2026 Company

Arlene Bozich

Mrs. Soames / Lady Macbeth

A Monomoy Theatre alumni, Arlene Bozich is thrilled to return for her second season with the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham. Born & raised in Chicago, Arlene graduated with her MFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut and promptly moved to NYC to write, perform, and produce with her friends. Once COVID hit, Arlene began producing and roadtripping cross country and has only just settled outside of Las Vegas with a trio of acrobats. She’s been doing everything from standup comedy to novel writing, so returning to classic stagework with a company she adores feels like homecoming in the best way.

Website: www.arlene-bozich.com Instagram: @arlenebozichwashere

Reid Williams

Dr. Gibbs / Macbeth

An actor & circus performer born & raised in New Orleans, Reid is excited to return to CCSFC for his third season. His previous CCSFC roles include Romeo; Calaban in The Tempest , Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing , Malvolio in Twelfth Night and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other credits include: The Tempest, (New Orleans Shakespeare Festival) As You Like It, (Monomoy Theater) Measure for Measure, (NOLA Project) Henry V, (Hartford Stage) He was also featured in the film: The Do-deca-Pentathlon. (Directed by Mark and Jay Duplass) Notable Circus credits include: Steve Gleason’s Game Changer Gala with Chris Tucker, The International Festival. Reid is co-founder of YellowBox Circus, and a BFA Graduate of the Hartt School of Theater.

www.yellowboxcircus.com

Bernard Cornwell

Professor Willard / Duncan

Bernard Cornwell appeared on the Monomoy Theatre stage in Chatham for over a decade, playing kings, servants, gentry and paupers. Born in London, he had a career in British television before a blonde lured him to the States where, to keep the wolf from the door, he began writing and is now the author of over fifty novels. He performed a cameo role in the third season of The Last Kingdom, a Netflix Original series based on his books. He, Judy (the blonde) and their dog Vicky divide their time between homes in Chatham and Charleston, S.C.

Christopher Andrew Rowe

Dr. Gibbs / Macduff

Christopher Andrew Rowe is an actor and director based in Hartford, CT. He is honored to return for his fifth consecutive season with CCSFC after previously appearing in Romeo & Juliet (Friar Laurence), Much Ado About Nothing (Borachio), The Taming of the Shrew (Hortensio), and the titular role in Othello. Christopher has also appeared in productions with ARTFARM, Ivoryton Playhouse, and Capital Classics Theatre Company. Directing: Everybody, Cyrano de Bergerac, Constellations (The Hartt School). Water by the Spoonful (Capital Classics). Co-Director: Twelfth Night (CCSFC), Assistant Director: Dishwasher Dreams, Lost in Yonkers (Hartford Stage). Associate Director: Julius Caesar (ACON). Training: BFA Acting, The Hartt School. Website: www.christopherandrewrowe.com / IG:@christopher.rowee

Holly Hill

Mrs. Webb / Lennox

Holly is delighted to be returning to Chatham for her second season at CCSFC! Last year, she played Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet and she cannot wait to tell new stories with old friends this year. Holly just finished a production of Twelfth Night as Maria for Bardfly Theatre Company in Los Angeles where she currently resides. As an LA based actor, Holly is usually on set or attempting to be one. So many of Holly’s early memories of theatre were made sitting on a blanket in the grass watching Shakespeare as the sun goes down, she hopes CCSFC provides fond memories for anyone who stops by to see it. Other credits include: Big River (Jackson Hole Playhouse), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (ACON), A Christmas Carol (Hartford Stage)

Education: The Hartt School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Website: hollyhillartist.com

Shelby Barrett-Whitmore

Mrs. Gibbs / Ross

Shelby is thrilled to be returning to CCSFC for her fourth season as Ross in Macbeth and Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town! You may have previously seen her as Audrey in As You Like It, Bianca in Othello, and stepping on as The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet for a performance. She is a recent Hartt BFA Actor Training graduate, and her recent credits include: The Tempest at The Hartt School, Everybody at The Hartt School, Shakespeare for Kids touring with Playhouse on Park, and starring in a one woman show Ghost Light she wrote and directed herself, check it out here! https://youtube.com/live/Drszc3gUVd4?feature=share

Pedro Fontes

Simon Stimson / Banquo

Pedro Fontes is a Portuguese actor, born and raised in Lisbon and now based in New York City, and he is thrilled to make his CCSF debut. Most recently, he appeared as Benny in the first Portuguese production of Rent, under the artistic direction of Michael Greif. Previous theater credits include Hamlet, The Musical; Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth; and Coveiros (Escola do Largo); Código Postal (Teatro Aveirense); King John (Teatro Carlos Alberto); Jeremias Fisher (OperaFest Lisboa); A Solidão De Um Homem Não Chora (Teatro Ibérico); A Christmas Carol (Hartford Stage); Present Laughter; Scapino!; and Guys and Dolls (Monomoy Theatre). Television and film credits include The Act (dir. Nikita Loyk); Papel Principal; and A Promessa (SP Television). Special thanks to my family and friends; to Vasco; and Marcos Barbosa for his generosity, trust, and belief in my work. IG: @pedro.p.fontes

Scott Hamilton

Joe Stoddard / The Porter & Seton

Scott Hamilton was born and raised in rural Southwest Iowa. He left the cornfields to join The Covenant Players, an international repertory Christian theatre company in 1978 and spent the next 15 years performing on 4 continents while learning his stagecraft and broadening his Midwest Worldview. Since moving to Cape Cod in 1993 with his wife, Kathy, and their young family, Scott has performed with The Chatham Drama Guild, The Academy of Performing Arts in Orleans, Monomoy Theatre, and many special events in and around Chatham and the Lower Cape. Scott hopes to continue performing and directing in and around his washashore home base of Chatham and can be seen appearing daily at Chatham Jewelers where he manages the family business in-between theatrical adventures.

Gus Cook

Geoge Gibbs / Malcolm

Gus Cook is excited to make his CCSFC debut this summer! Hailing from Acton, MA, he looks forward to returning to the Cape for the first time in many years. At the end of his senior year of high school, he attended the 2024 National High School Musical Theatre Awards as one of the nominees for Massachusetts. This fall, he will be a junior BFA Actor Training student at The Hartt School of Theatre. While there, Gus has assistant stage managed Blood Wedding, played Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls, and a swing for The Laramie Project. When he returns to Hartt, he will play Dr. Joseph Cardin in The Children’s Hour, as well as Sheriff Joe Sutter in The Spitfire Grill. He would like to thank his family and friends for all their support and encouragement. Gus hopes he can bring his respective characters to life and share authentic, human moments with everyone!

McKenna Whyte-Shearer

Ensemble / Witch #2 & Ensemble

McKenna Whyte-Shearer is ecstatic to make her CCSFC debut! She is originally from San Mateo, California, but is a current Acting Training major at the Hartt Theatre Division, about to start her senior year. Her recent performances include Second Witch in Macbeth at the Hartt Theatre Division, Hamlet in Hamlet, Viola and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night at Drama Studio London. She can’t wait to collaborate with a mix of familiar and new faces this summer (:

Thomas Biamonte

Howie Newsome & Sam Craig / Ensemble

Thomas is extremely excited to be performing at CCSFC this summer! He is a rising senior and will be getting his BFA from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford. His past Shakespeare and acting credits include Rosencrantz in Hamlet, Master Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Porter in Macbeth, and Torvald in A Doll’s House. Thomas has also directed a number of shows on the regional theatre level, including Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods and Assassins. He has also won a Telly award for his acting and has done Improv comedy as far back as he can remember. He’d especially like to thank his parents, William and Janet Biamonte, for their constant love and support over the years. IG: @biamontethomas

Chelsea Lynn Sasserson

Ensemble / Witch # 3 & Ensemble

Chelsea-Lynn Sasserson is so excited to be spending her summer with Cape Cod Shakespeare for the first time! She is a senior acting student at The Hartt School in The University of Hartford, where she has previously performed in Everybody by Branden Jacob-Jenkins (Stuff), Machinal by Sophie Treadwell (Male Track #3) and Macbeth (Lady Macbeth Understudy). In the fall she will be playing Martha in The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman. Chelsea-Lynn spent eight weeks studying Shakespeare with Drama Studio London this winter and is thrilled to put what she has learned into action. She is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this company. Thank you!

Tessa Dufrene

Costume Coordinator

Tessa Dufrene is from New Orleans. A dancer of 15 years, Tessa began their career as a visual artist. Since then, Tessa has expanded their scope to include various performing disciplines. A member of YellowBox Circus, Tessa specializes in partner acrobatics, juggling, stilt walking, and clowning. Most recently Tessa was Stage Manager for Treasure Island (THE NOLA PROJECT). Tessa has a history in the film industry as an actor, and behind the scenes work in costuming, props, and set design for short films.

Bailey Dahl

Production Manager / Stage Manager

Bailey is thrilled to start her second season with CCSFC! Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, she is pursuing a BFA in stage management at The Hartt School. Bailey is grateful for the opportunity to c onnect with a new group of people through her passion for theatre!

Todd Cashdollar

Ensemble / Ensemble

Todd Cashdollar is thrilled to be a part of the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival for the fifth straight year! Some of his favorite roles include Uncle Fester (Addams Family, Chatham Drama Guild), Harry Pepper/Phone repairman (Barefoot in the Park, Chatham Drama Guild), Harold the Blind Hermit (Young Frankenstein, Academy of Performing Arts), East/Danny (Almost, Maine, Eventide Theatre Company) and James Wilson (1776, Academy of Performing Arts).

Ace Agnes

Joe Crowel & Si Crowel/ Donalbain & Ensemble

Ace Agnes is excited to be joining CCSFC for his second summer. He has gone to many of the shows throughout the years, and is really passionate about Shakespeare. He is entering his junior year of high school at Dublin School in New Hampshire, and was in Dublin’s production of Alice by Heart this year. He also writes his own music and loves to paint.

Alan Rust,

Artistic Director and founder of CCSFC .

Playing the Stage Manager in OUR TOWN

Alan was artistic director of the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham for 39 years, directing and acting in many of the 300 productions under his leadership. This past winter he played a retired diplomat in Other Desert Cities in San Diego. He has appeared at the Hartford Stage, The Cleveland Playhouse, The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Stage West, The Northern Stage Company and The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. He has directed over one hundred productions in university and professional theatres in the United States as well as Sydney, Australia, Goteborg, Sweden, Birmingham, England and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has been a member of the International Theatre Institute and a panelist at conferences in Istanbul, Turkey and in the former Soviet Union. He served as president of the National Theatre Conference for two terms and has been a member of numerous committees in national and international theatre programs. He was a founding member of the World Theatre Training Institute establish in Vienna Austria. He has held positions at The University of Washington, The State University of New York at Purchase, The University of Detroit, The NorthCarolina School of the Arts, where he served as Dean, The University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he was the head of the Acting Program and the University of Hartford where he was the Director of the Theatre Division of the Hartt School.

Terry Layman

Managing Director of CCSFC

Director of Macbeth

Terry Layman’s Broadway acting credits include Tony-nominated Twelve Angry Men, Arthur Miller’s Ride Down Mount Morgan with Patrick Stewart and Proof. His many Off-Broadway shows include Shaw’s Widowers’ Houses, the premiere of Regrets Only with Christine Baranski and several comedy revivals at the Manhattan Punchline. He toured the Country in Proof and in The Royal Family with Eva LeGallienne and Sam Levene. Internationally, he directed Other People’s Money in Prague and played London and Birmingham in Continental Divide-Daughters of the Revolution. He has performed at dozens of regional theatres from Florida to Alaska. He has played Ludie in Trip to Bountiful with Ellen Burstyn and Leo in The Little Foxes with Geraldine Page. He was a member of The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) in NYC for many years where he both acted and directed. He played King Lear, Prospero and other classical roles with The Titan Theatre Co. in Queens, NY., where he also directed. He spent 22 summers acting and directing at The Monomoy Theatre on Cape Cod and he has guest directed for many years at the Hartt School and at Marshall University. His TV and film appearances include "The Patriot", "Bored to Death," “Rubicon”, “Ed”, “Law and Order”, and “L&O SVU” and most NY soap operas. WEBSITE: terrylayman.info