2006 Season

Romeo and Juliet

Classic Drama April 27-May 20, 2006

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

directed by Scot Whitney

Classic Drama April 27-May 20, 2006

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Director Scot Whitney

Scot Whitney

In 26 seasons and 76 shows at Harlequin:

A Man for All Seasons (Director) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Director) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Director) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Director) American Buffalo (Director) Antony & Cleopatra (Director) As You Like It (Director) Baltimore Waltz (Director) Clybourne Park (Director) Cymbeline (Director) Cyrano de Bergerac (Director) Dancin' in the Aisles (Director) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Director) Dracula (Director) Enrico IV (Director) Fighting Over Beverley (Director) Frozen (Director) Gloucester Blue (Director) Hamlet (Director) Hapgood (Director) Henry V (Director) Let the Good Times Roll! (Director) Letters from Waldo (Director) Macbeth (Director) Mating Dance of the Werewolf (Director) Measure for Measure (Director) Murder in the Cathedral (1st Tempter/1st Knight) My Old Lady (Director) Or, (Director) Orphans (Director) Recent Tragic Events (Director) Reckless (Director) Richard III (Director) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Director) Romeo and Juliet (Director) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Director) She Stoops to Conquer (Director) Shining City (Director) Sins of the Mother (Director) Six Hotels (Director) Sixteen Words for Water (Director) Soul on Fire! (Director) Talking With (Co-Director) Ten Seconds in the Life of Fenwick Green (Director) The 39 Steps (Director) The American Pilot (Director) The Dumbwaiter (Director) The Elsinore Diaries (Director) The Lady's Not for Burning (Director) The Language Archive (Director) The Life and Death of King John (Director) The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci (Director) The Lonesome West (Director) The Love List (Director) The Misanthrope (Director) The Real Thing (Director) The Rocky Horror Show (Director) The Seafarer (Director) The Taming of the Shrew (Director) The Tempest (Director) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Director) The Understudy (Director) The Weir (Director) The Winter's Tale (Director) The Woman in Black (Director) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Director) Under a Mantle of Stars (Director) Unexpected Tenderness (Director) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Director) Waiting for Godot (Co-Director) What I Did Last Summer (Lighting Designer)

Scenic/Lighting Designer Jill Carter

Jill Carter

In 20 seasons and 61 shows at Harlequin:

A Man for All Seasons (Lighting Designer) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scenic Designer) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Co-Lighting Designer) A Stardust Christmas Carol (Lighting Designer) American Buffalo (Lighting Designer) And a Nightingale Sang (Digital Image Designer) Antony & Cleopatra (Lighting Designer) Baltimore Waltz (Lighting Designer) Billy (Lighting Designer) boom (Scenic Designer, Video Designer) Cymbeline (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Cyrano de Bergerac (Scenic Designer) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Scenic Designer) Dracula (Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer) End Days (Video Designer) Enrico IV (Lighting Designer) Frozen (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Hamlet (Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer) Holiday Broadcast of 1943 (Lighting Designer) Inspecting Carol (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Macbeth (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Mating Dance of the Werewolf (Scenic Designer) Measure for Measure (Scenic/Lighting Designer) My Name is Rachel Corrie (Scenic Design, Video Design) Operation: Stardust (Scenic Designer) Orphans (Lighting Designer) Psychopathia Sexualis (Scenic Designer) Rabbit Hole (Scenic Designer) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Scenic Designer) Romeo and Juliet (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Scenic Designer) Rough Crossing (Scenic Designer) She Stoops to Conquer (Lighting Designer) Shining City (Lighting Designer) Sins of the Mother (Scenic Designer / Lighting Designer) Six Hotels (Lighting Designer) Sixties Chicks (Lighting/Video Designer) Sixties Kicks! (Video Production) Stardust for Christmas (Lighting Designer) Stardust for Emily Jean (Lighting Designer) Summer in the Sixties (Video Designer) The 1940s Radio Hour (Lighting Designer) The Elsinore Diaries (A/V Designer) The Last Schwartz (Lighting Designer) The Life and Death of King John (Scenic Designer) The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci (Scenic Designer) The Love List (Scenic & Lighting Designer, Scenic Designer) The Rocky Horror Show (Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Scenic Designer) The Taming of the Shrew (Lighting & Video Designer) The Tempest (Scenic & Properties Designer) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Lighting Designer) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Lighting Designer) The Woman in Black (Scenic Co-Designer) Under a Mantle of Stars (Scenic Director) Unexpected Tenderness (Scenic Designer) Waiting for Godot (Lighting Designer)

