
USMH Presents
Othello
A STAGED READING
Cast & Production Team

KAITE BRANDT
DESDEMONA - KAITE BRANDT
Kaite is an actor, director, dramaturg, teacher, and text coach. Recent productions include Hamlet (USMH); Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Love and Information, Everybody, Hamlet, Measure for Measure (Antaeus); King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet (Radically Miscast Shakespeare - The Porters of Hellsgate); Julius Caesar, The Women of Shakespeare (Warriors for Peace); Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labour's Lost (Sierra Madre Shakespeare Festival); Love's Labour's Lost (Chase What Flies); Much Ado About Nothing (The Unlikely Shakespeare Company); Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar (Southern Bard); Much Ado About Nothing (the 6th Act); Troilus and Cressida (Ad Astra/Staring Straight Productions). Kaite is looking forward to upcoming projects with The 6th Act and The Porters of Hellsgate later this spring.

SHANNON LEE CLAIR
LODOVICO - SHANNON LEE CLAIR Shannon Lee Clair has performed at L.A. Theatre Works, La Mirada Theatre, Will Geer Theatricum, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, EST/LA, MainStreet Theatre, New Canon Theatre Company (Monterey), Book-It Rep (Seattle), Harlequin Productions (Olympia) and The Antaeus Company, where she just finished a run as Ann Deever in All My Sons. Indie film credits include The Unknown (available on Amazon) and The Dangle (Best Short: California International Film Festival). This month, she is shooting a comedy mockumentary pilot, a drama MFA thesis film, and a short RomCom. As a writer, Shannon has been a Top 50 List-Semifinalist in the Nicholl Screenwriting Competition and a Finalist for fellowships with Stowe Story Labs. Thanks to ample time spent sailing on tall ships in her teens and twenties, Shannon also holds a Merchant Marine license from the U.S. Coast Guard. Education: Princeton University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

JUDY LOUISE JOHNSON
OTHELLO - JUDY LOUISE JOHNSON
Judy Louise Johnson’s most recent theatrical work has been originating the role of Alma Patton in, Paint By Numbers, written by Jack A. Kemper for the Temporal Refugee Foundation Theatre Company. And, originating the role of the Therapist in, Bedridden, written by Haley Cooper and directed by Calvin Picou at Heart of Heart Theatre Company for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, including an “encore” run.
Her most recent film work includes, Fresno, a feature film written and directed by Terry Huang, released in 2025. Other recent film credits include, Greyhound, written and directed by Diante Singley and Emily Or Oscar written and directed by Christopher M. Allport.
TV credits include: The Disappointments, Toy Therapy, House M. D., The Practice, The Drew Carey Show, Side Order of Life, George Lopez. Other films include: A Patient Man, and Dominique's Baby. Other Theatre credits include: Crane Mississippi, Wayside (The Elephant), Fantasticks (The Morgan-Wixson), Comedy of Errors (Pacific Shakespeare Co.) Little Mary Sunshine (Richard Basehart Theatre), Little Foxes (Antaeus Theatre Company)
Othello is Judy’s first piece, working with the Unsex Me Here Players. She is so grateful and excited to be taking on this incredible role with this dream ensemble.

KAT JOHNSTON
RODERIGO - KAT JOHNSTON
Kat Johnston is an LA-based actor and cat lover. On-screen credits include the indie films The Purgation, Roll, and We Are Love. Kat spent over a decade treading the boards with City Garage Theatre in Santa Monica. Highlights include The Penelopiad, Charles Mee’s Cardenio, Young Jean Lee's Lear, and Exit the King. She’s thrilled to be a part of Unsex Me Here's second reading and would like to thank Emily, Ann and the lovely cast for the chance to play!

EMILY ASHER KELLIS
EMILIA/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - EMILY ASHER KELLIS
Emily is an actor and director native to Los Angeles and the Founder and Artistic Director of UnSex Me Here Players. Past Credits include: At City Garage Theatre: The Penelopiad, Odysseus; Largo Desolato, Suzana; Eurydice, Little Stone; Voices of New Belarus, Ensemble. ’Night Mother, Jessie (The Elite Theatre Company), The Pillowman, Ariel (Long Beach Shakespeare Company), Troilus and Cressida, Assistant Director (Ad Astra/ Staring Straight Productions); Think & Imagine Play Festival, multiple roles (Fierce Backbone); Twelfth Night (Southern Bard), King Lear (Radically Miscast- Porters of Hellsgate); Women of Shakespeare (Warriors for Peace); Cat’s Milk Improv Show (Gary Austin). Emily double majored in English and Theatre at Scripps and Pomona Colleges. They are so excited to tackle this long standing bucket-list role. They are incredibly blessed and grateful to this incredible cast for all of their hard work and talent and to all of our supporters for making this and future USMH productions possible!

