Ensemble Shakespeare Company

Ensemble Shakespeare Company We believe Shakespeare is for all. Our ensemble includes our audience.

We stand for theater that is present, connected, vital, and necessary for the time we live in: theater that holds the mirror up to nature and helps us understand the human condition. We know anyone can connect to the heightened language and profound ideas of Shakespeare when the plays are explored with clarity, craft, and connection. Together, we enjoy a shared responsibility for fathoming the com

plexities of Shakespeare’s plays. In this joint venture, we embrace this collective agency in raising our minds and hearts to the demands of these challenging texts, and thus create the immediacy and intimacy only experienced in theatre. Through this communal and inclusive storytelling, we hold the mirror up to nature, reflecting our shared humanity and delivering theatre that moves, challenges, heals, and changes us.

06/20/2026

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Introducing Decius!Matisse Ratron-Neal (Decius/5th Plebian/Titinius) Matisse Ratron-Neal has been acting in New York Cit...
06/19/2026

Introducing Decius!

Matisse Ratron-Neal (Decius/5th Plebian/Titinius) Matisse Ratron-Neal has been acting in New York City for over a decade. He has spent time working at the Globe Theatre in London and his theatre credits in NYC include Last Night was a Play and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His TV credits include Law and Order, The Night Agent, and Joseph Of Egypt. He is so excited to be working with ESC as one of its new members!!

Introducing Cinna!Katie Pelensky (Cinna/4th Plebian/Messala) Katie is an NYC based actor and an Ensemble Shakespeare Com...
06/19/2026

Introducing Cinna!

Katie Pelensky (Cinna/4th Plebian/Messala) Katie is an NYC based actor and an Ensemble Shakespeare Company member. Past ESC roles: Romeo (Romeo and Juliet: Works in Progress), Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Los Angeles: Almost, Maine (Rubicon) Samsara, The Secret in the Wings, The Sparrow, Andronicus (Coeurage Ensemble) Macbeth (A Noise Within), Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sierra Shakes) King Lear, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare by the Sea) She received her BA from Santa Clara University, and has recently studied with Fiasco Theater.  She tries to escape to the woods and mountains whenever possible and does a pretty solid Miss Piggy impression.

Introducing Octavius!Pedro Garza (Octavius/Cicero/Artemidorus/Carpenter) Pedro is a Mexican visual and film artist whose...
06/19/2026

Introducing Octavius!

Pedro Garza (Octavius/Cicero/Artemidorus/Carpenter) Pedro is a Mexican visual and film artist whose own work highlights the often overlooked. His first two films (Brillitos, GAME TIME) will be screened at the MoMA in June 2026, and he was most recently seen onstage as Cliff in the recent Broadway revival of Cabaret. Other productions include Anna in the Tropics, Fosse’s DANCIN’ and Hamilton.  He enjoys the color orange, cold banana pudding, and bike rides at 3 AM. He is grateful to be a part of his first production with the Ensemble Shakespeare Company.

Introducing Casca!Dennis Kear (Casca/Poet/Volumnius) is proud to be counted among Ensemble Shakespeare Company’s foundin...
06/17/2026

Introducing Casca!

Dennis Kear (Casca/Poet/Volumnius) is proud to be counted among Ensemble Shakespeare Company’s founding members, and thrilled to be able to share the space with these generous, talented, dedicated artists. Fourteen years of working with Patsy Rodenburg and her Associates has yielded a bountiful harvest.

Introducing Lucius!Diego Millan (Lucius/Popilius/Publius/Cobbler/Servant Antony/Poet Cinna/Cato/Strato)Diego Millan is a...
06/17/2026

Introducing Lucius!

Diego Millan (Lucius/Popilius/Publius/Cobbler/Servant Antony/Poet Cinna/Cato/Strato)

Diego Millan is an NYC-based actor and a company member with Ensemble Shakespeare Company. Previous Shakespeare credits include "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with ESC, "Macbeth" (Kulturkanonen), "Richard ii" and "Love's Labour's Lost" (Smith Street Stage), and "Suddenly Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew" (Small Boat PC).

With love and gratitude to my family who are on the west coast and won't see that I added this.

