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Scott Lange (Gloucester / Constable / Grey /
Nym)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Hamlet in
Hamlet, Pericles in Pericles, Prince of Tyre,
Antigonus / Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale,
Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of
Errors, Edgar / France in King Lear,
Camillo/Antigonus in The Winter’s Tale,
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Macduff/Witch #3 in Macbeth, Buckingham in
Richard III, Amiens/Oliver in As You Like It,
Feste in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Wooer in The
Two Noble Kinsmen, Nathaniel/Longaville in
Love’s Labours Lost, Angelo / Claudio /
Mistress Overdone / Barnardine in Measure
for Measure (Blackfriars Playhouse); Hotspur
in Henry IV, Part One (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Chandabise/Poche in
A Flea in Her Ear, John in Oleanna (Grand
Valley State University); Ichabod Crane in
Sleepy Hollow, Gus Lumpkin in Who Killed
the Boss, Herr Troubadour in The Pied Piper
(Golden Duck Productions); Clifford in Death
Trap (AP Theatrical Productions).
Education and Training: B.A. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training Program.
Nym)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Hamlet in
Hamlet, Pericles in Pericles, Prince of Tyre,
Antigonus / Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale,
Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of
Errors, Edgar / France in King Lear,
Camillo/Antigonus in The Winter’s Tale,
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Macduff/Witch #3 in Macbeth, Buckingham in
Richard III, Amiens/Oliver in As You Like It,
Feste in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Wooer in The
Two Noble Kinsmen, Nathaniel/Longaville in
Love’s Labours Lost, Angelo / Claudio /
Mistress Overdone / Barnardine in Measure
for Measure (Blackfriars Playhouse); Hotspur
in Henry IV, Part One (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Chandabise/Poche in
A Flea in Her Ear, John in Oleanna (Grand
Valley State University); Ichabod Crane in
Sleepy Hollow, Gus Lumpkin in Who Killed
the Boss, Herr Troubadour in The Pied Piper
(Golden Duck Productions); Clifford in Death
Trap (AP Theatrical Productions).
Education and Training: B.A. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training Program.
Kat Hermes (Gower / Bardolph
/Westmoreland)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Horatio
in Hamlet, Thaisa / Thaliard / Diana in
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Casca in Julius
Caesar, Aemelia/2nd Merchant in The
Comedy of Errors, Queen Margaret/Catesby
in Richard III, Adam/Audrey in As You Like It.
Roles with Other Theatres: Antipholus of
Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (The
University Wits/Mary Baldwin College);
Mistress Openwork in The Roaring Girl,
Cariola in The Duchess of Malfi, Wrath/Evil
Angel in Doctor Faustus (Mary Baldwin
College); Sonya in Uncle Vanya (Piven
Theatre), Mrs. Voorhees in FXIII the Musical
(Dog Story Theater)
Education and Training: B.A in
Drama/Speech (Clarke College), M.Litt in
Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in
Performance (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American Shakespeare
Center), Piven Theatre Workshop (Piven
Theatre).
/Westmoreland)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Horatio
in Hamlet, Thaisa / Thaliard / Diana in
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Casca in Julius
Caesar, Aemelia/2nd Merchant in The
Comedy of Errors, Queen Margaret/Catesby
in Richard III, Adam/Audrey in As You Like It.
Roles with Other Theatres: Antipholus of
Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (The
University Wits/Mary Baldwin College);
Mistress Openwork in The Roaring Girl,
Cariola in The Duchess of Malfi, Wrath/Evil
Angel in Doctor Faustus (Mary Baldwin
College); Sonya in Uncle Vanya (Piven
Theatre), Mrs. Voorhees in FXIII the Musical
(Dog Story Theater)
Education and Training: B.A in
Drama/Speech (Clarke College), M.Litt in
Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in
Performance (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American Shakespeare
Center), Piven Theatre Workshop (Piven
Theatre).
HENRY V
Scott Wright (Exeter / Macmorris)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Claudius
in Hamlet, Gower / Escanes / Philemon in
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Kent in King Lear,
Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Duncan / Old
Siward in Macbeth.
Roles with Other Theatres: Tranio in Taming
of the Shrew, (Heritage Theatre Group);
Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey in RENT, Herb in
The Darkroom (GVSU), Horton in Seussical
– The Musical, Murray Burns in A Thousand
Clowns, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady,
Lamar in Godspell, Luther Billis in South
Pacific (LionHeart Productions / Grant, MI).
Education and Training: Studied Theatre Arts
at Oakland University.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Claudius
in Hamlet, Gower / Escanes / Philemon in
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Kent in King Lear,
Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Duncan / Old
Siward in Macbeth.
