Statheatre KAPOW
and the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
at Saint Anselm College present

I, Will
A late romance
by Scott Carter

Dick / Jupiter / “Pericles” ……………………………………………….…. Matt Cahoon
Bobby / Cupid / “Marina #2” ……………………………………..…….. Glenn Provost
George / Harold ………………………………………………………….. Aaron Compagna
Will / “Chorus” …………………………………………………..………. Nicholas Meunier
Luce / Venus ………………………………………………………….……….. Amy Agostino
Mountjoy……………………………………………………………………… Peter Josephson
Ghost Marie / Diana………………………………………..…………Courtney St. Gelais
Mary………………………………………………………………………… Samantha Griffin
Stephen ………………………………………………………………………………. Kelly Litt
Director ……………………………………………………………………….. Carey Cahoon

Setting: 1608-9, London

Amy Agostino (Luce/Venus) is delighted to be part of this reading of I, Will; bringing a new work to life is always a special thrill! Prior projects with theatre KAPOW include Desdemona and As It Is In Heaven. She’d like to thank Carey for the opportunity to come out and play with some of her favorite artists.

Matt Cahoon (Dick/Jupiter/Pericles) is a theatre maker who specializes in Direction and Production Design. He is one of the co-founders of theatre KAPOW and during his time with tKAPOW, Matt has directed over 30 productions for the company.

Aaron Compagna (George/Harold) is glad to return to theatre KAPOW for this play reading. He was last seen with tKAPOW in The Illusion by Tony Kusher, and several ARTiculate play readings 

Samantha Griffin, she/her, @samdgrif, (Mary) is a theatre artist and double virgo from Southern New Hampshire. Favorite credits include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (theatre KAPOW), SEUSSICAL! THE MUSICAL (Firehouse Center for the Arts), and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Columbia College Chicago). She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance with a minor in Playwriting from Columbia College Chicago. Next up: THE BEST WE COULD  (theatre KAPOW)

Peter Josephson (Mountjoy) is in his fourteenth season as a company member of tKAPOW. An accomplished actor and director, he has been nominated for Seacoast Spotlight awards for both acting and directing, and has won two New Hampshire Theatre Awards for his roles in Penelope and Exit the King (both with tKAPOW). He was last seen this season as Aster in Life Sucks. and in Every Brilliant Thing.

Kelly Litt (Stephen) is a New England-based actor and musician. He trained in Liverpool, England before moving to New York where he worked in theatre and radio. He is now back in NH and excited to be working again with tKAPOW.

Nicholas Meunier (Will)  is thrilled to be back with theatre KAPOW for this exciting project. Previous credits with tKAPOW include Pride & Prejudice and Mr. Wolf. He is a deep lover of Shakespeare and is a founding member of The World’s A Stage Players, the resident Shakespeare troupe of the Concord (MA) Players. He has performed or directed 20 Shakespeare productions, covering 16 of his plays (including Pericles!). 

Glenn Provost (Bobby/Cupid/Marina #2) was last seen on stage with tKAPOW this season in Life Sucks. He is an award-winning actor and a less distinguished director, producer, designer, improvisor, and one-time playwright. His favorite roles include M in Lungs, Ben in Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, Guildenstern in the Hamlet / R+G Are Dead Project, Vladimir in Waiting for Godot, and both Orpheus and the Nasty, Interesting Man in two different productions of Eurydice.

Courtney St. Gelais (Ghost Marie/Diana) was last seen on stage with tKAPOW as Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Carey Cahoon (Director/Stage Directions) was seen on stage this season with tKAPOW in Every Brilliant Thing, and last season in On the Exhale and as Alex in Paradise Now!. She is pleased to be back at St. A’s to celebrate the Bard with a reading of this new play.

Scott Carter (Playwright) is Executive Producer / Co-creator of Regional Emmy winning talk show LOVE & RESPECT WITH KILLER MIKE (PBS / REVOLT TV). He was nominated for dozens of Primetime Emmys as Executive Producer / Writer of the first 1,100 episodes of POLITICALLY INCORRECT (Comedy Central, ABC) and the first 16 seasons of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO), for which he won Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America awards.  Carter has created and produced talk shows for Lewis Black (Comedy Central), Candice Bergen (Oxygen Media), Kevin Nealon (Spike TV), and most recently, Bob Costas (HBO). In 2024, Scott was asked to speak at TEDx ASBURY PARK conference in New Jersey. His TEDx talk Indivisible is available on youtube. His play THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JEFFERSON, DICKENS AND TOLSTOY: DISCORD has been produced in 26 cities in four countries.