Mary Rose Creative Team

Corinna Burns (Mrs Otery) is delighted to be a part of PAC’s Mary Rose, even though she sometimes feels a contentious relationship with classic texts. She also has a special fondness for the Woodlands Mansion and Cemetery, don’t you? She is hopeful that this show will bring people who are new to both PAC and the Woodlands into this magical space so that they may also be delighted by both. Corinna has worked with many local companies. Recent shows include Charolais (Inis Nua Theatre Company), Time Remembered (Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium), and The Turn of the Screw (Leila and Pantea Productions), as well her solo show, Bind.
​Chase Byrd (Harry) is so excited to be joining the PAC again for Fringe! He previously worked with PAC on The Captive during the 2015 Fringe Festival. Chase received his MFA from the University of Southern Mississippi and now performs around Philadelphia as an actor and singer. He is a proud company member of Curio Theatre Company. www.chasebyrd.com
​Susan Giddings (Mrs. Morland) is delighted to be involved with PAC’s production of this beautiful play. Susan has worked with many theaters in and around Philadelphia, including Candlelight Theater, Irish Heritage Theatre, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Inis Nua Theatre, Scranton Shakespeare Festival, Iron Age Theatre, Theatre Horizon, and South Camden Theatre, among others. Most recent, Hedgerow Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest, (directed by PAC’s Dan Hodge).  Some favorites: Mother (Barefoot in the Park), Vivian Bearing (Wit), Eleanor (The Lion in Winter), MaryJohnny (A Skull in Connemara), Madame Arcati (Blithe Spirit), and Bella Manningham (Angel Street). Up next; Tartuffe, with Mauckingbird Theatre, in November. Thank you PAC, and Claire Moyer!
Adam Hammet (Simon) Originally from Kent, England, Adam received his degree in Acting from Middlesex University, London in 2013. Highlights from his work in the United Kingdom are Journey's End at the Theatre Royal Margate and Dinner at the Brighton Fringe Festival. Recent Philadelphia credits include Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet, Shakespeare's Coriolanus and Romeo & Juliet at The Lantern Theater, Philip Ridley's Radiant Vermin for Inis Nua and a number of educational performances including two years acting for Drexel's Advanced Directing Class, and Jefferson University's Arts and Humanities Society Showcase of 2018.
Anita Holland (Narrator) is proud to make their PAC debut. You may have seen her work with the following companies: Applied Mechanics, Quintessence, InterAct, Flashpoint, Orbiter 3, Headlong, Swim Pony, The Painted Bride, PolyGlamourous, PAPA, CCTC, and many more. He’s a weirdo who enjoys finding pockets of ugly beauty to bring to the surface. Upcoming: Bury Our Weapons, Not Our Bodies. Check out the website www.theanitaholland.com for the ancestors. Enjoy the show!
Emily R Johnson (Mary Rose) is an early childhood educator, performer/creator, and installation artist. She is the creator and curator of the experiential installation art series “Yours and Everyone’s,” and a former company member of Found Theater Company. Recent acting credits: Red Bike (Simpatico), Nothing To See Here (Found Theater Company), and Spine (Inis Nua Theatre Company - Barrymore nom.) BA in Acting from Temple University.  Love to A. emilyruthjohnson.com
John Lopes (Mr Morland) is thrilled to be running with the PAC once more!!  He was last seen in PAC’s The White Devil and All’s Well That Ends Well.  He was recently in Lantern’s production of The Tempest.  He is also looking forward to PAC’s production of Tis Pity She’s a Whore in the spring.
Jahzeer Terrell (Cameron) is a Philadelphia based actor, educator, voiceover artist, and musician who is very proud to be making his PAC debut in Mary Rose. Previous credits include Twelfth Night, All’s Well That Ends Well, and Romeo and Juliet with Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the Lydie Breeze trilogy with EgoPo Classic Theater, and others. He is also a nature photographer and can be found over on instagram @jahzeerterrell.  
Claire Moyer (Director) is a freelance director and the Associate Director and Literary Manager for Inis Nua.  Her Inis Nua credits include The Swallowing Dark, Swallow, Radiant Vermin (Barrymore nomination: Outstanding Direction), and Spine (Barrymore nominations: Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Overall Production). She recently directed an adaptation of Catch-22 for Curio Theatre and has led projects for RevShakes, First Person Arts, PAC, Louisville's Jane Austen Festival, and the PYP New Voices Festival. Claire holds an MA in Directing from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  Thanks so much to the PAC!
Kristen Phaneuf (Stage Manager) is so happy to be back with the PAC. Stage management credits include: Philadelphia Artists’ Collective (THE WHITE DEVIL, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL), Resident Theatre Company (THE LAST FIVE YEARS), Philadelphia Theatre Company (RIZZO), Shawnee Theatre Bloomfield (MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR) and Tidewater Stage (I DO I DO).  Much love to Zach and Penny. / www.kristenphaneuf.com / Instagram: @kris.possible
Stefán Örn Arnarson (Sound Design) is a sound designer, music director, cellist and composer. Stefán, a native of Iceland, has worked with various theaters in the area and was nominated for a Barrymore award for Best Original Music in a Play for True Story (Passage Theatre). Some recent projects include The White Devil (PAC), Rage of Achilles (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company), 39 Steps (Hedgerow Theatre Company), Proof, 12 Angry Jurors, Little Shop of Horrors, Romeo and Juliet, Shape of Things (Rutgers-Camden), Almost Maine and War of the Worlds (Drexel). Currently Stefán is director of the Music Program at Rutgers Camden Department of Fine Arts. A board member and long-time cellist with the Symphony in C orchestra, Stefán is co-director of the Symphony in C Summer Camp. Stefán is also the founder of the rock string quartet—VOLUME Quartet.
Robin I Shane (Costume Designer) This is Robin’s third collaboration with PAC and she is thrilled to be back!  Previous designs include Iphigenia at Aulis and The Captive. Robin’s designs have been seen in Philadelphia and regionally at Theatre Exile, Passage, EgoPo, NCC, Shakespeare Theater of NJ, and the Montgomery Theater.  New York Credits include The Flea, New Victory Theater, Jean Cocteau Rep, The Juilliard School and Soho Rep.  Robin is an Assistant Professor of Theater at Rider University.
Kate St. John (Production Designer) is a scenic designer based in Philadelphia, and this is her first production with the PAC. She is currently pursuing her MFA in scenic design at Temple University, and she earned her BA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Recent productions at Temple University include : Dido and Aeneas, Trouble In Tahiti, Mud : Bodies of History, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Side Show (upcoming).