Brandon Billings (he/him) is so thrilled to be joining this beautiful bunch of Shakespeare players while
also making his debut for Shakespeare in the Wild. Originally from Colorado, Brandon has been
away working towards obtaining his MFA degree from the renowned FSU/Asolo Conservatory
for Actor Training. Literally one day after this production concludes, Brandon will fly back to
Florida to begin his 2nd year of training which will include a summer in London to study abroad
at Shakespeare’s Globe. Recent credits include: Anna in the Tropics, Good Night, Oscar (Asolo
Repertory Theatre, Florida), The River Bride, Noises Off (Arvada Center), The Cherry Orchard
(Miners Alley Performing Arts Center), The Inheritance, The Hombres, The One-Act Play Goes
Wrong, Fireflies (Vintage Theatre). Upcoming Credits include: Emma, Wolf at the Door, and A
Midsummer Nights Dream (FSU/Asolo Conservatory). Instagram: @billings_97

Beau Fisher (he/him) is a local actor, dancer and theater educator. He began working with Shakespeare in the Wild last year with their premier of the educational show 10 Things I Love About Shakespeare and leading workshops at the High School Shakespeare Festival in Parker. Last year he also appeared as Valentine in the Wild’s production of Twelfth Night. Other credits include Boeing Boeing (Sharkbox Theatre), A Mad Chance (JK-Co Dance), Vanya, Sonia, Masha, & Spike (Littleton Town Hall Arts), as well as writing and acting for his immersive theatre company, Opia House, which he operates with his wife. Romeo and Juliet was Beau’s first Shakespeare play in High School, and he is giddy to be tackling it again.

Instagram: @beaujfisher

Website: www.beaufisher.com

Charlotte Gray (she/her) is so excited to be taking the stage this summer with so many accomplished and talented actors and storytellers. She moved to the area just this summer, but her most dedicated of fans will recognize her from her many starring roles in the Fairbanks Alaska community theater scene, where she has been a fixture for the past three years before deciding to pursue her passion more seriously in a slightly bigger town. She’d like to thank Leigh and Carrie for giving her this incredible opportunity, as well as her friends, boyfriend, and family, especially her brother, for always supporting her in her dreams. Instagram: @charlotteTgray

Jim Hitzke (he/him) has been performing in the Denver area since 1991. He took a brief hiatus to Las Vegas in 2005 performing in shows up and down the Strip for 5 years before returning to Denver. Some recent roles are Roscoe in Follies at Vintage Theatre, Cladwell in Urinetown and Mr Mushnik in Little Shop at Town Hall Arts Center. Jim is thrilled to be back to performing Shakespeare after a 20 year absence with Old friends and New. Thanks to Shakespeare in The Wild for the great times!!!!

Leigh (he/him) has played many roles over the years (D’Artangan from Three Musketeers, Lysander from A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Happy from A Death of a Salesman), his favorite role has been as founder and Executive Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Wild.  Over the last 3 seasons, I have performed as Oberon and Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Touchstone in As You Like It, and Antonio in Twelfth Night.  Without the tireless support of his wife, kids, mother, in-laws, friends, and community, Shakespeare in the Wild would never happen.  For this, he is grateful beyond words.  

Caden Pazo (he/him) earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from MSU Denver. Caden is a theatrical every-man with interests in acting, stage management, and devised theatre. Recent acting credits include Gin & Gothic: A Brontë Rocktale (Band of Toughs); Stonewall (Benchmark Theatre); Cyrano de Bergerac (Wheat Ridge Theatre Company). Recent stage management credits include She Kills Monsters, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Vintage Theatre); Mammals Who Lay Eggs, LIVE, Interzone, and Teacups & Tiny Dictators (3rd Law Dance/Theater). He serves the Colorado Theatre Guild as Board Member (2021) and Secretary (2022). Caden aspires to make art that changes every person who experiences it. @cadenpazo

