Actors & Actresses

Marc Pera

Actor Marc is thrilled to be at Peninsula Players for the first time.  Favorite roles include the Baker in Into the Woods (Theatre-Hikes), Cliff in Cabaret (Porchlight Music Theatre) and Willie Conklin in Ragtime (Light Opera Works).  A regular at Circle Theatre, Marc has been seen as Camille in Thou Shalt Not, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (Jeff Citation nominee), and Rochester in …

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Lili-Anne Brown

Actress Lili-Anne Brown is thrilled to be making her Peninsula Players debut.  A Chicago native, she has performed at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Victory Gardens, Next Theatre, Ravinia Festival and many other stages locally and regionally.  Behind the scenes, she has served as the Assistant Director for: Ragtime at Porchlight Music Theatre; Ain’t Misbehavin’ (directed by Chuck Smith) …

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Kymberly Mellen

Actress This is Kymberly’s inaugural season at Peninsula Players. Chicago credits include: She Stoops to Conquer (Northlight Theatre), Another Part of the Forest, Arms and the Man, My Own Stranger, Our Town, Rocket to the Moon (Joseph Jefferson Award and After Dark Award) and Butley (Writers’ Theatre), A Flea in Her Ear (Milwaukee Rep), Intimate Apparel (Steppenwolf Theatre), Passion , Doll (Ravinia), The Romance Cycle: Cymbeline and Pericles, …

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Karla L. Beard

Actress Karla makes her Peninsula Players debut after playing Sarah in Porchlight Theatre’s acclaimed production of Ragtime.  She portrayed the Princess in Ravinia’s Princess and the Black-eyed Pea.  She was Dessa Rose in the Midwest premier of Dessa Rose at AppleTree Theatre (Jeff Nomination) & Ti Moune, Once on this Island  (Jeff Nomination). Other credits include Mamma Mia (National Tour); The Piano Lesson (Madison Rep), …

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Jonathan Weir

Actor Jonathan is thrilled to return to Peninsula Players, having last appeared in 2000’s Far East, See How They Run and Witness for the Prosecution and in 1998’s Rain and Spider’s Web.  He appeared in the national tours of Disney’s The Lion King performing the roles of Scar and Pumbaa and Jacob Marley in Scrooge the Musical starring Richard Chamberlain.  Chicago credits include Arms and the Man, Doctors …

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John Francisco

Actor John is excited to be making his debut at Peninsula Players in Cabaret.  A graduate of the University of Georgia, John’s recent credits include The Devil’s Disciple at Shaw Chicago, Hello Again at Appletree Theatre, An Exstasy of Dragonflies at Citylit Theatre Company, Prairie Lights at StageLeft, and two years in Roasting Chestnuts at Noble Fool Theatre.  His favorite roles to date are Sam in Fully …

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Jennifer Samples

Actress Jennifer is excited to make her Peninsula Players debut in Cabaret.  This is Jennifer’s first time exploring the beautiful Door County (or Wisconsin, for that matter), and she is happy to discover there is more than just beer and cheese.  Most recently, Jennifer appeared in Oklahoma! at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana.  She has had …

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Ed Kross

Actor Ed is an ensemble member of American Theater Company in Chicago where he’s appeared in Stalag 17, Scapin, The Threepenny Opera, Below the Belt, and A Lie of the Mind. Other Chicago credits include Transference at the Mercury, A Funny Thing Happened… at Pheasant Run, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes…, Some Like it Hot, and Moon Over Buffalo at Theatre at the Center, Enter the Guardsman at Northlight, The Princess and …

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Brianne Rose

Actress Brianne is delighted to be spending her third season at Peninsula Players.  Previously she “performed” as Intern and Production Assistant, building and painting backstage on more than 10 Players shows.  Brianne graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City with a BA in theatre, and returns to Columbia College this fall to pursue an …

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Bill Bannon

Actor Bill is thrilled to finally have the opportunity to work with his friends at Peninsula Players. He has been an actor in the Chicago theater community for more than 20 years, during which time he has performed on the stages of Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Court, Steppenwolf, TimeLine, Victory Gardens, Pegasus Players and Strawdog theaters, …

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