At New Prospect Theatre Spring 2026, Kestral Productions produced:

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

A group of seven women dressed in ancient Roman-style costumes, wielding toy swords, surround a white bust of a female Julius Caesar on a pedestal, engaging in a theatrical scene on a stage with black curtains.

cast

Woman with braided blonde hair, wearing an ancient Roman costume in red and gold, speaking with her arms outstretched against a dark background.

crew

Director…..David Huss
Assistant Director…..Annie Loggins
Producer…..Lorraine Wilde
Set Design…..David Huss, Chris Coombs
Set Builder…..Dan Robinson
Assistant Set Technician…..Kenneth Kearney

Costume Design…..Sehome High Advanced Costuming Class Costume Design Teacher…..Kandace McGowan
Props Design…..Avielle Heath
Lighting Design…..Asher Suloway-Baker

Original Music…..Steve Barnes
Sound Design…..Nikko Macklin
Stage Manager…..Nikko Macklin
Assistant Stage Manager…..Amanda Mills
Assistant Stage Manager & Board Operator…..Kat Rhoads

Shakespeare Coach…..Annie Loggins
Movement Choreographer…..Maia Newell-Large
BTS & Promo Photography…..Hazel VanBuskirk, Lorraine Wilde
Additional Costume Design…..Avielle Heath, Megan Cunningham, and Aubrey Kornelis
 Associate Producer, Props & Costume Technician…..Hannah Lovelidge
Audrey Henderson…..Julius Caesar

Jennie Olson Six…..Marcus Brutus

Beth Tyne…..Caius Cassius

Madeleine Ingridsdotter…..Mark Antony

Annie Loggins…..Casca, Dardanius, Citizen

Carolyn Travis…..Flavius, Metellus Cimber, Citizen

Megan Gillespie…..Marullus, Trebonius, 3rd Citizen, Pindarus, 2nd Soldier

Hazel Vanbuskirk & Courtney Howe…..Servant of Caesar, Artemidorus, Octavius, Citizen

Laura Engels…..Decius Brutus, 2nd Citizen, Lucilius

Robin Lynn Kagan…..Cicero, 4th Citizen, Rhymer, Volumnius

Lorraine Wilde…..Soothsayer, Messenger, 1st Soldier

Kaitlyn Mahre…..Carpenter, Cinna, 1st Citizen, Titinius

Maia Newell-Large…..Cobbler, Portia, Servant of Antony, Cinna the Poet, Strato, Citizen

Natalie Finander…..Calpurnia, Servant of Octavius, Lepidus
A display of Roman-themed items including shields with red and gold designs, a banner with the letters 'SPQR' and a laurel wreath, and a ceremonial hammer with a laurel wreath and 'SPQR' on top, against a black background.
Two women dressed in ancient Roman costume, one in white and gold, the other in orange-brown, standing indoors against a black background and engaging in conversation.
Two women dressed in ancient Roman-style costumes, with a white classical bust and green foliage to the right.
Two women dressed in ancient Roman costume, with one holding a sword, standing indoors on a stage set with columns and furniture.
A white bust sculpture of a woman with elaborate hair styled in waves, decorated with a gold laurel leaf headband, against a black background.
The image shows a theatrical stage scene with actors dressed in ancient Roman costumes. Multiple women are visible, some displaying emotional expressions and physical interactions in a dramatic performance. The background is dark, focusing attention on the actors.

Special Thanks

New Prospect Theatre…..Venue & Community Arts Hub Keefe Healy…..Technical Consultant & Support Christopher Coombs…..Assist with Casting & Crew, Set Design and Build Suzanne Mackay…..Leadership Dana Crediford…..Publicity & Wardrobe Ideas Lorelei LaBella, Ian Bivins, Leah Stark, Jim Suthers…..Video Camera & Sound Crew Hannah Lovelidge…..Pre-production Assistance Mijo Stumpf & Olivia Wise…..Bellingham Theatre Guild Props and Costumes Departments WWU Costume Collection…..Supplemental Costumes Jayne Entwistle…..Convivium Catering Hazel Vanbuskirk…..Poster, Post Card, and Program Design, Photography Amanda Timmins…..Bust of Caesar Steve Barnes…..Original Music Composition

Two women dressed in ancient Roman costumes, standing side by side, holding a glowing sword, with serious expressions, against a dark background.
Ancient Roman or Greek shields with Gladiator weapons, including a spear and a sword.
Two women dressed in ancient Roman costumes face each other, holding hands, with their foreheads nearly touching, on a stage with a dark background.
Close-up of an older woman with gray hair, wearing an ancient Roman costume, making an angry or intense facial expression.
Two women dressed as ancient Roman figures in a theatrical performance, with one woman holding a sword above the other's head and another woman expressing fear or distress, seated on a gold-colored chair.
Two women in medieval knight costumes with gray helmets, one in the foreground and one slightly behind, against a black background and red banner.
A woman with dark hair speaking passionately, dressed in cream and beige ancient Roman robes, standing in front of a black background with a white classical bust sculpture on a white pedestal.
A woman with red hair, expressive face, wearing a shimmering gold ancient Roman armor, holding a sword, and gesturing with her hand.
A theatrical performance with a person dressed as ancient Roman Marc Antony, with a laurel wreath in their hair, kneels above a dead Julius Caesar lying on the floor.
A theatrical scene with a young woman dressed as an ancient Roman soldier holding a sword aloft, standing over a dead older woman dressed in dark, gold armor lying on the stage with a leaf garland around his head.
The image depicts a comical theatrical scene with three women dressed in ancient Roman costumes. Two women stand on a platform, looking at a third woman who is kneeling and gesturing towards them. A bust of a female Julius Caesar in the background.

Full Program

A person folding a beige cloth napkin on a wooden table. There are several textured stone tiles, a small pink bowl, and a wooden plate on the table.

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