2026 Acting Company
Kiley is a dynamic performer whose work combines raw emotional honesty with an instinct for detail. She has appeared in a range of productions spanning classical texts, contemporary plays, and devised theatre, earning recognition for her versatility and stage presence. With a background that includes such diverse roles as Kira in Xanadu, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Babe in Crimes of the Heart, Bishop approaches each role with a deep commitment to character development and storytelling. Bishop brings subtlety, empathy, and a lived-in realism to her performances, creating characters that resonate long after the final line is spoken. She continues to build a career marked by bold role choices and a dedication to inclusive, collaborative theatre-making.
Lynne‘s acting credits span over forty years, appearing in theatres across Canada and the U.S. including the Shaw and Stratford Festivals (which included playing opposite both Sir Peter Ustinov in King Lear and Sir Ian Richardson in Man and Superman).
At Theatre Plus in Toronto, Lynne did the trifecta of playing the leads in The Lark, A Doll’s House, and Antigone, all directed by Marion Andre. Lynne appeared in 12 productions at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA, including The Voice of the Prairie where she met her future husband, Sean Sullivan.
Her favorite role remains The Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, which she has played four times… and the first time was the first meeting of Lynne and Jeanmarie, who played Lady Capulet.
Kate Haas (she/her) is a Phoenix-based performer, writer, teaching artist, and collaborator, and is excited to join the cast of Mackers! Local credits include performances with Childsplay, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Stray Cat Theatre, The Bridge Initiative, Ronin Theatre Company, Rising Youth Theatre, and Southwest Shakespeare. Education: BA in Theatre from ASU. She is also a Producing Artistic Collaborator for RYT, as well as an Adult Educator at UofA College of Medicine-Phoenix.
Carolyn’s acting credits include appearances at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Sierra Shakespeare Festival, B Street Theatre, Sacramento Theatre Company, Jewish Theatre of San Francisco, and the Maxim Gorky Drama Theatre in Vladivostok. Directing credits include multiple productions at Foothill Theatre Company, Perseverance Theatre (Juneau, AK), Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. She recently helmed an independent production of the solo play, Barrymore’s Ghost, in Sedona, AZ, and will return to Utah Shakespeare Festival this summer to direct Troilus and Cressida. Her teaching credits include stints at University of Alabama, University of South Carolina, UC Davis, Sierra College, and Nevada Union High School. She holds a BFA from BYU, and an MFA from UC Davis, and is a proud member of two theatrical unions: the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and Actors Equity Association.
Maren has performed with the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Birmingham Children’s Theatre, produced for Arizona Actor’s Academy, dramaturg-ed for Nearly Naked Theatre, designed for Phoenix Theatre and Scottsdale Conservatory Theatre, directed for Algonquin Theatre Company, Nevada Shakespeare in the Park, and The Shakespeare Theatre and was the Education Outreach Director for Southwest Shakespeare Company. Favorite roles: Belinda in Noises Off at Phoenix Theatre, Pamela in Fox on the Fairway at Actor’s Theatre and Hilda in Venus Observed at Verse Theatre Manhattan. She is an active member of Arizona’s AEA Member Coalition. She adores special effect makeup, dancing, traveling, movies (buttered popcorn, Junior Mints and all) and is slightly addicted to Law and Order re-runs. She digs New Works and looks forward to honing her directing skills. She’s a teaching artist for Marin Shakespeare Company in their acclaimed Arts in Corrections program. Originally from New York she has made Phoenix home with her husband and their 2 dramatically darling daughters. http://www.marenmaclean.net AOE
MKM Riddell is a New Mexico-based actor, director, visual artist, theatre scholar, and Education Director of Arizona Theatre Matters.
She directed Jeanmarie Simpson’s solo piece, Heretic – The Mary Dyer Story, which launched at the Boulder Friends Meeting in Colorado and subsequently toured for ten years. MKM continues to work with adults with disabilities, which is where she and Jeanmarie first connected.
MKM has a lifetime of theatre credits, including undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate studies in theatre. She holds a BA in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts from Eureka College, and an MA and PhD ABD in Theatre Studies from Bowling Green State University.
