ROBBIE DAVIDSON (Robin Hood) is an actor, singer, and speech language pathologist. He is so excited to be returning to the ATC stage this summer! Previous shows include Hamlet (Laertes), Everybody (Everybody/Somebody), and One Slight Hitch (Harper). He would like to thank his family for the constant love and support. Instagram: @MrRobbieDavidson.

SEAN PATRICK TAYLOR (Sheriff) is beyond excited to be returning to the park – it’s the first place he performed in Columbus and continues to wield a spell of magic and possibility in his heart and mind. Previous roles include Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, The Prince of Verona in Romeo and Juliet, the Constable in The African Company Presents Richard III, all for Actors’ Theatre, and Pony Williams in Knives in Hens. He’d like to thank his parents, Sarah and Joel, for their unbelievable support and love; Aidan, for keeping him grounded and always picking up the tab when he can’t; and Francesca, for everything.

ADRIANNA QUIÑONES (Lady Marian) could not be more excited to make her return to the Columbus stage with Actors’ Theatre. She has been acting since ten years old and has been in productions with Columbus Children’s Theatre, Pleasure Guild (now The Butterfly Guild), and Curtain Players. Her favorite roles include Kate in The Taming of the Shrew with Xavier University and Regan in King Lear with University of Findlay. During her theatre hiatus, Adrianna completed a Masters of Arts in psychology and now works as a board certified behavior analyst at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Autism. She is grateful to her mom, dad, and sister for all their love and support and would like to thank all those involved in Robin Hood!

McLANE NAGY (Lady Rosa) is excited to return to the park – her first professional theater home. In recent years she could be seen in Let’s Hope You Feel Better, Or, and Nighthawks. McLane graduated in 2012 with a BA in acting and directing and spends much of her time working in the fiber arts. Thank you to Seth for 16 years of working on art together.

MITCH ROSE (Tuck) is a graduate of Ohio University with a BFA in theater performance. He spent 7 years in New York city performing sketch comedy and doing extra work in TV and film. After returning to Ohio, Mitch performed in productions with Ensemble Theater in Cleveland with roles as Johnny “Rooster” Byron in Jerusalem and James Tyrone in Moon for the Misbegotten. In 2020, he starred as Ranger Rick Danger in the comedy Killer Raccoons Part 2. This is his second production with Actors’ Theatre of Columbus.

TYREESE BOWMAN (John Little) is making his ATC debut this season. Tyreese, a graduate from Capital University, studied both business management and theater studies and has been performing since the age of 12. He’s had the opportunity to perform locally, collegiately, and internationally. When he’s not on stage, he’s working with nonprofits, doing yoga, and spending time with friends and family.

MEGAN LEAR (Alice Little) is thrilled to be back on her favorite stage once again this summer. Previously with ATC: Phoebe (As You Like It) Dogberry/Hero (Much Ado About Nothing). Endless gratitude to Scarf & Nina. All of her love to Cody, Lily, and Mom.

JAKE JONES (Gideon/Baron Stratford) makes his return to ATC after beginning his professional acting career in the company’s 2006 production of Twelfth Night. Since then he spent over a decade performing, directing, and teaching in the Chicago area, working with companies such as Dunes Summer Theatre, Stone Soup Shakespeare, Circle Theatre, Three Crows Theatre, Chase Park Theatre, Artists’ Ensemble, City Lit Theater, Imagination Theater, Navy Pier Entertainment, Greatworks Theater Company, and Oak Park Festival Theater. Locally he has also performed and taught with CATCO. Jake, a fourth-generation German Village resident, was born and raised in the South End and is very excited to be back on the stage in his hometown.

AMOS SMITH (Geoffrey/Guard) is a 16-year-old junior at The Art & College Prep Academy. He enjoys theater and music. He has been in a number of musicals and plays but this is his first with Actors’ Theatre. Recently he was Luke in Lightning Thief: The Musical and The Interesting Nasty Man in Eurydice. He wants to thank ATC for the opportunity. He would like to thank Ashley Woodard, Theo Jackson, Alex Dodge, and Wendy Hansen-Smith for their contributions, support, and encouragement.

