ISC Ensemble 2025
MILES BLITCH he|him
Othello: Roderigo
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Bernhardt/Hamlet staged reading (Raoul/Maurice); Henry IV, Part I (Earl of Westmorland); Measure for Measure (Officer, Constable Elbow, Friar Peter); King Lear (Duke of Burgundy, Knight/Gentleman). Other previous credits: Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio and Prince) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; Twelfth Night (Fabian) at Santa Fe Classic Theatre; A Little Night Music (Count Carl-Magnus) at Tri-M Productions; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus) at Family Theater of Santa Fe; Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry) at Santa Fe Classic Theatre. Training/Education: Arizona State University, Phoenix Community College.
EMILY BREITBACH she|her
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Stage Manager
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Spring Awakening (Chorus) at TriM; Love Perfect Change (woman) at TriM; Legally Blonde (Enid) at TriM; Oklahoma (Stage Manager) at TriM; Little Women (Meg) at TriM. Training/Education: Bachelor in Education Studies with a Special Education License, Theatre Scholar at Concordia College.
ZOE BURKE she|they
Intimacy Coordinator
ISC Associate Artistic Director, Coordinator of ISC’s BAR(d) program. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: BAR(d) Antony & Cleopatra (director); Bernhardt/Hamlet staged reading (director); Believe None of Us staged reading (Ophelia); BAR(d) The Merry Wives of Windsor (director); BAR(d): Macbeth (Lady Macbeth); BAR(d): A Midsummer Night’s Dream (director); The Taming of the Shrew (intimacy coordinator); Romeo and Juliet (intimacy coordinator); BAR(d): Love’s Labour’s Lost (director); BAR(d): Twelfth Night (Sebastian); The Winter’s Tale (intimacy coordinator); Pericles (intimacy coordinator); Measure for Measure (Julietta, Servant); Henry IV, Part I (Peto, Lady Mortimer, Lord Vernon). Other previous credits: Much Ado About Nothing (Director) at New Mexico Shakespeare Festival; Laughs in Spanish (Intimacy Director) at Santa Fe Playhouse; Three Cats Cafe (Director) at Teatro Paraguas; Oklahoma! (Intimacy Director) at Tri-M Productions; Sunday in the Park with George (Intimacy Director) at Santa Fe Playhouse. Training/Education: currently pursuing an M.Ed in Theatre Pedagogy from Southeastern Oklahoma State University; intimacy training from Theatrical Intimacy Education, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Intimacy for Stage and Screen (studying under Bridgerton’s intimacy coordinator Lizzie Talbot), Intimacy Coordinators of Color, Heartland Intimacy Design.
MAIRI CHANEL she|they
Othello: Emilia
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Snug (Lion), Moth
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo & Juliet (Juliet); The Taming of the Shrew (Biondella, Tailor); Richard III (Queen Elizabeth); The Winter’s Tale (Autolycus, Jailer); Pericles (Dionyza, 2nd Sailor); Coriolanus (Menenius Agrippa); Julius Caesar (Portia, Metellus Cimber, Cinna the Poet); Measure for Measure (Isabella); Henry IV, Part I (Gadshill); King Lear (King of France, Gentleman-Knight). Other previous credits: Ragweeds (Mothman) at LakehouseRanchDotPNG; Richard II (Richard II) at Elsewhere Shakespeare; cyprus (rabbit) at LakehouseRanchDotPNG; Macbeth (Macbeth) at &Sons Theatre; She Kills Monsters (Agnes) at Virtual Realms, Ad Astra Theatre and &Sons Theatre. Mairi co-founded and served as Producing Artistic Director of &Sons Theatre. She is the founder and facilitator of Tales n’ Ales, a Shakespeare education and reading group based out of South Florida. Mairi’s first full-length length play, Lay Our Scene: An Interactive and Wildly Inaccurate Adaption of Romeo and Juliet premiered virtually in 2020. She is in the process of writing second full length play, You Burn Us, featuring poetry, heresy, and queer witches.
