Macbeth Creative

Director
Laura ParkerMrs. Parker has been serving as a theatre director and teacher in the Nashville area for over 20 years. Some of her favorite work with students includes ensemble work, which is amazing teamwork for actors and devised work with storytelling. Her directing work includes a variety of material from "Les Miserables, School Edition" to "Mary Poppins" to "Metamorphoses." She is grateful for her husband and family for their unwavering support of her work with students and for her students that continue to keep encouraging her to learn more, teach more, encourage more, and grow more alongside all of them.

Stage Manager
Emma DickersonEmma Dickerson is a current 11th grader. She has really enjoyed her time doing MacBeth as a stage manager. She has been involved in the shows at Nolensville since 9th grade and has loved every minute of it.

Lighting Designer
Will Brown Will is a sophomore and he is so excited to be the lighting designer for Macbeth. On stage, he plays the role of Seyton. Outside of theatre, Will runs cross country and is a member of the NHS wrestling team.

Projections Designer
David FikDavid is really excited to serve as one of the lighting and projection designers for this show. He is also excited to be a main character in such an iconic show. He would like to thank his parents and all of his teachers who have helped him thus far.

Board Operation Lead and Set Painter
Anna MandrellAnna Mandrell is thrilled to be a part of this production of Macbeth. She is a senior, and has been running lights for the Nolensville Theater Program for 3 years. She is excited to present this show, and she hopes you enjoy!

Assistant Board Operator
Elianna Kaplan Ellie is a sophomore in high school, and this is her 2nd year in the theatre program. She is lighting assistant in this production of Macbeth. Her favorite show memory is the first rehearsal we had.
Projections Manager/Creator
Jacob GrayJacob has been performing in theatre productions since he was in 4th grade. For this show, he decided to try out the technical aspect of theatre. He is very excited to tech this show!

Spotlight Operator and Set design crew/boss
Gianna AmesGianna is so excited to be the set designer and spotlight operator for this show. They have been working with Nolensville theater for 3 years and this is their 7th show they have designed and they are here for it. Happy Show!

Board Operation Lead
Ben SailerThis is Ben’s 5th show running sound and he is super excited for all the opportunities that Macbeth presents. This is also the first show that Ben will be head of sound operations. Ben is excited to teach the new future of sound for Nolensville Theater.

Mixing Assistant and Set Construction and Painter
Asher BarnesAsher is a freshman at NHS. He has been in 9 shows and this is his first time in a technical role. A fun fact about Asher is that he likes football and being outside. His favorite season is winter! Asher would like to thank his mom, dad, sister Isabella, and dog Ellie.

Sound FX design/mics
Rhys PlankRhys is a junior at Nolensville and this is his 4th total year of theater. This is his first show doing both sound design and acting on a major level. He is extremely glad to have been part of this exciting show and can’t wait for everyone to enjoy it!

Mic/sound assistant and props
Kathryn TeasleyKathryn Teasley is in9th grade and does props and sound. She doesn't really have a show memory since this is her first show! Her hobbies are dancing and painting! Her theatre experience has been great so far! She has made new friends and has had so much fun working on sound and props.This show is going to be so fun and a great experience!

Props Manager and Deck Manager
Cara Toennies Cara is a senior and has been involved in theater for the past seven years. She has been helping out with Tech for the past four years and is currently the deck and props manager. They cannot wait for you to enjoy the show!

Props Manager
Mason AdolfMason is very excited to be working as props manager for this show. Mason has worked on props for about 5 shows now and is grateful for his opportunity to do so.

Props
Bella Barnes Bella is absolutely thrilled to be in this year’s production of Macbeth. She has been involved in theater for 7 years and is so excited to be portraying Banquo this show! She has also really enjoyed getting to know her cast and crew mates, and has appreciated being able to learn even more about theater along the way. She has had so much fun being in Macbeth this year and cannot wait to perform it!