EMILY ALICE DUNN (Winifred/Queen Eleanor) has been a working theatre professional mostly based in Charleston, WV since 2004. She has performed in over 40 productions. She dedicates her performance to the “other Eleanor,” her adopted mother, mentor, friend, and co-adventurer Kelly Ström.

COSETTE PAYNE (Betty Lettuce/Lord Bailey) is beyond thrilled to be working on her second Actors’ Theatre production, after playing Joan of Arc in Queen Margaret last year! She is a junior at Hilliard Davidson High School and loves the theatre program there. She loves her family, friends, and pickles. One of those is clearly more important.

JACOB V. UHLMAN (Will Scarlett) recently moved to Columbus from “the pumpkin capitol of the world,” Morton, IL. They have graced many stages in central Illinois and southern Oregon, being cast in some dream roles along the way. These include Lady Enid/Nicodemus (The Mystery of Irma Vep), Icarus (Seven Dreams of Falling), Mr. Dark (Something Wicked This Way Comes), O’Brien (1984), and Prior Walter (Angels in America Parts I and II). They also had the great pleasure of directing for the first time in 2021; Myth Adventures: Five Greek Classics in the spring and Angel Street (Gaslight) in the fall. Uhlman was first seen on stage here in Columbus at Available Light Theatre as Cuddy Banks in Witch. They are absolutely thrilled to be making their ATC debut in the park, and their return to Sherwood Forest! Unending love and gratitude to Emily, Robin, and my family.

MATTHEW PHILLIPS (Prince John/Alan) is thrilled to be making his first foray into Actors’ Theatre! Recent on-stage credits include The SpongeBob Musical (SpongeBob – Columbus Children’s Theatre), Assassins (Zangara – Imagine Productions), and Newsies (Crutchie – Columbus Children’s Theatre). He is so grateful to his friends and family for supporting him in his journey as an artist, and to the cast and team of Robin Hood for this experience!

PHILIP J. HICKMAN (Director) is the artistic director of Actors’ Theatre. He has been part of ATC since 2010, and directed Queen Margaret this past summer in Schiller Park. Love and gratitude to Mikelle.

ADAM SIMON (Managing Director) continues to be honored and humbled at being allowed to work with the finest theatre artists this city has to offer, presenting accessible art in the heart of his community. Thank you for your part in making that happen, whether you’re backstage, in the audience, or treading the (concrete) boards. Special thanks to Beth and Ruby for understanding and tolerating this passion.

MEGAN LEAR (Producing Director) is thrilled to be back on her favorite stage once again this summer. Previously with ATC: Phoebe (As You Like It) Dogberry/Hero (Much Ado About Nothing). Endless gratitude to Scarf & Nina. All of her love to Cody, Lily, and Mom.

NINA MARTIN (Assistant Director/Production Manager) is stoked to be back for her fifth season with ATC! She is grateful for the opportunities to try on new hats with her ATC fam. Special thanks to her cats, Hamlet and Puck, for always offering her a snuggle after a long rehearsal!

MADISON ANDRE (Stage Manager) is incredibly excited for her first show with ATC! She resides in Chillicothe where she co-owns Amarissa Woods, a tea and spice shop. She holds a BFA in technical theater from Shawnee State where she became especially fond of lighting, props, makeup, and of course, stage management. Some of her favorite credits include The Three Musketeers, Bat Boy: The Musical, and dancing with The Bone & Fiddle Dance Collective. Madi loves sharing ideas, recipes, and positive energy. She sends a big thank you to ATC for making her part of the family, and special thanks to her husband and son who unfailingly support her in whatever wild idea she cooks up.

