Company A "Shakesperiment"

GREGORY BERNEY (Dumaine, LLL, Various, COE & NHB) This Long Island native is currently majoring in Drama at Tufts University where he has appeared as Polydorus ("Lysistrata") Pleribo/Adraste/Florilame ("The Illusion") and David ("The Senator"). As well, he has played Edmund ("King Lear") at the Oval House in London, England. This is Greg’s professional stage debut.
   
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE (Longaville LLL, Various COE & SCS) From Virginia, this recent graduate from Christopher Newport University’s Theatre department has credits that include Gus ("Acadia"), Russell in the world premiere of "Actus Fidei" and Mr. Zero ("The Adding Machine") at Theatre CNU as well as Ellard ("The Foreigner") with Tidewater Regional Repertory Theatre. This is Chris’ professional (and Shakespearean) stage debut.
   
AIDAN EASTWOOD PATICCHIO (King of Navarre, LLL, Various, COE & NHB) A junior at New York University studying Drama, this Connecticut resident has performed Zeus/Eros ("Metamorphosis"), Leonardo ("The Merchant of Venice") and Major Domo ("Dangerous Liaisons") as well as Harry Harris ("The Libertine") with Playwright's Horizons. This is Aidan’s professional stage debut.
   
MICHAEL GOLDLIST (Berowne, LLL, Various COE & NHB) This Canadian import is pursuing his MFA in Theatre at NYC’s New School for Drama after a series of roles in Canadian theatre, film and television (including a stint with the Canadian Broadcast Corporation). In a sampling of roles, he has appeared as Macbeth ("Macbeth"), Apollo ("Metamorphosis") and Caldwell ("Urinetown") at the DalTheatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as Marcus ("Gravity") at NYC’s American Globe Turnip Festival, Alan ("Scab") and Larry Wescott (" Stage Door") both at the New School for Drama. This marks Michael’s American professional Shakespearean debut.
   
CHIARA KLEIN (Costard, LLL, Various COE & SCS) Currently a senior at Dartmouth College studying theatre, Chiara has appeared in "Twelfth Night" (Viola) and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Tom Snout/Mustardseed with Dartmouth’s “Rude Mechanicals” theatre troupe as well as Carol ("Split") and Mother ("Hair") with Dartmouth College. She has also performed with the Pioneer Valley Summer Theatre as Evil Queen ("A Fairytale Tapestry"), Hands ("Treasure Island") and Sunny Paisley (" The Emperor's New Clothes"). This marks her professional Shakespearean debut.
   
NATALIE NECKYFAROW (Jaquenetta, LLL, Various COE & NHB) This NYC resident is a veteran dancer-singer with regional credits including “Fairy Tale Revolution” (Chester Horn Short Play fest), “Force the World to Die” (best script, best in show with the 21 Hour Play fest), Edith (“Blithe Spirit”)at NYC’s 78th Street Theatre Lab, Lucinda (Into the Woods) at Centerstage Playhouse and various children’s theatre credits with the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. While she has taken workshops at NYC’s American Globe Theatre, this marks Natalie’s professional Shakespearean debut.
   

RORY PELSUE (Boyet, LLL, Various COE & SCS) This Massachusetts native is a junior at Sarah Lawrence College where he has appeared as Egeus/Flute ("A Midsummer Nights Dream"), Gertrude ("Hamlet") Dogberry ("Much Ado About Nothing") and as the Troll King ("Peer Gynt"). A veteran of the North Shore Music Theatre, he has also appeared as Mrs. Meers ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Vlad Vladikoff ("Seussical") and Adolpho Pirelli (" Sweeney Todd"). This is Rory’s professional Shakespearean debut.
   
BRY POWER (Maria, LLL, Various, COE & SCS) A NH native, Bry is a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire’s Theatre department. She has appeared as Babette (" Firebugs") and various roles in a staging of "70 Scenes for Halloween" at Northeastern University and "The Palestinian" and "A Chorus of Disapproval" at the University of NH. This marks Bry’s professional stage debut.
   