In addition to being a gifted theatre artist, MKM is a prolific and celebrated visual artist. As Education Director, she brings deep theatrical knowledge, human-services experience, creativity, and a generous spirit to Arizona Theatre Matters’ educational programming.
Melanie is a native New Yorker who spent years performing as a dancer, singer, and actor in New York City. For the past 20 years, Melanie has been bouncing between NYC and Las Vegas with her husband and daughter, while singing and dancing with babies, toddlers, preschoolers, teaching the International Music Together Program. Melanie holds a BA from Queens College in New York and an MFA from The Theatre School, DePaul University in Chicago. Some of her favorite roles include Dr. Rachel in Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral at The Soho Playhouse and Shirley Dunbar in Welcome to the Moon at The Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Helga in Kindertransport directed by Jeanmarie Simpson. Grateful to return to the stage, she is thrilled to have the opportunity to be part of Mackers!
Hilary is a graduate of George Brown’s Theatre Conservatory, and co-founder of the Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Favourite credits include: Kat Sandler’s PUNCH UP (Eastern Front Theatre), Heart of Steel (Factory Theatre), Matilda (The Savoy), Yaga (The HAT), for TV: Odd Squad (TVOKids), and Frankie Drake Mysteries (CBC). In addition, she operates out of Toronto as the HAT’s Lead Graphic Designer. You can peek her artworks @hilhob on instagram!
Dineta is an accomplished stage and screen performer known for her powerful presence and ability to bring layered, complex women to life. Her career spans dramatic theatre, contemporary works, and original productions, earning her a reputation for both emotional depth and technical precision. A fixture in the Arizona theatre community, she has portrayed roles that demand both fierce conviction and nuanced vulnerability. Offstage, Dineta is the founder and director of Full Figure Productions and is the director of several international film festivals.
Joseph is a Toronto-based actor and artistic creator originally from Northern Ontario. After studying briefly at the University of Windsor’s Drama (BFA) program, he became an artistic associate at The LaSalle Theatre in Kirkland Lake. There he helped to produce junior productions of several major shows including Annie, The Music Man and Willy Wonka. His original adaptation of The Nutcracker showcased his abilities as both a writer and performer.
Ted has been acting professionally his entire adult life. He began performing with several theatre companies in San Diego, CA, including the prestigious Coronado Playhouse and The Old Globe Theatre, for whom he performed in La Pastorela. He then had a long stint with The Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Co. – first as an actor, then as a writer/director and, eventually, as Artistic Director of the company (a position he held for several years.) Ted has been seen recently on the AZ stage as the Lead in the original play, ‘A Tit For Two Tats;’ as Reason in ‘Democracy Suicide’ at Unscrewed Theatre; as Matthew Dombroski in ‘The Viewing Room’ for Shoestring Players; and as Willie Clark in ‘The Sunshine Boys’ for Oro Valley Theatre Co. Ted’s an accomplished stand-up comedian, having performed at Laff’s Comedy Café, The Comedy Store, The Icehouse, The Improv. and clubs across Southern CA. Ted has also been featured in many film and television projects, including ‘Flashback: The Series,’ as well as several independent shorts and music videos. Currently, Ted can be seen as ‘Oso’ in famed director Alex Cox’s final feature film, ‘Dead Souls.’ He has also lent his voice to several audio & radio projects. Along with his wife, Debbie, Ted Co-Founded The Fault Line Theatre (which he Managed for over 12 years). Ted & Deb now call Sierra Vista home, writing, producing and directing successful mystery comedy shows, podcasts, and original theatre productions across Cochise County.
Mackenzie Gray is a Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer with more than four decades of professional experience across theatre, film, and television. His screen credits include Legion, Riverdale, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural, Smallville, Fargo, Man of Steel, Warcraft, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
His extensive stage career includes classical and contemporary work in Toronto, Vancouver, and across Canada, with roles in The Scottish Play, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, Troilus and Cressida, and Romeo and Juliet. He has also directed and produced numerous theatrical productions and has worked with organizations including the Stratford Festival and Canadian Stage.
