Tina El Gamal (Maxine) is a Chicago-based actor, director, educator, writer, community advocate, and arts administrator. They hold a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Chicago. They have worked as an actor and director at regional theatres nationwide, including Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare, Portland Opera, Silk Road Cultural Center, Steep Theatre, Remy Bumppo, and more. Tina was featured in Newcity Mag's Players 50 2022. She is represented by Big Mouth Talent. You can learn more about what she's up to at www.tinaelgamal.com.

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Atis Kleinbergs (Inspector Hubbard) is happy to be back at Farmers Alley Theatre. Most recently he was seen FAT’s 2023 production of Working: The Musical. Past shows with Farmers Alley include Bright Star, Camelot and The Producers. Some favorite roles include Prospero in Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival’s The Tempest, as well as Benedick in the Kalamazoo Civic production of Much Ado About Nothing, playing opposite his wife Lisa's Beatrice. Originally earning designation as an Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors in 1991, Atis has assisted with violence design and safety in productions at Farmers Alley, WMU, The New Vic and Kalamazoo Civic theatres. Special thanks go out to Lisa for her endless support, companionship and occasional willingness to take on the role of “theatre widow”. Love and gratitude for being my motive and my alibi!

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Jeremy Koch (Tony) is an award-winning professional actor, singer and theatrical producer. He is co-founder, Managing Artistic Director and frequent performer at Farmers Alley. Jeremy has received three Wilde Awards (which honor professional theatre productions in the state of Michigan) for his performances as “Jimmy Ray Dobbs” in Bright Star, “The D’Ysquith Family” in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder as well as “Ed Boone” in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. In the upcoming movie thriller called “Bone Hill'', Jeremy plays the lead role of Dr. Wade Dygert. You also might have seen him in commercials for TireRack.com and Denver Mattress. Jeremy dedicates this performance to his mom, Mel White.

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Michael P. Martin (Lesgate) is a 2002 graduate of WMU with a BA in Theatre Performance. Since moving to Kalamazoo in 1997, Michael has performed in over 75 local theatre productions (including Spamalot, Peter and the Starcatchers, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Farmers Alley Theatre), independent films, area television commercials, and the Silverleaf Renaissance Faire. He has directed at area theaters including The New Vic and the Kalamazoo Civic. He serves on the board of the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre and as the Director of Experience and Education at the Air Zoo. All my love to Sarah and our girls.

Kate Thomsen (Margot) joyfully returns to Farmers Alley Theatre. Prior credits here include Disgraced, Other Desert Cities, It’s Only a Play and Vania, Sonia, Masha and Spike. She holds a BA from Western Michigan University and an MFA from University of California, Irvine. She is a Resident Artist at the Purple Rose Theatre Company, an Associate Professor for WMU’s Theatre Department, and proudly associated with Shakespeare Behind Bars. Deepest of thanks to the Farmers Alley community for creating a place of magic, to the patrons for sharing time with us, and to the most supportive and silliest family she could imagine.