Spells for Going Forth by Daylight – Meet the Cast

SPELLS FOR GOING FORTH BY DAYLIGHT BY leigh m. marshall DIRECTED BY josh turner Meet the cAST
Cleo/The Tourist \| KATHLEEN MARIE GUERRERO Kathleen (Kat) Marie Guerrero is a third-year MFA Acting Candidate at The University of Iowa. She is a proud Mexican-American from the small but mighty town of Crystal City, Texas. Her recent credits include Dance Nation (Ashlee), Estamos Aquí: An All-Latin Celebration (Producer), Men on Boats (Dunn), Braided Sorrow (La Llorona), The Bacchae (Pam), England’s Splendid Daughters (Emily), La Ruta by (Marisela), Three to Five Days (Sandra/Caro/Server), and much more. As her time at the University of Iowa comes to an end, she would like to thank her partner, friends, family, faculty, mentors, and all the people she met along the way for their endless support. Thank you for making saying goodbye so hard! If you haven’t already, y'all better follow her on Instagram! @kats_k15 PEACE OUT GIRL SCOUTS!
Marc/The Soldier/The Visitor \| ORLANDO LOPEZ Orlando Lopez (He/Him/His) is a graduate acting student at the University of Iowa. Hailing from Hialeah, FL, Orlando earned his BFA in Acting from the University of Central Florida. Some of his favorite credits include: Macbeth (Macbeth), Dance Nation (Dance Teacher Pat), Braided Sorrow (Carlos), Our Lady of 121st Street (Edwin) at the University of Iowa. Everybody (Everybody/Somebody), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), Henry V (Duke of Orleans) at Riverside Theatre, among many more. He thanks his parents and his friends for their endless support.
Arsinoe/The Soothsayer/Anubis \| OLIVIA FOSTER Olivia Foster is a third-year MFA actor at the University of Iowa. She attended Kennesaw State University and received a BA in Theater and Performance Studies with a Concentration in Acting. Some of her recent productions include Twelfth Night and Fefu and Her Friends at Riverside Theatre, as well as The Children's Hour, BLKS, Macbeth, and Dance Nation here at the university. Olivia thanks her family and friends for their support.
Selene/Raven/Thoth \| ALEESA LAVRENKO* Aleesa is a third-year student at the University of Iowa. She is a double major, pursuing a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Cinema. This is Aleesa's second production at the university, with her last piece being a collectively-created theatre production – All Machines of Loving Grace. She would love to thank her family, friends, and loved ones for supporting her theater journey!
Caesar/Snake 1/Messenger \| JOEY LEPIRE* Joey Lepire is a third year Theatre Arts major. He has previously appeared in the university productions of Macbeth, BOOTH, Something Rotten!, The Lazaretto, and String. Joey wants to thank his mother whose support is immeasurable. He also wants to thank the incredible cast and creatives involved in this production. Enjoy the show!
Octavian/Snake 3/Crocodile \| AIDAN SEVILLE* Aidan is a first-year musical theatre major in his third production at the University of Iowa. You might’ve last seen Aidan in Ten-Minute Play Festival as Midas in An Honest Song. Aidan is very excited to participate in his first New Play Festival with a very talented cast and production team. Aidan of course has his mother to thank for all his talent and support.
Octavia/Snake 2/Clodia/The Influencer \| JENNIFER HOGAN* Jennifer Hogan is a third-year Theatre Arts student at the University of Iowa. She is focusing her studies on acting, and also has a major in English Creative Writing and a minor in Cinema. Most recently, Jennifer played Lady MacDuff in Iowa’s production of Macbeth. She would like to thank Josh and Leigh for their brilliance <3 and she hopes you enjoy the show!
Pompey/Dolabella/The Investigator/Osiris \| EPHRAM SINNWELL* Ephram Sinnwell is in his first year at the University of Iowa majoring in Cinema, Screenwriting Arts, and Theatre Arts. He performed as part of UIowa’s Ten-Minute Play Festival in the spring as Terrance in The Epic Highs and Lows of High School Show Choir. He also performed in several shows in high school including Rhinoceros (Mr. Papillon), Alice in Wonderland (King of Hearts), Done to Death (Jason & Grady Summers), and Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror (Sherlock Holmes). He also wrote and directed his first feature length play his senior year, a dark comedy titled Tunnel Man. Ephram is so excited to be working on this freshly staged production and hopes you enjoy the show!

