Michael G. Bath was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in Fiona: The Musical, The Dancing Princesses, and Tiny Beautiful Things, as well as Crabble in Fly By Night, Eddie in The Legend of Georgia McBride, Ian Smithton in The Other Place, and Adam in Next Fall. He also played Duke Salinus and Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Michael is a graduate of Wilmington College and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Timothy Belton (he/him) is a recent graduate of NKU’s School of the Arts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre in the spring of 2022. He was born and raised in Northern Kentucky by his parents Sean and Julie. He loves Ohio State Football and Milwaukee Bucks Basketball with a passion and is ready to give everything he has while at The Ensemble Theatre.

Phil Fiorini was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in What the Constitution Means to Me, as well as Fly By Night, Violet, Alice in Wonderland (2019), Hands on a Hardbody (2014), and others. He performed in the Broadway national tours of The Lion King (Pumbaa) and Greater Tuna. Some of his Cincinnati credits include A Flea in Her Ear with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and The Realistic Joneses with Clifton Performance Theatre. Some of his Kansas City credits include La Cage Aux Folles and The Legend of Georgia McBride, Kansas Repertory Theatre; Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, New Theatre & Restaurant; Mauritius and Dirty Blonde, Unicorn Theatre; Finian’s Rainbow, Spinning Tree Theatre; Twelfth Night and King Lear, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival; and Inspecting Carol and Little Women, Kansas City Actors Theatre. Phil was seen in the film Dark Waters. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

TaShauna Ajoi Jenkins was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and is a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a BA major in general theatre. Some of her most recent roles include Narrator in The Calling: The Story of Judge U.W. Clemon and Sarah in Pink Clouds at Red Mountain Theater Company, as well as Kayla in Coin, Vanessa in Significant Other, and Kendall in Disconnect at UAB.

Brandi La ‘Sherrill has dedicated her life’s work to telling stories that must be told. Her most recent credits include the jazz icon Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (directed by Darnell Pierre Benjamin) at The Carnegie and Dorothy in The Wiz Jr. (directed by Broadway’s Zhailon Levingston) at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, for which she was awarded Best Performer in a Musical in the 2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards. In 2024, she will tour Harriet Tubman: Straight Up Outta’ the Underground, a one-person interactive storytelling experience she wrote. She was awarded Cincinnati Magazine’s 2020 Best of the City Award for interactive theater and the 2021 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards for best play, best interactive play, and best performer in a play. Brandi will always be most proud of her role as wife to Michael and mom to Jordan, Tyson, and Kennedi.

Sara Mackie is just tickled whenever she’s asked to put a voice to new works! Some of her favorite Ensemble Theatre credits include Fun Home, Hands on a Hardbody, all three Wonderettes iterations, Rabbit Hole, Mauritius, and many holiday offerings with immense joy and gratitude. Some of her regional credits include This is Tom Jones!, An Act of God, and Family Ties, Human Race Theatre; Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Carnegie; Wrecking Ball, The Taming of the Shrew, and Pride and Prejudice, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, New Edgecliff Theatre. You can also catch her briefly in some of the great feature films shot in Cincinnati, such as The Bikeriders, The Public, and Dark Waters.

Andrew Maloney is thrilled to be returning to the Ensemble Theatre stage, where he was last seen as Zander/Pelican/Dance Captain in Fiona: The Musical this past holiday season! His other ETC credits include Radio Singer/Earl in Violet, Man #2/Reggie in First Date, Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland, and many other holiday shows. Internationally, Andrew appeared as Action in the Ecuadorian premiere of West Side Story at the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador. When not on stage, Andrew is a licensed real estate agent. He has a BFA in musical theatre from Northern Kentucky University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

KG Rucker is an artist, actor, and dancer from West Sacramento, California. They recently graduated with a BA in theatre and dance from Muhlenberg College, where they performed in many productions including The Bacchae (Bacchae Chorus), A List (Mary), Anything Goes (Angel Chastity), and Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (Ensemble), as well as performing in and choreographing several dance productions. They were a member of Muhlenberg’s tap ensemble, Copacetic Rhythms, and a founding member of a choreographic collective called Threading 3. In 2021, KG studied commedia dell’arte, clowning, and other forms of physical theatre at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. The following year, they became SAFD certified with recommendation in broadsword. Lately, KG has found a love for creating children’s theatre, having most recently played the Night Watchman in the Woodland Opera House’s production of Corduroy. They are ecstatic to be a member of ETC’s Professional Apprentice Program. Going forward, their goal is to make theatre that is stimulating, ephemeral, and accessible to all.

Brooke Steele (she/her) was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in Fiona: The Musical. Some of her favorite ETC credits include Cinderella in Cinderella, Vasilisa in The Frog Princess, Miriam in Fly By Night, Violet in Violet, and Suzy in The Marvelous Wonderettes. Brooke lives in Kennedy Heights with her husband, two daughters, one bunny, and their little black dog.

Kate Wilford is delighted to return to this role with this wonderful cast! She was last seen in Ellis Island: The Dream of America with the Cincinnati Pops and Fiona: The Musical with Ensemble Theatre. Some of her favorite ETC credits include Good People, Becky’s New Car, Hands on A Hardbody (2014), and Women of Lockerbie. She has worked at every professional theater here in Cincinnati such as Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Kate has taught theater arts over thirty years and is now working on her yoga teaching certificate. She has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association for over forty years and hopes for forty more!

