Ben Morris is a scientist, dramaturg, and performer, interested in questions of how we talk about science. Before working at Central Square Theater for this season, in 2013, he co-created an original science-theater piece, titled The Edge of the Map that premiered at Harvard. A collaboration between Harvard scientists and New York based company Sightline, the piece dealt with issues raised by modern genetics. In addition to his scientific interests, Ben is also a comic baritone, specializing in Gilbert and Sullivan patter roles. He most recently sang in Lowell House Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades. He holds a M.A. in Biomedical Sciences from Harvard Medical School and a B.A. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard College.
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Alexander Cook
Alexander Cook was part of the original 2011 award-winning cast of Arabian Nights, and this will be his fourth time performing these roles. Films: Black Mass, The Finest Hours, Joy, The Forger, Almost Mercy, The Congressman, This Killing Business, and Dawn of the Dead (1979). Theater: Saving Kitty (Nora), Lend Me A Tenor (Ocean State Theatre), A Picasso (Theater Workshop of Nantucket), Blasted (Wilbury Theater Group),Burning (Boston Playwrights), Fools (Ocean State Theatre), and The Lily’s Revenge (American Repertory Theater). He received his BFA in Acting from Carnegie-Mellon’s School of Drama.
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan has trained and performed at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA since the age of 15, where selected credits include Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Ice Glen, both directed by Tina Packer, The Servant of Two Masters, The Tamer Tamed, Dibbledance, and
Gabrielle Weiler
Gabrielle Weiler returns to CST after having appeared in Underground Railway Theater’s production of Sila. A graduate of Tufts University, credits include assistant directing Our Private Lives and performing in Hamletmachine. Gabrielle also has extensive experience interpreting performances in American Sign Language for companies such as Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (Coriolanus), Broadway Across America (Hair), Wheelock Family Theatre (A Tale of Two Cities and The Wizard of Oz), and the annual Newport and Clearwater Folk Festivals.
Eddie Shields*
Eddie Shields*, he/him (Prior Walter) Eddie is thrilled to return to CST for Angels in America: Perestroika after opening Millennium Approaches last spring. Local Credits: The Inheritance (Elliot Norton Nom. Best Actor), Shakespeare in Love (IRNE Nom.), Significant Other (IRNE Award best support actor), The View Upstairs, and Casa Valentina (IRNE Nom.) at SpeakEasy Stage. Edward II (IRNE Nom.) and Comedy of Errors at ASP, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Central Square Theater), Hair (New Rep), Edith Can Shoot Things and hit them (Company One), The Seagull (A.R.T/BTC), The Nosebleed (The Jar). Off Broadway/NY: A Class Act (Playwrights Horizons), Billy Redden (Theater Row), Europia Escapes Europe (Austria Stage), Miss Julie (Workshop Theater), Twelfth Night, Henry VI.3, & A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Drilling Theater Co.). FILM/TV: Kill that Man, Moonrise Kingdom, Unsure/Positive, Road to Joy, The Entertainment. PLAYS: Julie (Midtown Theater Fest. Best in Show), The Good Girls High (Manhattan Rep. Official Selection). MFA Brandeis University, BFA Adelphi University. AEA/SAG-AFTRA. @eddiestagram/@