Deanna joined ESPtheatre as part of the Crew in early 2019 supporting A Midsummer Night's Dream. A year and a half later, she was Director of  our Teen programs (directing all our teen productions.)

She began Assistant Directing numerous productions in late 2022. In 2023 she not only Co-directed our spring production of The Awakening, she became Associate Artistic Director of the company.

Director, producer, and actor, Christine was the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of NYC’s “Woman Seeking... a theatre company” (with the mission of breaking stereotyping of women in casting) for over 15 years where she won an OOBR Award for her direction and garnered rave reviews in The Village Voice and The New York Times.

She was a founding member of the Lucille Lortel award-winning Off-Broadway theatre “Peccadillo Theatre Company.” She performed at LaMaMa (with Arthur French & Barbara Montgomery) at BAM!, Westside Theatre, and Center Stage NY.

Regionally, she took Book-It Repertory Theatre through a $2.5M capacity campaign in 2018 and performed at ACT Theatre, the Phoenix Theatre, and Theatre 9/12, among others. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.

She formed the Endangered Species theatre Project in 2018 and co-founded the Frederick Shakespeare Festival with Aaron Angello.

Jackson Peters-Mosere is beyond excited to be a part of this production of Macbeth, almost as excited as Faker must have felt qualifying for Worlds last year. They were recently in ESPtheatre's productions of Macbeth, The Canterville Ghost and Calling Doctor Freud, much like Faker had recently appeared in last year’s Worlds and won making it his 5th worlds win (a feat no one else comes close to). You can find more of their work by watching this year’s Worlds as they will be there cheering for Faker to win his sixth Worlds championship. They would like to thank South Korea for giving Faker a military exemption so he can continue his unimaginable domination in League.

Daniel Summerstay acted in his first FSF show in 2018, and, as soon as he put on a mop head and a dress in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and convinced the Frederick Shakespeare Festival that was comedy, they have not let him leave since. You may’ve seen him as Silvius in As You Like It in 2025 or as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night in 2023. When he’s not dancing like a monkey onstage, Christine and Deanna keep him in the costume closet. If you’re reading this, please send food and water; all Daniel’s had is the vodka spray and Lysol they use on the costumes.

Kayla Swain is a 2024 graduate of Hood College, looking to pursue a professional career in the performing arts. She has been working with the Endangered Species theatre Project since 2021 and has filled a multitude of roles. Most recently, she played Ross in the company’s production of The Scottish Play and stage managed The Canterville Ghost. She is so excited to be working with ESPtheatre again and would like to thank you all for coming out to support. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Sam White is a theater artist based in western Maryland. They’ve been pursuing stage management and theatrical design in the area for nearly a decade, but have found a home with the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and are proud to be a company member and ensemble secretary. MET: The Comedy Pigs, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Sense and Sensibility, The Squirrels, Dragons Love Tacos, CraftTown. CATF: Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting, Kevin Kling: Unravelled. Shakespeare on the Spot: Romeo & Juliet & Improv. RHTG: I Was Made For Less, I Build Giants, Stop Kiss. ESPtheatre: Twelfth Night, Macbeth. MEG: An Evening with Poe, Romeo & Juliet. “Love your process.”