Costume Designer Linda Whitney

Linda Whitney

In 27 seasons and 109 shows at Harlequin:

A Christmas Survival Guide (Director / Scenic Designer) A Long Day's Journey into Night (Director) A Man for All Seasons (Scenic Designer) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Scenic Designer) A Stardust Christmas Carol (Director, Director/Scenic Designer) A Stardust Homecoming (Director) A Streetcar Named Desire (Director/Scenic Designer) American Buffalo (Set Designer) And a Nightingale Sang (Director/Scenic Designer) Antony & Cleopatra (Scenic Designer) Arcadia (Director) Art (Director/Scenic Designer/Costume Designer) As You Like It (Scenic Designer) Assassins (Director/Scenic Designer) Billy (Director/Scenic Designer) boom (Director) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Director / Scenic Designer) Clybourne Park (Scenic Designer) Dancin' in the Aisles (Scenic Designer) Dancin' in the Streets (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Dracula (Scenic Designer) Dry Powder (Scenic Designer) Enchanted April (Director & Set Designer) End Days (Director, Scenic Designer) First Date (Director) Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Scenic Designer, Costume Designer) Forever Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Frozen (Costume Designer) Gloucester Blue (Scenic Designer) Hamlet (Costume Designer, Scenic Designer) Hapgood (Scenic Designer) Henry V (Scenic Designer) Holiday Broadcast of 1943 (Director/Scenic Designer) Intimate Apparel (Director/Scenic Designer) Jesus Christ Superstar (Director, Scenic Designer) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Director/Scenic Designer) Letters from Waldo (Scenic/Costume Designer) Little Shop of Horrors (Director) Mad in Craft (Scenic Designer) Magical Mystery Midsummer Musical (Director / Scenic Designer) Mauritius (Scenic Designer) Murder in the Cathedral (Scenic Designer) My Old Lady (Scenic Designer) Operation Stardust (Director) Operation: Stardust (Director) Or, (Scenic Designer) Orphans (Scenic Designer) Phantom of the Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Philadelphia Story (Director / Scenic Designer) Present Laughter (Director) Recent Tragic Events (Scenic Designer) Reckless (Scenic Designer) Richard III (Scenic Designer) Romeo and Juliet (Costume Designer) Rough Crossing (Director) Shining City (Costume Designer) Sixteen Words for Water (Scenic Designer) Sixties Chicks (Director) Sixties Chicks Too (Director) Sixties Kicks! (Director) Soul on Fire! (Costume Designer) Stardust for Christmas (Director, Scenic Designer) Stardust for Emily Jean (Director/Scenic Designer) Stardust Radio Review (Director/Scenic Designer) Stardust Serenade 1942 (Director) Summer in the Sixties (Director, Scenic Designer) Swingtime Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Talking With (Co-Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Tapestry - the Music of Carol King (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Ten Seconds in the Life of Fenwick Green (Scenic/Costume Designer) The 1940s Radio Hour (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) The Americans Across the Street (Director, Scenic Designer) The Art of Racing in the Rain (Director, Scenic Design) The Constant Wife (Director/Scenic Designer) The Dumbwaiter (Scenic/Costume Designer) The Elephant Man (Director / Scenic Designer) The Glass Menagerie (Scenic Designer) The Importance of Being Earnest (Director/Scenic Designer) The Ladies of the Camellias (Director/Scenic Designer) The Last Five Years (Director / Scenic Designer / Costume Designer) The Last Schwartz (Director / Scenic Designer) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Director) The Rainmaker (Scenic Designer) The Real Thing (Scenic Designer) The Seafarer (Set Designer) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) The Stardust Christmas Blizzard (Director / Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Commotion (Director/Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Dazzle (Director / Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Enchantment (Director, Scenic Design) The Stardust Christmas Fandango (Director, Scenic Design) The Stardust Club Christmas 1944 (Co-Director/Scenic Designer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Director/Scenic Designer) The Taming of the Shrew (Scenic Designer) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Director) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Scenic Designer) The Understudy (Scenic Design) The Winter's Tale (Scenic Designer) The Zoo Story (Scenic/Costume Designer) Time Stands Still (Scenic Designer) To Kill a Mockingbird (Director) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Scenic Designer) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Scenic Designer) Waiting for Godot (Scenic Designer) What I Did Last Summer (Co-Director/Scenic Designer)

