William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead
Regional Premiere
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
October 30 – November 1, 2009
Director: Dusten Welch
Stage Manager: Katie Doll
Make-up Artist: Kristy Lee Miller
Fight Captain: Michael Kasten
Blood Effects: Kevin Ballantine
Cast:
Will Kemp: Allen Branstein
Kate Braithwaite: Lauren B. Smith
Player 1: Christina Dennis
Player 2: Kay Rommel
John Rice: Liz Jones
John "Sinklo" Sinckler: Assad Khaishgi
Richard Burbage: Aaron D. Elersich
William Shakespeare: Stuart Hoffman
Francis Bacon: Eric Fancher
Soldier 1: Cass Whittington
Soldier 2: Michael Kasten
Soldier 3: Amy Shuman
Soldier 4: Kevin Ballantine
Robert Cecil: Robert M. K. Daniels
Queen Elizabeth: Amiee Collier
Doctor John Dee: Jim McCormack
Afflicted: Tim Allen, Joe Haoui, Victoria Marquard-Schultz, Theresa Pedone, Katrina Walker
Press:
Plot Description: John Heimbuch’s "William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead: The True and Accurate Account of the 1599 Zombie Plague", combines history and horror in a theatrical masterpiece complete with wayward clowns, quarreling advisers, bite after bite of monster adventure, and scholarly nods to Shakespearean tragedies.