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CAST LIST
PRODUCTION TEAM
SPECIAL THANKS
CAST BIOS
PRODUCTION BIOS
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CAST LIST
Luke- Braxton Bell
Hope- Lexie Woodroof
Grace- Mo Cox
T- Alexia Daniels
Maureen- Elizabeth Leigh Taylor
Bill- Randy Lee Bailey
PRODUCTION TEAM
Playwright- D. Lynn Meyers
Director- Brian Robertson
Asst. Director- Evelyn Deaton
Stage Manager- Shauna Nelson
Asst. Stage Manager- Sage Daman
Scenic Designer- Sarah Beth Hall
Lighting Designer- Aiden Bezark
Costume Designer- Helen Raymond Goers
Sound Designer- Avery Reynolds
Wardrobe Manager- Andie Angel
Technical Director- Doug Stock
Producer- Maggie Perrino
SPECIAL THANKS
NKU School of the Arts
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
CAST BIOS
Randy Lee Bailey, Bill, is an actor, carpenter, writer, singer, living in northern Kentucky. He has appeared onstage at the Carnegie in Carousel, Chicago, Driving Miss Daisy, and The Underpants. He has performed throughout the Midwest at theaters including Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park, the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati, the Human Race, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Know Theater, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, and the Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
Braxton Bell, Luke, is thrilled to make his debut at The Carnegie. Braxton has been involved in multiple community theater productions in his hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is currently in his first year and a sophomore at NKU. Recent credits include Man 2 in Songs for a New World at Western Kentucky University and Marius in Les Misérables, The whimsical Horton of Seussical. This is his first play since the pandemic began and cannot wait to perform again.
Mo Cox, Grace, is excited to make her Carnegie debut. A senior at NKU, she has spent the last four years studying acting, improv, and creative writing. Previous roles include Marvalyn/Rhonda in ALMOST, MAINE, Lady Macbeth in MACBETH, Shelly in BURIED CHILD, and Rosalind/Ganymede in AS YOU LIKE IT to name a few. She would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Toto, and her family for all of their love, belief, and support.
Alexia Daniels, T, Is excited to make her Carnegie debut in Keeper of the Realm. Alexia is a Senior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing a B.F.A. in Acting. Her Latest performances Include Portia in R&H’s Cinderella, Ensemble in Mamma Mia and a few local films. She would like to thank her family for supporting her. She would also like to thank Director Brian Robertson and D. Lynn Myers for trusting her with T.
Elizabeth Leigh Taylor, Maureen, is a Cincinnati native and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Liz has been involved in multiple productions with several Cincinnati community theater and professional companies since 2017. Recent credits include Mrs. Dickson in Mariemont Players’ INTIMATE APPAREL, Tillie in Falcon Theater’s GUESS WHO’S COMING, and civil/voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Know Theater’s FANNIE LOU HAMER: SPEAK ON IT! Elizabeth will be making her directorial debut with Mariemont Players in July 2023.
Lexie Woodroof, Hope, is a Cincinnati-based performing artist, teacher, and director. Lexie is a junior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre and is delighted to be making her debut on The Carnegie’s stage with KEEPER OF THE REALM! Her latest performing credits include: Carol in FAMILY SECRETS, Jennet/replacement in THE LADY IS NOT FOR BURNING, Mabel/cover in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and originated Rosie in ROSIE’S!
Braxton Bell, Luke, is thrilled to make his debut at The Carnegie. Braxton has been involved in multiple community theater productions in his hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is currently in his first year and a sophomore at NKU. Recent credits include Man 2 in Songs for a New World at Western Kentucky University and Marius in Les Misérables, The whimsical Horton of Seussical. This is his first play since the pandemic began and cannot wait to perform again.
Mo Cox, Grace, is excited to make her Carnegie debut. A senior at NKU, she has spent the last four years studying acting, improv, and creative writing. Previous roles include Marvalyn/Rhonda in ALMOST, MAINE, Lady Macbeth in MACBETH, Shelly in BURIED CHILD, and Rosalind/Ganymede in AS YOU LIKE IT to name a few. She would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Toto, and her family for all of their love, belief, and support.
Alexia Daniels, T, Is excited to make her Carnegie debut in Keeper of the Realm. Alexia is a Senior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing a B.F.A. in Acting. Her Latest performances Include Portia in R&H’s Cinderella, Ensemble in Mamma Mia and a few local films. She would like to thank her family for supporting her. She would also like to thank Director Brian Robertson and D. Lynn Myers for trusting her with T.
