November 15th, 2024
Pocantico Center, Tarrytown, NY
Anywhere Theatre Company presents
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare
Directed and adapted by Peter Royston
WHERE: Venice and Cyprus
Time Period: Now
Anywhere Theatre Company creates a bridge between professional and educational theatre.
THEATRE and STORYTELLING EXPERIENCES: Anywhere Theatre Company offers audiences new stories and new ways to look at the world around us. Our theatrical experiences, created by professional actors, designers and artists, break the boundaries of the traditional stage; by using unusual venues and locations within a community – parks, preserves, streets, historical sites, as well as theatres – to create stories, Anywhere Theatre Company’s experiences allow audiences to see their communities through new eyes.
EDUCATION: Peter and William Royston have worked for nearly 20 years to bring theatre to schools and communities in the form of in-school residencies and afterschool productions and workshops for grades from 2 – 12. Anywhere Theatre Company will continue working with schools of all grades and needs to create enriching, curriculum-based, and fun theatrical productions, programs, workshops and experiences.
Patrick Saint Ange Iago Alyrae Ayala Bianca Brielle Blood Montano Caturah Brown Othello Pamela Davis Emilia Emma Freeman Desdemona Isabella Moncada Anzola Nick Nazario Cassio David Neilsen Brabantio Kierah Raghavan Gratiano William Royston Roderigo Kanishk Sharma Venezio Anna Yanisko Aurora
Peter Royston Writer & Director Jerry Zarra & Max Cover Lights & Sound Intimacy Coordinator Cyndi Feinman Fight Coordinator Chris Smalley Costumes Vera Zamdmer Table Supplied by Zach Dore
Patrick (you can call him Saint) is a first-generation Haitian-American actor, writer, and filmmaker. This New York native is an alumnus of Binghamton University, where he graduated with degrees in Sociology and English. Saint is a former 2050 Admin Fellow at New York Theatre Workshop, but you might recognize him most from his role as Lucas in Stranger Sings: The Parody Musical at the Straz Center.
Alyrae is 32 years old from Yonkers, NY. Performing arts has been a lifelong passion of hers that was passed down by her father and his siblings. Alyrae grew up dancing hip-hop at the age of 10 and has been singing since the moment she could speak. This is her 5th show with Anywhere Theatre Company and her first time performing Shakespeare. She’s so happy to be working with such a talented cast and wonderful director! She wants to thank everyone at Anywhere Theatre Company for becoming her drama family over the past year and she hopes you all enjoy the show!
Brielle is an enthusiastic and creative actress with over 13 years of performance experience, through acting, singing, and dancing. She has played roles from Shakespeare to Joe Masteroff. Some of her major stage credits have been Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, the Narrator in Into the Woods, and Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown. This past May she graduated from Connecticut College where she was trained in acting, vocal, and dance. Brielle is so excited to work alongside an incredibly talented cast to bring a production of Othello that is raw and beautifully tragic.
As a performer born and raised in White Plains, New York, Caturah Brown received her BFA from Marymount Manhattan College and completed the Midsummer in Oxford program at British American Drama Academy. Her most recent theater credits includes the Off Broadway premiere of The Cotillion (The Movement Theatre Company), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Florida Repertory Theatre), The Execution of Helen Ray Fowler (Bethany Arts Communtiy), Persephone (Anywhere Theatre Company), Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (Mile Square Theater), The Tempest (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Dracula and the Theater of Doom (Tarrytown Music Hall), good friday (The Flea Theater), and Or, An Astronaut Play (The Tank). You can stay up to date with all of her projects at https://www.caturahbrown.com and on Instagram @caturahdelores_
Max studied history and theater in college and is currently pursuing careers in publishing and theater. He’s acted in shows for 10+ years, many with Peter Royston, and is so excited to be working on a show again with Peter, Jerry, and this amazing cast of actors!
Courteney is thrilled to be working alongside Peter and an incredible cast on Othello. As a singer-songwriter and bodhrán (Irish drum) player (@TheChimesMusic) with a background in musical theatre, she enjoyed assistant directing ATC’s Beautiful Night, performing in Cemetery Song and Dracula and the Theatre of Doom, and assisting on educational programs.
