

Laura Dodds - Emilia - Laura is thrilled to be making her Woodward Shakespeare Festival debut in Othello! She has previously performed with Fresno Grand Opera in Les Miserables. She would like to thank WSF for this opportunity to play, and her friends, family, and dog, Cowboy, for their constant love and support. Cheveley in An Ideal Husband (2nd Space). Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Selma Arts Center) Laertes in Hamlet (WSF) Mrs. Her recent roles include Coco in The Dish (Theatre J’ Nerique) Viola/Sebastian in ‘Swill (The Motley Fools) Thea in Hedda Gabler (The New Ensemble), Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (WSF) Mazeppa in Gypsy (Selma Arts Center) Clementine in Onionheads (Fresno Soap Co.) Jenny/Marge in Mr. And of course, thanks Dad.Ĭasey Ballard - Iago - Casey is thrilled to be working with the Woodward Shakespeare Festival for this production. Alexis grateful for the opportunities she has been given and the wonderful people she has meet along the way. Her most recent theatre credits include Fresno State’s Theatre for Young Audiences: Wondrous Tales of Old Japan, (Koken/Pheasant), Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company: Den of Thieves (Boochie) and Selma Arts Center’s: The Little Mermaid (Atina/Princess).

She recently completed her first year at Fresno State as a Theatre Arts Major with an Acting Emphasis and made the Dean’s list both semesters. This is his first show with the festival and is eager to participate it different shows to follow.Īlexis Elisa Macedo - Desdemona - Alexis is very proud to be making her Woodward Shakes debut this season as Desdemona (Othello) and Margaret (Much Ado About Nothing). programs to continue his educational journey. in Theater from Fresno State and is currently looking into different M.F.A. LaVon Jean-Pierre - Othello - LaVon is local actor who last performed in Us&Them, at Fresno Soap Co., as John. You’ve been a joy to work with, every one of you! I hope I don’t have to wait another 10 years to do it all again! Much love and thanks to the amazing cast and crew of Othello for all your talent, commitment, dedication and hard work. Arlene’s other directing credits include Kiss Me, Kate, The Lion in Winter, Blithe Spirit, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Cabaret, Barefoot in the Park, Present Laughter, Sylvia, and Rumors, among many others. With a degree in Theatre Arts and a postgraduate diploma from The Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, she has a passion for new play development as well as for the great playwrights & composers of the past eighty years, such as Tennessee Williams, Noel Coward, Neil Simon, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, along with, of course, Shakespeare.
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At home both in the spotlight and behind the scenes, with over 35 years of theatrical experience in both professional and community theatre from coast to coast, Arlene has studied and worked with some of the most acclaimed names in the worlds of theatre and Shakespeare.

Arlene Schulman - Director - Returning to Woodward Shakespeare Festival 10 years after her acclaimed production of Hamlet, Arlene is thrilled to have been invited back to direct Othello this season.
