CAST AND CREW
Cast
Juliet: Anastasia Wells (Cours Florent, Classe Libre Promotion XXXV, Film credits include ‘La Planque’ and ‘La Tranche de Matin’ directed by Stephanie Duvivier, ‘Therese’ and ‘La Maman et la Putain’ directed by Christine Francois directed by Remi Ozlo. Theatre includes Antigone in ‘Antigone’, Beatrice in ‘Much Ado About Nothing, Lady Fidget in ‘The Rivals’ and Blanche in ‘A Streetcar Name Desire’)
Romeo: Marcus Payne (Graduate of Guildhall School of Acting, appeared in films including 'Guardians of the Galaxy'2014 and 'Robin Hood' 2010, along with numerous short films, video games and theatre productions. He is an accomplished musician, dancer, voice actor and stuntman. Marcus is also a film maker and producer in his own right and is currently working on 'Break'.
Friar Laurence: Kevin McGuire (The Juilliard School trained. Kevin has played lead roles on Broadway, National and International tours of Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Jane Eyre and starred as Uncle Archie in The National Company of The Secret Garden, traveling 80,000 miles to 69 cities all over the world. The production received nods from Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson, Washington’s Helen Hayes, Los Angeles Drama Critics and Carbonell awards. Other New York credits include original cast of Forbidden Broadway ,and John B. Keane’s Big Maggie, Horatio in Hamlet at the Classic Stage Company, The Seagull, Paul Selig’s Body Parts, Gerald Gutierrez’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Mark Lamos’ The Gilded Age. He has also directed over twenty plays as artistic director of the New Play Festival and The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall)
Nurse: Wendy Morgan (Wendy’s career has spanned nearly four decades including the movies 84 Charing X Road, The Mirror Crack’d; Birth of The Beatles and John Schlesinger’s Yanks as Mollie winning The Evening Standard Most Promising Newcomer Award. Sir Jonathan Miller directed her as Bianca in Othello for the BBC and for Granada she was Susan Layton in The Jewel in The Crown. As a regular National Theatre Player she was directed by Sir Peter Hall as Virgilia in Coriolanus and Martine for which she was nominated Best Actress for The Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards. Other Shakespeare has included Desdemona in Othello and Celia in As you like It – Ludlow Festival; Nerissa in Merchant of Venice – Palace Theatre; Lady Mortimer and Doll Tearsheet in Henry IV parts I and II for The Peter Hall Company – Theatre Royal Bath and most recently as Goneril in King Lear at the Cockpit with David Ryall.)
Tybalt: Caroline Askew (Cours Florent. Caroline is delighted to be making her debut with Chateau de l'Isle collaborative. Favourite credits include: Elsa in Festen, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Ophelia in Hamlet, Natasha in The Three Sisters, and Thomasina in Arcadia. She has a BA from the University of Notre Dame and has trained at the Cours Florent where she was awarded the "Prix François Florent - International 2014.")
Capulet: Michael Wells (RADA trained. Has wide repertory experience, including the Bristol Old Vic and the Old Vic. His numerous film and television credits include Lenard Bast in 'Howard's End' and Fleischer in 'The Beaver's Coat'. His production credits include 'A Month in the Country' with Susanna York.)
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Crew
Directors: Helen Stewart and Leander Wells
Having the spark of a brilliant idea...
Having the spark of a brilliant idea...
Composer: Michael Roth (Michael has composed music for over 250 productions worldwide as well as for companies like PBS and Disney. He has collaborated with artists as varied as Madonna, Michael McKean, Randy Newman and Alicia Keys, Tom Stoppard, Christopher Plummer and Dustin Hoffman as composer, accompanist or music director)
Cinematographer: Vincenzo Condorelli (Head of Teri di Cinema, Italy’s main film festival dedicated to cinematography.Cinematographer of several feature length fiction and documentary productions shot in Italy with award winning directors such as Costanza Quatriglio, Pietro Marcello, Franco Maresco, Sergio Stivaletti. He is also head of cinematography at the Documentary and Docu-fiction Department of Italy’s national film school, il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Scuola Nazionale di Cinema.)
Editor: Umberto Barisone (Head of editing department at "Gruppo Alcuni", one of the most important Italian production studios of cartoons, with experience in length feature animated movies, live action and animated series. Responsible for editing and compositing of several awarded independent movies.)
1st Assistant Director: Ed Conder (Ed is a Student at UCL and head of UCL Film Society. As well as sever student films, he has produced and directed several commercials and promos for a variety of clients. His professional experience includes studio running for ITV, Broadcast Assistant for BBC World News and runner at the BBC@Potterrow.)
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Production
Producer: Sarah Stewart (UCL graduate, works for Twickenham Studios and Opus Entertainment, former employers include Open City Docs Festival, Washington DC Environmental Film Festival, Mallard Productions and Prologue Films)
Producer: Francesca Goodwin (Director and Founder of Fabelist Arts Collective; Curatorial partnerships with the Serpentine Gallery, Rivington Place Gallery, The Other Art Fairs, FAD online, Netil House and The Box Park; Consultancy work for GV Art Gallery, Sipsmith)
Producer: Chloe Pinto (Student at New College of the Humanities (Bob & Co Ltd - Production Assistant, SUMS Film and Media - Production Assistant, Seven Publishing - Video Production Assisrant/Assistant Production Coordinator. Credits include Jet Trash (2014) Production Assistant, SENKA Production Floor Runner, Hetty Feather Live Digital Marketing Consultant/ Assistant Education Coordinator)
Producer: Helen Stewart (Student at the New College of Humanities (Hospitality Manager at Chelsea Music Festival, House Manager Taffety Punk Theater Company, Directing intern to Michael Wells at Shakespeare Theater Company, Sound Technician at SEDO, Stage Manager and Lighting/Sound technician Parabola Arts Center, Costume Assistant Iford Opera Festival, Assistant to Gabriela Wills at Royal Opera House Linbury Studios)