “Alabama Story” at Helen Hocker Theatre. Donna dedicates her performance to the two Shakespeare fanatics in her family - husband Randy and daughter Caitlyn!

Josie Mitchell as Adriana

Briana Hightower as Second Merchant

Donna Lambrecht as Milanna/Emilia

 

Alexandra Reilly as Duke Solinus

Alexandra Reilly as Duke Solinus

Alexandra Reilly as Duke Solinus

Alex is thrilled to be donning a mustache for another Lady Shakes production with this wonderful company of players. She has also appeared in numerous shows at Topeka Civic Theatre. She dedicates this show to her Sparky, who loves Shakespeare so much.

Nadi Vinnere

Alexandra Reilly as Duke Solinus

Alexandra Reilly as Duke Solinus

 Nadi Vinnere (photo unavailable) is usually someone who avoids the spotlight. She has been a ghost writer for as long as she can remember. Her personal philosophy is “I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles, and we'd all eat it and be happy.”

Tanya Dorf Brunner – Stage Manager

Tanya Dorf Brunner – Stage Manager

Tanya Dorf Brunner – Stage Manager

 Tanya is a TCT Hall of Fame member and has been working backstage in theatre for a long time. This is her first time as a stage manager in quite a while, and she’s grateful to Lady Shakes for welcoming her. She hopes everyone enjoys this conveyance to the old west as much as she does.

Jeff Boyer —

Tanya Dorf Brunner – Stage Manager

Tanya Dorf Brunner – Stage Manager

 Jeff Boyer has been the drama director for Shawnee Heights High School since 2006. He has been performing and directing all around Topeka since his high school days, which were even earlier than 2006. His next project is Emma: A Pop Musical, here at SHHS in November.


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