ANDREW CODISPOTI he|they
Othello: Iago, co-facilitator
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: lead facilitator, Flute (Thisbe), Cobweb
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence, Gregory, and co-facilitator); The Taming of the Shrew (Tranio and lead facilitator); Richard III (Margaret, Ratcliffe, Prince Edward, and co-facilitator); Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (deviser and performer). Other previous credits: A Christmas Carol (Ebeneezer Scrooge) at The Players Ring Portsmouth; Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio) at Elsewhere Shakespeare; Twelfth Night (Sebastian) at Theater in the Open;
Richard II (Bolingbroke) at Elsewhere Shakespeare. Training/Education: Quick-raise Shakespeare (Ben Crystal); Passing Through / Flying Low (David Zambrano); BA in Acting from Plymouth State University. Instigator/Curator of Vicious Mole Theatre Collective. Up next: Bar(d): choose-your-own Shakespeare with Theater in the Open, September,
2025.
ANNA DEMPF she|her
Othello: Desdemona
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Mariana Pineda (Mariana) at Teatro Paraguas; Much Ado About Nothing (Antonia) at Santa Fe Classic Theater; The Comedy of Errors (Adriana) at Santa Fe Classic Theater. Training/Education: She received her BFA in acting and BA in English from SUNY Fredonia in 2019, and her MA in special education from ENMU in 2023. Anna Dempf is an actor and special education teacher from upstate New York.
VINCENT FAUST he|him
Set Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew (set designer); Richard III and Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (set designer); The Winter’s Tale and Pericles (set designer, design coordinator); Coriolanus and Julius Caesar (set designer, production coordinator); Measure for Measure and Henry IV, Part I (set designer); King Lear (set designer). Over a 50-year career Vince has designed stage sets for more than 160 theatre and dance productions, including several national touring musicals. He is an accomplished scenic artist and owned a scenery and display production company. Vince is also on the Board of ISC Santa Fe.
ANDREW FEARNSIDE he|him
Design Associate - Midsummer Masks
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: The Winter’s Tale and Pericles (Design Associate - Masks, Puppets, Set Props). Andrew Fearnside is a muralist, illustrator and artisan based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After completing a BFA in painting and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in his native Boston, he made paintings and performances, and found work as a designer, dancer, teacher and psychotherapist. In Albuquerque — where he has lived since 2001 — he has produced numerous permanent public murals as private commissions, commercial assignments and through the regional public art programs. To produce this work, Andrew has collaborated with designers, architects, teenagers, neighbors, community organizations, and government officials. His murals can be seen at Los Alamos Mainstreet, Expo NM, Albuquerque's midtown Whole Foods, and Duke City BMX Arena; other public work has been featured in festivals, as temporary window displays, and in exhibitions throughout Albuquerque and, increasingly, far beyond.
CAITLYN FOX she|her
Costume Manager
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Much Ado About Nothing (Conrade and Hero u/s) at New Mexico Shakespeare Festival; The Rocky Horror Show (Phantom and Magenta/Columbia u/s) at Crown Arts Collaborative; Super Fresh (Dancer/Choreographer) at Smack Dab Dance Lab; Production Assistant/Festival Representative at United Solo Theatre Festival Season 18. Training/Education: BA Musical Theatre from Friends University, Dance and Physical Theatre Intensive at Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy. Caitlyn was featured on NPR with Scott Simon, is a trained clown, and has worked with multiple artist nonprofits. Up next: dance festival produced by Local Abundance and Harvester Arts.
JOSHUA CALEB HORTON he|him
Othello: Othello
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo); The Taming of the Shrew (Curtis, Widower); Richard III (Hastings, Richmond). Other previous credits: Netflix's Obliterated (Co-star role); Showtime's The Curse (Co-star role); 828 production’s Film Traphouse (Co-star role); Bike America (Tim Billy) at New Mexico Actors Lab. Training/Education: Graduated from NMSU with a BFA in theatre arts. Trained at UNLV in MFA in Acting and Performance program. Joshua Caleb Horton is a SAG-AFTRA actor based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico working in film and theatre. Josh would like to dedicate this show to Dr. Bill Storm, his longtime NMSU theatre professor and mentor who passed away this year, thank you for your belief and support. “Save a tie for me, buddy.”
