Shakespeare As You Like It 2024

14 MEET THE CAST Caroline Amos* (Rosalind) is making a childhood dream come true, returning to St. Louis to play Rosalind in the Park. She’s a proud graduate of Nerinx Hall and Webster’s Conservatory and is no stranger to St. Louis Shakespeare Festival: former credits include Hamlet and Puck in the 2016 Education Tour and Rosalind in “Good In Everything”, Shakespeare in the Streets 2014. New York credits include Midsummer: A Banquet ; I’m Happy for You ; and Big St. Germain . Regional: former company member of Great River Shakespeare Festival ( All’s Well That Ends Well , The Comedy of Errors , Romeo & Juliet ); Repertory Theatre of St. Louis ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream ); and Nashville Shakespeare Festival ( Richard II ). She’s currently based in New York City and you can follow her on instagram (@ carolineamos) and TikTok (@caroline. amos) or check out her website (www. carolineamos.com ). This performance is dedicated to Maggie Ryan, her late high school theatre director who introduced her to this world and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. Kathryn A. Bentley* (Corin/LeBeau) has an extensive career as an actor, director and arts educator. She has performed with companies such as The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Portland Stage, Cleveland Playhouse and Buffalo Studio Arena. A few of her directing credits include “Love at the River’s Edge” (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival), Bold, Brave and Curious (Metro Theater Company) and Action (Action Art Collaborative), which she co-produced. From 2018-2021, she was the Artistic Director of Bread & Roses Missouri, directing The Workers’ Theater Project and the company’s first full length productions of Jailbird in 2019 and the radio drama Mrs. Palmer’s Honey in 2021. She is a 2002 Fellow of the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission (RAC) Community Arts Training Institute, and currently serves on their advisory board. In 2014, she was one of the inaugural recipients of the RAC Artist Fellowship and in 2020 she received the Outstanding Working Artist St. Louis Visionary Award. Kathryn is an NCCJ St. Louis Certified Diversity FaciliTrainer. As the Founder and Curator of The Alaiyo Collective. She strives to create compassionate artistic experiences, using theater to lift social consciousness. Beth Bombara (Amiens/Composer) is an accomplished songwriter, performer, and musician whose artistry has left an indelible mark on not only the St. Louis music scene, but across the midwest and beyond. With a career spanning multiple albums, Bombara has garnered acclaim for her ability to craft deeply emotive and thought-provoking lyrics while weaving together various musical styles from folk, rock, jazz to blues. It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. The Columbia Tribune notes, “Her songs live in the same world as greats like Petty and Dylan; Gillian and Joni, and grow up like trees drawing nourishment from their roots. But she never, ever sounds like the “typical” artist who claims these influences; Bombara to zig where someone else might zag, making harder or gentler turns, brushing up against jazz or taking rock toward its fulfillment.” As a performer, Beth has graced stages internationally, showcasing at the UK Americana Festival in London. Whether performing in intimate venues or large festivals, her genuine love for music and connecting with people propel her forward, pushing boundaries and exploring the universal language of song.