The Cast of Hamlet Julie Amuedo, a sophomore double major in theater and communication with a film studies minor, will play Rosencrantz. She has performed at Truman in Three Women: A Poem for Three Voices, an actor in this year s Haunted Baldwin and will be participating in 24- Hour Theater. Marissa D. Butler, a junior double major in theatre and English, will play Ophelia. While she is usually involved offstage in stage management and hair/makeup, she has been seen on Truman s stage in Blood Wedding, the New Horizons Music Festival and the New Works Festival.
Maddie Chambers, a senior theatre major, will play Horatio. Chambers has acted in a variety of shows including Bride in Blood Wedding, Viola in Shakespeare s Twelfth Night, Natalie in Next to Normal and Tilly Evans in She Kills Monsters. Kaitlyn Chotrow, a junior theatre and English major, will play Polonius. She has appeared on Truman s stage in Crimes of the Heart, Translations, She Kills Monsters and The Drowsy Chaperone.
Katie Corum, a sophomore double major in theatre and English, will take on the role of Hamlet. She has performed in the lab shows 4.48 Psychosis and Bug. On Truman s main stage, she performed in She Kills Monsters, where she also held the position of fight captain. Callie Crawford, a junior theatre major, will play the role of Queen Gertrude. She has been seen on the Severns stage as Maire in Translations, Evil Gabbi in She Kills Monsters and Meg Magrath in
Crimes of the Heart. Jessica Emmanus, a senior theatre major, will take on the role of Claudius. She has been seen on Truman s stage in She Kills Monsters and Blood Wedding. PJ Fister, a freshman theatre major with a minor in psychology, will play the role of Ghost. He has been seen on Truman s stage in the student- directed one- act Naomi in the Living Room.
Kristin Hafen, a senior theatre major, will take on the roles of Player Queen/Gentleman. She has been seen on Truman s stage in She Kills Monsters. Julia Heath, a sophomore theatre major and equine science minor, will play the role of Osric. She has performed in Eurydice as Loud Stone and The Drowsy Chaperone in the ensemble.
Alex Heberlein, a senior theatre major, will take on the roles of Player Villain and Gentleman, as well as the fight captain. His previous appearances on the Truman stage include the roles of Doyle in The Nether, Orcus in She Kills Monsters and Henry in Next to Normal. Dakota Heer, a sophomore theatre major, will take on Bernardo/First Player/Gentleman. He has been cast in Translations as Captain Lancey, She Kills Monsters as Ensemble and Bug as Peter.
Tia Hernandez, a junior theatre major, will play Gentlewoman/Gravedigger 2. She has previously acted in Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle, The Drowsy Chaperone as Kitty and Eurydice as Little Stone. Catherine McMahan, a freshman double major in theatre and English, will play the role of Gentlewoman. She was the assistant stage manager for Truman s production of Bug.
Andrew Milhous, junior double major in theatre and history, will play Guildenstern. Milhous has been seen most recently on Truman s stage as Gangster 1 in The Drowsy Chaperone, Ensemble in She Kills Monsters and Lord in Twelfth Night. Keaton Richey, a senior music and theatre double major, will play Laertes. He has been in Truman s productions of Be a Good Little Widow, Next To Normal and The Drowsy Chaperone.
Ryan Webb, a senior theatre and English double major with a minor in Celtic studies and a minor in women and gender studies, will take on the roles of Player King and Gentleman. He has been seen on Truman s main stage in She Kills Monsters and Blood Wedding. Mitch Williams, a junior theatre major with a minor in business administration, will play Francisco/Gravedigger. He has played several roles on the stages of Truman including John in Cock, Robert in Betrayal, Lord of the Underworld in Eurydice and Mr. Dart in The Receptionist.
No Photo Available Mitchell Flottman, a junior theatre major with a music minor, will play Marcellus/Lord/Prologue/Gentleman. Some of his past theatre credits include Miles in She Kills Monsters, Brad in Be a Good Little Widow and the ensemble in The Drowsy Chaperone. Mitchell also directed Bug, the fall 2015 lab show. No Photo Available Director Dana Smith chairs the theatre department and has been at Truman since the fall of 1999. Smith teaches Acting II and III, Voice and Movement, Theatre History and Literature II and III, and Intro to Theatre. Past directing credits on the Truman stage include: Blood Wedding, Rebel Voices, Next to Normal and Eurydice. Truman audiences might also have seen her acting work as Annette in God of Carnage and Morgan in Still."