Sherwood

HOLLY GUTSHALL (Dorothea) is making her ABET debut at long last, after more than 35 years in community and regional theatre as an award-winning actor and director. Longtime local critic Dick Kerekes called her “one of those rare actresses who gives the impression of being lit from within and when she is on stage you’ll have a difficult time looking elsewhere.” She has been honored with nine Best Actress awards, from Folio Weekly, Theatre Jacksonville and Players by the Sea. Her award-winning work ranges from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, to dramatic roles by modern masters Arthur Miller (The Price) and Edward Albee (A Delicate Balance), as well as cutting-edge contemporary playwrights Nicky Silver (The Lyons) and Tracy Letts (August, Osage County). She has directed award-winning productions of Conversations After a Burial, The House of Bernarda Alba and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Players by the Sea. She was a longtime PBTS Board Officer, currently serves on The 5 & Dime Board, and continues to be deeply committed to supporting theatre arts in the community.