Courteney is thrilled to be working alongside Peter and an incredible cast on Othello. As a singer-songwriter and bodhrán (Irish drum) player (@TheChimesMusic) with a background in musical theatre, she enjoyed assistant directing ATC’s Beautiful Night, performing in Cemetery Song and Dracula and the Theatre of Doom, and assisting on educational programs.
Emma is a Westchester-based actor, singer, and songwriter, excited to be back with Anywhere Theatre Co for this production! Previously with ATC, she composed music and played the role of Persephone in “Persephone: A New Musical Experience,” played Mina in “Dracula and the Theatre of Doom,” and supplied the voice for Olentzero, the Christmas Giant for “Save Santa!”Other performance credits include: Finn (original folk musical “Oceanborn”), Katharine (“Love’s Labour’s Lost”), Juliet (“Romeo and Juliet”), Olive (“The 25th… Spelling Bee”), Nina (“The Seagull”), Claire Clairmont/Elizabeth (Frankenstein adaptation “Monster”). Her original music can be heard on all major streaming platforms, and her debut singer-songwriter EP Proper Words came out earlier this year. She is part of the band The Altogether, and a singer/vocal arranger for the band Pleasantville. She has a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Miami. https://linktr.ee/emmaraldcity
sabella Moncada is a New York-based actor born and raised in Yonkers. She studied at SUNY Purchase College, where she graduated with a BA in both Theater and Performance and Literature. Some of her most recent theater credits include: Dracula and the Theater of Doom (Charlotte/ U/S Nash), Angels in America, Part 1 (U/S Angel/Emily/Ethel/Woman in Bronx),The Attic (Take and others). She has also starred in a few short films, those credits include: Easier Isn’t Always Better (Riley), This House is Haunted (Avery/Madelyn). Isabella is excited and honored to get to work with such an amazing cast.
Nick is an active member of the local theatre scene, spanning companies such as Brewster Theater Company, Westchester Collaborative Theater, and Yorktown County Players. Nick’s education began with The Barrow Group in NYC. He also holds an AS in Performing Arts from Westchester Community College. Nick is thrilled to share a double debut with both Anywhere Theatre Company plus Willaim Shakespeare. Recently, he closed with Theatre in the Wood’s production of Halloween at the Hall. Previous productions include Fiddler on the Roof (Motel), Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), and Marjorie Prime (Walter). Nick lives in Peekskill, NY with his two black cats. Instagram: @nicknazario._
David is thrilled to be part of this production of Othello because he’s always loved the game. Previous roles include Selsdon in Noises Off, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Max Prince in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and Igor in Young Frankenstein. The author of several creepy Middle Grade novels, he lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, is a professional storyteller, and a recovering mime.
Will has played Jonathan in Dracula and the Theatre of Doom, Shere Khan in Jungle Book, The Groom in The Spectre Bridegroom, both Krampus and Santa in Santa Saves! He is very proud to be part of this amazing cast!
A doctor by day, Kanishk is very happy to be a soldier, senator, prince, god of the underworld and anything else coming up for the future at ATC! This is his second show with ATC, after taking part in cemetery song this past May.
Anna is very excited to join Anywhere Theater Company and dive into the world of Shakespeare with Othello. Previously: Bye Bye Birdie (ensemble), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Fiddler on the Roof (ensemble)
Vera has been working with Peter on a wide variety of projects for more than 15 years. Vera lives in Tarrytown, New York and has a passion for creating three-dimensional, textured dreamscapes. Humans have long expressed themselves through patterns, whether printed, painted or woven: Vera makes art with ink, paint and fabric that reminds us of this fundamental human expressiveness. She draws from decades of experience with monoprinting, tapestry, costume design for theater and television, puppetry, and woven goods manufacture. She is inspired by her family, which is known in Hungary for 150 years of melding the artistic and commercial in the worlds of graphic design, book binding and typography.