Opens February 28th, 2004
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
An Odyssey Theatre and Circus Theatricals co-production
directed by Casey Biggs
produced by Ron Sossi (Odyssey Theatre) and Jeannine Stehlin (Circus Theatricals)
Jack Stehlin (Circus Theatricals Artistic Director) plays the title role in Shakespeare's masterpiece"Macbeth", a spell bounding, supernatural tale of the lust for power and its bloody repercussions. Circus Theatricals Associate Artist Casey Biggs (Hamlet, Richard III), directs.
Cast Cast Bios Production Bios Macbeth press release
DATES, TIMES, ADMISSION
OPENS Saturday February 28th at 8PM, and Sunday, March 29th at a special 2PM time
February 28th-April 18th, 2004
Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 7PM
Sunday matinees: March 21st, April 4th, April 18, 3PM
Post show discussions TBA
Students/Equity/SAG/AFTRA members $10 on Thursdays
General Admission: Wed./Thurs. $19.50, Fri./Sun. $22.50 Sat. $25.00
VENUE
Odyssey Theatre
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Reservations: 310-477-2055
CAST BIOGRAPHIES: (in alphabetical order)
 Bernard K. Addison, (Banquo) is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. His LA theatre credits include the title role in Carrad Lee at th4 eLee Strasberg Theatre, Romeo and juliet at the Ahmanson (Sir Peter Hall,director), and Parasites at the MET Theatre. He made his Boradway debut in Electra (David Leveaux, director) and his regional credits indlude productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Chakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, The Pearl Theatre in New Yorkk and the Denver Theatre Center. Film and Television credits include Woody Allen’s “Celebrity,” “Frasier,” “JAG,” “Buffy,” and “Angel.” He received his BA from the University of South Carolina and his MFA from the University fo North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 Strawn Bovee (Witch) was most recently seen as Nurse in Antigone (Circus Theatricals). For the Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals , she has been seen as as Mdme. Pernelle in Tartuffe , and as the Duchess of York in Richard III Other stage credits include: Anfisa in The Three Sisters, Paulina in The Seagull,Mdme. Charlotta in The Cherry Orchard, Amanda in The Glass Menagerie.Television: “Gilmore Girls,” “Judging Amy,” “Port Charles,” “The Others,” Divorce Court,” “General Hospital.” Upcoming film: “All the Ships at Sea.” Interactive video: “Adventures of the Smart Patrol.” Strawn is a member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Kent George (Lennox). Stage credits include Antigone (Circus Theatricals), Tartuffe (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey Theatre), Loose Ends, As You Like It (Circus Theatricals), The Big Funk (Odyssey), Freedom Rider (PALEF Foundation world premiere musical), The Miracle Worker, Mame and Little Shop of Horrors (SRT), The Marriage Proposal and Baby with the Bathwater (Exit Theater, SF), Macbeth (Diego Rivera Theater, SF), Cyrano de Bergerac, Barbarians, Beggar’s Opera, Candida, Mikado and Hot l Baltimore (ACT and ACT Studio). Feature films include: “Gods and Monsters,” “The Relic,” “Art House” and “In Love with You.” Television: “Murder in Small Town X” (series regular), “Alias,” Passions.” Kent is a graduate of American Conservatory Theater and Princeton University. Kent is a member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Daniel Gibbons (Malcolm). Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-productions: Valere in Tartuffe, Ratcliff in Richard III, Guldenstern in Hamlet. Circus Theatricals credits include: Orlando de Boys in As You Like It, Tuzenbach in The Three Sisters, and Medvedyenko in The Seagull. Other credits include The Greeks Parts II (Odyssey Theatre), Hatful of Rain, and Lil Abner. NY Credits: Off-Broadway premiere of Aggravation,” a new play by Mark Troy. Independent films: “Dave’s Life,” (Chicago and San Fransicso Film Festivals,)and “Last Cigarette (LA Film Festival). Graduate of Bowling Green State University. Dan is an associate artist of Circus Theatricals.
