Hamlet

Cast and Creative Team

Matthew Lebowitz (Hamlet): Matthew earned his BFA in Acting from the School of Dramatic Arts at USC. Fight On! Most recently in Los Angeles, he starred in A Brief Period of Time and is adapting the play into a feature film. Matthew - along with his lovely wife, Caroline Haskins - co-founded Friday Night Studios, which strives to produce theatre and film that makes for a great Friday night. Matthew is endlessly grateful and honored to work with David Bridel, Tiffany Elle, and the entire Company. Thank you to everyone who supports live theatre. 

Caroline Haskins (Ophelia): Caroline is a proud Trojan, having earned her BFA in Acting from the School of Dramatic Arts and is currently pursuing her Master’s in the study of Entertainment Law at USC. Most recently in Los Angeles, she performed with Living Room Shakespeare as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and as Banquo and others in Macbeth. It has long been her dream to produce Hamlet alongside her husband, Matthew, and an even greater joy to share the stage with him in the role of a lifetime. Caroline is honored and humbled by the opportunity to work with David Bridel, Tiffany Elle and the Clown School Company. She sends her biggest thanks to all those who continue to support live theatre and the arts.

Sarah Painter (Polonius): Sarah (she/her) has been working in the theater for the last 25 years. She started her career performing and devising plays in New York’s experimental downtown theater venues: SOHO Rep, Dixon Place, Richard Foreman’s Theater and Bushwick Starr. Most recently in Los Angeles, she performed with Living Room Shakespeare as Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) and Henry Bolingbroke (Richard II), as well as devising shows with various clown ensembles. She produced The Clown School Company’s production A Kind of Electra. She received a BFA in Acting at University of Maryland Baltimore County, MSW at University of Southern California and Clown Cred from The Clown School.

Caitlin Stasey (Rosencrantz): Caitlin Stasey is an Australian actress known for her work in both Australian and American television and film. She starred as Ellie Linton in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010), followed by her role as Claire in the comedy-drama series Please Like Me (2013-2016). During this time, she also appeared in the historical drama series Reign (2013-2015). Stasey continued her work in US television with roles in the crime drama Mayans M.C. (2023) and the dramedy Bridge and Tunnel (2021-2022). In 2022, she appeared in the psychological horror film Smile. Most recently, she starred in the Australian comedy series Class of ’07 (2023). For The Clown School Company: A Kind of Electra.

Hayden Ezzy (Guildenstern): Hayden is an actor and stand-up comic who voiced Fern on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. He would like to thank you all for coming to see the show tonight.

Tiffany Elle (Gertrude): Tiffany Elle (she/her) is happy whenever she’s at The Clown School, and is absolutely thrilled to be in the latest production of The Clown School Company. On screen, she’s been in Better Things, The High Note, and lots of commercials. On stage you can find her in LA’s cutest bouffon troupe, iL Fungo. For The Clown School Company: A Kind of Electra, The Idiot’s Paradise.

David Bridel (Ghost, Claudius / Director): is the Founding and Artistic Director of The Clown School and The Clown School Company. He has worked as a director, playwright, choreographer, and teacher of clown, physical theater and acting in many venues and many countries for many years. More about David here.

Arrow Schulman (Horatio / Associate Director): Arrow Schulman (they/them) is an actor, clown, writer and director. They are the founder and artistic director of Living Room Shakespeare, which creates intimate, micro-scale productions of classical works in non traditional spaces. Most recently they appeared as Richard II and Macbeth with LRS, and are hard at work on their next production! Other recent credits include William Mullholland in Here Comes the Flood (Dell’Arte International); Arlecchino in A Night of Commedia (Dell’Arte International); and Bowie the Clown in A Long Lost Friend (Oh My Ribs Entertainment). They received a BA in Theatre from Northwestern University and have also trained with The Clown School and Dell’Arte International. You can follow their work at @LivingRoomShakespeareCo on Instagram. 

Taubert Nadalini (Sound Designer): Taubert is an actor, director, and sound designer who has worked for theaters across Southern California and for TV shows on NBC, HBO, and Showtime. He’s an alum of USC’s School of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He likes things that sound cool. Represented by Denny Sevier at The House of Reps and Heidi Rotbart Management. @taubertnadalini

Camille Roberts (Lighting Designer): Camille Roberts is an LA based lighting designer. She has had the privilege to design for a multitude of productions, including iLuminate at the STRAT Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas and a variety of dance festivals across southern California (camillerobertsdesign.com). Additionally, she has worked as a lighting technician on many shows, including Comet / Poppea at MOCA, When We Were Young Festival, EDC Las Vegas, Countdown, and many others. Camille is very excited to be working on this production, and hopes that you enjoy it as much as she does! My instagram handle is @_camilleroberts

Jessika Pilkes (Art Direction): Jesse’s childhood in NYC and early exposure to Cirque du Soleil were formative to her creative journey and love for wonder and whimsy. Jesse graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied screenwriting and film directing and went on to earn a best director award from the Director’s Guild of America for her vintage circus themed short film. While living in Hong Kong and working as a photographer and videographer for cultural travel companies, Jesse traveled to over thirty countries, throughout Asia, Northern Africa and Central America, capturing the essence of diverse cultures and deepening her affinity for visual story-telling and world building. In addition to costuming, Jesse is currently writing, directing and choreographing clown foolery.

With thanks to Jess Esa for photography & Harold Nieves-Fisch for videography.