Reginald L. Douglas (Director) is dedicated to creating new work, supporting new voices, and harnessing the power of theater to connect community members from all walks of life.
He is the current artistic director of Mosaic Theatre Company. He has directed at Round House Theatre, Everyman Theatre, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Weston Theater Company, Capital Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Audible, Bard at the Gate, Profile Theatre, Playwrights Realm, The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh CLO, Arizona Theatre Company, Barrington Stage, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Negro Ensemble Company, TheatreSquared, Playwrights’ Center, McCarter Theatre Center, Florida Rep, The Lark, New York Theatre Workshop, Theater Alliance, Spooky Action, City Theatre (where he served as Artistic Producer), Studio Theatre (where he served as Associate Artistic Director), and many other national companies. Reginald has developed and directed work by nationally recognized writers including August Wilson, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Brian Quijada, Kareem Fahmy, Psalmayene 24, Idris Goodwin, Cori Thomas, Angelica Chéri, Nikkole Salter, Dael Orlandersmith, Kemp Powers, Jen Silverman, Ngozi Anyanwu, R. Eric Thomas, Matt Schatz, John Spellos, Amy Evans, Zakiyyah Alexander, Imani Uzuri, Phanesia Pharel, Dave Harris, Francisca Da Silveira, Khalil Kain, Chisa Hutchinson, Tearrance Chisholm, Josh Wilder, Larry Powell, Harrison David Rivers, and Donja R. Love. A proud graduate of Georgetown University, Reginald is a member of the Board of Directors of Theatre Washington and served for many years on the Executive Committee of the National New Play Network. He received the National Theatre Conference’s Emerging Professional Award in 2020, the Georgetown University Legacy of a Dream Award in 2024, and he was named a 2024 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine
Lauren Engler (Production Manager) is a CSC Touchstone Company Member, has stage managed CSC’s productions of Macbeth (2023), The Adventures of Pericles, Loves Labour’s Lost (2019), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2018) and has performed with CSC in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014), A Comedy of Errors (2015), and A Christmas Carol (2017). Locally, Lauren has performed in Do or Die Productions’ Poe’s Last Stanza, Cohesion Theatre Company’s Coriolanus, and StillPointe Theatre’s Sweeney Todd. She also stage manages at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Lauren holds a BA in Performance Theater and Studio Art from High Point University.
Alexis E. Davis (Production Stage Manager) recent stage management credits with CSC include It’s the Comedy of Errors, Hon! (2025), August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Oresteia, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[Revised][Again], Twelfth Night, A Raisin in the Sun, Dracula, Henry IV: Parts 1 & 2, She Stoops to Conquer, Alice in Wonderland, Romeo and Juliet (student matinees: 2016-2019), Red Velvet, A Christmas Carol (2017 - 2021), Julius Caesar, The Fantasticks, and Othello. Additional PSM credits include A Beginner’s Guide to Deicide (Single Carrot Theater) and Drunk Enough to Say I Love You (Single Carrot Theater). Additional ASM and PA credits include A Christmas Carol 2016 (CSC); LadyDay at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Baltimore CenterStage); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; (Everyman Theater); TopDog/ Underdog (Everyman Theater); God of Carnage (Everyman Theatre). Wild! With Happy! (Baltimore Center Stage). Alexis holds a BA in Theater Production from McDaniel College. She is a member of the Stage Managers’ Association.
Dan O'Brien (Technical Director) is a founding member of CSC. Daniel has performed, designed scenery, lights, and served as Technical Director for many productions (among other jobs too numerous to name). He oversaw the construction of CSC’s theatre in Baltimore and designed the sets and lighting for Macbeth (2016); for the inaugural season plays A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Richard II; Romeo and Juliet (2015-2019); A Christmas Carol (2014-2025), and many others.
Timothy Jones (Set Designer) is a scenic and props designer in the DC metro area and was previously Scenic Designer for CSC's production of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (2024), A Raisin in the Sun (2022) and Red Velvet (2018). His work has also been seen on stage at St. Louis Black Rep, WSC Avant Bard, African Continuum Theatre, American University, Morgan State University, Kansas City Rep and Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN. He is presently the full time Prop Shop Manager and instructor at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland. He has also worked as Prop Master or artisan at other companies around the country including the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. Tim is a member of the Society of Properties Artisan & Masters. He holds a MFA in Scenery and Properties Design from the University of Memphis and a BA in Communication from the Salisbury State College.