Joseph McDonough has collaborated with David Kisor on ETC’s holiday musicals for over twenty seasons. Several of these shows are published by Playscripts and Theatrical Rights Worldwide. His plays have also been produced by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, as well as other theaters around the country. His play Ordinary Americans received its world premiere just before the pandemic in a co-production by Palm Beach Dramaworks and GableStage in Miami. His new musical (with collaborators Mark Friedman and Janet Vogt Yates) about infamous Cincinnati bootlegger George Remus was produced at the Carnegie Theater this summer. Joe teaches playwriting at Miami University and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.

David Kisor is a songwriter, performer, and producer who splits his time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Spokane, Washington. He has a master’s degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music but is a songwriter at heart. He has written extensively for musical theater since 1990, including works for Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. His children’s songs, written and recorded for the non-profit music publisher Growing Sound, promote positive social-emotional development in young children. He is proud, humbled, and blessed to be a part of the ETC family.

D. Lynn Meyers has been with Ensemble Theatre for over twenty-five years, having directed more than a hundred world and regional premieres, including Hands on a Hardbody, Fun Home, Morning Sun, The Wolves, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I Am My Own Wife, Next to Normal, Tiny Beautiful Things, and the world premiere of The Dancing Princesses. She began her career as the associate artistic director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, has directed off-Broadway at the York Theatre, and has directed extensively throughout the US and Canada. As a member of the Casting Society of America, Lynn’s recent feature credits include The Bikeriders, Shirley, and Dark Waters, in addition to serving as the location casting director for The Shawshank Redemption. Lynn recently directed the world premiere of Fierce for the Cincinnati Opera. She was named a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, and received the 2018 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize for regional arts impact and leadership.

Brian c. Mehring (he/him) has designed more than 100 productions at Ensemble Theatre. His favorite productions include Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud’s Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

Steve Goers is thrilled to return as music director at Ensemble Theatre, where some of his credits include Fun Home, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and Grey Gardens as conductor and keyboardist. He is a member of the musical theatre faculty at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and has worked locally with theatres throughout the region, including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, The Carnegie, Cincinnati Landmark Productions, and NKU. Steve has composed numerous works for a variety of media, including ten feature film scores and twenty internationally produced musicals for young audiences. He has toured the U.S. and Africa with productions of Barnum, Jersey Boys, and Bubbling Brown Sugar and was featured as pianist and session producer on the album Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together, which received a Grammy nomination for best children’s album. When not doing shows, Steve is a keyboardist and vocalist in several local bands including the Clyde Brown Band, the Ultrasonics, Aja: A Tribute to Steely Dan, and Just Strange Brothers. He is a graduate of the DePaul University School of Music and UC-CCM.

Dee Anne Bryll (she/her) is very pleased to return to Ensemble Theatre, where her credits include The Dancing Princesses, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella: After Ever After, and Cinderella, among others. Additional theatre credits include work as directing and choreographing for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Landmark Productions, Northern Kentucky University, The Carnegie, Xavier University, Commonwealth Theatre Company, and Kings Island Entertainment. Dee Anne has had a long career working in educational theatre and is currently the director of NKU Prep’s Mainstage Musical Theatre Company, the director of CCM’s High School Musical Theatre Summer Workshop, and a mentor for the JumpStart Theatre Program at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, which brings theatre to underserved middle schools in the tri-state area. She serves on the faculty of Northern Kentucky’s School of the Arts Department of Theatre & Dance.

Cat Schmeal-Swope is a costume designer in the Greater Cincinnati area and the costume shop manager at Northern Kentucky University. Various costume design credits include Torch Song and The African Company Presents Richard III, NKU; Looped and Around the World in 80 Days, The Human Race Theatre Company; Little Shop of Horrors, The Carnegie; Daddy Long Legs, CATCO; Othello, The Ohio State University/Royal Shakespeare Company; and True West, Minnesota State University. Cat holds an MFA in theatre design from Ohio State University and a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in costumes from NKU.

Shannon Rae Lutz  (she/her) earned her Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music in 1996 and became Properties Master at Ensemble Theatre. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. Shannon would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit.

Jacob Dowell (he/him) is thrilled to be in his second season at Ensemble Theatre, this time as technical director. Jacob is a graduate of Morehead State University where he received a BA in theatre. Some previous technical direction credits include Kinky Boots, The Who’s Tommy, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Jacob would like to thank his family, friends, and cat (Ronnie) for their continued support

Lexi Muller (she/her) is delighted to be back at Ensemble Theatre, where some of her credits include include Fun Home, The Wolves, Skeleton Crew, and Fly by Night. Other regional credits include Sex with Strangers, The House, Legendale, and 26 Pebbles with the Human Race Theatre. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Wright State University, where she received her BFA in Stage Management.

Abby Sauer (she/her) is thrilled to be making her Ensemble Theatre debut! Recently, she was the production stage manager for tick, tick… BOOM! at The Carnegie, where she is also on staff as the events manager. Other stage management credits include The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Summer Repertory Theatre Festival (Santa Rosa, CA), The Cincinnati Ballet, and Aspen Music Festival and School. Abby holds a master’s degree in arts administration from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts and a BFA in stage management from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.