Faire Cast

The Shire is filled to the brim with colorfully costumed characters and merrymakers, ready to make your visit an unforgettable experience! Immerse yourself in the days of Merrie Olde England, steeped in the allure of bygone days and knights!

Bacchanalians
RJ Arbaczewski	Stephania Dracona - Younger sister of Leliana Dracona, Stephania holds all Eating Contest Records...make that holder of ALL records in the Shire. Challengers beware, she will destroy you and then dance circles around your lifeless body.
Melissa Baker	Captain Morrigan Blackwell - The fiercest female captain to sail the seven seas has taken on a couple of pirate interns! She loves giving pirate advice and will try to recruit you for her next semester at sea program.
Leo Bond	Samuel Harbottle - Samuel is fiercely loyal to his friends. He learned everything he knows from his old gaffer and because of his teachings can see the potential in every piece of land, large or small.
David Catanese	Miles Claybrook - The Sheriff is a bull and Mt Hope is his china shop. His alligator exterior only has two weaknesses that will bring his pink belly sunnyside: daughters Marian and Guinevere, the Deputy and Tax Collector of the Shire.
Cara Lynn Craig	Lavinia Fontana - Lavinia is the first female professional artist, famous for painting the infamous Medici family. The original Bohemian loves to party and make art wherever she goes.
Alyssa Foley	Leliana Dracona - Leliana will steal your heart...purse...horse...soul?...No, no, no..She loves everyone and everything in the great dance of life, but if you cross her....
Henry Gibson	Reginald Fowler - "Best friend" of the famous fashion designer Enzo Valenzeti, Reginald knows fashion and THOU ART FABULOUS! Always up on the latest trends, he is the designer of Her Majesty's stockings. If you could only see them!
Becky Grow	Jennifer Banner - As sweet and colorful as her confections, Jenny controls the child population of the Shire with a spoonful of sugar and a candy coated iron fist.
Ryan Hays	Ratigan Radcliff - Every day is an adventure for the greatest ratcatcher this Shire has ever seen! His humane catch and release system is the first of its kind. The rat population is thriving in harmony with the town folk. Plague? What Plague?
Pete Hedberg	Bartholomeo Scappi - Scappi aquired fame in 1570 when his monumental cookbook Opera dell'arte del cucinare was published. Ask him about food, and his passion for all things culinary may cause him to burst into song!
Lee Jordan	Christopher Hatton - Known as a handsome and accomplished man, Christopher soon attracted the notice of Queen Elizabeth and quickly became one of her gentleman pensioners in 1564. He is a true gentleman, but threaten the Queen, and this noble man will slam your head through the Chess board.
Kristin Kauffman	Isabella Andreini - Isabella Andreini (1562 - 1604) was an Italian actress and writer. She is DRAMA in every sense of the word, the Jeckyl and Hyde of mood swings, so maybe avoid being alone with her in dark alleys.
Sarah Knittel	Ursula Flexney - Ursula is the cure for what ails you! This ~~witch~~ Soothsayer, knows every herb and cure-all in the book, and is quick to dive into the dirt to find just the right ingredient for her cauldron!
Sam Little	Sir Robert Dudley - Robert Dudley's private life interfered with his court career and vice versa. When his first wife fell down a flight of stairs and died, he was free to marry the Queen. However, the resulting scandal very much reduced his chances in this respect. Dashing, handsome and charming, Queens, ladies and peasants alike had better hold on to their bloomers!
Todd Loughry	Mad Tom of Bedlam - Mad Tom has somehow found himself in charge of punishing those condemned by the Sheriff. His two favorite sounds in the world are breaking glass and the gulug gulug of drowning peasants. He really is quite lovable!
Scot Lutz	Luigi Burratino - Burratino is Italian for puppet and Luigi fits his surname. The world is his puppet theater, and he is likely to put on a show for you at the drop of a hat, or the cry of a child. He cannot resist making children happy everywhere he goes!
Kendall McGuire	Mistress Beatrice Quickly - There is always room at Mistress Quickly's Inn! Consider the Boarshead Inn your home away from home. Berny will be sure to welcome you as soon as she sees you, 15 miles away! She has a voice as big as her arm gestures, and she's not afraid to use it!
John Reshetar	Aidan O'Dwyer - From the back streets of Dublin, this Irish bad boy will break groupies' hearts wherever he tours! Just try to avoid the smoldering stare of doom as he serenades you into submission!
