LouAnn O'Donnell grew up in the Hurst Euless Bedford area. She met her husband Mike O'Donnell while attending college at UT Arlington.

After spending 40 years in the travel industry, LouAnn wanted to devote her time to bringing live theater to her community. Her fond memeories of attending Shakespeare Dallas performances encouraged her to bring Shakespeare to Arlington.

Mike O'Donnell wasn't born in Arlington, but he got here as fast as he could. While attending UT Arlington he met his wife LouAnn. On their first date, they went to to see the free Shakespeare Dallas performance.

After a life in sales, Mike now works as the official people person of Shakespeare LIVE.

Noted director and actor Raphael Parry recently retired as Executive and Artistic Director for Shakespeare Dallas after 20 years. He has directed and performed in over 30 productions written by

William Shakespeare and other classical writers. Most recently at Shakespeare Dallas he directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and he performed the titular role in Titus Andronicus.

Raphael was recognized for his ongoing contributions to the theatrical scene with the Dallas Theatre League- Standing Ovation Award.

Claire is a a teacher, actor, director, and Crunchyroll voice actor.

She grew up surrounded by theater artists and has watched far too many Shakespeare shows. This is her third production working alongside Raphael as a co-director: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, and now Macbeth! Finally a tragedy!

Behind the scenes Claire operates as an associate producer and works alongside Nicole as the social media manager for Shakespeare LIVE.

Kevin Carr PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Marketing Department at the UTA College of Business, where he has taught since 2019.

Kevin is passionate about theater, and he has been involved in theater in various capacities as an actor, director, producer and grant writer for over 20 years.

Beth Hellier graduated from Texas A&M with a BBA in Accounting. Following a 10 year career as a tax specialist for both public and private firms, she “retired” to be a full-time mother and community volunteer.

Beth’s passions are travel, photography, and the arts. She is excited to work with a group of talented and dedicated people to bring Shakespeare Live to Arlington in 2025

Janet is one of the leaders of the Shakespeare LIVE grant-writing team.

Without her hard work and research, so many of our opportunities would not have been possible.

Born and raised in Louisiana, she and her husband moved to the DFW area in 1990. They opened the Queenan Law Firm PC in 1995 with Dana holding the position of CFO to date.

Dana loves her Arlington community and has enjoyed volunteering through out the years. For 15 years she served as a Board Member for Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington as well as Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County.

Dana and her husband have been married 46 years. They enjoy cooking together, traveling and collecting wine.

Nicole Delarosa graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Theatre & Dance. She is an actress, teaching artist, Crunchyroll voice actor, singer, education camp director and makeup artist. 

She does a million things, has many accolades but no website because she doesn’t feel like making it. 

 She runs social media alongside Claire and adores Shakespeare Live dearly.

Edna Kimbrell has lived in North Texas for over 25 years working for a major floorcovering manufacturer. She started at the Arlington Museum of Art as a volunteer in 2016 through a friendship with a museum board member. She was hired as Executive Assistant at the museum in 2024 at their new location on Ballpark Way. Her personal interests include historical costuming and vintage fashion, movies, photography and music.

Edna is a long-time participant of Scarborough Faire Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Tx.