Meet Our Cast
Michael DeFillippi (Sebastian)- is a senior theatre major. He played Fabian in Twelfth Night, the Herdsman in The Bacchae, Detective Cole in Stop Kiss, the Milkman in Salmon Pursuits, the Lighter in The Lighter, Kevin in Fringe, and Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler. Eternal thanks to BCT, MW, friends and family!
Nate Einschalg (Caliban)- is a senior elementary education major and theater minor. He would like to thank all those involved with this production as well as his family for their constant love and support. When he’s famous you can say you saw him first at Goucher.
Jay Gilman (Antonio)- is in his second semester here at Goucher College. This is his third production within the theatre department, participating in the student directed productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Savave/Love last semester. Jay hails from Kansas City, where he discovered theatre during high school. He’d like to dedicate his performance to his family and friends back home.
Jai Goodman (Stephano)- is a freshman from Charlottesville, Virginia and this is my very first main stage production at Goucher! I’d like to thank everyone who put so much time and energy into this production as well as all of my family and friends!
Ashleigh Haddad (Ariel)-is depressed that this is her last college production, but glad to go out with a bang, and a ridiculously silly cast 
She needs to thank her “secretary” Ms. Heiderman for preventing some of the stress aneurisms, and her family for coming to every school play since kindergarten.
Sarah Heiderman (Spirit, Juno)-is very happy to finally fulfill her dream roll as sexy, scandalous secretary to Ashleigh, and thanks her for encouraging her newfound love of stilettos and garter belts after hours. She also thanks her friends and family for being equally as sexy as stilettos, and as supportive as garter belts.
Lauren Lakis (Master, Spirit, Iris)- is a Studio Art and Theatre student at Goucher College. She has participated in various productions in the Baltimore area Mobtown Theatre’s improv group of the 2006-2007
season, and One Act Festival at Spotlighters. At Goucher she has performed in the 2006 Director’s Series in No Exit, Mary Poppins, and Playworks 2006.
Robin Lutz (Alonso)- is a junior theatre major. Past productions include “Hedda Gabler”, “Blood Wedding”, and “The Shadow Box”. A thank you to the senior class- I can not begin to tell you how much I will miss you all. Your love and support has meant the world to me. Wow ‘em out there.
Jillian Meriwether–de Vries (Spirit, Adrian)-is a sophomore Dance and Theatre double major. She was last seen in the opera The Window Seat, and the play Fringe. Thank you Mom, Dad, Alex, and all my friends for your understanding and support this semester.
Molly Margulies (Spirit, Ceres)-is a freshman, with a possible double major in Peace Studies and Spanish. Her pre-Goucher roles include Mina in Dracula, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors, and Olive in the female version of The Odd Couple. She thanks Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder and Brian Francoise for their genius.
Paul Meyd (Prospero)- is excited, happy, and challenged to take on the role of Prospero for your viewing pleasure. He’s a junior theatre major, and was previously seen last semester as Eilert Loevborg in Hedda Gabler and Father (Karl) in The Informer. Thanks to the cast and crew, and YOU for your patronage.
Keirsti Neveu (Miranda)- is a Senior at Goucher College and has loved performing on the Dunnock stage. As her final show at Goucher, The Tempest has been a wonderful collaboration of the creative minds in the theatre department and has provided much inspiration for her continuation in the performing arts. She would like to extend the greatest thanks to the cast, crew, and all of the incredible support from her friends and loving family.
Adam Nicholai (Ferdinand)-is a senior Theatre major at Goucher College. Last semester, he acted the role of George Tesman in Hedda Gabler and director Savage/Love for the Advanced Directing one-act festival. He would like to thank Kellie for being such a good friend.
Rebecca Sappington (Spirit, Francisco)-is a Senior; this is her acting premiere at Goucher. She was the prop mistress for Slaughter City, the Assistant Set Designer for Hedda Gabler, and the Lighting Designer for the French Plays. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their love and support and hopes they enjoy her interpretation of post-global-warming roof tops.
Caye Slaymaker (Trinculo)- is a freshman. Her previous roles at Goucher include Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano. She is also a member of Red Hot Blue. Caye will be appearing on stage in one of this year’s Playworks productions.
Patrick Videau (Boatswain, Spirit)- is both excited and sad to be part of The Tempest as it is his last chance to convey emotions, utilize blocking, and deliver lines at Goucher College. Patrick would like to thank everyone he has ever known because he is certain (more certain for some than others) that they positively shaped his theater career. Following graduation from Goucher with a Biology major and a Chemistry minor, he plans to figure out what to do with his life.
Lara Wagner (Gonzalo)- would like to thank her beautiful family and awesome homies who have supported her, “In your light I learn how to love / In your beauty, how to make poems / You dance inside my chest / where no one sees you / but sometimes I do / and that sight becomes this art.” ~ Rumi