Georgia is an actor and stage manager born and raised in Austin. She is an alum of the Shakespeare at Winedale program, and was last heard on stage during Past is Prologue’s Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth.

Zach is thrilled to be working with Past is Prologue Productions to bring Bertram to life. You might have seen him most recently in The Merchant of Venice with Austin Shakespeare or Cyrano de Bergerac with The Archive Theater. He'd like to thank his friends, family, cast, and crew for being the support network that makes all of this possible.

Shelley is excited to take on another Shakespeare role with Past is Prologue Productions! In recent years, Ms. Auer has performed with Austin Shakespeare, Texas Comedies, and LOLA Local Opera Local Artists. Before moving to Austin 5 years ago, she performed in Houston with Houston Grand Opera, Theater Lab, Unity Theater, Texas Rep, ETC Theater, Opera Vista, and Opera in the Heights. Her favorite roles include: Amy in Company and The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. Ms. Auer is a vocal professor at Concordia University Texas.

Ronan is a native Austinite who has recently returned from getting his BFA at New York University & The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He is a part of the Education team at the Long Center and a company member with The Hidden Room Theatre. He has come home hoping to join and support local theatre artists and the artistic community as a whole. Recent credits include Frederick (The Rover; Hidden Room Theatre) and Malcolm (Macbeth; Rosedale Shakespeare). — with Ronan Melomo.

Deb holds an MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. She is best known to Austin theatre as the Artistic Director of Rosedale Shakespeare, for whom she is currently directing Love's Labour's Lost—opening tonight! She has also worked with The VORTEX , Austin Shakespeare, Austin Scottish Rite Theater, Last Act Theatre Company, and 7 Towers Theatre Company. She has directed, dramaturged, stage managed, or performed in 22 of Shakespeare's plays so far. Recent acting roles in Austin include Ross in Macbeth (the one with the lights on!) and Agnes in Pippi Longstocking's After-Christmas Party.

Morgan is a theatre and film actress. Her most recent projects include the short film ‘Engaged’ directed by Dave Scala—winner of the 2017 New York Theatre Festival for his play ‘Among The Furies’ and the lead role in Jon-Luke Kvapils’ short film ‘Mnemonia’. Previous to that, she graduated from Samford University and studied acting at New York City’s Circle in the Square Theatre School. Some previous roles include Little Red in Into The Woods—a performance that earned her the Betty Lynn Buckley Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Eponine in Les Miserables by the 2013 Dallas Summer Musical Theatre Awards.

Ly is an alum of the Shakespeare at Winedale program and now works in software support by day. Ly was in Past is Prologue’s production of Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth in Fall 2018. We’re so excited to have Ly with us again in this cast!

Kera is honored to work with such a brilliant and talented ensemble! She graduated with a BA in Theatre Education from St. Edward's University. She currently teaches theatre in Georgetown and tries to be as involved as possible with the Austin theatre community. This is her second performance with Past is Prologue Productions. In the past she has also worked with Z3 Productions, The VORTEX, Gale Theatre Co., Crank Collective, Different Stages, The Loaded Gun Theory, and The Hip Pocket Theatre. She would like to thank her husband Paul for his support and patience.

Christa graduated with a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and has spent the last 10 years in Chicago. While there she acted on and off, but you could usually catch her performing as restaurant manager. Christa is very excited to be in Austin and acting again. Her most recent role was Katherine in Love’s Labour's Lost with Rosedale Shakespeare!

Caroline is best known to Austin audiences as an aerial performer and one half of the duo Caroline & Gio. She has previously starred as the title role (as well as head choreographer and executive producer) in Agent Andromeda: The Orion Crusade, and she played a Spirit of the Island in The Tempest at The Vortex. She has won numerous awards for acrobatics, trapeze, and aerials, including a B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Fight Choreography (with Andy Agne) in Agent Andromeda.

Geoffrey studied at the University of Texas and participated in the Shakespeare at Winedale program under Dr. James Loehlin. Highlights from his Winedale years include Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet; Kent in King Lear; Jacquenetta in Love’s Labour’s Lost; Duke Frederick in As You Like It; Thidias / Alexas in Antony & Cleopatra; Prince Henry in King John; and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing. He also performed for Spirit of Shakespeare as Richard, Duke of York in Richard III and Elbow in Measure for Measure. He is very excited to join the cast for All’s Well That Ends Well, and to discover the wonder of the play all over again!

Jennifer is a director, filmmaker, stage manager, dramaturg, and educator. Born and raised in Austin, she earned her BA from Smith College in Theatre and Education. She has also trained at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Jennifer is a proud member of the Ring of Keys, a national network of queer women and trans theatre artists. Previously, she co-directed, produced, and adapted for the screen an independent feature film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost set in a modern-day boarding school (LLLmovie.com). Recently, she conceived and directed Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth with Past is Prologue Productions and directed When We Were Young and Unafraid with The Filigree Theatre. Upcoming projects: Ghosts (Gateway Theatre Project) and Indecent (Austin Playhouse).

