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The Company
JASON MORGAN
Artistic Director |
Jason Morgan is a graduate of Texas Woman's University
with a Master of Arts in theatre and Stephen F. Austin
State University
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre. As an actor,
Jason has appeared in over one hundred stage and
independent film productions. For The Stolen
Shakespeare Guild, he has played Touchstone and
Adam in As You Like It; Shakespeare in Dark
Lady Of The Sonnets; Claudio, Polonius, &
Shakespeare in The Fifteen Minute Hamlet;
Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing; Bottom
in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and
Petrucio in Taming of the Shrew. In the DFW area,
he has performed at Theatre Arlington, Rover
Dramawerks, Museum of Modern Art of Ft. Worth, NM
Productions, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Artisan Center
Theatre, Onstage, Runway Theatre, and many
more. In addition, he has directed over twenty stage
productions. Some of his directing credits Include
Francines's Mitzvah's at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre,
Bye Bye Birdie
at Artisan Center Theatre, Barefoot
In The Park & Run For Your Wife at Onstage,
and CSF 2007, As You Like It, From The
Beginning To The Nativity, The Tragedy of Romeo and Julier
for The Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Jason
teaches Acting I, Film Appreciation and Theatre
Appreciation, and is a director at Tarrant County
College, South Campus. Some of the productions he has
directed at TCC are Suburbia, The Forigner, Sylvia, Two Rooms,
Extremities, and As You Like It. |
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LAUREN MORGAN
Executive Director |
As
a native of California, Lauren has worked throughout the
San Francisco Bay Area. She has performed with
Masquer’s Playhouse, Chanticleer’s Theatre, Amador
Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Playwrights Center of San
Francisco, and Diablo Light Opera.
Some of the roles she has played while in San Francisco
were Laurey in Oklahoma, Luisa in The
Fantasticks, and Little Red Riding Hood in Into
the Woods. Lauren received her theatre training
from
San Francisco State University
and has a Bachelor of Music degree from
Texas Christian University.
After graduating, Lauren has performed at some of the
top theatre companies in the DFW area, including
Lyric Stage, Plano Repertory Theatre, Fort Worth Opera
at Bass Hall, Artisan Center Theatre, and
Theatre Arlington. Her favorite roles
include Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Milly in
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, and Bobby
Melrose in Stage Door. Also, she has performed
with The Fort Worth Opera Company in
the productions of Romeo et Juliette, Dialogues of
The Carmelites and La Boheme. For
The Stolen Shakespeare Guild, she has been seen
on stage in the roles of Hero in Much Ado About
Nothing, Celia in As You Like It, and
Ophelia in The Fifteen–Minute Hamlet. In
addition she has a passion for arts education and
teaches voice lessons at South Lake Music Academy, and
has also taught classes for young people in acting,
musical theatre, and Shakespeare. |
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ALLEN WALKER
Director of
Development |
Allen grew up in Fort Worth and he graduated from
Western
Hills
High School, then
Abilene
Christian
University
with a B.A. degree in Mass Communication, then decided to head
west. In California, Allen has appeared as Tom in
The Glass
Menagerie, Weller in
The Gin
Game, David Bliss in
Hay Fever,
Dodge in
Buried
Child, the Padre in
Man of La
Mancha, Lucio in
Measure
for Measure, Pirelli in
Sweeney
Todd, Mr. Praed in
Mrs.
