Chase D. Fowler
Actor | Director | Multi-hyphenate artist
CURRENTLY
Chase is currently with Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina playing Reverend Samuel Worcester. This is his fifth season with Cherokee Historical Association and he's excited to be back in the mountains for another beautiful summer!Unto These Hills is celebrating its 75th season and will be running May 31st - August 23, 2025. For more information, check out cherokeehistorical.org
UP NEXT
Chase will be returning to Lexington Children's Theatre this fall to perform in their educational theatre productions of Sleepy Hollow and Stuart Little.In the spring of 2026, Chase will be directing Hedda Gabler with Roving Peregrine Theatre Company.
Hello and welcome!My name is Chase D. Fowler (he/they), and I am a classically trained actor based in the Appalachian region. More specifically, I currently call Martinsburg, West Virginia home.I have both an MFA and an MLitt, both in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University where I acted in plays by Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and even the premiere of a restoration comedy by Elizabeth Polwhele called The Frolicks, or The Lawyer Cheated. Before my time at MBU, I received my B.A. in Theatre from Lenoir-Rhyne University, where I worked mainly with contemporary theatre and TYA.Besides acting, I also direct! During my time at MBU, I co-directed a production of Arden of Faversham, solo directed The Duchess of Malfi, and even directed the stage reading of a brand new work by one of my classmates, The Fall of Thebes, written by Andrew Steven Knight.When I'm not working on lines or developing a concept for yet another show, I can be found writing my own scripts, reading, or binge watching something on Netflix.
Poster Design by Kailey Potter
The Cast & Crew
Macbeth: Jake Brackett
Lady Macbeth: Abigail Coats
Macduff/Bloody Sergeant: Kirk Kirkpatrick
Banquo/Macduff's Son/Siward: Alec Lamascola
Malcolm/3rd Apparition: Chris Mayer
1st Witch/Porter/3rd Murder/Seyton: Cameron Taylor
2nd Witch/Servant/Old Man: Marilyn Bailey
3rd Witch/Attendant/Lord/Messenger: Abigail Stansberry
Duncan/1st Murderer/Doctor: Owen McManus
Ross: Braden Miller
Donalbain/2nd Murderer: Jaden Geniesse
Fleance/Lady Macduff/1st Apparition/Young Siward: Christina Crooks
Hecate/Gentlewoman: Reed HorsleyStage Manager: Philenia Walkingstick
Lighting Designer: Dennis Cheeks
Sound Designer: Evelyn Pavey
Fight Choreographer: Ben Patterson
Photos by @snapshots.by.iz
The Cast & Crew:
Oedipus: Thomas K. Prater
Jocasta/Ismene: Kelsey Harrison
Creon: Cole Metz
Tiresias: Ariel Tatum
Antigone: Rachel Louis
Hermione: Julia Sommer
Polyneices: Katelyn Spurgin
Eteocles: Rosemary Richards
Eurydice/Old Woman 1: Beth Somerville
Megara/Hippolyta: Kailey Potter
Megareus: Michael Blackwood
Priestess: Jordan Willis
Citizen: Andrew Steven Knight
Gaoler: George Durfee III
Guard/Antiope: Madison Mitchell
Woman/Adrastus/Old Woman 2: Beth Harris
Drunkard: Dylan MabeMusic: Jordan Willis*This was a developmental staged reading with Treehouse Shakespeare Ensemble's Between the Branches staged reading series.