Sound Designer Keith Jewell

Keith Jewell

In 22 seasons and 76 shows at Harlequin:

Choreographer Danielle Broscoe

Danielle Broscoe

In 3 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Choreographer) As You Like It (Choreographer) Dracula (Nosferatu, Choreographer) Mating Dance of the Werewolf (Choreographer) Romeo and Juliet (Choreographer)

Fight Director Robert MacDougall

Robert MacDougall

In 24 seasons and 59 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Fight Choreographer) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Fight Choreographer) Accomplice (Fight Director) American Buffalo (Fight Choreofrapher) Antony & Cleopatra (Fight Director) As You Like It (Fight Director) boom (Fight Director) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Fight Choreographer) Clybourne Park (Fight Choreographer) Cymbeline (Fight Choreographer) Cyrano de Bergerac (Fight Choreographer) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Fight Director) Dracula (Fight Director) Enrico IV (Fight Director) Fighting Over Beverley (Fight Choreographer) Gloucester Blue (Fight Director) Hamlet (Fight Director, Fight Choreographer) Hapgood (Fight Director) Henry V (Fight Director) Inspecting Carol (Fight Choreographer) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Fight Choreographer) Letters from Waldo (Fight Choreographer) Little Shop of Horrors (Fight Choreographer) Macbeth (Fight Director) Mating Dance of the Werewolf (Fight Choreographer) Mauritius (Fight Director) Measure for Measure (Fighter Director) My Old Lady (Fight Director) Or, (Fight Choreographer) Orphans (Fight Choreographer) Richard III (Fight Director) Romeo and Juliet (Fight Director) She Stoops to Conquer (Fight Choreographer) Sins of the Mother (Fight Director) Six Hotels (Fight Director) Stardust for Christmas (Fight Choreographer) Ten Seconds in the Life of Fenwick Green (Fight Choreographer) The American Pilot (Fight Director) The Dumbwaiter (Fight Choreographer) The Lady's Not for Burning (Fight Director) The Language Archive (Fight Choreographer) The Last Schwartz (Fight Director) The Life and Death of King John (Fight Director) The Lonesome West (Fight Director) The Love List (Fight Director) The Misanthrope (Fight Choreographer) The Real Thing (Fight Choreographer) The Taming of the Shrew (Fight Director) The Tempest (Fight Choreographer) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fight Choreographer) The Understudy (Fight Choreographer) The Zoo Story (Fight Choreographer) Time Stands Still (Fight Choreographer) To Kill a Mockingbird (Fight Choreographer) Unexpected Tenderness (Fight Director) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Fight Choreographer) Waiting for Godot (Fight Choreographer)

Stage Manager Selby

Selby

In 2 seasons and 3 shows at Harlequin:

Romeo and Juliet (Stage Manager) The Ladies of the Camellias (Stage Manager) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Stage Manager)

Dennis Rolly Lord Montague/Apothecary

Dennis Rolly

Dennis just loves playing Shakespeare. Since 1993, he has appeared on stages in Edmonds, Renton, Seattle, Federal Way, Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Lakewood, Lacey, Tumwater, Olympia and Centralia, but he considers the State Theater home.

In 15 seasons and 21 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Peter Quince/Egeus) Antony & Cleopatra (Lepidus / Euphronius / Soothsayer / Clown) As You Like It (Adam/Corin) Cymbeline (Belarius) Cyrano de Bergerac (Ligniere/Cadet/Bertrandou) Enrico IV (Giovanni) Fighting Over Beverley (Archie Bennett) Macbeth (Duncan/Doctor) Mauritius (Phillip) Measure for Measure (Escalus) Present Laughter (Fred) Richard III (Clarence) Romeo and Juliet (Lord Montague/Apothecary) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Polonius) The Elephant Man (Gomm/Conductor) The Life and Death of King John (Pandulph/Chatillon) The Rainmaker (Sheriff Thomas) The Seafarer (Mr. Lockhart) The Taming of the Shrew (Baptista) The Tempest (Gonzalo) The Winter's Tale (Dion/Shepherd)

