Announcing the 2010 Company

Watch this page. We’ll add a company member a day and let you know what they are playing in 2010.

Kate Mazzola

Kate Mazzola returns to play Bianca in Othello and Luciana in The Comedy of Errors. Here she is in last season’s Love’s Labour’s Lost playing Catherine (with Shanara Gabrielle, Tarah Flanagan and Nicole Rodenburg directed by Paul Barnes). She also played Juno in The Tempest.

David Rudi Utter

Rudi returns to GRSF for his third season to play Gratiano in Othello and Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors. Rudi came to GRSF straight from St. Olaf College as a member of the Apprentice Actor Training Program. He’s played Leonardo in The Merchant of Venice, Curtis in The Taming of the Shrew, Costard in Love’s Labour’s Lost and the Boatswain in The Tempest. In this photo, he plays Brutus in Julius Caesar directed by Rick Barbour for the Intern/Apprentice Project.

Evan Fuller

Evan, seen here playing Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew with Bob Fairbrooke and Michael Fitzpatrick (directed by Alec Wild), returns for his 5th season at GRSF. He’ll play the Clown in Othello and Nell/Luce in The Comedy of Errors. Yes, you read that right, he’ll be our first performer in drag at GRSF since Dan Colman’s Flute/Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and there are more surprises to come in Comedy. Evan started his GRSF career in the Apprentice Actor Training Program playing Orlando in As You Like It. He returned the next year to intern as a voice and text coach, and then joined the acting company in 2008 to play Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew and Solanio in The Merchant of Venice. Last season, he was Adrian in The Tempest and Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost.

See the others we’ve post so far: Stephanie Lambourn, Brian White, David Coral, Erik Paulson, Corey Allen, Andrew Carlson, Shanara Gabrielle, Michael Fitzpatrick, Doug Scholz-Carlson, Tarah Flanagan, Christopher Gerson and Jonathan Gillard Daly:

Stephanie Lambourn

Stephanie Lambourn is returning to GRSF for her second year to play the Courtesan in The Comedy of Errors and the Whore/understudy to Desdemona in Othello. Last season she played the Ophelia in the Intern/Apprentice production of Hamlet and was understudy to Ariel in The Tempest. Stephanie hails from Victoria in Australia and is very excited to be returning to Winona, MN USA this season.

The Trouble with Twins

It appears that, in a reversal of what we reported on this page, Doug Scholz-Carlson will play Dromio of Syracus and Christopher Gerson will play Dromio of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors. If we’re confused on this point before rehearsals have even started, this summer could be quite an adventure.

Brian White

Brian is returning to GRSF after taking part in the Apprentice Actor Training Program last summer. This summer he’ll play Senator/Soldier/Gentleman/Officer in Othello and the Jailor in The Comedy of Errors. He was recently Boy in Henry V and Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew at the American Theater of Actors. He just recently moved to New York with his fiance Maria Tholl, who will also be returning to GRSF. He is pictured here as the Stage Manger in Our Town in a Webster University Production directed by Quin Gresham.

David Coral

David returns for his second season at GRSF to play Montano in Othello and Balthasar in The Comedy of Errors. Last season he played Constable Dull in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Antonio in The Tempest (pictured with Andrew Carlson, directed by Alec Wild). David directs and acts in Minneapolis where his production of Enchanted April recently closed at Theater in the Round.

Erik Paulson

While the actors are the most publicly visible part of the GRSF Company, there are about 5 people backstage for every one on stage. Erik Paulson, a GRSF founding company member and with us every season since, is one of the leaders off stage. In 2010, Erik leaves his duties as Technical Director to be our set designer. He is pictured here working with Producing Director Paul Barnes on the set model for The Comedy of Errors. Erik designs sets and lights for theaters near his home in Minneapolis and around the country. GRSF audiences saw his design work on the Apprentice/Intern production of Cymbeline. To see more photos of his work, visit www.erikepaulson.com.

Andrew Carlson

Andrew originally came to the company as a member of the Apprentice Actor Training Program playing Iachimo in Cymbeline. He returns for his fourth season in the main company to play Roderigo in Othello and, well, we’re not yet sure in The Comedy of Errors. Past roles include Longaville in Love’s Labour’s Lost (pictured here with Chris Mixon, directed by Paul Barnes), Sebastian in The Tempest, Salerio in The Merchant of Venice, a Pedant in Taming of the Shrew, Orlando in As You Like It and a Witch in Macbeth. Andrew is perhaps most famous along with his wife Kate as the parents of the first GRSF baby, Lyda. He will also lead the Shakespeare for Young Actors program for the third year.

Corey Allen

We are thrilled to welcome New York actor Corey Allen to his debut season with GRSF. He’ll play Othello in Othello and Duke Solinus in The Comedy of Errors. Past roles include Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival), Escalus in Measure for Measure, Claudius in Hamlet and the Duke of Milan in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Utah Shakespearean Festival). (Photo courtesy of the Illinois Summer Studio)

 

Shanara Gabrielle

Shanara returns for her third season to play Desdemona in Othello and The Abbess in The Comedy of Errors. She is pictured here as Viola in Twelfth Night (directed by Alec Wild) in season 3. That year, she also played the Apothecary and Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet. Last year, she was Rosaline in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Juno in The Tempest.

 

Michael Fitzpatrick

Michael returns for his fifth season, and will be seen as Brabantio in Othello and Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors. Past roles include Buckingham in Richard III, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Antonio in The Merchant of Venice, Baptista Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, Stephano in The Tempest (pictured, directed by Alec Wild) and Boyet in Love’s Labour’s Lost.

Doug Scholz-Carlson

Returning for his 7th season, Doug will play Michael Cassio in Othello and Dromio of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors. He has played the King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost (pictured with Andrew Carlson, directed by Paul Mason Barnes), Trinculo in The Tempest, Feste in Twelfth Night, Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale, Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew, Lancelot Gobo in The Merchant of Venice and other roles. In addition to acting, Doug directed Macbeth in season 4 and the Intern/Apprentice Projects Cymbeline and As You Like It as well as choreographing fights for Richard III, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and As You Like It.

Tarah Flanagan

Tarah returns for her fourth season to play Adriana in The Comedy of Errors and Emilia in Othello. Previous roles include Celia in As You Like It, 1st Witch in Macbeth, Portia in The Merchant of Venice, the Widow in The Taming of the Shrew, The Princess of France in Love’s Labour’s Lost (pictured, directed by Paul Barnes), and Ariel in The Tempest.

 

 

Christopher Gerson

Chris returns for his 7th season to play Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors and Iago in Othello. In this photo, he appears as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (2006, directed by Paul Barnes). He also played Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Petruccio in The Taming of the Shrew, Caliban in The Tempest, Orlando in Twelfth Night, Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Don Armado in Love’s Labour’s Lost and other roles.

 
Jonathan Gillard Daly

Jon returns for his 7th season at GRSF to play the Duke of Venice in Othello, Egeon in The Comedy of Errors, and himself, his grandfather, his grandmother, and a variety of other roles in The Daly News which he also wrote with music by Gregg Coffin and Larry Delinger. Jon’s past roles include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the title role in Richard III, Jacques in As You Like It, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (pictured, directed by Paul Barnes), Prospero in The Tempest and more.