Courtney Bailey is a St. Louis based actor and writer. She feels privileged to be a part of Othello with the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. A proud member of the St. Louis theatre community, Courtney has also worked with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (Imaginary Theatre Co.), SATE Ensemble Theatre (Of Mice and Men, Doctor Faustus, Aphra Behn Festival), Mustard Seed Theatre (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot), Theatre Nuevo (Fefu and her Friends), and the New Jewish Theatre (District Merchants). www.courtney-bailey.com

Charlie Barron is honored to be a part of this amazing cast, and to work with the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival again. A St. Louis native, he has been acting professionally for over 20 years. His favorite Shakespeare roles include Richard III (Richard III), Mercutio (Romeo & Juliet), Cassius (Julius Ceasar) and now Iago. Enjoy the show!!

Ricki Franklin is a St. Louis native who is ecstatic to be making her St. Louis Shakespeare Festival TourCo debut. She feels so blessed to have this opportunity.  Some of her favorite actor credits include Comb Your Hair (Ensemble Member), The Liar (Lucrece), Honeymoon in Vegas (Buddy Rocky), and This Random World (Bernadette). She’s so absolutely grateful to her parents for their support and love.

Hannah Geisz is a direct product of St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s education tour. Growing up seeing both elementary school and Forest Park performances, Hannah’s attachment to the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival came full-circle in early 2020 while performing as Innogen in Cymbeline. Previous Credits Include My Fair Lady (Ozark Actors Theatre), Sister Act (Millikin University), King Lear (London Shakespeare’s Globe Performance Intensive), Into the Woods (The Muny) and As You Like It (Albert Taylor Theatre). 1 Cor. 1:31

Jason J. Little is thrilled to be joining Othello touring production this year. Jason performed in the regional premiere of  Shakespeare’s lost play “Cardenio” back in 2017 with  The St. Louis Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare in the Streets “Love at the Rivers Edge” in 2019. Some of his other previous performance’s consists of The Meeting where he portrays Malcolm X (Jpek Theater Company), A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre), To Kill a Mockingbird (The Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Camwood on the Leaves (a show overseas in the Bermuda islands) and many other shows around St. Louis and out of town. Jason would like to thank his family for allowing him to use his gift to tell stories around the world.

Adam is an actor, director, producer and educator based in St. Louis for over a decade. He holds an MFA in directing from Baylor University, and a BFA and teaching certification from Fontbonne University. As an actor, he has performed with over a dozen local professional companies including the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis as part of the Shakespeare in the Streets program in both New World and Blow, Winds. As a founding resident artist of Mustard Seed Theatre he worked in many capacities including helping produce and direct “Bosnian American: The Dance for Life,” a community-engaged project with the Bosnian community of St. Louis. In 2015, Flores acted as a local line producer for the “Every 28 Hour Plays” a collaboration with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the One-Minute Play Festival, and the St. Louis community in response to the Ferguson movement. He began as a theatre educator teaching in the Parkway School district. Later he was Assistant Professor of Theatre at Fontbonne University. He recently also was lead Teaching Artist for the Festival’s Shake 101 teaching residency for the past two years.

Vanessa is a Costume Designer and Stage Manager, currently based in St. Louis. As a Costume Designer, her credits in 2019 include the Mountain Playhouse and Webster University’s production of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Recently, she worked at Opera Theatre St. Louis as a Costume Shop Assistant in 2021. She is also a 2019 graduate with a B.F.A. in Stage Management at Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Emily Clinger has been Tour Manager since 2011, and is thrilled to return to peddling Shakespeare throughout the region! Other Stage Management credits include New Jewish Theatre, Upstream Theatre, The Playhouse at Westport, Arrow Rock Lyceum, The Old Creamery Theatre (Amana, IA,) Charleston Stage (Charleston, SC,) Triad Stage (Greensboro, NC,) and Heritage Repertory Theater (Charlottesville, VA.) Emily is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia; Wahoowa! You can follow her ridiculously handsome cat Wadsworth on Instagram @SirWadsworthSTL.

Erik Kuhn is an actor, designer, technician, & stage combat professional. A member of the Society of American Fight Directors & Dueling Arts International, he serves as an Associate Instructor with DAI where he also achieved the rank of Advanced Theatrical Combatant. Across his multiple disciplines, he has worked on over 90 productions & workshops with professional companies & educational institutions.

Laura Skroska is excited to be returning for her fourth Tour production and her second as Scenic and Props Designer.  In addition to work with TourCo, Laura is the Technical Director for New Jewish Theatre and Props Master for Shakespeare in the Park, Winter Opera St. Louis, and Gateway Center for Performing Arts. Laura received her MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University and a BS in Theatre and Dance from SIUE.  She lives in St. Louis with her husband, Philip, and their two rabbits, Theodore and Oscar.