Elizabeth Leigh Taylor, Maureen, is a Cincinnati native and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Liz has been involved in multiple productions with several Cincinnati community theater and professional companies since 2017. Recent credits include Mrs. Dickson in Mariemont Players’ INTIMATE APPAREL, Tillie in Falcon Theater’s GUESS WHO’S COMING, and civil/voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Know Theater’s FANNIE LOU HAMER: SPEAK ON IT! Elizabeth will be making her directorial debut with Mariemont Players in July 2023.
Lexie Woodroof, Hope, is a Cincinnati-based performing artist, teacher, and director. Lexie is a junior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre and is delighted to be making her debut on The Carnegie’s stage with KEEPER OF THE REALM! Her latest performing credits include: Carol in FAMILY SECRETS, Jennet/replacement in THE LADY IS NOT FOR BURNING, Mabel/cover in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and originated Rosie in ROSIE’S!
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Andie Angel, Wardrobe Manager, is a musical theatre student at NKU, and a first time wardrobe manager! Recent credits include GODSPELL at the Carnegie and FREAKY FRIDAY at NKU. Andie recently also directed her first piece, entitled CLOWN BAR at NKU’s The Henry Konstantinow series. Thank you so much to Brian Robertson and Maggie Perrino for this exciting opportunity to expand her craft.
Aiden Bezark, Lighting Designer, has previously worked with The Carnegie designing lighting for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in 2021. His other work in Cincinnati includes assisting Trad Burns in designing lighting for Cincinnati Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER in 2021 and SWAN LAKE in 2020. Aiden’s lighting design at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music includes ONCE (2021), BOOM! (2022), and INTO THE WOODS (2020), and he will graduate from the Lighting Design and Technology program in spring 2022.
Sage Daman, Asst. Stage Manager, (She/Her) Senior BFA Playwriting Student at NKU graduating in May 2022. Interning at the Carnegie and a first-time collaborator with the Theatre. Premiering her own play at NKU, Persona, alongside Keeper of the Realm in the end of year Y.E.S festival. NKU Credits include Noises Off! and Three Sisters as Assistant Stage Manager. Looking forward to graduating and entering the professional theatre world.
Evelyn Deaton, Asst. Director, is an NKU Junior, making her Carnegie debut. Her previous work includes CLUB FOOT (director), STAGE SEVEN (co-director), THE CHILDREN’S HOUR (Amelia Tilford) and ROSIES (Kay). She is currently the dramaturg on NKU’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER and will serve as Assistant Director for NKU’s TWELFTH NIGHT next spring. She is a proud alumnus of The Kentucky Governor’s School for The Arts, where she was a student in 2017, an RA in 2021, and will serve as an Administrative Intern in 2022.
Sarah Beth Hall, Scenic Designer, (she/her) is a freelance scenic designer based in the greater DC area. Selected Cincinnati credits include NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE, SUPERTRUE, LISTEN FOR THE LIGHT, ANDY’S HOUSE OF [BLANK], BEERTOWN, and THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE at Know Theatre; LITTLE WOMEN at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Regional credits include MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS at Adventure Theatre; BONNIE & CLYDE, PIPPIN, and MAMMA MIA! at Summer Rep Theatre Festival. SarahBethHallDesign.com
D. Lynn Meyers, Playwright, is in her 26th season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre, where she has directed over 100 world and regional premieres She has directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre and extensively throughout the US and Canada. In addition to her directing work, she is a member of the Casting Society of America, having cast over 40 feature films and television pilots. Lynn was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, and is the 2018 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Prize Award winner—honoring outstanding accomplishments in the arts. Lynn was honored in 2019 with a national board appointment to the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Her plays A PACKAGE DEAL, STARSTRUCK, AND LEGENDS premiered in Canada and have had several subsequent productions She has been a ghostwriter for over a decade for stage and film. She is honored to be associated with NKU and the Carnegie with this project and grateful to Brian Robertson and Maggie Perrino for the opportunity. She is a proud graduate of Thomas More University.
Shauna Nelson, Stage Manager, a proud NKU School of the Arts alumna, is so excited to be a part of this incredible collaboration. Her favorite Carnegie credits include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Assistant Stage Manager), AMERICAN IDIOT (Assistant Stage Manager), and DISENCHANTED (Stage Manager). Some regional credits include THE NUTCRACKER with Cincinnati Ballet (Assistant Stage Manager), CINDERELLA with Cincinnati Ballet (Assistant Stage Manager), GREEN ACRES with Cincinnati Ballet (Stage Manager), FALLEN ANGELS with Commonwealth Theatre Company (Stage Manager), and LIFE COULD BE A DREAM with Commonwealth Theatre Company (Stage Manager). Shauna would like to thank her friends and family, her mentors, and all of you for supporting local artists. Enjoy the show!
