Stone Soup Shakespeare

SEASON 11:ARTISTS

We have never felt luckier to work with so many amazing artists than now. The community we have has continued to grow throughout 2020-2021. New faces have joined us, old faces with new talents, old talents with new voices, the sharing of ideas and art is overwhelming.
Due to the ongoing collaborative nature of all of our Season 11 projects we have chosen to showcase all artists together, regardless of which "show" you might see them in. No single show would be possible without all of their combined efforts. Please learn about our artists below, and please support them in their other endeavors that we share with you here.

ISAIAH BOND [Reverse Tour] is a social worker by day and a freelance photographer once he's saved enough lives for the day. Growing up on the North Side of Milwaukee made new experiences and proper guidance difficult to come by. Which is why being able to use art to speak to the world is so crucial, especially in today's world. He wishes to continue to use the arts to bring light to his home city and be a guiding light for those growing up without one. His (first ever) video project is quite literally a day in my shoes.
Follow on instagram @Sleeperachiii

SARAH BRUCE [Counter Expedition/TOUR 2011] BIO coming

MOLLY BUNDER* [Community Rehearsals/TOUR 2011] BIO coming

CHRISTINA CASANO [Counter Expedition/Reverse Tour] is a theatre artist and the Artistic Director of The Plagiarists. Based in Chicago, her training includes a BA in Theatre from Miami University and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Summer Professional Training Program. She was selected for Victory Gardens Theater’s Directors Inclusion Initiative for the 2019-2020 season, and served as the Assistant Director for How To Defend Yourself. Selected directing credits include: Poison (The Plagiarists), Anne Frank, Sleepy Hollow (GreatWorks), The Living Newspaper Festival (Jackalope Theatre), Fighting Words Festival (Babes With Blades). Other favorite projects include Some Like It Red and The Epic of Gilgamesh, etc. (The Plagiarists), Bury Me (Dandelion Theatre), The Light Fantastic (Jackalope Theatre). You can find out more at her website: www.cmrcasano.com.

JEREMY COHN [Counter Expedition/Community Rehearsals] is a 1600-hour certified Alexander Technique instructor who runs a private coaching and consultation studio, Freedom In Motion (freedominmotionat.com), based in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. He is also a musician and actor and specializes in working with performing artists, public speakers, and athletes as well as anyone who would benefit from more relaxed movement and posture. Through his work he has coached Olympic level figure skaters, Grammy Award winning vocalists, and Jeff Award winning actors. In addition to his private studio he also is on faculty at Columbia College Chicago in the theatre department and teaches regularly at the Old Town School of Folk Music and Green Shirt Studio. During the pandemic he has enjoyed watching the neighborhood's dogs out of his windows and giving them tasteful nicknames.
Freedominmotionat.com, JeremyMichaelCohn.com (Acting Website), [email protected] (contact email for questions or queries).
photo credit: Tyler Core

MIQUELA CRUZ [Counter Expedition/Reverse Tour] BIO coming

GABRIELA DIAZ [Reverse Tour] BIO coming

ERIN DOWDY [Reverse Tour] has been a fan of Julia Stemper's since 2003 and a supporter of Stone Soup Shakespeare since its inception. She was honored to direct for Stone Soup in 2013 the staged-reading of King John, giving it a soap opera angle and highlighting the hidden comedy of the often overlooked history play. A graduate of Kenyon College and Trinity College Dublin, she has held various positions at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the High Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian. Favorite soup: tomato. Favorite Shakespeare play: Macbeth.

JENNI HADLEY [Reverse Tour] BIO coming

ALASDAIR HUNTER [Reverse Tour/TOUR 2011] BIO coming

ERIN HUNTER [Counter Expedition] BIO coming

ARLICIA McCLAIN [Reverse Tour] BIO coming

JOSHUA MORGAN [Counter Expedition] (He/They) is a Chicago based actor, artist, and voiceover talent. He has performed in numerous shows throughout the midwest, working with theatre companies such as: Strawdog Theatre, Artemisia Theatre, Midsommer Flight, Lifeline Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Stone Soup Shakespeare to name a few! Joshua is also a professional artist, painting love letters to Chicago and the earth. Joshua is represented by Paige Talent Agency. You can follow all of Joshua’s theatre/art/travels and adventures on instagram @joshua_morgannn or visit his Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/Joshuamorgannn. Cheers!

OLY OXINFRY* [Counter Expedition/Reverse Tour] BIO coming

MAGDALEN VAUGHN [Reverse Tour] BIO coming

SARAFINA VECCHIO [Counter Expedition/Community Rehearsals] has been working as an actor, director, plus model, VO performer, and teaching artist in the US, Canada, and The UK for over 2 decades. She holds a Post Grad Award in Teaching Shakespeare from The University of Warwick, facilitated by the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Coventry, England, as well as a Bachelor's in Theatre from Roosevelt University. She is currently a member of the faculty at Acting Studio Chicago and Paramount School of the Arts, in addition to her private and on-set acting coaching. Most recently she was invited to Ontario's Stratford Festival to teach their 2020 acting company an active approach to Teaching Shakespeare. She has appeared nationally in commercials, TV, Film, and print, and looks forward to a bigger and better industry on the other side of Covid! http://www.SarafinaVecchio.com

LAUREN VERNEA [Reverse Tour] BIO coming

BRITTANI YAWN [Reverse Tour] is a performer based in Chicago. Originally from Cleveland, OH., Brittani has earned her BA in Theatre from Miami University.
Some of her recent credits include Poison (The Plagiarists), The Suffrage Plays (Artemisia Theatre), Season Pas: Deux Over (The Plagiarists), I AM… Fest (Black Lives, Black Words International Project) and The Ridiculous Darkness (Sideshow Theatre Company). She has also performed with Hell in a Handbag Productions, the Annoyance, and iO, among others. Brittani is a 2020 Second City Bob Curry Fellow and a company member of The Plagiarists.

THEO ZUCKER* [Reverse Tour] Theo's love of storytelling takes many different forms -- acting, writing, and visual art. As an actor in Chicago, Theo has found a home with Stone Soup Shakespeare. Highlights of her time with this wonderful company include summer tours of Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night, as well as a staged reading of Romeo and Juliet. As a playwright, Theo has had her work featured in readings around Chicago. Most recently, her short play The Plants was part of Connective Theatre Company’s Play(s) at Home virtual play festival. Theo is also a digital artist. You can find her work on her Instagram at @theodorable_art, visit her online gallery, or browse her Etsy shop.

One of our favorite things about theater is that it is a collaborative art. Not only does theater rely on actors and writers, musicians and designers, directors and stage managers to create a play or performance, theater relies on YOU--the audience. The story you are about to embark on in our COUNTER EXPEDITION asks you to contribute as much or as little as you wish. You can sit back for the ride, or you can make active choices.

Tickets on for all of our events are free, but donations are welcome to ensure we are able to pay all the artists that are helping us make sure story-telling is able to reach "your backyards."

The joy of theater is that it is many things to many people.
It is community coming together to take in art in shared spaces.
It is artists working together to tell stories.
It is voices being heard.
It is people listening.
It is feeling, together.

Whatever theater is most to you, we encourage you to share in all it is, and all it can be, and give yourself time and space in this moment to reflect on its place in your life.

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