Macbeth: Meet the Cast

Tasi Alabastro (Macbeth) is über excited to be returning to the Dragon stage and collaborating with this stinkin’ talented team! In addition to working onstage, he is an online content creator and photographer whose work focuses on reflecting his community and culture. He has had the honor of being the 2018 Silicon Valley Creates’ Emerging Artist Laureate as well as being published in CONTENT Magazine and Tayo Magazine. He was previously seen in Spending the End of the World on OKCupid(Pear Theatre). The productions of The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, Three Days of Rain, and The Libation Bearers are among his recent Dragon Theatre appearances.Bay Area credits include productions with CenterRep, City Lights Theatre Company, Hillbarn Theatre, and TheatreWork’s New Works Festival. Film/TV includes “Yes We’re Open” and PBS’ “Futurestates.” He is a proud member of the Red Ladder Theatre Company and is currently working with inmates in state prisons as part of the California Art’s Council’s Arts-in-Corrections program: a program which re-engages participants with their creativity and imagination. Catch him live three times a week on twitch.tv/kreenpananas.

Jonathan Covey (Malcolm/Fourth Lord/Son Mcduff) is not quite sure what he’s doing here. He has only acted once before but, has been a part of the theater in some capacity for years. Typically, he’s in some dark room with a laptop, guitar, carrots, celery and a microphone, making noises for various productions at the Dragon, such as last year’s Equivocation (starring Macbeth’s own Max Tachis as none other than The Bard himself) and most recently, The Making of the Star Wars Holiday Special this past December. But here he is. On stage again for the first time in almost exactly ten years. You see, all the way in the innocent, goodly days of 2009, he played Detective Sgt. Trotter for the Crystal Springs Players’ production of Agatha Christie’s The Mouse Trap. However, the bug bite didn’t get very deep. He enjoyed the process but stuck with recreating the sound of a neck breaking using the aforementioned carrots and celery instead. Yet now, for whatever reason, he has the itch for baking under those stage lights once again. And perhaps again after that. And maybe again and again.

Maya Greenberg (Banquo/Hecate/Doctor) is an Israeli actress and she is very excited to work with such talented people in her debut with the Dragon Theatre in one of her favorite plays. In her native Hebrew she performed in both Hamlet and Midsummer Night's Dream. Now she’s excited to perform Shakespeare in its origin language. Maya also performed as Phaedra in Phaedra's Love, as well as Clytemnestra in Mythos and toured with the latter at festivals in Europe and the U.S. Having earned a Theatre Arts bachelor’s degree from Tel-Aviv University, Maya worked in the film and television industry as an actress, creator and the host of One-On-One, women’s interviewing show. Nevertheless, her love of the stage, especially the classics, is everlasting: “Any classic role is an acting class, full of challenges and pure joy. It’s something that I can’t resist.”

Sarah Hass (3rd Witch/Ross/Servant/Fleance) is thrilled to be making her debut with the Dragon Productions Theatre Company. Recent credits include Stupid F*cking Bird (Nina) with City Lights Theater Company, Seminar (Kate) at San Jose State University, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) at San Jose State University, The Shape of Things (Evelyn) at San Jose State University, The Great Gatsby (Daisy) at San Jose State University, and Curtains (Ensemble) with South Bay Musical Theater. She graduated with BA in Theatre Arts from San Jose State University and spends her days as a pastry baker. She would like to thank her family and friends for being an overwhelming and constant source of love and support. 

Troy Johnson (2nd Witch/Porter/2nd Murdered/2nd Lord/Soldier)-To be back onstage at Dragon Productions is wonderful, and to be amongst this team of artists working on this project is an absolute delight.  Troy has been acting and directing around the Bay Area for the past 25 years.  Previous acting credits at Dragon Productions include Tesman in last season’s The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, and Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire. Favorite acting credits elsewhere include Tesman in Hedda Gabler, Mr. Daldry in In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl, Colonel Pickering in Pygmalion, Johann Fasch in Bach at Leipzig, and Frank in Molly Sweeney, all at The Pear Theatre; Jimmy Jack in Brian Friel’s Translations at Stanford Summer Theatre, and Arthur Kipps in The Woman in Black and Lennie in Of Mice and Men at Broadway West. Two fond distant memories are working onstage with both co-Artistic Directors in the world premiere of No Good Deed by Paul Braverman at The Pear Theatre, as well as directing Alika Spencer-Koknar in Steel Magnolias at Broadway West.  Finally, Troy thanks you for continuing to support live local theatre.

Maria Marquis (Lady Macbeth) is happy to be back at the Dragon after working on The Revolutionists earlier this year. She has been acting in the Bay Area since 2008, and is a theatre and voice actor, as well as corporate trainer committed to making work less boring. She most recently appeared at City Lights in The Merchant of Venice and Making God Laugh. You may have also seen her at the Breadbox, The Pear Theatre, Custom Made Theatre, and Impact Theatre. You can learn more about her at www.mariagmarquis.com. You can also find her audiobooks on audible.com. Love to S.

Roneet Aliza Rahamim (Directors/Co-Producers/First witch/Sergeant/First Murdered/First Lord/Lady Macduff/First Soldier) is excited to be back at the Dragon (Becky’s New Car, 2013 season). Roneet is a Bay Area native and has worked with companies such as City Lights Theater Company, The Pear Theater, Palo Alto Players, Los Altos Stage Company, Breadbox Theater, Shotgun Players, Golden Thread Productions (resident artist), Swandive Theatre (MN), Mixed Blood Theatre (MN), among others. Roneet’s directing credits include Making God Laugh (Asst., City Lights Theater Company) and will be working on 12 Angry Women at Foothill College later this year. Some favorite performances to date: Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (Palo Alto Players, Theater Bay Area Award), Constanza in Amadeus (City Lights Theater Company), Elizabeth in Defying Gravity (Swandive Theatre) and Kiss (Shotgun Players). www.roneet.com

Max Tachis (Director/Co-Producer/Duncun/Mcduff/3rd Lord) is excited to return to Dragon Productions Theatre Company as a producer and director, having been seen last season in Equivocation (Shag, 2018 TBA Award Finalist). As an actor, he has been onstage most recently in Mothers and Sons (Will) with City Lights Theater Company, The SantaLand Diaries (David/Crumpet) with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, and Noises Off (Garry/Roger) with Hillbarn Theatre.