Meet the Cast of Shakespeare in Love

My name is Anthony Carrasquillo and I am a working actor featured in the CPCC production of Shakespeare In Love. I am a student at CPCC studying for my AFA in acting. I have a background in martial arts and have a great admiration for fitness and wellness. My main passion resolves around films both in the mainstream and independent. The storytelling dynamic found in film and on the stage is one I have great affinity for.

 

 

Griffin Disby is ready and excited to be back at the Halton for his third show at cpcc he w as in gypsy (ensemble), and showboat and now he is  back as the character (Nol) in Shakespeare. He loves working with us and, we do as well. He Hope’s as we do, that he’ll come back to grace the stage of the Halton again.

 

 

Bruce Elliott is so glad to return to CPCC’s Halton Theater, after debuting last spring in Our Town. Bruce is a native of the Washington, D.C. area and has made Charlotte his home since 1983. He graduated from Salisbury University in Maryland with a degree in Communication Arts, and has worked in several capacities with large corporations. Deeply involved in the community, Bruce has worked as a volunteer on behalf of several nonprofits dedicated to improving the environment and the lives of disadvantaged children.

Pat Heiss is pleased to return to the CPCC stage as Queen Elizabeth in the production of Shakespeare in Love.She thoroughly enjoyed performing in CPCC’s previous productions of Cabaret, Company, Oklahoma, Mame, The Sound of Music, Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, Annie, Sister Act, and Fiddler on the Roof. Thank you for supporting CPCC Theatre, and enjoy the show!

Emma Joles is a Sophmore at CPCC, in the Fine Arts Program. She is 19 and is so excited to be apart of this amazing play. In her free time, Emma likes long drives and to hang out with friends. She has been in many shows such as Les Miserables as Eponine, Hunchback of Notre Dame as Esmeralda, Mamma Mia! as Sophie and many more! This is her third show at CPCC! She would like to thank Tom and the whole casting team for putting her in this great show. She would also like to thank her friends and family for putting up with her and being so supportive in her love for theatre.

 

Arthur Lightbody had a 42-year career with Wycliffe Bible Translators and the related SIL International. He lived with his family in an ethnic community in the Philippines where he served as a language researcher and Bible translator. He later served in public relations roles for these organizations. Now Arthur presents the importance of Bible translation in English Church Reformation history with one-man shows as John Wycliffe and William Tyndale. He is also known in the Waxhaw, North Carolina area for his one-man shows about presidents Andrew Jackson and Abe Lincoln. In addition to CPCC, he has also performed at The Lancaster Community Playhouse (Lancaster, S.C.) and Matthews Playhouse.

Bryce Mac started performing as a child in traveling conventions putting on variety shows for large audiences. Later, he pursued storytelling through film and writing with a media group based in Texas before making the leap to Los Angeles where he produced and acted in various shorts and plays. He studied at Berg Studios under Gregory Berger-Sobeck.

 

After eight years away from the theatre, Anthony Pandolfo returned to the stage this July with Pineville Players, performing the role of Groundhog in Fairy Tale Misfits. Past performance credits include: Don John in Much Ado About Nothing, Truscott in Loot and McCann in The Birthday Party—all in his hometown of Edison, New Jersey.Anthony is honored and privileged to work with this director, cast and crew, and to perform for you, the audience. He wishes to dedicate this performance, in loving memory, to his mother, Cheryl.

Halton Theater holds many fond memories for Jeff Powell  and he looks forward to adding many more with the talented and fun-loving cast and crew of “Shakespeare in Love”.  He is grateful for the opportunity to portray Mr. Fennyman and is blessed with a loving wife who endures and supports his theatrical endeavors.

 

 

 

Jack Stanford is blown away to be making his performing debut on the Halton stage. Jack has always been a fan of theater and of CPCC productions in particular, but had previously never considered acting, only attending the audition at the behest of his sister. A history major attending CPCC, Jack’s previous credits include Saurus: A Dino-Mite Spectacular where he played a T-Rex, at Discovery Place. He would like to thank his sister in particular for waking him up from a nap too attend the audition.

Jonathan Stephens has always been a lover of the arts: storytelling, photography, music. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach. He loves his improv classes over at CATCh Theatre. In April, he made his theatre debut in OUR TOWN (Simon Stimson) at CPCC, then played in OSLO (Jan Egeland) at Three Bone Theatre, and is thrilled to be back at CPCC to work with such a fantastic team on SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. Jonathan couldn’t do this without the support of his lovely wife Lisa and kiddos.

 

 

Theater has been her greatest passion since her debut as an angel in a Christmas play at the age of five. Now Hannah Snyder is a sophomore at CPCC and spends her time volunteering at a local costume shop. Hannah has enjoyed both being behind the scenes and on stage in shows like Footloose, Shrek the musical, and The Wiz. But her favorite role was as Wendy in Peter Pan. Hannah is very excited to have this experience performing in her first show at CPCC. And would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her.

 

 

Morgan Wakefield is THRILLED to be apart of this show! Past credits include: Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), and Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) at The People’s Players, A Chorus Line (Judy) and Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel) at CPCC, Julius Caesar (Antony) at Millikin University and She Loves Me (Amalia u/s) at Shenandoah Conservatory. She’d love to thank the world’s best mom, the Broadway Dreams Foundation, and all those who’ve supported her on this path. Glory to God!