Today we catch up with Booker Vance, who played Ferdinand in the HPCP’s The Tempest last July. Booker is a rising junior at Morehouse College. Q. So, you are a veteran of our very first outdoor Shakespeare play. Does it feel any different the second time around? BOOKER: Yes. It is a younger ensemble this […]
Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Margaret Richards, Maria
Today we meet Margaret Richards, who plays Maria. Margaret hails from New York City and has been in Hyde Park for the past three years. Q. How did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to audition for it? MARGARET: I’ve seen flyers for different auditions and productions around campus before and have […]
Twelfth Night Introductions: Stephanie Kestelman, Curio/Officer 1
Today we meet Stephanie Kestelman, who plays Curio and Officer 1. Stephanie grew up in São Paolo, Brazil, attended Swarthmore College, and is currently a research assistant at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Q. So how did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to audition […]
Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Kate Southern, Sebastian
Today we meet Kate Southern, who plays Viola’s twin brother Sebastian. Kate is from Raleigh, North Carolina. She attended Brandeis University and Emory University, and now works for Whole Foods. Q. So, how did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to audition for it? KATE: I get the Hyde Park […]
Twelfth Night Introduction: Meet Hannah Dorsey, Valentine/Officer 2
Today we meet Hannah Dorsey, who plays Officer 2 and Valentine. Hannah hails from Pennsylvania and has just finished her first year at the University of Chicago. Q. So, how did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to try out for it? HANNAH: I found out about it because one […]
Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Samantha Fenno, Malvolia
Today we introduce Samantha Fenno, who plays Malvolia (Malvolio was written as a man; in our production, she’s a woman, hence the vowel shift). Samantha grew up in Long Island, attended graduate school in Baltimore, and came to Hyde Park as a postdoctoral fellow in the humanities at the University of Chicago. Q. How did […]