The Festival Announces the Cast of The Greenshow
A beloved tradition and free gift to our community, The Greenshow is the heart of the Festival Experience, bringing laughter, music, dance, and storytelling to life on summer evenings for thousands of our guests. We’re thrilled to share the cast of our evening pre-show performing company, who will be directed and choreographed by returning artist Trey Plutnicki. He is a familiar face at the Festival, having choreographed the past two years of The Greenshow following two successful seasons as a performer.
“The Greenshow has always been about welcoming audiences to the Utah Shakespeare Festival,” says Plutnicki. “This year, we have three brand-new themed Greenshows coming to the lawn: Stratford Night, Celtic Night, and Americana Night. I love coming to the Festival for The Greenshow, creating three original works that can only be performed in Cedar City, and dancing on the lawn with the community.”
Helping create the wonderful Greenshow productions with Plutnicki are Writer Britannia Howe, Scenic Designer Ben Hohman, Costume Designer Diana Girtain, Music Director Brandon Grayson, Voice/Speech/Text Coach Steven Eng, Fight Director/Intimacy Director Caitlyn Herzlinger, and Stage Manager Grace Porter.
Both new and returning actors make up this cast, which is as follows:
Kyleen Doman is new to the Festival and is a Featured Performer in The Greenshow. She is currently pursuing a BFA in acting at Southern Utah University and will appear this season courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program, a partnership between SUU’s Theatre Department and the Festival. She has performed roles in The Three Sisters, Julius Caesar, and The Prom.
Luke Elison is also appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program and is pursuing a BFA in musical theatre at SUU, where he recently played Pippin in Pippin and roles in Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play and The Secret Garden. Debuting at the Festival, his roles this season include being a Featured Performer in The Greenshow.
Ivy Robbins is new to the Festival and is a Featured Performer in The Greenshow. She has been in Pippin; Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play; Sweet Charity; and The Secret Garden, all at Southern Utah University, where she is currently pursuing a theatre degree. She is appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program.
Veronique Robledo makes her Festival debut as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow. She has performed in Sweet Charity, Pippin, and The Secret Garden at Southern Utah University. She has also worked at The New Play Lab at Kayenta Center for the Arts. She is a current musical theatre major and is appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program.
Ty Saunders is also a Southern Utah University musical theatre major, appearing courtesy of the SUU Fellowship Program for the first time at the Festival, and will be seen as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow. His work at SUU include Mr. Burns in Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play and various other roles in Pippin, Cloud 9, and Black Comedy.
Matthew Wangemann returns for his third season, as a Featured Performer in The Greenshow. Previously at the Festival he was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Greenshow in 2023 and 2024. He has performed Off-Broadway at the Vital Theatre Company, as well as at Alliance Theatre, Shakespeare in the Woods, Hale Center Theatre, and Pickleville Playhouse. He earned a BFA in musical theater from SUU.
Celebrating its 65th season from June 18 through October 3, the Festival offers main stage tickets online at bard.org or via 800-PLAYTIX. Please note that while the season continues into October, the free, public performances of The Greenshow conclude on September 5.