BRESHAUN-BIRENE JOYNER she|her
Othello: Montano, Bianca
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Believe None of Us staged reading (Gertrude); Romeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet); The Taming of the Shrew (Grumia, Hostess); The Winter’s Tale (Antigona, Time); Pericles (Cerimon, Bawd, Diana); Coriolanus (Virgilia, Citizen, Roman Soldier); Julius Caesar (Casca, Plebian); Measure for Measure (Provost); Henry IV, Part I (Lady Percy). Other previous credits:
Or, (Aphra Behn) at Santa Fe Playhouse. Breshaun currently teaches eighth grade English and the occasional Shakespeare honors course at Santa Fe Preparatory School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She holds a MA in Children’s Literature and is pursuing a doctorate in Shakespeare pedagogy, specifically designing curriculum applying Shakespeare in interdisciplinary contexts. As an educator, Breshaun has taught for over twenty years in traditional and non-traditional learning environments from Shakespeare performance summer camps for kindergarten students (yes, kindergarten) to teacher education college classrooms. She was also the Education Director for several years at the Bloomington Playwrights Project, a non-profit performing arts theater dedicated to the production and development of new plays in Bloomington, Indiana.
ARIANA KARP she|her
Othello: lead facilitator, costumes, Officer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: co-facilitator, lighting, Tom Snout (Wall), Mustardseed.
ISC Artistic Director. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Believe None of Us staged reading (director); Romeo and Juliet (director); The Taming of the Shrew (Petruchia); Richard III (director, sound designer, and Tyrrell); Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (deviser and performer); The Winter’s Tale (director); Pericles (director and Gower); Coriolanus (Aufidius); Julius Caesar (director); Measure for Measure (Duke Vincentio); Henry IV, Part I (director); King Lear (Regan). Other previous credits: Twelfth Night (Viola) at Theater in the Open; Macbeth (director) at Colby College; The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor) at Theater in the Open; Pericles (Thaisa, Diana) at Seven Stages Shakespeare Company. Training/Education: Masters in Classical Acting from LAMDA; BA in Literature-Theatre from Reed College.
NATASHA KARP she|her
Marketing Lead and Graphics Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew (marketing, print and graphics designer); Richard III and Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (marketing, print and graphics designer); BAR(d) series (print and graphics designer). Natasha has acted and directed in numerous productions with the Young Shakespeare Players in Madison, WI. Training/Education: Emerson College. She is currently working as a designer and Brand Marketing Coordinator at Horizon Fitness.
CAITLIN KELLY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Titania, Hippolyta
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Guildenstern) at The Vortex Theater; Talley’s Folly (Sally Talley) at The Vortex Theater; Silent Sky (Henrietta Leavitt) at Actor’s Studio 66; Hamlet (Ophelia) at NM Shakespeare Fest; the inaugural NYU Tisch and IAIA/SFCC director workshop student film Kope. Caitlin is elated to debut with the ISC company this summer. She is an actor based in Albuquerque and is represented by Peter Yanke of Phirguin Mair Worldwide. Training/Education: Caitlin obtained her B.A. in Humanities from St John’s College and considers herself a constant student of theater; training and taking classes when and where she can throughout New Mexico. This coming fall she will debut with West End Productions in their show: Translations by Brian Friel. Caitlin is elated to debut with the ISC company this summer. She is an actor based in Albuquerque and is represented by Peter Yanke of Phirguin Mair Worldwide. When Caitlin is not on stage she enjoys riding her horse through the bosque, slowly but surely learning to play the cello, and hanging out with her family.
TERRANCE MacNAMARA he|him
Othello: Brabantio
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Grapes of Wrath (Proprietor) at Steppenwolf - Tony award for best drama and PBS American Playhouse; Othello (Brabantio) at Steppenwolf;
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Egeus, Snout) at Steppenwolf; Romeo and Juliet (Friar Lawrence) at Salisbury State Theatre; Great White Hope (Smitty) at Pegasus Theatre; Elephant Man (John Merrick) at Black Sheep Repertory Theatre; One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Dale Harding) at Performance Network; Orpheus Descending (Val Xavier) at Lydia Mendelsson Theatre; The Diviners (Basil Bennet) at Stage Left. Training/Education: University of Michigan MA in Television and Film.
ISABEL MADLEY she|her
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Helena
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: The Taming of the Shrew (Hortensia). Other previous credits: Oklahoma (Gertie Cummings) at Tri-M Productions; Macbeth (First Wyrd SIster) at &Sons Theatre; 2019 Fiesta Melodrama (Wack E. Tubeman) at Santa Fe Playhouse; The Vibrator Play (Mrs. Givings) at Santa Fe Playhouse. Isabel is a local stand-up comedian, producing & performing in shows & festivals across the Southwest (Quezada's Comedy Club, ABQ Funny Fiesta). Training/Education: Isabel has a biology degree from Vassar College, and has taken numerous classes at The Groundlings. In her spare time, she teaches stand-up and sketch comedy.