Props
Claire Metzger Claire is a sophomore and is very excited to be a part of Macbeth. She works on the props crew, but admires the costume team! She loves this show because of all of the technical elements. Outside of theatre, she enjoys reading and going to NHS football games.

Props
Ellie CiardiEllie is a freshman and this is her first show with NHS theatre. She is a member of the props crew and has loved gaining experience in this area. Besides theatre, Ellie likes to be creative and make things. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Set Construction and Deck Manager
Amelia ThompsonAmelia Thompson is very excited to have been given the opportunity to be a part of set crew and deck management for Macbeth. She has done three shows prior to Macbeth at Nolensville High School in technical theatre. Amelia would like to thank Mrs. Parker for giving her to opportunity to be a part of this amazing show and theatre community. She would like to thank her Mom and Dad, Zilly and Beans, Nylah, Patrick, and Sophia and Ryan for being there and supporting her through the show. She would also like to thank friends and family for supporting her too.

Set Construction
Reese DeSpainReese is a junior here at Nolensville. This is her 6th high school show she has helped with. She is part of the set crew that helped build this amazing set for MacBeth. She wants to thank her family and friends for supporting her in high school tech.

Set Construction and Painter and Assistant Stage Manager
Sabrina Cherry Sabrina has had so much fun and has learned so much doing this show. She has made so many friends and absolutely loves the community. She has had the best first NHS theater experience she could have asked for. She wants to thank her mom and dad for all of their support, and her sisters for showing so much interest in learning what theater is all about. She couldn’t have done it without them!

Set Construction
Millie DowlingIn her Junior year and second ensemble performance, Millie has truly seen the constructive, friendly, and accepting community within the NPAC. As a literal and figurative cog in the Mrs. Parkers creative machine, Millie has loved working with her peers to bring the vision to life and into the audience. Her favorite memory so far is the empty stage acting, trying not to laugh with her friends while acting on the "set".

Set Painting
Madeline MasonMadeline is in ensemble and set production. Her favorite Macbeth memory was the combat workshop! Some of Madeline’s favorite things to do include dance, art, and listening to music.

Assistant Stage Manager and Stitcher
Layla GrayThis is Layla’s first year in high school theater, but she has worked in middle school theater for 2 years. She is very excited to be working on the costuming team. She is very grateful to be working with all of the amazing people in theater and she is very excited to see how the show comes together.

Head Costume Designer
Annaross WetzelAnnaross is a junior and is so excited to be playing a witch in this show! She has also worked on designing and making the costumes and has had a blast! She loves thrifting, singing, painting, and sewing. She would like to thank her mom and dad for always being so supportive of her creative journey, and her amazing costume team who helped make this show possible!

Assistant Costume Designer
Juliette DiMiceliJuliette is so thrilled to be a part of Macbeth this fall! She plays the role of Assistant Witch 1 and has served as the assistant costume designer. She participates in the choir, theatre, and band programs. She can’t wait for everyone to see all the hard work that has gone into this production!

Costume Manager/Head Stitcher
Sarah VossSarah is thrilled to be part of this production of Macbeth, marking her second show with Nolensville’s High School's theater program. She has enjoyed diving into the world of Shakespeare and working alongside an incredible cast and crew. Sarah would like to thank her friends and family for their support and hopes you enjoy the show!

Stitcher and Hair and Makeup Crew
Claire CunninghamThis is Claire’s first high-school show, but she did do middle school theater. She has been loving the new experiences that costumes and makeup have brought to her. She loves that she is able to share her artistic ideas and love for designing with the crew.

CSM/and Resource/Crafting Manager and Publicity Manager/Junior Administrator
Kristyn DunnKristyn is a junior at NHS, and she is super excited to be playing the role of Lady Macduff in Nolensville’s production of Macbeth! She is also the head of the publicity team, costume shop manager, and the junior administrator. She has especially enjoyed working on all things tech for this show because it is extra creative! Outside of theatre, she’s involved in dance, choir, student council, and other clubs. Enjoy the show!

