ISC Ensemble 2026
KALEAH BACA
Production Coordinator
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous Credits: Such Unknown Horrors (Stage Manager) at BreakingEven; Sing To Me, Muse (Stage Manager) at BreakingEven; Jesus Christ Superstar (Stage Manager) at Albuquerque Little Theatre; Head Over Heels (Stage Manager) at Albuquerque Little Theatre; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage Manager) at Albuquerque Little Theatre. Kaleah is honored to be a part of ISC! With experience as both a stage manager and production manager, she has worked and trained with multiple theatre companies throughout NM, including working at Popejoy Hall and Albuquerque Little Theatre. Training/Education: She attended the Public Academy for Performing Arts during middle and high school, and continued her studies at CNM and UNM. Upcoming project - Kaleah is excited to continue her work this summer as Stage Manager for Mean Girls at Albuquerque Little Theatre.
EMILY BREITBACH she|her
Stage Manager
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Relume: The Othello Impact Festival (Stage Manager); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stage Manager). Other previous credits: Rocky Horror Picture Show (Magenta) at Dream it Be It Productions; Little Women (Meg) at TriM Productions; Oklahoma (stage manager) at TriM Productions; Legally Blonde (Enid) at TriM Productions; Love, Perfect, Change (Woman) at TriM Productions. Emily is originally from Fargo, North Dakota. She graduated with Education Studies from Moorhead, Minnesota before moving to Santa Fe. She is a Special Education teacher in the district. She has been involved in choir and theatre both on and off the stage her entire life. She is starting grad school in the fall for Special Education with a focus in severe disability and community advocacy.
MAIRI CHANEL she|they|he
The Tempest: Trinculo and Intimacy Coordinator
Hamlet: Ophelia and Intimacy Coordinator
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Emilia); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Snug-Lion, Moth); 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: The Winter's Tale (Paulina) at Elsewhere Shakespeare; Twelfth Night (Feste) at The Players' Ring; Richard III (Margaret/King Edward) at Elsewhere Shakespeare; Ragweeds (Mothman) at LakehouseRanchDotPng; Richard II (Richard) at Elsewhere Shakespeare. Training/Education: Certified Intimacy Choreographer for Live Performance with Intimacy Professionals Association.
ANDREW CODISPOTI he|they
The Tempest: Ariel/Caliban, facilitator
Hamlet: Marcellus/Bernardo, Laertes, Rosencrantz/Guildenstern, Players, facilitator
ISC Associate Artist.Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Iago, co-facilitator); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Egeus, Francis Flute-Thisbe, Cobweb, lead facilitator); 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: Shakespeare's Duets: Turn & Change (Player) at Cod & Karp Productions; Twelfth Night (Sir Toby / Antonio) at The Players' Ring; A Christmas Carol (Ebeneezer Scrooge) at The Bridge Ensemble. Training/Education: M.A. Theatre, Music, Dance, Plymouth State University. Up next: Macbeth, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Sept 11 - Oct 3.
JACK ENTWISLE he|him
Hamlet: Sound Board Operator
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Sound Board Operator). Other previous credits: Othello (Iago) at King William Players; Arcadia (Mr. Noakes) at King William's Players; Twelfth Night (Malvolio) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; King Lear (Lear's Fool) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe. Training/Education: Jack is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Liberal Arts at St. John's College.
VINCENT FAUST he|him
Set Designer
ISC Board Member. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (set designer); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (set designer); Romeo and Juliet (set designer); The Taming of the Shrew (set designer); Richard III (set designer); The Winter’s Tale (set designer, design coordinator); Pericles (set designer, design coordinator); Coriolanus (set designer, production coordinator); 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
Costume and Prop Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Design Associate - Masks); 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.
DAN FRIEDMAN he|him
The Tempest: Gonzalo
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Dan Friedman has acted in 57 plays in Santa Fe. He appears in videos and photos at Meow Wolf as the grandfather of the family that lived in The House Of Eternal Return.
