As You Like It (Shakespeare) - June 19 - July 20, 2025
Richmond Shakespeare
Who's Who
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Kendall Walker
as Rosalind
works as an actor, dramaturg, director, and adjunct professor. Kendall earned her MFA in Theater Pedagogy & Performance from VCU in 2023 and alongside teaching theater at the college level she serves as Community Engagement Manager on staff at Richmond Triangle Players, the longest running LGBTQIA+ theater in the Mid-Atlantic region. Recent RVA acting credits include Airswimming and 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche (Richmond Triangle Players); Dial M for Murder (Virginia Rep - Hanover Tavern); The Diary of Anne Frank (Swift Creek Mill), Smoke (Cadence Theater), and A Christmas Carol (Virginia Rep - November Stage). Most recently, she was seen as Witch #3 in Macbeth (Richmond Shakespeare) and as Bobbi in the Developmental Premiere of The Three O'Clock Briefing (Richmond Triangle Players), the latter of which she had the privilege to act alongside her life partner and best friend, Evan Nasteff. She is constantly in awe of Claire and her beautiful mind!
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Joel White
as Orlando
is delighted to be back with Richmond Shakespeare so soon after finishing a legendary run of Macbeth. He is similarly keen to be performing in a comedy again. A lawyer by day and actor by night, you may have seen Joel with Richmond Shakes in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Pride and Prejudice, The Comedy of Errors, and Cyrano de Bergerac, or as one of 20 characters in Baskerville and Moriarty with Virginia Repertory Theatre. Joel is also a frequent collaborator with Bridge 9 Theater and serves on the 5th Wall Theatre Board of Directors. Love always to Rachel, and to you for patronizing the arts.
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Nora Ogunleye
as Celia
is ecstatic to be returning to the Shakespeare Festival with Richmond Shakes! She was last seen as Lucientio in Taming of the Shrew in 2019 and, more recently, performed with Richmond Triangle Players in their productions of Immediate Family (Nina) and 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche (Wren). This show is dedicated to her late mother Collette Grant; this one’s for you mom.
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