DANNY BERNARDO (he/him) “Antipholus of Syracuse”

BRSP Projects: (LA) King Lear, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Equal parts Olivia (Twelfth Night), Hal (Henry IV, parts 1 & 2), and Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream); best served shaken, not stirred.

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: “Harry Bright” in Mamma Mia (2019 East West Players, 2021 La Mirada/McCoy Rigby); Jerky (screenings: Cannes Court Metrage, OutFest Fusion, Reeling); “Joe” in the world premiere of Lauren Yee’s Young Americans (Portland Center Stage/Pittsburgh Public Theatre)

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “The quality of mercy is not strained | It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven | Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest; | It blesseth him that gives and him that takes” (The Merchant of Venice)

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PATRICK ARTER (he/him) “Dromio of Syracuse”

BRSP Projects: (LA) Two Gentlemen of Verona (twice!), Much Ado About Nothing (twice!), Twelfth Night, Macbeth, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Malvolio: a guy who tries way too hard to look smart, who tries way too hard to impress women, and who tries way too hard to find just the right outfit.

Favorite BRSPLA Moment: Seeing everybody’s hilarious Halloween costumes for the banquet scene in Macbeth: detectives sitting next to newsies sitting next to a wizard from Hogwarts. Just as the bard intended!

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HADIYYAH NOELLE SMITH (she/her) “Adriana”

BRSP Projects: (LA) King Lear, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: “Mwongozo” in Disneyland’s Tale of the Lion King, “Ursula” in The Little Mermaid, “Shug Avery” in The Color Purple

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “My words fly up my thoughts remain below words without thoughts to heaven never go.”

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Fluellen in Henry V

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CHRISTINE LIN (she/her) “Antipholus of Ephesus”

BRSP LA projects: King Lear, Romeo & Juliet, Measure for Measure

Three roles/projects that epitomize me: Dewdrop in SOUL SAMURAI (InFusion Theatre), Ginny Yang in SMART PEOPLE (Nashville Rep), Mei-Lin on SURFSIDE GIRLS (AppleTV+)

Favorite Shakespearean quote: Lady M: “But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we’ll not fail.” OR stage direction: “Exit, pursued by a bear”

The Shakespearean character I’m most like is: Titania

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CASEY MORRIS (he/him) “Dromio of Ephesus”

BRSP Projects: (LA) King Lear, Romeo & Juliet, Measure for Measure (Chicago) King Lear

The three roles/projects that epitomize me:  Ray – The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Horatio – Hamlet, Officer Mike – Welcome to Jesus

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “For the eye sees not itself, but by reflection, by some other things.”

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Edgar

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ELIZABETH LANIER (she/her) “Luciana”

BRSP projects: Debut!

Favorite Shakespearean quote: “O, God that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market-place.”

The Shakespearean character I’m most like is: Dromio of Syracuse (Comedy of Errors) and Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)

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MICHAEL PEREZ (he/him) “Duke”

BRSP Projects: (LA) As You Like It, Macbeth; (Chicago) Measure for Measure, Hamloween!, Midsummer, As You Like It, Henry IV: Parts 1 & 2, Merchant of Venice, Othello, Cymbeline, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Bernardo. Or Horatio. Second fiddle. My love language is service and the characters that I thrive in the most are ones that have somebody else to care for.

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BEN CHANG (he/him) “Aegeon”

BRSP projects: Debut!

Favorite Shakespearean quote: “For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings that then I scorn to change my state with kings.”

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: Lin in “Caught”, Mi Fei in “The Paper Dragon”, Polar Bear in “The Wonderful World of Dissociation”

The Shakespearean character I’m most like is: Hamlet

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JULIE MARCHIANO (she/her) “Abbess”

BRSPLA projects: Julius Caesar

The Shakespeare character I’m most like: Hermia (I’m 5’ tall).

Favorite Shakespearean quote: “Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

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CHRISTOPHER LYONS (he/him) “Balthasar”

BRSP Projects: (LA) Debut!

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: “Final Preparations” my solo horror play (2018 Hollywood Fringe), Dogberry in “Much Ado About Nothing”, Renfield in “Dracula” (adapted by Liz Lochhead)

Shakespearean character I’m most like: A Feste/Puck mix

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “Thou hast undone our mother.” “Villain, I have done thy mother” – Titus Andronicus

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KATHERINE BOURNE TAYLOR (she/her) “Angelo”

BRSP Projects: (LA) King Lear, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; (Chicago) Macbeth, King Lear, A Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar; (Virtual) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: Rosalind in As You Like It; Grown Up Orphan Annie; Cool for Five Seconds

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Rosalind, As You Like It

Favorite BRSP Moment: In Chicago, we ended King Lear with Nick Harazin singing Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt”. When he started singing, the audience laughed, but as the song kept on, it turned into a moving reflection on Lear’s life, and the whole audience and cast ended up joining in.

Post Script: “So much love to DJ!”

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JOBETH WAGNER (she/her) “Courtesan”

BRSPL A Projects:  King Lear, Julius Caesar

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Hopefully, none of them. They all make terrible choices.

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: 1. Mercenary Mandalorian in The Mandalorian 2. Demogorgon in the Stranger Things Drive Through Event 3.The Bride of Frankenstein (various appearances)

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes”

DELIA BASEMAN (she/her) “Pinch”

BRSP Projects: (LA) King Lear, Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, Two Gentleman of Verona, MacBeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; (Chicago) Taming of the Shrew, Two Gentleman of Verona, MacBeth, Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, King John, Othello, Merchant of Venice; (Virtual) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen (Steppenwolf Garage/Best in Fringe NYC); The Diary of Anne Frank (Writers Theater); ctrl alt delete (Emmy nominated series)

Favorite Shakespeare quote: Today it is: “Hold thy piece, I pray thee hold thy piece.”

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AURORA CULVER (she/her) “Second Merchant”

BRSP LA Projects:  Julius Caesar

Shakespearean character I’m most like: Rosalind

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: Beatrice in Much Ado with BS Theatre; producing and directing Taming of the Shrew: Reversed spring of 2020 ; directing Pride and Prejudice at Long Beach Playhouse

Favorite Shakespeare quote: “Words, words, words”

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E.M. DAVIS (they/them) “Officer, First Merchant”

BRSP projects: Debut!

Favorite Shakespearean quote: “Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.”

The three roles/projects that epitomize me: Chris in AT THE TABLE; Halo in GIRL IN THE RED CORNER; Cam in I’M PRETTY SURE MY THERAPIST THINKS I’M A BAD ACTOR

The Shakespearean character I’m most like is: Hamlet

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