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Leaders of SF Shakes’ education programs
BIDALIA ALBANESE
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Bidalia (she/her) is a native New Yorker and is so excited to be part of the Education Workgroup. She is also a choreographer, movement director, and director around the Bay Area. She graduated from The Guildford School of Acting in England and is an alumnus from The School of American Ballet in NYC. She has performed in the UK, NYC, and SF Bay Area Theatre Companies. Favorite roles include Camila from In The Heights, (Custom Made Theatre) Marisol in Jose Rivers’ A Marisol (Sanford Meisner Theatre NYC) Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein (CM. NY), and Charity Barnum in Barnum (23E) Bidalia also is a proud co-founder of 23 Elephants Theatre Company with her husband Steven Hess also an actor/writer. They were awarded The Best Of SF Fringe for their musical Unspeakable Act at The Exit Theatre. See more at 23elephants.org
BRITTANY VI-KING
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Brittany (they/them) is a Teaching Artist, Director, and Actor. A Seattle Native who loves to share stories. Graduated with B.A in Communications: Film studies and a minor in Dramatic Arts from Northwest University. For the last six years they have served as a teaching artist with Seattle’s Young Shakespeare Workshop. They’ve portrayed Rosalind in YSW’s As You Like It in 2016 & 2017 summer shows. They directed the main stage production of The Tempest, served as the Stage Manager for the production of The Diary of Anne Frank, and participated on stage in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and at Northwest University. They are looking forward to working alongside fellow artists at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival.
CHARLIE LAVARONI
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Charlie (he/him) is a bicoastal actor, teaching artist, and administrator. He has proudly worked with: Shakespeare and Company; San Francisco Shakespeare Festival; and Davis Shakespeare. Find out more about him at charlielavaroni.com
EVAN HELD
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Evan (he/him) is a graduate from the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts (PCPA), and excited to be working with the Education Workgroup! He’s been involved in numerous Shakespeare productions across the years. He’s done shows all over Sonoma and Marin counties with companies such as Shakespeare in the Cannery, Redwood Theater Company, Ross Valley Players, Spreckels, Word for Word, and Marin Summer Theater. He also performed in SF Shakes touring production of The Comedy of Errors.
MARIE MORLEY
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Marie (she/they) has been a Teaching Artist in the Bay Area for the past three years and is beyond excited to be a recent member of the Education Workgroup. A graduate from UC Berkeley with BAs in Theater Performance Studies and Linguistics, Marie has a special interest in the logistics of how communication occurs and the magic of why language connects us. They first joined SF Shakes as a tiny ten year old King Alonso in The Tempest and are honored to return to the other side of camp to continue the legacy of such an empowering program.
RAINIER PEARL-STYLES
EDUCATION WORKGROUP MEMBER
Rainier (she/they) is thrilled to be celebrating 15 years of SF Shakes this year, where they began their career as an actor and teaching artist after many years of summer camp. Rainier is currently Boston-based; and works as a freelance teaching artist and director while pursuing an MA/MFA in Theatre Education at Emerson College. They’ve worked with with the Bay School of San Francisco, Boston Theatre Company, Arts Resource Collaborative for Kids, MIT, Emerson Stage. Rainier is passionate about using theatre as a tool for fostering community, creativity, and playfulness with the goal of creating together. Their favorite Shakespeare play is The Winter’s Tale and their favorite quote is “Let the sky rain potatoes!” rainier-pearl-styles.com
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