Maggie Perrino, Producer, is in her 7th year as Theatre Director for The Carnegie in Covington, KY as well as a theatre and dance professional with 25+ years of training and performing experience. She holds a BPhil in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she studied theatre, education, and community arts programming. She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching with a certification in Theatre from Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Maggie regularly directs and choreographs for many Cincinnati theaters and schools, such as Cincinnati Landmark Productions, The Carnegie, New Edgecliff Theatre, Falcon Theatre, Thomas More College, and Walnut Hills High School. She is the President of The League of Cincinnati Theatres and was selected for the 2021 Forty under 40 cohort by the Cincinnati Business Courier for her acumen in non-profit arts leadership.
Helen Raymond Goers, Costume Designer, with credits as an actor, director, scenic designer, costume designer, stage manager, technician, and charge artist, Helen’s work runs a theatrical gamut. At the Carnegie, you might have seen her costume designs for END OF THE RAINBOW, DREAMGIRLS, or TENDERLY, THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL, or you may have seen her onstage as Mother Abbess in THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Elsewhere, she has performed as Donna in MAMMA MIA, Doatsey Mae in THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, and more. During the day, Helen is a theatre teacher, technical director, and sometimes designer at Walnut Hills High School where she also mentors student designers, technicians, and stage managers through their busy 5 show theatrical season.
Avery Reynolds, Sound Designer, is an Audio Engineer who has worked with The Carnegie on a number of productions, most recently for the reading of GEORGE REMUS: A NEW MUSICAL, and has designed sound for AMERICAN IDIOT, CURTAINS, THE FULL MONTY, SWING!, TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD, and was Lead Audio Technician for the FotoFocus Symposium hosted at The Carnegie. He has also worked with Memorial Hall as an A2, and was part of the Drum Corps International mobile live stream crew. He holds a B.S. in Communications from Scripps College at Ohio University. Brian Robertson, Director, came to Cincinnati from Los Angeles and has spent much of his time working in film and television in the area of cinematography, as well as working as a director and stage manager in Theatre and Opera. He received his MFA in Directing from CCM. Locally, Brian has been teaching in the NKU Theatre and Dance program as well as functioning as a guest director and instructor at CCM. He has worked for Cincinnati Opera, Sarasota Opera, Bay View Music Festival, Southwest Opera, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Know Theatre, The Carnegie Arts Center, Opera North, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Reduced Shakespeare Company, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Doug Stock, Technical Director/Production Manager, is finishing his third season at The Carnegie, where he has designed sets for LITTLE SHOP, JOSEPH, PROOF, AMERICAN IDIOT, DREAMGIRLS, & FULL MONTY in addition to overseeing tech for hundreds of concerts and rental events. Previously, he was Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Assistant Technical Director and Master Carpenter. He was also the Technical Director and Scenic & Lighting Designer at Thomas Worthington High School, his Alma Mater. Graduate of UC-CCM.
Aiden Bezark, Lighting Designer, has previously worked with The Carnegie designing lighting for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in 2021. His other work in Cincinnati includes assisting Trad Burns in designing lighting for Cincinnati Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER in 2021 and SWAN LAKE in 2020. Aiden’s lighting design at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music includes ONCE (2021), BOOM! (2022), and INTO THE WOODS (2020), and he will graduate from the Lighting Design and Technology program in spring 2022.
Sage Daman, Asst. Stage Manager, (She/Her) Senior BFA Playwriting Student at NKU graduating in May 2022. Interning at the Carnegie and a first-time collaborator with the Theatre. Premiering her own play at NKU, Persona, alongside Keeper of the Realm in the end of year Y.E.S festival. NKU Credits include Noises Off! and Three Sisters as Assistant Stage Manager. Looking forward to graduating and entering the professional theatre world.
Evelyn Deaton, Asst. Director, is an NKU Junior, making her Carnegie debut. Her previous work includes CLUB FOOT (director), STAGE SEVEN (co-director), THE CHILDREN’S HOUR (Amelia Tilford) and ROSIES (Kay). She is currently the dramaturg on NKU’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER and will serve as Assistant Director for NKU’s TWELFTH NIGHT next spring. She is a proud alumnus of The Kentucky Governor’s School for The Arts, where she was a student in 2017, an RA in 2021, and will serve as an Administrative Intern in 2022.
