Man is wolf to man: Thomas Hobbes
Wolfman Program Credits
Executive Producers:
Windmill Arts Production and Havoc Movement
Producers:
Jake Guinn and Darby Guinn
Director and Writer:
Sam Ross
Assistant Director and Intimacy Coordinator:
Ash Anderson
Production Stage Manager:
Darby Guinn
Assistant Stage Managers:
Gracie Davis, Ren Cole
Cinematographer:
Jake Guinn
Fight Director:
Jake Guinn
Aerial Choreographer:
Samantha Lancaster
Costumes:
Cole Spivia
Puppet Master:
Essbee Hester
Light Design:
Lindsey Sharpless
Projections and Sound:
Jake Guinn
Set Design:
Sam Ross and Jake Guinn
Light & Projection Programming:
Ren Cole
Props Master:
Travis Ronis
Cast:
Claire F. Martin, Kevin Roost, Mark Cosby, Amanda Lindsey McDonald, Markis Gallashaw, Tyler Fox, Liz Ross, Barry Westmoreland
Producers
Darby Guinn
Darby (she/her) is an owner of Havoc Movement and has produced for the team since their first show in 2018. She is over the Moon about working on yet another monster show. Her current responsibilities include developmental editing for new Havoc scripts, production and company management, puppet and blood effects construction, and working aerial into everything Havoc does. For updates directly from her, sign up for the Havoc Herald at havocmovement.com. She'd like to dedicate her work in this production to her family 'cause they're awesome.
Instagram: @guinnandtonic
Jake Guinn
Jake Guinn is an Atlanta based Director, Choreographer, and Designer. He is the Lead Producer and Co-Founder of Havoc Movement, a training and production company in residence at Windmill Arts in East Point, GA. Jake is a second generation Fight Director following in the footsteps of his father and mentor, Mark Guinn. His selected credits include Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes; TruTV’s Fake/Off; New Jack City Live!; A Tale of Two Cities, Millions, Fiddler on the Roof, and Covenant at the Alliance Theatre; Havoc Movement’s DRACULA: The Failings of Men; The Hobbit at Synchronicity Theatre; the Atlanta Shakespeare Company; Florida Repertory Theatre; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati Opera, and Cincinnati Playhouse. Jake is also a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and a Flying Director and Rigger for ZFX Flying Effects.
Instagram: @jakeguinn_
Director & Writer
Sam R Ross
A member of both Actors' Equity Association and Screen Actor's Guild, Sam has over fifty years of experience in theatre including Off Broadway, Regional Theaters and other professional theaters from New York to Los Angeles. Sam has been seen in over 110 productions including many world and regional premieres. Sam has also appeared in over a dozen film and TV shows. As a playwright his adaptations and co-adaptations with VanguardRep have been seen across the country. Sam is also an award-winning director and lighting designer of over .
As an artistic director, Sam has been integral in the foundation of multiple successful companies including Down Right Theatre in Atlanta, GA, Kudzu Productions and Vanguard Repertory Company - both in Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder and Executive Director of Windmill Arts.
Sam has a B.S. from the college of Charleston and an M.P.A. from Georgia State University and has done graduate work in acting at the prestigious Trinity Repertory Conservatory in Rhode Island.
photo by Emily Lambert Photography
Meet the Cast
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Mark Cosby
A 25 year veteran of Los Angeles and New York City stages, Mark returned to his hometown of Atlanta last year and has since appeared as FRIAR LAURENCE in Act1's "Romeo & Juliet", TOM in "Skylight" with Live Arts, and VANYA in Authenticity's "Uncle Vanya". He has also appeared in Harold Pinter's "Old Times" and Tennessee Williams' "I Rise In Flames Cried the Phoenix" with New York theatre artists with whom Mark continues to collaborate. He'd like to thank the audience for coming out and supporting local theatre.
Instagram @markccosby
Photo Credit: Chris Violette
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Tyler Fox
Tyler is an Atlanta based actor who moved from the west coast in 2022. Some of his recent credits include: Callum in My Brother Was A Vampire (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Sovest in Butterfly (Windmillarts), and Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company). Tyler has been dreaming of a werewolf play for a long time and is excited to be a part of this show.
Instagram: @tylerfoxactor
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Markis Gallashaw
Markis Gallashaw is an Atlanta-based actor and filmmaker specializing in improvisation. He began ongoing training at iO Chicago in 2014, the Robert Mello Studio 2016, and has since become a main cast member at Atlanta theaters including HighWire Comedy, Village Theater, and Dad’s Garage. Today, he performs, teaches, and directs in Atlanta and abroad.
Instagram: @mgallashaw
Photo Credit: Chase Anderson
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Amanda Lindsey McDonald
This is my first production with Havoc and I am so excited to join the team. A-whoo! I am a resident company member at The Atlanta Shakespeare Company. Favorite credits include Maid Marian (Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood), Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) and and Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream). Thanks for joining the fun!
