Amanda Abright (Brother Watchtower, Citizen, Warrior, Worthy, Guard)

Amanda Abright is so excited to be joining another Haven Arts production! Favorite past shows include CHICAGO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THE 39 STEPS, ARSENIC & OLD LACE, DORIAN GRAY, TARTUFFE, THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS, HENRY V, AS YOU LIKE IT, CYMBELINE, THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, and TWELFTH NIGHT. When she’s not in a show with Haven Arts, Amanda helps manage her original murder mystery show (tickets available at pointsnorththeatre.org) and closes transactions at Texas American Title. Amanda would like to thank her wonderful husband John for his patience and support during rehearsals and always.

Amy K Barnes (Artistic Director, Lighting Design and op)

Amy is a local professional Actress, Director and Choreographer. Recent acting credits include Duchess Theodosia in The Lady Demands Satisfaction (Haven Arts Theatre), Ghost in Don Giovanni (Houston Grand Opera), and Vixen in Tooth and Tail (Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre). She is the resident Choreographer of the Texas Renaissance Festival. She sends all her love to her husband and two kiddos.

Jo Coccimiglio (Brother Fingers, Citizen, Warrior, Worthy, Guard)

Jo is looking forward to working with Haven Arts Theatre on Guards, Guards – as Terry Pratchett is a favorite of hers.
Jo has performed all over the country, from New Jersey to Hawaii.  She has been active in Houston area theatre since 2019.   Some of her favorite roles include her most recent performance as Puck – Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as  Chorus – Henry V, Lady Macbeth – Macbeth, Kate – Taming of the Shrew, and Big Bad Wolf – Fairy Tale Christmas Carol  with Points North Theatre; Charles Dickens (and various others) – Dickens Abridged, Sir Toby Belch – Twelfth Night,  Jaques – As You Like It, and Monsieur Bouc – Murder on the Orient Express with Haven Arts Theatre; as well as various productions with Precinct 4, Playhouse 1960 and Old West Melodrama.
She would especially like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.   She could not fully do this without them.

Keegan Ferguson (Carrot)

Keegan is thrilled to once again step upon the stage for Haven Arts Theatre. Two years after his first ever stage performance. He couldn’t be more grateful to work with familiar and friendly faces. Guards Guards! Has been a joy to bring to life. Going on ten years as a Royal Guard to TRFs performance company. H couldn’t be more excited to say: It’s time for more guard stuff!

Shawn Havranek (Captain Vimes)

Shawn Havranek lives a rich fantasy life. His worlds of whimsy have recently included Paul Sheldon in Misery, Victor from Private Lives, and Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof – where he imagined he could sing and dance!. He has shared flights of fancy with Haven Arts in the past as Malvolio in Twelfth Night and a kaleidoscope of characters in Dickens, Abridged! He ardently hopes that his current state of delusion at last proves he has action hero / romantic lead chops, or is at least mildly entertaining to society at large.

Shawn is also directing Haven Arts Theatre’s next production of A Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare.

Isaac Kreisman (Sgt Colon)

Isaac is excited to make his debut with Haven Arts in his first professional theater production. He discovered his love for performing through theater class with Mr. Barnes. In his school debut he played several featured roles in the play Channeling Grimm, including Prince Charming, Lord Dunn, and Prince Pompous. He enjoys bringing characters to life on stage. When he’s not on the stage, Isaac loves playing soccer and spending Friday nights with his family watching movies and playing board games. He can also be found spending countless hours perfecting his accents and improving his dancing skills, AKA the worm and moonwalk. He would like to thank his family for their encouragement and hopes to continue performing in future shows.

Lise Morrow (Brother Dunnykin, Van Pew, Bunting Carrier, Archchancellor)

Lise Morrow encourages you to invest in high-quality magical amulets. Past roles have included: Demetrius in Points North Theatre’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Toby Belch in Zoom Shakespeare Productions’ TWELFTH NIGHT, Hamlet in Points North’s HAMLET, Cloten in Haven Arts’ CYMBELINE, Tranio in Points North’s TAMING OF THE SHREW, and Alice Hemynges in THE BOOK OF WILL at Theatre Southwest. 

Ricky Rojas (Corporal Nobbs, Brother Plasterer)

Ricky is back on stage by the grace of Texas bail bond services, several exhausted public defenders, and a clerical error that technically allows him to be with us for the run. He is deeply honored to portray Cpl. Nobbs, a man whose relationship with the law is… aspirational.

Outside the theater, Ricky is an artist at heart and an entrepreneur in waiting. He hopes to relaunch his Etsy shop specializing in decorative carved soaps and license plate sculptures, as soon as the courts reinstate his internet privileges.

Ricky hopes tonight’s performance moves you emotionally, spiritually, and possibly financially. Contributions to his commissary may be accepted pending his mid-April conviction. Please clap. Stay tuned.

lo-fi puppets + stuff is the result of the artistic partnership of Greg Cote and Alli Villines. As Main Maker of Stuff + Nonsense and Executive Whimsist respectively they create a great many pieces of home made short form puppetry. Their #1 goal is to make cool stuff with fool folks; at home and abroad.

‘It is an heretic that makes the fire, not she which burns in’t’ – William Shakespeare (Winter’s Tale)

Even in the darkest of winters, redemption may be found.

Unjustly accused of infidelity, Hermione is rejected by her jealous husband, brutally separated from her daughter and her young son dies. Years later, fate offers reconciliation in the most magical of circumstances.

An enigmatic story of love, loss and rebirth. Directed by Shawn Havranek.

Performances April 11, 12, 18, 19 at Mercer Botanical Gardens

Auditions for A Winter’s Tale will be on February 15th and 16th.