Last but certainly not least is Aimee Levesque who is wearing many hats this production including Co-Directing!
Aimee is the Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of Inclusive Theater of WNY. She received her PhD from the University of Buffalo and her dissertation focused on empowerment through the arts for persons with disabilities. Aimee grew up in Charlotte, NC and now resides in Western New York. She is a writer of all things and loves to be creative! She is a big fan of Cobra Kai, Halloween, horror movies, Christmas, and pizza and her daughter Jessica is the reason behind all that she does!
Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring snacks! Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny #shakespeare #shakespeareintheparkinglot #twelfthnight #inclusionrevolution
Rounding out our 12th Night Cast with vibrant beauty and mellifluous voice is Katherine Parker who plays the role of Feste.
About Katherine: Katherine is thrilled to be joining Inclusive Theater for her first experience with Shakespeare! Katherine has recently been seen as Matron in Desiderio’s Dinner Theater’s production of It Runs in the Family. She is also an active member of the Francis Bacon Experiment, shadowcasting such iconic roles as Magenta in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Phantom in Phantom of the Paradise.
Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring some snacks! Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny #shakespeare #shakespeareintheparkinglot #twelfthnight #inclusionrevolution
Today’s actor spotlight is on the amazingly talented Madison Sedlor! About Madison:
Madison Sedlor (Viola/Cesario) is honored to join the ensemble of Inclusive Theatre of WNY as Viola/Cesario in Williams Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night! Favorite Credits Include: Fursona Non-Grata (Alex), Let’s Play House (Petra, Cee-Cee), Hello Dolly! (Ensemble), Mamma Mia (Featured Dancer), Comedy of Errors (Courtezan), and 420 The Musical (Becki/Bic). Though acting is her first love, she is also a produced and published playwright. Her play, Keep a Little Soul, was produced Off-Off-Broadway at the New Thrills One-Act Festival in the summer of 2019, and her play The Exorcism of Princess Bubble-Head was produced in Manhattan in the Bite-Sized Theatrical Spooktacular in 2021. More recently her play Getaway Eddie was performed as part of the Buffalo Theatre Writers’ Get in the Car Showcase, and her play Crash and Learn was selected by the Aurora Players Summer Theatre Program. Madison will finish out the summer as the screenwriter for Inclusive Films in her fifth 48 Hour Film Project. Madison is also a proud member of the Queen City Playwrights Group. Sending a ton of love to Mom and Dad for their continuous love and support. Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring a chair/blanket and some snacks! The event is rain or shine (we will pivot indoors if we need to!). Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny #shakespeare #shakespeareintheparkinglot #twelfthnight #inclusionrevolution The final cast member will be showcased tomorrow! 🙂
About Cassandra: Cassandra O’Connell has been acting, singing and dancing in virtual theater productions and local theaters such as Springville Center for the Arts and Lake Plain Players and got involved with drama clubs for such a long time. She has a bachelors degree in equine studies and theatre from William Woods University and worked as a professional scare actress at House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs. Her known roles are Maria Nunez/West Side Story (virtual), Rapunzel/Into the Woods, Lily Saint Regis/Annie and many more. Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring a chair/blanket and some snacks! The event is rain or shine (we will pivot indoors if we need to!). Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny#shakespeare#shakespeareintheparkinglot#twelfthnight#inclusionrevolution
About Tyler: Tyler Collis is a local actor who has been working with Inclusive Theater for over a year now. Tyler is a writer and has film experience. Tyler has worked on various projects with Green Buffalo Productions. Last year Tyler made his acting and ITOWNY debut with William Shakespeare’s “As you Like it.” He has also participated in Inclusive’s short plays last year, and was in justin Karchers Pandemic grief in the Marvel cinematic universe. He also directed that show and directed “Paisly, fire and Brimstone” in that same 1 act show. Tyler is very excited to work on his 2nd Shakespeare production.
Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring a chair/blanket and some snacks! The event is rain or shine (we will pivot indoors if we need to!). Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny#shakespeare#shakespeareintheparkinglot#twelfthnight#inclusionrevolution
About Brennan: Brennan will be entering 8th grade this fall and is interested in attending St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster when he graduates from Saints Peter and Paul School in Williamsville. Brennan has just found his love for musicals within the past year and a half after gaining control over his OCD that he was diagnosed with 2 years ago. He loves to perform because he can become the character, he is casted as and that provides a break from his OCD and allows him to be free. He loves his siblings and is an amazing big brother. He always wants to help others and enjoys doing community service projects. He is an advocate for others suffering from mental health difficulties and wants to bring promote awareness about Bullying to help prevent the negative effects that come from bullying. Brennan has also submitted work to the Voices Project and plans to continue to send in submissions.
Brennan was the King of the High Sea’s in the Musical Pirates at his school Saints Peter and Paul School of Williamsville. He also played William Barfee in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee summer of 2022 with Performing Arts Music. He also takes voice and acting lessons at Performing Arts Music. This year at SSPP he was Pumba In the Lion King Jr. He is currently rehearsing for the musical Mean Girls with Performing Arts Music
Finally, Brennan is super excited to be in #itowny production of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot -Twelfth Knight as Sebastian.
Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring a chair/blanket and some snacks! The event is rain or shine (we will pivot indoors if we need to!). Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny#shakespeare#shakespeareintheparkinglot#twelfthnight#inclusionrevolution
Umar Azam plays the role of Malvolio! A little about Umar:
This is Umar’s third show with Inclusive Theater. He is really excited to be playing “Malvolio” as well as as providing some of the music for the show. Past credits include Charles/Jaques de boys/musical director in “As You Like It”, Drake in “Annie” he has also directed for ITOWNY in their short play festival last year. Join us July 14-16, 2023 at 7pm each night for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – Twelfth Night! St Mary’s High School Lancaster! The event is FREE and open to ALL. Just bring a chair/blanket and some snacks! The event is rain or shine (we will pivot indoors if we need to!). Hope to see you there!! #inclusivetheaterofwny#shakespeare#shakespeareintheparkinglot#twelfthnight#inclusionrevolution
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