Resource/Crafting Creator
Phoebe BoughtonPhoebe Boughton plays assistant witch number 2. She is a sophomore and she thinks Macbeth has been so much fun. She is so happy she got the opportunity to participate in the show!

Resource/Crafting Creator
Ava PoseyAva Posey is playing the role of Fleance in Macbeth. Some of her previous shows include, Anne of Green Gables, Xanadu, Shrek, etc. Some of her hobbies are collecting CDs/ Vinyls, and Circus.

Data and Photo Manager
Lindsey KinsmanLindsey is a Sophomore at Nolensville. She did both The Play That Goes Wrong and Mary Poppins last year as well as The Addams Family summer camp. Her job is Publicity and she works on the website. She hopes that everyone enjoys the show just as much as she enjoyed working on it.

Hair Designer/Wig Creation
Meagan Phillips Megan is a Junior and has been working as a hair & makeup designer since ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’. This show, she was tasked to mainly focus on designing and styling hair and wigs. She’s so glad to be able to bring this show to life and to work with so many creative people.

Makeup Designer
Sofia Scribner Sofia is a junior and she could not be more thrilled to play Ross in Macbeth and design hair and makeup! She has been involved in all of the major productions since her freshman year at NHS and she is currently the International Thespian Society treasurer. Her other hobbies include dance, choir, student council, book club, and baking.

Assistant Designer
Kayla HanslowKayla is a Junior at Nolensville and has always had a love of theatre and has been a part of theatre since elementary school. She was in the cast of Mary Poppins last year and is so excited to be a part of the Macbeth crew. She also worked with younger kids over the summer, being a vocal assistant for the Addams Family theatre summer camp.

Hair and Makeup crew
Luke SpiveyLuke Spivey is in 10th grade and he plays Donalbain. He would say his favorite show memory is just working with the hair and makeup crew because it was super fun to create the designs. He has been doing theatre since second grade and Macbeth will be his second straight play.

Hair and Makeup Crew
Izzie FordIzzie is a freshman and plays the Second Echo Witch. She says this show is so exciting because it’s being done in a way and setting that hasn't been done before. This is her 6th year doing theater and her 17th show! She also does choir, plays ukulele, and is learning piano. Her favorite memory so far from this show is getting to work with the other witches, they’re a fun group of people.

Hair and Makeup Crew
Lyra AlleyLyra Alley is playing the role of ensemble in Macbeth. She has previously been in Xanadu Jr, Shrek Jr, Moana JTF , and will be continuing on in Xanadu JTF and Beetlejuice Jr. Some of her hobbies include singing, acting, and especially dancing!

Hair and Makeup Crew
Avianna EdwardsAviana Edwards is a freshman! She is a member of the ensemble (the homeless people). She is so excited to be a part of this play, and she loves theatre! Everyone in this community is so supportive and sweet and she is glad that she gets to join this amazing group! She hopes y’all enjoy the show!!

Dramaturg
Leah AhanjLeah is so excited to be in Macbeth as Lennox! She is the dramaturg for this production, and has won an award because of it. She wants to thank her family for always encouraging her.

Fight Choreographer
Eric Pasto-CrosbyEric D. Pasto-Crosby is a proud native of Nashville, he graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.F.A. in performance studies. There he studied stage combat and fight choreography under Fight Master Geoffrey Kent, and later with Fight Master Richard Ryan. He has choreographed fights for: Nashville Children’s Theatre, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Opera, Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, Street Theatre, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Tennessee Shakespeare Festival, Tennessee Repertory Theatre(Nashville Rep), People’s Branch Theatre, Blackbird Theatre, Woven Theatre, and was fight captain and co-choreographer for: Stage One: The Louisville Children’s Theatre, and The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. A loyal member and certified advanced actor combatant through the Society of American Fight Directors, he has choreographed violence and stunts for many films, and schools in the Nashville area, as well as being the stage combat instructor for Belmont University for the last 10 years. He is also a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.