Steve Wilson (he/him) is a respected director, actor, teacher, and administrator – currently serving as Executive Artistic Director at CenterStage Theatre Company in Louisville. For Shakespeare in the Wild, Steve played Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Duke Senior/Duke Frederick in As You Like It and directed last year’s production of Twelfth Night. Other select acting credits include Midsummer, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet (Colorado Shakespeare); Comedy of Errors, Midsummer (Utah Shakespeare); Much Ado, Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar, Othello, Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver! (Compass Theatre Company); Christie Con, The Family Tree, Tartuffe, West Side Story, Girl Crazy, Robinson Crusoe (Arvada Center); Pippin, Picnic (Creede Repertory Theatre); The Birthday Party (Aspen Theatre Company); Gross Indecency (The Theatre Group); Hamlet (Denver Civic Theatre). Select directing credits include: Bright Star, Crazy for You, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sound of Music (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse); The Book Club Play (Theatre SilCo); Matilda, Newsies (Town Hall Arts Center), The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong (Vintage); Fiddler on the Roof (Ovation West); An Ideal Husband (The Naples Players); Urinetown, Man of La Mancha, Beauty & the Beast, Joseph… (PHAMALY). He is married to professional actress Leslie O’Carroll and a proud dad of their talented daughter, Olivia – a recent musical theatre major graduate from the University of Northern Colorado. Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Denver Post Ovation); Best Direction/Musical (4 Henry Awards, Best of Westword, OnStage Colorado OSCA); Theatre Person of the Year (True West Award). Training: MFA, Acting, National Theatre Conservatory; BFA, Drama, USC. www.stevewilsonarts4all.com

Carrie Colton (she/they)  is thrilled to be joining Shakespeare in the Wild for the first time this year! Recent directing and choreography credits include Cabaret (GLOW Lyric Theatre), ONCE (Town Hall Arts Center), Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet (North Dakota Shakespeare Festival), The Tempest, Hamlet, Bingo (Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival), and High School Musical (Candlelight). Carrie is currently the Artistic Director at Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids and the Actors Academy with locations in Denver and Boulder. She is also an Associate Professor of Movement and Directing at MSU Denver where she runs the BFA in Musical Theatre Program and won the American Prize for directing in 2021 for her devised piece Identity: An Origin Story. She is a certified stage combat teacher (Dueling Arts International) and holds additional certificates in Clowning (LA School of Clowning) and Intimacy Direction (Theatrical Intimacy Education). She would like to thank Leigh for the amazing opportunity to swing swords and direct her favorite Shakespeare play. Tours: My Fair Lady (Eliza) and Annie (Miss Hannigan), Education: BFA in Acting from Southern Utah University, MFA in Directing from Florida State University. insta/tiktok: carrie_ography. website: www.carriecolton.com

Ren Patton (they/he) is thrilled to be working with Shakespeare in the Wild this summer!! Ren is an actor, director, combatant and an aspiring fight choreographer (and occasionally can be found in a gorilla costume walking around a Mexican restaurant!) They are currently pursuing a Bachelors in Theatre from MSU Denver with plans to eventually also pursue a Masters of Fine Arts in Directing. Ren wants to thank their friends, family, and the incredible team working on R&J this summer for all of their hard work and support!!

Theron Day Chagollan (she/her) is an actress, singer, hair and makeup designer, and special effects artist. She has a BA in history and is currently completing her BFA in musical theatre. Recent credits include Bright Star (Margo), Ragtime (Mother), and The Addams Family (Ancestor/Mortisha Swing).

Chrys (they/them) is a born and raised Colorado actor, dancer, and stage combatant. Chrys is very excited to be making their Shakespeare in the Wild debut! They are especially thrilled to be a part of the Romeo & Juliet and the world of combat within it, having recently become a Level 3 certified actor-combatant and Level 1 Associate Instructor with Dueling Arts International. Coming up next, you can see them in the new devised piece How To Starve an Artist at the Dairy Arts Center in November! Recent acting credits include The Laramie Project (Arvada Center), On Your Feet (Town Hall Arts Center), and Tilly Evans in She Kills Monsters (Vintage Theatre). They hold a B.A. in Acting from Metropolitan State University.

