Festival Staff

Directing: LTSF: The Taming of the Shrew; Idaho Shakespeare/Great Lakes Theater: The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and co-directed Sense and Sensibility with Jaclyn Miller; Oregon Shakespeare Festival Alice in Wonderland; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The Cake; Arizona Theatre Company Cabaret; Acting: Originated Norma McCorvey in Roe (world premiere) at Arena Stage and Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth Night, Originated Sue Trinder in Fingersmith (world premiere), LeFou in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Charles Wallace in A Wrinkle in Time (world premiere) at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; company member at Great Lakes Theater for 12 years, Idaho Shakespeare Festival 21 years, Oregon Shakespeare Festival 5 years. Education: Executive MBA, Boise State University. Awards: 2018 Princess Grace Award for directing.

Joe trained as an actor at the Arden School of Theatre, University of Manchester in the UK. Upon graduating from theater school Joe performed many roles in regional theater and on film in the UK before moving to the U.S. in 2007. He has taught workshops on acting, improvisation and Shakespeare in the US, UK and Switzerland. He helped to create the InterACT program for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in 2007 and has worked as an educational instructor, director of educational productions and as an actor for the mainstage. Joe also works as a freelance director and actor.

After discovering the stage at age 12, Lee grew up a frustrated artist. A New England native and a graduate of San Francisco State University, Lee spent many years in the corporate arena on both coasts. Deciding enough was enough, and after a brief stint as a personal trainer, she joined the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 2009 where her passion for the theater was reawakened. Lee is excited to bring her extensive business management and administrative talents to the Festival, finally fulfilling her childhood dream of joining a theater company!

Tamara is thrilled to be in her fourth season at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. A proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace University in NE Ohio, she brings a wealth of experience in theatre, hospitality, and property management to this exciting role. With a passion for storytelling and collaboration, Tamara is eager to support the theater’s mission while fostering meaningful connections with its talented team. Acting: Titus Andronicus, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, A Christmas Carol at Great Lakes Theater, Doubt, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Ragtime. Lifetime’s 12 Desperate Hours and Amazon Prime’s American Rust. Tamara is also in her eighth season with Great Lakes Theater and her second season with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

Gregory first began with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in 2013 teaching for the InterAct program as well as acting in the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare program.  He would later go on to act in the main company with Romeo and Juliet in 2015, and again with Macbeth in 2018 taking the stage as an understudy.  Along with teaching and acting, he’s also worked as the Changeover Coordinator and Assistant Stage Manager.  He’s been part of the Reno acting and dance community since 2005 enjoying multiple productions every year.  From 2020 to 2025, he shifted focus to films as well as live production and commercials. He’s thrilled to return to education and couldn’t be more excited to bring a love of Shakespeare and the theater to students throughout our region.

Todd has been a proud member of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival team since 2011. In addition to leading the Festival’s marketing and communications efforts, Todd also serves as Managing Director for Great Lakes Theater. At Great Lakes Theater, Todd has served in institutional advancement, marketing and communications, education, and production capacities. In addition, Todd curated several series of community outreach programming that pioneered partnerships with public broadcasting networks and over 30 other regional cultural organizations, produced touring productions of original plays, and adapted/directed a pair of oral history-based productions that were selected as models of excellence in humanities programming by the Ohio Humanities Council. Artistically, Todd was twice honored with the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award in 3D Design & Illustration for his body of scenic design work.

Over eight seasons previous LTSF credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, Much Ado about Nothing, Mamma Mia!, and The Taming of the Shrew. In eight seasons with Idaho Shakespeare Festival: Sense and Sensibility, The 39 Steps, and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. In twelve seasons with Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing, Alice in Wonderland, Hairspray, Roe (world premiere), Book of Will, Shakespeare in Love (U.S. premiere), Twelfth Night, Yeoman of Guard, Fingersmith (world premiere), My Fair Lady, Taming of the Shrew; Arizona Theater Company: Cabaret, Music Man; Guthrie Theatre: The Cocoanuts; Baltimore Center Stage: Fun Home.

Hannah has enjoyed serving on the marketing team for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival since 2011. Since 2007 Hannah has also been the director of marketing for LTSF’s sister company, Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Hannah has now served Idaho Shakespeare Festival in varied capacities for over twenty-five seasons! As director of marketing Hannah is proud to have brought ISF fully into the digital age and has delighted in expanding these skills with LTSF. Hannah is also a costume designer, having frequently designing for Boise Contemporary Theater among other Boise area theaters.  In 2011, Hannah was honored to be among Idaho Business Review’s Women of the Year. Hannah, along with her handsome gardener husband is also proud parent to two twinkling and creative sprites.

Stephanie joined Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in 2022. In addition to her duties in Tahoe, Stephanie is also the Director of Administration for Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, OH. She received her M.A. in Cultural Policy and Non-Profit Management from The City University London and worked in community engagement for several other organizations before transitioning to finance. In addition to her work in theater, Stephanie owns a dance studio in Lakewood, OH and loves being engaged in that community where she resides with her husband, Tony, and their daughters, Felicity and Kit.

Kacey joins the LTSF staff this season, continuing her prior support for their marketing efforts across the past few seasons. A seasoned marketing professional, she also serves as Director of Marketing and Communications for LTSF’s cross-country partner, Great Lakes Theater. Kacey’s expertise encompasses brand management, graphic design, strategic planning and more across a multitude of marketing channels and industries. This role and her role at GLT perfectly match her love for theater with her extensive marketing expertise. Kacey graduated from Youngstown State University, earning her B.A. in Theater with minors in Telecommunications, Art History, Design, and Sociology. Kacey resides in Pepper Pike, Ohio, with her husband, Sean and their children, Ada and Ian.

Jessica is excited to join Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in the role of Community Engagement Manager. After 5 years in the human services non-profit sector, she is excited to bring her fundraising, event planning and development skills to the world of performing arts. Originally from South Texas, Jessica has lived and worked in the Reno/Tahoe region since 2016. In 2023, after 20+ years of practicing yoga, she took the leap and became a 200hr certified yoga instructor fulfilling a personal dream.  She is looking forward to meeting and working with the talented actors, crew, staff, volunteers, donors and sponsors that make LTSF such an amazing experience for all. When not working or yoga-ing, you can find Jessica on a Tahoe beach, hiking a nature trail, scouring a thrift store or dancing at a music show with her partner-in-crime, Shane.