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NYC October 2024: Macbeth
Kim Blanck, Emily Shain, Jesse Thurston, Luis Vega, Carolina Kingsley, Ali Rose Dachis, Sean McIntyre, Caleb Carlson, Matt Bovee, MG Frederick, Laura Lapidus, Ethan Dubin, Caroline Siewart, Emily Anderson, Caitlin Costello, Michael Hammond, Blake McKay, Max Singer, Phoebe Dunn, Megan Tusing, Sasha Diamond, and Lilli Stein (on the violin). Meredith Casey (prompter).
NYC August 2024: Winters Tale
Andrew Tejada, Brian Cook, Brian White, Caleb Carlson, Celine Dirkes, David Winkler, Derek Miller, Ella Bennet, Jessamyn Fitzpatrick, Jillian Warden, Kat Ricigliano, Laura Varela, Maysie Jane, Meg Lennon, Spencer Ventresca, and Meredith Casey (prompter). Photos by Emilia Aghamirzai (yet to be posted)
NYC June 2024: Much Ado About Nothing
Hari Bhaskar, Caleb Carlson, Celine Dirkes, Jessamym Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Hicks, Matt Holzfeind, Chris Jenkins, Torsten Johnson, Steven Lamont, Meg Lennon, Sean McIntyre, Kihresha Redmond, Kathryn Ricigliano, Lizzy Short, and Meredith Casey (prompter) Photos by Sasha Diamond
NYC May 2024: Julius Caesar
Players: Ty Fanning, Juliet Perrell, Torsten Johnson, Ross Cowan, Caroline Rau, Allie Babich, Chris Jenkins, Meredith Casey, Miranda Rizzolo, Meg Lennon, Courtney McGowan, Jeremy Thompson, Alexandra Cockrell, Tanner Sands, Matt Holzfeind. Prompter Jared Zuker. Photos by Sasha Diamond
NYC April 2023: Henry Iv, Part 1
Players: Emily Anderson, Jasmine Bracey, Celine Dirkes, Ty Fanning, Delaney Feener, Christopher Jenkins, Torsten Johnson, Meg Lennon, Sean McIntyre, Caroline Kingsley Moffat, Juliet Perrell, Kihresha Redmond, Sky Turiello, with the musical stylings of Mark Mazzarella. Photographer: Julian Romero Zuluaga
NYC August 2022: Hamlet
Alex Rivera, Caitlin Costello, Celine Dirkes, Danielle Wineman, Dara Lillis, Emily Anderson, Eliana Beigel, Jaxin Jackson, Kihresha Redmond, Madhu Murali, Matt Holzenfiend, Mia Formichella, Sam Kelly, & Sean Ullmer, with help from Torsten Johnson. Photos by Deanna Wallach
NYC Sept 2021: Twelfth Night
Emily Anderson, Matt Holzfeind, Torsten Johnson, Jackson Reddy, Kihresha Redmond, Celine Dirkes, Johnny Kavanagh, Gray Dale Mart'z Harris, Caroline Kingsley, Matt Bovee, Kevin Reyes, Ross Cowan, Danielle Wineman, Kevin Delano. On book: Cameron Marcotte. Photos by Danielle Wineman
NYC March 2020: Measure for Measure
EmJ Nelson, Emily Anderson, Caitlin Costello, Michael Hammond, Matt Holzfeind, Torsten Johnson, Jackson Reddy, Kihresha Redmond, Jesse Thurston, Sean McIntyre, Caleb Carlson, Will Sturdivant, Nicole Ortiz Ketchledge, Celine Dirkes, Julianna Pica, and Christina Mei Chen. On book: Allie Babich and Sam Kelly. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC SEptember 2019: Antony and Cleopatra
Andrea Abello, Emily Anderson, Jeremy Catterton, Caitlin Costello, Michael Hammond, Matt Holzfeind, Torsten Johnson, Shannon Matesky, EmJ Nelson, Jackson Reddy, Kihresha Redmond, Kevin Reyes. Music by Alexa Grae. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC July 2019: A Midsummer NIght’s Dream
