(The Cherry Orchard: Yepikhodov; Julius Caesar: Casca)

THEATRE: Emma Arkadina – Stupid F*cking Bird, Arkadina – The Seagull (Little Foxes NYC) Oberon/Hippolita – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (LAMDA) Irene, Lost Sock Laundromat (The Secret Theatre NYC) Hedda – Hedda Gabler,  Lead – Love & Information, Galatica – Scenes from an Execution (Rose Bruford) Shepard – The Winters Tale (AVA) FILM: MIssing Persons  TV/WEB: Doin’ Great, Reality Sets In (Amazon) COMEDY: Stand-Up & Sketch (Caroline’s Comedy Club, NY Comedy Club, UCB New York, The People’s Improv, Broadway Comedy Club, East Village Comedy Club, The Stand)

SAG-AFTRA Eligible 

www.cerracardwell.com
@sarawithacee

(The Cherry Orchard: Gaev; Julius Caesar: Lucius/Ensemble)

DC: Ensemble- Romeo and Juliet Free for All; Ensemble- An Inspector Calls (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Asmodeus- (super)friends (Capital Fringe Festival), Asst Choreographer- Little Shop of Horrors (Constellation Theatre Company- Helen Hayes nom) REGIONAL: Ensemble- Carousel (The Media Theatre), Barbara- The Rock n Roll Summer; Molly Ivins u/s- Red Hot Patriot (Cape May Stage) TELEVISION: Who Killed Jane Doe? (ID Network). TRAINING: BM Musical Theatre, Catholic University; London Dramatic Academy. Proud EMC.

www.madalaina-dangelo.com
@ madalaiad

(The Cherry Orchard: Lyubov Ranevskaya, Julius Caesar: Trebonius/Ensemble)

With the ACA: The Winter’s Tale (Hermione), ACA Radio Plays: The Decameron. NEW YORK/REGIONAL select credits: Twelfth Night (Viola, The Human Race Theatre Company), The Tempest (Ariel, Tank NYC), Welcome to America (Sadie, New Worlds Theatre Project), The Glass Menagerie (Laura, HRTC), The Cake (Jen, HRTC), Constellations (Marianne, Lake Dillion Theatre Company), Hail Mary! (Mary, HRTC), Lend Me a Tenor (Maggie, HRTC), A Christmas Carol (Belle, HRTC), Shakespeare’s Words (Hamlet/Wall, HRTC), The Cake (Jen, LDTC), Infinitely Yours (Tasha, Presque Isle Stage), Signs From God (Ruth, The Puzzle Festival), The More Beyond (Sugar/The Ship, The Puzzle Festival), Macbeth (Macduff/Lady Macduff, Manhattan Shakespeare), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena, Eureka Suitcase Classics), Romeo & Juliet (Juliet, Sharonville Shakespeare), Into the Woods (Florinda, NightWindNY), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania, The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Taming of the Shrew (Katherine, STNJ), The Odyssey (Circe, STNJ). FILM/NEW MEDIA: A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), Life in a Box, Amnesia Party, The Better Half, Sushi Tushi, Snowflake, A Christmas Short, Tell Tales, Mood Music, Traffix, History Webs, Egg Party (actor/writer/producer – Audience Choice Award Cinequest Film Festival). Upcoming: Small Victories, SomeFANG. TRAINING: BFA Acting, Wright State University Professional Actor Training Program.

@oneclassyclaire
www.theclairekennedy.com

(The Cherry Orchard: Charlotta; Julius Caesar: Calphurnia, Titinius, Ensemble)

DC: Young Shepherd- The Winter’s Tale (ACA), Ellis! (LoNotes, staged reading). REGIONAL: Madam- Beauty & the Beast (Chicago Kids Co.), Jolene- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Garden Theatre, FL), Sweetheart- Dreamgirls (Mad Cow Theatre), The Bartender- The History of Alcohol in Chicago (Public House Theatre), Mrs. Cartero- The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, and other understudy roles in a dozen shows including Titus Andronicus, Othello, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and To Kill A Mockingbird (Orlando Shakespeare). TRAINING: Rollins College, The Second City Chicago, and the Matthew Corozine Studio. Shannon is a member of Actor’s Equity and based in DC.

