SOMETHING ROTTEN! June 13 – July 7, 2024 Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten! was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.” Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Melanie YC Pepe
Assistant Directed by Kevin Lambes
Cast and Creative team for Something Rotten! at Weathervane Playhouse, Akron
Cast
Andrew Allen
Nick Bottom
Keon Dalziel
Nigel Bottom
Karina Moran
Bea
Lindsay Dunphy
Portia
Matt McCombs
Shakespeare
Joshua Larkin
Nostradamus
Ian Haberman
Shylock
Jasen Smith
Lord Clapham
Brandon Alexander-Smith
Minstrel
Adam Alderson
Jeremiah (Nostradamus US)
Rachael Armbruster
ENSEMBLE (Bea US/Shakespeare US)
Grace Bailey
ENSEMBLE (Minstrel US)
Samantha Balaj-Teolis
ENSEMBLE
Jordan Benjamin
ENSEMBLE (Dance Captain)
Noah Casino
ENSEMBLE (Nick Bottom US)
Ozzie Casino
ENSEMBLE
Elijah Chase
ENSEMBLE
Rick Cordaro
ENSEMBLE
Benjamin DeCapua
ENSEMBLE
Ella Embry
ENSEMBLE
Oleg Faynshteyn
ENSEMBLE
Adam Fischer
ENSEMBLE
Benjamin Gonzalez
ENSEMBLE
Allison Harris
ENSEMBLE
Paul Means
ENSEMBLE
Samaria Murry
ENSEMBLE
William Noussias
ENSEMBLE
Maxwell Rees
ENSEMBLE
Dan Reichert
Brother Jeremiah Alternate: June 29
Carson Reitz
ENSEMBLE
Simeon Schmitt
ENSEMBLE
Kara Simpson
ENSEMBLE
Allison Thomas
ENSEMBLE
Catie Votaw
ENSEMBLE
Tong Xu
ENSEMBLE
Bethany Yamaner
ENSEMBLE
Malak Zaman
ENSEMBLE
Creative Team
Melanie YC Pepe
Director
Kevin Lambes
Assistant Director, Choreographer
Kathleen Faubel
Choreographer
Ron Hazelett
Music Director
Jeannie Clarkson
Stage Manager
Richard Morris, Jr.
Scenic Designer/Technical Director
Jasen J. Smith
Costume Designer
Jack-Anthony Ina
Lighting Designer/Master Electrician
Christopher Pepe
Sound Designer
Tiffany Crabtree
Properties Designer
Kelli Perk
Properties Designer
Emma Boring
Assistant Lighting Designer
Elijah Chase
Assistant Scenic Designer
Kathy Kohl
Assistant Technical Director
Patti Alderson
Assistant Stage Manager
Annabelle Otto
Assistant Stage Manager
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