A TWELFTH NIGHT'S DREAM ABOUT NOTHING

Michael Hagins (Antonio\Fight Choreographer) is excited to be back on stage again after a long stint as a director. His favorite acting roles include Othello, Mercutio, Petruchio and Paul in Six Degrees of Separation. Michael is also a fight choreographer and teacher by profession and an aspiring writer. He is the founder and artistic director of the C.A.G.E. Theatre Company. Thank you to God, the fun and lively cast, Mom, Dad, and especially those reading this for supporting the arts!

Brian Matthew Landisman (Valentine) This is Brian's first performance at the Richmond Shepard Theatre. a recent graduate of Indiana University, he appeared in numerous productions, including The Tempest (Trinculo), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Erronius), Measure for Measure (Froth), and A Chorus Line (Singer). He has also appeared in the independent production of Three Sisters (Kulygin) and the staged reading of This Time (Joseph). He recently directed the production of Songs for a New World in Bloomington, Indiana as well. New York credits include Going After Cacciato (Private Tucker) Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad Birdie), Hair (Margaret Mead), and West Side Story (Diesel/Dance Captain). Most recently, he appeared in the premiere play, Blue Sky Somewhere (Wally) at Manhattan Repertory Theatre. While studying at the Actors Movement Studio Conservatory, he also served as the production assistant for New York City’s Coffee Cup Theatre Company for the new work Standing Clear. He is also a member of TVI Actors Studio. Brian is from Plainview, New York.

Gwenevere Sisco (Isabella) graduated last year from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has also studied with the Moscow Art Theatre, The British American Dramatic Academy, and earned her BA in Drama at Loyola University in New Orleans. Favorite stage roles include Sonya in Uncle Vanya, Joan in Saint Joan, Nina in The Seagull, Wendla in Spring Awakening, and Martha in The Children's Hour (which earned her an Irene Ryan Acting Nomination). She has appeared in several independent films including The Man from Greenpoint, The Reformation, Unprotected, Something Sexy Perhaps, and Far Rockaway. She was nominated for Best Director at the Strawberry One-Act Festival for her work on The Threadbare Sex. Thanks to Brett & Gillian for giving her the opportunity to play several of the best characters in Shakespeare at once. She would like to dedicate her performance with profound love and gratitude to the memory of her friend and mentor, Tracy Trevett.

Brian Wicker (Sebastian) is a recent graduate of Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He came to New York to pursue his life in art. He was recently in Purgatorio at the China Club and can currently be seen at the Limecat Theatre as Zap the Electric Eel in The Goldfish Twins. He is also working on an original work titled Broken Footprints which opens in February. This production of 12th Night's Dream About Nothing has been a true dream to work on!

Gillian Riley (Director/Producer) is very proud of Snorks and Piñs, and their first production of "A Twelfth Night's Dream About Nothing". Gillian's most recent directing credits include A Surprise from Mother performed at the Producer's Club and Edvard Munch's Happy Paintings at the Algonquin Theater. She was previously an assistant director at T. Schreiber studio and worked on the productions of The Real Inspector Hound and The Actor’s Nightmare. She also worked as the assistant director for Folding Chair’s production of Cymbeline. Gillian’s acting credits include: Julia in The Duchess of Malfi, Maria in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Ellen Bond in Hyphen-Nation, Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra, Lady Torrance in Orpheus Descending and Sierra Jacobs in Wikipedia Brown.