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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

(ABRIDGED) (REVISED) (AGAIN)

by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield

Originally produced by Reduced Shakespeare Company

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN] is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC

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Cast

DREW – Drew Kenyon
WILBUR – Wilbur Mauk III
LUCY – Lucy Southwell

Meet the Cast

Drew Kenyon (Drew) is so excited to be on the Market's stage once again! When he is not on stage, he is the high school theatre educator at Southwood Academy of the Arts, as well as the Program Operations Manager here at Market Theatre. He also enjoys directing, but more specifically, directing Shakespeare. He would like to thank his wife, Kelly, their daughter, Isla, and their dog, Pippin, for always supporting and encouraging him to get back on stage! Notable roles include Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli) (Market Theatre), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo) (Mauldin Theatre Company), and Next To Normal (Henry) (Market Theatre). 

Wilbur Mauk III (Wilbur) holds both a BA and an MA in Theatre Arts and most recently appeared as J. Finch Fletchly (and other various parts) in Puffs at Market Theatre! Other previous local roles include Romeo in Romeo & Juliet with Vagabond Shakespeare, performed in the style of “Punk Shakespeare” (no director, one rehearsal, in a bar), Antonio and an Outlaw in The Two Gentlemen of Verona with the Upstate Shakespeare Festival, and Lysander and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Mauldin Cultural Center and Vagabond Shakespeare, respectively. Other favorite Shakespeare roles include Edmund in King Lear, Antonio and Caliban in The Tempest, and Bardolph in Henry IV, Parts I & II. Additional favorite productions include The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Rainmaker, Great Expectations, and Philoctetes. He will next appear in Our Town at Mauldin Cultural Center this Fall.

Lucy Southwell (Lucy and Props Designer) is thrilled to be involved in another production with The Market Theatre. Lucy has been involved in many aspects of theatre since she caught “the acting bug” at Woodmont High School. She has been an actor, director, stage manager, sound operator, box office attendant, usher, and the back end of a wooden alligator in a production of Peter Pan. Past Market Theatre productions: Jagged Little Pill (Props), The Play that Goes Wrong (Sandra/Florence), The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Syracuse). Past Mill Town Players productions: The Odd Couple (Gwendolyn Pigeon), Arsenic and Old Lace (Props), Always Patsy Cline (Dresser), and Annie Get Your Gun (Assistant Director). Past Mauldin Theater Company productions: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Co-Director), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Berowne), As You Like It (Jaques), and Twelfth Night (Valentine/Priest). She would like to thank her husband, James Bedford, for his continued love, support, and accent coaching.

Meet the Production Team

Mikie Brown (Spot Operator & Crew) has a BA and MAT in Secondary Education and English from Clemson University. He has worked at Market Theatre’s teen and children's summer camps, volunteered as crew in the 24 Hour Musical, and last acted in Market’s production of Escape to Margaritaville. While he’s no Othello, he’s moor than happy to help put on such a fun show.

Dalton Cole (Technical Director) offers his skills as a scenic designer, master carpenter, and technical director to all of The Market’s productions. Dalton most recently performed on stage as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys (Market), Gomez in The Addams Family (Market), and Smudge in Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings (Mill Town Players). He made his directorial debut in 2017 with It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at The Market and recently directed The Market's Something Rotten!, Hands on a Hardbody, Bonnie & Clyde, The Great Gatsby, and Mamma Mia! in the park. He enjoys woodworking and tinkering with cars, and he loves his wife and all three of his daughters.

Alison Rena (Stage Manager, Sound Designer, & Sound Operator) is a graduate of the South Carolina School of the Arts, obtaining a B.A. in Theatre Directing with a minor in music. There, she has had the opportunity to direct works such as The Outsiders and The Last Five Years. Recent projects in the Upstate have been stage managing The Little Mermaid and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. She is also a Voice and Piano Teacher in Anderson, SC. Alison is excited to share this show with you all!