Roles with Other Theatres: Tranio in Taming
of the Shrew, (Heritage Theatre Group);
Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey in RENT, Herb in
The Darkroom (GVSU), Horton in Seussical
– The Musical, Murray Burns in A Thousand
Clowns, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady,
Lamar in Godspell, Luther Billis in South
Pacific (LionHeart Productions / Grant, MI).
Education and Training: Studied Theatre Arts
at Oakland University.
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Sarah Stark (Jamy / Katharine / Williams /
French Soldier)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Guildenstern/Osric/Barnardo in Hamlet,
Dionyza in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Antony
in Julius Caesar, Olivia in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: The Prince in
Romeo and Juliet, Phebe/Lady Anne/Olivia
in Bard to Go “Kissing and Courting”
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Chorus in Antigone, Ensemble in Nickel
and Dimed, Ensemble in The Vagina
Monologues (Grand Valley State University);
Marcie in FXIII the Musical (Dog Story
Theater)
Education and Training: Working towards a
B.A. in Theatre and English from Grand
Valley State University; 6 years of work with
the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Summer
Stock and Travelling Troupe companies;
Edwardian Period Salon and Movement
training workshop (Actor’s Movement
Studio/New York.)
Other Credits: Founding member of The
Stark Turn Players in Grand Rapids.
French Soldier)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Guildenstern/Osric/Barnardo in Hamlet,
Dionyza in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Antony
in Julius Caesar, Olivia in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: The Prince in
Romeo and Juliet, Phebe/Lady Anne/Olivia
in Bard to Go “Kissing and Courting”
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Chorus in Antigone, Ensemble in Nickel
and Dimed, Ensemble in The Vagina
Monologues (Grand Valley State University);
Marcie in FXIII the Musical (Dog Story
Theater)
Education and Training: Working towards a
B.A. in Theatre and English from Grand
Valley State University; 6 years of work with
the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Summer
Stock and Travelling Troupe companies;
Edwardian Period Salon and Movement
training workshop (Actor’s Movement
Studio/New York.)
Other Credits: Founding member of The
Stark Turn Players in Grand Rapids.
Joel L. Schindlbeck (Canterbury, Bedford,
French King)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Polonius/1st Gravedigger in Hamlet,
Antiochus/Cleon/Simonides in Pericles,
Prince of Tyre, Old Shepherd in The
Winter’s Tale, Duke Solinus/Dr. Pinch/Luce
in The Comedy of Errors, Albany/Old Man
in King Lear, Malvolio/Antonio in Twelfth
Night, Clarence/Stanley in Richard III, Duke
Senior/Duke Frederick in As You Like It,
Banquo/Seyton in Macbeth, Peter
Quince/Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Amiens in As You Like It,
Constable Dull in Love’s Labours Lost,
Duke of Milan in The Two Gentlemen of
Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres: Malcolm in
Macbeth, Prince of Arragon/Duke of Venice
in The Merchant of Venice, Earl of
Douglas in King Henry IV, Part One,
Angelo the Goldsmith in The Comedy of
Errors (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); The Cook in Mother Courage and
her Children, Moises Kaufman/Baptist
Minister/Denis Shepherd in The Laramie
Project (Grand Valley State University);
Howard in Mint (Stark Turn Players); Man
#2 in Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Duvid
Pechenik in A Shayna Maidel (Jewish
Theatre Grand Rapids); Protean in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
Sonya in Godspell, John Willard in The
Crucible, Reverend Hopkins in The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever (Central Park
Players).
Education and Training: Studied Theatre at
Grand Valley State University, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre
Training Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Elizabeth LaGrande,
Musical Direction Apprenticeship with
Charles Hutchins (Grand Valley State
University/ Community Circle Theatre).
Other Credits: Conducted Musical Theatre
Audition Workshops with Grand Valley State
University, Aquinas College, Calvin
College. Founding member of The Stark
Turn Players in Grand Rapids.
