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Jess Akin is beginning his 3rd year M.F.A. candidacy at UMKC. He received a B.A. in performance Magna Cum Laude with honors in major from the University of Houston. He cannot describe how much it means to him to be studying what makes us all human. His recent performances include the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s productions of Romeo and Juliet and Othello, the Coterie Theatre’s In Spite of Thunder: The Macbeth Project, as well as numerous UMKC productions including Noises Off, The Country Wife, and Twelfth Night. In the UMKC Theatre production of Tartuffe, Jess plays Cléante.
Patrick Du Laney is delighted to return to the UMKC M.F.A. acting program for his final year! A Native of Arizona, Patrick's university credits include the title role in Tartuffe, Pinchwife in The Country Wife, Garry in Present Laughter, and DJ in the World Premiere of The Secret Lives of Losers. Local credits include Jud in Oklahoma! for New Theatre Restaurant, Brendan in The Lieutenant of Inishmore for Unicorn Theatre, and Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire for Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre. Proud new member of Actor's Equity!
Todd Carlton Lanker is a 3rd-year graduate student at UMKC. Previous UMKC production credits include The Cure at Troy (Neoptolemus), Quindaro (John Brown), Goodnight Children Everywhere (Peter), Noises Off (Garry Lejeune), and The Heidi Chronicles (Scoop Rosenbaum). For the last two summers, he has worked with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in Othello (Roderigo) and Romeo and Juliet (Paris).
Anthony Vaughn Merchant is a recent graduate of CSU Stanislaus, where he received his Bachelor’s degree with an acting concentration. He is entering his 3rd year at UMKC. Anthony has performed in a number of shows including Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and The Heidi Chronicles. He played Harry Horner in The Country Wife. He has also performed in Fool for Love, The Mikado, and Extremities and sang with Carol Channing in her Salute to the Arts. He is a member of the Makeshift Militia and was last seen in Kyle Hatley’s Watering the Grave. Jason Reynolds is a 3rd-year graduate acting student at UMKC. He received his B.F.A. in Acting/Directing from The University of Houston, School of Theatre. Past UMKC productions include: The Country Wife, Quindaro, Noises Off!, Twelfth Night, The Secret Lives of Losers, The Merchant of Venice, and Orgon in Tartuffe. He is also a Resident Teaching Artist at the Coterie Theatre where he teaches clown and acting classes. Previous acting credits include HASF: Romeo & Juliet. The Strand Theatre: Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Houston Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet, As You Like It. Houston Children’s Theatre Festival: Snow White, The Wolf and the Foolish Little Kids, The Princess and the Pea.
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