JONAH PRIOUR (Don Armado, LLL, Various COE & SCS) This tall Texan comes to us after having graduated from Harvard with a BA in psychology, with a minor in Drama. School credits include Sir Toby Belch ("Twelfth Night"), Henry ("The Fantasticks"), Don ("A Chorus Line"), and Billy Flynn ("Chicago") as well as Tweedledee/White Knight (“Alice Through The Looking Glass”) at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest. This marks Jonah’s professional stage debut.
   
MEG KILEY SMITH (Rosaline, LLL, Various COE & SCS) This California native and Trinity College graduate has been seen as Calonike ("Lysistrata"), Marta ("Company") and Hope ("Urinetown") with Trinity College. She has also played Olivia ("Twelfth Night") for the National Theatre Institute and Urleen ("Footloose") with the Stapleton Theatre Company. This marks Meg’s professional stage debut.
   
STEPHANIE STROHM (Princess of France, LLL, Various COE & NHB) This 2008 graduate of Middlebury College with a BA in Theatre has recent credits that include Lydia Lansing ("Shakespeare in Hollywood") with NYC’s Heights Players and C ("Crave") with Atlantic Stages. She appeared as Grete ("Sight Unseen") with Credo for the Stage in Vermont and has toured nationally with Chamber Theatre Productions in their adaptations of classic children's fare. This marks Stephanie’s professional Shakespearean debut.
   
RACHAEL YODER (Katherine LLL, various COE & NHB) A junior at SUNY Brockport with a major in Theatre and Communications, this New York state native has been onstage as Hermia ("A Midsummer Night's Dream"), Deirdre ("I Hate Hamlet") and Kate (" The Cover of Life") at SUNY Brockport as well as having been in “Grease” with the Schenectady Light Opera. She pairs her onstage work with extensive backstage experience as both a Stage Manager and Set Designer. This is Rachael’s professional Shakespearean debut.
   
  Company B
MITCHELL CONWAY (Ferdinand/Nym/Servant- “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Porthos/Richelieu-“The 3D Musketeers”, Antonio/Trinculo-“The Tempest”) This NYC resident graduated from Skidmore College with honors in Theatre. He has played The Commissioner in "Lysistrata", Amory in "We Three" and Shadow in “Claire and the Ornithological Shadow” with No. 11 Productions, Ed Reiss in "Torch Song Trilogy" with Studio Arts Entertainment and Orsino in "Twelfth Night" at the National Theatre Institute.
   
DONNA DEVLIN- (Mistress Ford-"The Merry Wives of Windsor", Queen Anne-"The 3-D Musketeers", Prospera-"The TEmpest")Having begun her career in theatre, Donna was accepted into and attended NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts before switching her attentions to film and television, graduating summa cum laude from Hunter College's scholars program, The Thomas Hunter Honors Colloquiam, with a concentration in Media, English and Psychology. From there, this actress/producer/director has primarily honed her skills in the realm of television and film; creating and writing pilots for MTV/Broadway Video, Fox TV and Canada's CTV and Much Music, and being honored with awards at the Cannes, Houston and Vancouver Film Festivals. She has worked for Warner Brothers TV and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, as well as being an award-winning producer/director of numerous tv commercial campaigns before being invited to serve as N.H.'s first female Film Commissioner. Since returning to her "first love" (theatre), she's attended the world-renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K. and has appeared in London as Gertrude (“Hamlet”) and Maria in the world premiere of "Twelfth Night: The Musical", among others. She is a veteran of day and prime time television, feature films and many broadcast tv commercials as well as a passionate advocate for children, underserved populations and the differently abled. She has served as Founding/Producing Artistic Director since beginning the theatre in 2006.
   
