Kate Aarness
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Kate Aarness was born in Minnesota and completed primary schooling in the midwest-most portion of the state. Kate earned a Bachelor of Arts from Minnesota State University Moorhead in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Musical Theatre. She studied classical theatre at the British American Drama Academy in London for a study abroad semester. After graduating, Kate self-produced, wrote, and directed Women of Clay, an original adaptation of Greek myth, history and folklore performed with hired collaborators in an outdoor amphitheater in Moorhead, MN. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Devised Performance from University of the Arts/Pig Iron School which has led to an earnest interest in simply making.
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Dre'Land Goar
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DreLand Goar is a jack of all trades with an attitude to match. Born in Fort Sills, Oklahoma, raised in the city of Philadelphia, (he/they/she) found their passion for the arts at a young age attending show rehearsals with his mother, a theater alumni of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) Theater Ensemble. After receiving her B.A in Theater (minor in Dance) at Bloomsburg University, Dre'Land continued their studies as an intern for the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble where she co-created and toured a neoclassical show called Ah Ha! Amazing Inventors and Their Extraordinary Inventions to various schools within the tri-state area ranging from kindergarten to high school. Honored to have achieved her M.F.A at the University of the Arts/Pig Iron, Dre'Land is excited to kick out the year collaborating with his fellow co-members of Threnody while returning to the stage of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble casted as Cuddy Banks in Jen Silverman's play Witch directed by Amy Rene Bryne.
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Sasha Kostyrko
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Sasha Kostyrko is a maker and creator originally from Sacramento, CA. They received their B.F.A in Acting from Oklahoma City University before spending nearly a decade in and out of Chicago and the Treasure State of Montana. After living in every other region in the U.S. they are happy to have found home on the east coast and a cohort of collaborators excited about making new things.
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Nina Sharp
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Nina Sharp, a Maryland native, received their B.A. in Drama from Washington College in 2013. After spending time “in the real world” performing, directing youth programming, and managing primarily community theaters in Maryland, they traveled to Philadelphia to earn their M.F.A. in Devised Performance from The University of the Arts/Pig Iron School. Nina has also developed a love for circus and its community, and enjoys combining athletic rigorous movement with theatricality and self-expression. Thrilled with the collaborators and friends they have made along the way, Nina will be continuing to make new theatre in Philly for the foreseeable future.
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Brooke Shilling
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Born and raised in New York City, Brooke holds a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College and an MFA in Devised Performance from The University of the Arts/Pig Iron School in Philadelphia. She has performed and/or worked with groups such as The Drama League, One Year Lease Theatre Company, Civic Ensemble, A Laboratory for Actor Training, and The Joust Theatre Company. She has facilitated workshops and taught as a visiting artist at the University of the Arts, Theatre Horizon, The Irondale Center for Theater, Education and Outreach, Yes! And... Collaborative Arts, and was a Resident Actor at Philadelphia's children's museum, the Please Touch Museum. Brooke's solo show Ladies of the Land has been presented at The Drama League, Dixon Place, and the Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival. Brooke is an Illuminate the Arts Individual Artist Grant recipient, awarded by the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and is currently a member of the American cohort of LINKAGES: Hungary, a four year program run by the Center for International Theatre Development.
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