Who Are We?
Shakespeare At Play is a company of professional award-winning actors, directors, writers and producers. All of our actors, directors, and technicians, hold advanced degrees from colleges across the nation. Many are teachers, some are published writers. For over 20 years our actors have performed classical theatre at prestigious theatrical events in such diverse places as Beijing, China, London, New York (on and off-Broadway), as well as in regional theatres throughout the United States, Canada and around the world. Many of us have had our own companies in addition to holding senior executive positions with major studios and corporations. We have come together to share our talents to support your organizaions and schools.

We receive no compensation and are funded exclusively by grants from individuals, corporations and foundations. The organizations we benefit receive ALL performance proceeds or donations that may result. We create a win-win situation where funding provides both support of the arts and education while directly benefiting many other organizaions as well.

You can become a benefactor by donating grants for operational funding, in-kind services, time and resources. Shakespeare At Play is always open to any suggestions or ideas you may have to help support our cause. Please email us!
Our Board of Directors

Michael Bessolo, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Senior Vice PResident of Marketing - 20th Century Fox TV, International;
MBA from the California State Northridge University

Ted Kryczko, President and Director
Vice President of Product Development, Walt Disney Records; MFA in Theatre from UC Irvine;; Board Member of NARAS; Grammy winner and 10-time nominee. 67 Gold and Platinum Records; Ben Franklin Award honoree, Parents Choice honoree

Margo Morrison, Secretary and Director
Owner of the entertainment company, Murder Mystery Weekend for 18 years.

Gary Powell, Director
Recording studio owner for 12 years; award-winning composer, audio and video producer

Roy Dotrice, Director
Award-winning film, TV and stage actor. Credits include: Tony, Obie and Drama Desk awards for Broadway; numerous seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in the Guinness Book of Records for the most professional performances of a one-person show.

Tom Himrod
Non-profit lawyer

Robin Lithgow
Theatre Advisor in the Art Education branch of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Maggie Morgan
Professional costume designer and Professor at Columbia College and UC Davis, and a member of the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892.
Memberships
The International Lions Club Los Angeles Chapter  www.geocities.com/lalions.
www.district4-L1.org

The Burbank Chamber of Commerce (Official Ambassador)
http://www.burbankchamber.org/contact_us.html see us under “Non-Profits”

The Arts for All Committee http://www.lacountyarts.org/artseducation.html

The Perform Arts Group

The Community Arts Partnership
Quote - "This company's polished and exacting interpretation is wonderfully inventive and stylistically brilliant. These are all rare, rare, performances" -Trevor Thomas, Los Angeles Times