Chase D. Fowler
Actor | Director | Multi-hyphenate artist
CURRENTLY
Chase is currently performing with Cumberland Theatre in their production of Antony & Cleopatra, directed by Kathleen Barth. They will be portraying Pompey, Canidius, and Dolabella. The show runs from from March 28 - April 13.
UP NEXT
Chase will be returning to Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina to play Reverend Samuel Worcester. This will be their fifth year with Cherokee Historical Association and he is beyond excited to return to the mountains for another beautiful summer!
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.
The Fall of Thebes
By Andrew Steven Knight
A Staged Reading for Treehouse Shakespeare Ensemble
The Cast:
| 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 Rudolph |
| Woman/Adrastus/Old Woman 2 | Beth Harris |
| Drunkard | Dylan Mabe |
The Duchess of Malfi
By John Webster
Treehouse Shakespeare Ensemble
Costumes & Props: Rachel Louis | Lighting: Johnny Williams III | Combat: Nicholas HoltmanPhotography: Miscellaneous Media Photography
The Cast:
| The Duchess & Others | Rachel Louis |
| Antonio & Others | Jordan Willis |
| Ferdinand & Others | Cameron Taylor |
| The Cardinal & Others | George Durfee III |
| Bosola & Others | Madison Mayberry |
Edward II
By Christopher Marlowe
The Oconaluftee Little Symphony Society
The Cast:
| 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 Garrels |
Arden of Faversham
By Anonymous
Mary Baldwin University
(Co-Directed with Beth Somerville)
Costumes/Dramaturgy: Hailey Pearce | Lighting: Johnny Williams III | Combat: Gil Mitchel | Music Director: Adam HobbsPhotography: Miscellaneous Media Photography
The Cast:
| Alice Arden | Kailey Potter |
| Thomas Arden | Cameron Taylor |
| Mosby | Madison Rudolph |
| 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 |
SELECTED ACTING CREDITS
| 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 |
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Crises? Existential dread you want to share with the void?
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ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
Directed by Kathleen Barth
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war. Politics and passion are violently intertwined in Shakespeare’s gripping tale of power.
Set Design: Maggie Jackson
Costume Design: Jennifer Clark
Lighting Design: Rhett Wolford
Sound Design: Jaiden COurrier
Stage Manager: Joseph DiBiase
Fight Direction: Sam Little
Fight Captain: Graham Luker
Photography: Perk Hull Design
"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