JONAH DILL-D'ASCOLI-(Falstaff/Dr Caius-“The Merry Wives of Windsor”, D’Artagnan/Louis XIII-“The 3-D Musketeers”, Ferdinand/Shape-“The Tempest”) This New Jersey resident received a MA in Classical Acting from the Central School of Speech and Drama and a BA in Philosophy and Theatre from Drew University. Among his numerous roles in the NYC area, he has played Tybalt ("Romeo and Juliet") with Castle Repertory Shakespeare Theatre and Confession/Kindred ("Everyman") with the Looking Glass Theatre as well as a U.K. tour with Tale on Fire as Josh in "What If?" (also played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He has toured the U.S nationally with the National Theatre for Children and regionally with CLIMB Theatre. He is an expert puppeteer.
   
WILL HAMMOND-(Master Ford/Parson Slender/Master Brook-"The Merry Wives of Windsor", Athos/Buckingham-"The 3-D Musketeers", Caliban/Gonzalo-'"The Tempest")A fourth-generation Franklin, N.H. native, Will was one of the founding members of that town’s award-winning Footlight Theatre Company. After leaving the Marines, he decided to concentrate on acting and has never looked back: He has attended the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K., where he studied stage fencing with the legendary Richard Ryan (fight coordinator for the movie "Troy" and "Stardust"). Will has performed in London, playing the roles of Cassius (“Julius Ceasar”) and the Shepherd in The Winter's Tale at the West End's GBS Theatre. He has starred as both Antipholus roles in "The Comedy of Errors" and as Laertes in "Hamlet" in northern California and has played various roles on national tours. After playing Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and Orlando in "As You Like It” in 2007 and Petruchio in both "The Taming fo the Shrew" and "The Tamer Tamed" and Macbeth in the World Premiere of award winning author John Reed's new play "All the World's a Grave", Hammond returns to the stage this summer in the roles of Caliban in "The Tempest", Master Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and Athos in the World Premiere of "The 3-D Musketeers". He also serves as Fight Choreographer for all of our shows this summer.
   
TARA HENDERSON (Mistress Quickly/George Page-“The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Ensemble/Aramis-“The 3-D Musketeers”, Alonsa-“The Tempest”) This New Jersey actress received a BFA in Acting with a minor in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University. Recent NYC credits include Queen Elizabeth ("Richard III") with The Looking Glass Theatre, Mrs. Cratchit ("A Christmas Carol") with Thirteenth Street Repertory, Aemila/Luciana ("Brevity") at the American Globe Theatre, Lydia ("Children Of A Lesser God") for Alliance Repertory, Mrs. Cratchit ("Scrooge: The Musical") at the Shawnee Playhouse and Golde ("Fiddler On The Roof") for the College Light Opera.
   
ANDREA PINYAN (Mistress Page-“The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Constance-“The 3-D Musketeers”, Ariel-“The Tempest”) This NYC resident received her BA in Theatre from Alfred University, has apprenticed at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival and studied with the Aquila Theatre Company’s Shakespeare Lab. NYC classical credits include: Demetrius ("A Midsummer Nights Dream") for Wench Productions, Biondello ("The Taming of the Shrew") with Hudson Shakespeare Company, Dr. Pinch/Angelo ("The Comedy of Errors") with Moonsoup Productions. Regionally she has appeared as Lady Macduff ("Macbeth") and Shelly (“Buried Child”) at the C.D. Smith Theatre. Musicals include Cinderella ("Into the Woods") at Highland Stage, Mrs. Hopkins ("My Fair Lady") at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and Peggy ("Godspell") with OnStage Inc.
   
LINDSAY TANNER (Anne/Pistol/Servant-“The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Milady-“The 3-D Musketeers”, Miranda/Shape-“The Tempest”) This NYC resident graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Acting. She’s played Natasha in "The Three Sisters" with the Rebellious Subject Theatre, Oliver in "As You Like It" with the Dark Lady Players, Metellus/Messala in "Julius Caesar" at The Kraine Theatre as well as Hamlet ("Hamlet"), Alonso ("The Tempest") and Ajax/Diomedes ("Troilus & Cressida") at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.