25-26 Season, Mainstage
Just HOW Many Characters Do You Play?
We asked our cast exactly how many character transformations they undergo in Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Learn the answer inside our rehearsal room video below!
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Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville
ISSAQUAH JAN 20–FEB 22, 2026
EVERETT FEB 28–MAR 22, 2026
MARK EMERSON, he/him (Actor 1). Village Theatre: Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Fantasticks, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Mamma Mia!, She Loves Me. The 5th Avenue Theatre: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Taproot Theatre: Albert Einstein in My Lord, What a Night (Gregory Award nomination – Best Performance). National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera. London: Angels in America (Lyric Hammersmith). TV: “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” BS from Northwestern University; MFA from University of California San Diego. Much love to Jake & Family! Markemersonactor.com |
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JONELLE JORDAN, (Actor 3, Fight Captain) is happy to return to Village Theatre (Sense and Sensibility, Crimes of the Heart). A selection of other local productions includes: The Importance of Being Earnest, Last Drive to Dodge (Taproot Theatre); Mrs. Loman is Leaving, Bethany (ACT Theatre); Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, The Government Inspector (Seattle Shakespeare Company); The Revolutionists (ArtsWest). She is a mom to two beautiful boys (1 and 4 years old!). Instagram @nelleb.
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CALDER JAMESON SHILLING, (Actor 2) is thrilled to be back at Village Theatre for this exciting production of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville! He was last seen at Village as Lesgate in Dial M for Murder, and as Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility. Recent local credits include Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Bertie Wooster in Happy Christmas Jeeves (Taproot Theatre), and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Wooden O). Love to his incredible wife Kelly Karcher. |
Originally published January 13, 2026
MARK EMERSON, he/him (Actor 1). Village Theatre: Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Fantasticks, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Mamma Mia!, She Loves Me. The 5th Avenue Theatre: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Taproot Theatre: Albert Einstein in My Lord, What a Night (Gregory Award nomination – Best Performance). National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera. London: Angels in America (Lyric Hammersmith). TV: “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” BS from Northwestern University; MFA from University of California San Diego. Much love to Jake & Family! Markemersonactor.com
CALDER JAMESON SHILLING, (Actor 2) is thrilled to be back at Village Theatre for this exciting production of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville! He was last seen at Village as Lesgate in Dial M for Murder, and as Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility. Recent local credits include Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Bertie Wooster in Happy Christmas Jeeves (Taproot Theatre), and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Wooden O). Love to his incredible wife Kelly Karcher.