OUR TEAM
Shakespeare On Tap is excited to work with artists from all walks of life. The clowns named below are the folks we've worked with in the past, but we're always excited to make new friends! To ask about getting involved as a performer, venue, or funder, please visit our contact page.
Leadership
Co-Artistic Producer & Dramaturg
Haley Fluke (she/her) is a dramaturg from Oregon currently based in Philadelphia. She has previously worked at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, the Seven Devils New Play Conferece, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Quintessence Theatre, New Georges, Company One Theatre, Washington Ensemble Theatre and the Gay City Arts Project, among others. Favorite dramaturgy projects include: BODY + BLOOD, ALLIGATOR GOSPELS, A LITTLE GHOST STORY, ¡O CASCADIA!, THE WAY NORTH, FLEE (Seven Devils New Play Conference). Other favorite credits include: PEERLESS, THE T PARTY, AN OCTOROON (Company One); WE LIVE IN CAIRO (NMTC); AS YOU LIKE IT (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) and ED, DOWNLOADED (Washington Ensemble Theatre.) Haley served as an editor for the New England New Play Anthology and is a proud member of LMDA and alumna of the National Theatre Institute.
Co-Artistic Producer; Mac
- MacDuff; R&J - Sampson; AYLI - Jacques; TN - Antonio
Jonathan Harper Schlieman (he/him) is a theatre-maker and educator creating art that feels like a party (but like one you’d actually want to go to). His work examines the creation of community, the transformation of passive audience members into active participants, and how technology changes the ways we make art. He is a director of new plays, classics, and devised theatrical experiences. He is an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the National Theatre Institute, with a BA from CUNY - Hunter and an MFA from UArts/Pig Iron. His work has been seen at Philadelphia Fringe, La Mama ETC, The O’Neill, Actors Theater of Louisville, and others. He is currently the General Manager at Theatre Horizon.
Participating Artists
Mac - Witch; R&J - Capulet; AYLI - Charles/Corin/Audrey
Valleri Bowman (she/her) is excited to be performing in her third show with Shakespeare on Tap! Funny enough, this is her second performance of Macbeth this year - she recently performed as one of the witches at the Ritz Theatre Company's production of the Scottish Play. Other Fringe Arts credits include Romeo and Juliet (Capulet) and As You Like It (Audrey/Charles). Additional favorite roles include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Satan), Antigone (Tiresias) and Theogony (Kronos). Excited to get weird and wild with Shakespeare once again!
Mac - Lennox; R&J - Nurse; AYLI - Rosalind; TN - Malvolio
Katie Butler (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based theatre maker and educator. Katie is a founding member of Shakespeare on Tap and is thrilled to be with them for their 4th production! When she’s not performing, Katie works as a movement instructor and program manager for a nonprofit.
R&J - Benvolio; AYLI - Oliver/Amiens
John Miller Giltner (they/them) is a devising clown comedian who knows the exact amount of unprofessionalism the professional world needs. Performing comedy all across the United States, their work seeks to create positive chaos, inviting audiences into a discombobulated world where they can better understand themselves. A recent graduate of the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training, John Miller has run comedy shows out of a teapot shaped building Keanue Reeves tried to buy (before he blew up), performed sketch shows for packed houses AND sometimes two people in the back of a bar, and physical theater plays that the audience kind of gets half way through the show. Their work has inspired laughter, joy, and in one case genuine rage.
Mac - Witch
Roxy Geers (she/they) is a theatre and filmmaker with a focus in acting and directing based in Philadelphia. They graduated with a BA in Theatre Studies with a concentration in acting and film from Temple University in 2022. She recently wrapped co-directing principal photography on High and Dry written and co-directed by Sophie Stringer, their first short film post-grad, which they plan to release in Spring of 2024. She would like to thank Shakespeare on Tap for creating such a welcoming environment as she makes her post-grad theatre debut with their company. It is an absolute dream come true to play a Witch in Shakespeare's Macbeth, and they cannot wait to devise the deeply engaging, personal experience of groundling Shakespeare for Philly Fringe-goers. Roxy feels so lucky to find a community that creates accessible Shakespeare for the community of Philadelphia; it is truly a great privilege and honor. See you all on the ground! Cheers!
R&J - Romeo
Sohrab Haghverdi (he/him) is an Iranian ensemble and devised theater artist, community practitioner, actor, and an instructor of Devised Theatre at University of The Arts, and a graduate of the MFA program in Devised Performance at Pig Iron Theatre Company/University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Their creative research is made manifest with Mispronounced Performance Exchange, the devising company they co-founded in 2019, now developing and producing work in Philadelphia.
R&J - Friar Lawrence; AYLI - Adam/Silvius
Curt Himmelberger (he/him) is is the artistic director of Beacon Theatre Productions. He has his MFA in Physical Devising from The University of the Arts and Pig Iron Theatre, and has studied at The Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Freestyle Love Supreme Academy. When not on stage, Curt enjoys playwriting and directing. He wrote and directed Blindfolded Improv: The Larval Mask Play, which toured for free to provide access to the arts in low-income communities, and Tartuffe in Quarantine, which premiered at Eastern University and is studied in the curriculum at William & Mary University and the New York Film Academy.
Mac - Malcom/Seyton
I (Connor Hogan, they/them) am a theater artist/educator/prankster/lover of the movement of the body. My work bounces between campy exuberance and intimate confession. (I’m a Gemini after all). Created works include Gilligan Gigs Again and Dinner! Franny and Connor Wrote a Cookbook. As an actor, I have worked with theaters such as The Folger Theater, WSC Avant Bard, Constellation Theater Company, and Theater Unspeakable.
