Martin Buchanan has appeared in HASF productions in the park including Shakespeare in Love, Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, and Macbeth. He has been seen on many stages in Kansas City including KC Rep, the Coterie Theatre, Late Night Theatre and New Theatre where he also was Assistant Director for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Martin has worked regionally at theatres in Houston, Seattle, and Colorado and internationally at theatre festivals across Canada and at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival in Scotland. Martin is married to local Costume Designer Georgianna Londré Buchanan and they are the proud parents of their son Felix.

Kendra Keller is thrilled to be returning to Southmoreland Park this summer. Previous Heart of America Shakespeare Festival work includes Hamlet and Merchant of Venice (at The White Theatre and JCCC), as well as educational programs Romeo & Juliet to Go and Heroes & Villains.

Kendra also recently had the pleasure of playing Titania in The White Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, honoring Shakespeare Festival founder Marilyn Strauss.

Ellen Kirk has appeared in the previous Heart of America Shakespeare Festival productions Shakespeare in Love and Much Ado About Nothing. Other local credits include: The Humans with the Unicorn Theatre, And Then There Were None with Kansas City Actors Theatre, Milking Christmas, The Ballad of Lefty and Crabbe, and Shearwater at The Living Room Theatre. Ellen has also done a variety of commercial and voiceover work, thanks to Stacey at Moxie Talent Agency.

Jerry Mañan is a recent graduate from Avila University where he earned degrees in both Acting and Film & Digital Media. Since graduation Jerry has worked with such theatres as Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, New Theatre, KC Public Theatre, Forge Repertory Theatre, and The Omnivores, along with being a part of Kansas City’s Fringe Festival the last two years.

As always, he would like to thank his friends and family for their constant support, and the countless mentors that have helped him and continue to help him along the way.

Deanna Mazdra is so very excited to be a part of this bit of digital Christmas magic. Before the pandemic, Deanna was last seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Sidonie Garrett at The J! She has been seen around town at The Coterie, Kansas City Public Theatre, and Spinning Tree Theatre, or out of town at Maples Repertory Theatre and Creede Repertory Theatre. Nowadays, Deanna spends her time snuggling up to her two pups and her husband when she is not making masks for her Etsy shop named after said pups: QuinnAndIvyShop! Follow along on Instagram @dmazdra.

Terry O’Reagan is proud to return for this delightful adaptation after a long absence from performing. Wishing us all a Merry Christmas, and a happy, hopeful New Year!

Kristopher Stoker holds a master’s degree in acting from the University of Arkansas and studied improv at The UCB Training Center in NY. He’s been a performer, director, and educator with KC Rep, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, KC Improv Company, Kansas City Actors Theatre, The Coterie, Pembroke Hill Upper School, Trike Theatre, Park University, Avila University, TheatreSquared, and ArkansasStaged (founding member). Stage credits include A Christmas Carol (KC Rep); Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, The Tempest  (Heart of America Shakespeare); Revolutionary Zoom (online performance), The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe (The Living Room Theatre); An Ideal Husband, Othello, Hamlet, Timon of Athens, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Seagull, Twelfth Night (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); The Spiritualist, The 39 Steps, Noises Off, and It’s a Wonderful Life, My Father’s War (Theatresquared); White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Love Song, Gertrude Stein Plays Paris, and Picasso At The Lapin Agile (ArkansasStaged). Kristopher feels lucky to be able to act alongside his son and serve as production editor in this digital theatre piece.

R.H. Wilhoit is happy to be back with Heart of America Shakespeare Festival this winter! He is a Kansas City actor, most recently seen in HASF’s Shakespeare At Home, Electric Poe (Coterie), Every Brilliant Thing (Spinning Tree Theatre), Milking Christmas (The Living Room), and Puffs (Coterie). He is also an artistic board member of The Confluence Theatre Company. R.H. sends love and appreciation to his dog, Ellie, his partner, Alisa, and his father, Chris, for their continued support.

Meredith Wolfe is pleased to be back with Heart of America Shakespeare Festival after recent performances of Yard Bards and ShakesFear. You may have previously seen her around town at The Unicorn (The Ghosts of Lote Bravo), KCAT (A Streetcar Named Desire), The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City (The African Company Presents Richard III), or Late Night Theatre (Purple Reign). Thank you for supporting the arts, and Happy Holidays!

Weiyi Zhang is thrilled to be a part of this creation! She is thankful for this opportunity to play with fellow artists and to be inspired by them. It has been a year for her to realize how lucky she is and how much she loves acting. She would like to thank her mother for her unconditional love, and her husband for believing in her, supporting her, understanding her and loving her. Finally, she would like to express tremendous appreciation for the ones who have not stopped creating, telling stories, and making magic! Merry Christmas!