Photos by Cast and Audience
Poster Design by Chase D. Fowler
Poster Design by Kailey Potter
The Cast & Crew:
The Duchess & Others: Rachel Louis
Antonio & Others: Jordan Willis
Ferdinand & Others: Cameron Taylor
The Cardinal & Others: George Durfee III
Bosola & Others: Madison MayberryStage Manager: Analise Toone
Dramaturgy: George Durfee III, Keith Taylor
Combat: Nicholas Holtman
Lighting: Johnny Williams III
Photos by Miscellaneous Media Photography
The Cast & Crew:
King Edward II: Michael Stephen Brewer
Gaveston/Lightborne: Cameron Taylor
Mortimer: Cody Taylor
Queen Isabella: Lorena Cohea
Kent: Liam Johnson
Spenser Jr./Gurney/Coventry: Nathan Huberty
Warwick/Leicester: Ben Patterson
Lancaster/Sir John/Winchester: Daniel Lennox
Pembroke/Spenser Sr./Lord Berkley: Mark Kirschenbaum
Canterbury/Baldock/Matrevis: Laszlo Almonte
Lady Margaret/Prince Edward: Alyssa Gongora
Guard/Messenger/James/Rhys: Tyler GarrelsStage Manager: Dylan Gellet
Lighting Designer: Dennis Cheeks
Fight Choreographer: Logan Sapp
Photos by Chase D. Fowler
Poster Design by Chase D. Fowler
Poster Design by Kailey Potter
The Cast & Crew:
*This production was co-directed with Beth Somerville.Alice Arden: Kailey Potter
Thomas Arden: Cameron Taylor
Mosby: Madison Mitchell
Franklin: Alaina Smith
Greene: Brie Roche
Michael: Molly Martinez-Collins
Black Will: Ariel Tatum
Shakebag: Johnny Williams III
Clarke/Lord Cheiny: Dylan Mabe
Susan/Prentice/Ferryman: Adam Hobbs
Banjo/Vocalist: Ronan Melomo
Guitar: Pete Sheldon
Cello: Nicholas HoltmanStage Manager: Katie Graham
Assistant Stage Manager: Jess Snellings
Fight Choreographer: Gil Mitchel
Costume Designer: Hailey Pearce
Music Director: Adam Hobbs
Photos by Miscellaneous Media Photography
SELECTED ACTING CREDITS
| The Revenger's Tragedy | Lussurioso | Dir. Cameron Taylor | Oconaluftee Little Sym. |
| Unto These Hills | Rev. Worcester | Dir. D. Granke | Mountainside Theatre |
| Antony & Cleopatra | Pompey/Dolabella | Dir. Kathleen Barth | Cumberland Theatre |
| See Me. Hear Me. | Morgan | Dir. Matthew David Gellin | American Legacy Theatre |
| Old Dry Frye | Pa & Others | Dir. Heather Branham | Lexington Children's Theatre |
| Winnie The Pooh | Pooh | Dir. Gabriel Slusser | Lexington Children's Theatre |
| Complete Works... Abridged | Jess | Dir. Larisse Campbell | Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival |
| Twelfth Night | Antonio | Dir. Arthur Grothe | Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival |
| Romeo & Juliet | Montague/Friar John | Dir. Kathleen Barth | Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival |
| See Me. Hear Me. | Jamie | Dir. Matthew David Gellin | American Legacy Theatre |
| All's Well That Ends Well | Parolles | Dir. Cameron Taylor | Oconaluftee Little Sym. Society |
| Unto These Hills | Rev. Samuel Worcester | Dir. D. Granke | Mountainside Theatre |
REVIEWS
"Chase Fowler plays another political powerhouse (Pompey) alongside Antony and Caesar, but distances himself from the others by giving him a far more intelligent and less physically intimidating attitude. Still, he lives by a code that makes him an interesting character to see interact with the others." - Andrew Watkins, Allegany Magazine (Cumberland Theatre's Antony & Cleopatra)
WRITING
While I work both as an actor and a director, I also do some writing! Of course, I have a thousand unfinished projects I could talk about for hours, but can you really call yourself a writer if you don't? Anyways, here is some info on works of mine that have been published or completed.
ACADEMIC WRITING
Living, Dead, or Some Secret Third Thing | Spring 2023
A thesis written to satisfy completion of my MFA at Mary Baldwin University. This project focused on the process of directing an early modern play (John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi) and compared it to the process of directing a new work (Andrew Steven Knight's The Fall of Thebes). Abstract and PDF of this thesis is available upon request.
"An If Thy Tongue Can Speak;" Exploring the Ways Language Creates an Other in Titus Andronicus | Spring 2022
A thesis written to satisfy completion of my MLitt at Mary Baldwin University. This project was a deep dive into Shakespeare's controversial early work Titus Andronicus, focusing on the way the language in the play is used to create an Other. Chapters include ways the language created an othering that differentiated those who are Roman or not, gendered othering, racial othering, and othering created through metrical variation. Abstract and PDF of the thesis is available upon request.
POETRY & DRAMA
Totality | Fall 2025 (Published in Clockhouse Literary Magazine, Volume 12)
Joe and AJ live in two different timelines, only able to come together when there is an eclipse. This short play (~5 minutes) is about how they choose to spend these fleeting moments together.Volume 12 of Clockhouse can be purchased here.
Vile (Poem) | Spring 2020 (Published in Cantos Literary Magazine)
Stars (Poem) | Spring 2019 (Published in Cantos Literary Magazine)
What I'd Miss (Poem) | Spring 2018 (Published in Cantos Literary Magazine)
How To Be Straight (Poem) | Spring 2018 (Published in Cantos Literary Magazine)
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