CODY SCHMID (Facilities Manager) is honored to be involved with ATC again. He was last seen in the park as Rosencraft in Hamlet, 1603. He wants to thank his wife (Alice in ATC’s Robin Hood – she’s the best), daughter, and mother-in-law for all the love and support.

BRADEN GRAVES (Scenic Designer) is a third year MFA candidate in scenic design at Ohio State University and is thrilled to be joining ATC this summer. While his focus is in scenic design, he is also a lighting designer and occasionally designs both. He is also interested in experience design and has worked with Curtis Elliott Design, an Ohio-based interior design company. In Ohio, Braden has designed for CATCO, Opera Project Columbus, and Ohio State University. Before moving to Ohio, he designed for Broadway Rose Theatre Company and several educational theatres in Portland, OR. Braden is also very involved in education and research and has taught theatre design and carpentry to a wide range of ages at several institutions. This fall, he will be joining Belhaven University as an assistant professor of theatre design.

STEVE PUHL JR. (Master Carpenter) is excited to be back in the theater world doing all the fun things!

KATIE GOLONKA (Build Crew/Charge Artist) is an artist, designer, and muralist operating out of Columbus as Cherry Alley Paint. Locally, she has worked as a scenic painter for CATCO and Opera Columbus. Katie’s permanent mural work can be seen in several locations throughout Columbus as well as other cities.

ROWAN WINTERWOOD (Lighting Designer) is returning for her seventh season in Schiller Park. She has worked with ATC as a lighting designer (Hamlet, 1603, Eurydice, and others), stage manager, artist educator, and sound board operator, and she directed Or, ATC’s most popular show of the 2020 season, at MadLab. She is thrilled to direct on the Schiller Park stage for the first time. In the “off” season, she is the master electrician at CATCO and a freelance lighting designer for companies such as Available Light Theatre (Cry it Out, Everybody, Witch), Columbus Children’s Theatre (A Christmas Story), CATCO is Kids (Luchadora!, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins), and Denison University (You on the Moors Now). In her spare time she practices trapeze and grows dahlias.

CATHERINE RINELLA (Sound Designer) is an audio llama that has wandered back to the ATC corral. What is an Audio Llama? We don’t know, and now it won’t leave. This one is ATC’s resident sound designer – making noise, creating mild havoc, and stealing our coffee supplies. Has also been spotted as a board-op at WCBE 90.5 FM, and audio masterer for Rusty Quill podcasts. Warning: May Attract Spiders.

JAZ R. NAPPIER (Sound Board Operator) is a contract theatre artist pursuing a career in community engagement arts in the Columbus area. She knows a little bit of everything performing arts! In her spare time, recently she likes to cook. Ig: theallthatjaz.

EMILY JEU (Costume Designer), the Mother of Dresses, is proud to be continuing her work with ATC with Robin Hood. She’d like to thank Philip J. Hickman for the opportunity, and Adam Simon for being her greatest creative inspiration.

MAGGIE WELSH (Wardrobe Manager) is excited to be back with ATC after serving as an assistant house manager in 2022 and working with the Globe School in 2021. They received their BA in theatre and dance in 2021 from Ohio Wesleyan University, where their favorite onstage credits include Medusa’s Tale (Medusa) and Eurydice (Big Stone). They hope you enjoy the show!

ALEXANDER “XAN” NELSON (Props Designer) is a Philadelphia native who has been an active part of the performing arts scene in Columbus for the past ten years. He spent last ATC season climbing ladders with an impact driver in hand to help build ATC’s sets. This year he is back for the 2023 season in the role of props designer. Xan’s background is in music education and performance, but his passion for building and making things pushed him to make a career change and take up woodwind instrument repair in 2018. When he is not working on musical instruments, sets, or props, Xan can be found playing in pit orchestras (most recently The Secret Garden at the Short North Stage) and at the occasional Gallery Hop with his saxophone quartet, Drastic Measures.

