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Denice Hicks (Artistic Director) has been working for The Nashville Shakespeare Festival since 1990, and has held the position of Artistic Director
from 1998-2002 and since 2005.
Local audiences might know her best as an actress, having worked on Nashville stages since 1980. For Shakespeare in the Park, she directed the Asian-influenced Macbeth, as well as lively versions of The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. For The Festival's Winter Shakespeare at Troutt Theater, she has directed Hamlet and most recently the critically acclaimed Vaudeville-styled Richard the Third. An avid advocate for empowering students with Shakespeare, Denice has edited and directed touring productions of Shakespeare’s works, developed workshops for students of all ages, and created the Festival’s Apprentice Company Training Program.
Educated at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pa, she moved to Nashville in 1980 to perform at Opryland. Denice was an original company member of the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, and was among the founders of both the Darkhorse Theater and of People’s Branch Theatre. An Ingram Fellowship award winner, her work has been praised by the Tennessean, Nashville City Search, and The City Paper, among other publications, from which she has received “Best Actor” and “Best Director” acknowledgments.
 Scott Baker (Development Director) holds a BFA in Performance from Baylor University and an MDiv in Theology from Truett Seminary. He has worked in professional theatre from Dallas to New York City covering genres from Shakespeare to opera to ballet and musical theatre. He is a member of Actors' Equity. Before moving to Nashville, he was the Executive Director of the Waco Performing Arts Company in Waco, Texas. He was named Wacoan of the Year in 2007 for his efforts in reviving the Arts and revitalizing downtown Waco. While there he served as the Chairman of the Merchant Support and Economic Development Committee of the downtown Public Improvement District. Currently he also works as a professional interpreter for the Deaf and is undergoing ordination at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
 Robert Marigza (Operations Manager) first became involved with The Nashville Shakespeare Festival as a cast member in the 1994 Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Over the last fifteen years, he has variously served the Festival as actor, stage manager, technical director, crew, production assistant, teacher, and volunteer. In the summer of 2005, he was appointed Interim Managing Director for the company. He has served as producer for Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Hamlet, Coriolanus, Richard the Third, Shakespeare's Case, The Taming of the Shrew, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Tempest and the 2007 Shakespeare Theatre Association of America Conference. As a professional actor, Robert has worked with Nashville Children’s Theatre, Mockingbird Theatre, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, People’s Branch Theatre, Actors’ Bridge Ensemble, and Broadaxe Theatre, as well as in commercials and independent films. As a teacher, he has taught Shakespeare and Creative Drama at Nashville Children’s Theatre. Robert received training at Shakespeare & Company and Mary Washington College.
 Beki Baker (Education Director) received an M.F.A. in Directing from Baylor University in 2009 and a B.F.A. in Performance in 2004. She also obtained K-12 Theatre Teaching Certification in 2006 and has two years of high school teaching experience. Beki has served one year as Education Associate/Teaching Artist for the Festival and is currently an adjunct professor in the Lipscomb University Department of Theatre. For her complete acting and directing resumes, please visit her website at www.bekibaker.com.
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