Cast & Creative Team

SARAH AGNEW (Pasqua)

Sarah appeared most recently in Behind the Eye at the Cincinnati Playhouse. She has performed at the Guthrie in numerous shows, as well as with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theater Company, New Victory Theater, Yale Rep, Jungle Theater, American Repertory Theater, Berkeley Rep, Children's Theatre Company, Open Eye Figure Theatre, and many productions with Theatre de la Jeune Lune as a company member from 1995-2001. Sarah’s last show with TTT was Carousel.

CHRISTIANA CLARK (Gasparina)

Christiana is the recipient of the Ivey Award for Emerging Artist of 2006 and City Page’s Best Actress of 2009. She previously appeared with TTT in Othello and Endgame. Most recently she was seen in In the Red and Brown Water with Pillsbury House Theatre where she is an associate artistic company member. Nationally she has appeared with Dallas Center Theatre and The Goodman in Chicago along with her off-Broadway debut in Mixed Blood Theatre’s Pure Confidence at 59E59 Theatres. Locally, she has also been seen at Penumbra, History Theatre, Park Square Theatre and Frank Theatre.

BRIAN CURTIS JAMES (Zorzetto)

Brian is a senior in the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program where he has performed in numerous shows. In 2008, Brian received a Silver Award for Musical Theatre by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and was nominated for Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He is the co-founder of the sketch comedy trio Justus Comedy Group as well as The Dreamteam Coalition (hip-hop/jazz/
experimental) musical collective. Brian is a native of Houston, TX.

NATHAN KEEPERS (Anzoletto/Fabrizio)

Nathan is currently Artistic Associate of The Moving Company | we do theatre, and was most recently seen in Come Hell and High Water at The Southern. Nathan was with Theatre de la Jeune Lune for 11 seasons and performed in numerous productions. Locally he has been on stage at the Jungle Theater, the Guthrie, and Children’s Theatre Company. Nationally, Nathan has worked at American Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Alley, La Jolla Playhouse and The Folger Theatre in DC. He’s studied with Pierre Byland in Switzerland, and Philippe Gaulier in London.

ELISE LANGER (Lucietta)

Elise is thrilled to work with TTT again after last year’s Life’s a Dream. Originally from Paris, France, Elise has lived and performed in San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Paris, Boise and Minneapolis. She has performed with Theatre de la Jeune Lune, 3 Sticks, MN Orchestra, Four Humors Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Bedlam Theatre, History Theatre and Open Eye Figure Theatre, and Step In Time Theatre (which performed in Terezin and Prague, CZ this summer). Elise co-created and performed in Milly and Tillie at Open Eye and hopes to tour the entire world with it! She studied at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris.

THOMASINA PETRUS (Orsola)

Thomasina is a company member at Penumbra Theatre and Mixed Blood Theatre. Collaborating with great artist/producers Jevetta Steele, T. Mychael Rambo and Prince has encouraged her to launch Thomasina Productions. Her upcoming performances include the fifth staging of Lady Day @ Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which played to sold-out audiences at Park Square Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. She was featured in the Star Tribune’ 2010 “Year of the Black Actress” feature.

RANDY REYES (Cavalier)

Randy has acted for the Guthrie, Mu Performing Arts, The Workhaus Collective, Thirst Theater, Chicago Ave Project, and Mixed Blood, MN Fringe Festival. He is an Artistic Director for The Strange Capers, a theater company that does outdoor Shakespeare in the spirit of a gift. Randy has directed shows for Bloomington Theater and Arts Center, Pillsbury House Theatre, Workhaus Collective, Mu Performing Arts at the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio, the Science Museum, Mill City Museum, and at Augsburg and Macalester Colleges. Randy also teaches acting and movement at the University of Minnesota BFA Actor Training Program.

KIMBERLY RICHARDSON (Agnese)

Kimberly is an actor and dancer. She has performed with Live Action Set, Workhaus Collective, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Jon Ferguson, Shawn McConneloug, and Children’s Theater Company. In dance, she has performed for choreographers Molissa Fenley, Paula Mann, Sally Rousse and Deborah Jinza Thayer and was honored with a 2006 Sage Award for Outstanding Performer. This is her fourth show with TTT.

KAREN WIESE-THOMPSON (Catte)

Karen is back for her fifth show with TTT. She has been seen at many of the theatres in and around the Twin Cities including Torch Theater, History Theatre, Pig’s Eye, Gremlin, Fifty Foot Penguin, Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Bemidji, Theatre in the Round and Theatre L’Homme Dieu. This coming year she will perform with Comedy Suitcase, Pioneer Place in St. Cloud, and Park Square Theatre.

MICHELLE HENSLEY (Director)

Michelle is the founding director of Ten Thousand Things for which she has directed and produced over 40 tours for Ten Thousand Things. She recently directed a TTT-style tour of Measure for Measure for The Public Theater in NYC. She was named Artist of the Year by City Pages in 2010 as well as City Pages’ Best Director in 2010, 2006, and 2004. She is the recipient of a MN State Arts Board Fellowship, a McKnight Theater Fellowship and the Francesca Primus Prize for outstanding contribution to the American theater by a female artist.

AMELIA CHEEVER (Costumes)

Amelia has designed costumes for more than 50 productions at the Jungle Theater plus numerous shows for The Guthrie Theater, Theater Latté Da, Actors Theater of Louisville, Penumbra Theatre, History Theater, Park Square Theater, Ordway, Minnesota Orchestra, and Mixed Blood. Amelia has a M.F.A. in costume design from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a B.A. from the College of St. Benedict.

STEPHEN MOHRING (Set Design)

Stephen is a set designer and sculptor. Since he started with TTT in 1998, he has built more than 25 sets for the company. Stephen is also an Associate Professor of Art at Carleton College where he teaches sculpture.

PETER VITALE (Composer/Music Director)

Peter has worked on 24 previous TTT productions as an actor, music director, composer and photographer. He also has appeared at the Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, Frank Theater, Minnesota Opera, North Star Opera, Park Square Theater, Minnesota Jewish Theater Company and the Ordway. Peter is a 2008 recipient of a Meet the Composer grant for his work on Raskol through the MetLife Creative Connections Program.

NANCY WALDOCH (Production Manager)

Nancy is in her sixth season with TTT. In between productions she freelances as scenic carpenter at several Twin Cities theaters.