LILY AL-BILALI (Donalbain/Murderer 3)

Lily Al-Bilali senior theatre major at Oglethorpe University and is making their Georgia Classic Theatre debut in this production! Some of their other Credits include Elegba in The Red and Brown Water, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Cobweb in Fairycakes, as well as various student produced productions such as Charles in Once the Orchestration Shatters and Sagot in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Lily is very honored to be a part of Georgia Classic Theatre’s Inaugural production of Macbeth and was happy to work alongside Atlanta professionals and fellow students.

KYLE BRUMLEY (Malcolm/Third Apparition)

Kyle Brumley is an Atlanta-based actor/director. Directing: 4,000 Miles, The Diviners, A New Brain (Dramatech), The Rock & The Hard Place (Essential Theatre), Cabaret (Oglethorpe), Dogfight: The Musical (Woodstock Arts), and Why Shakespeare? (CSC). Acting: The Tempest, Julius Caesar, The Jungle Book, Antony and Cleopatra (Georgia Shakespeare), Equus, The Whale, An Octoroon, BBAJ (Actor’s Express), Camelot, My Fair Lady (GET), The Navigator (7 Stages), The Book of Will (Theatrical Outfit), Living on Love, The Curious Incident… (The Hippodrome). Kyle was part of Actor’s Express’ intern program in 2013, and later spent three years with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. http://www.kylebrumley.com

ROB CLEVELAND (Duncan/Siward)

Rob Cleveland is giddy to be returning to this space where he spent so many summers as a GSF artist. Most recently he appeared in The Giver (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) and Wit (Actor’s Express).

CAROLYN COOK (Witch)

Carolyn Cook is thrilled to be part of Georgia Classic Theatre’s debut production! Carolyn was a twenty-year company member of Georgia Shakespeare. Other Atlanta credits include Wit, Mercury, and Prayer for the French Republic at Actor’s Express; Sight Unseen and August: Osage County at the Alliance Theatre; I Carry Your Heart With Me and The Syringa Tree at Horizon Theatre; Silent Sky and To Kill a Mockingbird at Theatrical Outfit; and thirty years of creative collaboration with Atlanta’s unique French-language theatre, Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream).

TERESA DeBERRY (Gentlewoman)

Teresa DeBerry is thrilled to return to Atlanta and the Atlanta stage. She has spent the last ten years working at theatres throughout the Northeast, including: Cleveland Play House, Oberlin Summer Theatre Festival, and Bay Street Theater. Teresa worked many seasons with Georgia Shakespeare, as an actress and choreographer. Favorite Shakespeare roles include: The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Calpurnia in Julius Caesar, Jaques in As You Like It, Leonata in Much Ado About Nothing, and Paulina in The Winter’s Tale. Teresa is so pleased to appear with her husband, Allen.

LEE HARPER II (Murderer 2/Act V Soldier/US Seyton)

Lee Harper II (he/him) is a Sophomore Theater Major at Oglethorpe University. Lee has been in wonderful productions in the past and is more than excited to do Shakespeare once again. He is very excited to be a part of a wonderful cast that’s so passionate and fun to be around.

BARBARA ROSE KINCAID (Witch)

Barbara Rose Kincaid is extremely excited to be returning to the Conant Stage for Georgia Classic Theatre’s production of Macbeth. She is a proud alum of Oglethorpe University’s class of 2023, where she attended as a Theatre Scholar. On the Conant Stage, she played Sebastian/Valeria in The Tempest, and Juror 3 in 12 Angry Jurors. This past year, she was an apprentice at Atlanta Shakespeare Company, where she performed as Lady Montague/Balthasar in Romeo and Juliet.

MARK KINCAID (Porter/First Murderer/Doctor/Fight Choreographer)

Mark has been a professional actor for over 40 years. For the last 30 years he has called Atlanta home. There, his work has been seen on the stages of The Alliance Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Georgia Shakespeare, Actors Express, The Horizon Theatre, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Theater Emory, Theatrical Outfit and Serenbe Playhouse. Nationally, at The Old Globe Theatre, The McCarter Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Hope Summer Rep, among others. He was a company member at the The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival for seven seasons and has twice toured the nation with John Houseman’s The Acting Company. In 2011, he was awarded a Suzi Award for his performance as Louis deRougemont in Shipwrecked.