Chris Liles (Lighting Designer, Spot Operator, & Crew) has previously appeared on the Market stage as Steve Healy in Jagged Little Pill, Jonthan Harris in The Play That Goes Wrong, Egeon in Comedy of Errors, Lord Clapham in Something Rotten!, Benny Perkins in Hands on a Hardbody, Bob Crewe in Jersey Boys, Richard Bailey in Kinky Boots, Ron Miller in A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screen Play about the Death of Walt Disney, and was one of the players for the 2023 School Tour of Pinocchio. When not at Market Theatre, Chris is probably reading in a coffee shop somewhere. He is grateful to his family for their patience and understanding during late-night rehearsals. 

Christopher Rose (Director) A freelance director and performer, Christopher holds a BA in Communications (Theatre) from Pensacola Christian College and worked as the Associate Artistic Director of Mill Town Players. He most recently had the privilege of directing The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at Centre Stage South Carolina, Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party at Mauldin Theatre Company, Beetlejuice Jr. with  Clemson Area Youth Theatre, Tick, Tick…BOOM! at The Market Theatre in Anderson, and A Streetcar Named Desire for Mill Town in Pelzer. With Mill Town Players, he was also honored to direct the SCTA and SETC 2018-2019 Community Theatre Festival’s Best Play, Romeo and Juliet, for which he received the Best Director Award (SCTA), and which represented the Southeastern United States at the AACT Festival, where the production received several national awards. He also directed Mill Town’s award-winning productions of Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird (for which he was named Best Director of a Play by Carolina Curtain Call’s 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards).  At the Market Theatre Company in Anderson, SC, he directed CABARET (CCC’s Best Director of a Musical 2018 and Musical of the Year 2018). Christopher also helmed The Market’s production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Carolina Curtain Call’s Reader’s Choice for best play in 2017).  Other directorial credits include Waitress: The Musical (Broadway World’s Best Director of a Musical Award, 2025),  Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Guys, Into the Woods and When the Rain Stops Falling at Centre Stage South Carolina, The Beams are Creaking (ADMIT) and Masterpiece Walking on Emotion (UTG). You may have seen Chris in numerous shows in Greenville and across the Upstate.  A few of his recent roles include Dan in Next to Normal (The Market), Sweeney in Sweeney Todd (CTA), Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (GT), Callahan in Legally Blonde (GT), and Henrick in A Little Night Music (TWT), among many others. Christopher is the proud father of Hugh and lives in Easley, SC, with his partner Craig and their four fur babies: Winston, Dubie, Monroe, and Piper.

Noah Taylor (Producer, Scene Designer, & Costume Designer) holds a Master of Arts in Theatre from Regent University as well as a BA in both Graphic Design/Theatre from the SC School of the Arts at Anderson University. He formerly served three years as the Community Theatre Chair for the SC Theatre Association and two years on staff with the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC). He is the Executive Artistic Director at Market. Noah was selected as one of Anderson’s 20 Under 40 rising community leaders. As a high school student, Noah fell in love with the stage after having the opportunity to play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. Following a ten-year break from acting, he recently returned to the stage as Chip in Spelling Bee and in his all-time dream role, Mark Cohen, in Market’s landmark production of RENT. He enjoys directing, producing, and marketing in the theatre industry. Some favorite directing credits include Into the Woods (in Carolina Wren Park), Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, Godspell, Almost Maine, The Fantasticks, Matilda, Shrek the Musical, and four 24 Hour Musicals. He is married to Market co-founder Carlie, and they have a seven-year-old son, Elias.

Drew Whitley (Producer) has performed, directed, and produced at theaters across the Upstate, including Market Theatre, Warehouse Theatre, Greenville Theatre, Mill Town Players, Centre Stage, Electric City Playhouse, and Clemson University. Here at Market, where he also serves as Associate Artistic Director, he has directed Jagged Little Pill, Jersey Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Spelling Bee, Footloose (24 Hour Musical), The Little Mermaid (24HM), Newsies (24HM) and award-winning productions of Every Brilliant Thing, The 39 Steps, and Death of a Salesman, as well as co-directed the outdoor smashes Shrek and Rock of Ages with Artistic Director Noah Taylor. Outside of theatre, he is a marketing manager for DonorsChoose, a national education nonprofit. He holds two bachelor's degrees from Clemson University, one in Secondary Education and one in English Literature, as well as a minor in Theatre. As always, thanks and love to Rosie and my family, who make it all possible.