French King)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Polonius/1st Gravedigger in Hamlet,
Antiochus/Cleon/Simonides in Pericles,
Prince of Tyre, Old Shepherd in The
Winter’s Tale, Duke Solinus/Dr. Pinch/Luce
in The Comedy of Errors, Albany/Old Man
in King Lear, Malvolio/Antonio in Twelfth
Night, Clarence/Stanley in Richard III, Duke
Senior/Duke Frederick in As You Like It,
Banquo/Seyton in Macbeth, Peter
Quince/Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Amiens in As You Like It,
Constable Dull in Love’s Labours Lost,
Duke of Milan in The Two Gentlemen of
Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres: Malcolm in
Macbeth, Prince of Arragon/Duke of Venice
in The Merchant of Venice, Earl of
Douglas in King Henry IV, Part One,
Angelo the Goldsmith in The Comedy of
Errors (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); The Cook in Mother Courage and
her Children, Moises Kaufman/Baptist
Minister/Denis Shepherd in The Laramie
Project (Grand Valley State University);
Howard in Mint (Stark Turn Players); Man
#2 in Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Duvid
Pechenik in A Shayna Maidel (Jewish
Theatre Grand Rapids); Protean in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
Sonya in Godspell, John Willard in The
Crucible, Reverend Hopkins in The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever (Central Park
Players).
Education and Training: Studied Theatre at
Grand Valley State University, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre
Training Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Elizabeth LaGrande,
Musical Direction Apprenticeship with
Charles Hutchins (Grand Valley State
University/ Community Circle Theatre).
Other Credits: Conducted Musical Theatre
Audition Workshops with Grand Valley State
University, Aquinas College, Calvin
College. Founding member of The Stark
Turn Players in Grand Rapids.
Arielle Leverett (Boy / Cambridge / Alice /
Salisbury)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Marina/Lychorida/Daughter in Pericles,
Prince of Tyre. Calpurnia/Octavius in Julius
Caesar, Understudy for Viola in Twelfth
Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Apothecary in
Romeo and Juliet, Celia/Miranda/Viola in
Bard to Go “Kissing and Courting” (Grand
Valley Shakespeare Festival); Ensemble in
RENT, Messenger/Musician in Antigone,
Ensemble in Ragtime, Ensemble in The
Rocky Horror Show (Grand Valley State
University); Jeanette in Crowns (Community
Circle Theatre)
Education and Training: Working towards a
B.A. in Theatre from Grand Valley State
University; Shakespeare Workshop with
Chris Hayes, Chekhov Workshop with Wil
Kilroy (Grand Valley State University)
Salisbury)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Marina/Lychorida/Daughter in Pericles,
Prince of Tyre. Calpurnia/Octavius in Julius
Caesar, Understudy for Viola in Twelfth
Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Apothecary in
Romeo and Juliet, Celia/Miranda/Viola in
Bard to Go “Kissing and Courting” (Grand
Valley Shakespeare Festival); Ensemble in
RENT, Messenger/Musician in Antigone,
Ensemble in Ragtime, Ensemble in The
Rocky Horror Show (Grand Valley State
University); Jeanette in Crowns (Community
Circle Theatre)
Education and Training: Working towards a
B.A. in Theatre from Grand Valley State
University; Shakespeare Workshop with
Chris Hayes, Chekhov Workshop with Wil
Kilroy (Grand Valley State University)
Heather Folkvord (Montjoy / Hostess / French
Queen)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Gertrude
in Hamlet, Brutus in Julius Caesar,
Witch/Caithness/Murderer in Macbeth,
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Queen in
Cymbeline, Portia in The Merchant of
Venice, Ariel in The Tempest, Lady Macduff
in Macbeth (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); Sheila in Hair, Chorus in Antigone,
Naomi in A Single Numberless Death,
Hannah Porter Pitt in Angels in America,
Part One, Darlene in Hurly Burly, Multiple
Roles in Durang? Durang!, Sister Robert
Anne in Nunsense (Grand Valley State
University); Dragons in Talking With, Multiple
Roles in Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Lee in Marvin’s Room, Joan in The
Guys (10 Weston Theatre); Multiple Roles in
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
(Avalon Theatre); Dawn in Lobby Hero (Actor’
s Theatre); Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Westshore College); Lily in Nobody’s Gilgul
(Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids); Chorus in
Wily and the Hairyman (Community Circle
Theatre); Lady Plum in Jack and the Giant
Beanstalk (Grand Rapids Civic Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale Schreimer
and Kathryn Steiler (Grand Valley State
University)
Other Credits: Developer for multiple college
theatre projects (including Expressions: Peer
Theatre with Marlese Kowalski Brown/GVSU
Women’s Center and ALERT Labs grant
project with Karen Libman/GVSU Theatre),
Currently works as a Private Acting Coach for
students across West Michigan.
