Meet the Company
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Stone Wall
STONE WALL (Don Antonio) He/Him. Stone is a Transfer Student at OCU as a Sophomore BFA Acting Major from Temple, Texas. Local show credits include The Playwright Staged Reading (Clayton Greene/The Therapist), and Thicker Than Water Film (Kevin) both at OCU. Stone was also seen in Pillar of Fire (William Lantry) at OKC Fringe Festival. Other credits include Spring Awakening (Director), Catch Me If You Can (Frank Sr.), and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (Paul Matthews) all at Temple College.
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Jesus Montero-Oliva
JESUS MONTERO-OLIVA (Don Pedro) He/ Him. Jesus is a Sophomore at BFA Acting major at OCU from Hempstead, Texas. Recent credits include Dutchess of Malfi, Government Inspector, and Mother Road. I want to give a special thanks to my family, friends, and amazing teachers for their support.
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Christopher Long
CHRISTOPHER LONG (Belville) is ecstatic to be doing his very first production with Oklahoma Shakespeare! THEATRE EXPERIENCE: Pillar of Fire, Theatre Crude Fringe Festival; When We Were Young and Unafraid, OCU Out of The Box; The Playwright, OCU From Scratch. He is a Freshman at Oklahoma City University and is a B.F.A acting major with a double minor in directing and scriptwriting. He would like to extend a thanks to everyone who helped make this amazing show happen!
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Carl McCortney
CARL MCCORTNEY (Willmore) is excited to make his Oklahoma Shakespeare debut! Carl is a Sophomore BFA Acting and BA Film double major. Some of his theatre credits at Oklahoma City University include Bethel Park Falls, Dusty/Cliff; The Children's Hour, Cardin u/s; Amelia goes to the ball, Amelia's Husband, and The Drowsy Chaperone, Ensemble. Some of his film credits include Atlas Royce in Eden One Dir. By Richard Rodenberg, Judas in Pillars of Society Dir. By Justus Denson, The Devil in Not Bad Men Dir. By Obed Justice Schultz. Carl wants to thank Oklahoma Shakespeare for the opportunity to perform, and wants to thank God and his family and friends for their endless support!
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Gideon Davis
GIDEON DAVIS (he/him) (Blunt) is a junior Acting major with a minor in Children's Theatre and is thrilled to make his Oklahoma Shakespeare debut! Recent credits include a variety of voiceover work at Oklahoma Children's Theatre and as a character actor at Baker Street Escapes. He'd like to give a special thanks to his parents and his professors, especially to Lance!
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Thomas Painter
THOMAS PAINTER (Frederick) is very excited to make his first performance at OSP! Thomas is also involved in OCU’s Out Of the Box performance of Eurydice. He is a Sophomore Acting Major at OCU.
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Levy Levitt
LEVY LEVITT (Stephano/Philippo/Sancho, etc. - various roles) is beyond joyful to be performing for the first time at Oklahoma Shakespeare. He is currently a sophomore BFA acting major at Oklahoma City University.
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Margaret Upchurch
MARGARET UPCHURCH (Florinda) is looking forward to making her Oklahoma Shakespeare debut in The Rover! She is currently a Sophomore BFA Acting student at OCU. Previous work at OCU includes When We Were Young and Unafraid (Penny, Out of the Box) and The Children’s Hour (Karen/Mary Swing, Studio Series). She would like to thank her family and friends for their consistent support and love, and God for His guidance. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Naomi Love
NAOMI LOVE (Hellena) is excited to return to Oklahoma Shakespeare for her second performance! AT OSP: Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker. OTHER THEATRE: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Oklahoma Children's Theatre; Pillar of Fire, Theatre Crude Fringe Festival; Be Aggressive, Being Enough, Play in a Day, Oklahoma City University. FILM: 10 Weeks, Red Not Blue, The Ghost of Methodist Hall, Pace Yourself. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Scare Actor, Dead Mans Crossing Haunted Attraction. Character Actor, Fairytale Balls 2024-26. She is a Junior Acting major at OCU, currently working towards a B.F.A. Follow Naomi’s acting on TikTok and IG @naomi.ie.love
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Olivia Davis-Eagan
OLIVIA DAVIS-EAGAN (Angellica Bianca) is a senior from Doylestown Pennsylvania. Previous roles include Electra (Electra), and Mrs. Greene (The Prom). This summer, she will make her professional debut as a Follies Girl in Will Rogers Follies at Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville, New Jersey. Big thanks to Lance, the cast, and Oklahoma Shakespeare. (Colossians 3:23)
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Georgia Lance
GEORGIA LANCE (Lucetta/Valeria/Callis/Page, etc.- plays various pages, wenches, and governesses) is thrilled to be a part of her first production with Oklahoma Shakespeare. She is a current sophomore at Oklahoma City University where she is studying towards a BFA in Acting. Credits at OCU include Celisse in Godspell (OCU Stripped) and Nan u/s in Exit, Pursued by a Bear (OCU Out of the Box). She is also a member of the OCU Wind Philharmonic and Tonal Eclipse, OCU’s premier collegiate acapella group. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Vivianna Colson
VIVIANNA COLSON (Narrator) is so excited to be in her first Oklahoma Shakespeare performance! OTHER THEATRE: Corduroy, Oklahoma Children's Theatre; [title of show], Stripped OCU; The Antipodes, Out of the Box OCU. FILM: A Learning Curve, Thicker Than Water. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Party Princess, Fair Maidens and Masks. She is a Freshman Acting major at OCU, working towards her B.F.A. Follow Vivi's acting on TikTok and IG @vivi_colson
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D. Lance Marsh
D. LANCE MARSH (he/him/his) (Director) is proud to be serving in his seventeenth year as an Associate Artistic Director for Oklahoma Shakespeare and in his twentieth year at TheatreOCU, where he serves as a Professor and Head of Performance (and briefly as an Acting Associate Dean). For OS, he has acted in Hamlet, Emma and Blythe Spirit, and The Merry Wives of Windsor and directed Misalliance, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merchant of Venice, A Comedy of Errors, The Seagull, Othello, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Blythe Spirit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, GB Shaw’s You Never Can Tell, and Much Ado About Nothing. As an actor, he has appeared at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Western Stage, the California Shakespeare Festival, the Okoboji Summer Theatre, Next Act Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, the Milwaukee Shakespeare Company, the Texas Shakespeare Festival, and the Arizona Repertory Theatre and was a company member for 5 years at American Players Theatre. A proud member of Actors Equity, he has performed in the City Rep productions of Our Town, Hay Fever, Moonlight and Magnolias, August: Osage County, Much Ado About Nothing and as Mark Rothko in Red and in Peter and the Starcatcher. His most recent projects include playing the role of Sam Byck in Assassins, Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon, and Ebeneezer Scrooge (twice) in A Christmas Carol at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.