The Cast of Elm Shakespeare Company's Love's Labour's Lost 2018
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The Cast of Elm Shakespeare Company’s Love’s Labour’s Lost 2018
* denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
Abubakr Ali* (Berowne). Credits include NYC: Handjobs, The Musical
REGIONAL – Yale Rep: Kiss (dir. Evan Yionoulis). A Noise Within: Macbeth,
Julius Caesar, The Threepenny Opera, Six Characters in Search of an Author, A
Christmas Carol; as well as work with East West Players, Company of Angels,
and Fierce Backbone. Film and Television credits include Dig (USA Network),
Spike TV, Rachel Maddow Show, and Irish Goodbye (Ade M’Cormack). Instagram/Twitter-
@TheAbubakrAli Training: BFA NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 3rd Year MFA Acting Candidate Yale
School of Drama.
James Andreassi* (Don Adriano de Armado). James is delighted to be returning
to Elm Shakespeare, and to be part of Rebecca’s production of Love’s Labour’s
Lost! Jim has performed at theatres across the United States, including Palm
Beach Dramaworks, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, American
Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Rep of St. Louis, Cleveland
Playhouse, Shakespeare & Co., Pioneer Theatre Co., Lyric Stage of Boston, Merrimack Rep,
Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and Elm Shakespeare Co., among many others. In NYC he has
performed at the Mint Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop and on One Life to Live. He has
taught acting, Shakespeare and theatre studies at Yale University, Southern Connecticut State
University, Quinnipiac University and the Yale Center for British Art. Jim is the founder and
artistic director emeritus of the Elm Shakespeare Company in New Haven, CT. He was the
recipient of the 2004 Greater New Haven Arts Council award, and is a fellow of Hopper College
at Yale University. Jim lives with his wife Margaret, their cat, Bambi, and dog, Winston, on their
boat, currently docked in Branford.
Martin Jason Asprey* (Costard). Martin is delighted to join some long-time
friends for his first production with Elm Shakespeare Company. Credits include:
NYC- The Pearl Theatre Company: Rosmersholm (u/s Kroll/Rosmer). REGIONAL-
Company member at Shakespeare & Company for 25 years: The
Tempest (Caliban), Cymbeline (Cloten), The Merchant of Venice (Gratiano),
Julius Caesar (Cassius), Parasite Drag (Ronnie)-award for Best Actor in the
Berkshires by Berkshire Eagle/Berkshire Record, The 39 Steps (Hanney),
Macbeth (Macduff), The Winter’s Tale (Autolycus), Hamlet (Hamlet), King Lear (Edgar), A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), and many more. Oldcastle
Theatre: Broadway Bound (Jack)-award for Best Supporting Actor by Berkshire Eagle, The Lion in
Winter (Geoffrey). Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Julius Caesar (Cassius). He has designed fights
for Shakespeare & Co. and The Actor’s Shakespeare Project, and has taught and directed at
UMass, Boston College, Skidmore College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and M.I.T.
Brianna Bauch (Moth/ Princess of France U/S). Brianna is ecstatic to be back at
Edgerton Park for another Elm Shakespeare Company production! She had the
pleasure of joining the company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peaseblossom)
in 2016, and Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice) at Southern Connecticut State
University in collaboration with Elm Shakespeare in 2017 right before she graduated. Other
credits include NYC- Manhattan Repertory Theater: Dear Mama (Mama), The York
Theater: First We Dream (Featured Soloist). COLLEGIATE- Polaroid Stories (Persephone), Our
Country’s Good (Dabby Bryant), Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky), An Absolute Turkey (Mitzi
Soldignac). Additionally, she had the honor of originating the role of Hermia in a Shakespeare
adapted musical, A Rockin’ Midsummer Night's Dream and recorded a cast album with
Broadway Records. She wants to thank her mother, sister, and fiancé Michael for their forever
love and support, “I do love nothing in the world so well as you.”
Andrew Borthwick-Leslie (Curate Nathaniel) This is Andrew’s second season
with Elm Shakespeare Company. He lives in Brooklyn where he is the co-
Artistic Director of the Humanist Project. Credits include REGIONAL –
Shakespeare & Co: Julius Caesar (Casca), Hamlet (Guildenstern/Osric).
Philadelphia Shakespeare: The Tempest (Alonso). Egopo Classic Theater: Vieux
Carre (Nightingale). Isis Productions: Madagascar (Nathan). Backseat Productions: Raised in
Captivity (Kip), Lake Street Extension (Fuller). NYC – the Humanist Project: Titus
Andronicus (Titus). Andrew also directs in NYC where he has worked for his own company, The
Shakespeare Forum and Letter of Marque. He has taught acting at Emerson College, Temple
University, the University of Maryland, Catholic University and the University of Pennsylvania,
among others. He is thrilled and grateful to be back with his friends in New Haven after having
so much fun last summer in Romeo and Juliet!