DAVID McCONNELL
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Egeus, Robin Starveling (Moonshine)
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: He performed Clown in The Winter’s Tale in New York. In Santa Fe he has performed with the Arden Players in Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew & King Lear. He was last seen with Jerry Ferraccio with the Santa Fe Shakespeare Society as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Training/Education: David graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC.
AMY MEILANDER she|her
Othello: Duke of Venice
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Peter Quince (Prologue), Peaseblossom
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: BAR(d) As You Like It (Jacques); BAR(d) Antony and Cleopatra (Agrippa); Bernhardt/Hamlet staged reading (Alphonse Mucha); Believe None of Us staged reading (Folio Hamlet); BAR(d) Merry Wives of Windsor (Sir Hugh Evans); BAR(d) Macbeth (Ross, Doctor); Romeo and Juliet (Nurse, Lord Montague); The Taming of the Shrew (Vincentia); Richard III (Edward IV, Duchess of York, Lord Mayor); The Winter’s Tale (Old Shepherd, Officer); Pericles (Helicanus, 2nd Pirate). Other previous credits: Scenes from Loves Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare Gym; Romeo and Juliet (Prologue, Prince, Chorus, Servingman) at Shakespeare Gym/Upstart Crows. Training/Education: B.A. Theatre Arts, Denison University; M.F.A Arts Administration, University of Iowa; B.S. Computer Science, College of Santa Fe; Paralegal Certificate, Santa Fe Community College.
JONAH SCOTT MENDELSOHN pronouns are speaker’s choice
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Oberon, Theseus
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: BAR(d) Merry Wives of Windsor (Master Ford); Bernhardt/Hamlet staged reading (Constant Coquelin). Other previous credits: Santa Fe - What the Constitution Means to Me (Legionnaire) at Santa Fe Playhouse; Sunday in the Park with George (Jules) at Santa Fe Playhouse; Grace: Stories by Scott Harrison (Richard) at Ironweed Productions. NYC - Caroline, Or Change (Stuart) at APAC NYC, AUDELCO award, Best Musical Revival; Richard II (the killers) at Walking the dog Theatre, Hudson, NY. Training/Education: National Theatre Institute, O’Neill Theater Center; HB Studio (Austin Pendleton, Jessica Hecht), International Michael Chekhov Association (Joanna Merlin, Ragnar Freidank, Lenard Petit); The Actors Center (Charles Tuthill, Grace Zandarski); Karen Kohlhaas. Jonah is currently being certified as a Feldenkrais Method movement practitioner.
RYLIE PHILPOT she|her
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Lysandra
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet (Peter); The Taming of the Shrew (sound board op); Richard III and Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (lighting designer); The Winter’s Tale and Pericles (costume associate); Coriolanus and Julius Caesar (assistant stage manager). Other previous credits: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe 2025; Grace Stories (Bella) at Ironweed Productions; The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Ephesus) at The Shakespeare Gym. Training/Education: Graduate of The Masters Program.
GREG PIEROT he|him
Othello: Lodovico
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous roles: Rocky Horror Picture Show (Riff Raff); Clue (Wadsworth the Butler). Greg discovered the magic of acting when he was 13 and was cast in the ensemble of The Music Man. He saw how an actor can elicit emotions in an audience and has the ability to play different characters. Many years later, after serving in the U.S. Navy as a Combat Photographer, he began a career in the entertainment industry. Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Film, he worked on many different productions from web series’ to feature films as a Producer and Assistant Director. In 2013 Greg attended a two year conservatory at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles and began a full time career as a working actor. Greg has performed a variety of roles both on stage and off. He worked at different theme parks as an interactive character (Cedar Point, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Universal Studios Hollywood). Greg looks forward to many more collaborations in the future with ISC and others.