Queen)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Gertrude
in Hamlet, Brutus in Julius Caesar,
Witch/Caithness/Murderer in Macbeth,
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Queen in
Cymbeline, Portia in The Merchant of
Venice, Ariel in The Tempest, Lady Macduff
in Macbeth (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); Sheila in Hair, Chorus in Antigone,
Naomi in A Single Numberless Death,
Hannah Porter Pitt in Angels in America,
Part One, Darlene in Hurly Burly, Multiple
Roles in Durang? Durang!, Sister Robert
Anne in Nunsense (Grand Valley State
University); Dragons in Talking With, Multiple
Roles in Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Lee in Marvin’s Room, Joan in The
Guys (10 Weston Theatre); Multiple Roles in
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
(Avalon Theatre); Dawn in Lobby Hero (Actor’
s Theatre); Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Westshore College); Lily in Nobody’s Gilgul
(Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids); Chorus in
Wily and the Hairyman (Community Circle
Theatre); Lady Plum in Jack and the Giant
Beanstalk (Grand Rapids Civic Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale Schreimer
and Kathryn Steiler (Grand Valley State
University)
Other Credits: Developer for multiple college
theatre projects (including Expressions: Peer
Theatre with Marlese Kowalski Brown/GVSU
Women’s Center and ALERT Labs grant
project with Karen Libman/GVSU Theatre),
Currently works as a Private Acting Coach for
students across West Michigan.
Katherine Mayberry (Chorus)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Director
for Hamlet, Director for Pericles, Prince of
Tyre, Hermione in The Winter’s Tale,
Cassius in Julius Caesar, Goneril in King
Lear, Viola in Twelfth Night, Elizabeth in
Richard III, Celia in As You Like It, Hermia in
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosaline in
Love’s Labours Lost, Rosalind in As You
Like It, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Rosaline in
Love’s Labours Lost, Gertrude in Hamlet,
Isabella/Provost/Elbow in Measure for
Measure, Ferdinand in The Duchess of
Malfi, Mistress Quickly/Alice in Henry V
(Blackfriars Playhouse, Virginia); Lady
Macbeth in Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado
About Nothing, Phebe in As You Like It
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival); Bessie
in Marvin’s Room, Chicklet in Psycho
Beach Party (10 Weston Theatre); Various
Roles in Nobody’s Gilgul, Liba in A Shayna
Maidel (Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids).
Education and Training: Master of Letters
and Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare and
Renaissance Literature in Performance,
acting emphasis, (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American Shakespeare
Center;) BA, (Grand Valley State University);
Summer Shakespeare Intensive, London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts;
Intensive Theatre Training Program, London
Theatre Exchange; Chekhov Institute,
University of Southern Maine; Commedia Del’
Arte Colloquiam with Antonio Fava.
Other Credits: Adjunct Professor of English
and Theatre, Grand Valley State University;
Director of “Bard to Go: Kissing and
Courting,” Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival 2008; Member of Editing Team for
Prestwick House editions of Shakespeare’s
plays.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Director
for Hamlet, Director for Pericles, Prince of
Tyre, Hermione in The Winter’s Tale,
Cassius in Julius Caesar, Goneril in King
Lear, Viola in Twelfth Night, Elizabeth in
Richard III, Celia in As You Like It, Hermia in
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosaline in
Love’s Labours Lost, Rosalind in As You
Like It, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Rosaline in
Love’s Labours Lost, Gertrude in Hamlet,
Isabella/Provost/Elbow in Measure for
Measure, Ferdinand in The Duchess of
Malfi, Mistress Quickly/Alice in Henry V
(Blackfriars Playhouse, Virginia); Lady
Macbeth in Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado
About Nothing, Phebe in As You Like It
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival); Bessie
in Marvin’s Room, Chicklet in Psycho
Beach Party (10 Weston Theatre); Various
Roles in Nobody’s Gilgul, Liba in A Shayna
Maidel (Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids).
Education and Training: Master of Letters
and Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare and
Renaissance Literature in Performance,
acting emphasis, (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American Shakespeare
Center;) BA, (Grand Valley State University);
Summer Shakespeare Intensive, London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts;
Intensive Theatre Training Program, London
Theatre Exchange; Chekhov Institute,
University of Southern Maine; Commedia Del’
Arte Colloquiam with Antonio Fava.
Other Credits: Adjunct Professor of English
and Theatre, Grand Valley State University;
Director of “Bard to Go: Kissing and
Courting,” Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival 2008; Member of Editing Team for
Prestwick House editions of Shakespeare’s
plays.
Kyle Walker (Pistol)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Laertes/3rd Player in Hamlet.
Roles with Other Theatres: Friar Laurence in
Romeo and Juliet, Demetrius in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Doctor Wangel in
Lady from the Sea, Grand Inquisitor/Host in
Candide, Admiral Peary/Doctor in Ragtime,
Eddie in Rocky Horror Show (Grand Valley
State University.)