Sarah Bowles* (Jaquanetta). This is Sarah’s first season on stage with Elm
Shakespeare Company. She works here in New Haven throughout the year as
ESC’s Education Program Manager. Credits include- NYC-Prospect Theater
Company: The Dome (Missy). York Shakespeare Company: Macbeth (Lady
Macduff), Richard II (Queen). Manhattan Shakespeare Project: Twelfth Night
(Feste). REGIONAL-American Shakespeare Center: Richard III, (Anne), Much Ado About Nothing
(Ursula), Return to the Forbidden Planet (Tanya Hyde). Hudson Shakespeare Company: Julius
Caesar (Cassius). Shakespeare in the Valley: The Tempest (Ariel), As You Like It (Charles/Silvius).
Sarah is a company member at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA where she directed 4
productions for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Sarah has taught aerial acrobatics and
performed with Circus Warehouse in NYC, holds a BA in Theatre from Marymount Manhattan
College, and in 2015 graduated from CUNY with an MA in Applied Theatre.
Gracy Brown* (Boyet). Gracy is happily celebrating her fifth season with Elm
Shakespeare Company. Credits include REGIONAL- Elm Shakespeare Company:
Love’s Labour’s Lost (Boyet), Romeo and Juliet(Nurse), A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Egeus), Pericles (Gower). Long Wharf Theatre: The Good Person of New
Haven (Taiwa/Taiwo). Great Lakes Theater Festival: Peter Pan (Adult Wendy).
Edinburgh Fringe Festival: A Clockwork Orange (Dr. Brodsky), Fahrenheit 451
(Mildred). Cornerstone Theatre Company: An Antigone Story (Ismene). Mark Taper Forum: For
Here or To go (Luce). Web Series: Ringer$(Claudia). Gracy is a proud alumnus of Southern
Connecticut State University where she earned a BA in Theatre, and a proud member of Actor’s
Equity Association. She resides here in CT with her amazingly supportive husband and daughter,
Dan and Nalani. Thanks to Rebecca and the cast and crew for another chance to share art.
WAKANDA FOREVER.
Betzabeth Castro (Katherine/Rosaline Understudy). Betzabeth is thrilled to be
making her Elm Shakespeare Company debut. She recently graduated from
Southern CT State University where she received her bachelor's in Theatre. Credits
include NEW HAVEN - Southern CT State University: Lysistrata (Lysistrata),
Polaroid Stories (Eurydice). Collective Consciousness: Milk Like Sugar (Margie).
New Haven Symphony Orchestra: Guys and Dolls (Mimi) BRIDGEPORT - Vagabond Theatre
Company: It's a Wonderful Life A Radio Play (Sally Applewhite/Mary Hatch), The Scarlet
Letter (Pearl). She is thankful for the opportunity to be working with such talented people.
Rachel Clausen* (Princess of France). This is Rachel's first year with Elm
Shakespeare Company. She is honored and thrilled to be here! Rachel is a New
York-based actress, originally from Minnesota. She received her MFA in Acting
from the Brown/Trinity Rep. Consortium in 2017. Credits include REGIONAL-
Trinity Rep: Beowulf; 1,000 Years of Baggage (Warrior), Camden Shakespeare
Festival: Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania)& Macbeth (Witch), Breadloaf Acting
Ensemble: USA (Isadora Duncan). BROWN/TRINITY REP- Sideshow (Violet Hilton), The
Tempest (Ariel), & The Crucible (Reverend Hale). A heartfelt thank you to her supportive friends
and family and, of course, her dogs.
Benjamin Curns (Holofernes). Elm Shakespeare Company: Debut. NYC -
American Globe Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom);
ShakespeareNYC/Theatre Row: Henry IV (Falstaff), The Taming of the Shrew
(Sly/Vincentio); Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Henry V (Pistol); Fall Collection/La
Tea: All the Little People (Wagner); Clemente Soto Velez: Richard III (Clarence).
REGIONAL - Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre: Macbeth (Macbeth) Virginia Stage Company:
Parchman Hour (Forsythe/Svanoe); PlayMakers Rep: Intimate Apparel (Mr. Marks, Broadway
World Nomination: Best Featured Actor) Disgraced (Issac), Three Sisters (Andrei); American
Shakespeare Center: King John (Bastard, Justin Award: Best Actor), All’s Well That Ends Well
(Parolles, Falstaff Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actor), and the title roles in Hamlet Q1,
Richard III, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Henry VIII. FILM/TV - Quantico (ABC); Batman: Master
of Fear (Red Fist Productions); The Jew of Malta, The Summoning of Everyman (Grandfather
Films); Berenice (UNL/Dromio Productions). TRAINING - MFA, University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill PATP.More at www.benjamincurns.com.
Kingston Farady (Dumaine). This is Kingston's first season with Elm Shakespeare
Company. As an actor, writer, and transgender advocate - Kingston is a modern
day renaissance man who revitalizes what it means to be an activist,
while working to advance social consciousness. Through his craft of acting,
Kingston ignites a universal reminder that the gift of sharing our stories, our
deepest truths, are what challenge, transform, and heal our world. Credits include: FILM - Black
Is Blue ("Black"), Transcend ("Julian"). TELEVISION - Discovery Channel: Rituals,
Logo: TOMBOYISH, HULU: Chance. THEATER - Waiting for Giovanni ("Luc"), Sunset
Baby ("Damon"). He studied at Waterfront Playhouse & Conservatory in Berkeley, CA, Kristin
Linklater Voice Centre in Orkney, Scotland, and Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA.