Arthur Rowan	Rory Fang, Rogue Fairy Hunter - Rory is a deadly hunter of all supernatural creatures, ranging from the large and fearsome to the cute and sparkly. His time spent in the faery realm has left him a bit touched, however, and he is frequently seen getting into arguments with chipmunks or impromptu games of chess with twigs, who usually win.
Sydney Schwindt	Lady Mary Killegrew - Lady Mary Killigrew thinks every word that falls from her captain's lips is gold, and you should treat it as such! She is brand new to this whole pirate thing and is really excited to walk the plank to adventure. Is walking the plank going to get her clothes dirty? Dispute the creed of Captain Morrigan and find youself at the business end of Mary's favorite sword!
Jennifer Smeraldo	Jane Tucker - Jane is as scary as she is sweet when you look at her moo cow the wrong way! Don't mess with this pint sized dairy queen or you just might kick the bucket!
Kristen Spagenberg	Isabella di Medici - Isabella is the younger sister of Francesco de Medici. She is feisty and free spirited and had much more freedom than most young women in her time. She is not intimidated by her "big" brother and roams free throughout the Shire, satiating her curiousity about all things English.
Lizzie Spellman	Millie Stout - This bubbly and bold wench breaks into a cold sweat at the thought of spillage. Spill a beer and Millie is on the spot with a rag to soak it up and make sure every drop gets wrung back into your glass. Beer is the rainbow that will lead to your pot of gold, and Millie is the pleasant girl that will drink as many rainbows as it takes.
Steven Stanton	William Shakespeare - Willy Shakespeare needs patronage. Handy that Queen Elizabeth is in town. He will recite sonnets to anyone and everyone, so he can build his name and squish that of his rival, Christopher Marlowe.
Vanessa Sterling	Elizabeth Regina Gloriana - "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Our young Queen is powerful and poised and beloved by her people. She struggles between the desires of her heart and the needs of her people.
Jennifer Swan	Rose Botteler - Rose has traveled all over the world in search of adventure and the perfect wine. Today she returns home to declare no grapes sweeter than those of Mt Hope! She is open, sweet and feisty and not afraid to jump in and stomp some grapes when necessary.
Jean-Gerald Tartiere	Francesco di Medici - Francesco de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany. Francesco is not afraid to use his family connections to make the Queen an offer she can't refuse. Hoping to woo our mighty Majesty, Francesco has brought with him all of the magic and pageantry of Carnevale!
Doug Wallace	Argyle Wallace - Argyle has come to England to join her Majesty's court as the ambassador from Scotland. Sadly, no one takes a pretty girl in a short skirt seriously. Perhaps if she would shave the beard...
PA West	Sir Randolph Pemberton - The largest voice in all of England (though we have yet to test him against Mistress Quickly), Randolph "Pemby" Pemberton loves nothing more in the world than himself...except for Her Majesty of course, yeah.
Corey Whelihan	Pietro di Medici - Don Pietro de Medici (1554 - 1604) was the youngest son of Cosimo de Medici. He was constantly in debt and asking his big brother to cover for him. He has his own reasons for wanting big brother to get married and live in England.
Blackfryars
Erin A Bark, Sheila Barton, Richard Blosser, Annie Carveth, Matthew Culbertson, Eileen Daub, Thomas Dietsche, Adrienne Dietsche, Abby Dietsche, Mimi Dietsche, Jacob Dietsche, Julie DiFebo, Sean Duncan, Kim Dutcher, Erin Eckert, James Ellerby, Steve Embry, William Frank, Elizabeth Fry, Brian Gentzyl, Holly Gingrich, Sean Grove, Steve Hager, Traci N. Harkins, Laura Hippensteel, Katie Jacobsen, Tessa Kerpan, Natlie Lawton, Samantha Lepard, Liz Nowrey, Brynne Remmey, James Riley, Emy Rothenberger, Bryan Shearer, Rebecca Shilling, John Smith, Dave Sobkowiak, Jennifer Stippick, Lorraine Sullo, Rick Tennant, Karen Vasey, Koryn Williams
Directors and Staff
Blake Braswell	Artistic Director/Fight Director
Cara Lynn Craig	Staff Director/Dialect Coach/Rehearsal Coordinator
Lee Jordan	Company Manager
Alison Peoples	Technical Director
Katie Wallace	Costume Designer
Ron Keller	Stunt and FX Coordinator
Todd Loughry	Improv and Interaction Director
Arthur Rowan	Music Director/Language Coach/Seasonal Director
Alyssa Foley	Choreographer
Dave Catanese	Armorer/Blackfryar Director