ALPHONSE FRANKENSTEIN (Victor’s father)

DE LACEY (the blind old man)

David is proud and happy to return to Oklahoma Shakespeare, having played many roles here in previous seasons. A veteran actor of The Pollard Theatre, Carpenter Square Theatre, Reduxion Theatre, CityRep, Stage Door, OCTC, Co. Arts Theatre, Third Act Theatre, and The Jewel Box Theatre, David has also composed and performed original music for many theatre productions, and has worked as a dialect coach throughout the OKC area. He can be seen and heard in many commercials, voice-overs, TV, and screen work, including several full-length features – see his iMDB page for full details. An Equity-eligible and SAG eligible performer, he is also the lead guitarist for several noted Oklahoma bands.. As always he is immensely grateful to his wife Zaneen for putting up with everything.

MARY SHELLEY

CAROLINE BEAUFORT FRANKENSTEIN (Victor’s mother)

WILLIAM FRANKENSTEIN (Victor’s youngest brother)

Kate is from Portland, Oregon and attended Oklahoma City University, where she earned her BFA in Acting and BA in English. She couldn't be more excited to be a part of Oklahoma Shakespeare's fall play reading series! Previous credits include Julius Caesar at OSP (Lucius) and Dragons Love Tacos at Oklahoma Children's Theatre (Yellow Dragon). She thanks her partner, friends, and family for their overwhelming support, as well as everyone at Oklahoma Shakespeare for being such great people to make art with. Sparkle on!

JUSTINE MORITZ (Caroline’s ward)

PROFESSOR KREMPE (Victor’s university professor)

LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN

Charli (they/them) is an artist driven by the feeling in your bones when humanity sees humanity, and searches to find that light in everything they do. They are a recent graduate of Oklahoma City University where they earned a BFA in Acting with minors in Lighting and Directing. Previous stage credits include Julius Caesar (Artemidorus, Oklahoma Shakespeare), How to Write a Regency Romance (Staged Reading) (Millicent Graceston, Oklahoma Shakespeare), 154 Ways To Say "I Love You" (Q/ Banquo, WTEA Festival/ OCU Studio Series), Jane Austen's Christmas Cracker (Elizabeth Bennet, Oklahoma Shakespeare), Puffs (Megan Jones, TheatreOCU), Hurricane Diane (Renee, OCU Studio Series), & Let The Right One In (Eli, Outcry Theatre). (charlimaihenn.com)

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN

Ben Kahre is an actor, fight director, and teacher originally from Evansville, Indiana, now based in Oklahoma City. Most recently, Ben performed as Mark Antony in Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park's Julius Caesar and Berowne in last year’s Love’s Labor’s Lost. His other stage work spans Off-Broadway and major regional theaters, including A Loss of Roses (Off-Broadway), The Commons of Pensacola (Manhattan Theatre Club), The Who & the What (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Higher (American Conservatory Theater), Noises Off (Idaho Repertory Theatre), and Sweet Potato Queens (New Stage Theatre).  On screen, he is best known for his roles in Marvel's Jessica Jones, The Mysteries of Laura, The Blacklist, and Bob Dylan's interactive video for "Like a Rolling Stone". As a fight director, he has choreographed stage violence for numerous productions, including coordinating stunts for Holmes and Watson at Milwaukee Rep. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity. He holds an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater and an undergraduate degree from the University of Evansville.

LORD BYRON

THE CREATURE (Frankenstein’s creation)

Paxton is from Bethany, Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting from the University of Oklahoma in 2020. His credits include Jaxton-The Thanksgiving play-OKCREP, Captain Wentworth-Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker!-Laertes-Hamlet-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Banquo-Macbeth-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Oberon/Theseus-A Midsummer Night's Dream-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Sebastian-Twelfth Night-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Captain Georg Von Trapp-The Sound of Music: Interactive-Lyric Theatre, Paul Bratter-Barefoot in the Park-Jewel Box Theatre, Stanley Kowalski- A Streetcar Named Desire- Town and Gown Theatre, Caliban- The Tempest- Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park.

