The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is one of the fastest growing classics theater in the United States. The  tremendous support and energy it has received has come as a result of CSC's desire to create a new way to deliver classical theater-  ways that encourages conversations between audience and artists, one that connects the organization to its community and finds unique ways to combine the traditional and the new when presenting exciting and energetic productions. Built on a model that encourages collaboration and long-term relationships with artists, CSC has built the foundation for a healthy, vibrant organization that is growing into a regional center of energy and excellence. Our ambition is to "change the way people thing about Shakespeare," and we're thrilled to have so many of you along on our journey to do just that.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellciot City, MD 21043
410.313.8874
Maryland's Leading Professional Classics Theater

Ian Gallanar (Artistic Director) is the Founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. He is in his thirty-first year of a career in the professional theatre as a actor, playwright, director and artistic director. He has directed over a dozen productions for CSC including King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Coriolanus and Cyrano de Bergerac. He also wrote the original adaptation for CSC's production of Lysistrata. He is a recipient of the Helen Hayes and Telly Awards. Ian's work is heavily focused on theater in alterative spaces.

Artistic Director......................Ian Gallanar
Managing Director................Lesley Malin
Director of Development....Jenny Leopold
Dir. of Programming........Patrick Kilpatrick
Assoc Managing Director.............Jill Giles
Education Director..................Kevin Costa
Lead Teaching Artist.............James Jager
Audience Services...........Lorraine Imwold
Associate Director..................Dan O'Brien
Res. Cost. Designer........Kristina Lambdin
Text.............................Teresa Castracane
Literary Director...............Nathan Thomas

Board of Directors
Jane Coffey, President
Earle Pratt, Vice-President
Robin Hough, Treasurer
Steve Beall
Ian Gallanar
Scott Helm
Jack McCann
Lesley Malin
Wade Meadows

2010-2011 Season Ensemble
Steve Beall
Mindy Braden
Dave Gamble
James Jager
Lorraine Imwold
Kristina Lambdin
Jenny Leopold
Brandon Mitchell
Scott Alan Small

Company Members
Jeannie Anderson
Greg Burgess
Heidi Castle-Smith
Jenny Crooks
Sarah Curnoles
Karen Eske
Valerie Fenton
Ashly Ruth Fishell-Schaeffer
Scott Graham
Jose Guzman
Ty Hallmark
Ellen Houseknecht
Marilyn Johnson
Frank Mancino
Michele Massa
Kate Michelsen-Graham
Tami Moon
Frank B. Moorman
Chris Niebling
Mary Pohlig
Dave Smith
Michael Sullivan
Anastasia Wilson

Lesley Malin (Managing Director) is an artist/manager who has managed and/or acted in over twenty productions for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. She has also served as Managing Director for the off-Broadway Lark Theatre. She has a special interest in making available professional artist training and development for CSC and the regional arts community. Audiences remember her for roles at CSC including Titania, Goneril, Alithea and Lady Macbeth. Lesley is instrumental in CSC's push to keep its plays available and accessible to audiences.

Patrick Kilpatrick (Director of Programming) has been with Chesapeake Shakespeare since the very beginning. He has directed productions of Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest and Troilus and Cressida for CSC and acted in a number of roles including Romeo, Bottom, Henry V, Coriolanus, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Hymen the Love God. Pat has a special passion to remove the barriers between Shakespeare and audiences.

Jenny Leopold (Director of Development) has directed two of CSC's most striking productions, 2006's Love's Labour's Lost and 2009's Twelfth Night. Jenny has appeared in over a dozen CSC productions and is an energetic advocate for the company in the community. She has an M.A. from Georgetown University, is on the Howard Community College faculty and has been surrounded by Shakespeare since she was a child. She is also a past President of the Howard County Arts Council.

Kevin Costa (Education Director) Dr. Costa is CSC's secret weapon. He can be identified by his deep love of Shakespeare, his quick wit and his passion for teaching. Kevin has been instrumental in developing CSC's curriculum and educational standards and values. In addition, he directed CSC's production of A Doll's House and has appeared in a number of CSC shows including As You Like It, Henry V, Julius Caesar and Taming of the Shrew. Kevin is the chair of the educational committee for STAA, the international group for professional Shakespeare theaters.

Jill Giles (Associate Managing Director) has been working in the professional theater for over twenty years and has extensive theater management and administrative experience. She has served as Company manager for Actors Theatre of Houston, Community Outreach instructor for Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Outreach Director for Katy (Texas) Visual and Performing Arts and Workshop Coordinator for Queen City State in Poughkeepsie, New York.   

.James Jager (Lead Teaching Artist) - Jamie is an enthusiastic , gifted teacher of Shakespeare. His students not only have great affection for him, but return again and again to learn from him. Jamie has taught students from K-12 and is a SAFD recognized Actor-Combatant. Jamie is a frequent actor on the CSC stage and has appeared in productions of The Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Tempest and As You Like It among many others.

Lorraine Imwold (Audience Services) is a great example of CSC's desire to include artists of many talents. For many patrons, she is the first "face" they see of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company- and they immediately notice her dedication to audience services and the experience the company delivers. In addition to her role as Audience Services Manager, she is also a talented actress, movement specialist, puppet constructor, teacher and costume designer

Dan O'Brien (Associate Director) has worked in multiple capacities for CSC including scene designer, technical director, composer, lighting designer and actor. His CSC set design work has been on display in productions of Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, The Front Page, A Doll's House and Dog in the Manger. He is responsible for the disco light design for Lysistrata and has appeared in CSC productions of Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida and The Front Page. Dan has a unique minimal vision of scenography that he brings to CSC.

Kristina Lambdin (Resident Costumer Designer) is one of the region's top Costume Designers and the major reason that the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has such a strong reputation for its use and design of costumes in its productions. She has designed productions including King Lear, Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Dog in the Manger, Lysistrata, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has worked for a number of local arts organizations including the Baltimore Opera.

Teresa Castracane (Master of Text) is an actress and text coach with experience from regional theater across the country. She moved to the region to attend the Shakespeare Theatre's Academy of Classical Acting where she earned her M.F.A. She has worked locally for Ford's Theatre, Signature Theatre, Baltimore Shakespeare Festival and appeared in CSC's production of Dog in the Manger. Teresa brings to CSC a passion for excellence and a love of classical theater

.Nathan Thomas (Literary Consultant/Special Projects) as the chair of the Alvernia College's Theatre Department and CSC's Literary Consultant, Dr. Thomas has one foot planted firmly in the professional theater world and the other one planted in the academic world. Nathan has acted for a number of theaters across the country and has appeared in CSC productions of Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Imaginary Invalid. A fierce believer in artist training, Nathan has led a number of professional development projects for CSC.