 Jerry Goble (Seyton). Stage credits include the Odyssey Theatre and Circus Theatricals co-productions of Hamlet and Richard III , and the Circus Theatricals productions of As You Like It, Loose Ends, and Three Sisters. Other theatre credits include Burn This, The Marriage of Bette & Boo, The Ring & The Book, New York Stories, The Shadowbox, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Waiting For Lefty which he also produced and directed. Film credits include “Deep Blue Sea,” “Diablo,” “The Neighborhood.” Television credits include appearances on “The Nick Cannon Show,” and “The Amanda Bynes Show” for Nickelodeon. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Thomas Kopache (Duncan), was last seen as Creon in Antigone, and as Duke Senior in As You Like It (both with Circus Theatricals). He has worked on and off and Off-Off Broadway and a goodly number of the regional theatres. Film/TV: “Catch Me if You Can,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Breakdown,” “Stigmata,” “West Wing,” “The Practice,” “Star Trek,” “JAG,” “X-Files,” and others. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Elizabeth Kouri (Gentlewoman) most recently played the title role in Antigone (Circus Theatricals). Other credits include Tartuffe (Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-production), As You LIke It (Circus Theatricals), The 42nd Street Theatre Workshop, The Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and The L.A. Women’s Shakespeare Company. B.S. in Theatre, Northwestern University; Graduate of The Teacher’s Development Program at The Actor’s Center in New York City. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Fintan McKeown (Macduff) began his career at the Focus Theatre in Dublin. He has played the Abby and Gate Theatres. Plays include Shadow of a Gunman and Wuthering Heights. He made his London Stage debut at the Royal National Theatre playing Robert Folliot in The Shaughraun and he hae also appeared in Barrtholomew Fair and Hamlet. On television, he played Michael Sullivan on “Star Trek Voyager.” Films include “Immortal Beloved,” and “Waking Ned Devine.” He can be seen in the forthcoming films “Earthquake Gargoyles” and “The Conpiracy of Silence.”
 Tony Pasqualini (Rosse), is a veteran of almost thirty years in the theatre. He has performed on many stages around the country, including; The Arena Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, The Philadelphia Drama Guild and Playwrights Horizons. Local audiences my ahave seen him at The South Coast Repertory Theatre, where he played Jim Bayless in All My Sons, and Leonato in Mark Rucker’s cirically acclaimed Much Ado About Nothing, anthe The Pacific Resident Theatre, where this past year he played Tobias in A Delicat Balance, and Dr. Boyle in Prelude to a Kiss. Tony has also been a frequent guest-star on television, where his appearance include “The Guardian,” “Angel,” “The Practice,” “Frasier,” “Boston Public,” “The West Wing” and “Navy NCIS.”
 Nickella Dee Schlanger (Witch) . Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-productions include: Marianne in Tartuffe, Anya in The Cherry Orchard , and Young Prince in Richard III , Also for Circus Theatricals, she has played Irina in Three Sisters, , Celia in As You Like It, Abigail in The Crucible, Babe in Crimes of the Heart, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Nickella is a member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 Jack Stehlin (MacBeth/Circus Theatricals Artistic Director )
For The Odyssey Theatre and Circus Theatricals, Jack most recently played the title roles in Tartuffe, Richard III, (Garland Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nominations, and Hamlet. Jack founded Circus Theatricals in New York in 1983, and has produced over 40 plays in NYC and Los Angeles. As an actor, Jack has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatres, tours and international stages around the world, such as the Public Theatre, The New York Shakespeare Festival, Classic Stage Company, Festival D’Automne in Paris, Venice Bienale, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Indiana Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage, Missouri Rep, The Alley Theatre, and Stamford Center of the Arts. TV and film credits include Guest Starrring roles on “JAG,” (recurring), “Buffy” (recurring ), “Judging Amy,” “The Practice,” “Crossing Jordan,” “NYPD Blue,” and “ER.” Jack is an alumnus of John Houseman’s The Acting Company and a graduate of the Juilliard School. Click here for more on JACK STEHLIN...
 Patrick Vest (Bloody Captain) has performed in 24 Shakespeare productions, including Prince Hal, Petruchio, Macbeth, Mercutio, and Oberon. He created a one-man show about Henry David Thoreau which he performs from time to time to small but appreciative audiences.
 Libby West (Lady Macbeth). Favorite roles include Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, Cathy in Wuthering Heights and Nina in The Seagull. She has worked Off-Broadway at The Promenade Theatre and The Public Theatre and elsewhere in New York City at SoHo Rep, The Kraine Theatre, The West End Theatre, Expanded Arts, Vital Theatre, Third Eye Rep, Actors Studio Free Theatre, NYU Directors Lab, Nyorican Poets Cafe and with the Galatea Theatre Collective. She has appeared at 20 regional theatres across the country to include The American Conservatory Theatre, The Denver Center, The Old Globe, and The Shakespeare Theatre. Her Film and TV credits include “Two Weeks Notice,” “Iceman,” “Rift,” “Misanthrope,” “Ride of Passage,” “The Guests,” “Mirrorland,” “Dream House,” “Homecoming,” “Fluffy,” “The Scrapper,” “The Take,” “Richard,” “As the World Turns,” “One Life to Life,” and “All My Children.” Ms. West received her MFA from NYU and is a Fox Foundation Fellow. She recently received the Dean Goodman Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre.