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre
(Grand Valley State University).
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Laertes/3rd Player in Hamlet.
Roles with Other Theatres: Friar Laurence in
Romeo and Juliet, Demetrius in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Doctor Wangel in
Lady from the Sea, Grand Inquisitor/Host in
Candide, Admiral Peary/Doctor in Ragtime,
Eddie in Rocky Horror Show (Grand Valley
State University.)
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre
(Grand Valley State University).
Michael Empson (King Henry V)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, Dromio of
Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors,
Vincentio in Taming of the Shrew, Polixenes
in The Winter’s Tale, Richmond in Richard
III, Sebastian/Fabian/Curio in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Horatio in
Hamlet, Pompey in Measure for Measure,
Leonardo in The Merchant of Venice,
Multiple Roles in Bard to Go (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Son in You Can Lead
a Horse to Water, Pozzo in Waiting for
Godot, Burger in Hair (Grand Valley State
University); Prince in Cinderella (Grand
Rapids Civic Theatre); Erisycthon/Apollo et al.
in Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolour Dreamcoat (Community Circle
Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, Proficiency in
Unarmed and Single Sword Combat, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Other Credits: Member of the Society of
American Fight Directors, Member of the
Educational Theatre Association.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, Dromio of
Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors,
Vincentio in Taming of the Shrew, Polixenes
in The Winter’s Tale, Richmond in Richard
III, Sebastian/Fabian/Curio in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Horatio in
Hamlet, Pompey in Measure for Measure,
Leonardo in The Merchant of Venice,
Multiple Roles in Bard to Go (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival); Son in You Can Lead
a Horse to Water, Pozzo in Waiting for
Godot, Burger in Hair (Grand Valley State
University); Prince in Cinderella (Grand
Rapids Civic Theatre); Erisycthon/Apollo et al.
in Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolour Dreamcoat (Community Circle
Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in Theatre from
Grand Valley State University, Proficiency in
Unarmed and Single Sword Combat, London
Theatre Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Other Credits: Member of the Society of
American Fight Directors, Member of the
Educational Theatre Association.
Steven Schwall (Fluellen)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Fight
Choreographer for Hamlet.
Roles with Other Theatres: Fight
Choreography - Cyrano, Deathtrap,
Macbeth, My Favorite Year, and Camelot
(Kalamazoo Civic Theatre); Pirates of
Penzance (Kindleberger Summer Festival);
Movement coach - The Hobbit (Greenville
High School); The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe (Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre);
Acting Roles - Banquo in Macbeth, Willie
Wonka in Willie Wonka, Oz/Professor
Marvel/The Guard of OZ in The Wizard of OZ
(Kalamazoo Civic Theatre); Athos/Richelieu
in The Three Musketeers, Jonathan Harker
in Vampires in the Night (All Ears Radio
Theatre).
Education and Training: MA candidate,
Eastern Michigan University, Theatre
Performance; BA, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Other Credits: Advanced Actor Combatant
with the Society of American Fight Directors,
Studied mime with T. Daniel Hegstead,
Trained singer and vocal coach/director.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Fight
Choreographer for Hamlet.
Roles with Other Theatres: Fight
Choreography - Cyrano, Deathtrap,
Macbeth, My Favorite Year, and Camelot
(Kalamazoo Civic Theatre); Pirates of
Penzance (Kindleberger Summer Festival);
Movement coach - The Hobbit (Greenville
High School); The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe (Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre);
Acting Roles - Banquo in Macbeth, Willie
Wonka in Willie Wonka, Oz/Professor
Marvel/The Guard of OZ in The Wizard of OZ
(Kalamazoo Civic Theatre); Athos/Richelieu
in The Three Musketeers, Jonathan Harker
in Vampires in the Night (All Ears Radio
Theatre).
Education and Training: MA candidate,
Eastern Michigan University, Theatre
Performance; BA, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Other Credits: Advanced Actor Combatant
with the Society of American Fight Directors,
Studied mime with T. Daniel Hegstead,
Trained singer and vocal coach/director.
Van Merrill (Dauphin / Bates / Scroop)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: This is
Van's first show with Pigeon Creek
Roles with Other Theatres: Leo/Maxine in
Leading Ladies , Young Scrooge/Nephew /
Fred / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in
Christmas Carol, Mr. Bumble in Oliver!
(Central Park Players)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: This is
Van's first show with Pigeon Creek
Roles with Other Theatres: Leo/Maxine in
Leading Ladies , Young Scrooge/Nephew /
Fred / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in
Christmas Carol, Mr. Bumble in Oliver!
(Central Park Players)
