(re)cover: Artist Bios
Writer + Performer, Shalee Mae Cole
Director, Lauren Edson
Lauren Edson is an artist with a passion for immersive and experiential theatre. In their free time they love playing D&D and hanging with their two adorable cats. Lauren is so thrilled to have been a part of this process and to have been able to work with Shalee on creating such a wicked cool piece!
Projectionist + Dramaturg, Daniel Cole Mauleón
Daniel is a comic writer and instructional designer based in Minnesota. He has written over twenty books for kids with a focus on graphic novels. In the theatre world, he has written, co-produced, and created projections for Play-Dot Productions, including KameHameHamlet and Mayor Lear. He has also created projections for The Terror Fantastic with 20% Theatre, and for Uprising Theatre. danielmauleon.com
Dramaturg, Margo Gray
Margo Gray (she/they) designs experiences that invite audiences to make lasting changes in belief and behavior. Margo believes in playing with agency, questioning inequitable systems, and queering the binary. Methodically playful, Margo draws from behavioral research to design impactful situations that give the participants choices. A former Fulbright scholar, Margo holds an MFA from Carnegie Mellon and is the Producing Artistic Director of Playable Artworks. They are also an occasional interactivity dramaturg! Learn more at margogray.com
Guest Artists
November 10, 2022
Jen Scott
Jen Scott is a Twin Cities based theater maker and teaching artist. She's worked as an actor, improviser, performer, playwright, director, storyteller, talk show host, producer, and musician. She can currently be seen somewhat regularly at HUGE Theater and also in a couple of self-produced pieces at Bryant Lake Bowl.
Meghan Wolff
Meghan Wolff (she/they) is a podcaster, writer, and improviser living in Minneapolis, MN. You can hear her every week on Good Luck High Five, a Magic the Gathering podcast now in its tenth year, read her work on Magic the Gathering cards like Lurking Roper, and see her improvise Shakespeare all over the US with Juliet & Juliet. They love books, cats, and hiking in the mountains, and you can find them on Instagram at @meghanwolff and on Twitter at @MegtheWolff.
November 11, 2022
Anthony Sisler-Neuman
Anthony Sisler-Neuman works as a theater maker and educator in the twin cities. He is a co-founder of Graceful Monsters Educational Theatre Collective, working with youth of all ages. He loves his wife, his baby, and is so grateful to have been asked to come play with some of his favorite artists.
Mykel Pennington
Mykel Pennington (she/her) has been called many things; a revolutionary, a scholar, a pansexual and most importantly, a mother. She is best known for her work in The Little Mermaid Jr. as Ursula the sea witch. She is excited to share an evening of theatre with you and is grateful for Shalee for the opportunity to be on stage again. Follow her on instagram @mykelann, where you will witness her torrid love affair with Lake Harriet. Thanks goes out to Sophia for her help with this bio.
November 12, 2022
Eric Siegel:
Eric is a collector of stories and games, having worked on a few small theater projects in the Twin Cities, but spending most of his time running tabletop games of his own. Needless to say this project hits all the sweet spots for him!
Heather Burmeister
This is Heather's first time back on the stage since 2019, and she is honored to be part of such a unique project! She currently lives in Saint Paul with her partner and their two dogs. As a lover of all things gaming and nerd, she is very excited to see what unfolds in this adventure.
November 13, 2022
Denzel Belin:
Denzel Belin (he/him) is a Black bisexual Minneapolis-based writer, director, actor, producer, and improviser. Belin is a longstanding cast member and writer at Brave New Workshop and a staff writer for AWF magazine. He serves as the Artistic Director for Threshold Theater, whose mission is to "produce fresh LGBTQ works." Denzel is currently working with Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus as a script writer for their holiday concert, "Shall We Prance?" which plays December 9th and 10th at Ted Mann Concert Hall. Learn more about Denzel at denzelbelin.com and follow him on Instagram and Twitter at from_washington.
Phillip Schramm:
Phillip Schramm is an actor and improviser from Minneapolis. He has performed throughout the twin cities in shows by Fearless Comedy, Conundrum Collective, Denzel Belin Presents, and HUGE Theater (to name a few). He also works with Liv Augusta Amrami to help produce absurdist theater experiences with the group Goof Goof.