Band Of Bards
A core group of four experienced actors and directors bringing dynamic Shakespearean language, lessons, and performances to life. Bring theatrical workshops, from Stage Combat to Intro to Shakespeare to the class room! Bring our 90 minutes performance of Romeo and Juliet as a powerful tool to any theater, english, or community educational programing!
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Workshops
Bring any or all of 6 dynamic workshops to you! Subjects include: Intro to Shakespeare, Stage Combat, Class-Cut of Performance, Violence in the World of Romeo & Juliet, and The Comedy in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Want to learn more? Check out our brochure above!
Romeo & Juliet
Bring one of Shakespeare's most studied plays to life in our riveting and layered 90 minute cut of Romeo & Juliet.
Q&As
Give voice to exploration with our Q&As that allow students to dialogue with our performers and directors following performances. Allowing open conversations on our process, the world of professional theater, and Shakespeare's works.
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MEET THE BARDS
Dani Heslin
Dani Heslin (She/Her) is thrilled to work alongside this team to bring accessibility to classical texts! Dani began her journey performing with Shut Up! It’s Shakespeare while earning her BFA in musical theater at Shenandoah Conservatory. EDU: Teaching Artist Asst/Alliance Theater PROF: Shrek the Musical (Gingy/Quisisana Resort), Snapshots: A Musical Revue (Woman 2/Quisisana Resort) NY: A Sketch of NY, Molly’s Poly (Molly/NYTF).
Richard Colley
Richard Colley (He/Him) is a New York based Actor and graduate of Shenandoah University’s BFA Acting program. Richard has extensive experience acting and teaching. He is a co-founder of Liminality Theatre and currently serves as the Co-Artistic Director. He has worked with Nashville Shakespeare festival (Sir Andrew, Twelfth Night) and Netflix/JLA (actor, fighter, Money Heist experience.) Some other credits include Peter (Peter and the Starcatcher) Macduff/Fight Captain (Macbeth) Planchet/u.s. D’artagnan (Three Musketeers) and Jasper (The Aliens)
Joana Tsuhlares
Joana Tsuhlares (She/Her) is a NYC based actor/director originally from Short Creek, West Virginia. She has her BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory, where she studied under LAByrinth Theater's Scott Hudson, Martha Wollner, and Padraic Lillis. Joana’s work includes much classical work such as roles like Hamlet (Hamlet), Jacques (As You Like It) and directing Ajax with Hypnos Theater which she Co-Founded. Additional credits include starring in and producing the new play Rift at The Tank NYC and Assistant Directing Richard II under Dir. Zack Elkind at Urban Stages.
Avery Sedlacek
Avery Sedlacek (He/Him) is a New York based actor originally from North Florida. His love for Shakespeare led him to join Shenandoah Conservatory's Shakespeare troupe while in undergrad, as well as seeking opportunities to study at theatre's in both America and Europe. His favorite character is Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream.