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Michigan's only year-round, touring professional Shakespeare company
Chris S. Teller
Chairman
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy
of Errors, Demetrius in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Benedict in Much Ado
About Nothing, Proteus in The Two
Gentlemen of Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres:
Hamlet/Lysander in Bard to Go
“Lovestruck”, Stephano in The
Tempest, Dromio of Ephesys in The
Comedy of Errors, Lennox in
Macbeth, Tubal in The Merchant of
Venice (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); The Chaplain in Mother
Courage and her Children, Joe Pitt
in Angels in America: Part One
(Grand Valley State University); Robin
Hood in Robin Hood (Magic Circle/
Community Circle Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University; London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Physical Comedy Workshop
with Jeff Raz (Grand Valley State
University); Commedia Dell’Arte
Workshop with Blake Montgomery/Dell’
Arte International (American College
Theatre Festival).
Chairman
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy
of Errors, Demetrius in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Benedict in Much Ado
About Nothing, Proteus in The Two
Gentlemen of Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres:
Hamlet/Lysander in Bard to Go
“Lovestruck”, Stephano in The
Tempest, Dromio of Ephesys in The
Comedy of Errors, Lennox in
Macbeth, Tubal in The Merchant of
Venice (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); The Chaplain in Mother
Courage and her Children, Joe Pitt
in Angels in America: Part One
(Grand Valley State University); Robin
Hood in Robin Hood (Magic Circle/
Community Circle Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University; London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Physical Comedy Workshop
with Jeff Raz (Grand Valley State
University); Commedia Dell’Arte
Workshop with Blake Montgomery/Dell’
Arte International (American College
Theatre Festival).
Kathleen Bode
Secretary
Education Committee Co-Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar,
Paulina in The Winter's Tale. Regan
in King Lear, Lady Macbeth in
Macbeth, Beatrice in Much Ado
About Nothing, Helena in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titania in
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Adriana
in The Comedy of Errors, Gonzalo in
The Tempest, 1st Witch in Macbeth
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival).
Education and Training: Associate in
Arts from Grand Rapids Community
College, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Secretary
Education Committee Co-Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar,
Paulina in The Winter's Tale. Regan
in King Lear, Lady Macbeth in
Macbeth, Beatrice in Much Ado
About Nothing, Helena in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titania in
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Adriana
in The Comedy of Errors, Gonzalo in
The Tempest, 1st Witch in Macbeth
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival).
Education and Training: Associate in
Arts from Grand Rapids Community
College, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Scott Lange
Trustee
Artistic Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Pericles in Pericles, Antigonus /
Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale,
Antipholus of Syracuse in The
Comedy of Errors, Edgar/France in
King Lear, Camillo/Antigonus in The
Winter’s Tale, Lysander in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Macduff/Witch #3 in Macbeth,
Buckingham in Richard III,
Amiens/Oliver in As You Like It, Feste
in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Wooer
in The Two Noble Kinsmen, Nathaniel
/ Longaville in Love’s Labour's Lost,
Angelo / Claudio / Mistress Overdone /
Barnardine in Measure for Measure
(Blackfriars Playhouse); Hotspur in
Henry IV, Part One (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival);
Chandabise/Poche in A Flea in Her
Ear, John in Oleanna (Grand Valley
State University); Ichabod Crane in
Sleepy Hollow, Gus Lumpkin in Who
Killed the Boss, Herr Troubadour in
The Pied Piper (Golden Duck
Productions); Clifford in Death Trap
(AP Theatrical Productions).
Education and Training: B.A. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program.
Trustee
Artistic Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Pericles in Pericles, Antigonus /
Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale,
Antipholus of Syracuse in The
Comedy of Errors, Edgar/France in
King Lear, Camillo/Antigonus in The
Winter’s Tale, Lysander in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Macduff/Witch #3 in Macbeth,
Buckingham in Richard III,
Amiens/Oliver in As You Like It, Feste
in Twelfth Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Wooer
in The Two Noble Kinsmen, Nathaniel
/ Longaville in Love’s Labour's Lost,
Angelo / Claudio / Mistress Overdone /
Barnardine in Measure for Measure
(Blackfriars Playhouse); Hotspur in
Henry IV, Part One (Grand Valley
Shakespeare Festival);
Chandabise/Poche in A Flea in Her
Ear, John in Oleanna (Grand Valley
State University); Ichabod Crane in
Sleepy Hollow, Gus Lumpkin in Who
Killed the Boss, Herr Troubadour in
The Pied Piper (Golden Duck
Productions); Clifford in Death Trap
(AP Theatrical Productions).
Education and Training: B.A. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program.
Michael Empson
Trustee
Education Committee Co-Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of
Errors, Polixenes in The Winter's
Tale, Vincentio in Taming of the
Shrew, Polixenes in The Winter’s
Tale, Richmond in Richard III,
Sebastian/Fabian/Curio in Twelfth
Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Horatio
in Hamlet, Pompey in Measure for
Measure, Leonardo in The Merchant
of Venice, Multiple Roles in Bard to
Go (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); Son in You Can Lead a
Horse to Water, Pozzo in Waiting for
Godot, Burger in Hair (Grand Valley
State University); Prince in Cinderella
(Grand Rapids Civic Theatre);
Erisycthon/Apollo et al. in
Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Simeon in Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
(Community Circle Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, Proficiency in Unarmed and
Single Sword Combat, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Other Credits: Member of the Society
of American Fight Directors, Member
of the Educational Theatre Association
Trustee
Education Committee Co-Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of
Errors, Polixenes in The Winter's
Tale, Vincentio in Taming of the
Shrew, Polixenes in The Winter’s
Tale, Richmond in Richard III,
Sebastian/Fabian/Curio in Twelfth
Night.
Roles with Other Theatres: Horatio
in Hamlet, Pompey in Measure for
Measure, Leonardo in The Merchant
of Venice, Multiple Roles in Bard to
Go (Grand Valley Shakespeare
Festival); Son in You Can Lead a
Horse to Water, Pozzo in Waiting for
Godot, Burger in Hair (Grand Valley
State University); Prince in Cinderella
(Grand Rapids Civic Theatre);
Erisycthon/Apollo et al. in
Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Simeon in Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
(Community Circle Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, Proficiency in Unarmed and
Single Sword Combat, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program
Other Credits: Member of the Society
of American Fight Directors, Member
of the Educational Theatre Association
Joel L. Schindlbeck
Trustee
PR/Marketing Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Antiochus / Cleon / Simonides /
Pandar in Pericles, Old Shepherd in
The Winter’s Tale, Duke Solinus/Dr.
Pinch/Luce in The Comedy of Errors,
Albany/Old Man in King Lear,
Malvolio/Antonio in Twelfth Night,
Clarence/Stanley in Richard III, Duke
Senior/Duke Frederick in As You Like
It, Banquo/Seyton in Macbeth, Peter
Quince/Egeus in A Midsummer Night’
s Dream, Amiens in As You Like It,
Constable Dull in Love’s Labour's
Lost, Duke of Milan in The Two
Gentlemen of Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres: Malcolm
in Macbeth, Prince of Arragon/Duke
of Venice in The Merchant of
Venice, Earl of Douglas in King
Henry IV, Part One, Angelo the
Goldsmith in The Comedy of Errors
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
The Cook in Mother Courage and
her Children, Moises Kaufman /
Baptist Minister / Denis Shepherd in
The Laramie Project (Grand Valley
State University); Duvid Pechenik in A
Shayna Maidel (Jewish Theatre
Grand Rapids); Protean in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum, Sonya in Godspell, John
Willard in The Crucible, Reverend
Hopkins in The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever (Central Park Players).
Education and Training: Studied
Theatre at Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Elizabeth LaGrande,
Musical Direction Apprenticeship with
Charles Hutchins (Grand Valley State
University/ Community Circle Theatre).
Other Credits: Conducted Musical
Theatre Audition Workshops with
Grand Valley State University, Aquinas
College, Calvin College.
Trustee
PR/Marketing Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Antiochus / Cleon / Simonides /
Pandar in Pericles, Old Shepherd in
The Winter’s Tale, Duke Solinus/Dr.
