Shakespeare in Harlem

Shakespeare in Harlem October 30 - November 9, 2025; Proscenium Theatre

Shakespeare in Harlem

By Langston Hughes and Robert Glenn
Adapted and Directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor

A University-Professional Collaboration Between UMBC Theatre and Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.

At UMBC: October 30 - November 9, 2025
At Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: January 15 - 18, 2026

This Production of Shakespeare in Harlem is by special arrangement with ILP Theatrical, a sub-division of International Literary Properties.

Production Team

Sound Designer: Kaydin Hamby
Costume Designer: Eric Abele
Lighting Designer: Juan Juarez
Scenic and Projections Designer: Nate Sinnott
Assistant Costume Designer: Becca Janney
Assistant Director: Isaiah Mason Harvey*
Vocal Director: Andrew Hann
Choreographer: Nigel Semaj
Intimacy Choreographer: Sierra Young
Dramaturg: Bianca LaVerne
Stage Manager and Projections Designer: Grace Shepperd
Assistant Stage Managers: Sumedha Bhat, Lucas Sanchez

Cast

Griot: Lauren Davis*
Madam K: Amani Abdullah
Simple: Gerrad Alex Taylor*
Cousin Minnie: Ambar Auth
Leonard: Dario Prioleau
Lulu: Liza Mupende
Bruce: LaTrelle Jamez
Alex: Manny Rimmer
Female and Simple Understudy: Tatiyana J. Terrelonge (performed as Lulu in the January 2026 run at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company)

*denotes Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Black Classical Acting Ensemble Member

Full show program and show poster are attached.

Show poster designed by Eric Abele.

Production Photos

All production photos by Kiirstn Pagan '11.

Production Photo from Shakespeare in Harlem. The ensemble dances with suitcases.

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Shakespeare in Harlem By Langston Hughes and Robert Glenn Adapted and Directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor A University-Professional Collaboration Between UMBC Theatre and Chesapeake Shakespeare...

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Street Scenes

Text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries*
Music by Kurt Weill and others
Directed by Eve Muson and Katie Hileman
Musical Direction by Andrew Hann

*Street Scenes brings together moments and text from several landmark 20th-century playwrights, woven together with text shaped through contemporary AI tools. The hope is that these elements speak to one another—old and new, familiar and unexpected—as the performance unfolds. Thank you for being here and sharing the experience with us. Additional text by Eve Muson and Camila Hildalgo.

Production Team

Sound Designer: Kaydin Hamby
Costume Designer: Becca Janney
Lighting Designer: Adam Mendelson
Scenic Designer: Tyler Brust
Assistant Director: Grace Marsh
Assistant Lighting Designer: Aidan Henderson
Stage Manager: Kayla Laucks
Assistant Stage Manager: Cameron Denny

Cast

Drina Kaplan: Brynn Krasney
Sam Kaplan: Lucas Sanchez
Sidney Kaplan: Alden Lester
Willie Kaplan: Sylvia-Novella Underwood
Doris Grossman: Alissa Suser
Mrs. Fiorentino: Camila Hidalgo
Jo: Kiarra Matos
Jeffrey Ingram: Anthony Negron
Kay: Jadyn Fleming
Harry Easter: Wesley Mauder
Jim Jackson: Christian Price-Burnett
Mamie Jackson: Jamia Tutt
Ensember/Understudy: Sofia Hunter
Understudy: Cameron Denny

Full show program and show poster are attached.

Show poster designed by Eric Abele.

Production Photos

All production photos by Kiirstn Pagan '11.

Production Photo from Street Scenes. The performers playing Kay and Sam Kaplan embrace.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Jacqueline E. Lawton
Directed by Joseph W. Ritsch

Produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.

Production Team

Sound Designer: Madeline "Mo" Oslejsek
Multimedia Designer: Adam Mendelson
Costume Designer: Becca Janney
Co-Lighting Designers: Juan Juarez and Adam Mendelson
Scenic Designer: Nate Sinnott
Assistant Scenic Designer: Kayla Laucks
Assistant Costume Designers: Ann Davies and Timothy Clark
Assistant Lighting Designer: Malaak McDonald
Assistant Sound Designer: Gale Daniel
Fight Choreographer: Gerrad Alex Taylor
Intimacy Choreographer: Grace Shepperd
Puppet Engineer: Daniel Ettineger
Stage Manager: Morgan Decker
Assistant Stage Managers: Jada Abbott, Jadyn Fleming

Cast

Dorothy: Divine Iweha
Wicked Witch of the West; Glinda, Good Witch of the South; Fight Captain: Grace Marsh
Aunt Em; Locasta, Good Witch of the North; Guardian of the Gates: Tatiyana J. Terrelonge
Undle Henry; Wizard of Oz; Hungry Wildcat: Anthony Negron
Scarecrow: Michael Duffy
Tin Woodsman; Townsfolk: Christian Price-Burnett
Cowardly Lion; Townsfolk: Dario Prioleau
King of the Winged Monkeys; Townsfolk; Toto Puppeteer; Male Swing: Alden Lester
Female Swing: Megan Chouinard

Full show program and show poster are attached.

Show poster designed by Eric Abele.

Production Photos

All production photos by Kiirstn Pagan '11.

Production Photo from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Student actors playing Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tinman are met in the Emerald City buy the Guardian of the Gates. The city is green.

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User Agreement

By Ben Holbrook
Directed by Sean DiGiorgio ('26)

Production Team

Sound Designer & Directing Mentor: Nigel Semaj
Costume Designers: Becca Janney & Eric Abele
Scenic & Projection Designer: Tyler Brust
Lighting Designer: Niya John
Technologist: Adam Mendelson
Ollie Animator: Grace Horne
Intimacy Choreographer: Katie Hileman
Props Coordinator: Ann Davies
Dramaturg: Joseph Hoffman
Stage Manager: Kayla Laucks
Production Assistants: Sumedha Bhat, Ash Morris, Jada Abbott

Cast

Sy: Jamia Tutt
Theo: Amani Abdullah
Leif: Gabriel Zuniga
Nimbus: Lily Arbaugh
Ollie: Emma Parsons
Sy/Theo Swing: Camila Hidalgo
Leif Understudy: Lilith Hohlbein

Full show program and show poster are attached.

Show poster designed by Eric Abele.

Production Photos

All production photos by Kiirstn Pagan '11.

Production photo from User Agreement. Two Black femme presenting student actors sit on a couch and look lovingly into each other's eyes.

Production photo from User Agreement. Two characters try to speak with an animated octopus that is projected to the side of them. The octopus is red in an aquarium tank.

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