NICK GOODWIN he|him
The Tempest: Ferdinand
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Red Velvet reading (Ira Aldridge). Other previous credits: The Prince Of Egypt (Ramses) at Musical Theater Southwest; Frozen the Musical (Kristoff) at Musical Theater Southwest; Bare the Musical (Matt) at Musical Theatre Southwest; The Addams Family (Lucas Beineke) at landmark musicals. Training/Education: Advanced Film Acting and Auditioning- Albuquerque Actors Studio- Lora Cunningham; Intensive Stanislavski Class- Next Actor Studio- Trisha Ray; Actors Revolution on Camera – Santa Fe Actors Studio – Leslie Fleming-Mitchell; Film Acting and Auditioning- Albuquerque Actors Studio- Lora Cunningham.
BRESHAUN-BIRENE JOYNER she|her
Hamlet: Gertrude
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Desdemona reading (Othello); Othello (Montano, Bianca); BAR(d) Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra); Believe None of Us reading (Gertrude); BAR(d) Macbeth (Macbeth); Romeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet); The Taming of the Shrew (Grumia, Hostess); BAR(d) Twelfth Night (Olivia); 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: Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really (Doctor Van Helsing) at Santa Fe Playhouse; Or, (Aphra Behn) at Santa Fe Playhouse; Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Marquise de Merteuil) at John Waldron Arts, Bloomington, IN; The House of Bernada Alba (Bernada Alba) at John Waldron Arts, Bloomington, IN; Treasure Island (Anne Bonney) at Cardinal Stage Company, Bloomington, IN. 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.
Breshaun currently teaches eighth grade English and the occasional English honors course at Santa Fe Preparatory School. She holds a MA in Children’s Literature and is pursuing a doctorate in Shakespeare pedagogy, specifically designing curriculum applying Shakespeare in interdisciplinary contexts.
ARIANA KARP she|her
The Tempest: Caliban/Ariel, facilitator
Hamlet: Marcellus/Bernardo, Reynaldo, Rosencrantz/Guildenstern, Players, Clown, Priest, Osric, facilitator
ISC Artistic Director. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Nine Moons reading (director); Othello (Officer, costumes, lead facilitator); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tom Snout-Wall-Moonshine, Mustardseed, co-facilitator); Believe None of Us 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: Shakespeare’s Duets: Turn & Change (Player) at Cod & Karp Productions; Twelfth Night (Viola) at Theater in the Open; The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor) at Theater in the Open. 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: Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (marketing lead and graphics designer); 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 producer, designer, and Brand Marketing Coordinator at Horizon Fitness.
HANNAH MACHADO
Hamlet: Horatio
ISC Board Member. ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: Twelfth Night (Sebastian) at Santa Fe Classic; The Mrs. Rochesters (Jane Eyre) at Ladies Disdain Productions; Three Cats Cafe (Dee) self produced at Teatro Paraguas. Training/Education: BA of Theatre Performance and Digital Media at Marymount Manhattan College 2019.
ALI ESMERALDA MARIN she|her
The Tempest: Sebastian
ISC Santa Fe debut! Previous credits: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Something Rotten! at Santa Fe Playhouse. Much Ado About Nothing (Hero) at NM Shakespeare Festival; Bike America (Annabel) at the NM Actors Lab; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy Van Pelt). Ali Esmeralda Marin is a multidisciplinary artist from northern Mexico, raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is excited to be making her ISC debut this season and evermore thankful for the support of friends and family.
AMY MEILANDER she|her
The Tempest: Boatswain
Hamlet: Polonius
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Duke of Venice); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peter Quince-Prologue, Peaseblossom); BAR(d) As You Like It (Jacques); BAR(d) Antony and Cleopatra (Agrippa); Bernhardt/Hamlet reading (Alphonse Mucha); Believe None of Us 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.
RYLIE PHILPOT she|her
The Tempest: Stephano
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysandra); 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: Grace Stories (Bella) at Ironweed Productions; Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe/Shakespeare Gym; Macbeth (director) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; King Lear (Fool, Regan) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; Hamlet (Hamlet) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe/Shakespeare Gym. Training/Education: Graduate of The Masters Program.
GREG PIEROT he|him
The Tempest: Adrian
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Lodovico). Greg Pierot 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 as 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’s on stage roles include Riff Raff (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Wadsworth the Butler (Clue), Lodovico (Othello) for the Incite Shakespeare Company, Mark (Unhappy Planet) for the Santa Fe Theatre Walk, Superintendent Anderson/Foreman Barton (Esperanza, world premiere), Otto Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank) for the Palmdale RepertoryTheater. This is his second collaboration with ISC and he will be playing Adrian in the Tempest. Greg looks forward to many more collaborations in the future in the Santa Fe theatre scene.
