Clark Furlong, age 10, started his acting career in October, 2016 sharing the lead roles in The Letter Boxers, a tv pilot shot in New Orleans, with his sister Roane. This winter he played Red Riding Hood’s dog Rover in Little Red Riding Hood: The Operetta at Riverside Theatre Center. Clark dances 12 hours a week, loves to sing and play violin with his siblings in their Celtic and Bluegrass band, Sibling Rivalry. Clark is very grateful to his new manager, Jackie Reid of L’il Angels, Inc. for all the chances to go to NYC! Thank you!
Theodore Sapp is elated to be making is SOT debut as part of the cast of this ‘lamentable comedy’! Fun Credits include The Magic Flute [Die Zauberflöte], La Boheme, Porgy and Bess, Carmen Jones, Anything Goes, Dreamgirls, Once on This Island, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Man of La Mancha. He has worked with companies such as The Arlington Players, The Momentum Collective, The Aria Club of Greater Washington, Little Theatre of Alexandria, DC Dogs, The Kennedy Center, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, and many others. Theodore sends love and thanks to the entire village.
Vitaly Mayes has recently been seen in The Lost Colony, Imposable Marriage as Reverend, City Kids Theatre as Jim, and Mr. Doldry in the Vibrator Play. He performed in stage readings at the Kennedy Center, Theatre J. He will next be seen in the tour of The Outsiders with the National Theatre. He is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic arts.
Mezzo-soprano Maggie Ramsey is an opera singer based in Alexandria, VA. She is excited to be returning to Shakespeare Opera Theatre for the first time in two years! Maggie began singing with SOT in 2017 and has performed roles with them such as Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Emilia in Othello, and most recently covered all three mezzo-soprano roles in Hansel and Gretel. She also performs regularly with Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Young Victorian Theatre Company, and Bel Cantanti Opera Company. In 2018 she became a member of the Sopranessence women’s vocal ensemble and has appeared in concerts with them ever since. Maggie also sings as a freelance vocalist for churches around the area and carols with The Olde Towne Carolers every December. When not singing, she reads, plays New York Times word games, and writes reviews for the online publication Opera Today.
Elizabeth Keith is excited to join the Midsummer cast in her first production with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. Past Shakespeare credits include A Comedy of Errors and Much Ado About Nothing. Most recently, she was part of an eight-week immersive theater experience at the Torpedo Factory by Through the Fourth Wall Productions based on the life and works of Edgar Allen Poe. Other area community theater credits include: Almost, Maine; The Glass Mendacity; The Great Gatsby; Children of Eden; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Proof (WATCH Award for Outstanding Featured Actress); The 39 Steps; Widdershins; Picnic; An Inspector Calls (WATCH Award winner for Outstanding Featured Actress); The Dresser; Arsenic and Old Lace; Prelude to a Kiss; and Room Service.