Midsummer Dreamers

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Nick Nudler has appeared at Shakespeare & Company as Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, and Ensemble, I HAVE HAD A MOST RARE VISION. As part of the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, he’s played Macbeth, Macbeth; Antipholus of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, and Claudius, Hamlet. His training includes earning a BFA from the University of Connecticut. He is half of the collaborative theatre duo Cosmic Mirth with his partner, Kirsten Peacock. They build highly physical interpretations of classic and folk stories. Be sure to catch their production of Midsummer Dreamers September 1–3 in the Tina Packer Playhouse!

Kirsten Peacock has appeared in several Shakespeare & Company productions, including as Kate, The Taming of the Shrew; Emma, EMMA; Ensemble, I HAVE HAD A MOST RARE VISION. As part of Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour, she played Lady Macbeth, Macbeth; Antipholus of Syracuse, The Comedy of Errors; Ophelia, Hamlet; Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Desdemona, Othello. Kirsten is an actor/theater-maker of British/American parentage, but grew up in Norway. Outside of Shakespeare, some of her favorite acting credits include Halina in Indecent (Playhouse on Park), Brooke in Noises Off (Cape Rep Theatre) and Adelle Ratignolle in The Awakening (Breadbox Theatre). She and Nick Nudler create and perform bold, physical reimaginings of classics and folklore with their company Cosmic Mirth. Be sure to catch their thrilling production of Midsummer Dreamers September 1–3 in the Tina Packer Playhouse! Trailer and more info at CosmicMirth.com.

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Maura Hanlon is the Associate Artistic Director at Cape Rep Theatre, where she has directed many, many productions, is a frequent sound designer, and has also worked as an actor and playwright. Recent directing credits include Midsummer Dreamers, Our Town, and Trish LaRose’s musical memoir Come On-A My House. Favorite projects include the world premiere musical Archibald Avery (written by her sons Paddo, Seamus, and Macklin Devine), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Indecent, Men on Boats, Eurydice, and Jerusalem. A well-respected acting teacher, Maura founded and directs Cape Rep’s free professional training program, Young Company (YoCo), which recently staged its tenth production. She is a graduate of Holy Cross, studied acting/directing at Trinity Rep, and holds an MFA in directing from UCSD.

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Grace Goosman is a Stage Manager, Designer, and Technician from Binghamton, NY. Shake & Co. Credits: August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson (Asst. Stage Manager), Sense and Sensibility (Stage Manager), 2024 Season (Asst. Production Manager), Flight of the Monarch (Board Op.), A Midsummer Night’s Dream Regional Tour (Accessibility Coordinator). Off-Broadway: Mind Mangler (Spotlight, New World Stages). Regional: Newsies, Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid (Spotlight, Tuacahn Amphitheater), Cyrano de Bergerac (Spotlight, KC Rep), Doubt, Rent, Beautiful (Electrician/Operator, Theatre Aspen). Design Credits: Fall Festival of Shakespeare (Production, Shakespeare & Co.), Children’s Acting Academy of NY (Scenic Designer & Props Master), PMP Festival (Lighting, Barrington Stage), The Full Monty (Sound, Tiahwaga Players). Education: BA in Design Technology & Performance from Western Connecticut State University.

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Erika is excited to return to S&Co for a fourth summer season. Before relocating to the Berkshires, Erika was based in New York City lighting for television, theater, and dance. She had the pleasure of designing shows for everything from Red Bull Music to Animal Planet; and spent full seasons with some truly fabulous institutions such as San Francisco Opera, New York City Ballet, Broadway, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Erika spent her summers before S&Co as the production manager/ head electrician for Adirondack Theatre Festival, putting on Broadway-bound productions like Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, Loch Ness, Calling All Kates, and Beau. Erika has spent the last seven years traveling the world as the lighting supervisor for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a company of folks very close to her heart. She is happy to finally put down roots and call Shakespeare & Company her artistic home.