Proudly posted here is a "rogues gallery" listing of many of the individuals proud to associate themselves with, and be part of, The Flatwater Shakespeare Company, starting with short biographies of our two primary founders.

Bob has been a director and production designer for thirty-five years, twenty-two while a resident of New York City. He has been a guest artist at Cornell University, the University of Virginia, the Juilliard School, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He served as Artistic Director for six years with the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. He has directed in regional and off-Broadway theaters, and been associated with both the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival in Omaha and the Orlando Shakespeare Festival in Florida, where he coordinated workshops with actors and scholars. Bob is also a successfully published playwright for The Passion of Dracula, an adaptation of Bram Stoker's thriller, co-written by Bob and David Richmond. The Passion of Dracula ran off-Broadway for two years, and continues to be a popular show nationwide -- especially around Halloween.

Stephen is a Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Previously Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program at UNL and research fellow at the Huntington and Folger Shakespeare Libraries, he has also served as actor, composer, director, dramaturg, musician, and text editor for several theatrical productions. He has conducted regional and national workshops on the teaching and performance of Shakespeare and has published numerous articles on Renaissance literature and its connections with the performing arts. His book Shakespeare in the Cinema: Ocular Proof is considered a definitive text on strategies employed in adapting Shakespeare's plays for the screen.

Tom Crew, Managing Director & Youth Program Director
Melissa Lewis-Nuss, Public Relations Liason
Peter Salter, Graphics
 

Stephen Hilliard, Chair
Melissa Lewis-Nuss, Vice Chair
Dan Sloan, Treasurer
Sasha Dobson, Secretary
Diane Bartels
Paul O'Hara
Molly Thomas
Margy Ryan  

Annie Aspergen: Music
James Barnes: Music
Dianne Bohlken: Facility Management, the Swan at Wyuka
Dorothy Booraem: Sound Crew
Teresa Buhler: Sound Crew
Andrea Collins: Program Design
Kathryn Burton Cover: Costume Design
William M. Cover II: Fight Choreography
Brooke Erks: Stage Management
Folger Shakespeare Library: Educational Outreach
Beth Govaerts: Choreography
Kandra Hahn: Community Outreach
William Hegwood: Sound Crew
John Himmelberger: Lighting Design
Richard Imig: Set Construction
Patrick Lambrecht: Web Site
Vince Learned: Music
Lincoln Community Playhouse: Youth Rehearsal Space
John Marinovich: Fight Choreography
Jeanne Marlette: Costumes
Lori Merliss: Liason with Wyuka Foundation
John Nollendorfs: Photography and Print Work
Terry Nygren: Outreach Advice
Lynne Hazuka Ridge: Costume Design
St. Mark’s on the Campus Episcopal Church: Rehearsal Space
Peter Salter: Program Design
Richard Schroeder: Props and Lighting Design
Jan Stauffer: Costume Design
Fred Stuart: Sound Design
The Cup, Lincoln: Rehearsal Space
UNL Department of English: Educational Outreach
UNL Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Educational Outreach
UNL Department of Theatre Arts and New Media: Rehearsal Space
Deb Waechter: Stage Management
Bonnie Whittier: Box Office
Petrea Whittier: Stage Management, Sound Crew
Ben Wozniak: Lighting Design
Michele Zinke: Production and Stage Management