 Susan Ziegler (Lady Macduff). For Circus Theatricals: Rosalind in As You Like It, and What Went Wrong with the King and Queen of America. Off-Broadway includes: Oona and Lurleen (The Public Theatre), Angel City, Suicide in B Flat, Hamlet, The Duchess of Malfi and the title character in Co-Dependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (The Public Theate: W.O.W. Cafe.). LA theatre includes: the critically acclaimed Cheyenne (The Lillian), The American Way, Under My Thumb (as Marianne Faithfull), and Boiler Room (Actors Art Theatre.) TV includes: “The West Wing,” “Silk Stalkings,” “Arrest & Trial,” and “Days of Our Lives.” Recent film: “Lying in Wait (w/Rutger Hauer), and “Big Brother Trouble.” A graduate of NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing; member of Circus Theatricas Studio Ensemble, The Sevedor Conderaccy, Actors ARt Theatre and FirstStage.
Production Bios
 Casey Biggs (Director)
For Circus Theatricals, Casey Biggs has appeared onstage in "True West" opposite Jack Stehlin in the Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-production. He directed "Richard III," "Hamlet," "Hedda Gabler," "The SeaGull," and "The Three Sisters." As an actor, his long list of theatre credits include
"No Strings" (Broadway, City Center Encores,) the world premiere of "The Good German" (Westport Playhouse), the World premiere of "Shakespeare in Hollywood" (Arena Stage), the world premiere of Elmer Gantry (Arena Stage), and
the Los Angeles premiere of David Mamet’s "Speed-the-Plow." Film credits include "The Shadow Conspiracy," "The Price of Freedom,"
“Dragonfly” with Kevin Costner, “Broken Arrow,” “Auggie Rose,” and “The Pelican Brief.”
Television credits include four seasons as Damar on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” "E.R."
"Appearances," "A Promise to Carolyn," "The Great Wallendas," "Ryan's Hope,"
“Legacy,” “Giddeon’s Crossing,” “X-Files,” "Touched by an Angel," "Stat," "The Profiler," and "Melrose Place." Casey is a graduate of the Juilliard School, and an alumnus of The Acting Company. He is an Associate Artist of Circus Theatricals. Click here for more on Casey Biggs...
 Jeannine Stehlin (producer)
Producing credits include over 34 plays for Circus Theatricals, including the recent productions of "Tartuffe," "The Cherry Orchard," "Richard III," "True West," and "The Three Sisters." Other producing credits include "Hamlet" and "The Cheats of Scapin," (both Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-productions) and the award-winning "The Job" by Shem Bitterman (Los Angeles and Off-Broadway). She also co-produced John Bunzel's "Gravity Shoes" at The Hudson Avenue Theatre. Writing credits include co-adaptations of the award-winning "Hedda Gabler" (with Casey Biggs), and "Peer Gynt" (with Robert Brownstein).
Also an actress, Jeannine's Los Angeles stage credits include: Olivia in "Twelfth Night", "The Job," "Peer Gynt," "Tartuffe," "The Misanthrope," "Hippolytus," "The Stronger," and "The Shakespeare Chronicles," (all for Circus Theatricals), and "Full Cycle" at The Complex. Chicago Stage credits include: "The Art of Success," "Women and Wallace" (both at the Griffen), "Interior Designs" (Baliwick), "Risk" (Zebra Crossing), "Cats Who Take Chances," "Tom Sawyer" (Second City Player's Workshop), and "The Book of Blanche" (White Noise). Film credits include: “Watch It” (with Jon Tenney, Peter Gallager, Cynthia Stevenson, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore!),and "Rancho Cucamonga."
Jeannine holds a B.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Jeannine serves as Producing Director for Circus Theatricals.
 Ron Sossi (producer)
Founder of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Ron Sossi received the Los Angeles Drama Critic's Award for "demonstrating a continual willingness to experiment provatively in the process of theatre" and the Ron Link Award for "consistent quality of direction." He recently won the LA Weekly Award for "Production of the Year" for "The Greeks."
Ron has led the Odyssey throughout its 34-year history, where acclaimed productions include: "Accidental Death of an Anarchist," "East," "Tea," "Absurd Person Singular," "Road to Nirvana," "God's Country," "The Bacchae," "The Madwoman of Chaillot," "Chicago Conspiracy Trial," "Sight Unseen," "Awake and Sing," "Mary Barnes," "The Swan," "All My Sons," "Avenue X," "Bremen Freedom," "Rhinoceros," "A Perfect Ganesh," "Ali," "900 Oneonta," "The Memorandum," "Taking Sides," and "Scapin," "Hamlet" and "True West" (all three with Circus Theatricals).
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