ERIN FLANAGAN (Props Manager) is super happy to be part of such a wonderful creative community for her second season with Actors’ Theatre. Erin is a Columbus suburb native who recently wrote a book of poetry titled Haikus to Irish Tunes. If you pass her reading in the park say hi! 

LEO SANTUCCI (Violence Designer) is a fight choreographer and actor in the Columbus area, and is ecstatic to be returning to Shiller Park as the season violence designer. He has been involved in a number of sword fights, both on and off stage, and his choreography has previously been seen with ATC in Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy… He is also an avid and semi-competitive fencer, in addition to being a certified actor/combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. Most of all, he hopes you enjoy another magical season of theatre in the park!

BETH JOSEPHSEN (Movement/Intimacy Coach) has been with ATC for 15 years in various roles as an actor, director, and staff member. When not in the park, she takes Shakespeare programming to local schools. Beth would like to thank her husband for his love and support.

COLTON WEISS (Dialect Coach) is excited to spend his summer in the park with Actors’ Theatre for the season! An actor, teacher, and dialect coach, Colton has worked on and off stage with companies throughout central Ohio and beyond. Favorite performance and coaching credits include: Newsies (CCT – Dir. Joe Deer), The Happy Elf (CCT – Dir. Dr. Aviva Neff), Verdi’s Rigoletto (Opera Columbus & Columbus Symphony), Matilda the Musical (Worthington Comm. Theatre), and Violet the Musical (A.R.T.@Oberon – Dir. Sammi Cannold). Outside the park, Colton works at Ohio State as an academic advisor/lecturer and offers private coaching and training through his business (CW Coaching: Voice, Speech, Dialects, & Acting). Learn more and contact him at coltonweiss.com. He is a proud graduate of OSU and Harvard University, and a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers’ Association (VASTA). Thanks to the ATC company and love to friends and family!

SARAH MARIE WILSON (Social Media Manager) is thrilled to return to the park this summer! Previously with ATC: Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy… (assistant director); Hamlet, 1603 (Ofelia); Little Women (Beth). Follow @actorstheatrecolumbus on Instagram and Facebook!

ROCHELLE HEUSER (House Manager) is happy to return to Schiller Park as a house manager. When she was in college, Rochelle loved participating in her university’s Shakespeare club and is happy to reignite that interest with ATC. Rochelle enjoys spending time with her dogs (she will sometimes bring her two poodles to the show), knitting, sewing, and reading cozy fantasy books. She is excited to welcome patrons to the shows!

ALAN TYSON (House Manager) is so thrilled to be back with ATC. He is so grateful to God and this cast and crew. All Socials: @AlanELTyson / www.Alan-Tyson.com.

KATHERINE DUNHAM (Assistant House Manager) is excited to be back helping at Actors’ Theatre this summer. She is a sophomore at Baldwin Wallace University majoring in acting/directing and minoring in dance and arts management. She is a house/backstage manager for Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. Her previous shows have been Bare, Assistant Stage Manager; The Importance of Being Earnest, Backstage Crew; Hamlet 1603, Backstage Crew; and The Secret Garden as the puppeteer. Thanks to all my friends and family for their support over the years. Especially my mom and dad who are always my biggest cheerleaders.

ABIGAIL JARVIS (Assistant House Manager) is a junior studying theatre arts, communications, and arts management at Cleveland State University. There, she acts and does technical theatre work in the heart of Playhouse Square, in addition to being the student representative for her department. Recently, she was Gladys Antrobus in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. Later this summer she will be continuing her theatrical education abroad in Galway, Ireland. She is delighted to return to ATC for her second season of house managing where she truly believes in making theatre accessible for her community.

TERRA MILLER (Assistant House Manager) has participated in many plays and musicals in both cast and crew. She is excited to help once again! Terra would like to thank her cats for their endless love and support.

ASHLEY PULLINS (Assistant House Manager) is pleased and excited to be joining this production and is looking forward to the season ahead.