June 8-August 3, 2025
“There comes a moment in everybody’s life when he must decide whether he’ll live among human beings or not—a fool among fools, or a fool alone. As for me, I’ve decided to live among them.”
SET BETWEEN A SLEEPY HUDSON RIVER TOWN and the bustling metropolis of 1880’s New York City, Thornton Wilder’s comic masterpiece is a delightful exploration of love, adventure, and the pursuit of happiness, set against the All-American backdrop of business and commerce. Don’t miss the play that inspired the musical Hello, Dolly! in a big boisterous production featuring HVS favorites Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads as Dolly Levi and Horace Vandergelder.
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Meet the Cast
Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook^
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Blaize Adler-Ivanbrook (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is thrilled to be making his HVS debut! Most recently, he performed as Milo in A Eulogy for Roman with SpinCycleNYC. Other credits include:…
Tyler Bey*
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Tyler Bey (Comedy, Matchmaker) is a 2024 graduate of the Fordham Theatre program. He’s a member of the artistic collective at the National Queer Theatre, an alumni of the LINK…
Helen Cespedes*
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Helen Cespedes (Comedy, Matchmaker) Broadway: The Cripple of Inishmaan. Off-Broadway: Spain (Second Stage), Fefu and Her Friends and Timon of Athens (TFANA), Paul Swan is Dead and Gone (Civilians), The…
Aamar-Malik Culbreth^
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Aamar-Malik Culbreth (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is a multi-disciplinary performance artist from North Carolina and he is so grateful to be a part of the HVS Season! He is a…
Zack Fine*
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Zack Fine (Comedy, Matchmaker) is thrilled to be back at HVS where he has worked gleefully as an actor, director, playwright, and teacher. Aside from HVS, he’s also appeared on…
Dylan Scarlett Foster^
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Dylan Scarlett Foster (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is a New York City-based actress and a recent Fordham Theatre graduate. Her recent credits include Falcon Girls (Yale Repertory Theatre), A Midsummer…
Anvita Gattani^
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Anvita Gattani (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is an actor who trained at NYU Tisch, attending the Atlantic Acting School and Classical Studio. She was the Oscar Academy’s Student Speaker in…
Katie Hartke*
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Katie Hartke (Comedy, Matchmaker) is thrilled to return to the tent for her 11th season with HVS, where favorite roles include Viola (Twelfth Night), Imogen (Cymbeline), Lucrece (The Liar), Rosaline…
Carl Howell*
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Carl Howell (Comedy, Matchmaker) HVS: Nym / French Constable / Williams in Henry V and Dull in Love’s Labor’s Lost (2023), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (2012), Cymbeline and Twelfth…
Melissa Mahoney*
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Melissa Mahoney (Matchmaker, Octet) is thrilled to be back under the tent! HVS: Medea: Re-Versed, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Henry V, As You Like It, Measure…
Sean McNall*
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Sean McNall (Comedy, Matchmaker) returns to HVS for his 10th season, having appeared most recently in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Henry V, and Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Before…
Kurt Rhoads*
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Kurt Rhoads (Comedy, Matchmaker) This is Kurt’s 27th season at HVS. Contrary to rumors, no, he did not originate the role of Egeon in 1594. Last season: the detective in…
India Shea^
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India Shea (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is thrilled to be returning to HVS for a second season. A member of the Columbia MFA Class of ‘25, India’s previous credits include…
Nance Williamson*
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Nance Williamson (Comedy, Matchmaker) is so very thrilled to return to HVS for a 24th season. Over the years Nance and her husband Kurt Rhoads have been privileged to play…
Victor Yang^
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Victor Yang (Comedy, Matchmaker, Julius Caesar) is originally from Sydney, Australia, Victor is currently a Chicago-based actor, writer, and director. Select theatre credits include Twelfth Night (TheatreSquared); Much Ado About…
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
^Member of Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s 2025 Conservatory Company