Cast Bios
Kyle Foster – Polonius
Kyle's first time onstage was at last year's Exclamation! Youth Poetry Slam, and he plans to participate in this year's Exclamation! as well. Kyle recently played the brave and noble but confused Knight in The Princess and the Dragon (written by his best friend and our Claudius, Chris Schwallie) at his school, Portage Community Education Center. Kyle is also dabbling in playwriting.
Sid Redlin – Horatio, Therapist, flyer designer
After a warp core malfunction permanently marooned his time/space craft here in this sector of the multiverse, Sid Redlin immediately set to work expanding the awareness of the local inhabitants with a program of experimental audio and visuals. Not content with his growing reputation as an avant-garde composer and painter of really big things, Sid was compelled to take up with Abstraction Theatre as not only an actor, but as the in house graphic design and set departments as well. He will be much obliged by offers of caffeine in gratitude for his performance.
Please visit Sid's work virtually at www.sidredlin.com, or contact him directly at [email protected], to assist in his campaign of world domination.
Chris Schwallie – Claudius
Chris performed magic tricks at the Silverleaf Renaissance Faire when he was young, and he recently took the stage in a school play, The Princess and The Dragon, which just happened to be written by none other than Chris Schwallie, and it was a very awesome play. Chris is also working on a series of novels. He enjoys long walks on the beach and going out.
Melissa Zinn – Ophelia, Judith, and Beatrice
Melissa, more commonly known as Z, is positively ebullient about returning to her favourite role of all time, Ophelia. She first played Ophelia with Grantland Street Theatre, and she was also Grantland's Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She played the Little Girl in The Guest Room and Ismene in Oedipus (Wrecked) for Abstraction Theatre's first production, Things Didn't Turn Out The Way I Planned. She is extremely grateful to her husband Sid for his support, encouragement, set building, and chauffeur services for actors.
Andy Argo – Rosencrantz and Laertes
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http://www.myspace.com/dangergrooveAndy was most recently seen in 2 Mics by Ron Riekki, part of Whole Art Theatre's Car Plays. Andy's play, Campfire Stories, was featured in Abstraction Theatre's first production, Things Didn't Turn Out The Way I Planned; Andy played Willy in Campfire Stories, Jeremy in What Happened To You, Mr. Clarkston?, and Creon in Oedipus (Wrecked). He is a frequent patron/slammer at the http://www.kzooslam.org/, and has acted in many shows including Call Me Crazy, The Taming of the Shrew, Class Reunion, and pretty much every show Loy Norrix High School did between 2003 and 2006. Andy is currently a freshman at WMU pursuing Creative Writing.
Lucas Campbell – Hamlet
Lisa Marie Dorgan – Gertrude, Narrator, Log Lady, ClaudiaLucas played Dan in The Guest Room, Mr. Clarkston in What Happened To You, Mr. Clarkston? and Gus in Campfire Stories for Things Didn't Turn Out The Way I Planned, and now he's back as the melancholy Dane. Lucas has been involved with almost every theatre company in Kalamazoo, including Titus Andronicus at the Knockabout, Lysistrata at the Whole Art, and West Side Story at the Civic, among countless other shows for countless other people. Also, thanks to Mom, Dad, Cody, Erin, Steve, Holden, Grandma, and Lisa. I love you all! Enjoy the show!!!
Lisa Marie was May in The Guest Room for Abstraction Theatre's first production, Things Didn't Turn Out The Way I Planned. She also played the title roles in Elizabeth Rex and Medea for the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, and directed Titus Andronicus for her own theatre company, Knockabout Theatre.