Rachel Permann Lady Montague/Juliet's Nurse

Rachel Permann

In 4 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:

A Stardust Homecoming (Adelina Cavallo) As You Like It (Phebe/Forester) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Big Mama) Romeo and Juliet (Lady Montague/Juliet's Nurse) The Taming of the Shrew (Widow)

Rowan Brooks Romeo

Rowan Brooks

In 2 seasons and 2 shows at Harlequin:

Measure for Measure (Angelo) Romeo and Juliet (Romeo)

Brian Claudio Smith Mercutio

Brian Claudio Smith

In 5 seasons and 8 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck/Philostrate) Macbeth (Banquo/Porter/Seyton) Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio) Sins of the Mother (Frankie/Philly) Six Hotels (Ensemble) The Ladies of the Camellias (Flavio Ando) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (R. Morino) Under a Mantle of Stars (Visitor)

Jason Thayer Benvolio

Jason Thayer

In 3 seasons and 3 shows at Harlequin:

Operation Stardust (Pvt. Billy Monroe) Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Stuart Henry)

Steve Manning Lord Capulet

Steve Manning

In 7 seasons and 11 shows at Harlequin:

Enrico IV (Barron Tito Belcredi) Hamlet (Claudius) Mating Dance of the Werewolf (Raul) Phantom of the Stardust (Alfred Angelino) Romeo and Juliet (Lord Capulet) The Ladies of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas, fils) The Life and Death of King John (King John/Attendant) The Love List (Leon) The Rainmaker (H.C. Curry) The Weir (Finbar) Time Stands Still (Richard Ehrlich)

Juleen Murray Shaw Lady Capulet

Juleen Murray Shaw

In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:

Romeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet)

Summer Serafin Juliet

Summer Serafin

In 2 seasons and 2 shows at Harlequin:

Measure for Measure (Isabella) Romeo and Juliet (Juliet)

John O’Keefe Tybalt

John O’Keefe

In 6 seasons and 9 shows at Harlequin:

And a Nightingale Sang (Norman) Hamlet (Horatio) Measure for Measure (Claudio/Abhorson/Ensemble) Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt) The Constant Wife (Bernard Kersal) The Importance of Being Earnest (Algernon Moncrieff) The Life and Death of King John (Duke of Salisbury/Soldier) The Misanthrope (Alceste) The Rainmaker (Bill Starbuck)

Jason Haws Prince Escalus

Jason Haws

Other local roles include Captain Hook in Peter Pan (OSD Players and CTE), Toad in The Wind in the Willows (OFT), Clov in Endgame (Calpurnia’s Dream), Richard in Fuddy Meers, and Adam in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Centralia College). Jason has directed numerous shows for children and is going into his fifteenth season as the director of Creative Theatre Experience’s Showcase program. He currently teaches Drama and Social Studies at Thurgood Marshall Middle School here in Olympia. Jason owes everything to his beautiful family for their tremendous love and support. Cheers to my lovelies, Liz, Emma and Tess. You are my shining stars!

In 21 seasons and 33 shows at Harlequin:

A Bright Room Called Day (Emil Traum) A Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom/Pyramus) And a Nightingale Sang (Andie Ryan) As You Like It (Touchstone) August: Osage County (Bill Fordham) Clybourne Park (Karl / Steve) Hapgood (Maggs) I Ought To Be In Pictures (Herb) Intimate Apparel (Mr. Marks) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Max Prince) Murder in the Cathedral (4th Priest) My Old Lady (Mathias) Noises Off (Garry LeJeune) Phantom of the Stardust (Sam Gordon) Philadelphia Story (C.K. Dexter Haven) Rabbit Hole (Howie) Romeo and Juliet (Prince Escalus) Rough Crossing (Sandor Turai) The Constant Wife (Mortimer Durham) The Elephant Man (John Merrick) The Importance of Being Earnest (Lane/Moulton/Merriman/Gribsby) The Ladies of the Camellias (Ivan) The Misanthrope (Basque/Bicycle Messenger/Du Bois) The Rocky Horror Show (Simon Lock, The Narrator) The Seafarer (James "Sharky" Harkin) The Taming of the Shrew (Grumio) The Tempest (Andrian/Boatswain) The Understudy (Harry) The Weir (Brendan) The Winter's Tale (Time) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Launce / Outlaw #1) Unexpected Tenderness (Archie/Roddy Stern (the elder))