Sarah Beth Hall, Scenic Designer, (she/her) is a freelance scenic designer based in the greater DC area. Selected Cincinnati credits include NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE, SUPERTRUE, LISTEN FOR THE LIGHT, ANDY’S HOUSE OF [BLANK], BEERTOWN, and THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE at Know Theatre; LITTLE WOMEN at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Regional credits include MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS at Adventure Theatre; BONNIE & CLYDE, PIPPIN, and MAMMA MIA! at Summer Rep Theatre Festival. SarahBethHallDesign.com
D. Lynn Meyers, Playwright, is in her 26th season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre, where she has directed over 100 world and regional premieres She has directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre and extensively throughout the US and Canada. In addition to her directing work, she is a member of the Casting Society of America, having cast over 40 feature films and television pilots. Lynn was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, and is the 2018 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Prize Award winner—honoring outstanding accomplishments in the arts. Lynn was honored in 2019 with a national board appointment to the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Her plays A PACKAGE DEAL, STARSTRUCK, AND LEGENDS premiered in Canada and have had several subsequent productions She has been a ghostwriter for over a decade for stage and film. She is honored to be associated with NKU and the Carnegie with this project and grateful to Brian Robertson and Maggie Perrino for the opportunity. She is a proud graduate of Thomas More University.
Shauna Nelson, Stage Manager, a proud NKU School of the Arts alumna, is so excited to be a part of this incredible collaboration. Her favorite Carnegie credits include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Assistant Stage Manager), AMERICAN IDIOT (Assistant Stage Manager), and DISENCHANTED (Stage Manager). Some regional credits include THE NUTCRACKER with Cincinnati Ballet (Assistant Stage Manager), CINDERELLA with Cincinnati Ballet (Assistant Stage Manager), GREEN ACRES with Cincinnati Ballet (Stage Manager), FALLEN ANGELS with Commonwealth Theatre Company (Stage Manager), and LIFE COULD BE A DREAM with Commonwealth Theatre Company (Stage Manager). Shauna would like to thank her friends and family, her mentors, and all of you for supporting local artists. Enjoy the show!
Maggie Perrino, Producer, is in her 7th year as Theatre Director for The Carnegie in Covington, KY as well as a theatre and dance professional with 25+ years of training and performing experience. She holds a BPhil in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she studied theatre, education, and community arts programming. She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching with a certification in Theatre from Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Maggie regularly directs and choreographs for many Cincinnati theaters and schools, such as Cincinnati Landmark Productions, The Carnegie, New Edgecliff Theatre, Falcon Theatre, Thomas More College, and Walnut Hills High School. She is the President of The League of Cincinnati Theatres and was selected for the 2021 Forty under 40 cohort by the Cincinnati Business Courier for her acumen in non-profit arts leadership.
Helen Raymond Goers, Costume Designer, with credits as an actor, director, scenic designer, costume designer, stage manager, technician, and charge artist, Helen’s work runs a theatrical gamut. At the Carnegie, you might have seen her costume designs for END OF THE RAINBOW, DREAMGIRLS, or TENDERLY, THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL, or you may have seen her onstage as Mother Abbess in THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Elsewhere, she has performed as Donna in MAMMA MIA, Doatsey Mae in THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, and more. During the day, Helen is a theatre teacher, technical director, and sometimes designer at Walnut Hills High School where she also mentors student designers, technicians, and stage managers through their busy 5 show theatrical season.
Avery Reynolds, Sound Designer, is an Audio Engineer who has worked with The Carnegie on a number of productions, most recently for the reading of GEORGE REMUS: A NEW MUSICAL, and has designed sound for AMERICAN IDIOT, CURTAINS, THE FULL MONTY, SWING!, TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL, MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD, and was Lead Audio Technician for the FotoFocus Symposium hosted at The Carnegie. He has also worked with Memorial Hall as an A2, and was part of the Drum Corps International mobile live stream crew. He holds a B.S. in Communications from Scripps College at Ohio University. Brian Robertson, Director, came to Cincinnati from Los Angeles and has spent much of his time working in film and television in the area of cinematography, as well as working as a director and stage manager in Theatre and Opera. He received his MFA in Directing from CCM. Locally, Brian has been teaching in the NKU Theatre and Dance program as well as functioning as a guest director and instructor at CCM. He has worked for Cincinnati Opera, Sarasota Opera, Bay View Music Festival, Southwest Opera, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Know Theatre, The Carnegie Arts Center, Opera North, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Reduced Shakespeare Company, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Doug Stock, Technical Director/Production Manager, is finishing his third season at The Carnegie, where he has designed sets for LITTLE SHOP, JOSEPH, PROOF, AMERICAN IDIOT, DREAMGIRLS, & FULL MONTY in addition to overseeing tech for hundreds of concerts and rental events. Previously, he was Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Assistant Technical Director and Master Carpenter. He was also the Technical Director and Scenic & Lighting Designer at Thomas Worthington High School, his Alma Mater. Graduate of UC-CCM.