BETHANY KOULIAS
BIANCA - BETHANY KOULIAS
Bethany Koulias is ecstatic to be working with the UnsexMeHere Players, and has been seen on stages both nationally and internationally-- primarily in Seattle, NYC, London, Edinburgh, and her native Los Angeles. She is a company member of The Open Fist Theatre Company and Whatnot Theatrics-- and has been a Teaching Artist with The Geffen Playhouse, the University of Southern California, and Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum. She was recently seen in the devised theater work of 'The Wake of Annie Grady' (Whatnot Theatrics--Seattle's Stimson-Green), 'Stupid Fucking Bird' (Theatre Extempore-- LA Theatre-Bites nominee for Best Supporting Actress, BroadwayWorld nominee for Best Supporting Performer in a Play), 'BatBoy: The Musical' (Open Fist Theatre Company-- BroadwayWorld LA nominee for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical, StageScene LA award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical, TicketHolder LA Runner-Up for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical), and 'Dissent' (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Nominee for Dance and Physical Theatre). She thanks you for supporting live theatre!

JANE MACFIE
DUKE/MONTANO - JANE MACFIE
Jane Macfie is happy to work with these amazing artists. Broadway: Long Day’s Journey Into Night and
Ah, Wilderness! South Coast Repertory Theatre: Hay Fever, How the Other Half Loves, Major Barbara
and Born Yesterday; A Noise Within: Blithe Spirit, Tartuffe and Pericles, Sir Peter Hall’s Romeo and Juliet
at the Ahmanson, Grove Theatre Center: Title role in Hamlet, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing,
Rosiland in As You Like It; Rubicon Theatre: Dark of the Moon; Richard III, Romeo and Juliet and the title
role in Henry IV at Shakespeare by the Sea; also Yale Repertory Theatre, Fulton Opera House, Studio
Arena Buffalo. Film/TV: The Mindy Project (recurring), School of Rock (recurring), Veep, Getting On,
House of Lies, Strong Medicine, Profiler, Frasier. Film: High Water, Daddy’s Little Angel, Vaudeville. Yale
School of Drama.

JULIA MANIS
CASSIO - JULIA MANIS
Julia is thrilled to join the Unsex Me Here Players as Cassio! Recent theatre credits include anthropology (Rogue Machine Theatre), Here Comes the Night (Moving Arts Theatre), Jane Eyre (A Noise Within), and Edward III (Porters of Hellsgate). Other theatre credits: According to the Chorus (The Road Theatre), Unt. Baby Play (U/S IAMA), Cowboy Mouth (Hollywood Fringe Festival), and At the Table (Alt Cast, The Road Theatre). Training: Nancy Banks Studio, Antaeus, USC (BFA Program). She thanks Ann Noble, Emily Kellis, this brilliant cast, and her lovely family and community for their endless support.

LIZA SENECA
IAGO - LIZA SENECA
Liza is the Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director of The 6th Act where she has performed in Outside Mullingar (Stage Raw Award, Best Ensemble), the World Premieres of Sukkot and The $5 Shakespeare Company as well as An Evening of Betrayal. She is also a member of The Antaeus Company where she has appeared in Twelfth Night, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (LADCC Nominee, Lead Performance), Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Cloud 9 (LADCC Award, Ensemble), and many staged readings. Other notable stage work includes Ameryka at the Kirk Douglas, Macbeth at Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Much Ado About Nothing at Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Romeo & Juliet at Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, and the LA and NYC premieres of Pulp Shakespeare. Her television credits include a recurring role on The Following among many others. She is a prolific voice actor and can be heard on countless episodes of television, films, video games, and audio books. Some favorite voice credits include Ted Lasso, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Ready Player One, and Finding Dory.

KITTY SWINK
BARBANTIO/GRATIANO - KITTY SWINK
LA Theatre: Antaeus: Twelfth Night, Cripple of Inishmaan, MacBeth, Curse of Oedipus, Picnic, Autumn Garden, Tonight at 8:30 and is a former Artistic Director. Other LA Theatre: Outside Mullingar (The 6th Act: Dangerous Corner and Boldgirls (Matrix Theatre), Ladyhouse Blues (Andak Theatre) Ah, Wilderness! (A Noise Within), Juno and the Paycock (Odyssey Theatre) and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (Tiffany Theatre). She has done regional theatre around the country. On television has appeared as a wide range of doctors, lawyers, judges and space aliens on shows like Monk, Leverage, The Fosters, Law and Order: LA, The Riches, Harry’s Law, JAG, Babylon 5, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, etc. and recurred on South of Nowhere, For the People, Nikki and Nora. She has done independent features. And she is a 2024 recipient of the Ralph Morgan Award from SAG-AFTRA for Extraordinary Service in the Cause of Actors.
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ANN NOBLE
DIRECTOR - ANN NOBLE
ANN NOBLE is a director, actor, playwright, solo performer, acting teacher/coach, and a jail chaplain. Directing credits include work with Theatre Ghosts, Antaeus (member), Warriors For Peace (member), Two Heads Are Better…, LifeChild Prods., Vs., The Road, Echo (member), LGBT Center, Museum of Tolerance, LA’s Holocaust Museum, Homeboy Industries, and YWCA. Acting credits include work with A Noise Within, Rogue Machine (member), The Victory, Son of Semele, South Coast Rep, Boston Court Pasadena, Antaeus, Ghost Road, Moving Arts, Echo, Kayenta Arts (Utah), LGBT Center, ICT (Long Beach), ETC (Santa Barbara), Malibu Playhouse, Sierra Madre Playhouse, The Road, Vs., and Odyssey. Upcoming projects include Antigone with Antaeus and several pieces with Hollywood Fringe at the Broadwater. IG: @sparksjacks