SPELLS FOR GOING FORTH BY DAYLIGHT
BY leigh m. marshall
DIRECTED BY josh turner
Meet the cAST

Cleo/The Tourist | KATHLEEN MARIE GUERRERO

Kathleen (Kat) Marie Guerrero is a third-year MFA Acting Candidate at The University of Iowa. She is a proud Mexican-American from the small but mighty town of Crystal City, Texas. Her recent credits include Dance Nation (Ashlee), Estamos Aquí: An All-Latin Celebration (Producer), Men on Boats (Dunn), Braided Sorrow (La Llorona), The Bacchae (Pam), England’s Splendid Daughters (Emily), La Ruta by (Marisela), Three to Five Days (Sandra/Caro/Server), and much more. As her time at the University of Iowa comes to an end, she would like to thank her partner, friends, family, faculty, mentors, and all the people she met along the way for their endless support. Thank you for making saying goodbye so hard! If you haven’t already, y'all better follow her on Instagram! @kats_k15

PEACE OUT GIRL SCOUTS!

Marc/The Soldier/The Visitor | ORLANDO LOPEZ

Orlando Lopez (He/Him/His) is a graduate acting student at the University of Iowa. Hailing from Hialeah, FL, Orlando earned his BFA in Acting from the University of Central Florida. Some of his favorite credits include: Macbeth (Macbeth), Dance Nation (Dance Teacher Pat), Braided Sorrow (Carlos), Our Lady of 121st Street (Edwin) at the University of Iowa. Everybody (Everybody/Somebody), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), Henry V (Duke of Orleans) at Riverside Theatre, among many more. He thanks his parents and his friends for their endless support.

Arsinoe/The Soothsayer/Anubis | OLIVIA FOSTER

Olivia Foster is a third-year MFA actor at the University of Iowa. She attended Kennesaw State University and received a BA in Theater and Performance Studies with a Concentration in Acting. Some of her recent productions include Twelfth Night and Fefu and Her Friends at Riverside Theatre, as well as The Children's Hour, BLKS, Macbeth, and Dance Nation here at the university. Olivia thanks her family and friends for their support.

Selene/Raven/Thoth | ALEESA LAVRENKO*

Aleesa is a third-year student at the University of Iowa. She is a double major, pursuing a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Cinema. This is Aleesa's second production at the university, with her last piece being a collectively-created theatre production – All Machines of Loving Grace. She would love to thank her family, friends, and loved ones for supporting her theater journey!

Caesar/Snake 1/Messenger | JOEY LEPIRE*

Joey Lepire is a third year Theatre Arts major. He has previously appeared in the university productions of Macbeth, BOOTH, Something Rotten!, The Lazaretto, and String. Joey wants to thank his mother whose support is immeasurable. He also wants to thank the incredible cast and creatives involved in this production. Enjoy the show!

Octavian/Snake 3/Crocodile | AIDAN SEVILLE*

Aidan is a first-year musical theatre major in his third production at the University of Iowa. You might’ve last seen Aidan in Ten-Minute Play Festival as Midas in An Honest Song. Aidan is very excited to participate in his first New Play Festival with a very talented cast and production team. Aidan of course has his mother to thank for all his talent and support.

Octavia/Snake 2/Clodia/The Influencer | JENNIFER HOGAN*

Jennifer Hogan is a third-year Theatre Arts student at the University of Iowa. She is focusing her studies on acting, and also has a major in English Creative Writing and a minor in Cinema. Most recently, Jennifer played Lady MacDuff in Iowa’s production of Macbeth. She would like to thank Josh and Leigh for their brilliance <3 and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Pompey/Dolabella/The Investigator/Osiris | EPHRAM SINNWELL*

Ephram Sinnwell is in his first year at the University of Iowa majoring in Cinema, Screenwriting Arts, and Theatre Arts. He performed as part of UIowa’s Ten-Minute Play Festival in the spring as Terrance in The Epic Highs and Lows of High School Show Choir. He also performed in several shows in high school including Rhinoceros (Mr. Papillon), Alice in Wonderland (King of Hearts), Done to Death (Jason & Grady Summers), and Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror (Sherlock Holmes). He also wrote and directed his first feature length play his senior year, a dark comedy titled Tunnel Man. Ephram is so excited to be working on this freshly staged production and hopes you enjoy the show!

*Undergraduate student. UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.