Meet Alan Rosenberg

ALAN ROSENBERG (Ottaker) last appeared at Memorial Players as Septimus Hodge in Arcadia, and has also been seen recently as Oliver in As You Like It with Baltimore Shakespeare Factory. Alan teaches theatre and directs the drama club at Baltimore City College. He is a graduate of Cornell University and resides in Mt. Washington with a small army of dogs that could probably sack Rome. Thanks to Rina for seeing his potential to be a Gothic Butcher, a hard-working and talented cast and crew for welcoming him late to the party, his awesome students for inspiring him, and above all to his wife and karaoke duet partner, Pilar, for her love and support.

Welcome Hal!

So glad to have you on board with us.

Bolton Hill’s HAL POLLARD (Goth) is pleased to be making his first appearance in a Memorial Players production. When not slavishly following the tenants of Gothic-ism, sacking villages, and generally being dour, Hal enjoys listening to Bauhaus and contemplating the blackness of black. Hal would like to thank Ned and Rina for encouraging him to join Ottaker the Butcher’s band of brooding barbarians and the rest of the great Memorial community.

Hail, Caesar!

We are so pleased and proud to have Terry back with his original theatre family for his first starring role. ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT! Hail, Caesar!

TERRY O’HARA (Romulus) is thrilled to be back with Memorial Players, where stage work began for him four years ago. Memorial credits include Oliver! (Fagin), Our Town (Charles Webb) and Arcadia (Ezra Chater). O’Hara is an acting ensemble member of the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory. He appeared in two BSF productions in 2016 -- in the original pronunciation staging of The Winter’s Tale (Polixenes) and in Julius Caesar (Casca). He lives in Bolton Hill with his beautiful, indulgent and patient family, to whom he dedicates this performance.

Our smart & scheming Empress!!

Taking the stage ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT...Our smart & scheming Empress!!

LAURA WEELDREYER is playing Julia, and is thrilled to be back on stage with Memorial Players. She portrayed Lady Croom in Memorial Player’s production of Arcadia in 2014. Laura has made a career in public education reform but her first love was theater. She has a degree in drama from UNC Chapel Hill and has appeared locally with Phoenix Festival Theater and A Work in Progress Theatre. She thanks her family for supporting her love of theater and her crazy schedule.

Meet Sean Dynan

Sean is such a welcome addition to our Memorial Players Family!

SEAN DYNAN (Aemilian) is from West Orange, NJ and holds his B.M. and M.M. in Saxophone Performance from Duquesne University and The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University respectively. He is a certified sommelier and has become an enthusiastic Uber driver in hopes of transitioning to a life based solely on his endeavors in acting and music while working on stage, film, and TV in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area.

Meet Paul Seaton

Thank you for being the most entertaining Money-Man in the world!

PAUL SEATON (Memorial Players Treasurer Extraordinaire) loves being a regular on the stage, behind the stage, at the pre-show receptions and at the door during performances and wherever Memorial Players and their adoring public can be found. Married to John Seeley, he helps John to maintain his remarkable composure during the theatrical season. Paul is also remembered for his amazing appearances in our productions, most notably as Potifar in Joseph, Bustopher Jones in Cats, Al the Appleseller in Annie, Dr. Grimwig in Oliver and the Trolley ticket taker in Meet Me in St. Louis.

Welcome, Ned!!

We are so glad to have you in the cast.

NED POLLARD (Theodorick), a Bolton Hill native, is excited to be appearing in Romulus, his first Memorial Players’ production. He is delighted to have this opportunity to work with the rest of wonderful company. He is particularly pleased that his first Memorial Players’ production is such a timely and humorous play.

Meet Richard Peck (Achilles)

RICHARD PECK (Achilles) made his debut with Memorial Players last fall in the roles of Judge Littlefield and Caiaphas the Elder in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. He has been active in Baltimore theater for going on two decades. He is a member of the bass section in The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore Choir. He lives with his wife, Margaret, in Bolton Hill.

Meet John Lisch (Metullus)

JOHN LISCH (Metullus) has previously appeared with Memorial Players in Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Arcadia, Our Town, and quite a few musicals. He lives in Bolton Hill with his wife Connie and son Jesse. He finds Memorial Players to be an excellent outlet for his creative talent and is thrilled to be part of a local community theatre group.

