2022 Company
Kimberly Chatterjee*
she/her/hers
Friar Laurence (R&J); Understudy (BURNS)
HVSF: Kate Hamill’s Pride & Prejudice, As You Like It, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, The General from America. Virtual: Badass GalBoss Powerhour, A Christmas Carol (Primary Stages); Sense and Sensibility…
Kayla Coleman*
she/her/hers
Proudly hailing from Philadelphia, PA, Kayla is a New York City-based actor and singer. Kayla is invested in creating projects across theater, film, and television that examine race/class/culture/gender from marginalized…
Erin Despanie (CC)
he/him/his
Paris (R&J); Shades of Springfield Chorus, Ensemble (BURNS)
Erin is a Native of Lafayette, Louisiana. He’s always been passionate about acting and mental health, which prompted him to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During his duration…
Zack Fine*
he/him/his
Capulet (R&J); Sam, Bart, Mr. Burns (BURNS)
Zack is thrilled to be back at HVSF where he has worked as an actor, director, teacher, and playwright. Broadway China Doll with Al Pacino. Off-Broadway includes The Acting Company,…
Zoë Goslin (CC)
she/her/hers
Tybalt (R&J); Shades of Springfield Chorus, Ensemble (BURNS)
Zoë is thrilled to be performing under the tent this season! Previously with HVSF: Julius Caesar, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Educational Tours); Into the Woods (Playhouse on Park); Mother…
Merritt Janson*
she/her/hers
Gregory, Lady Montague, Friar John (R&J); Colleen, Lisa, Marge (BURNS)
Merritt is thrilled to be working with HVSF this summer. Devoted to developing new work, Merritt has originated roles in Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine, Robert Woodruff’s Notes From Underground and Autumn…
Lauren Karaman*
she/her/hers
Nurse (R&J); Jenny, First F.B.I. Agent, Marge, Itchy (BURNS)
Lauren is delighted to make her HVSF debut! Off-Broadway: The Belle’s Stratagem (Red Bull Theater) Film: Release (Amazon), Duvar (Diversity in Cannes Official Select) Television: Catch Lauren as Kinsley in…
Sean McNall*
Sheppard (Ackroyd)
Before joining HVSF’s administrative staff in 2014, Sean spent 12 years as a member of The Pearl Theatre Resident Acting Company in New York City, where he appeared in over…
Emily Ota*
King Henry (Henry V) and Maria (Love’s Labor’s Lost)
In three seasons at HSVF: Henry V in Henry V; Maria in Love’s Labor’s Lost; Maria in Mr. Burns; Prince Escalus in Romeo and Juliet; Emilia and ensemble in Winter’s…
William Ormsby Cary (cc)
Abraham, Peter, 1st Nightwatchman (R&J); Shades of Springfield Chorus, Ensemble (BURNS)
Will is absolutely cheesed to be making his HVSF debut! A Brooklyn-based actor and musician, Will most recently wrapped shooting on the short film, Sanguine Father, and on an upcoming…
Emily Preis
she/her
Standby for Madeline Sayet
Emily Preis, Standby for Madeline Sayet (she/her) is a proud citizen of the Osage Nation as well as a New York City-based maker, performer, and organizer who loves any opportunity…
Luis Quintero*
he/him/his
Mercutio (R&J); Matt, Homer, Scratchy (BURNS)
Luis is thrilled to be returning to the tent! Recent credits include: Sweat and A Christmas Carol (The Alley), The River Bride (Stages Rep), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Man of La Mancha (Triad Stage), Around the…
Kurt Rhoads*
he/him/his
Romeo (R&J)
Kurt is excited to play in HVSF’s new space! This is his 24th season. This is also the 69th play with Nance Williamson. Some of their notable couplings at HVSF:…
Madeline Sayet
she/her
Playwright, Performer
Madeline Sayet, Playwright, Performer (she/her) is a Mohegan theatre maker who believes the stories we pass down inform our collective possible futures. She serves as an Assistant Professor at Arizona…
Britney Nicole Simpson*
she/her/hers
Lady Capulet (R&J); Quincy, Businesswoman, Bart (BURNS)
This is Britney’s 4th season performing under the HVSF tent! She was last seen in the off-Broadway production of Penelope or How the Odyssey was Really Written. Favorite credits include:…
Destini Stewart (CC)
she/her/hers
Balthasar (R&J); Shades of Springfield Chorus, Ensemble (BURNS)
Destini is a graduate of Emerson College and an alum of the Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Musical Theater Institute! Some of her previous credits include Ragtime (Sarah u/s, Sarah’s Friend…
Roman Alec Trevino (CC)
he/him/his
Potpan, Apothecary, Page (R&J); Shades of Springfield Chorus, Ensemble (BURNS)
Roman is excited to make his HVSF debut! An NYC based actor, his credits include: Stage: The Tempest (Dysfunctional Theater), Macbeth (No Name Collective), The Real Life Adventures Of Jimmy…
Nance Williamson*
she/her/hers
Juliet (R&J)
Nance is so very thrilled to return to HVSF in its new home for a 21st season! Favorite HVSF roles include Cleopatra, Tamora, Beatrice, Nurse, Lady M, Jacques, Kate, Mrs.…
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
(cc) Member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Conservatory Company