Last seen as Alonso in this year's production of The Tempest.

Don is a transplant from Upstate NY, via Philadelphia in 2007. He and his husband currently live in the Richmond Annex. This is his first appearance on stage with the Foodbank Players. Previous credits include “ Our Town” with the Pinole Valley Players, “Becoming Robin Hood” with he Berkeley Playhouse and several solo, duo and ensemble Cabaret appearances with Miss Smith Presents at Society Cabaret. He studies performance with the illustrious Stephanie Lynne Smith and Acting for Singers with Bobby Weinapple. In his spare time he is an RN with Alameda Health System.

Jennifer is happy to return to the food bank players after recently portraying dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing. After being ON stage for Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, 3 Christmas carols, and more, this time she gets to tantalize the audience OFF stage through her flute music.

After over 35 years of performing, she never tires of the excitement that comes along with it. And working with the food bank players, knowing that her art is helping those in need, turns the excitement into magic. Thank you for making magic with us, and enjoy the show.

Alison is excited to be making her FBP debut in A Midsummer Night's Dream! Her most recent roles include an outspoken Japanese American middle sister (Sisters Matsumoto, Contemporary Asian Theater Scene) and an airheaded graduate student whose advisor dates her for a green card (Chaos Theory, Rainbow Theater at UCSC). Alison works in software QA and is an avid enjoyer of aesthetically pleasing cinematography, moderately sweetened beverages, character-driven novels, and public transit journeys.

Gene Kahane is thrilled to be in this production of A Midsummer Night's dream, excited to work with the director and fellow actors, and continue the good work of The Foodbank Players. Gene is a retired English and Drama teacher, writes for the Alameda Post, scribbles poems, rides and reads, and wants to thanks his very first drama teacher- Laurie Raskin- who changed his life.

Isabel is delighted to make her Foodbank Players debut! She is pursuing a Master’s in Library Science, and in her free time, writes, dances, and takes in local theater.

Justin is an East Bay native who recently returned to the Bay Area after graduating with an M.S. in computer science from UC Santa Barbara. This is his latest production with the Foodbank Players of Alameda, and he’s enjoyed diving into the world of Shakespeare with such a talented group of actors. When he's not pretending to be someone else, Justin enjoys writing, game design, hosting murder mysteries, and playing chess with his cat.

Kelsey Goeres is an actor, improviser, and director from California’s central coast, where she began her theater career at PCPA. With a musical theater scholarship, she received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and theater arts from California Lutheran University. During her time at school, she studied abroad at the Theatre Academy of London and was a KCACTF finalist. Some of her favorite stage roles have included Ophelia in Hamlet, Celia in As You Like It, Gayle in Almost, Maine, Maggie in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and Rizzo in Grease. In addition to stage acting, Kelsey is an improviser who’s been on house teams at Second City and iO West. You can see her in such independent films as The Power of Laughter and The Moon Also Rises, which went to Cannes in 2018, as well as several BuzzFeed shorts.

Scott Dai is happy to join the Foodbank Players for the first time and appreciates the privilege of bringing Shakespeare's words to life. Over the past year, Scott has been engaging in plenty of community theatrics across the East Bay in The Hollow and The Unexpected Guest (San Leandro Players), Bell, Book, and Candle and You Should Be So Lucky (Chanticleers Theatre), and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (One Stage Theatre). Thanks to his family – Katie, Simon, and Cecily – whose unwavering love and support fuel his stage shenanigans and make him a better person daily.