Pinch/Luce in The Comedy of Errors,
Albany/Old Man in King Lear,
Malvolio/Antonio in Twelfth Night,
Clarence/Stanley in Richard III, Duke
Senior/Duke Frederick in As You Like
It, Banquo/Seyton in Macbeth, Peter
Quince/Egeus in A Midsummer Night’
s Dream, Amiens in As You Like It,
Constable Dull in Love’s Labour's
Lost, Duke of Milan in The Two
Gentlemen of Verona.
Roles with Other Theatres: Malcolm
in Macbeth, Prince of Arragon/Duke
of Venice in The Merchant of
Venice, Earl of Douglas in King
Henry IV, Part One, Angelo the
Goldsmith in The Comedy of Errors
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
The Cook in Mother Courage and
her Children, Moises Kaufman /
Baptist Minister / Denis Shepherd in
The Laramie Project (Grand Valley
State University); Duvid Pechenik in A
Shayna Maidel (Jewish Theatre
Grand Rapids); Protean in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum, Sonya in Godspell, John
Willard in The Crucible, Reverend
Hopkins in The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever (Central Park Players).
Education and Training: Studied
Theatre at Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Elizabeth LaGrande,
Musical Direction Apprenticeship with
Charles Hutchins (Grand Valley State
University/ Community Circle Theatre).
Other Credits: Conducted Musical
Theatre Audition Workshops with
Grand Valley State University, Aquinas
College, Calvin College.
Katherine Mayberry
Executive Director
Finance Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Director for Pericles, Hermione in The
Winter’s Tale, Cassius in Julius
Caesar, Goneril in King Lear, Viola in
Twelfth Night, Elizabeth in Richard III,
Celia in As You Like It, Hermia in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosaline
in Love’s Labour's Lost, Rosalind in
As You Like It, Titania/Hippolyta in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Rosaline
in Love’s Labour's Lost, Gertrude in
Hamlet, Isabella/Provost/Elbow in
Measure for Measure, Ferdinand in
The Duchess of Malfi, Mistress
Quickly/Alice in Henry V (Blackfriars
Playhouse, Virginia); Lady Macbeth in
Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado About
Nothing, Phebe in As You Like It
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Bessie in Marvin’s Room, Chicklet in
Psycho Beach Party (10 Weston
Theatre); Various Roles in Nobody’s
Gilgul, Liba in A Shayna Maidel
(Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids).
Education and Training: Master of
Letters and Master of Fine Arts in
Shakespeare and Renaissance
Literature in Performance, acting
emphasis, (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American
Shakespeare Center;) BA, (Grand
Valley State University); Summer
Shakespeare Intensive, London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts;
Intensive Theatre Training Program,
London Theatre Exchange; Chekhov
Institute, University of Southern Maine;
Commedia Del’Arte Colloquiam with
Antonio Fava.
Other Credits: Adjunct Professor of
English and Theatre, Grand Valley
State University; Director of “Bard to
Go: Kissing and Courting,” Grand
Valley Shakespeare Festival 2008;
Member of Editing Team for Prestwick
House editions of Shakespeare’s plays.
Executive Director
Finance Committee Chair
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek:
Director for Pericles, Hermione in The
Winter’s Tale, Cassius in Julius
Caesar, Goneril in King Lear, Viola in
Twelfth Night, Elizabeth in Richard III,
Celia in As You Like It, Hermia in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosaline
in Love’s Labour's Lost, Rosalind in
As You Like It, Titania/Hippolyta in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Rosaline
in Love’s Labour's Lost, Gertrude in
Hamlet, Isabella/Provost/Elbow in
Measure for Measure, Ferdinand in
The Duchess of Malfi, Mistress
Quickly/Alice in Henry V (Blackfriars
Playhouse, Virginia); Lady Macbeth in
Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado About
Nothing, Phebe in As You Like It
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Bessie in Marvin’s Room, Chicklet in
Psycho Beach Party (10 Weston
Theatre); Various Roles in Nobody’s
Gilgul, Liba in A Shayna Maidel
(Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids).