For more: chrysduran.com 

Bussy (she/her) is thrilled to join the company of Shakespeare in the Wild's R & J. Some Colorado credits include: Hair (Jeanie) at Miners Alley Playhouse, Memphis (Ensemble), First Date (Casey), Baby! (Lizzie), Footloose (Urleen), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pippi) – 2019 True West Award, and South Pacific (Nellie). Some Regional credits: Into the Woods (Little Red), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Legally Blonde (Margot), The Hot l Baltimore (The Girl). National tour: A Christmas Carol (Lucy). Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Bussy studied acting at Radford University. She is a founder and serves as the Artistic Director of Mile High Youth Theatre, which opened in Denver in August 2023. While she has been focused fully on MHYT since its launch, she’s so excited to be back on stage and, most importantly, to finally prove to her students, “I know what I’m talking about. I used to be an actor.” She wouldn't be performing without the support of her artistic and business partner Christina, who reminds her, “Sometimes you have to put your oxygen mask on first”—except when it’s not a metaphor, then you, like, definitely should. 

Ellie Griffin (she/her) works as a stage manager, director, intimacy director, and theatre educator. Ellie couldn’t help but return to the Wild for their latest joyful, outdoor adventure, after SMing/TDing Twelfth Night last year. She holds a degree in theatre and film from Pitzer College. Other select stage management credits include Big Fish, Reunion ‘85 (‘24 tour), Ten Things I Love about Shakespeare, She Kills Monsters. Select directing & intimacy credits include Nana’s Naughty Knickers, The Prom, Machinal, Stupid F##king Bird, Legally Blonde. Additionally, Ellie teaches theatre in youth detention centers and schools with a youth advocacy nonprofit working to disrupt the school to prison pipeline through Restorative Theatre™. Much love to Oz, Rem & all her people.

Cal (he/they) is elated to join the company of Shakespeare in the Wild for Romeo & Juliet. Previous credits: Futurity (The Aurora Fox) Batang Lalaki/Boy (Curious Theatre), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Vintage Theatre), Avenue Q (Miner’s Alley Playhouse), Into the Woods (Arvada Center), Late: A New Musical (CenterStage Theatre Company), Man Up (Empathy Theatre Project), Once, The Fantasticks (Town Hall Arts Center).  Upcoming: Alabama Story at Firehouse Theatre Company (Sep 27-Oct 26), How to Starve an Artist Dairy Center Co-Production (Nov 7 & 8)

Stephanie (she/her) is thrilled to be back with SITW after playing Viola in Twelfth Night last summer! She is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director for North Dakota Shakespeare Festival and spends her summers in ND! She holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Arkansas, a B.F.A in Musical Theatre/Dance Minor from SUNY Fredonia and a certificate in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (L.A.M.D.A.). She has worked across the country with companies such as Playhouse on the Square, Charleston Stage Company, Black Hills Playhouse, Nebraska Theatre Caravan and more! She also served as Head Teacher of the Edutainer program at Gyeonggi English Village in Paju, South Korea! Prior to moving to Colorado, she served as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of North Dakota and Ouachita Baptist University. Here in Colorado, she is the Executive Artistic Director for The Venue Theatre in Conifer, CO! Locally, she has directed with RRCC, MSU Denver, Ovation West, Vintage Theatre, Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids and Evergreen Children's Chorale. She has performed with Town Hall Arts Center, Performance Now and SITW! She is thrilled to spend the 2025-2026 school year touring with Colorado Shakespeare Festival, playing Hamlet/Laertes (Hamlet) and Prospero/Trinculo/Alonso (The Tempest) for their Shakespeare and Violence Prevention Tour. Aside from theatre, her greatest loves in life are her husband Matthew and their fur baby, Chuggie!

