Suki Peters has directed for numerous professional companies including The Met (in Los Angeles), The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Riverside Shakespeare, St. Louis Shakespeare, West End Players, and Midnight Theatre Company. Previously directed productions include: It Is Magic (Midnight Theatre Company), Richard III, Macbeth, and The Liar (St. Louis Shakespeare), The Hothouse (West End Players), The Birthday Party (Albion Theatre), various parodies of Gremlins, The Thing, and Clash of the Titans (Cherokee Street Theatre), and Cannibal! The Musical – LIVE! (for which she received national acclaim and a “Best of” award from the RFT).  Winner of the St. Louis Mastermind Award for Outstanding Contributions to Theatre in STL, Suki currently serves as the Artistic Director of Cherokee Street Theatre and the Associate Artistic Director of Albion Theatre. Formerly, she was the Artistic Director of St. Louis Shakespeare and Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre.

Laura Skroska is excited to return to TourCo for the sixth time. In addition to freelance scenic and props design, Laura is the Technical Director for New Jewish Theatre. Recent and upcoming scenic design credits include Turn of the Screw and Don Pasquale at Union Avenue Opera and Metro Theatre Company’s Maddi’s Fridge. Laura is the Props Master for Winter Opera St. Louis and Gateway Center for Performing Arts. In addition to theatre, Laura works with Tech 12, producing virtual and hybrid events around the world. Laura studied technical theatre at Northwestern University and SIU-Edwardsville and received an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. Much love to Phil and Ted, who make this work possible.

Kayla Lindsay originally began her theatre career in Florida as a director and costume designer. Since she moved to St. Louis, her costuming work has been seen with multiple theatre companies throughout the city, most recently including Cherokee Street Theater Co. and STAGES. She is currently pursuing her MFA, specializing in directing and intimacy choreography. You can see more of her work and upcoming projects at kaylareneelindsay.com. 

Erik Kuhn has been technical director, designer, carpenter, electrician, fight director, stage combat instructor, and/or actor on projects with professional companies and educational institutions all across St. Louis. Recent credits include Lighting & Set Designer on PPA’s “The Golden Record,” Set Designer & Technical Director for Albion Theatre’s Absent Friends, & teaching with Dueling Arts International in Denver, CO with whom he is a rising Full Instructor and Advanced Theatrical Combatant.

Rae Davis is a creative and KC native that migrated to St. Louis after getting her Bachelor’s in Theatre at MU. Her love for storytelling has allowed her opportunities to act on stage and in film and appreciates every opportunity to perform.

Michelle Hand is so happy to be back with the folks at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, having previously appeared in their productions of Blow, Winds Blow and Into the Breeches, where she received the St. Louis Theater Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. More recent stage appearances include Heidi in What the Constitution Means to Me at Max & Louie Productions, Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis and Deb in It is Magic for The Midnight Company. (St. Louis Theater Circle Award Nomination). Many thanks to Suki for another delightful opportunity to play, to Dave, Baz and Matt for their love and to this great community of St. Louis actors and designers who have given so much to me and to our city these past 23 years.

Mitchell Henry-Eagles is delighted to make his premiere with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. Originally from Iowa, Mitchell came to St Louis to attend Washington University and has called the city home since. He has worked with many local theater companies in that time, most recently appearing in a remount of The Residents of Craigslist – a play composed entirely of St. Louis-area Craigslist posts – produced by Equally Represented Arts. Other recent credits include Hand to God (St Louis Actor’s Studio) and The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee Williams Festival STL). He sends many thanks to his bus drivers for getting him around, to you for seeing live theatre, and to his spouse for all the support in the world. mitchellhenryeagles.net

Joel Moses is an actor and teaching artist living happily in St. Louis since 2019. He is honored to be performing for St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, where he recently appeared in the 2023 Confluence Writers Project reading of e.k. doolin’s play, Titania and Oberon’s Epic (therapy) Road Trip. Joel is a multiple St. Louis Theater Circle Award recipient for his work in Bronte Sister House Party (SATE), and The Christians (West End Players). Most recently, he appeared in Murder on the Orient Express at St. Louis Repertory Theatre and has also worked locally with the New Jewish Theatre and St. Louis Actors’ Studio. Other regional credits include First Folio Theatre, 16th Street Theater, Theatre Y, and several seasons with the Organic Theater Company in Chicago. He received his MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University, and studied abroad at the Moscow Art Theatre.

Christina Yancy is originally from Alabama. She received her B.F.A. Acting Degree from the University of Montevallo. During the day, Christina works at The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, serving as the company’s Development Associate. Christina has been featured in numerous Black Rep productions, including Behind the Sheet, Home, Spell #7, Sweat (u/s), Freedom Songs, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, and Stamping, Shouting, Singing Home. Her other credits include the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s 2021 production of King Lear and the 2022 touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  She has worked as a guest artist in Washington University in St. Louis’ 2019 production of For Colored Girls …, and the 2021 virtual streaming production of Remember… That Time Before The Last Time. Most recently, Christina performed as a member of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ 2022-2023 Imaginary Theatre Company. 

Carl Overly, Jr is thrilled to be returning to St. Louis Shakespeare Festival after previously appearing in the park in Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear. He has appeared on many local stages, including The Black Rep (Torn Asunder and Two Trains Running) Metro Theater Company (Ghost, Bud, Not Buddy, And in this Corner Cassius Clay) COCA (Billy Elliot), ERA (Trash Macbeth, Snow White, R&J: Don’t Drink the Milk, SATE (Of Mice and Men, Bachelorette First Impressions) Midnight Theater Company (It is Magic), Upstream Theater (Return of the BedBug), Mustard Seed (Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Luchadora!, Well), West End Players (Boom Town, Arcadia, Oedipus Apparatus) Tesseract Theater (Adverse Effects) and recently appeared at the Nebraska Rep in Death of a Salesman. Directing credits include The MotherFu**er with the Hat ( RS Theatrics), Anansi the Spider (The Black Rep Touring Company), Clue, The Musical (Saint Louis University) and Assistant Director for We Are the Levisons (New Jewish Theater). He was a part of 2018 Theater Communication Group (TCG) Rising Leaders of Color. He is a teaching artist with Prison Performing Arts, COCA, CollabARTive. Carl is the winner of 5 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards. Carl is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association.