ELIZABETH LAVENZA (Victor’s adopted sister, later his fiancée)

Lindsey Newell is grateful to be back in the air conditioning at OSP. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Drama, her stage credits include Portia, Julius Caesar - OSP; Trinculo, The Tempest - OSP; Elinor Dashwood, Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker - OSP; Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bennett, Kate Hamill’s Pride & Prejudice - Gaslight Theatre of Enid; Hermia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream - LOFT Ensemble; Betty Haynes, White Christmas - Enid Symphony Orchestra; Tilly/Tillius, She Kills Monsters (Los Angeles Premiere) - LOFT Ensemble; Shiela, Selling Love (World Premiere) - Elite Theater Company; Bianca, Taming of the Shrew - Thousand Oaks Repertory Company; Rizzo, Grease - Gaslight Theatre of Enid. Her Indie Film credits include Cinema Six; Spaghetti Man; Olivia, Martha, Ilse; Shades (Best Supporting Actress, Action on Film Festival); LA Fadeaway (Best Actress, Bare Bones Festival); One Night In NoHo (Best Actress, Santa Barbara Int’l Shorts Fest). When time (and toddler) allows, she writes and produces short films for her YouTube channel, Maven Of Mess, about motherhood titled Matrescence.

WILLIAM GODWIN (Mary Shelley’s father)

CAPTAIN ROBERT WALTON of the Archangel

PROFESSOR WALDMAN (Victor’s university professor)

Jimmy Pike has been involved in such play readings at Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park as How to Write a Regency Romance. He last appeared as Brutus in Julius Caesar. His favorite roles at OSP include Brutus, Snout, Vergis, Dumaine and all the other silly teachers and preachers. Thanks to Erin and Tyler for continued support and opportunities. Thanks to John Cassavetes and Sidney Lumet. Thanks to Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman.

HENRY CLERVAL (Victor’s best friend)

CONFESSOR (Justine’s priest)

MAGISTRATE

LEADER of the sailors on board the Archangel

Corey has appeared in 25 productions at OSP, most recently as the title role in Julius Caesar, Boyet in Love's Labour's Lost, and Horatio in Hamlet. Other OSP productions include The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Duchess of Malfi, As You Like It, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Pericles, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, All's Well That Ends Well, The Winter's Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Titus Andronicus. Outside of Shakespeare, Corey has played King Arthur in Spamalot and Squidward in The SpongeBob Musical, both at The Pollard Theatre in Guthrie. His Carpenter Square Theatre credits include Clue, Bright Ideas, The Drawer Boy, The Underpants, An American Daughter, The Rocky Horror Show, Proof, The Lion in Winter, Noises Off, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Favorite DFW roles include Lt. Cioffi in Curtains and Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden. Corey will make his Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma debut later this year as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol.

DIRECTOR & SCENIC DESIGN

Tyler Woods brings more than three decades of Shakespearean experience to Oklahoma Shakespeare, where he serves as only the second Artistic Director in the company’s forty‑two‑year history. Over his career, he has produced, directed, choreographed, or performed in nearly sixty Shakespearean productions. For OSP, he has directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Revolutionists, The Tempest, Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker, Macbeth, Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet, and this season’s Julius Caesar. As an actor, Tyler has appeared in roles such as Macbeth, Henry V, Hamlet, Oberon, and Richard III.

He has performed with The American Shakespeare Center, Virginia Stage Company, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Pearl Theatre Off‑Broadway, and ABC Television’s All My Children. A “lifer” at Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City, Tyler earned a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Oklahoma and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Central Oklahoma. He pursued graduate studies in English Theatre Arts at Columbia University and later trained at The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Lab in New York City.

Tyler is also an educator and arts advocate, serving on the Advisory Board of the Oklahoma State Arts Institute. He has taught with The Town Hall Foundation in New York City, Oklahoma Shakespeare, and schools across the state. He is a recipient of the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award for Community Service.