Introducing Mark Antony!Ella Olesen (Mark Antony) Ella is honoured to be part of this ardent Ensemble. Previously with E...
06/17/2026

Introducing Mark Antony!

Ella Olesen (Mark Antony) Ella is honoured to be part of this ardent Ensemble. Previously with ESC: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar. New York/Off-Broadway: Welcome To The Big Dipper (York Theatre; world premiere). Other Credits Include: The Importance of Being Earnest (Gulfshore Playhouse and Florida Repertory Theatre), Oleanna (Florida Repertory Theatre), Alone Together (New Theatre; with Barry Williams), Fiddler on the Roof (Philadelphia Orchestra), Young Frankenstein and Rock of Ages (Barn Theatre). Training: University of Michigan, B.F.A. in Musical Theatre; British American Drama Academy, Certificate in Shakespeare; Bob Krakower Gang. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Ella now resides in New York City. Gratitude to Brendan Stackhouse. Cheers to YOU for choosing to be present with us for a few hours. May you have a meaningful experience. www.ellaolesen.com

Introducing Metellus!Gerrard Lobo (Metellus/Lucillius/3rd Plebian) (SAG-AFTRA) is a NYC based actor with a history of pl...
06/17/2026

Introducing Metellus!

Gerrard Lobo (Metellus/Lucillius/3rd Plebian) (SAG-AFTRA) is a NYC based actor with a history of playing a range of diverse roles. A company member with Ensemble Shakespeare Company, Gerrard played Helena in ESC’s inaugural production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Lord Capulet in ESC’s Works In Progress production of Romeo & Juliet. TV work includes Hulu's Only Murders In The Building, CBS's BULL, Netflix's YOU, Master Of None, and Orange Is The New Black, and NBC's Blacklist, along with several other shows. Gerrard is thrilled to be a part of ESC’s production of Julius Caesar.

Introducing Trebonius!Joe Staton (Trebonius/Flavius/Pindarus) Joe Staton is a British, New York–based actor and company ...
06/16/2026

Introducing Trebonius!

Joe Staton (Trebonius/Flavius/Pindarus) Joe Staton is a British, New York–based actor and company member of ESC. He is proud and excited to be back working once again with this incredible company. Recently, he wrote his first play, Snazzy, which was featured on BBC News. His favourite stage credits include Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest, The Actor in The Woman In Black, Banquo in Macbeth, Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet, Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (ESC), Mr Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew, and Fred in A Christmas Carol. He is also the co-founder of RiffRaff NYC, a company dedicated to providing opportunities for immigrant artists. Training: The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, London

 www.joestaton.net Joe Staton

Introducing Cassius!Celeste Moratti (Cassius), is a proud member of this magnificent Ensemble. Shakespeare-related credi...
06/16/2026

Introducing Cassius!

Celeste Moratti (Cassius), is a proud member of this magnificent Ensemble. Shakespeare-related credits:  AD and founder of First Maria Ensemble and current company member of Ensemble Shakespeare Company, ADKShakespeare, Titan Theatre Company, Hyperion Theatre. Acting credits with ESC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet. Other Shakespeare acting credits include Hamlet, Macbeth, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Henry VI parts 1, 2 and 3, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III, The Tempest, Measure for Measure. Directing credits include Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It. Other (non-Shakespeare) credits (selected): Theatre (acting): Medea, A crazy Sound, Angelina, Boing Boing Against the wall, Ting Ting in our heads, Hamlet Hallucinations, Days of Antonio, Night Lights, The Theory of Color, Red Noir, Rhinoceros. Directing: Really Really, The Wolves, Bodas de Blood. Member of the Living Theatre, the American Mime Theatre, Teatro Patologico. Film Credits: My Mother’s Fairy Tales, Fight The Panda Syndicate, L’Uomo Gallo, Traffickers, Murder of God’s Banker. Celeste is also a PRA (Patsy Rodenburg Associate, certified by master voice and Shakespeare teacher Patsy Rodenburg, OBE), a member of the Voice and Speech faculty at the Stella Adler Studio in NYC, and she regularly teaches Voice and Shakespeare workshops in NYC and Milan, Italy.

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