The Book of Will at Taproot Theatre Company

Christopher Clark

Christopher Clark (Ed Knight / Isaac Jaggard) is honored to celebrate the Bard in his Taproot Theatre Company debut. With gratitude to the generations of performers, producers, and patrons who have worked tirelessly to steward the legacy and vitality of theatre for all of us today! Recent credits include Wolf Play (ACT), See How They Run (Drama Dock), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (SecondStory Repertory), and The Prom (Bainbridge Performing Arts). “Love and thanks to my perpetual comedic scene partner, Mary!”

Nik Doner

Nik Doner (Ben Johnson / Barman 2 / Sir Edward Dering) is a Seattle-native actor, producer, animator/editor, and VO artist happily back at Taproot after understudying Last Drive to Dodge. Selected recent stage credits: The Book Club Play (Village Theatre), Office Hour (Arts West), and Dance Nation (Washington Ensemble Theatre). Nik’s cartoons can be found at youtube.com/@nikdoner.

William Eames

William Eames (Marcus / Boy Hamlet / Crier / Bernardo) is thrilled to be returning to Taproot Theatre once again! His most recent work with Taproot includes Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley and A Woman of No Importance. He is grateful for his family, friends, cast, and crew and their tremendous support. Enjoy the show!

Melanie Godsey

Melanie Godsey (Alice Heminges / Susannah Shakespeare) always loves returning to the Taproot stage! Previous Taproot roles include Shelby (Steel Magnolias), Jane (Christmas at Pemberley), Mina (Dracula), and Gertrude (Jeeves Intervenes). She's also a playwright, a teaching artist, and a director. Love to the JRMs.

Llysa Holland

Llysa Holland (Rebecca Heminges / Anne Hathaway Shakespeare) is the co-artistic instigator of theater simple, performing at over 50 national and international festivals on four continents. Delightfully closer to home, she is grateful to return to the Taproot stage (Enchanted April, Charley’s Aunt, Diana of Dobson’s) with this incredible cohort. (Extra gleeful to be sharing the stage with co-conspirator, Andrew.)

Reginald André Jackson

Reginald André Jackson (Henry Condell) is an actor/playwright, who’s trod the Taproot stage in Busman’s Honeymoon, and as Watson in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. He’s been seen at the 5th Avenue, Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre in DC, and will next be in Fat Ham at Seattle Rep.

Eric Jensen

Eric Jensen (John Heminges) is so excited to be part of this production. He's been involved in the Pacific Northwest theatre community for over 30 years, performing at 5th Avenue, ACT, Seattle Rep, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Village Theatre, to name a few. Previously at Taproot: Mayor Dobbs in Bright Star. Thanks for supporting live theatre.

Andrew Litzky

Andrew Litzky (Ralph Crane / Barman / Compositor / Francisco) is a disabled person who happily returns to Taproot (Around The World in 80 Days, Explorers Club). As Co-Founder of theater simple, he has toured internationally for 30 years. Regional credits include Berkeley Repertory and the Spoleto Festival; locally with Sound Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Book-It, Seattle Public, and Seattle University. He is grateful to share the stage with his co-conspirator in life and art, Llysa.

Nolan Palmer

Nolan Palmer (Richard Burbage / William Jaggard / Horatio) has worked in Seattle since 1980 as an actor, director, and writer, and is cofounder of Babylon Theatre, currently playing on YouTube as Modern Babylonian Comics. Nolan has worked with TTC since 1981 as an actor or director in over 70 productions, and is thrilled to be back here for The Book of Will. He was seen most recently as Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. in A Woman of No Importance at Taproot. “Thank you, TTC, my friends. Love to Re and O.”

Nikki Visel

Nikki Visel (Elizabeth Condell / Emilia Bassano Lanier / Fruit Seller / Marcellus) was last at Taproot playing Mrs. Allonby in the 2023 production of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance. Other Seattle-area credits include Seattle Public Theater (Pipeline, Proof), Harlequin Productions (Clybourne Park, Until the Flood), Seattle Shakespeare Company/Wooden O (Pericles; Henry IV, Part 2; Julius Caesar), and ArtsWest (Distracted). Her original work has been seen at On the Boards. Nikki is also passionate about her work with Path With Art, where she teaches acting and personal storytelling (www.pathwithart.org).