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Richard Gustin
Richard is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and has been seen in major roles at various regional theaters including Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage Milwaukee, Acacia Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater, Virginia Museum Theatre, Chicago’s Ivanhoe and Blackstone Hotel, John Michael Kohler Arts Center and the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. His plays include A Sparrow Falls (premiere fundraiser for the Lydia R. Diamond New Play Award Chicago Dramatists), Chicago Joseph Jefferson Award winning (Best Actor) and FringeNYC Fan Favorite Being Seen, When Life Happens, Surviving the Cycle, Leviathan, WINK, Circle 7, Mercy, Flat World, Someone Like Me, Concentric Circles, Found Objects, Switch, CruciFiction and an adaptation of the medieval classic Everyman. Being Seen enjoyed a critically acclaimed sold-out run at FringeNYC and starred Broadway veteran William Youmans (recently seen in Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird with Jeff Daniels and currently in WICKED) and Allison Minick. He is an award-winning educator having received the Arthur M. Kaplan award for innovative teaching excellence six times and the Alliant Energy James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award University of Wisconsin System. For more information about Richard’s work: www.richardgustin.com
Kelly Anne Clark
Kelly Anne Clark (AEA) (she/her/hers) is an award-winning actress who has lived and worked in the Chicago area for more than 25 years. Her credits include “Jeanette Guerre” in the U.S. Premiere of The House of Martin Guerre (Goodman Theater), "Being Seen" (Jeff Award) “Norma Cassidy” in Victor/Victoria (Jeff Award), “Mabel” in The Pirates of Penzance, “Rosemary” in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre), “Rose White” in Beaches the Musical, “Mary Turner” in Of Thee / Sing, “Philia” in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Jeff Nomination) and “Minnie Faye” in Hello Dolly! (Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater) among numerous other credits.
Will Clinger
Will Clinger (AEA) is an award-winning actor, producer, writer and TV show host. Beloved for his role as host and segment producer for WTTW’s “Wild Chicago,” he has also a wide range of stellar acting credits in feature films “Witless Protection,” ”Stranger Than Fiction,” ”Something Better Somewhere Else,” ”Camp Manna,” ”B-Roll,” ”After Effect,” ”No Sleep ‘Til Madison,” ”Stash” and ”Serious Business,” as well as the short films ”Stealing Kisses,” ”Hit and Run,” ”Rain Rain” and ”Train Town” (which won a Silver Award at the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival and a 2008 Best of the Midwest award for Best Short Film). Klinger’s work in ”Train Town” was nominated for a 2008 BMA Award for Best Actor. He has also guest-starred on a number of network and cable television shows, including “Fargo,” ”Chicago P.D.,” ”Sirens,” ”Play by Play,” “ER,” ”Early Edition,” ”America's Most Wanted” and ”The Untouchables,” as well as the pilots ”Peep Show” and ”JimMortal.” For more information on Will Clinger visit ​​www.willclinger.com.
Serena Bunn
Serena is a graduate of the MA Acting program at Mountview. Since graduating Serena has played supporting leads in two independent films: Blue Buttercream and The Chant of July. She has also been part of numerous student projects. One part of her studies at Mountview she was particularly proud of was creating a solo show encouraging female body literacy and discussion around menses and the menstrual cycle through feminist live art.
Michael Stafford Wells
​Michael is a graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where he earned his Master's in Acting. He also spent several years in Los Angeles, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Since graduating, Michael has appeared in numerous films, commercials, and Fringe theatre productions. He has recently returned from Austria performing in Vienna's English Theatres production of Sherlock Holmes the Sign of the Four. Theatre credits include: Mrs Hudson/Inspector Lestrade/Major Sholto in Sherlock Holmes the Sign of the Four (Vienna’s English Theatre) Steven Sinnow in The Stranglemans (The Bull Theatre) Feodosi/Gavrillo in The Grain Store (Mounview Academy of Theatre Arts), Henry Bolingbroke in Richard II (Mounview Academy of Theatre Arts) ), Touchstone in As You Like It (The Rose and Crown theatre), Drew in Eastern Standard (AADA Los Angeles),Gary Essendine in Present Laughter (AADA Los Angeles) Film credits include: Gerrick in The Axiom, Aiden in Hell Girl, Rob in Two Men on Planet 10.
Lydia Goble LaGue
Lydia Goble LaGue
Lydia Goble LaGue, AEA Stage Manager since 1979, (she, her, hers) received her degree in Drama magna cum laude from the University of Texas and a lifetime of on-the-job experience throughout a varied career in performing arts, business, and academic positions across the US, including with Idaho Repertory (Moscow), Missouri Repertory Theatre (now Kansas City Repertory), SUNY-Purchase, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (High Point), The Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), Montana Repertory (Missoula), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional Theatre Training Program, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Wild Space Dance Co., Ko-Thi African Dance Co., and a sprinkling of independently produced dance concerts and staged events. Outside of the arts, Lydia has provided office management and administrative support for small businesses, high schools, and most recently for two research units with UWM’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare: the Office of the Endowed Chair of Applied Gerontology and UWM’s Center for Aging and Translational Research (CATR). She has also found joyful purpose providing caregiving for older and/or disabled adults as well as volunteer work. A native Texan, Lydia eventually settled in Milwaukee, living there for 30 years and where she and her former husband, actor/director/teacher Michael LaGue, raised their five children, whom she calls their “Five Best Productions Ever.” She was recently installed as President of the local Frederick AARP Chapter. She is forever grateful for the opportunities she has had to work with long-time friend Richard Gustin, especially coming out of ‘retirement’ to stage manage his production BEING SEEN, both in 2023 at the Den Theatre in Chicago and in 2025 at the OSO Arts Centre in London, England.​