Cast and Creatives All Is But Fantasy Close The Man Charlie Thurston This is Charlie’s RSC debut Theatre includes: Liberation (Roundabout Theatre Company), Here There Are Blueberries (New York Theatre Workshop, La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare DC), Macbeth in Stride (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Yale Rep, Shakespeare DC, Philadelphia Theatre Company, American Repertory Theatre), The Wedge House (Fault Line), Three Sisters (Arden Theatre Company), Shakespeare in Love (Cleveland Playhouse), The Completely Fictional—Utterly True—Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe (Baltimore Center Stage), Cyrano (Goodspeed), Orpheus Descending (Intiman/The Feast), Hamlet (Breadloaf Acting Ensemble), Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Chautauqua Theatre Company), Imaginary Invalid (Creede Rep), Othello, Prince of Providence, Song of Summer, Faithful Cheaters, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, Lie of the Mind, Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical, Marisol, Ragtime, Oklahoma, Heidi Chronicles (Trinity Rep) Film includes: Finestkind, Boston Strangler, Sheepdog, Life Itself, Money Monster, The Unholy Television includes: Julia, Dexter: New Blood, Law & Order: SVU Audio includes: Narrated over 150 audiobooks including the Pulitzer Prize winner Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Charlie is also a playwright. His works include: Someone Will Remember Us (Trinity Repertory Company (co-written by Deborah Salem Smith)), The History Room (Creede Rep), Lifted (Filigree Theatre, Wilbury Theatre Group) Charlie is a Resident Company Member at Trinity Rep and a founding member of The Feast, a living wage theatre. Trained at: MFA Brown University/Trinity Rep Woman Whitney White This is Whitney’s RSC debut Whitney White is an Obie and Lily Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated director, actor and musician, who showcases her bold and innovative approach of storytelling through her many productions, both on and off-Broadway. Whitney received a special honor at the 2025 Drama League Awards with the ‘Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. Whitney is set to direct New York Theatre Workshop’s Saturday Church, a new musical featuring songs by Sia and Honey Dijon Directing (Broadway) includes: The Last Five Years, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Directing (off-Broadway) includes: Liberation, Walden, Jordan’s, Soft, On Sugarland, What to Send Up When It Goes Down, Our Dear Druglord, For All The Women Who Thought They Were Mad Theatre includes: Macbeth In Stride (Brooklyn Academy of Music – BAM) for which she also wrote book, music and lyrics Theatre credits (as director) include: The Secret Life of Bees, By The Queen, The Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington, A Human Being of a Sort, An Iliad, The Amen Corner, Othello, Canyon, Jump Film and television includes: Ocean’s Eight, Single Drunk Female, Louie, The Playboy Club. Whitney also wrote for Boots Riley’s I’m A Virgo. Previous Next Cast The Man Charlie Thurston Woman Whitney White Creatives Director & Composer Whitney White Sound Designer Tony Gayle Dramaturg Réjane Collard-Walker Casting Directors Charlotte Sutton CDG andChristopher Worrall CDG About the Play Cast and Creatives Assisted Performances Related Events More Less About the Play Cast and Creatives Content Advisory Assisted Performances Related Events The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation In This Section About the Play A groundbreaking theatrical event of two high-energy gig-theatre performances that revisit four of Shakespeare’s most famous characters. Find out more Assisted Performances Find out about our assisted performances for All Is But Fantasy. Find out more Related Events Find out more about our production of All Is But Fantasy and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more You may also like
