Cadent Shakespeare Co.

Mark has been an actor and director in the Pioneer Valley for 25 years, with the Majestic Theater, Silverthorne Theater, and Capital Classics, among other companies. He has done Shakespeare (Measure for Measure and Richard III), musicals (Waitress and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), and directed plays like Admissions by Josh Harmon, and Scotland Road by Jeffery Hatcher. He is very excited to be working on King Lear with the Cadent Shakespeare crew.

Hilary is a conservatory-trained actor and producer based in Northampton, MA. Past theatre credits include Hamlet at Edinburgh Fringe (New York Circus Project), 750% (The Secret Theatre), Timeshare (IHRAF), As You Like It (Junkyard Shakespeare), Misconceptions (Blessed Unrest), Hamlet (La MaMa ETC), The Winter's Tale (Rude Grooms), and numerous productions with Elsewhere Shakespeare. In 2023, she founded Junkyard Shakespeare, "unprocessed theatre" that prioritizes paying actors a living wage. Before pursuing acting professionally, she was an organic farmer. @hilarygdennis @junkyardshakespeare

Leslie is a Massachusetts-based actor, director, and teaching artist. Recent credits include Lady Macbeth/Ross with Shakespeare & Company’s NE Regional Tour, The Ghost of Christmas Past (Circuit Arts, MV), and Hermia/Quince in an experimental A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed in a barn on Martha’s Vineyard. She is a graduate of the two-year conservatory at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and holds a BA from UMass Amherst. Her training includes work with the Roy Hart Center in France, SITI Company, Celebration Barn, Pig Iron School, and Pacifica Graduate Institute. Leslie’s ongoing interests include embodiment and movement arts, psycho-spiritual healing practices, Contact Improvisation, and sailing.

Kaileela (she/they) is an actor, singer and teaching artist based in New York City. She has performed Off-Broadway with The Pearl Theatre and regionally with Shakespeare & Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey Repertory Company, and Adirondack Shakespeare Company. Their film collaborations have been screened at festivals across the country, including the Tribeca Film Festival. As both an actor and educator, Kaileela has toured Shakespeare productions to high schools up and down the Northeast and Northwest coasts. They have also directed for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare with Shakespeare & Company. She loves her time at the 52nd Street Project in New York City, where she has the joy of acting in and directing student-written plays, helping bring young artists’ beautiful work to life. Kaileela holds an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program.

Ximena grew up in Mexico City and has a degree from La Casa del Teatro. She also studied in Paris at the esteemed L’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, as well as training with internationally renowned clown teacher Philippe Gaulier. She created “Ráfaga Teatro” theatre company and performed in several cities in Mexico. Recently, Ximena performed with Serious Play Theatre Ensemble’s production of “Moving Water” and is currently engaged in the production of “Napoleon in Exile” by Eric Henry Sanders. Her commitment to innovative performance techniques and her ability to bring fresh perspectives to the stage make her a vital and engaging presence in the theater community.

Tom is a NYC based actor who relishes any opportunity to get out of the city to perform or do anything else for that matter. Recent credits include For Bastards: A King Lear Adaptation (Next Life Theatre Co.) Destination Undefined (Cellunova Productions) The Tempest (Advice To The Players) Twelfth Night (Telluride Theatre) Training: Studio New York Conservatory. Shakespeare & Co. January Intensive. IMDB Tom Shane (I)

Will is a versatile actor and theatre practitioner based in Western Massachusetts. He has collaborated with numerous local companies, including New Century Theatre and Hampshire Shakespeare, enriching the regional arts scene with his dynamic performances, occasionally by professionally tap dancing. Will's training extends internationally, having graduated from the esteemed L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France. He has also worked in New York City and Boston, showcasing a broad artistic range. Most recently, Will contributed to and performed in Serious Play Theatre Ensemble's production of "Moving Water" in Boston, and is currently developing a production of "Napoleon in Exile" by Eric Henry Sanders. His commitment to craft and his ambition to bring together dynamic and interesting ways to present stories on stage aim to create a more exciting and engaging theater experience for audiences and peers alike.

Dan is an actor, director, writer and filmmaker living happily in New York City. Favorite acting credits include Under The Greenwood Tree (The Flea Theater), a workshop of The Bacchae (SITI Company), Hamlet (Shakespeare Theatre Co MFA Program), and recent short films Hero Work and Cool Dad. Dan is currently directing a short film about a pregnant art thief planning her biggest heist, and has been workshopping a new adaptation of Twelfth Night with Living Room Productions. Gabe's original work focuses on theatrical comedy and includes Dwellicle 109 (IRT); Brainsongs, or the play about the dinosaur farm (Yale Cabaret); And now we do LINDBERGH’S FLIGHT by Bertolt Brecht (Yale Cabaret); The Most Beautiful Thing in the World (Yale Cabaret/Boston University/Cloudcity); How to Help the Self Needs Help, with Carol A. Jantsen (The Peoples Improv Theater); and most recently A Super Serious and Not at All Funny Reading of Stories I Wrote After Brain Surgery. Other acting credits include An Octoroon (Theatre For a New Audience), Three Sisters (Two River Theater), Far Away (Sharon Playhouse) and King Lear (Actors Shakespeare Project / La MaMa E.T.C). Gabe received a BFA in Acting from Boston University, and an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama.

Sarah (she/her) is a theater maker based in Western Massachusetts devoted to the place where body meets text, historically rooted irreverence, and the creative pathways that open through ethics and access. She is Marketing & Development Director at Advice To The Players in New Hampshire, where she also directs, performs, and serves as VP on their Board of Trustees. She is certified with the Association of Mental Health Coordinators where she holds the positions of Director of Communications and Board Treasurer. She is also honored to serve the Shakespeare Theatre Association as Education Co-Chair. Sarah received her MFA in Classical Acting from the STC Academy at Shakespeare Theatre Company/GWU. She founded Cadent Shakespeare Co. in 2024.