We’re proud to introduce our Camp Shakespeare 2025 Instructors:

The Groundlings (Ages 5-6)

Session 1:
Dara Tiller

Born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Dara Jade Tiller was born to be a storyteller. After studying Theatre at the University of Kentucky, she was part of the Actors Theatre of Louisville Professional Training Company. Dara then worked in theatre and film in Chicago, New York and across the United States before returning to Louisville. She was most recently seen in *Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy* at Actors Theatre of Louisville and produced and starred in *To Battle* by José Pérez IV with Louisville Hivemind Artist Collective. Some of her favorite roles have been Mina in *Dracula*, Titus in *Titus Andronicus*, and Babe in *Crimes of the Heart*. She played Jamie Bell's wife in the award-winning film, *Donnybrook*, appears in *Midway to Love* on The Hallmark Channel, and has numerous commercial credits. Dara is an on-camera acting coach and has taught all ages, focusing on stage combat, imaginative play, and audition techniques.

Sessions 2-5:
Austin Glover

Austin is originally from Bellevue, KY and received his Bachelor's of Music Education and Bachelor’s of Instrumental Performance from the University of Louisville in 2023. Austin is currently the Visual/Performing Arts teacher and drama club director at Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary School. Austin grew up singing and acting ever since Kindergarten and loves to share that joy with all of his current students. He is so excited to get work with Camp Shakespeare for the second time and cannot wait to show all of the Groundlings how fun theatre is!

Sarah Stewart

Sarah is an undergraduate student at the University of Louisville. She has worked as an actor and sound designer for several of the University’s Mainstage productions, and currently works as a scenic painter for Centerstage at the Jewish Community Center. Last summer, she worked as the Education Intern for Camp Shakespeare. She is passionate about both the performance and technical aspects of theater, and is very excited to pass on her knowledge of and love for theater to the next generation, and she can’t wait to meet all of the Groundlings at camp this year!

The Noblings (Ages 7-9)

Ava Vanderkolff

Ava (she/her) graduated from Bellarmine University with a degree in Elementary Education and Learning and Behavior Disorders. Ava is so excited to be back for a third summer of Camp Shakespeare! She fell in love with theatre in third grade and has been performing ever since! Some of her favorite theatre memories involve performing and learning about Shakespeare starting in elementary school! Ava is currently a 3rd grade teacher and is passionate about connecting theatre and art with education to create fun learning opportunities. She enjoys hanging out with her two cats, reading, and sewing in her free time! She can’t wait to have a memorable summer full of theatre and fun with your campers!

Antonia Pack-Brown

Antonia is a fresh graduate of Florida State University. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting this May and she could not be happier to be starting her next chapter with Kentucky Shakespeare. She was born in Kentucky then moved to Florida but came back to Louisville every summer and got to see Shakespeare in the Park every year, so this is a very full circle moment for her. She is so excited to meet her Noblings and teach them all she knows. She is so grateful for this opportunity and cannot wait for this summer!

The Noblings (Ages 9-10)

**Madison Harmon**

Madison is an actor, artist, and storyteller with a passion for sharing stories that resonate with audiences and inspire them to think, feel, and believe. She has spent the last year falling in love with William's Shakespeare plays and poems, working as an Artist Educator with Kentucky Shakespeare, getting to tour the Commonwealth performing in different shows like *Two Actor Midsummer Night’s Dream* and with students on different workshops like *Staging Shakespeare* and *Voices of Young Women*. Prior to that, she graduated from Western Kentucky University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Charlotte in *Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella*, Percy Jackson in *The Lightning Thief*, and Yenchna in *Fools*.
Madison is so excited to be working with Camp Shakespeare and is very passionate about making the arts accessible to everyone, so working with Kentucky Shakespeare is a dream come true!

**Alaya Rhett**

Alaya has been a huge supporter and contributor of the arts since she was a little girl. She got her high school diploma from Manual High School at the Youth Performing Arts School, and is currently getting her acting BFA at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She has previously been a part of Stage One camps and is excited for her second year with Camp Shakespeare!