Mackenzie is a multiple Leo Award nominee and two-time winner, as well as a Dora Award nominee. For ATM, he appears in Mackers as Hugh, Duncan, the Doctor, the Old Man, and Siward.
M. John is the Head of Acting at the Randolph College for the Performing Arts in Toronto. He is a frequent collaborator at 4th Line Theatre (Wild Irish Geese, The Tilco Strike, The Great Shadow) and New Stages (It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play & Yellow Face. Other recent theatre credits include Venus in Fur (Pickle Theatre); Tunnel at the End of the Light (Soldiers in the Arts); Give ‘Em Hell (Prairie Fire, Please / Theatre Direct); ; A Christmas Carol Comedy (No Porpoise); A Number (Lunar Stage); The Scottish Play, Hamlet & Romeo and Juliet (Classical Theatre Project); The 39 Steps (Gin Soak’d); The Hound of the Baskervilles & End of the Rainbow (Globus); Krampus, The Princess Knight and Treasure Island* (Solar Stage).
M. John is currently touring his one-person Robert Munsch show(s) Fireside Munsch**.
*Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination(s) for Outstanding Performance by an Individual.
**Eight Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations.
Recent television credits include: Noel Next Door (Hallmark); Bury the Past (Lifetime); Mrs. America & The Strain (FX); 11/22/63 (Hulu); Murdoch Mysteries & Ollie the Boy Who Became What He Ate (CBC).
Audiobooks include: Tell Me When You Feel Something, Escape Plans and The Colonial Hotel.
Michael is a Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright. Michael has performed on national and international stages in iconic roles, including Scar in Disney’s The Lion King (US National Tour). As Managing Artistic Director of SaveTheLaSalle, he is dedicated to restoring the historic LaSalle Theatre in Ontario. He also produces annual shows, including Scrooge: A Christmas Carol and Shakespeare in the Park.
Michael has a passion for preserving theatre history. He also pushes the boundaries of contemporary performance. He brings a bold artistic vision to ATM. He ensures that every production balances tradition, innovation, and inclusivity.
Michael is Associate Artistic Director of ATM. For the company, he has directed The Ferryman’s Toll and Even Unto Death. He also played Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Prospero in The Tempest.
As a creator and performer, Matthew works in theatre, dance, and with orchestral ensembles across the continent. He also works in film/tv, voice, prosthetics, and motion capture. Most recently, he has been seen at the Canadian Opera Company in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. He has also appeared in two new short films. Additionally, he was featured hugging his graduating daughter in a Jewlr ad.
He has been nominated for and won several awards (nominations for 6 Dora Mavor Moore Awards in total). He has also been nominated for the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. This was for Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s interdisciplinary “theatre of music” work Just Out of Reach. He was nominated for the CTC Award in Vancouver, winning best production for Ghostlight Projects’ The Boys in the Band. Additionally, he has been nominated for the KM Hunter Award.
Notable productions, in addition to Don Pasquale, include starring as Sergio in Expandido Theatre Group’s The Rage of Narcissus. He starred as Michael in The Boys in the Band (Ghostlight Projects). He also starred as Peter in Peter and the Wolf (Theatre Rusticle). He also co-created and performed in Gorey Story, and the solo work Waiting for the Dawn (The Thistle Project). Other works include Sunyata with Kokoro Dance. He directed 10 Nights of Dream (TomoeArts), Unity (1918), The Government Inspector, Peer Gynt and Arcadia (Randolph College Toronto). Matthew also played Albert in the creature feature Silent Retreat. It won the Best Canadian Feature in the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The film is available on Amazon Prime.
Matthew’s main hope is to create and contribute to works that are meaningful. He wants to help people understand themselves and the world in a fuller way. He aims for a more nuanced and compassionate understanding.
Monroe was told he has the perfect look for radio. He is pleased to be in his 3rd ATM performance. He was previously in the pre-pandemic version of ‘Under Milk Wood’ and the 2020 ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’. He has hosted two radio programs, performed two books on tape, and recorded for a daily talking newspaper.
More traditionally, Monroe has taken part in a number of seasonal repertory companies, dinner and children’s theaters, often as the villain, various other styles and genres of theater and performance, has been part of a winning team in ‘Test the Nation’ on BBC1, and, in a different vein, has been a circus ringmaster, whom the elephant liked.
