Cast

JILL CROMWELL

Duperret/A Legislator
wardrobe supervisor

Jill (they/them) is a Raleigh based makeup artist and performer. They last designed for William Peace University’s Dracula, and WTF’s Freakshow! This has been a truly inspiring project, and they hope to continue contributing to local productions in the future!

JENNIFER DALY

Dr. Coulmier

Jennifer (she/her) has been performing on stage since age 10 and was last seen in a short film The Casserole Brigade. She was the Drama club president in high school and awarded the “Most Promising Theatre Student.” A few years ago, she found directing elementary students in junior musicals a very rewarding experience, not unlike directing patients in an insane asylum.

RYLEE DAVIS

The Nurse
dance captain

Rylee (she/her) has been involved with the performing arts ever since she was a child and she develops that passion as frequently as possible. Her favorite roles include Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods, Christine in The Strawberry Girl, and Gladys Gutzman in Junie B. Jones the Musical. She hopes the audience enjoys the show and comes away inspired and fulfilled!

JESSICA FLEMMING

Kokol, Rossignol, Marat’s Mother, A Scientist, Antoine Lavoisier, A Legislator
associate music director

Jessica (she/her) is an actor, singer, stage manager, and theatre educator. She received her BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan-Flint and has 15+ years of professional experience. Over the last year, Jessica has worked with Curious Theatre Collective, Bulldog Theater Ensemble, Bare Theatre, Burning Coal Theatre Company, Blk Girls Luv The Bard, Artist’s Soapbox, Women’s Theatre Festival, and Brave New Classics.

KATIE JUDGE

Cucurucu, Marat’s Father, A Newly Rich, A Legislator
production manager, production designer, graphic designer

Katie (she/her) is an actor, production manager, content creator, and producer in North Carolina. She has worked in multiple cities across the U.S. and has been fortunate to be able to help create both in-person and virtual productions over the last decade.

SIMON KAPLAN

The Marquis de Sade

Simon (he/him), after working as a professional actor in Australia and Europe for most of the 1980s–with steadily decreasing amounts of employment and fulfillment–took a 25-year hiatus from the theatre. Since dipping his toe back into acting five years ago, he has been busy. He is very happy to be back on a live stage after a weird year.

DOUGLAS KAPP

The Herald, A Legislator

Douglas (he/him) is thrilled to be back on the stage. Recently, he was seen in Bare Theatre’s The Trojan Women as Menelaus, in The Justice Theater Project’s Inherit The Wind as Elijah, and in Raleigh Little Theatre’s Pippin as Charlemagne. He previously appeared as Dogberry in Raleigh Little Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing, as Jacob in Cary Players’ Joseph And The Amazing  Technicolor Dreamcoat, and in Bare Theatre’s Richard III and Romeo and Juliet. Some of his favorite appearances were in Holy Ghosts, Urinetown: The Musical, and Fools. He recently appeared in the short film Casserole Brigade. Douglas performed with The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped, NYC as featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes. Douglas received his B.A. in Theatre from UNC Greensboro.

RACHEL POTTERN NUNN

Simonne Evrard, Voltaire, A Legislator
fight captain, health & safety team leader

Rachel (she/her) is a multidisciplinary theatremaker from Raleigh, NC. She earned two B.A. degrees from William Peace University and is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in Arts Leadership at Virginia Tech. She has worked extensively with Triangle area theatres as a performer, director, designer, and administrator, including Bare Theatre, Raleigh Little Theatre, Honest Pint, Women’s Theatre Festival, and more.

ROSEMARY RICHARDS

Charlotte Corday, A Military Representative, A Legislator

Rosemary (she/her) is honored to be returning to the Triangle stage, once again as Charlotte Corday. She graduated as valedictorian from William Peace University with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre in 2017 and is currently attaining her Master of Letters degree in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. WPU: The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Olivia in Twelfth Night. MBU: Lady Anne in Richard III, the Surgeon in The Sea Voyage. Other credits: Boy in Cape Fear Regional Theatre’s Henry V, Isabella in Raleigh Little Theatre’s Measure for Measure, Cassandra in Bare Theatre’s The Trojan Women. She would like to give thanks to her family, friends, and fellow pets (Ghost and Greywind) for all of their love and support.

AL RIGGS

Polpoch, A Legislator
composer, music director

Al (they/them) is a professional singer-songwriter based in Durham, NC. As well as operating Horse Complex Records, they have performed at large-scale festivals, recorded with popular musicians nation-wide, toured nationally with The Mountain Goats, and appeared on numerous podcasts under both their own name and VAXXERS and Criswell Brushes. Al served as musical director, arranger, and lead guitarist for Seed Art Share’s 2018 production of The Miracle Worker. This is their first full theatrical score.

GERMÔNA SHARP

Jacques Roux, Marat’s Schoolmaster, A Legislator

Germôna (she/her) is a vocalist, actress and writer originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and currently resides in Raleigh, NC. She has appeared in many film and theatre productions around the area including Blood Done Sign My Name, Sister Act: The Musical, Caroline, or Change, Until The Flood and many more.

NATALIE “NAT” SHERWOOD

Jean-Paul Marat, A Tumbrel Driver

Natalie (they/them) is a scientist, creative, and renowned goofball. After graduating from NC State University with a B.S. in polymer & color chemistry and minors in chemical engineering and theatre, they spent the summer of 2019 studying with Atlantic Acting School in NYC. They also work with Theater Delta, a Triangle area interactive performance group educating in social consciousness and equity. Nat performs in memory of their late Momma Bear.