Past Performances | Macbeth
Macbeth Cast
Ele Woods
Macbeth
Ele Woods is an LA based actor, writer and producer. She has appeared as a Guest Star on shows such as "The Good Place" for NBC and starred opposite Keke Palmer in the Emmy Award winning web-series "Turnt Up with the Taylors". She's a former Upright Citizens Brigade Sketch Team member and has written & produced for shows on Adult Swim, TBS, and YouTubeOriginals. Ele is thrilled to be making Shakespeare with her friends and ISCLA classmates. She’s seeking Theatrical and Literary representation and more work and pictures of her rollerskating can be found at www.EleWoods.cool.
Shayne Eastin
King Duncan
Shayne Eastin (she/they) is an actor and writer from Los Angeles California. They have most recently appeared as a recurring character (Katya) in the tabletop gaming series "LA By Night." The short film they wrote and acted in "Trouble For Miles" (Director: Jamin Scotti) is currently being shown at festivals across the globe. Shayne performed their one-on-one interactive Zoom show "Out There" to over 160 people in 2020. Shayne is also a member of Theatre of Note.
Kat Kemmet
Banquo
Kat Kemmet is excited to be making her debut with Open Door Shakespeare company as Banquo. She graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2020 and completed a summer course with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her past theater credits include Ruby in The Ruby Sunrise, Phoebe in Romantic Comedy, and Ermengarde in Hello, Dolly! She recently starred in the Tom Proctor film, Guilt, which will be released next year.
Alice Dranger
Macduff
Alice Dranger is an actor and writer, and now director, here in Los Angeles, California. Having moved here after graduating from NYU:TISCH, she found herself writing and acting in several web series, and most recently, she choreographed and was featured in the Award Winning Music Video, Shake It Up. She has acted in several Shakespearian plays in NYC, including Measure for Measure, and spent the majority of the Quarantine of 2020™ speaking ye olde Bard via online classes with the Independent Shakespeare Company, RADA, Guildhall, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and she acted in an online production of The Taming of the Shrew.
If you want more of her sweet, sweet Shakespearean acting (and other poetry, including Sappho in Ancient Greek),you can find her on Instagram @6impossiblethingsb4breakfast.
Adalgiza Chermont
Witch
Adalgiza Chermont is an Afro-Latina from Brooklyn, NY. A Dominican American actor and filmmaker, Adalgiza graduated from the prestigious Atlantic Theater Acting School in NYC. You can see her in such series as Better Things, Bosch, Diary of a Future President, Shameless, Castle, Criminal Minds, and working opposite the legendary Helen Mirren in HBO's The Phil Spector Biopic. The latest short she wrote, 'Transition' won Jury Prize Runner Up at The Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge. She has directed 3 shorts, 'The Gifting Tree', 'Deviant Septum', and 'The Assistant.' She also co-directed the music video 'The Trouble with the Winners' with Chrissy Metz. As a filmmaker, Adalgiza wants to tell stories about marginalized people, their struggles, their failures, and their triumphs.
Sunny Takahashi
Lennox/Murderer
Hailing from central Illinois, movies/TV were a big pastime for an only-child growing up surrounded by cornfields. As a girl of Chinese & Japanese heritage, Sunny was first inspired by Lucy Liu kicking ass on the big screen, and has been an avid binge-watcher of all things non-horror ever since. While the seedling of acting was planted early, Sunny grew up a competitive swimmer, and swam Varsity through college (she even made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials!). Her athleticism continues to be tested as she has been training in firearms & tactics for film/TV with SPLA Burbank. Sunny hopes to help increase representation across all levels of the industry, and is grateful for the incredible support & compassion from the women in this cast!
Shey Lyn Zanotti
Witch
Shey Lyn Zanotti is an actor and producer committed to amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities. She believes that our stages and screens should accurately reflect the faces and bodies around us instead of only a chosen few. In the indie film I Was A Teenage Wereskunk she had the opportunity to play the plus sized love interest of the main character for the first time. The film earned praise from the LA Times and earned Shey Lyn a spot in Pop Horror's 2017 list of favorite indie horror actresses. She can be seen in the upcoming feature Hillhead and in Starter Pack on Facebook Watch, as well as in Vincent Haycock and Florence + The Machine’s The Odyssey. Now producing films as well, Shey Lyn firmly believes that representation matters and looks forward to changing the face of film one project at a time by seeking out and standing behind projects that wouldn't normally get seen in Hollywood onto the screen.
Sami Stumman
Ross/Fleance
An avid lover of all things epic and rainy, Sami is thrilled to be performing with this amazing cast. Growing up doing musical theater in San Diego, Sam also had an early affinity for acting in film and television, particularly citing Lord of the Rings as a source of inspiration. After graduating from UC Irvine with a drama degree and performing in numerous plays and dance-heavy shows such as 42nd Street, she moved to LA and began work in indie films. One of her favorite roles so far includes co-starring in the thriller Hide, directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper. Several films she's acted in have also had multiple festival runs, including co-starring in the award winning short film Night at the Movies. She's stoked to also be currently training in combat and firearm tactics alongside acting for film/tv. For updates along the way, feel free to check out her instagram @trusamiam and enjoy the show all!
Arun Storrs
Witch
Arun received a degree in Theater and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University, performing original works at the Baryshnikov Art Center with the Yale Dance Theater program. She created original works as part of NYU's EMERGENYC inaugural program for young artists of color and starred in the indie-comedy horror bromance, Ninja Zombies (released domestically and internationally). Most recently, you can hear her on the true-crime inspired Solve podcast and see her in the upcoming thriller A Mother's Terror. www.arunstorrs.com
Liz Heathcoat
Porter/Hecate/Murderer
Liz Heathcoat is pleased to be returning to her Shakespearean roots after switching her acting focus to Voiceover in recent years. She most recently completed commercial voiceover work for Teledoc and Trident. Other voiceover credits include Despicable Me 3, Heluva Good! Cheese, Old Navy, & Krispy Kreme. She has performed with the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company as well as various other theatres around Los Angeles. Aside from acting, Liz has also worked as a choreographer and costumer for LA theatre, enjoys cosplaying from time to time, and supporting animal rescues. Liz is grateful to be working with this talented cast and hopes you have a great time watching the show! #RememberThePorter
Maisie Klompus
Malcolm
Maisie Klompus is an alum of the Atlantic Theatre Company and the USC School of Theatre. Currently a recurring guest star on Freeform’s Good Trouble, Maisie’s other recent television credits include Hunters, Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Insecure, Life in Pieces, Supergirl, and Goliath. Some of her theatre credits include portraying Peg (u/s) in the award-winning Los Angeles LGBT Center’s production of Hit The Wall, and Erika (u/s) in Skylight Theatre Company’s Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea.
Ashley Woods
Lady Macbeth
Ashley J. Woods was last seen as Vicky in Sherlock Holmes and the Bully of Baker Street at Culver City Playhouse. Other previous roles include Hero in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in the Hills), Alais in Lion in Winter (San Clemente Playhouse), and Belle in A Christmas Carol (Long Beach Playhouse). In 2020, when she lost her theatre job to the pandemic, she launched her YouTube channel where she tries and reviews celebrity acting techniques -- think Try Guys meets Inside the Actors' Studio. See her latest upload, How to Play Drunk Like an Emmy Winner, by clicking here: https://youtu.be/fsck02O0Yrw.
