Hannah Geisz fell in love with Shakespeare when this very education tour came to her elementary school. She is beyond thrilled to be working with a company so close to her heart, and would like to thank the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis for inspiring her and now including her in their mission. Past Credits Include: My Fair Lady (Ensemble), Our Town (Rebecca Gibbs), and Mary Poppins (Ensemble) with Ozark Actors Theatre. King Lear (Cordelia) with Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 8-week Performance Intensive in London. Into the Woods (Sleeping Beauty/Teen Ensemble) with The MUNY in St. Louis.

Britteny Henry is very excited to be back on tour with SFSTL! Britteny is an actress and director well known to the STL theatre community. She was most recently seen on stage this past summer at Ozark Actors Theatre in King Lear (Goneril), and shortly before that she was director for the new Independent Theater Company (Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls…), for which she is also the Artistic Director. Britteny has also toured with Metro Theatre Company as Mom in New Kid (2016), and most recently with Delta Dental’s Land of Smiles, visiting schools all over MO teaching kids the importance of brushing & flossing. Hi Mom!

Mary Heyl is a St. Louis native and has fond memories of seeing the SFSTL Education Tour’s production of The Tempest at her school when she was little. She is so grateful to be passing on her love of theatre with this production. She is a proud cast member of Comedy Sportz STL and production assistant for Theatre Unlimited at the Jewish Community Center. Some favorite roles include Cassio in Othello (Festival 56), Marmee in Little Women (Festival 56), and Brutus in Julius Caesar (Millikin University). Mary would like to thank Tom and Adam for this opportunity and God for the ability.

Keating is a theatre artist in St. Louis. Keating is the Co-Artistic Director of Poor Monsters and the Communications Director at ERA. They are so excited to be back at SFSTL after performing in Love’s Labors Lost in the park this past summer, and Into The Breeches in 2018. Recently, they appeared in Whammy (YoungLiars) and Well (Mustard Seed Theatre). Keating created and directed Classic Mystery Game (SATE) and Or What You Will, The Third (Poor Monsters). Much love to Janet and Freddie!

Halli Pattison is thrilled to be performing with Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. A recent graduate from Saint Louis University, some of her favorite roles include Eurydice (Eurydice), Célimène (The Misanthrope), and Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest).

Jenni Ryan* was last seen as Olympe de Gouges in The Revolutionists. Other favorite roles include M’Lynn (Steel Magnolias); Jen (John and Jen); Charlotte (Moon Over Buffalo); Sarah Daniels (Spinning into Butter); Shelby (The Spitfire Grill); Sarah (Time Stands Still); Faye (Chapter Two); Tessie Tura (Gypsy); Rosemary (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying); Alex (On the Verge, or The Geography of Yearning); Ilona (She Loves Me); and Gloria (Grace & Glorie), which earned her a Kevin Kline Award. Member, AEA. Jenni is thrilled to be here to share some “Will” power.