TESS MALIS KINCAID (Banquo)

Tess Malis Kincaid is an Atlanta-based actor with extensive work in the theatre as well as TV/Film. She was a company member at both Georgia and North Carolina Shakespeare Festivals and has worked at theatres across Atlanta and at regional theatres across the country. She has been named four times as Outstanding Principal Performer in a Play by the Suzi Bass Awards.TV/Film includes: Ozark (3 seasons), She Hulk, Bluff City Law, Homeland, Greenleaf, The Have and Have Nots, Found, Hillbilly Elegy, The Mule, and Lilly.

BETHANY ANNE LIND (Lady Macduff)

Alliance Theatre: Everybody, Shakespeare in Love, Edward Foote, Cuckoo’s Nest, Troubadour, August: Osage County, Carapace, 26 Miles, Doctor DeSoto. Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and Our Town. Theatrical Outift: The Revoutionists. Actor’s Express: The Thin Place. Synchronicity Theatre: Home, I’m Darling. Other regional credits include: Signature Theatre, LaJolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Florida Stage, Georgia Shakespeare and North Carolina Shakespeare. Select Film and Television credits include: Ozark, Doom Patrol, Reprisal, Alert, Turn, Magnum PI, Stranger Things, Blood On Her Name, Lilly, and The Wheel. She writes at BethanyAnneLind.substack.com

DANIEL THOMAS MAY (Macbeth)

Daniel Thomas May is a native of Atlanta, where he successfully juggles performances in film and television, on stage, and as an audiobook narrator. A professional stage actor for more than 30 years with credits at Georgia Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare, the Alliance, Marin Theatre Company, Actor’s Express, Synchronicity Theatre, Georgia Ensemble, Theatrical Outfit, Aurora, and many others, Daniel is now most often recognized as Allen on The Walking Dead. His work in film and television includes appearances on Nashville, Sleepy Hollow, TURN, I Tonya, Vampire Diaries and others. Daniel has over 300 credits in audiobook narration, including his Audie Award-nominated performance for CJ Cherryh’s ongoing Foreigner science fiction series.

MOLLY McKENNA (US Murderers, Macduff Son/Assistant Stage Manager)

Molly McKenna is a Junior at Oglethorpe University. She is double majoring in Film/Media Studies and Theatre, hoping to one day direct on or off the stage. She started her theater career in her senior year of high school and is excited to continue her journey. Molly hopes to use her experience as an assistant stage manager to support her future endeavors throughout college.

ALLEN O’REILLY (Ross/Artistic Director)

Allen O’Reilly is thrilled to be back on The Conant Stage! Allen was an associate artist with Georgia Shakespeare, also serving as The Director of Education. Favorite roles with GS include Truscott in Loot, Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Antonio in The Merchant of Venice, and Leontes in The Winter’s Tale. Other credits include: Alliance Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Clarence Brown, Geva, Cleveland Play House and Bay Street Theatre. Film/TV credits include: Bobby Jones Stroke of Genius, The Enormity of Life, Sleepy Hollow, TURN: Washington’s Spies, and Chicago Fire.

MARY LYNN OWEN (Witch)

Mary Lynn Owen is delighted to appear in Georgia Classic Theatre’s inaugural production. A longtime faculty member of Emory’s Department of Theatre and Dance and an award-winning actor and playwright, she has over 80 professional acting credits in theater, film, and television and her plays have been produced/developed at The Alliance Theatre, Aurora Theatre, The Alabama Shakespeare Southern Writers Festival, The Barter Theatre, and most recently at the B Street New Comedies Festival in Sacramento. She will soon be directing Fool for Love by Sam Shepard at Theatre Emory and appearing in The Alliance Theatre’s production of Winnie the Pooh. Thank you for supporting live theatre!

COURTNEY PATTERSON (Lady Macbeth)

Courtney is thrilled to return to the stage with her old friends. Georgia Shakespeare audiences may remember her from several productions, including Twelfth Night (Viola), Hamlet (Ophelia), Metamorphoses (Aphrodite/Hunger/et al), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn), and One Man, Two Guv’nors (Dolly). Thank you so much for supporting live theatre! Courtneypatterson.net

EUGENE H. RUSSELL IV (Lennox)

Eugene H. Russell IV is an Atlanta native, Tennessee State University alumnus, and proud Girl Dad. An accomplished musician, he was composer for Young John Lewis (Theatrical Outfit), recently releasing a cast album. Eugene co-composed for the Alliance Theatre & Seattle Children Theatre’s The Boy Who Kissed the Sky and wrote the music for the Alliance’s films Sit-In and Curious Cardinal. Georgia Shakespeare credits: Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Antigone. Other regional acting credits include That Series He-Man Ball (True Colors Theatre) and Before It Hits Home (St. Louis Black Rep), the latter earning him the prestigious Woodie King, Jr. Award. Film/TV appearances include HULU’s Reasonable Doubt and Apple TV’s Cape Fear.

