KING JOHN
Artists:
MATTHEW WINDHAM (Solo Performer/Adapter) is an Arizona-based actor, director and writer, the founder of The Giddy Round, and a company member at Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. His work has toured US and international festivals and been honored with multiple awards and nominations for excellence in playwriting and performance. He is a two-time grant recipient from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. **Portfolio**
DAMJAN DIMOVSKI (Director) is a theatre director from Bitola, North Macedonia, trained at the Faculty of Europa Prima. His work has been presented at some of the region's most prestigious stages and festivals, including the Drama Theatre Skopje, the Macedonian National Theatre, and the Ohrid Summer
Festival. He has directed productions at the National Theatre Bitola (Чорбаџи Теодос) and Theatre "Anton Panov" Strumica (Бегалка), and served as assistant director for Every Brilliant Thing, which received the Audience Award at the Bitola Monodrama Festival. The Evolution of Decay—Damjan's adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello—was part of the 2025 international Bitola Shakespeare Festival. In 2026 he collaborated with the Lit Moon Theatre Company on their production of Coriolanus, which opened at the Ohrid Summer Festival before its world festival premiere at the Verona Shakespeare Festival. His work spans classical drama, contemporary theatre, and international co-productions across
North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and beyond.
BLAGOJ MICEVSKI (Costumes) is an acclaimed costume designer and theatre director at the National Theater of Bitola, Macedonia, where he served as Artistic Director for six seasons. A graduate of the University of Zagreb, his career spans over 100 productions globally, including ballets, operas, and films. Micevski co-founded the Bitola Shakespeare Festival following his landmark collaboration with
London’s Shakespeare’s Globe. He has received numerous national awards for his visionary designs.