Program (PDF) - The Rude Mechanicals

acting at an early age in life. He isexcited to get back on the stage aftertaking a break from pursuing his craft.Brandon would like to thank The RudeMechanicals and Erin for thiswonderful opportunity, and a specialthanks to his grandmother and motherfor always supporting him in everythinghe does.Erin MacDonald(Nerissa) - Had been Rudefor almost 11 years now.She played Mephestipoliesin Faust, Kate in Taming ofthe Shrew and has directedRomeo and Juliet. She isthrilled to be in this cast and to be partof Caitlin's directorial debut. She ishappy to have a great Portia inMeredith and is happy to have her asher fake and real BFF. Thanks to herfamily and friends and Blessed Be!Kyle McGruther(Lorenzo) - Immediatelyfollowing his GAC debut asDavid Frost in Frost/Nixon,Kyle is pleased to be backand having fun in hissophomore show with TheRude Mechanicals. Despite playingAaron in The Rudes' springperformance of Titus Andronicus, and(perhaps because of) appearing as“Daniel” in the RSC's Compleat Works[Abridged] (July 2011; NMP Theatre,Japan), officially Kyle remains“unconvinced” about Shakespeare. Thetalented, creative cast and crew ofMerchant, however, have won him oversomewhat. In 2013, Kyle intends tokick-start his meteoric rise toprofessional acting fame. Follow himonline to see if he falls flat on hisface(book.com/kmcgruther)!B. Harrington Moors(Antonio) - is a veteran ofRudes productions withpast performances asBrutus in Julius Caesar, Dogin Macbeth, and mostrecently Titus in TitusAndronicus. He would like to thank hiscast mates and the production team fortheir passion and drive, and of courseall of you for coming. Enjoy the show.Patrick Mullen(Assistant Director, Set &Light Designer) - PatrickMullen has recently shiftedhis focus from performanceto production. Previouslyhe has done set and lightingdesign for Julius Caeser, Taming of theShrew, The Winters Tale, and TitusAndronicus, all with the RudeMechanicals. Merchant represents hisfirst opportunity to design a show inresidence, and he has taken theopportunity to play with creating asense of verisimilitude throughout thespace. Remember, "This is Baltimoregentleman, the gods will not save you."Joe Roberts(Arragon) - I am Joe. Iwork hard for themonies...so hard for ithoneys. I get what Ideserve! Please to watch myplay as I strut to and froupon this stage to fill you with theexcitements of never before seendreams of lavish wonderments. Somemay venture to say that I tend toward