Instagram @shannon_next
ShanLynch.com.

(The Cherry Orchard: Station Master; Julius Caesar: Cassius)

LOS ANGELES: Katherine – The Taming of the Shrew (Ophelia’s Jump Productions), Desdemona – Othello (Long Beach Shakespeare Company), Viola – Twelfth Night (Homespun Players), Honey – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Ophelia’s Jump Productions) NEW YORK CITY: Juliet – R+J (TheatreLab), Lady Macbeth – Macbeth (Open Space Theatre, SLC), Julie – Miss Julie (Downstage Theatre, SLC), Alice – Closer (SLC Theatre), Darcy – Shapeshifter (Manhattan Rep. Theatre) Alice/Boy – Henry V (Access Theatre), Tybalt/Paris – Romeo and Juliet (Howling Moon Cab Co.) LONDON: Bertha Mason – Jane Eyre (Oval House Theatre), Ismene – Antigone (Oval House Theatre)

TRAINING: Sarah Lawrence College, and the British American Drama Academy.

(The Cherry Orchard: Simeonov-Pishchik; Julius Caesar: Julius Caesar)

THEATRE: King of Hearts- The Love of Three Oranges (Santa Fe Theatre Festival), Harold Mitchell- A Streetcar Named Desire (Tri-state Actors Theatre, Newton, NJ), Pompey- Measure for Measure (The Riant Theatre, NYC), Ensemble- Oedipus Rex (The Actors Studio, NYC). TELEVISION: All My Children, One Life to Live, As the World Turns, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. FILM: The Good Shepherd, The Tavern, Visions of Sugarplums, Terror Firmer.  Representation: actors talent group, inc. (Chicago). Registered Rodenburg Teacher (Voice & Speech), Programmer/Facilitator (Shakespeare Behind Bars), Certified Public Accountant. 

SAG-AFTRA, AEA.

(The Cherry Orchard: Varya; Julius Caesar: Cinna/Ensemble)

LOS ANGELES Favorite Roles: Puck – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Kingsmen Shakespeare Co.), Rosemary – Outside Mullingar (Electric Lodge).

TRAINING: Playhouse West, Larry Moss Studios

(The Cherry Orchard: Directing Observership: Julius Caesar: Assistant Text Coach)

Jennifer is the Artistic Director of Theatre at COCA-Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis and adjunct acting faculty at The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. She has held artistic leadership and teaching positions at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Lincoln Center Theater, Second Stage Theatre, MCC Theater, and the Chekhov Theatre Ensemble. Upcoming projects: Producing: Billy Elliot at COCA; Directing: A Christmas Carol youth ensemble director, RepStL; Real Talk by Colin McLaughlin.

Represented my West Model & Talent, St. Louis.

(Director, The Cherry Orchard)

Aaron Poser is a director, playwright, teacher, former Artistic Director of two major regional theatres, and an Associate Professor of theatre at American University. Professionally, he has directed more than 150 productions at major regional theaters including Arena Stage, ART, American Players Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Round House, Seattle Rep, South Coast Rep, The Folger, Ford’s, Studio, Signature, and many more. As a playwright, his re-imaging of Chekhov’s The Seagull, entitled Stupid **king Bird, was one of the ten most produced plays in the country in 2015 and has had more than 200 productions worldwide including productions in Australia, Sweden, Luxembourg, Canada and elsewhere. His other plays include The Heal, JQA, Life Sucks, No Sisters, District Merchants, Who Am This Time? & Other Conundrums of Love, The Chosen, My Name Is Asher Lev, The Gift of Nothing, ME…JANE, and more. He lives outside of D.C. with his wife, actress Erin Weaver, and his amazing daughter, Maisie.

(Director, Julius Caesar)

Craig is excited to make his ACA directorial debut with this unique production of Julius Caesar. Craig is an affiliated artist with The Shakespeare Theatre Company and has appeared in numerous productions over his more than 20 year association with theatre. Craig is grateful to Alec Wild, Lisa Belay and the Class of 2021 for the opportunity to participate in this rewarding experience. Enjoy!

