Valeria Bottazzi (Artistic Director) holds a degree in Theatre Studies from the University of Bologna and has worked with Living Theatre and Antonio Fava's Teatro del Vicolo. She now works with Franco Brambilla in his company ss9teatro. She speaks English, French, German, and bad Spanish.

Ollie Rasini (Artistic director) grew up in the United States with Italian parents, and holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Brown University. She has also studied at New York's HB Studios and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She is now an actor, director, and improv teacher based in Bologna, Italy.

Adam R. Deremer (Associate Artistic Director) has a BFA in Acting from University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and has a wide range of off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, regional, film, and television credits in New York and Philadelphia. He has taught acting at the University of the Arts, The Children's Aid Society (NYC), and The Center for the Arts (DC). Find him online at www.adamrderemer.com.

Danielle Adams. Originally from New Jersey, she currently resides in Philadelphia where she received her BFA in Acting from The University of the Arts. Previous credits include: August Osage County (Barbara u/s): Arden Theater Company, Carthaginians (Greta): Rev Theater Company, Winners (Woman): Roundtable Theater Company, Colder Than Here (Jenna): Allen's Lane Theater, Romeo & Juliet (Nurse): Pax Amicus Castle Theater.

Emily Gibson, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, has been a lover of Shakespeare since the age of four; one might even go so far as to call her a bona fide Shakespeare nerd. She has traveled America with the touring arm of the American Shakespeare Center and performed in such titles as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, 2 Henry IV, and The Taming of the Shrew.

John Schultz studied theatre at Eastern University. He has worked with various Philadelphia theatres including, Theare Horizon, Curio theatre Company, Hedgerow Theatre, Walking Fish, Center City Theatre Works and Allen's Lane.

Brandon Smith has a B.F.A. in Acting from University of the Arts and is a SAFD Certified Actor Combatant. He has starred in numerous independent films and theatrical productions and is based in New York. Find him online at www.brandonalansmith.com.

Andrew J. Tardif graduated The University of Arts with a BFA in Acting. He is the Associate Artistic Director for Off-Color Theatre Company; a small comedic theatre company in Philadelphia, which he also performs and writes for. His past credits include Treplev in The Seagull, Orlando in As You Like It, and most recently as an assortment of mystical creatures in Off-Color's Tiny Tales From A Big Chair: www.offcolortheatrecompany.org.

Teresa Spencer studied classical acting with the Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company. She is based in Washington, DC, where her recent area credits include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and The Taming of the Shrew (Maryland Shakespeare Festival), The Winter's Tale (Wandering Souls), Galactika and A Classical Fool (Classika Theatre), and The Bald Soprano (performed in French with Histrio Theatre). Find her at www.teresaspencer.net.

Angela Smith is a Philadelphia-based actress. She recently appeared as Susan Carter in The Witch of Edmonton with REV Theatre Company, as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and as Lady Percy in King Henry IV Part One with the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre.

Joe O'Brien has a B.A. in Theatre Performance from Rowan University and is an actor based in Philadelphia. He was recently seen in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at People's Light and Theatre Company in Philadelphia.

Matt Mastronardi has a BFA in Musical Theater from University of the Arts, and is a Philadelphia-based actor, teacher, and musician. He was last seen as Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol at the Walnut Street Theatre and in the upcoming film Welcome to the Bates Motel. Some of his favorite roles include Toad in A Year with Frog and Toad, Zeke/Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry in Urinetown, and Moose in Crazy for You.

John Bellomo has an MFA in Directing from Temple University and a BFA in Acting from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He is a certified teacher and fight director with the Society of American Fight Directors and is a member of Actor's Equity Association. He has studied commedia dell'arte with Antonio Fava and directed four productions with Teatro delle Due.

David Sweeny David Sweeny has a BFA in Acting from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has acted in productions of the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival and the Arden Theatre Company, among others, and is a Recognized Actor/Combatant by SAFD. He is creator/producer of Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret.

Justin Jain Justin Jain is a University of the Arts graduate, and was a professional apprentice at Arden Theatre Company. He recently starred in The Jersey Devil, a piece which made it to the Philly Fringe and Ars Nova's ANT FEST 2009, in New York City.

Jared Mercier has an MFA from Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at GWU. He has extensive Shakespeare experience acting with Maryland Shakespeare Festival, The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and others.

Kristen O'Rourke is a Philadelphia-based actress/educator and has worked with theatre companies such as The Wilma, People's Light, Lantern Theatre Co., Theatre Horizon, Pig Iron, and Mauckingbird. She is a recent graduate of Villanova University's Master's Degree Program and a proud EMC participant.

Lenny Haas has performed in various theatres in and around his native Philadelphia for almost 20 years. He has taught acting in high schools and has appeared in a few films. He is also board member of several arts organizations in Philadelphia.

Mary Lee Bednarek is an actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied acting at Temple University. Favorite former roles include Sharla in the award-winning Killer Joe, May in Fool for Love, Joan in Far Away, Roberta in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, and Alais in Lion in Winter.

Elyse Ault is a graduate of the Theatre from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is currently living in Los Angeles. Past credits include Hattie in Laundry & Bourbon, Penny in You Can't Take it With You, Featured Soloist in Einstein's Dreams (NY Workshop), Ensemble in Wit, and Athena in Fire of the Gods.

Nathan Holt is a Philadelphia-based artist/actor/comedian. He has acted professionally for several theater companies and independent films. His two-man act "Rowan & Hastings" combines hip-hop music, multi-media, and comedy. He has written and produced two plays for the Washington DC Fringe Festival: "Like, You're My Friend and All..." and "Take Care, Ted." He also performs improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy.

Philip Hays hails from Houston, Texas, where he earned a theatre degree from the University of Houston. He has studied at the Globe Theatre in London as well as at Antonio FavaÕs International School for the Comic Actor in Reggio Emilia. In Houston, he is a founding member of BooTown, a theatre company, and can be seen on Channel 55: The Tube as the co-host of Count Pelicula's Theater of Horror.

Joe Canuso is the founder and artistic director of Theatre Exile in Philadelphia, and has directed most of their recent works, including Mr. Marmalade, Killer Joe, and Red Light Winter. He recently performed in the Prague Fringe Festival and was a member of the Barrymore Award-winning ensemble of "Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet. His favorite Shakespeare role he played was Touchstone in As You Like It.

Matt Mezzacappa is an actor, playwright, and director. He fell in love with Shakespeare when he was a little boy, reading his plays for the first time in a room above the theatre where he played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Recently, he played the Assistant Stage Manager in Pirandello's world-changing play, Six Characters In Search Of An Author.

Lizzie Philps is Artistic director of Full Beam Visual Theatre Company in Bristol, England and has made puppets for BBC and Aardman Animations. She is a theatre lecturer at Southwest Academy of Dramatic Art and has staged puppetry shows and run workshops in Lebanon, Turkey, and New Zealand. She has recently completed Antonio Fava's International School for the Comic Actor.

Maurizio Corradini is an authentic Reggiano. He spent several years traipsing about Europe before stumbling upon the Edimburgh Fringe Festival, which awakened in him a previously latent passion for theatre. He acts with various local companies and is administrative director of the Associazione Centro Teatrale MaMiMò of Reggio Emilia.

J. Christian Bygott is a Philadelphia native and aspiring opera singer. He has studied opera with Maestro Rosetta of the Scala di Milano and commedia dell'arte with Antonio Fava. Some of his theatre credits include Winter's Tale and Midsummer Night's Dream with International Opera Theater in Città della Pieve, Italy, under the direction of conductor Luti, from the Young Artists Program of La Scala.