"Much Ado About Nothing"

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Catherine Maki (Beatrice) is excited to be making her Frosted Glass Creative debut this summer. Some of her recent credits include Witch in Macbeth with Royal Shakespeare Company education last fall in Stratford-Upon-Avon, as well as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dreamwith the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Actor's Training Program, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors with Starlight Theatre in Illinois. She is excited to be going into her final year in the UM BFA Actor Training Program and up next you can see Catherine making her debut at Lyric Arts in the musical Big Fish!

  Logan Lang (Benedick) is thrilled to be back with Frosted Glass Creative this summer. You may have seen him last year as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Logan is a Minneapolis-based actor and musician and a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota’s BFA Acting Program. He has had the pleasure of working with Twin Cities theaters such as Walking Shadow Theatre Company (Red Speedo) and Park Square Theatre (The Ferryman), and has appeared in numerous productions at the University. He’s excited for you to see the show and hopes you enjoy it! IG: @loganjlang & Website: logan-lang.com.

   Isabella Spiess (Choreographer) is a multidisciplinary artist and rising senior in the UMN BFA actor training program. They have a life-long love for dance—especially folk and partnered styles! Most recently, they played Silvius (and others!) and choreographed Craig Johnson's As You Like It for the U of M! In the Twin Cities they’ve performed as Eliante in School for Lies at the Guthrie Dowling Studio and at the Children’s Theatre Company in Spamtown, USA as Jude. ig: @izzyisspicy 

  Ani Tonoyan (composer/music director) is an actor, singer, composer, and musician from the Twin Cities! Recently, she graduated from the UMN Guthrie BFA program and attained her BFA in Acting. Next up, she is excited to play Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at Gray Mallard Theater, as well as performing in Ghost Quartet for Theatre Elision. She is excited to be composing and music directing for Frosted Glass! 

  Alex Galick (Stage Manger) is excited to be back with Shakespeare in the Vines as Stage Manager! Having acted with the company last year in Romeo and Juliet, Alex is an award winning actor of stage and screen with experience onstage locally with Theater Mu, Guthrie Theater, Dark & Stormy, Yellow Tree Theatre, History Theatre, Gray Mallard Theater Co., and TigerLion Arts; as well as across the US on regional stages like Door Shakespeare in Wisconsin, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. On camera his work includes indie and genre films like V/H/S/85, R BnB and Scare Package 2. He also works as a director, and assistant directed Guthrie Theater’s 50th annual production of A Christmas Carol.  IG: @alexgalick  www.alexgalick.com

  Randal Berger (Leonato) is pleased to be back with Frosted Glass Creative, having both directed and performed in past productions. A Twin Cities-based actor, director, producer and educator since 1988, his stage credits include The Old Log, Ordway, Fitzgerald, Music Box, Pillsbury House, Margolis Brown, Playwrights’ Center, Stillwater Zephyr and Burning House Group Theatres. Screen and voice credits include Ode to Joy, Herman USA, Buddy Buddy, Star Wars: Dark Forces and numerous commercial campaigns. He has served on the SAG-AFTRA National Board since 2015. All of this stands on the shoulders of his family’s love and support!

  Jeremy Bode (Assistant director/Assistant stage manager) is happy to be joining Frosted Glass to assist this talented cast and production team on this beautiful Shakespeare classic. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre BFA Actor Training Program, he was just onstage this spring in his company’s senior production of The Ferryman at Park Square Theatre. Other recent credits from around town include Rope at Gremlin Theatre and The Seagull at Theatre in the Round. In the summer of 2023, he completed an internship with Illinois Shakespeare Festival where he performed outdoors in The Tempest and The Book of Will. He’s grateful to once again be bringing the Bard to a lovely outdoor setting. 

  Porter Eldredge (Claudio) is thrilled to make their Debut with Frosted Glass Creative. Shakespeare is their bread and butter: they worked at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival last summer, played Orlando in As You Like It at the University of Minnesota, and now love digging into this great role. They are coming from a production in Monmouth, Maine, where they played Christopher Robin in Winnie-the-Pooh. Porter is going into their senior year in the University of Minnesota BFA Acting program in association with the Guthrie Theater and Royal Shakespeare Company.

  Jonathan Feld (Don Pedro) is so grateful to be making his debut with Frosted Glass Creative! He works as a performing artist in the Twin Cities, with companies such as Open Eye, Daleko Arts, Lyric Arts, Theatre Pro Rata, Girl Friday, Exposed Brick, and SAATH, among others. An Iowa native, Jonathan graduated from Simpson College with BAs in theatre and psychology. When Jonathan isn’t on stage, he enjoys cooking, gardening, camping, hiking, kayaking, and being outside as much as humanly possible. He would like to thank YOU for supporting the arts!

  Cassidy Hall (Margaret) graduated from the University of Wisconsin River Falls with degrees in Creative Writing, Music (vocal/percussion/flute), and Musical Theatre.  She has been actively involved with theatre for over 15 years, performing with The Zephyr Theatre, CB Productions, the Phipps Center for the Arts, Frosted Glass Creative, and various theatre and film companies throughout the Twin Cities area.  Her most beloved role is Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream which she has been delighted to portray five times and counting!  She is trained in acting, singing, and dance, including ballroom, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and tap.  In addition to performing on stage, she also works as a theatre director, a creative writer, a professional photographer, and the owner of an Etsy crystal business called Hall of Rocks and Crystals.

  Colleen Hennen (Abbess) is delighted to be making her debut appearance with Frosted Glass Creative and thrilled to be working again with Craig Johnson and with this wonderful company. Colleen has worked on numerous stages in Chicago, California, and the Twin Cities, including Park Square, Illusion, Torch Theater, Six Points, and Theatre in the Round, among many others. In addition to stage work, Colleen has also taught acting and writing in various venues. She currently works at the University of Minnesota, where she holds a position as Senior Lecturer.