(Text and Vocal Coach)

Lisa Ann Beley is head of Voice and Text at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. She obtained a BFA from the University of British Columbia and as an actor worked in theatre, film and television as well as established herself as one of Vancouver’s top voice-over talents. She can be heard in numerous animation series, commercials, and corporate videos. She received her MFA and Voice Teachers Diploma from York University. She has taught voice, speech and text at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Film School, Tooba Physical Theatre, as well as many workshops for private and corporate clients. Lisa has spent over 15 years on faculty with Canada’s National Voice Intensive where the focus of the text work is on Shakespeare. She is a member of Vasta and of the Guild of Embodied Practice. Much in demand as a dialect coach in feature films and television she has worked with notable actors such as Paul Bettany, Freddie Highmore, Sam Neill, Daniel Radcliffe and Christina Hendricks. Lisa is passionate about the process of the actor, valuing the integration of the physical, vocal and mental rigour demanded in the actor craft and training.

(Production Assistant)

Educational credits include, American University: The Birds– Assistant Director, Doctor Faustus– Director, The Dybbuk– Dramaturg, Pippin– Assistant Stage Manager, A Funny Thing… Forum– Wardrobe Crew, and Little Women– Head Wardrobe Crew.

Training: American University & British American Drama Academy

(Fight Director, Julius Caesar)

Robb Hunter is a member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is a Certified Fight Director and Teacher of Stage Combat for the Society of American Fight Directors. As a professional fight director he has choreographed violence/movement for many DC theatres including The Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, Center Stage, Washington National Opera, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, The Studio Theatre (where he has received multiple Helen Hayes Award nominations for his choreography), Olney Theatre, The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Rep Stage, and Washington Shakespeare Company. Robb holds an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from the Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently Artist in Residence at American University where he choreographs, directs and teaches movement, mime, stage combat, acting and various sections of theatre history. He also teaches stage combat for McDaniel College and for the MFA program at Catholic University.

(Assistant Director, The Cherry Orchard)

Jen Jacobs (she/her) was most recently one of the Directing Fellows at Shakespeare Theatre Company. EDUCATIONAL: Vassar: O,Hysteria!, Safe Hands: A New Musical, Godspell, File 29-1796, Powerhouse: Honey, she’s home…, The Stream, ASSISTANT: Nora’s Playhouse/The Tank: whatdoesfreemean? (Amy S. Green), Alliance Repertory Theatre Company: The Realistic Joneses (Michael Driscoll). Training: Vassar College: BA in Drama and History, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art: Classical Acting Semester Program, Powerhouse Theatre Training Company: Directing Apprentice. PERSONAL: Jen is a director, actor, singer, and overall creator, promoting stories by and for women.

www.jen-jacobs.com

(Sound Designer, The Cherry Orchard)

Gordon is the Audio/Video Supervisor for the Shakespeare Theatre Company, where he recently provided additional sound design for All The Devils Are Here. Other sound designs include In The Middle Of The Fields (Solas Nua); The Last Five Years, The 39 Steps, Caucasian Chalk Circle (Helen Hayes Award nomination), Avenue Q (Constellation Theatre Company); The Toxic Avenger, Sing to Me Now (Rorschach Theatre); Marie and Rosetta (Mosaic Theater Company); Legally Blonde, Parade, Hands on a Hardbody, Chicago (Keegan Theatre); Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible…Day (Adventure Theatre MTC); The Realistic Joneses, The Man Who, The River (Spooky Action).

(Sound Designer, Julius Caesar)

Christopher Tait is a freelance Sound Designer and Event Technician based in the Northern Virginia area. He is also a recent graduate of George Mason University where he earned his B.A. in Theatre. During his time at GMU, he worked on a variety of both staged and virtual productions for the Mason Player’s as their sound intern.

(Production Manager, ACA Program Coordinator)

Katherine White is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist who has been working in arts administration, production, and management for a decade. In addition to the ACA, Kat serves as the literary director for Theater Alliance and as the producer of the Hothouse New Play Development Series. As a playwright, she has collaborated with Gorilla Theatre, Rorschach Theatre, Blind Pug, Taffety Punk, Avant Bard, The Actor’s Center, and many more. Kat holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Catholic University of America.

katherineclair.com