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Aaron Alderman

as Ensemble

Aaron is a Durham based blues musician, an actor/singer in the Triangle and a Fellow with Sweet Tea Shakespeare. He was seen in Two-Way Street Theatre's Murder Ballad.  You can watch him this June in Sweet Tea's outdoor summer series playing the title role in RichardIII and Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Lauren Bamford

Lauren is so excited to share the stage with some of her favorite performers/people from around the Triangle! A graduate of Cornell University (Bachelor’s in Biology and minor in Theater Performance) and the University of New England (Masters in Marine Sciences), Lauren now finds herself in NC as the Coordinator of EPA-RTP’s Community Engagement and STEM Education Program. She’ll soon be seen in Godspell (TIP) and was recently seen in Cinderella (Fairy Godmother, RLT), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Narrator, Cary Players), and First Date (Casey, NRACT). When not on stage, Lauren can be found traipsing through the forest, recharging by the ocean, or cuddling with her best cat friend, Dodger. Love and thanks to all!

Jess Barbour

as Hosts

Jess Barbour is a full-time actor and teacher. She earned her BFA in Theatre from Elon University and studied with Bill Esper at The Esper Studio in NYC. She has taught and choreographed all over the area for local high schools, NCT Conservatory, Raleigh Little Theatre, and North Raleigh Arts Creative Theatre. She also works at the Anesthesiology Board of America and Duke University as a Standardized Patient training medical students and professionals in empathy and bedside manner through acting scenarios. She performs professionally all over the Southeast and filmed on industrials, local and national commercials, voiceovers, television, independent and feature films. Her short film, Oh Crappy Day, was accepted into 38 film festivals, winning the 2015 Lou Costello Award for Best Comedy Short at the Garden State Film Festival and recently wrapped on production for the feature-length version of the film.