Tyler Felson (Forester/Musician, u/s Dumaine). Tyler is thrilled to be making his
ESC debut! A recent graduate of Guilford High School in Guilford, CT, he will
begin pursuit of a double major in Theatre and Jazz Studies at Northwestern
University this fall. REGIONAL- Ivoryton Playhouse: Oliver! (Oliver), Bells of
Dublin (Declan). Other productions include All My Sons (Chris Keller), Sweeney
Todd (Adolfo Pirelli), Assassins (John Hinckley, Jr.), Little Me (Noble), Pirates of Penzance
(Frederic), Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito), and The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino). He
would like to thank Aaron, Mrs. Mulqueen, Mr. Buno, Joe Dart, French Woods, Snow, the family
at Elm Shakespeare, and his parents for their love and support. Instagram: @t.felly
Michael Hinton (Longaville). After working as a Teaching Artist with Elm for the
last year, this is Michael’s first summer performing in Edgerton. Credits
include NYC- 4th Street Theatre: Steel Birds (Hardy). Hip To Hip Theatre: As You
Like It (Silvius/Charles), Julius Caesar (Casca). REGIONAL - Ivoryton Playhouse: It’s
A Wonderful Life (Jazzbo). Playhouse on Park: Moon for the Misbegotten (Mike). Flock Theatre:
title roles in Richard II, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet, Dark of the Moon (John), and Pride and
Prejudice (Mr. Collins). UK - The Rivals (Sir Lucius O’Trigger). He has also recorded dozens of
audiobooks with Tantor Media and directed his first film, Odette, last summer. He received his
MA in Professional Acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, UK. He has also
studied at Shakespeare & Company and the Upright Citizens Brigade
Theatre. www.MichaelHintonActor.com
Rose-Emma Lambridis (Marcade). This is Rose-Emma's first season with Elm
Shakespeare Company. She lives in Brooklyn, NY and is grateful to be a part of
this production. Credits include MA - Commonwealth Shakespeare
Company: Henry IV Part I (Sir Walter Blunt). REGIONAL - University of New
Haven: The Trojan Women (Chorus), A Chorus Line (Vicki), How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying (Ensemble), Our Town (Professor Willard) and As You Like
It (Rosalind). She is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Theater at the University of New Haven and
loves otters. Rose-Emma would like to thank her mom for her unwavering support.
Martin Lewis* (King Ferdinand of Navarre). This is Martin’s second season with
Elm Shakespeare Company and he is absolutely thrilled to come back and play!
An alumni of the New York-based Drama Desk Award-winning TADA! Youth
Theater, recent credits include REGIONAL - Miami New Drama: Our Town
(George Gibbs). Elm Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet (Paris). Earning
his BA in Theater from Marymount Manhattan College and further training from Shakespeare &
Company, Martin gained a reputation for usually being the hungriest in any room. He would like
to thank his family and mentors for their love and encouragement and his friends for their
inspiring adventurous spirit. For more information on Martin and his upcoming adventures, feel
free to follow him on Instagram @kmart171 and visit MartinKLewis.com.
Patrick Toole (Constable Dull). This is Patrick's first season with Elm Shakespeare
Company. He lives in Great Barrington and when he's not acting, he is directing
shows at the Whitney Center for the Arts in Pittsfield and teaching Filmmaking
workshops at local schools. Credits include REGIONAL - Pittsfield Shakespeare in
the Park: The Tempest (Stephano). Riggs Theatre 37: Measure for Measure
(Pompey), Hamlet (Claudius). Emergent Ensemble Theatre Company: The Aliens (Jasper). He
studied Film at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, loves Tom Waits, playing complicated
board games, and stomping around in the woods. He's thrilled to be a part of Elm Shakespeare
this season!
Lori Vega* (Rosaline). Is excited to be working with Elm Shakespeare for the
first time. Credits include NYC: The Tank: (If On a Winter's Night), Cherry Lane:
(The Protest), TACT: (Quartermaine's Terms), The Beckett Theatre: (Mail Order
Bride), The Ohio: (La Tempestad), The Davenport Theatre: (Men and Women
Talking Love and Sex). REGIONAL: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare: A Midsummer
Night's Dream (Hermia), As You Like It (Phoebe), Idaho Shakespeare: As You Like It(Phoebe),
Saratoga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Southwest Shakespeare Co: As You Like
It (Celia), NJ Rep Co. (Halftime with Don), Dorset Theatre Festival: (J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan), Old
Castle Theatre Co: (The Consul, The Tramp and America's Sweetheart), Playwrights Theatre of
NJ:(Augusta), Interact Theatre Co: (Since Africa). TRAINING: LAMDA, Cornell University,
Shakespeare & Co. month intensive, Actors Theatre of Louisville apprenticeship. Find out more
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