Project Description

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | DIRECTED BY KYLER TAUSTIN
The Forest of Arden comes alive in Brown Box Theatre Project’s 8th Annual Free Outdoor Shakespeare tour, As You Like It. When a motley cast of characters finds themselves banished from the court, misdirection, desire, and serendipity unite to form a tangled web of identity and love that could only be possible in this pastoral haven, where gender roles, politics, and expectations are turned upside-down. Performed under the stars in idyllic outdoor venues, As You Like It will transport audiences into the heart of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies in a can’t-miss multi-state tour.
Cast

Margaret Clark (Rosalind)

Drew Cleveland (Orlando)

Austyn Davis (Celia)

James Wechsler (Touchstone)

Jesse Garlick (Jaques)
Jesse is thrilled to be returning to Brown Box after previously appearing in Hamlet. Off-Broadway credits: Good (PTP/NYC). Regional credits: A Christmas Carol, Journey to the West, Arcadia (Central Square Theatre) Good, Assassins (New Repertory Theatre) Salome (Bridge Rep), Beowulf (Poets Theatre), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Classical Repertory Company), Who Would Be King, Yellow Bird Chase, Talk to Strangers, Irresistible (Liars&Believers). Jesse is a faculty member at Boston Ballet’s ECI Department as well as a co-founder of 360 Dance Ensemble. Jesse holds a BFA in acting from Boston University as well as having attended the Academia Dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy.

Lizzie Milanovich (Phebe)

MacMillan Leslie (Silvius)

Ben Heath (Oliver)
Ben is an actor and fight choreographer in the Boston area and is returning for his fourth Brown Box Shakespeare tour! He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Acting. Recent area credits include Rick in Six Degrees of Separation (Bad Habit Productions), Guiderius in Cymbeline (Brown Box Theatre Project), and Horatio in Hamlet (Brown Box Theatre Project).
Spencer Palri Tew (Duke Senior)
Patrick Vincent Curran (Duke Frederick)
Chris Kandra (Corin/Charles)
Crew
Kyler Taustin – DIRECTOR
Ashley Cabral – ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Ashley Cabral holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rhode Island College. She loves her job working with children on the Autism Spectrum as a Behavioral Therapist. After a long hiatus from the theatre world, Ashley is thrilled to be a part of the Brown Box administrative team.
Alex Lonati – PRODUCER
Alex Lonati (Associate Producer): Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies and Journalism from Emerson College, where she spent four years hosting Standing Room Only, the Best of Broadway and Beyond, on 88.9 WERS. She is currently on the administrative staff at SpeakEasy Stage Company on the board of the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, and in the Arts Administration Masters program at Boston University. Alex was named the Greater Boston Theatre Community Member of the Year by ArtsImpulse in 2016.
Angela Harrington – STAGE MANAGER
Angela is thrilled to be working with Brown Box for the first time! Angela is a recent graduate of Bridgewater State University. Her previous Stage Management credits include The Swan (SM), Closet Land (ASM), Alice in Wonderland (SM), Shrek the Musical (SM), Mary Poppins (ASM), Beauty and the Beast (SM), An Awfully Big Adventure (SM), Slasrever Neves (ASM), and Seussical (ASM.) She has been nominated for the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival Region 1 four times as a Stage Manager. In 2017, she presented her work on Immersive theatre at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. She would like to thank her family and Will for their love and support.
Ryan Blaney – SOUND DESIGNER
Ryan received his BFA in design from Salem State University. He was the sound designer and composer for Towards Zero and Driving Miss Daisy at the Barnstormers during their 2017 summer season as well as the audio engineer Winthrop Playmakers Reefer Madness. Ryan has also been a part of the USITT sound lab internship program as well as training with Cirque du Soleil and Meyer Sound. He received the Excellence in Sound Design Award from KCACTF from Region 1 and continued on to the National festival in Washington D.C. in April of 2017 and received First Place with the KCACTF National Excellence in Sound Design Award. In addition he also attended Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas and received the audio seal.
Drew O'Connor – MASTER CARPENTER
Drew is excited to be working with Brown Box for the third time, having previously worked on Broadway Jukebox and The Hotel Nepenthe. He teaches Audio Production and Technical Theatre and Franklin High School in Franklin, MA. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a BM in Music Education and Music Composition. He completed graduate work at New York University in Music Technology. He is currently enrolled at Boston University’s MM in Music Education Program. He is a lifelong theatre lover and teaching technical theatre is the best part of his day. Thanks to Alex’s Mom for the introduction to Brown Box!
Connor O'Brien – LIGHTING DESIGNER
Connor is thrilled to be working with the Brown Box Theatre Project for the second time, having previously worked on their productions of Broadway Jukebox, The Hotel Nepenthe, and Hamlet. He recently graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Theatre Studies with a concentration in production. There he got the opportunity to be the Master Electrician for numerous department productions including Middletown, Vinegar Tom, and Mr. Burns: A post electric play, to name a few. He is also an original member of the Northeastern Shakespeare Society. Recently he was also the Assistant Lighting Designer on Shakespeare in Love at SpeakEasy Stage Co. He can mostly be found working as a freelance technician around town.
Chelsea Kerl – COSTUME DESIGNER
Chelsea is pleased to be back with Brown Box for her eighth show, having previously designed Hamlet, Cymbeline, Brilliant Traces, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. Chelsea has been a freelance costume designer in the Boston area since receiving her MFA in Costume Design from Boston University in 2014; she previously attended the University of Maryland, where she received degrees in both Theatre and English. Select recent credits include Grand Concourse (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Emilie: The Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight (Wellesley Repertory Theatre), Warrior Class (Lyric Stage Company of Boston), Altar Boyz (Stoneham Theatre), Big Love (Brandeis University), and Assassins (New Repertory Theatre). Chelsea is also the costume shop manager, resident costume designer, and adjunct costume professor at Wellesley College. More of her work can be seen at www.chelseakerl.com
Abby Shenker – SCENIC + PROPERTIES DESIGNER
Abby is excited for her second Brown Box production, after designing The Hotel Nepenthe in March. Abby is a freelance scenic designer and props master. She works throughout the greater Boston area for a variety of professional companies, including The Nora Theatre Company (The Revolutionists),Actors’ Shakespeare Project (Exit the King), SpeakEasy Stage (Shakespeare in Love, Men On Boats), and more. She is a graduate of Emerson College.