AYLI - Touchstone
Sasha Kostyrko (she/they) is a graduate of The Pig Iron School for Theatre Magic. Before moving to Philly she lived in Chicago and toured to nearly every corner of "the last best state" performing with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and Schools. They are happy to finally share time and space with all of you. www.Sashakostyrko.com
Mac - Banquo, Lady Macduff, Sergeant, Siward
Elena Nahrmann (she/her) is a Philadelphia based multi-disciplinary theatre artist originally hailing from the Boston area. Selected credits include Sam/Edna (Mr. Burns), Gloria Mitchell (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark), Charlotte U/S (Charlotte’s Web), Benjamin Bunny (Peter Rabbit Tales), Ensemble (Pericles, Prince of Tyre). She is currently performing in Clue at the Grand Theater until Sept 24th if you want to see her die some more after this. When not performing, Elena coaches aerial arts and acrobatics around the Philadelphia region. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College with a B.A. in Theatre and Art History. In honor of Shakespeare's Realest Housewife, Mrs. Macduff recommends you get yourself a Long Island.
Mac - Witch 1, Doctor, Murderer 2
H. Caroline O'Connell (She/Her) is an actress, singer, and professional chiller working in Philadelphia. Caroline graduated from The University of the Arts last year with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Some favorite credits include The Last Five Years (Jamie), Murder Ballad (Narrator), and Twelfth Night (Viola). This is her first show with Shakespeare on Tap and extends such gratitude to the team for their acceptance. Let’s get Weird! Scottish! Spooky! Witchy!
Mac - Macbeth; R&J - Tybalt; AYLI - The Dukes; TN - Orsino
Devin Preston (he/him) is a performer, gamemaker, and teaching artist based in Philadelphia. He is returning to Shakespeare on Tap after playing three Dukes in two shows before trying to skewer Mercutio with a ski pole. Devin teaches physical comedy and masked performance, offering workshops in devised theater around the country. He also coaches independent artists on building creative practice and should probably get back to that podcast he tried to start. Devin’s favorite creative work has been developing interactive game performances for organizations such as the Franklin Institute, and making silly little chase videos with Iris. He has an MFA in Devised Performance from the University of the Arts / Pig Iron School and a BA/BS in Film, Television, and Theater and in Physics from the University of Notre Dame.
Mac - Ross
Sunflower B Rose (She/her/ze/zir/he/him) is blessed to be a Philadelphia based Theater Maker, Filmmaker, Painter, Teaching Artist, and much more. Sunflower is on a mission to create opportunities for love and education to thrive through creativity and is very excited to be a part of the team. In his work, Suni plays with rhythm, tensions, and lots of joy to create community around lasting experiences. Through her production company, OMG! Studios LLC, Suni has produced and featured work in Fade to Black: Issa a Black Philly Film Fest, Sheesh: Issa Blackity Black Joyfest, and Open House @ The Palace, and TV GUIDE. Suni has recently joined Theatre Horizon as the Education Coordinator.
Mac - Lady M; R&J - Mercutio; AYLI - Phebe/William
Iris Athena Seaman (she/her) is a theater maker and teaching artist based in Philadelphia. She returns to Shakespeare on Tap after previously playing Mercutio (gone too soon) in Romeo & Juliet and Phoebe (in too late) in As You Like It. She has an MFA in Devised Performance from the University of the Arts / Pig Iron School and also trained as a member of the Completely Ridiculous Summer 2021 Conservatory Program. She currently teaches with ASAP Philly’s Drama program, and has been a guest faculty member of the Circadium School of Contemporary Circus. Iris and her partner Devin Preston tour their original physical theater workshops and intensives to students and schools across the United States. Outside of the theater, bar, and classroom, Iris is pursuing an intentional gathering practice based on the work of Priya Parker.
AYLI - Orlando
Nina Sharp (they/them) is a graduate of the the Pig Iron School, where she has devised original works with her cohort since Fall 2019. Before that she spent her days and nights at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore, MD, and before that at Church Hill Theatre in Church Hill, MD. She is interested in music and any activity that allows her to climb on/hang from things, and uses her artistic practice as a means of connecting with/lifting up unheard and unseen members of society. @sharpnina37
R&J - Paris
Angela Trovato (she/her) is a theatre artist and educator based in the Philadelphia area. She graduated with her MFA in devised ensemble performance from the Pig Iron School/UArts in 2020. Recently she was seen on stage in Philly Theatre Weeks' Miniball Festival in the original devised musical, Atlantic City the Musical. She was also recently in the workshop performance of Mortal Meal Services in the Woodlands Cemetery. Angela has performed and directed in a variety of devised and traditional plays over the past decade in Philadelphia and her hometown of Pittsburgh. Angela is a current adjunct faculty member at Dickinson College where she teaches acting. She can also be found teaching with Theatre Horizon in Norristown.
R&J - Prince
Rohaan Unvala (he/him) is a performer, visual artist, director, and teacher born and raised in Mumbai, India. His performances and visual artwork stem from an interest in impulse and improvisation. His aim as an artist is to embrace uncertainty to mine all the riches it has to offer. His work tends towards the bizarre, absurd, grotesque, and joyful. Rohaan holds an MFA in Devised Performance from the Lecoq-technique inspired Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
R&J - Juliet; AYLI - Celia
Gabey Walburn (she/her) grew up on a small farm in a small town in Indiana where she earned her Bachelor's in Theatre with a minor in Anthropology. She then immediately picked up and moved to Philadelphia where she earned her Master's degree from Pig Iron's School for Devised Theatrical Performance. She has been described as a firecracker of energy, precision, and emotion onstage as well as offstage. Gabey embraces the fast pace, the messy, the humiliating, the daring, the taboo, and the vast sea of unknown in the rehearsal room. Her favorite roles have included Mel from God's Ear, Hermia from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and any role where she gets to be ugly.