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Brooke Heintz (Katherina/Hostess/Biondello)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Hero in
Much Ado About Nothing, Launcelot in The
Merchant of Venice, Anne Page / Host in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Rosencrantz /
Francisco / Reynaldo in Hamlet, Adriana in
The Comedy of Errors, Maria in Twelfth
Night, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing,
Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Carol in Black
Comedy, Angry Vagina in The Vagina
Monologues, Various Roles in Speed the
Play (Grand Valley State University); Dolly Levi
in Hello Dolly! (Centerstage Theater).
Education and Training: B.A. in English (with
Theatre minor) from Grand Valley State
University; Improv and Voice workshops
(Grand Rapids Civic Theatre).
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Hero in
Much Ado About Nothing, Launcelot in The
Merchant of Venice, Anne Page / Host in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Rosencrantz /
Francisco / Reynaldo in Hamlet, Adriana in
The Comedy of Errors, Maria in Twelfth
Night, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing,
Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Carol in Black
Comedy, Angry Vagina in The Vagina
Monologues, Various Roles in Speed the
Play (Grand Valley State University); Dolly Levi
in Hello Dolly! (Centerstage Theater).
Education and Training: B.A. in English (with
Theatre minor) from Grand Valley State
University; Improv and Voice workshops
(Grand Rapids Civic Theatre).
The Taming of the Shrew
Kyle Walker (Petruchio / 2nd Player / Page)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Pistol in
Henry V, 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: Pistol in
Henry V, 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).
Joel L. Schindlbeck (Lord / Baptista / Widow)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Don John
/ Verges in Much Ado About Nothing, Queen
/ Belarius in Cymbeline, Shylock in The
Merchant of Venice, Sir Hugh Evans in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Canterbury /
Bedford / French King in Henry V, Polonius /
1st Gravedigger in Hamlet, Antiochus / Cleon
/ Simonides in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, 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.
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 (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: Founding member and
resident playwright/composer for The Stark
Turn Players.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Don John
/ Verges in Much Ado About Nothing, Queen
/ Belarius in Cymbeline, Shylock in The
Merchant of Venice, Sir Hugh Evans in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Canterbury /
Bedford / French King in Henry V, Polonius /
1st Gravedigger in Hamlet, Antiochus / Cleon
/ Simonides in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, 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.
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 (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: Founding member and
resident playwright/composer for The Stark
Turn Players.
Kat Hermes (Bianca / Tranio / Tailor )
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Ursula /
Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing,
Falstaff in Henry IV, Part One, Gratiano in
The Merchant of Venice, Justice Shallow in
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Bottom in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Westmoreland /
Gower / Bardolph / Orleans in Henry V,
Trinculo / Gonzalo in The Tempest, 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), Amanda Krueger / Mysterious Nun
in Nightmare the Musical, Mrs. Voorhees in
FXIII the Musical (Stark Turn Players).
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).
Other Credits: Secretary/Board Member for
The Dog Story Theater.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Ursula /
Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing,
Falstaff in Henry IV, Part One, Gratiano in
The Merchant of Venice, Justice Shallow in
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Bottom in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Westmoreland /
Gower / Bardolph / Orleans in Henry V,
Trinculo / Gonzalo in The Tempest, 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), Amanda Krueger / Mysterious Nun
in Nightmare the Musical, Mrs. Voorhees in
FXIII the Musical (Stark Turn Players).
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).
Other Credits: Secretary/Board Member for
The Dog Story Theater.
Scott Lange (Lucentio / Gremio / Pedant)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Don
Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Director
for Henry IV, Part One, Iachimo in Cymbeline,
Master Ford / Peter Simple in The Merry
Wives of Windsor, Gloucester / Grey / Nym /
Burgundy / Constable in Henry V, Sebastian /
Iris in The Tempest, Hamlet in Hamlet,
Pericles in Pericles, 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 Labour's Lost, Angelo / Claudio / Mistress
Overdone / Barnardine in Measure for
Measure (Blackfriars Playhouse); Sir Toby
Belch in Twelfth Night, Duke Senior / Duke
Frederick in As You Like It, 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); Garcin in Dead End (Stark Turn
Players); 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.
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Don
Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Director
for Henry IV, Part One, Iachimo in Cymbeline,
Master Ford / Peter Simple in The Merry
Wives of Windsor, Gloucester / Grey / Nym /
Burgundy / Constable in Henry V, Sebastian /
Iris in The Tempest, Hamlet in Hamlet,
Pericles in Pericles, 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 Labour's Lost, Angelo / Claudio / Mistress
Overdone / Barnardine in Measure for
Measure (Blackfriars Playhouse); Sir Toby
Belch in Twelfth Night, Duke Senior / Duke
Frederick in As You Like It, 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); Garcin in Dead End (Stark Turn
Players); 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.
Scott Wright (Sly/Grumio/Hortensio/Vincentio)
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek: Leonato
in Much Ado About Nothing, Falstaff in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Exeter / Macmorris /
Erpingham in Henry V, Stephano/Alonso in
The Tempest, 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), Principal Bacon in
Prom Night the Musical (Stark Turn Players),
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: Leonato
in Much Ado About Nothing, Falstaff in The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Exeter / Macmorris /
Erpingham in Henry V, Stephano/Alonso in
The Tempest, 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), Principal Bacon in
Prom Night the Musical (Stark Turn Players),
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.
