Meet the Cast: The Greenshow

The Festival is excited to announce the cast of this year’s Greenshow. Enjoy returning actors as well as new ones debuting this season. They will put on a lively complimentary 30-minute show starting at 7:10 p.m. every Monday through Saturday during the summer. Starting June 17 and running through September 7, this family-friendly outdoor entertainment presents singing, dancing, stories, music, and audience participation.

Britannia Howe returns to write and direct The Greenshow once again, having headed it in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. This season, there will be four different versions: Royals Greenshow (same nights as Henry VIII), Folk Festival Greenshow (same nights as The Winter’s Tale), Commedia Greenshow (same nights as The Taming of the Shrew), and four special performances from the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah on July 8 and 23, August 7 and 29.

Held on the Ashton Family Greenshow Commons, the show is free and open to the public. It is the perfect way to enjoy a taste of the Festival, or to get even more excited before an evening production. We can’t wait to see you there!

The cast is as follows:

Ashley Aquino is returning to the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing. Previous roles at the Festival include Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Featured Performer in The Greenshow. Other roles include Lucy in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Frenchie in Cabaret, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more at Southern Utah University. Aquino received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Southern Utah University.

Zac Barnaby is debuting at the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Lord/Mariner/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale. Other credits include Jason in Falsettos, Snoopy in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Ricky Potts in Ride the Cyclone, and more at Southern Utah University. Barnaby is currently studying musical theatre at Southern Utah University and appears courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program.

Gracelyn Erickson is also debuting at the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Mopsa/Lady in The Winter’s Tale. Acting credits include Jane Doe in Ride the Cyclone and Shelby in The Prom at Southern Utah University. Other credits include the short film Cleo. Erickson is currently studying musical theater at Southern Utah University and is appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program.

Rockwell MacGillivray debuts this season at the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Lord/Bear Puppeteer/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale. Acting credits include Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret, Noel Gruber in Ride the Cyclone, and Trent Oliver in The Prom at Southern Utah University. Awards include first place in the Musical Theater Competitions of America and 2018 and 2021 winner in the Newcomer Swing National Ballroom Championship. MacGillivray is currently attending Southern Utah University and is appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program.

Matthew Wangemann is returning to the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Attendant/Oatcake/Candle Bearer in Much Ado About Nothing. Previous roles at the Festival included those in last year’s productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and The Greenshow. Off-Broadway productions include Pinkalicious: The Musical. Other roles include those at Alliance Theatre, Pickleville Playhouse, Hale Center Theater Orem, and more. Wangemann was in multiple productions at Southern Utah University, where he also received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre.

Emily Wheeler is debuting at the Festival as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow and Lady/Bear Puppeteer/Shepherdess in The Winter’s Tale. Acting credits include Ocean in Ride the Cyclone and Angie in The Prom at Southern Utah University. She received the Larry Lott Scholarship Award for Best Actor in an Ensemble Scene in 2021. Wheeler is studying musical theater at Southern Utah University. She is appearing courtesy of the Southern Utah University Fellowship Program.

It’s not too early to purchase tickets! The play lineup for the 63rd season includes Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, The Winter’s Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing, along with the hilarious The 39 Steps, the moving Silent Sky, and the inspirational The Mountaintop.