GEOFFREY POMEROY he|him
The Tempest: music composer
Hamlet: Claudius, Ghost, music composer
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (music composer); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nick Bottom-Pyramus, music composer); Bernhardt/Hamlet 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: Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy (Dracula) at Santa Fe Playhouse; The Seafarer (Sharkey) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Oleanna (John) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Simpatico (Carter) at New Mexico Actors Lab; The Effect (Toby) at Santa Fe Playhouse. Up next: Geoffrey will be running the NYC Marathon for charity to benefit ALS UNITED. http://secure.als-ny.org/goto/GeoffreyPomeroy26
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ALEXANDRA PONTONE she|her
Lighting Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (lighting designer); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (lighting designer); 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
Hamlet: Hamlet
ISC Associate Artist. Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Nine Moons reading (Desdemona); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck, Philostrate); 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; Twelfth Night (Viola) at Santa Fe Classic Theatre; Oleanna (Carol) at New Mexico Actors Lab. Training/Education: BFA in Theatre Directing with a minor in Psychology from ACU. Emily is currently serving as the Artistic Director of the New Mexico Actors Lab. Upcoming: Directing The Guys by Anne Nelson for Ironweed Productions at Teatro Paraguas in September. Directing a new play, Persephone, Baby, at the New Mexico Actors Lab in October.
DANIELLE L. REDDICK she|they
The Tempest: Alonso
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Desdemona reading (Soun, Sa’ran). Other recent previous credits: SWEAT (Cynthia) at the Santa Fe Playhouse, Eureka Day (Carina) at the New Mexico Actor’s Lab, and in the production of 2 Artists in Prison with Theater Grottesco. Danielle is an actor, immersive theater performer, teaching artist, and puppeteer. Danielle’s original work, The SoHyp Experience, premiered at Meow Wolf Santa Fe. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College.
JAMES ALEX REID he|him
The Tempest: Prospero
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Cassio); Measure for Measure (Claudio); Henry IV, Part I (Sir Walter Blount, Poins, Mortimer); King Lear (Edgar). Other previous credits: Cowboy Mouth (Slim) at New Mexico Actors Lab; Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) at &Sons Theater. Training/education: Theater and Film studies at Bard College; New American Theater (LA).
MAX ROGERS he|him
The Tempest: Sound Board Operator.
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello (Light Board Operator). Other previous credits: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Fight Director) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; As You Like It (Orlando, Jacques, and Fight Director) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe; Twelfth Night (Malvolio) at Upstart Crows of Santa Fe.
KATRIN TALBOT she|her
Photographer, Videographer, Media Designer
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (photographer, videographer, media designer); 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, and has a coffee table book through University of Wisconsin Press entitled Schubert’s Winterreise: A Winter Journey in Poetry, Image, and Song.
CLARA WEST she|her
The Tempest: Miranda
ISC Associate Artist. Previous credits with ISC Santa Fe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia); 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). Other previous credits: Othello (Assistant Director) at King William's Players; Joe West's Theatre of Death Christmas Carol Radio Broadcast (Belle) at Joe West's Theatre of Death; Oedipus Rex (co-director) at St. John's College. Training/Education: Clara graduated from New Mexico School for the Arts Visual arts department in 2022. She is currently a student at St. Johns College.
CHANCE WILLEY he|him
The Tempest: Antonio
Previous ISC Santa Fe credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius). Chance Willey is an actor, poet, and musician based out of Santa Fe New Mexico. A third generation actor, he began his training at Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences at age 5 and graduated from The New Mexico School for the Arts with a diploma in theater and an honorary diploma in play writing. Chance is prime lyricist and keyboardist for the local band BrotherSound, storyteller for the Quaker First Day School, and a proud member of the IWW Union. In his 31 years he has won several credits as a writer and has acted in over 70 productions, playing such roles as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest, George Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life, John Merrick in The Elephant Man, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Chance Willey is honored to be doing his second show with the ISC and deeply appreciates your support of the arts.