Dubbed ‘a virtual Nijinsky of performance art’ by the New York Times, Sean has toured North America and Central Europe in the solo play ‘Baby Redboots’ Revenge’, (directed by his wife, Lynne Griffin), winning awards and accolades in Poland, The Czech Republic, New York City, (at P.S. 122, the alternative theatre mecca in NYC), Los Angeles and San Diego.
Sean and Lynne are currently in pre-production on the film adaptation of Sean’s magic reality/horror play The Slaughter Brothers Dime Circus. The theatre production was called ‘a surrealist horror circus mindbender’ by Delirium Magazine, and ‘Part bedtime story, part Clockwork Orange. Half Bugs Bunny, half nightmare’ by BroadwayWorld.
Elsewhere as an actor, Sullivan has appeared in 12 productions at the Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA. Favorite roles include Norman in The Dresser and Davey/Leon in The Voice of the Prairie, in which he met, acted, and fell in love with Lynne Griffin.
Sullivan’s film credits include Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Foolproof, Wayne’s World, Back To The Future III, Who’s That Girl?, and The Howling VI. Selected TV credits: The Umbrella Academy (recurring), Damien, Hemlock Grove, Good God, Across The River To Motor City, Poor Tom is Cold.
For ATM, Sean previously played a plethora of roles in Under Milk Wood, and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Gary has been a toiler in the regional theatre vineyards since 1984. His acting and directing credits include over 60 productions in 15 years as an Associate Artist at the Foothill Theatre Company, as well as productions at Palo Alto Childrens’ Theatre, Capital Stage, California Stage, Sacramento Theatre Company, Music Circus, B Street Theatre, Fantasy Theatre, Americana Theatre Company, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the Oregon, Colorado, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festivals, and a bilingual production of Noises Off at the Maxim Gorky Drama Theatre in Vladivostok.
Playwriting commissions include Midnight at the Algorithm & Blues for ATM, several plays written for Foothill Theatre Company while on staff there: The Diary of a Forty-Niner, Dracula, and Evermore, along with several one-acts. Other commissions: Of Kites and Kings (for Sacramento Theatre Company); and One Grain of Rice, and Meerkats: The Musical! (for Palo Alto Childrens’ Theatre). Also for Palo Alto Childrens’ Theatre, Gary is currently working on a new Robin Hood script. Another recent script, Play It Straight, co-written with Richard Winters and Kerri Yund, has had several staged readings and full productions in Northern California, and is currently enjoying an extended rehearsal process at The Actors’ Workshop in Muskegon, Michigan, slated for production in the Spring of 2026.
In 2025, Gary threw in as a contributing playwright for Arizona Theatre Matters’ The Ferryman’s Toll, in which he also played Dr. Clark.
Donald is a Zoni Award–nominated actor whose recent work includes Puffs at Starlight Theatre (2024). A former member of Arizona State University’s improv and sketch comedy teams (2012–2013), he brings sharp comedic timing and grounded presence to the stage. His love of theatre began with Arsenic and Old Lace in 2004.
Mathew is an actor whose work spans musical, classical, and contemporary stages. Roles include Gyp DeCarlo in Jersey Boys (The Phoenix Theatre Co.); Walt in A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney (iTheatre Collaborative); Stone in City of Angels; R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He also played Father in Ragtime. For ATM, he played Alonso/ Stephano in 2024’s The Tempest. Another role was Cloten in Cymbeline (Southwest Shakespeare). He portrayed Victor in The Price (Arizona Jewish Theatre). In Lobby Hero (Actors Theatre, Phoenix), he was Bill. Additionally, he played Reuven in The Chosen (Arizona Jewish Theatre) and Bill Wilson in Bill W. and Dr. Bob (Broadway Palm West); and Harold Hill in The Music Man (TheaterWorks, Peoria). Screen and commercial work includes Fox’s America’s Most Wanted, national/regional campaigns for Hershey’s, Skipper’s, and Boyd’s Coffee, and narration/industrials for Boeing’s Office Safety series and Microsoft.
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