Jeremy Hois (Romeo) Jeremy is a junior at Mt. Lebanon High School. This is Jeremy's fourth appearance at Prime Stage Theatre. He played Ponyboy in The Outsiders, Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird, and Asher in The Giver. Recently, he played John Reed in Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre's production of Jane Eyre. His acting career began at the age of 7 with the Chautauqua Theatre where he played in Macbeth, All My Sons, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also has appeared in over 20 commercials, videos, voice-overs, and print jobs for The Talent Group. Jeremy represents his high school's Forensics Team and plays oboe in the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Andrew W. Huntley II (Prologue, Prince Escalus) Andrew is thrilled to be making his Prime Stage debut with Romeo & Juliet. He graduated with his Bachelor's in Entertainment Design in 2009, and since then his work has been seen throughout the region in both in front of and behind the scenes for theatre and film. Onstage he has been seen at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival as Damien in The Murder Boys, as Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream for Open Book Productions and Frederick Treeves in The Elephant Man for South Park Theater. Behind the scenes, Andrew has designed sets for Shadyside Academy (The Importance of Being Earnest, Guys and Dolls), worked as a puppeteer for the Pittsburgh First Night Parade, directed Romeo & Juliet for Theater San Serif, and crewed such films as The Road, Smart People, The Bridge to Nowhere, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. His solo act, Bad Magic has appeared twice at the CLO Cabaret, and he has performed as a myriad of characters for several Renaissance fairs. Andrew also enjoys fencing, learning random trivia, and treasure hunting.

Thomas A. Kolos, Jr. (Tybalt) Romeo & Juliet continues Thomas's relationship with Prime Stage as a performer and marks his second collaboration with Director Lora Oxenreiter. Previous roles include Darry Curtis in The Outsiders, Miles Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (with Director Lora Oxenreiter), and Konrad in Jack and Rochelle. Thomas was chosen as a favorite performer by the Tribune Review in 2007 for his portrayal of Nick Cristano in McKeesport Little Theatre's Over the River and through the Woods. Thomas has studied acting under Rich Keitel, Phil Winters, and Mary Rawson and is a voice student of Dean Kokanos. Thomas is the brother of Singer-Songwriter Paul Kolos and is engaged to actress Catherine Gallagher.

Jenna Lanz (Juliet) is thrilled to be making her Prime Stage Theatre debut in Romeo & Juliet. She performed in her first regional show this December in Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre's production of Jane Eyre as Child Jane. A member of Act One Theatre School, Jenna has performed in shows including Honk, Seussical the Musical, Narnia, The Wiz, Godspell, and most recently, Oedipus Rex as Jocasta. Other productions include Bye Bye Birdie and Beauty and the Beast at North Allegheny Senior High School where she is a junior. She'd like to thank her supportive family and friends, Lora Oxenreiter for the wonderful opportunity, and the cast and crew of Romeo & Juliet.

Ken Lutz (Montague) Ken is a retired Pittsburgh Public Schools music teacher. His professional pursuits have included acting at the American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, and CLO, announcing for WQED-TV, and conducting the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Civic Symphony. Being active in theatre and music, Ken plays clarinet in the East Winds Symphonic Band and the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. His recent acting roles include George Spelvin in The Actor's Nightmare for Proudly Presents Productions, Weller in Grand Dream Productions' The Gin Game, Charles Thomson in 1776 with Artscape, and Dr. Dorn in The Seagull for Wooden Rocket. He is delighted to return for his sixth production with Prime Stage, having performed the role of Robert E. Lee Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Candy in Of Mice and Men, Frankland and Perkins in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Juror #9 in Twelve Angry Men, and Prof. Willard and Constable Warren in Our Town.

James Masciovecchio (Abram, Apothecary, Watchmen) James is currently a junior at Point Park University. His previous Pittsburgh credits include Leo Davis in Room Service at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1st Officer in Roberto Zucco with Phase 3 Productions, and Last Year's Raymond Laine Memorial One-Acts also at the Playhouse.

