Victor Musoni is an actor, writer and dancer excited to make his St.Louis Debut. Select theater credits include: Toni Stone (Goodman); The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington, Columbinus (Steppenwolf); What to Send Up When it Goes Down (Congo Square); Queen of the Night (Victory Gardens); America V2.1, are you ready to smash white things?, No Child (Definition Theatre Company); La Havana Madrid (The Den Theater); Television and film: Me,We; The Tensile Strength of Air; 61st Street; WHOLE; Chicago Med and 6×9. Choreography: Alaiyo (Definition); Musoni is an ensemble member of Definition Theatre and is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency

Mo Shipley (They/Them) is a multidisciplinary artist from Chicago, IL. Theatre credits include Ginevra Fanshawe in Lookingglass Theatre’s world premiere of Villette, Corduroy (Emerald City Theatre), Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse), a puppeteer in Rough House/Adventure Stages’ Stranger and The Shadow, and a collaborator/deviser within Free Street Theatre’s 50 in 50! A City Wide Celebration. Mo has also worked with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Forks & Hope, Red Tape Theatre, Trap Door Theatre, Haven, and Strawdog Theatre. You can view some of Mo’s most recent work in I Didn’t Mean to go Mental, a new comedy series from Carly Glenn and Almost Pi Productions. Mo is immeasurably grateful to their partner and chosen family for the boundless support and love. http://www.moshipley.com

Maya Vinice Prentiss is an SAFD Certified Actor-Combatant, fight choreographer, and Dialect Coach. Her Chicago acting credits include Clyde’s; School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play the world premiere of How to Catch Creation (Goodman Theatre), An Octoroon (Definition Theatre Company); Eclipsed (Jeff Awards Nominee- Pegasus Theatre Company); , and Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Regional credits include School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play(TheatreSquared); As You Like It, Pride and Prejudice, and Caesar (Illinois Shakespeare Festival); and Origin Story (Illinois Theatre). TV credits include The Chi (Showtime). Her fight direction credits include EthiopianAmerica (Jeff Award Recipient, Definition Theatre), The Most Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Steppenwolf Theatre); Measure for Measure (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (The Story Theatre), Windwalkers, The House of Baba Yaga (The Impostors Theatre) and August: Osage County (The Station Theatre). Dialect Coaching credits include The Tragedy of King Christophe (The House Theatre) and School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play(Goodman Theatre). She holds a BA in Drama from Spelman College and an MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Garrett Young returns to St. Louis Shakespeare Festival for the first time since Q Brother’s: Dress the Part in early 2020 (St. Louis Theatre Circle Nomination for Outstanding Leading Performer in a Comedy). Other theatre credits include: Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s (Goodman Theatre/Mark Taper Forum), Trayf (Geffen Playhouse- LA Drama Critics Nomination), & My Father’s War (TheatreSquared). TV credits include J.J. Abrams’ Duster & NBC’s Chicago Fire, New Amsterdam, Chicago Med, & Chicago Justice. Garrett is a founding member of the Santa Fe-based immersive collective the Exodus Ensemble. Training: The Theatre School at DePaul university & the British American Drama Academy. @garrettryoung

Mel Bady is passionate about bringing love into whatever she does. She uses theatre and dance as a tool to empathize with others and to share real human experiences. She graduated with a BFA in Acting from Missouri State University. Since then, she has performed and worked closely with many local companies like St.Louis Black Rep Company, Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, and TLT Productions. Her latest Shakespeare performance was as Hortensio in “Taming of The Shrew” with Chicago based Stonesoup Shakespeare Company, and Lysander in St. Louis Festival’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Currently, Mel enjoys teaching Drama and Dance at Kipp Inspire Middle School, serving her community as a doula, and most of all, being a Wife and Mother. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival again.

Q Brothers Hailing from Chicago and known around the world for their hip hop add-rap-tations of Shakespeare plays and other classic works, the Q Brothers are a collective of humans who make art that rhymes. You might recognize GQ from the movie Drumline, or maybe you heard JQ’s work as composer for Hulu’s new hit TV show The Bear.  From their recent family-friendly album Buggin, to their freestyle-inspired sets at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, to DJ’ing dance parties for people of all ages and backgrounds, one thing is for certain – these brothers are about family. They love what they do, and they love doing it for you! @qbrothers1

Jesse Klug (Lighting Designer) Off Broadway: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Lortel, Hewes Nomination), The Screwtape Letters (Off Broadway and National Tour), The Hunchback Variations, Romulus, and The Hourglass. Regional: Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane, Broadway in Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare, Marriott Theatre, Victory Gardens, Lookingglass Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Asolo Rep, Court Theatre, Writers Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory, Geffen Playhouse, Fulton Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Indiana Repertory, American Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, First Stage Milwaukee, Timeline Theatre Company. He is a Jeff and After Dark Award recipient. www.jessekluglightingdesign.com