Emily is a Producer, Director, and Choreographer based in New York City. Previous credits include The Shakespearean Jazz Show (NYMF, Green Room 42, The McKittrick), The Women We Carry, Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde (Hopkinton Center For the Arts), and Ordinary Days (Emerson College). Currently Emily works with Rori Bergman Casting and has been the associate to the Artistic Director for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center for their 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Cooper is an alum of Concordia University Texas, where he studied English Literature and Theatre. He is currently working towards receiving his M.A. in Literature from Texas State University and remains involved in the Austin theatre community. Previous credits include: Haunted (Summer Stock Austin); The Merchant of Venice, Indian Ink, Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Austin Shakespeare); Hamlet, Macbeth (Young Shakespeare); A Moment of Silence, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Seven, The Way of Water, An Enemy of the People, Permanent Collection, Bocón (CTX Theatre).

Theresa is happy to join her longtime collaborator Jennifer Sturley in another Shakespeare production in Austin! She is a graduate of Smith College, where she studied Costume Design and Anthropology. She currently works in both theater and film in New York City. Theresa recently worked as a Costume Production Assistant on the first season of Hunters (Amazon/Big Indie) and on the Aretha Franklin bio-pic Respect (MGM Studios). Recent NYC designs include: Light Green Moss (Ruthless Nightingale Theater Company), Don Giovanni (Bare Opera), The Women We Carry (Green Room 42), The Magic Flute and Marriage of Figaro (New York Lyric Opera). Regional Design: Sweeney Todd (Pan Opera), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Jennifer Sturley/Jake O’Hare). Assistant Design: Marry Harry (The Dog Lives Productions), Macbeth, Intimate Apparel, Sotto Voce, Emperor of the Moon (Shakespeare & Co).

Serena is a scenic artist and designer based in the California Bay Area. She graduated Smith College with a BA in theatre (with a design concentration), and a minor in East Asian Literature. Her work has been seen in various locations across the country, including Santa Fe Opera (props painter), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (scenic artist), Interlochen Center for the Arts (scenic charge), and Smith College (scenic designer and charge artist). She also works at the City of Walnut Creek’s Center for Community Arts as a Program Assistant. Serena is extremely excited to visit Austin for the first time and work with this lovely team of old and new collaborators!

Alison is a freelance lighting designer based in Austin. She graduated from Baylor University with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology. Previous work includes The Children, for which she received a B. Iden Payne nomination, and Admissions with Jarrott Productions, The Butcher of Baraboo with Street Corner Arts, and This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing at ZACH Theatre. Upcoming is a production of Mother of the Maid with Jarrott Productions. Her website is alisonlewislighting.com.

Emily is a third-year M.F.A. candidate at Yale School of Drama. Recent design credits include The Plot (Yale Repertory Theatre); Jeremy O. Harris' YELL: a “documentary” of my time here, Trouble in Mind, blues for miss lucille (Yale School of Drama); Red Speedo, bodyssey, Truck II (Yale Cabaret); Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth (Past is Prologue Productions); and was the assistant sound designer for American Girl Live! (Mills Entertainment); and Twin Size Beds (The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival). Emily recently played reeds for Fun Home (Yale School of Drama), The Pajama Game (New London Barn Playhouse) and 42nd Street (Palace Theatre). She holds a B.A. in music with a concentration in multiple woodwind performance from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and is thrilled to be able to work with this lovely team of Smithies once again.

Jacobi Alvarez’s dance film Glamour Baby is an Official Selection at Austin Dance Festival, 40North Dance Film Festival, ScreenDance Miami, and London Experimental Film Festival. Her film Recipe For Working On Your Art was shown at SMUSH Gallery and On The Route. Her film Submerge was shown at ATX Summer Dance Film Festival. She also shot and edited Lucid Banter's Seasons Project, a four-part dance film series, and edited Virginia, a project danced and shot on bicycles. As a dancer, performance artist, and ensemble member, she has created immersive theatre with Voyeur Theatre Collective in “Entrainment” in 2015 and with Striding Lion Performance Group as Wrath in "The Great and Terrible Doctor Faustus" in 2016. She's a Performance Studies Major from Northwestern University Class of 2015.

Susannah grew up surrounded by the arts and culture of Austin, Texas. She started her career as a musician when she booked her first music gig as a 16-year-old at one of the most well-respected venues in Austin, Strangebrew Loungeside (sadly, now closed), and her music career has been building since. Meanwhile, her award-winning films have screened in a variety of renowned film festivals, such as SXSW, Top Shorts Film Festival, Girls Impact The World, NYC Indie Film Awards, and more. Susannah currently studies film at the University of Texas at Austin and is working on completing a short film titled “Rite of Passage,” starring Vogue model Tess McMillan. She hopes to continue using film as a medium to promote social justice and give a voice to the unique, buried stories that shape and define humanity.

Mandy Whited is an Austin-area local and holds a BA in History, English, and Anthropology from the University of Texas. Recent credits include director of The Marriage of Bette and Boo (The Broccoli Project), Goneril (King Lear, Shakespeare at Windedale), Duke Senior (As You Like It, Shakespeare at Winedale), and Marty (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Broccoli Project).

Bob is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the English Department at the University of Texas, and owns an MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. He has worked as an actor with the American Shakespeare Center and acted and directed at numerous theaters in Austin and Virginia. Most recently he played Pentheus in Thinkery and Verse's Dionysus in America, and will be appearing in Penfold's The Tempest in the spring.

Keke is a 3rd year student at Concordia University pursuing a degree in business. She has acted and worked on many shows there. She also holds a cosmetology license and works as a freelance artist on plays and independent films.