Karen Merritt (Nurse) returns to Prime Stage where she previously played Mrs. Soames in Our Town and Irena in the world premiere of The Music Lesson. Other roles include Hermione in The Winter's Tale, Cambia in Shrew!, Luciana in Comedy of Errors, Olga in Three Sisters for Unseam'd Shakespeare Company, Alex in On the Verge for Promethea Company, Shelby in Steel Magnolias at Pennsylvania Center Stage, Maggie in Twilight for Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Margaret in Quilters, Marilla in Anne of Green Gables, and Essie in You Can't Take it With You with Saltworks Theatre Company. Also at Saltworks, Karen had the opportunity to present in dramatic form the biblical books of Ruth, Jonah and Mark, with the goal of encouraging audiences to read these inspirational texts. Karen holds an M. F. A. in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre School, where she portrayed Kvashnya in The Lower Depths and Hecuba in The Trojan Women. Karen is married to Brian and together they thoroughly enjoy all the excitement associated with having three sons, Clarke, Dean and Keith.

Ben Palmer (Paris, Sampson) Ben is thrilled to be making his debut at Prime Stage with such a fine and dedicated ensemble. Ben most recently starred alongside Matthew Faber in Richmond Burton's POV, an abstract meditation of the dealings of the art world due out late 2010. An Acting Major at Point Park University, Ben has been seen previously in two Playhouse Jr. productions of Charlotte's Web and A Year With Frog and Toad. Coming to Pittsburgh from Chicago, Ben played leading roles in several productions including Hedda Gabler, Drive Angry, Macbeth, Loyalties, Noises Off, and Marred Bliss.

Christopher W. Pate (Benvolio) is a graduate from Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee. He recently moved to Pittsburgh to pursue the many acting opportunities here. Of all types of acting, performing Shakespeare is his favorite. One of his most recent and favorite Shakespeare productions was Macbeth in which he played Macbeth. Some of his favorite roles include Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors, Treplev in The Nina Variations. His career goal is to be a member of a Shakespeare company and work as a Shakespearian actor. He currently plans to go to graduate school so he can teach theatre.

Adam Pribila (Mercutio) Adam is pleased to be making his Prime Stage debut in Romeo & Juliet. His New York credits include Giancarlo in Heads of State at the Access Theatre; and Philip, the King of France in The Lion in Winter at The Bleeker Street Theatre. Regionally, Adam has played Piper in Rock n' Roll at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C; Romeo in Romeo & Juliet and Orision in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare Theatre of Northern Virginia; Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Winchester Little Theatre; as well as Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Yulnick in Little Me and Peron/Ensemble in Evita at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre. Locally, Adam played Kenny/Ben in Open Stage's production of The Mineola Twins and Man 2 in Songs for New Work at The Theatre Factory. Adam, who holds a BFA in Acting form Shenandoah Conservatory., is also an award-winning journalist with associated Collegiate Press.

Adam Rutledge (Lord Capulet) is enjoying his third production with Prime Stage Theatre (and his third Romeo & Juliet!); he has previously played Juror No. 5 in Twelve Angry Men and Steve in The Outsiders. Other Shakespeare credits include Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park's Love's Labours Lost, Twelfth Night and Macbeth; Poor Yorick's Players' Two Gentlemen of Verona, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream; and Romeo & Juliet ACE Theatre's (Houston, TX). Adam is an Advanced Actor-Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and an apprentice stunt performer with the United Stuntmen's Association.

Allison Wagner (Lady Capulet) Allison is thrilled to make her debut with Prime Stage Theatre in Romeo & Juliet. Other Shakespeare credits include Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Williams in Henry V. She earned a BFA in Theatre from Clarion University where she received the Robert Copeland Fellowship for Outstanding Theatre Major and an KCACTF Irene Ryan Nomination for Claire in Proof. As a teaching artist and tour actor, Allison has been blessed to work with students from Tacoma to Miami. She is happy to be back in Pittsburgh once more and currently teaches drama in Manchester. She will play Rosalind in As You Like It at South Park.

Drew Weinstein (Gregory, Balthasar) Drew has performed in various shows at his high school, Pittsburgh's High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. These shows include CAPA's performance of The Jungle Book, You Can't Take it With You, The Odyssey, and The Chris and Alex Show. Drew has also competed in the Pittsburgh Public Theatre's Shakespeare scene and monologue contest, making it to the finals. Drew also performed in a public reading of Incubus at the Pittsburgh Public and in The Sound of Music at the Theatre Factory in Trafford PA.

William Yanity (Friar Laurence, fighter) This is William's second performance with Prime Stage having previously played Lord Craven in their production of The Secret Garden. Locally he has performed in The Seagull for The New Group Theater, Waiting for Godot for Wandering Ramen Players, Nathan the Wise for Thoreau, NM, and in Open Stage's productions of See Under: Love, The Canterville Ghost, and Pera Palas. He has performed twice for the Pittsburgh New Works Festival in Chai and Ukimwi