GEOFFREY POMEROY he|him
Othello: music composition
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Nick Bottom (Pyramus), music composition
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Bernhardt/Hamlet staged reading (Edmond Rostand); Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt, music composer and performer); The Taming of the Shrew (Kit [Katherine], music composer and performer); Richard III (Richard III, music composer and performer); The Winter’s Tale (Leontes); Pericles (Antiochus, Pander, Antiochenes Knight, 1st Sailor, & music composer and performer); Coriolanus (Coriolanus); Julius Caesar (Cassius); Measure for Measure (Angelo); Henry IV, Part I (Hotspur); King Lear (Edmund). Other previous credits: Oleanna (John) at New Mexico Actors Lab; The Seafarer (Sharky) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Simpatico (Carter) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Lungs (M) at New Mexico Actors Lab. Training/Education: Honors graduate of Skidmore College, in New York, The British American Drama Academy in London, and Retaining a Cheerful Demeanor in the Face of Unflinching Heartbreak and Unmitigated Soul-Stripping Disappointment, 1983-Present. Up next: DRACULA at the SF PLAYHOUSE!
ALEXANDRA PONTONE she|her
Lighting Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet (lighting designer); The Taming of the Shrew (lighting designer); The Winter’s Tale (lighting designer); Pericles (lighting designer); Measure for Measure (lighting designer); Henry IV, Part I (lighting designer). Other previous credits: Alexandra has designed for the National Dance Institute, Moving People Dance, Santa Fe Opera’s Outreach Program, Performance Santa Fe, and Opera Southwest. She lived in New York City for twelve years and has a background in theatrical and corporate design. On Broadway, she worked as an assistant designer on a dozen shows. Other projects include Off-Broadway, concerts, shows for Xerox, and New York Fashion Week. Training/Education: Alexandra is a graduate of UC San Diego, with an MFA in Theater Design.
EMILY RANKIN she|her
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Puck, Philostrate
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Believe None of Us staged reading (Quarto 2 Hamlet); Pericles (Leonine, Bolt, 1st Tyrian Lord, Macedonian Knight, 2nd Ephesian); The Winter’s Tale (Hermione, Mopsa). Other previous credits: Grace: Stories (Grace) at Ironweed Productions; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Honey) at Santa Fe Classic Theater; Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Emily) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Oleanna (Carol) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Twelfth Night (Viola) at Santa Fe Classic Theatre. Training/Education: BFA in Theatre Directing from ACU
Emily is currently serving as the Artistic Director of the New Mexico Actors Lab. Upcoming: Directing How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel at NMAL in October-November 2025
JAMES ALEX REID he|him
Othello: Cassio
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Measure for Measure (Claudio); Henry IV, Part I (Sir Walter Blount, Poins, Mortimer); King Lear (Edgar). Other previous credits: Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) at &Sons Theater. Training/education: James studied theater and film at Bard College. Most recently (2023-24) he trained with the New American Theater in Los Angeles. Up next, he will be playing Slim in Cowboy Mouth with the New Mexico Actors Lab in September.
KATRIN TALBOT she|her
Photographer, Videographer, media designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew (photographer, videographer, media designer); Richard III and Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (photographer, videographer, print designer); The Winter’s Tale and Pericles (photographer, videographer, poster designer), Coriolanus and Julius Caesar (photographer, poster designer) Measure for Measure and Henry IV, Part I (photographer, videographer) King Lear (photographer, videographer). Other previous credits: Katrin’s photography has been used by the New York Times, Metropolitan Opera, the Boston Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Lincoln Center. She is also a published poet and an active violist.
CLARA WEST she|her
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Hermia
ISC Associate Artist. Previous credits with ISC Santa Fe: Believe None of Us staged reading (Quarto 1 Hamlet); Richard III (Brackenbury, Dorset, Young York, Messenger); The Winter’s Tale (Mamillius, Perdita); Pericles (Escanes, Pilch, Antiochenes Messenger, 1st Ephesian); Coriolanus (Young Marcius, Roman Soldier, Citizen); Julius Caesar (Cinna, Lucius, Plebian); Measure for Measure (Friar Thomas, Guard); Henry IV, Part One (William the Messenger, Server, Sir Michael); King Lear (Cordelia). Training/Education: Clara is currently a student at St. Johns College.
CHANCE WILLEY he|him
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Demetrius
ISC Santa Fe debut! Chance Willey is a 30 year old poet, actor and musician from Santa Fe, NM. It’s been a few years since he’s been on stage but between the ages of 5 and 25 it was hard to keep him off. A third generation actor in his family, he was bit by the bug early and racked up 25+ characters on stage and in film before the age of twenty, most of them enacted during his years at Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences and New Mexico School for the Arts. Chance is happy to return to stage for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and prays he hasn’t gotten too rusty.