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the 2009 acting company

Charlie Brown (Much Ado: Don Pedro) Past credits with University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theater include The Wedding (Captain Karaulov), Tales of the Lost Formicans (Jim McKissick), Family Stories (Vojin), Ubu (Cotice), A Tale of Two Mondays (Tom), They’re Playing Our Song (Pip) and Pericles (Heilcanus). He has also worked with Prime Stage Theatre in Pittsburgh appearing most recently as Detective Lestrade in The Hound of the Baskervilles and Bob in The Outsiders. He is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Theatre.

Mack Exilus (Much Ado: Claudio) is in his second season with Bakerloo, having appeared as the Station Master/Stranger in Cherry Orchard and Sebastian in The Tempest. He holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Brooklyn College. He was recently seen in Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train and Take Me Out at The Gershwin Theater at Brooklyn College. Other credits: Hair at Theatre row; In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks as Rev D., 365 day of Plays at the Public Theatre, Burke at The Producers Club Theater.

Abigail Fudor (Much Ado: Dogberry) is in her fifth season with Bakerloo Theatre Project.  She started with the company in 2005, when she worked as part of the stage management team.  Since 2006, she has been increasingly involved with the leadership and management team of Bakerloo.  A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Abby is a graduate of The University of Pittsburgh where she earned her bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and Communications. Her acting credits include Death: A Play and The Boundary with the university's repertory theatre company and Bat Boy! The Musical with Pittsburgh Musical Theatre; she also performs weekly at Friday Nite Improvs. In addition, Abby has been involved in arts management with Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Pittsburgh Playback Theatre, and Future Tenant. In May 2008, Abigail received a Master's Degree in Art Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and following graduation, was hired as the Director of Marketing for Dance Alloy Theater.

Parag S. Gohel (Much Ado: Benedick) is in his first season with Bakerloo. Having graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with degrees in Psychology and Theatre Arts, Parag has played numerous lead roles for Pitt Repertory Theatre including: Constantine in Charles Mee's Big Love, the suitor and the groom in Chekhov's The Proposal & The Wedding, and Jerry in Tales of the Lost Formicans. Other credits include Banquo in Macbeth for Pittsburgh's Shakespeare in the Parks, Demetrius in Titus Andronicus and the title role in Amphitryon both for Pandora's Box debut season. 

Marsha Harman (Much Ado: Beatrice) is in her fifth season with Bakerloo. Her previous roles include Lovey in Cherry Orchard, Alonso in The Tempest, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cassius in Julius Caesar , and Witch/Duncan/Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . Marsha is Business Manager and Artist in Residence at New Leaf Theatre in Chicago, where she has appeared in Six Years and the Joseph Jefferson-nominated ensembles of The Dining Room, The Permanent Way, and As It Is In Heaven . She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Drew University, and a Master's degree in Theatre History and Criticism from Catholic University. 

Gwyn Hervochon (Hamlet: Actor 4) is in her tenth season with Bakerloo, having previously appeared as Prospero in The Tempest, Marc Antony in Julius Caesar, Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gilda in Design for Living, Rosaline in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Olivia in Twelfth Night or What You Will, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, and Phoebe in As You Like It, among others. Gwyn recently played Olga in Bakerloo's production of Three Sisters in NYC. She appeared as Grace Fogg in the short film The Triumph of Night directed by John Brattin at the Participant Gallery in New York City. She has appeared regionally at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Catskill Shakespeare Festival, and Center Stage in Baltimore.

Ryan Howe (Much Ado: Leonato/Director of Much Ado) For Bakerloo, he has directed Cherry Orchard, The Imaginary Invalid, Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has appeared as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, or What You Will and Dull/Mercade in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Recent directing credits also include: Blithe Spirit, Vinegar Tom, and The Insect Play. Some of his favorite acting roles include: Andrei in Three Sisters, the psychologist in Porcelain, Mr. Shu Fu in Good Person of Szechwan, and Piero in Big Love. Originally from the Baltimore area, Ryan holds a Masters degree in Drama from
Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College. He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where he has taught a variety of classes, including courses in Shakespeare, acting and directing.

Lily Junker (Much Ado: Hero) is in her second year with Bakerloo, having appeared last season as one half of Caliban in The Tempest and Anya in Cherry Orchard. Most recently, Lily appeared as the title role in Chicago playwright Aaron Carter’s Swamp Baby for Phase 3 Productions and directed the Bakerloo-in-Pittsburgh fundraiser reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Lily is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where she studied theatre arts and English writing.

 

Joseph McGranaghan (Hamlet: Actor 1/Much Ado: Verges) is in his fourth season with Bakerloo, having played Ariel (Tempest), Lophakin (Cherry Orchard), Banquo (Macbeth) and Octavius (Julius Caesar), amongst others. Last fall, he toured the Eastern United States with Chamber Theatre of Boston's educational show Encore. Most recently he was seen in 12 Angry Men for Pittsburgh Prime Stage Theatre.  Other companies: Pittsburgh Irish and Classical, Pittsburgh City Theatre, University of Pittsburgh Rep Theater.


Sarah Murphy (Hamlet: Actor 2/Much Ado: Margaret) is in her tenth season with Bakerloo and has worked as an actress, choreographer, producer, costume designer and playwright. Some favorite Bakerloo roles include Viola in Twelfth Night, the Princess in Love's Labour's Lost, the title character in Antigone, Varya in Cherry Orchard, and Masha in the NYC production of Three Sisters. In New York City, Sarah has worked with the Women's Project at the World Financial Center, Working Man's Clothes, Shalimar Productions, and the Brooklyn Playwrights Collective.  Regionally, Sarah has worked in Ohio at the Human Race Theatre Company and with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.


Melissa Rynn Porterfield (Much Ado: Ursula) is in her second season with Bakerloo. She is currently working on her dissertation, which focuses on American Shakespeare Festivals, for her PhD at the University of Pittsburgh. She has a BFA in Acting from Long Island University and an MA in Theatre Arts from Miami University.

Adam Thomas Smith (Hamlet: Actor 3/Much Ado: Don John) is in his first season with Bakerloo.  NYC credits include: Haemon in Antigone at Manhattan Repertory Theater, Demetrius in Midsummer at the Eastwood Amphitheater, Allen Ginsberg in Kerouac at 13th Street Repertory Company, and at Brooklyn College: Shane Mungitt in Take Me Out, CB in Dog Sees God, and Ariel in The Pillowman. Adam can also be seen this fall in the Biography Channel series Celebrity Ghost Stories.


Aaron Jefferson Tindall (Much Ado: Borachio) is in his second season with Bakerloo, having previously stage-managed 2007's The Imaginary Invalid. He is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, appearing during his time there in Pitt productions of A Memory of Two Mondays, The American Clock, and Cymbeline, in addition to his work on various stage management projects.