Warren's Profession,
and Det. Sgt. Trotter in
The
Mousetrap, among many others. He holds the Master of
Fine Arts degree in Directing Theatre and Film
from California State
University. Previously
for the SSG, he appeared as
Marley and Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, Leonato in Much
Ado About Nothing, and Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice,
Allen is represented by the
Linicomn Agency in Dallas. |
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STEFANIE GLENN
Out Reach Coordinator |
Stefanie holds a Master of Arts from Texas Woman's
University with emphasis in Stage Management and
Directing and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harding
University with emphasis in Acting. Stefanie is proud to
join the creative team at
Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Stefanie has served
as Resident Stage Manager at Artisan Center
Theatre where she worked as Stage Manager,
Light Designer and various other roles in such shows as
Singin’ in the Rain, Big River, A Christmas Carol
Miracle, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Forever Plaid and Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers. She directed Kiss Me Kate
for
Stolen Shakespeare Guild and will be directing
A Christmas Carol, Pride and Prejudice, and The Boys
from Syrecuse. Other directing credits include
You Can’t Take It With You, The Importance
of Being Earnest, Oklahoma!, The
Butler Did It, Emma, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, 42nd
Street and Annie Jr.
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WILL GRIMES
Business Advisor |
Residing in
Fort Worth, Will Grimes is currently the Director of
Sales and Marketing for one of the top five homebuilders
in the United States. He has been recognized numerous
times by employers throughout his career for his
leadership, service and “bottom-line” results. Prior to
entering the professional arena of sales and sales
management, Will was involved in theatre from an early
age, directing his first “play” in the fifth grade. He
continued his interest both behind the scenes and on
stage throughout High School and then attended college
at
Stephen F. Austin
State
University. After graduating in 1993 with a Double Major
in Communications and Theatre Arts, Will moved to Dallas
where he found an agent and began working with local
television and film productions, as well as assisting
regional casting directors. He also co-founded
“3’s Company – An Actor’s Showcase” which was a
venue focused on highlighting new talent to local agents
and casting directors. Will’s love of the arts and
experience acquired from that medium are an important
element to the success of his business career and a
continuing lifelong passion. Transitioning from full
time actor to businessman, whether in audio/visual
related fields or sales and marketing management, he has
continued to find opportunities to be involved with
performance. |
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STEVE LINDSAY
Guest Director |
This award winning actor/director is pleased to return
to Stolen Shakespeare Guild to direct
The Importance of Being Earnest. Some of his
recent favorite roles on-stage have been:
Joe Keller
– All My Sons,
Dr. Bessner
– Murder on the Nile,
Touchstone
– As You Like It,
Charlie Baker
– The Foreigner,
Master Ford
– Merry Wives of Windsor,
Volpone
– Volpone,
Bobby Franklyn
– Run for Your Wife,
Robin Starvling
in A Mid Summer Nights Dream,
Paravicini
in The Mousetrap,
Manley
Carstairs – The Housekeeper,
Renfield
in Count Dracula, and
Nick Cristano
in Over the River and through the Woods, to name a
few. He has also directed such shows as; The
Importance of Being Earnest,
Angel Street,
Dearly Departed, The Curious Savage, On Golden
Pond, A Man for All Seasons, and many others.
Steven studied Dramatic Production at Bob
Jones
University
and Shakespeare with Chris Pickles of the Royal
National Theatre. Steven is also licensed by
the Texas Education Agency as a
Defensive Driving Instructor and has regular classes
with Comedy Guys Defensive Driving. |
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 Nicole Bowen
Company Stage Manager |
Nicole is
currently attending Tarrant County College to focus on
her basics and plans on transferring to Texas A & M
Corpus Christi or just A & M to finish her Majot in
Theatre (Emphasis in Technical and Design) and a Minor
in History. Her favorite shows include Extremities; who
she played Patricia, Big River; she won a Betty Buckley
Award for Best Costume Design in 2006 and Radium Girls;
played Irene Rudolph and Miss Wiley. She just finished
stagemanging her first show for the SSG, From The
Beginning To The Nativity. |
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 NANCY WAAK
Props Artisan |
Nancy is the props artisan for The Stolen
Shakespeare Guild. She has been the props
artisan for all the condensed Shakespeare festivals and
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Nancy has also
created props for Artisan Center Theater
in Hurst, Onstage in Bedford
and Starlight in Euless. She would
like to thank Jason and Lauren for letting her play with
them again. A special thanks to her family for their
loving support. |
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