Cara Lisa Franz (she/her, Stage Manager) has been a long standing member of the theatre community in Philadelphia since she moved here in 2012 to pursue her BFA in Theatrical Stage Management & Directing at The University of the Arts. Since graduating in 2016, Cara has become a proud union member of the Actors Equity Association and has stage managed at local companies and performing arts centers such as 11th Hour Theatre Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park & The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts.

Lauren Tracy (she/her, Production Manager) is thrilled to be joining Shakespeare In Clark Park this year! She is the production manager for Azuka Theatre, Inis Nua Theatre Company, and Simpatico Theatre. She is also the production manager for the Flannel & Hammer scene shop. She’d like to thank her family, friends, and Andrew for their love and support.

Robert Kaplowitz (he/him, Sound Designer) has spent the last 27 years designing sound and composing for theater, and has been honored with an OBIE for Sustained Excellence in Sound Design and a Tony for Fela! He does all kinds of sound and non-sound based art; his musical Minors premiered at the Lantern Theater in Philadelphia, he creates installation art, records and mixes audio for film (primarily in the super narrow subgenre of opera films), runs Nine Hostage Arts, teaches at Princeton, is an ambassador for the Prague Quadrennial, a co-Founder of We Embrace Fatherhood, and loves his family more than anything else.

Celia HuttonJohns (she/her, Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be assistant stage managing for the first time in Philly! She will be a senior at Purchase College in the Design/Technology program in the fall. Recent credits include Wolves Eat Elk (Stage Manager), A People’s History of Looting (Assistant Stage Manager), and Scenes from Metamorphoses (Lead Shop Carpenter). Thanks to Natalie for being the best support system and Cara, Molly, and Alex for making this summer so fun.

Alex Comly (Assistant Stage Manager)

Abdullah Ibn Abdulkareem Idris (he/him, Run Crew) is a recent high school grad. He will be attending Temple University in the fall to major in communications and minor in theatre. He was inspired by SCP to do ago and is happy to be still working/learning alongside them.

Rob Butler (he/him, Load-In/Run Crew)

Jacqueline Holloway (she/her, Fight Choreographer) is an internationally recognized Fight Instructor and is certified with the Society of American Fight Directors (Certified Teacher & Fight Director) and Fight Directors Canada( Certified Instructor). Her fight and intimacy choreography has been seen onstage at InterAct, Passage Theatre, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Theatre Exile and many others. This is Jacqueline’s 4th show with SCP and she is thrilled to be back. She currently teaches stage combat at Columbia University as well as private classes through her company Arte Violenta both in person and virtual. www.arteviolenta.com

Quinton J Alexander (he/they, Fight Assistant) is a Philadelphia based Theatre Artist. They have trained at the Philly Improv Theatre, The Rose Academy of Armes learning stage combat from Fight Master Ian Rose, and apprenticed at Lantern Theatre Company. He has acted in a number of theatre, television, and film projects. Quinton is also the current Casting Director for the Hum’n’Bards Theatre Troupe, he has also directed shows like Fear Itself and Fight Call, and co-produced shows such as The #Knightlife Renaissance Faire, The Artists Temple, Two Person Circus, and Hey We’re Cool.

Emily Hart Lopez (she/her, Choreographer) is a professional dancer, actor, and educator based in NYC. She is a 2016 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a B.F.A in Dance. Her work ranges from concert to company work, latin dance, immersive theater, to commercial, and more. Credits include: Gotham Dance Theater, Cirque du Nuit, Rumbamena, NYLA, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Grace Kelly, Flint Rep, and more. Her current passion is latin fusion, collaboration (@hartheals), and arts advocacy on the local to global scale.

Marie Laster (she/her, Set Design) is a set designer born and raised in Philly. Scenic design credits include Untitled (Inis Nua Theatre), Cry it Out, Natural Shocks (Simpatico Theatre), Donna Orbits the Moon (Tiny Dynamite), The Agitators (Theatre Horizon), Rachel (Quintessence Theatre), Looking Over the President’s Shoulder (Act II Playhouse). Marie received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Philadelphia University and enjoys channeling her creative energy through the scenic design process. marielasterdesign.com

Sydney Norris (she/her, Lighting Designer) is a freelance Lighting Designer and Electrician. A transplant from Florida, she is thrilled to be a part of Shakespeare in Clark Park’s Pericles. She is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Women’s Studies. Her previous works in the Philadelphia area include 12 Chairs (Juniper Agency), our ouija board (On The Rocks), and Red Lodge, Montana (The Antidote). She would like to thank her family, both born and found for all their love and support. You can find her work on Instagram @smnlightingdesign or at sydneynorris.com

Asaki Kuruma (Costume Designer) is so excited to work with SCP again! Originally from Japan, Asaki is a multi-disciplinary artist who has been working professionally with many theater companies and artists in the Philadelphia area. Costume design credit: Kissing the Witches (Ursinus College), The Scar Test, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Villanova Theatre), Man of God (InterAct Theatre), Boycott Esther (Azuka Theater), Las Mujeres (Power Street Theatre Company), Romeo & Juliet (Lantern Theater Company), Tiger Style! (Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists), Romeo & Juliet, Complete History of America, Abridged, Measure for Measure (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Co). Asaki is also a Resident Artist at Power Street Theatre. MA -Villanova University

Meghan Winch (she/her, Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, playwright, actor, and the artistic associate at Tiny Dynamite, where she co-wrote and co-created the recent play-by-mail Georgiana Recovered in Time and The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged. She is the resident dramaturg at the Lantern and has also dramaturged for Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tiny Dynamite, Hedgerow Theatre, Theatre Horizon, and Iron Age. As an actor, she’s appeared at Tiny Dynamite, the Lantern, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Hedgerow. She earned her MA in Theatre focusing on dramaturgy at Villanova.

Juana Parral (she/her, Associate Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, playwright, and recent graduate from the University of the Arts. She is thrilled to be working with SCP as one of their dramaturgs. Juana had done dramaturgy with the UArts in their Polyphone festival, and in productions such as The Wild Party and TL;DR. She has had her work produced by the Void Theatre Collective, and has more works of theatre, fiction, song, and poetry in the works! A South Jersey native and current North Philadelphia resident, she spends her time running, writing, and playing music with her roommates and pets.

Pax Ressler (they/them, Music Director) is a Philadelphia-based artist, working at the intersection of theatre and music, as well as the intersection of arts and advocacy. They work as a creator, performer, music director, composer, designer and educator at Philadelphia Theatre companies, including Arden Theatre Company, Bearded Ladies Cabaret, FringeArts, Nicole Canuso Dance Company, People’s Light, Theatre Exile, Theatre Horizon, Simpatico Theatre, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Wilma Theater, 11th Hour, 1812 Productions and more.

Joe Daniels (he/him, Technical Director)

Covey Carpenter (A1)

Edward Smith (A2)

Kittson O'Neill - Artistic Director

Paige Zubel - Associate Artistic Director

Teresa Kozin - COVID Compliance Officer

Niamh Buckley - Development Associate

Sebastienne Mundheim - Dir. of Audience Engagement

Marisol Rosa-Shapiro - Dir. of Community Engagement

Grayce Hoffman - Dir. of Communications