Meet Ryan Tisch (Tullius)

Bolton Hill's RYAN TISCH (Tullius) is thrilled to make his second appearance in a Memorial Players production (after playing Valentine in Arcadia in 2014). His theater background is in improv comedy, and he remains continually surprised by how much harder it is when you have to say the lines the same way in every show. When he isn't acting or at work, Ryan makes his own buttermilk and enjoys decorative macramé. Ryan wants to thank his two favorite guys, husband Curtis and son Luke, for letting him make time for Romulus.

Meet Nancy Kelso (Pyramus)

NANCY KELSO (Pyramus) has been involved in Memorial Players since its very beginning, appearing as Pilate’s Wife in Jesus Christ Super Star, Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof, Eulalie McKechnie Shinn in Music Man, Skimbleshanks in Cats, Vera Charles in Mame, Mrs. Pugh in Annie, Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver!, the Guard in Twelve Angry Jurors, Stage Manager in Our Town, and Henrietta Iscariot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2014 she assisted Jesse Milan with the direction of spring musical The King and I.

Meet Kristine Smets (Producer, Chef)

KRISTINE SMETS (Producer, Chef) always wanted to be an actress but for most of her life was too afraid to say so. She is extremely grateful to Memorial Players for giving her the confidence and opportunity to give it a try. Her first timid lines on stage were in the 2012 production of Twelve Angry Jurors. A year later she had great fun portraying Professor Willard in Our Town, and last year got a kick out of playing Mother Teresa in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. She also appeared in the musicals Oliver!, Meet Me in St. Louis, and The King and I. In 2014 she agreed to co-produce Memorial Players’ fall drama Arcadia. This was such a rewarding experience she could not resist the temptation to do it again … and again. Thank you Mike & Clare for letting me play!

Meet Kim Scaglione (Apollonia)

Kim Scaglione (Apollonia) calls Bolton Hill home, and is thrilled to be a part of this great community theater again. Thanks to Memorial Players she's portrayed maids, wives, jurors, dead people and even a nun! She'd like to thank Carl, Spencer, and all her wonderful friends and neighbors for their patience, love and support. Mostly patience. LOTS of patience.

Meet John Dignam (Otto Rumpf)

John Dignam makes his (HILARIOUS!) Memorial Players debut in Romulus as Otto Rumpf. He recently returned to community theatre with the Salem Players in his adopted hometown of Catonsville, Maryland. His most recent roles with Salem were Tony Cavendish in The Royal Family and Willy Wonka in Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka. Welcome, John!

Meet The AMAZING John Seeley

The AMAZING John Seeley has been involved in all of the Memorial Players productions and has designed sets for 17 of its shows. He also designed the set for Chesapeake Chamber Opera’s Hansel and Gretel. John has an MFA in sculpture from MICA. He studied art in France and religious (Byzantine) iconography in Palestine. We are so very lucky to have his talent on our team!

Mark Herbkersman (Zeno)

This is Mark Herbkersman's 2nd show with Memorial Players, having appeared as Simon the Zealot in last years production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. As former long time residents of Bolton Hill, Mark, his wife Martha and five children still enjoy many friendships and ties to the community. As a youth, he considered a career in the theater and performed in Cleveland with the Southeast Summer & Bedford Community Theaters and St. Francis Players. During college he was in shows at Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, Canal Park, and the Cleveland Playhouse. His stage experience includes Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, Hello Dolly, The Sound of Music, Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures, The Roar of the Greasepaint/The Smell of the Crowd, Oklahoma, Bye Bye Birdie, Mame, Dames at Sea, Funny Girl, Grease, J. B., Gypsy and The Nutcracker. Having once hoped to be a leading man, good thing he ended up as an architect instead!

Meet our "Rea", Kaite Vaught!

Meet our "Rea", Kaite Vaught! She is a second year law student at University of Baltimore with a passion for politics. She spent a year working on the London stage and is thrilled to take part in her first performance with the Memorial Players!

Titus! (Ryan Frank)

Don't miss Ryan Frank as Titus! Ryan is making his first appearance with Memorial Players. This is his second play after a decade-long break from acting due to law school and rural employment. When not onstage, he is an attorney for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. In their spare time, he and his wife foster cats and greyhounds and travel as often as they can back to Minneapolis to see friends and attend science fiction conventions.

Romulus Cast and Crew thus far

Romulus Cast and Crew thus far -- the Goths have not yet arrived (i.e. we are still looking for Ottaker, Theodoricus, and other miscellaneous Goths).