Education and Training: Master of
Letters and Master of Fine Arts in
Shakespeare and Renaissance
Literature in Performance, acting
emphasis, (Mary Baldwin College in
Partnership with the American
Shakespeare Center;) BA, (Grand
Valley State University); Summer
Shakespeare Intensive, London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts;
Intensive Theatre Training Program,
London Theatre Exchange; Chekhov
Institute, University of Southern Maine;
Commedia Del’Arte Colloquiam with
Antonio Fava.
Other Credits: Adjunct Professor of
English and Theatre, Grand Valley
State University; Director of “Bard to
Go: Kissing and Courting,” Grand
Valley Shakespeare Festival 2008;
Member of Editing Team for Prestwick
House editions of Shakespeare’s plays.
Heather Folkvord
Production Committee Chair Interim
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek
Brutus in Julius Caesar, Witch /
Caithness / Murderer in Macbeth,
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Queen
in Cymbeline, Portia in The
Merchant of Venice, Ariel in The
Tempest, Lady Macduff in Macbeth
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Sheila in Hair, Chorus in Antigone,
Naomi in A Single Numberless
Death, Hannah Porter Pitt in Angels
in America, Part One, Darlene in
Hurly Burly, Multiple Roles in
Durang? Durang!, Sister Robert
Anne in Nunsense (Grand Valley
State University); Dragons in Talking
With, Multiple Roles in
Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Lee in Marvin’s Room, Joan
in The Guys (10 Weston Theatre);
Multiple Roles in I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change (Avalon
Theatre); Dawn in Lobby Hero (Actor’
s Theatre); Maggie in Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof (Westshore College); Lily in
Nobody’s Gilgul (Jewish Theatre
Grand Rapids); Chorus in Wily and
the Hairyman (Community Circle
Theatre); Lady Plum in Jack and the
Giant Beanstalk (Grand Rapids Civic
Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Kathryn Steiler (Grand
Valley State University)
Other Credits: Developer for multiple
college theatre projects (including
Expressions: Peer Theatre with
Marlese Kowalski Brown/GVSU
Women’s Center and ALERT Labs
grant project with Karen
Libman/GVSU Theatre), Currently
works as a Private Acting Coach for
students across West Michigan.
Production Committee Chair Interim
Previous Roles with Pigeon Creek
Brutus in Julius Caesar, Witch /
Caithness / Murderer in Macbeth,
Helena in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.
Roles with Other Theatres: Queen
in Cymbeline, Portia in The
Merchant of Venice, Ariel in The
Tempest, Lady Macduff in Macbeth
(Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival);
Sheila in Hair, Chorus in Antigone,
Naomi in A Single Numberless
Death, Hannah Porter Pitt in Angels
in America, Part One, Darlene in
Hurly Burly, Multiple Roles in
Durang? Durang!, Sister Robert
Anne in Nunsense (Grand Valley
State University); Dragons in Talking
With, Multiple Roles in
Metamorphoses (Heritage Theatre
Group); Lee in Marvin’s Room, Joan
in The Guys (10 Weston Theatre);
Multiple Roles in I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change (Avalon
Theatre); Dawn in Lobby Hero (Actor’
s Theatre); Maggie in Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof (Westshore College); Lily in
Nobody’s Gilgul (Jewish Theatre
Grand Rapids); Chorus in Wily and
the Hairyman (Community Circle
Theatre); Lady Plum in Jack and the
Giant Beanstalk (Grand Rapids Civic
Theatre).
Education and Training: B.S. in
Theatre from Grand Valley State
University, London Theatre
Exchange/Intensive Theatre Training
Program, Private Voice with Dale
Schreimer and Kathryn Steiler (Grand
Valley State University)
Other Credits: Developer for multiple
college theatre projects (including
Expressions: Peer Theatre with
Marlese Kowalski Brown/GVSU
Women’s Center and ALERT Labs
grant project with Karen
Libman/GVSU Theatre), Currently
works as a Private Acting Coach for
students across West Michigan.
E-MAIL: chris@pcshakespeare.com
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