MEET THE ACTING COMPANY
(In alphabetical order)
KENDALL CAFARO CC
KAYLA COLEMAN CC
Margaret (MUCH); Posthumus’ Mother, Roman Senator (CYMBELINE); Rapunzel, Ensemble (WOODS)
Ursula, Seacole (MUCH); Helen, Soothsayer (CYMBELINE); Little Red, Ensemble (WOODS)
Kendall is so excited to be making her Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival debut! She is a New York City based actor and singer, originally from Southeast Michigan. She is an alum of Fordham University’s Theatre program and of the NTI Moscow Art Theatre Semester. new york credits include: The Ugly Kids (The Wild Project), As You Like It (The Brick Theater) regional: Shrew! (Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival) She’d like to thank the team at HVSF for this incredible opportunity as well as her parents, family, and friends for their unwavering support. kendallcafaro.com
Kayla is ecstatic to be making her Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival debut with the Conservatory Company. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, PA, Kayla is a NYC based actor, singer, writer, and activist. Kayla is a May 2018 graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Drama. She completed her training at the New Studio on Broadway, and at NYU’s campus in Accra, Ghana. Kayla was most recently seen in the Argyle Theater’s production of Hairspray as a Dynamite. Many thanks to Stephanie Klapper, Mom, Bobo, family, and my chosen community. instagram: @kayycole. kaylaccoleman.com
TINA CHILIP*
JON EDWARD COOK CC
Beatrice (MUCH); Queen (CYMBELINE)
Messenger, Oatcake (MUCH); Dutchman, Cornelius, (CYMBELINE); Ensemble (WOODS)
Fiasco Theatre’s Twelfth Night (Classic Stage Company), Golden Child (Signature Theatre), House Rules (Ma-Yi), A Dream Play (NAATCO). selected regional credits: Song of Summer (Trinity Rep), All The Roads Home (Cincinnati Playhouse), Curious Incident… (Actors Theatre of Louisville), after all the terrible things I do (Huntington Theatre), Tokyo Fish Story (Old Globe), Chinglish (Portland Center Stage), Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide… (Berkeley Rep), M. Butterfly (Guthrie). tv: Netflix’s “Marvel” Series, “Elementary,” “Deception,” “Madam Secretary,” “Royal Pains,” “Mysteries of Laura.” training: MFA, Brown/Trinity Rep. Member of The Actors Center. off-broadway:
Jon is thrilled to be under the tent this summer! In 2017 he played Friar Lawrence and Benvolio in Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s 2017 School Tour of Romeo & Juliet, and has been a teaching artist with the Festival’s education arm ever since. Back in the city he’s a proud company member of the Flea Theater in TriBeCa, where you can see him on stage this coming Fall. thejoncook.com
*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States cc Member of the HVSF Conservatory Company ^ Alumni of the HVSF Conservatory Company hvshakespeare.org
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