OLIVER SFERRATORE (Macduff Son/Second Apparition/Act V Servant)

Oliver Sferratore is a first-year student at Oglethorpe University and is excited to be playing Macduff’s Son in Georgia Classic Theater’s production of Macbeth. He is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside other OU students, as well as the extraordinary Atlanta-based cast. Thank you for coming, and enjoy the show!

NILES TORRANCE (Seyton)

Niles Torrance is an Oglethorpe University senior, a brother of Alpha Psi Omega, and is making his return to the Conant stage after a year-long acting hiatus. Tonight’s showing will be the debut production of his senior year and return to Shakespeare.

CLAUDIA WALKER (Fleance/Fleance Apparition/Act V Messenger)

Claudia Walker is a first year at Oglethorpe University and is very thrilled to be part of this production of Macbeth. This is Claudia’s very first Shakespeare play and is excited to showcase not only what they have learned but also how hard they have worked.

JUSTIN WALKER (Macduff/First Apparition)

Justin Walker theatre credits include: the Alliance Theatre, TheatreSquared, Hangar Theatre, Arkansas Rep, Georgia Shakespeare, Actor’s Express, Warehouse Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, The Atlanta Opera, Aurora Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Atlanta Shakespeare Company and Georgia Ensemble Theatre among others.  Television credits include: The Walking Dead, Will Trent, and Reasonable Doubt. Justin holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Arkansas.

THEO WEBER (Murderer 4/US Donalbain, Fleance)

Theo Weber is a freshman at Oglethorpe University, is thrilled to have his first performance at Oglethorpe be with the revival of Georgia Shakespeare, and is grateful for everyone who supported him on the way!

ELISA CARLSON (Director/Adapter)

Elisa Carlson (Director/Adaptor) was an Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare. Directing: Twelfth Night, Men on Boats, Oedipus, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antigone, Importance of Being Earnest, A Monster Calls, Much Ado About Nothing, Fuente Ovejuna (GTA/Resident Director); Barton Field (Refuge); Moxie (Alliance Reiser Lab/Theatrical Outfit); The Guys (Theatrical Outfit); Love’s Labor’s Lost (Theater Emory); Orestes, Antigone (Guthrie BFA); Upcoming: Crimp’s Cyrano de Bergerac (Oglethorpe) and Much Ado About Nothing (Theater Emory). Voice & Text Coach: Guthrie Theater, Alliance, The Alley, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare, American Players Theatre, Georgia Shakespeare. Actor: Guthrie, Alliance, Theatrical Outfit, Theater Emory, Actor’s Express, GTA, Georgia Shakespeare.

MARK CABUS (Dramaturg)

Mark Cabus holds an MFA in Classical Acting from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy at George Washington University, with further Shakespeare study at Oxford University. His stage work includes Prospero in The Tempest (Nashville Shakespeare) and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest (Georgia Shakespeare), alongside screen credits in Selma, Dopesick, and True Detective. He has taught Shakespeare and classical text at Belmont University, Vanderbilt, and Emory, and directed more than 40 productions. Cabus is dramaturg for Georgia Classic Theatre’s Macbeth.

DAVID REINGOLD (Lighting Designer)

David Reingold saw his first ever Shakespeare production right here in the Conant when he was nine years old, and so couldn’t be more thrilled to be back and designing Macbeth! He is the resident lighting designer at the Center for Puppetry Arts, and you can catch his work elsewhere around town at Actor’s Express, Theatrical Outfit, Out Front Theatre, Terminus Ballet, and more. When not in the theatre, David can usually be found dancing, writing, or playing music. Up next he will be designing i never asked for a gofundme at Actor’s Express. davidreingold.net

KAILEE WANG (Assistant Lighting Designer)

Kailee Wang is an Atlanta based lighting designer and assistant lighting designer. Some of her credits include: Fences (ALD) at Theatrical Outfit, Clue (LD) at CCCEPA, Prepro Showcase (LD) and Guys and Dolls (ALD) at City Springs Conservatory, A Christmas Carol (ALD) at The Alliance Theatre, Glass Menagerie (ALD) at Theatrical Outfit; Forbidden Broadway (LD), The Giver (LD) and Ring of Fire (LD) at Georgia Ensemble Theatre, A’int No Mo (ALD) at True Colors Theatre; Once Upon A Mattress (LD) and Matilda (LD) at Pace Academy; Pippin and Sweat (LD) at Kennesaw State University.