Dana Point Shakespeare Festival - July 11 - July 12, 2025
Dana Point Arts Alliance
Who's Who
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Anna Martin
as Viola
Anna is overjoyed to be a part of this wonderful production of Twelfth Night. She just recently graduated from Concordia University Irvine receiving her Bachelor’s in Music Education and Vocal Performance. Post Grad credits include: She Loves Me (Amalia Balash) and Legally Blonde (Vivienne Kensington). Other credits include: Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney; Irene Ryan Nominee), All’s Well That End’s Well (Countess), Emma (Mrs. Weston), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), Girls Like That (Kennedy Center Invited Production) and Godspell. annammartin.com
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Nicholas Thurkettle
as Orsino
Nicholas Thurkettle’s favorite prior Shakespeare roles include Benedick Much Ado About Nothing, Peter Quince, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Player King Hamlet, and Prospero in The Tempest on this very stage last summer. Other stage highlights: Renfield, Dracula, The Sergeant of Police, The Pirates of Penzance, and Professor Bhaer Little Women: The Broadway Musical. He appears in independent films such as Moon Students and Cloudy With a Chance of Sunshine, and his voice features in video games and anime series such as MapleStory PC, Synduality: Noir and Go! Go! Loser Ranger! He studied Theatre Performance at Bradley University.
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Alyssa Saldaña
as Olivia
Alyssa Saldaña is a Chicana actress from Adelanto, California, and is very excited to be performing in her first Dana Point Shakespeare Festival. She is an alumni of Encore High School’s drama/acting department, where she participated in many productions and SoCal acting competitions.She later earned her BFA in acting from AMDA LA. Previous credits include Ensemble in King Lear, Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet, Rosaura in La Vida es Sueño and Maggie in Den of Thieves.
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