David Wright Friar Laurence/Signior Placentio

David Wright

In 18 seasons and 36 shows at Harlequin:

A Long Day's Journey into Night (James Tyrone) A Man for All Seasons (Duke of Norfolk) A Streetcar Named Desire (Doctor) Arcadia (Richard Noakes) Art (Serge) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Reverend Tooker) Cymbeline (Cymbeline) Cyrano de Bergerac (Montfleury/Poet/Sentry) Dracula (Dr. Heinrich Van Helsing, Professor Van Helsing) Fighting Over Beverley (Zelly Shimma) Hamlet (Polonius/Grave Digger/Ambassador, Claudius) Hapgood (Paul Blair) Henry V (Chorus/Bardolph/French Governor/Burgundy/Constable/Ambassador) Inspecting Carol (Larry Vauxhall) La Béte (Bejart) Measure for Measure (Pompey/Friar) Murder in the Cathedral (Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury) Orphans (Harold) Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence/Signior Placentio) Rough Crossing (Alex Gal) She Stoops to Conquer (Mr. Hardcastle) Sixteen Words for Water (Stage Manager) The Importance of Being Earnest (Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.) The Lady's Not for Burning (Matthew Skipps, Hebble Tyson) The Life and Death of King John (Hubert/the Citizen) The Love List (Bill) The Rocky Horror Show (Narrator) The Seafarer (Richard Harkin) The Tempest (Prospero) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Antonio/Duke) The Weir (Jack) The Winter's Tale (The Shepherd) To Kill a Mockingbird (Judge Taylor, Walter Cunningham) Unexpected Tenderness (Jacob Stern)

Justin Lockwood Paris

Justin Lockwood

In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:

Romeo and Juliet (Paris)

Rachel Ashton Citizen/Party Guest

Rachel Ashton

In 3 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:

Let the Good Times Roll! (Costume Designer) Phantom of the Stardust (Asst. Costume Designer) Romeo and Juliet (Citizen/Party Guest) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Costumer Designer) The Love List (Costume Designer)

Amy Hill Rosaline/Angelica

Amy Hill

In 5 seasons and 10 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia) As You Like It (Celia) End Days (Rachel Stein) Enrico IV (Frida) Romeo and Juliet (Rosaline/Angelica) The American Pilot (Evie) The Elephant Man (Pinhead/Sandwich/Countess) The Ladies of the Camellias (Gabrielle Rejane) The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca) Under a Mantle of Stars (Daughter)

Kevin McManus Balthasar

Kevin McManus

In 4 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:

A Stardust Christmas Carol (Frank Gordon) A Stardust Homecoming (Ed Ballantyne) Romeo and Juliet (Balthasar) Stardust for Christmas (Eugene "Gino") The Winter's Tale (Mamillius)

Paul Purvine Abram/Friar John

Paul Purvine

In 6 seasons and 8 shows at Harlequin:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Lysander) Antony & Cleopatra (Octavius Caesar) As You Like It (Silvius/Le Beau) Enrico IV (Lolo/Landolph) Macbeth (Malcom) Rabbit Hole (Lighting Designer) Romeo and Juliet (Abram/Friar John) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Player)

Jennifer Rain Gendarme/Party Guest

Jennifer Rain

In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:

Romeo and Juliet (Gendarme/Party Guest)

Nathan Rice Gregory/Peter/Page

Nathan Rice

Nathan Rice is delighted to be returning to the stage at Harlequin. He has very much enjoyed his previous roles here, including Mike in What the Constitution Means to Me, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (2021, 2023), Max Marshall in Building Madness, White Chorus Man in Sovereignty, Lou Cohn in The 1940s Radio Hour, and Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor. He has been active in other area theaters as well, as The Player in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at Lakewood Playhouse. Also busy in local film, Nathan can be seen in “The Gamers: The Shadow Menace” from Dead Gentlemen Productions, and the “JourneyQuest” series from Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. In his free time, Nathan enjoys kayaking and hiking, being a couch potato, extreme nerding, and spending time with his brilliant and beautiful fiancee Hannah.