An incredible group of actors will be joining us for 12th Night and Beard of Avon after the new year. Some are faces you’ll remember, others you’ll just be getting to know.

Above: the wonderful Ken Albers (Tarleton from last season’s Misalliance) who will be playing the theatrical producer extraordinaire, “Heminge” in Beard of Avon and Sir Toby Belch in 12th Night.

Jen Taylor (Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice) returns to play Viola in 12th Night and the Minstrel in Beard.

Darius Pierce (Gunner in Misalliance) will be playing Will Shakespeare in Beard and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in 12th Night

Catherine Davis (who many of you will recognize from her years at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) will play Maria in 12th Night and Ann Hathaway in Beard.

The always hilarious Brian Thompson (The Devils, Pride and Prejudice, The Fantasticks) returns to play Condel, the other theatrical producer extraordinaire in Beard, and Malvolio in 12th Night.

Carol Halstead (who was so much fun in Bad Dates last season) gets to explore her power urges as Queen Elizabeth in Beard and Olivia in 12th Night.

And then some fantastic newcomers will be joining us as well:

John Wernke, plays Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton (and DeVere’s lover) in Beard and Fabian in 12th Night.

Ben Buckley plays Geoffrey (as well as Ludibundus, Cleopatra, and Kate) in Beard and Valentine in 12th Night.

Brad Bellamy plays Feste in 12th Night and Old Colin in Beard.

Daniel Harray plays Sebastian in 12th Night and Fitch/Petruchio in Beard.

Brent Harris plays Orsino in 12th Night and Edward De Vere in Beard.

And Rob Krakovski plays Burbage (Alexandrio, Marcus and Walsingham) in Beard and Antonio in 12th Night.

Whew. A really great group of actors.