The Revelers (Ages 11-12)

**Jude Stivers**

Jude Stivers is thrilled to be back for his fourth summer with Camp Shakespeare! He is a 2023 graduate of The University of Colorado at Boulder. He has two degrees, a BFA in acting, and a BA in psychology. He and the Bard go way back - all the way to when he was 10 years old! He started working on Shakespeare at The Walden Conservatory at Stage One Family Theatre. Most recently, he was in a production of Much Ado About Nothing with SoIn To Shakespeare. He is extremely passionate about making Shakespeare accessible to everyone, especially kids. Which is why he loves working with Camp Shakespeare so much!
He can’t wait to meet his campers and create memories that will last forever with them!

Abigail Knoop

Abbey is a senior at Indiana University Southeast, where she studies Theatre. Ever since playing Viola in *Twelfth Night*—her first Shakespearean role—she has been captivated by the beauty, humor, and drama of the Bard’s works. Her ultimate dream is to perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon, bringing these stories to life on one of the world’s most famous Shakespearean stages.
When she’s not on stage or at school, she loves working with kids. She spent a year as a preschool teacher and has been a summer camp counselor since high school, she also worked as an Au Pair in Sydney, Australia. She believes Shakespeare should be exciting, interactive, and—most importantly—fun! Whether it’s diving into sword fights or decoding Shakespearean insults, she can’t wait to share her love of theatre with this year’s campers.

The Revelers (Ages 13-14)

Faith Artis

Faith has always loved to perform since she was a little girl. She played in community theatres as a child actor, but really got her start in High School. She has played a variety of roles such as Little Inez in *Hairspray* and Taylor Mckessie in *High School Musical* *on Stage*. After getting her B.A Theatre with a concentration in Performance at Rollins College, Faith went to work as an Improviser at Cedar Point and in Children’s Theatre tours. She recently completed her 3rd year MFA in Performance at the University of Louisville and has worked for Camp J as a Drama specialist. As an educator, she emphasizes a non-traditional and intersectional theatre approach and is excited to explore Shakespeare with her students from this lens. “I am so hyped to be making great theatre with you all. I hope you’re ready to learn cause I am too!!” This will be Faith’s second year with Camp!

Eli Borwick

Eli has just finished his first year as an Artist Educator with Kentucky Shakespeare! He spent the year touring around the state teaching Shakespeare as well as touring four two actor shows in schools around the state. Before that, he got his Bachelors in Theatre Arts from Murray State University! He also has 4 years of experience working at summer camps working as both a counselor and an activities director. He spent his time at Murray State doing both musicals and plays as well as being in an acapella group, EQ Blu! He is so excited to share the joy of theatre as well as teach this summer!

The Mechanicals (Ages 15-18)

Ashley Cabrera

Ashley received her Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre, concentrating in performance, from James Madison University in May of 2020. After spending 2 years as an Artist Educator with Kentucky Shakespeare, Ashley spent the summer of 2023 with Kentucky Shakespeare performing as Princess in *Love's Labour's Lost,* a Fairy in *A Midsummer Night's Dream,* and Gentlewoman in *Macbeth.* At U of L, Ashley has been featured in *Gloria* by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as Ani/Sasha/Callie, *She Kills Monsters* by Qui Nguyen as Agnes, and *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* as Chip (U/S). Ashley was also featured in Three Witches Shakespeare’s production of *As You Like It* as Touchstone. In her free time, Ashley loves crocheting, cooking, playing pickleball, reading, and listening to new music. She is thrilled to spend her fourth summer with Camp Shakespeare!

Sara Gonzales

Sara is a recent graduate of the Florida State School of Theatre with a Bachelors in theatre. She has been working at a summer camp in her home town Marathon Fl, the last four years. This will be her first time teaching Shakespeare but she studied Shakespeare under Rebecca Corrin at Florida State and in London under Phobe Spoarrow. Sara has been in 8 shows and 12 short films during her time at FSU and she is excited to get to expand her enthusiasm for acting with her campers!

The Globe Players (Ages 15-18)

Director:

Kyle Ware

Kyle is the director of The Globe Players, the Director of Education for Kentucky Shakespeare, and an actor for the company. Kyle was a Co-Producing Founding Artistic director of the much beloved Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble. Kyle was last seen on the Central Park Stage in The Tempest and Romeo & Juliet last summer and can be seen this summer in Hamlet. Kyle is thrilled to direct the talented Globe Players ensemble again this summer. Kyle is a graduate of the University of Louisville, holding degrees in Art, Theatre and English.