As You Like It Casting!

I am pleased to announce that I have been cast as Rosalind in The Shakespeare Institute Player’s summer production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It. The production will take place July 19th-21st in the Institute Gardens. This will be my final show with the players, as I will be returing to California in September of this year. I am blessed to play my dream role in Shakespeare's home town and look forward to begining rehearsals at the end of this month.

I have always admired Rosalind because she is intelligent, witty, and an all-around strong woman. She disguises herself as a man in the play, which liberates her to share her female perspectives with her true love, Orlando. I find her very insightful when she speaks about love. She seems incredibly self-aware, embraces love, but is also able to joke about it. She is also the largest female role in the cannon, which presents an additional challenge. I feel honored to play her in Shakespeare’s home town, and during the time of the World Shakespeare Festival. We have our first read-through on April 25^th and I am eager to begin the process.

York Cycle Casting!

The bad news – The Fuimus Troes (The True Trojans) project has been put on hold until further notice (hopefully not indefinitely).

The good news – I will be playing the Virgin Mary in The Spicer’s play The Annunciation and Visitation of Mary from the 15th century York cycle plays. A dear friend of mine is exploring the various production practices of medieval English drama, and has invited me to take part in his research. The production will rehearse through April and go up May 18th.

Fuimus Troes Casting!

I will be playing Hulacus in a staged reading of Fuimus Troes (The True Trojans) written by Jasper Fisher. The reading will be the first performance of the play in its original space since 1618, at Magdalen College in Oxford. On Monday March 19th, the reading will begin at 9:30am, followed by a academic discussion of the work. The panel discussion following the reading will be made up of Dr. Marion Turner, Prof. Laurie Maguire, Prof. Katherine Duncan-Jones, Dr. Sarah Knight, Dr. Elisabeth, Dutton, and Dr. James McBain. More information to follow!