Elizabeth is a recent graduate of Rockford University, where she received a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and a B.S. Political Science.  She is passionate about accessible arts education and is excited to pursue this passion at Kentucky Shakespeare.

Kristina Hinako is an actor from Louisville, KY, and recently received her BFA in Acting at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).  When she is not acting, Kristina has her nose stuck in a book or is watching Lord of the Rings for the millionth time. She is excited to be joining the Kentucky Shakespeare team and sharing her passion for theater with the community.

Carter Lishen recently graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in Journalism. Drawn to the catharsis and universality of Shakespeare’s texts, Carter discovered his love for reading and performing Shakespeare in his acting classes and now aims to make Shakespeare part of his career for years to come.

Sydney Lofton is an actor, intimacy director, and teaching artist. She is a fight girl at heart with a love of classical theatre.  Sydney is a graduate from Belmont University with a BFA in Theatre Performance, and is excited to bring Shakespeare to young people in the region!

Mollie has worked with Kentucky Shakespeare for the past several years as an actor and teaching artist, recently playing Viola in Twelfth Night, Juliet in KSF’s touring production of Romeo and Juliet, as well as The Woman in KSF’s 2021 Halloween thriller, The Turn of the Screw.  Mollie is an alum of Hope College and Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training, and is a proud member of the Ring of Keys Network: www.RingofKeys.org/keys/Mollie-Murk.

Keith McGill has been a free-lance theater teacher and workshop leader for over a decade for organizations including Kentucky Shakespeare, Shakespeare Behind Bars, ArtsReach, and Walden Theatre and Actors’ Theatre’s New Voices playwriting program. He has also appeared in productions with various theatre organizations, such as Actors Theatre, Stage One, Louisville Repertory Theatre, and Looking for Lilith Theatre Company. Keith is also a professional stand-up comedian, performing in venues nationwide and internationally for Holland America and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Tony Reimonenq III is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi. Tony received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Performance. He is very passionate about theatre and impacting lives. He has been an Artist Educator for two years, played Romeo in our Spring Tour of Romeo & Juliet, and has been in the Summer Season as well.

Chase is an actor and musician from Louisville, KY. He is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.  You may have seen him in Derby Dinner Playhouse’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and he’ll be joining us for our Spring Tour of Hamlet as well. Chase is excited to share the theatrical elements present in Hip Hop music, using Shakespeare as a vessel.

Class: Shakespeare Off the Page
Gregory has appeared in many Kentucky Shakespeare productions since 2004, and he has served as our resident dramaturg for the last four seasons. He has appeared in Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Guildenstern), The Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Launce), The Tempest(Stephano), Hamlet (Polonius), Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Henry V (Fluellen), and The Dark Lady of the Sonnets (Shakespeare), among others.