 Aaron Vega (he/him) - In addition to his acting career which gave him the opportunity to perform in NYC and around the world, Aaron has adapted and directed Shakespeare; staged rock and symphony concerts; was a founding artist of the puppet and mask ensemble The Zoot Theatre Company; plays with the Irish band Banthom House (@BanthomHouse); and curates The People’s Building (@PeoplesBuilding) which provides access to affordable event and performance space to creatives in the metro area. In the Denver metro region, he has worked with the DCPA, The Arvada Center, Shakespeare in the Wild, Miners Alley Playhouse, The Catamounts, & Theatre SilCo. BFA Wright State University. @bardgeek

Myles (he/him) is ecstatic to be part of the cast of Romeo and Juliet to tell an age old story about love, tragedy, and most importantly swords! Myles recently graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Psychology! Some of his recent works include being in the ensemble of Bright Star (Candlelight), playing The Mining Official/Rex in We’re Still Here (Empathy Theatre Project), being in the ensemble of Miracle on 34th Street (Town Hall Arts Center), being in the ensemble of Disney’s High School Musical (Candlelight), and playing Booker T. Washington in Ragtime (MSU Denver). Other works include: In The Heights (Vintage Theatre), Chasing Breadcrumbs (Local Theatre Company), The Prom (Town Hall Arts Center), Footloose (MSU Denver), Bright Star (MSU Denver), Xanadu (MSU Denver). Myles was born and raised in Denver, and when he’s not doing theatre, he works as a barista at Starbucks or you can find him playing the latest video games. He would like to thank his friends, family, and teachers for their overwhelming support and love!

Michelle Davis (she/her) has been playing the violin since she was 7 years old.  She studied with Sally Thomas and Ann Setzer at the Juilliard Pre College program as a youth.  During high school, she worked with Linda Cerone and David Updegraff through the Cleveland Institute of Music's Young Artist Program.  For college, she worked with Paul Kantor at the University of Michigan to achieve a Bachelors degree in violin performance, then stayed at U of M for a dual Masters Degree in violin performance and chamber music while studying with Andrew Jennings.  Michelle also receieved a Certificate of Suzuki Pedagogy from the University of Denver.  She has played professionally for more than twenty years.  She has the pleasure of performing locally as a member of the Opera Colorado Orchestra, and as a substitute musician in the Colorado Ballet Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra.  Her favorite experiences as a violinist have been when she has the opportunity to play chamber music with her friends, who are talented and wonderful to work with.  After a few years away from private teaching to focus on her own children, she is once again accepting students for private violin lessons.  Performing with Shakespeare in the Wild has been an incredible experience, and she hopes to continue to explore the world of theater and live music in the future.

Leah (she/her) is a director, experience designer, and actor from Denver, Colorado. She graduated with a BFA in Acting from Nebraska Wesleyan University, recent credits include acting in White Rabbit, Red Rabit with Denver Theater Ensemble, Co-Writing Producing and Directing Inheritance Kitchen, Assistant Directing with the Catamounts for their shows Impossible Things and After the End, Experience Design for Creative Endeavor's Reunion 85' Tour, and acting/costume designing for Shakespeare in the Wild. 

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Her biggest passion, however, is creating immersive/interactive theater; she produced & directed an immersive Christmas Carol with Four Mile Historic Parks, has been a fellow with Odyssey Works, directed two pieces for the Denver Fringe Festival, each winning “Most Immersive” in their consecutive years. Most recently Opia House won the Audience Choice and Grand Prize at the inaugural Denver Immersive Invitational. 

Shakes in the Wild is a passion and she is thrilled to be joining them again as a costume designer, and can't wait for you to see this show! 

Kaylee Giese (she/her) is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work on Romeo and Juliet with Shakespeare in the Wild this summer. She is a recent high school graduate with plans to attend Colorado State University in the fall to study child development. While she won’t be studying theater, she plans to continue to keep theater in her life as an aspiring stage manager. She hopes she can continue to share the joy theater brings her with others. When she’s not doing theater, you can find Kaylee playing her viola, or with her pets, family, and friends. She would like to thank her family and countless others for their support!

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