Cybeline/Philario the Frenchman/Roman Captain/Roman Senator; US: Guiderious

This PCPA grad has been on and off stage & screen, including:
directing/performing in Peter Pan the PANtomime (Mayflower Club); touring as Amy March in the 2008 national tour of Little Women, the Musical (Windwood Theatricals); & portraying Kathleen, in Dawn Treader's independent film So Love Returns, just to name a few.

Recently you may have seen her at the Cicada club signing with Phil Crosby Jr. & Friends; as Grumio in Southern Bard’s “Taming of the Shrew”; or as the Duchess in the world premiere of “Alice In Wonderland, a New Musical Adventure” at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. 

Tabby thanks her family, friends, and especially her Love for their love & support :) Enjoy!

Photo by: Susie Illia

The Queen
Denice Lee, a Chicago native, relocated to LA to pursue her love of television and film acting. Denice received a B.A. in Religion at Oberlin College, and also studied acting at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, Moscow Art Theatre at UIC, and
Steppenwolf Theatre. She worked extensively in the Chicago Theatre scene and has co-produced, written and starred in a 9-part series called “Hello Konglish.”

Her favorite projects include performing off-Broadway with the Chicago-based Hypocrites, working with Frank Galati at Steppenwolf Theatre, and Mary Zimmerman at the Goodman. Denice is thrilled to be playing the evil queen in Imogen at Ren Faire with Open Door Shakespeare! 

Imogen

Sami is so jazzed to be returning with Open Door for Imogen at Ren Faire! Most recently she was seen as Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists at Theatre40, and as Hermia in Open Door's production of Midsummer.

Growing up doing plays and musicals in San Diego, after graduating from UC Irvine with a drama degree she moved to LA and began work in film.

A favorite role so far of hers includes co-starring in the indie thriller Hide, directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper, as well as starring in the award winning short, A Night at the Movies. She loves scifi/fantasy, the rain, and coffee. She is absolutely stoked to be sharing the bar/stage with such a fun and talented group of people. Enjoy!

@trusamiam

Clotten

Lex Agolsove

@clanlextine

Lex is beyond excited (stoked, perhaps?) to be back with Open Door Shakespeare. As a wee child, Lex often forced her family to watch her perform silly little skits, so she’s thrilled that now sometimes people willingly show up for it! For her, theatre is the perfect medium to connect and remind people that they’re not alone in this crazy little thing called life. She is an alumni of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, the British American Drama Academy in London, as well as The Second City Hollywood. You can find her monologuing on tables during barroom Shakespeare with Shakes on the Rocks. Outside of acting, improv, and creating, she’s a big fan of causing board game chaos, general tomfoolery, and procrastinating literally anything - especially writing bios.

Pisanio

Katelyn is a writer and comedian from Northern California. When not performing she likes to learn new instruments and hang out with her loud cat.

Posthumus Leonatus

Alice Dranger (they/them) is an actor, writer, and director, here in Los Angeles, California.  Having moved here after graduating from NYU:TISCH, they found themselves writing and acting on the internet. They’ve been a series regular in several web series (check out their imdb). They have acted in several Shakespearean plays in New York City, including Measure for Measure. They are also a member at Theatre of NOTE, as well as the Artistic Director of Open Door Shakespeare, a theater company dedicated to producing Classic Works with a modern sensibility and as Queer as possible. You can find them on instagram @OpenDoorShakespeare and Alice @6impossiblethingsb4breakfast  The End, *bows

Lord 2

Danielle is thrilled to get mischievous and super weird as half of the “Lords” duo in her first Open Door Shakespeare production. A graduate of UCF Theatre and alumni of The Second City Chicago’s Conservatory, Danielle loves blending her roots in traditional theatre with the freedom and pure joy she’s found improv and sketch comedy. She is also a visual artist whose work centers around nature, fantasy, and the intersection of nerd and queer culture. Her work can be found at FeyAndFamiliar.com and on Instagram @FeyAndFamiliar. 

Lord 1

Rebecca Shrom is a Chicago trained actor/comedian, now living in Los Angeles. She studied Shakespeare and classical theatre at the British American Drama Academy, and has a BA in Theatre from USC. Her resume includes many plays, web series, short films, sketches etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. You can find her doing improv, sketch, and sometimes even stand up around LA with Mach Improv and Extra Chunky sketch comedy. 

Www.Rebeccashrom.com

Iachimo

Kitten is a cat-herder, finder of lost things, holder of soft hearts, speaker of profane words and a queer, neuro-spicy, garbage witch. They love the smell of old books and have an unhealthy affection for Slim Jim's. 

Lucius the Roman

Mary Ann has been working consistently since graduating from the world-renowned Department of Drama at Syracuse University. These jobs have taken her to several countries and over 300 film sets, from stand-in gigs to the projects she has written, directed, and/ or produced under her production company, The Combined Forces.

https://www.thecombinedforces.com/

Belarius

Caitlin is simply delighted to be getting her inner daddy on with this production. She has previously acted and directed in numerous productions around Los Angeles. She is a member of the Theatre of NOTE. In August, she will be returning to the Brisk Festival with her original work. She heads the movement program at the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles. She is grateful that Alice has the wherewithal to know that daddy is a state of mind.

Guiderius/Fight Choreographer

Chloe Madriaga is a multi-hyphenate artist originally from Maui, HI. She is stoked to bring goodest boy Guiderius to life! Credits- Narration/VO: Iced in Paradise, An Eternal Lei, 1001 Cranes, Aftershock, She Persisted: Patsy Mink. Theatre: PATSY, Kill Shelter, The Bauhaus Project, Nimrod, Klingon Tamburlaine, Nothing is the Same. Music: HELLAS, Battlesong of Boudica. Chloe is an ensemble member at Theatre of NOTE and a proud plant parent. In her free time she can be found listening to all types of music, spending countless hours in bookshops, and making tea. Aloha aku, aloha mai.

Arviragus

Jordan is very excited to be onstage with their beloved Papa, brother, and the rest of the wonderful team that brought this show together. As an alumni of the LMU Screenwriting program, they have experience in both film and theatre. They are a member of Theatre of NOTE. They often split their free time between theatre, volunteering at the library, and writing.

Director

Alice Dranger is an actor and director in Los Angeles. They are beyond, beyond happy that they got to direct this show with this absolutely incredible and incomparable cast!