Who's Who

Less than one month until R&J opens!  Everyone is working hard and bring their A game.  It's time to acknowledge the players, well the first 5.  More to come, more to come, stay tuned. Thanks gentleman for all the hard work.

Jared Rounds          --   Romeo/Abraham
Ryan Pfister            --   Mercutio/Paris/Samson
Shawn Hansen         --   Lady Capulet
Rufus ZaejoDaeus     --   Benvolio/ Balthasar
Michael David           --   Montague/Peter/Friar John

Jared Rounds is thrilled to be playing such an iconic role.  There is nothing that he enjoys more in this world than the theatre...super geek, right?!?  Past roles include "Geoffrey" in The Lion in Winter, "Tom Wingfield" in The Glass Menagerie, "The Baker" in Into the Woods, "Cardinal Richelieu" in The Three Musketeers and a few others, as well as working this past summer with the Old Lyric Repertory Company and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre.  Thank you to Susan, Autumn and Rufus for making a dream become a reality! 

Ryan Pfister is a Software developer by day and an Actor Extraordinaire by night.  Ryan graduated from USU with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems.  After graduating he lived in Chicago for two and a half years, where he enjoyed all the culture the city had to offer.  He is humbled by working with such great talent in this Romeo and Juliet production.

Shawn Hansen is placed on this earth for one purpose and that is to make people laugh and theater is one of the vehicles that he employs in order to fulfill said purpose.  He is always ready with a wise crack, practical joke, or a hilarious observation, which, as you can imagine drives everyone around him crazy.  Shawn loves to find himself in comically awkward situations, to push limits and buttons, and discover new worlds in theater.

Rufus ZaeJoDaeus considers himself blessed to be part of Achtung! Theatre Company and member of this cast of amazing, talented, dedicated actors.  He thanks his acting coach and best friend, Autumn.  His interests include spelunking, mythology, and granny smith apples.  Don't ever offer him mayonnaise if you can help it.  

Michael David is a research geophysicist at Utah State University by day, and a pianist, dancer, and theater actor by night; also active in comedy improv with the USU Improv Club. Naturally, this fractionated life requires him to be just a little bit crazy. A relative newcomer to the world of theater, he makes up for his lack of experience with enthusiasm, fierce drive, shark-like ambition, and occasionally a bit of luck as well.