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Claire F. Martin
Claire is thrilled to be making her Havoc debut with WOLFMAN! A multi-hyphenate theater artist, Claire is the founding artistic director of Belle Esprit Collective, a nonprofit theater company with a mission to uplift stories by, for, and about people of marginalized genders. She has worked as a director, playwright, actor, and dramaturg in numerous cities, including London, Amsterdam, NYC, and Seattle. MFA Playwriting Candidate (Hollins University). MA Theatre Directing (Royal Holloway, University of London). SDC Associate Member. Love to Tycho. bellespritcollective.com
Instagram: @claire.f.martin
Photo Credit: Nicholas Tycho Reed
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Kevin Roost
Recent Atlanta credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pride and Prejudice, Macbeth, Three Musketeers, Just Another Play About Rainbows. Upcoming projects: GA Renn Faire's Robin Hood (Sir Guy) and ASC's Romeo and Juliet (Assistant and Fight Director). Kevin is Havoc's Director of Education and Casting.
Instagram: @KevinRoost, @HavocMovement
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Elizabeth Ross
After decades of being behind the scenes, Liz is thrilled to be onstage again with Havoc at Windmill. Bob and Marge would be so excited.
Instagram: @elizabethross67
Photo Credit: Tyrone Domingo
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Barry Westmoreland
Barry Westmoreland (William Williams/Puppeteer) He is thrilled in this production of Wolf Man! He graduated from Marshall University and was an apprentice at Serenbe Playhouse. His professional acting credits include: A Strange Loop (Actors Express), Petite Rouge (Synchronicity Theatre), Murder on the Polar Express (Out Front Theatre Company), A Christmas Carol and How I Became Pirate (Destination Theatre), The Tempest (The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse), Just Another Play about Rainbows and Alice in Wonderland (Havoc Movement Co.), Charlotte’s Web (Center for Puppetry Arts). Barry would love to thank his friends and family for always supporting him!
Instagram: @honeybarritos
Meet the Collaborators
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Has been with Havoc since the beginning, but when they aren’t cooking with this team, Ash acts and intimacy coordinates for film/TV. A Movement professional encapsulates much of what they do. AD and Intimacy Director for Wolfman—Ash’s teenage wattpad smut reader self is beaming with pride.Instagram: @lotta_little
Photo Credit: Jake Scott-Hodes
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Gracie Davis is an Atlanta-based actress, emerging producer, and creative professional working across both stage and screen. She recently produced Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire and designed the set for Yanni Stone and the Honeypot Trap by Anterior Leverett, two summer productions that expanded her work behind the scenes. Some of her screen experience includes the Tubi Original Trinket Box and a national ZipRecruiter commercial airing now. Gracie now joins Wolfman by Sam Ross as Assistant Stage Manager, continuing to broaden her expertise in show production and collaborative storytelling within Atlanta’s growing arts community.Instagram: @thegirlwholivesnextdoor
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Ren Cole is proud to be returning to work at the Windmill Arts Center and with Havoc Movement. Recent credits include Assistant Lighting Design for Just Another Play About Rainbows and Assistant Directing Louisiana Tech’s production of Havoc’s Dracula as well as designing lights, sound, and, projections. They are a recent graduate of Louisiana Tech and look forward to working more in the Atlanta area!Instagram: @colejohnbrady
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Sarah Beth “EssBee” Hester is an Artist in Residence at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Essbee is delighted to jump into a new Havoc project; whether puppets, blood effects, or performance. This wolf has been their most ambitious design to date. (It’s difficult to not draw inspiration while working with the Havoc crew.) Huge shout out to Darby for helping assemble our monster.Favorite credits include: “Tesla vs Edison”(CPA), “Rainbows”(Havoc), “Two Gents”(ASC). Check out their debut album, “I’m Fine.” anywhere music streams.
Up next, find EssBee directing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Instagram: @hotgarbagepuppets
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Lindsey Sharpless - Lindsey worked professionally as a touring stage manager until 2016 when she co-founded Vernal & Sere Theatre. Since then she has worked as a freelance lighting designer and stage manager around the city.Photo Credit: Erin O'Connor
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Cole Spivia is Havoc's Resident Costume Designer She was honored with the Broadway World Atlanta Best Professional Costume Design Award in 2021 and 2022. She's designed for many companies throughout the southeast. Recent credits include: Dracula: The Failings of Men (Havoc Movement, Suzi Bass Best Costume Design of a Play Nominee 2024), Little Shop of Horrors (The Overture Series/Aurora Theatre), The SpongeBob SquarePants Musical (Chattanooga Theatre Company), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (Georgia Tech). The productions of The Wild Party and Spring Awakening (The Overture Series) she designed costumes for were both honored with the National Telly Award.@colespivia