Malory Hartman (Lighting Designer) is making her CSC debut. Local Credits include: Cracking Zeus (Spooky Action Theatre), Dr Moloch (Flying V), Sesame Street the Musical (Rockefeller Studios), Taming of the Shrew (Synetic Theater Teen Company), Marjorie Prime (Prologue Theatre). Other Design Credits: Hoops (Company One Boston), Glory Denied (Greensboro Opera). maloryhartman.com
Cidney Forkpah (Costume Designer) is making her Chesapeake Shakespeare Company debut. Previous credits include Furlough’s Paradise, American Fast and The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company(Theatre Alliance) Fair Play, Hang, Quilters (1st Stage) Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Fuenteovejuna, Bathing in Moonlight, Revoltosa, Kumanana! (Gala Hispanic Theatre) Paradise Blue(Studio Theatre) How the Sausage Gets Made (Faction of Fools) Cracking Zeus (Spooky Action) The Tempest (Devil’s Isle Shakespeare Co.) Diagnosed (Creative Cauldron) Website: cidneyforkpah.com On social media: @cidneyforkpah (Instagram)
Chris Lane (Sound Designer) is making his CSC debut. Born in Baltimore, Lane has served as Sound Designer for various theatrical productions across the nation. Recent Credits: The Color Purple, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (ArtsCentric), Hair (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), The Mountaintop (American Stage), Furlough's Paradise (Alliance Theatre), Clyde's (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), The Boy Who Kissed The Sky (Seattle Children's Theater); Parental Advisory (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Skeleton Crew (Barter Theatre); Shutter Sisters (The Old Globe). Award-Winning Sound Designs Include: The Boy Who Kissed The Sky (Alliance Theatre), and Bright Half Life (Theatrical Outfit). Sound Portfolio: www.lanedesign.org (he/him)
Isabel deCarvalho (Props Designer) is a scenic, prop and projection designer based in Washington DC. At CSC Isabel has worked on props for Persuasion (2025). In the DC area Isabel has had the opportunity to work with Studio Theater, Theater Alliance, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and more. Check out more of Isabel’s work on her website: https://www.isabelsimoes.design/
Bernard Johnson (Assistant Director) is a director and designer from Baltimore, returning to CSC. His previous work as a director includes: Twelfth Night (CSC, Assistant Director); The Gospel at Colonus (Arena Players Inc.); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Dundalk Community Theater); Unmarked:Battles (Single Carrot Theatre); In the Heights / The Colored Museum, (Harlem Repertory Theatre); Intimate Apparel (Aaron Davis Hall). He is a theatre graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and The City College of New York
Dawn Thomas Reidy (Associate Production Manager) previously appeared in CSC's A Christmas Carol (2025), Julius Caesar (2025), It’s the Comedy of Errors, Hon! (2025) Romeo and Juliet (2024) The Oresteia (2024), Macbeth (2023), Hamlet (2023), Henry V (2022), A Raisin in the Sun (2022) and Measure for Measure (2020). She is a CSC Production Associate, Teaching Artist, and a member of CSC's Black Classical Acting Ensemble. She also directs and loves puppeteering. Regional credits include The Few, Romeo and Juliet, Danny Boy, The Lady in the Van, and Candy & Dorothy (Unexpected Stage Company); Our Black Death, Phaeton (Taffety Punk Theatre Company); Hazardous Materials (Perisphere Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play); Overruled (Washington Stage Guild); and How the Other Half Loves and The Boys Next Door (Brown County Playhouse). She also works as a teaching artist with Everyman Theatre and Baltimore Shakespeare Factory. Dawn holds a BFA in Acting from UMBC and an MFA in Acting from Indiana University
Khalid Y. Long Ph. D (Dramaturg) is the Interim Associate Dean of Research and Creative Endeavors and Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Howard University. A freelance dramaturg, his credits include: Relentless by Tyla Abercrumbie (TimeLine Theatre, Chicago, IL, World Premiere), Two Trains Running by August Wilson (Court Theatre, Chicago, IL), Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames (REP Stage, Howard County, MD) and (Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles? by Adrienne Kennedy and Adam Kennedy, Forward Theatre, Madison, WI), The Native Son by Nambi Kelley (Mosiac Theatre, Washington, DC), and Fences by August Wilson (Omaha Community Playhouse, Omaha, NE), among others.
Tiffany Underwood Holmes (Music Director) CSC debut. Selected music direction credits include Miss You Like Hell, As You Like It (Taub/Woolery), Twelfth Night (Taub/Kwei-Armah), Shakespeare in Love, Falsettos, Songs for a New World, and world premieres of Show Way and Dragon King’s Daughter at The Kennedy Center among many others. She has worked previously at Baltimore Center Stage, Keegan Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre MTC, and REP Stage to name a handful. She is also a prolific Baltimore-based coach, accompanist, collaborator, and voice teacher.
Sierra Young (Fight/Intimacy Director) is a Helen Hayes nominated fight and intimacy director in the DC/Baltimore Area. CSC: Merry Wives, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth. Regional: Arena Stage: Chex Joey, The Age of Innocence, Ja Ja’s African Hair Braiding, POTUS!; Folger Theater: Julius X, Twelfth Night; Studio Theatre: Paradise Blue, Downstate, The Colored Museum et. al; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Frankenstein, As You Like It, King Lear. Sierra is the resident fight and intimacy director for Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, DC and Baltimore Center Stage. She is an active member of the SAFD and IDC. sierrayoung.org (she/her)
Kalatri Singleton (Board Operator) is pleased to be joining Chesapeake Shakespeare Company as the assistant stage manager. Kalatri received his Bachelor’s of Science in Urban Arts with a concentration in Theatre from the illustrious Coppin State University. He began as a stage manager, leading the production of Zooman and the Sign, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Suspects in America. Most recently, he stage managed the Coppin Repertory Theatre as they mounted a production of Marty and the Hands That Could during the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 2.
Vanessa Strickland (Youth Coach) Previous CSC credits include: A Christmas Carol (2025), Macbeth (Banquo/Malcolm u/s), Merry Wives of Windsor (u/s), and Child Supervisor for Joe Turner’s Come & Gone (2024), The Oresteia (2024) and A Christmas Carol (2023, 2024). She has also worked with Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) in Frederick, MD as a performer, puppeteer and teaching artist. Past roles with MET include: The Glass Menagerie, Frankenstein, The Elephant Man, Antigone, A Clockwork Orange, Dracula and others.
Chester Stacy (Assistant Technical Director & Tree Creator) has designed, built, and painted many CSC productions, including Alice in Wonderland, The Fantasticks, Red Velvet, and Titus Andronicus; and for Baltimore Center Stage’s Thoughts of a Colored Man and Shakespeare in Love. Chester Creates LLC, has provided film production design for The Night Watchmen, set decoration for House of Cards and The Wire; and environmental graphics for Crunch Fitness, Royal Caribbean, Bmore Greek Grill, and Healthy Highlandtown.