Alex Weisman, Andy Martinez, Caitlin Costello, Caroline Siewert, Cassandra Cushman, Emily Shain, Esaú Cesar Mora, Katie Melby, Mary Glen Fredrick, Matthew Bovee, Nowani Rattray, Ross Cowan, Tommy Nelms, and Torsten Johnson On book: Anne Ray. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC March 2019: Cymbeline
Esau Mora, Don Taylor, Caroline Siewert, Jesse Thurston, Arianna Ennis, Sean McIntyre, Nowani Rattray, Tommy Nelms, Matt Holzfeind, Galen Murphy-Hoffman, Michael Gonring, Michael Hammond, Clare Parme, Francisco Arcila, Celine Dirkes, and Emily Shain. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC December 2018: Coriolanus
Caroline Rau, Clare Parme, Cassandra Cushman, EmJ Nelson, Matt Holzfeind, Celine Dirkes, Ethan Dubin, Esaú Mora, Torsten Johnson, MG Fredrick, Blake McKay, Austin Blunk, Caitlin Costello, and Michael Fell. On book: Michael Hammond- with fights by Jared Kirby. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC September 2018: As yoU Like It
Caroline Siewert, Blake McKay, Ethan Dubin, Nowani Rattray, Michael Hammond, Caitlin Costello, Yonatan Gebeyehu, Sean McIntyre, Hannah Corrigan, Michael Fell, Francisco Arcila, Ali Rose Dachis, Celine Dirkes, Jesse Thurston, Eric Powell Holm, Mary Glen Fredrick. On Book: Anne Ray. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC July 2018: Much Ado About Nothing
Sean McIntyre, Jesse Thurston, Emily Shain, Caitlin Costello, Ethan Dubin, Kim Blanck, Torsten Johnson, Alex Weisman, Dominique Brillon, Mary Glen Fredrick, Esaú Cesar Mora, Britt Faulkner, Michael Hammond. Jessie Fisher, Erik Hellman. Prompter Ryan Morey. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC May 2018: Winter’s Tale
Caroline Kingsley, Eric Holm, Caroline Siewert, Sean McIntyre, Jesse Thurston, Emily Shain, Gregory G. Schott, Nowani Rattray, Ethan Dubin, Kim Blanck, Nicole Ketchledge, Josephine Stewart, Lyndsey Anderson, and Stephen Bennett. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC March 2018: Act V of Midsummer nights dream at Shakescon
Sarah Oravetz, Ryan Morey, Michael Goldstein, Mary Glen Fredrick, Emily Shain, Caitlin Costello, Hannah Corrigan, Torsten Johnson, Matt Holzfeind, Gregory Schott, Blake Mckay, Kitty
NYC February 2018: Romeo & Juliet
Ali Dachis, Nowani Rattray, Sean McIntyre, Victoria Blade, Victoria Nassif, Eric Powell Holm, Katie Melby, Jesse Thurston, Michael Fell, Emily Shain, Anthony Venturini, Blake McKay, Caitlin Costello, Luis Vega, Mary Glen Fredrick, and Matt Holzfeind. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC October 2017: Macbeth
Victoria Blad, Emily Shai, Shannon Matesk, Emily Case, Caitlin Costell, Miriam Mint, Katie Melb, Sean McIntyre, Celine Dirke, Blake-Briana McKa, Nowani Rattra, Ali Rose Dachis, and Jesse Thursto. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC August 2017: The Tempest
Emily Shain, Caroline Rau, Miriam Mintz, Caitlin Costello, Kim Blanck, Gregory Isaac, Ali Rose Dachis, Ethan Dubin, Michael Fell, Michael Gonring, Emily Casey, and Shannon Matesky. On book: Celine Dirkes. Photos by Carlyn Janus.
NYC April 2017: 12th Night
Emily Shain, Katie Melby, John Thibodeaux, Caroline Rau, Miriam Mintz, Jesse Thurston, Caitlin Costello, Samuel Taylor, Victoria Blade, Ryan Morey, Kim Blanck, and Celine Dirkes . Photos by Carlyn Janus.