• VIOLA / CURIO & PRIEST

    Julia (she/her) spent the last three years at the Atlantic Acting School and is so grateful to be completing her BFA with the Classical Studio. Recent credits: Abigail in Sisters on the Ground, Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (Atlantic Acting School/NYU Tisch), Christina in Fefu and Her Friends, Wendla in Spring Awakening (Broad Street Players). Much love to the 24-25 Cohort, the Classical faculty, Sarah Paulson (duh), and her family & friends. @juliabedeian. juliabedeian.com.

  • SIR TOBY / SEBASTIAN

    Tanner BenDebba (he/they) is a graduating senior at NYU Tisch. He received his primary training at the Experimental Theater Wing before going on to study at the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam. Recent Credits: Chorus - Trojan Women (ETW), Vanity Seagull - When the Sea Calls (ETW), Ship Guy/Cottage Daddy/Puppeteer - FRNKNSTN (ETW). He would like to thank his family, friends, JJ, and everyone at The Classical Studio. Enjoy the show!

  • MALVOLIO / CAPTAIN & OFFICER 2

    Ben Bonnici (he/him) is a fourth-year student NYU Tisch Drama from Melbourne, Australia. He has trained at the Classical Studio, New Studio on Broadway (NSB), and NYU Tisch’s Berlin Drama program. Alongside his BFA studies, Ben has also trained in contemporary drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Recent credits: Boneyard of Beasts (NYU Tisch), A Doll’s House (NYU Berlin), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (NSB), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (NSB). Twelfth Night is Ben’s favourite Shakespeare play, and he is beyond thrilled to be performing in it. He is so grateful to the incredible faculty and his fellow cast members for inspiring him every day throughout this rehearsal process. @thebenbonnici

  • SIR TOBY / SEBASTIAN

    Xander Candib (He/Him) is a Senior at NYU and is thrilled to be part of the Classical Studio’s production of Twelfth Night. He studied for two and a half years at Playwrights Horizons Theater School Downtown and studied for a semester in Berlin as a part of the Stanislavski, Brecht, and Beyond an Integrated Approach to Actor Training in Berlin program. Notable roles at NYU include (Henry/Tree Ensemble) in A Monster Calls and (Spencer) in I Know You Know. He did lights too. @Xander-Candib on insta.

  • ORSINO / SIR ANDREW

    Evan Clausen (he/him) is a senior at Tisch School of the Arts, having studied at the Meisner and Classical Studios, as well as the NYU Berlin abroad program. He recently appeared in a staged reading of Andy Donnelly’s new play Trap Game, as well as the Meisner studio’s productions of Cymbeline, A Few Good Men, and The Chekhov Project. He has also recently appeared in various short films, including Plastic Love, Who Watches the Watchmen, Splitting Image, and Eat Fresh. Evan works occasionally as an amateur casting director, having recently cast the short film Bodegalogue, as well as an upcoming music video for recording artist Dali Rose. In his free time, he likes to go on runs and spend time with his dogs. He would like to thank Heike Gehring for her wisdom and her guidance. @evan.clausen

  • FESTE / FABIAN

    Jack Garrett (he/him) is a third-year NYU Tisch Drama student who, prior to his time at the Classical Studio, was sculpted into a multi-hyphenate artist during his primary training at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. Recent credits: Dull in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare in the Square/NYU Tisch), Green in Richard II (Shakespeare in the Square/NYU Tisch), and Oswald in King Lear (Shakespeare in the Square/NYU Tisch). While he loves Shakespeare, Jack would like to take this chance to give a huge thanks to a few of his other loves: his boyfriend Aleks, his parents, and, of course, the rest of his Classical family! @jack_garrettt

  • MARIA / ANTONIO

    Nadia Hocum (she/her) is a Junior studying Drama with a double major in English at New York University. Prior to joining the Classical Studio, she completed her two years of primary training in the Meisner Studio. Outside of acting, Nadia was trained in a dance conservatory program for 15 years where her love of all things theatre grew. When she is not in rehearsals or studio she enjoys writing, watching films, and spending as much time with her friends and family as possible!

  • VIOLA / CURIO & PRIEST

    Olivia Keville (she/her) is thrilled to be in the Classical Studio’s Twelfth Night for her final year at NYU. She studied for three years at the Atlantic Acting School, and worked on such projects as Sisters on the Ground (AD, Georgia), Splitting Up Together (Mae), Frogs (Xanthias), Fetch and the Rat (Narrator), and Women of Trachis (Lichas). She’s never been shipwrecked before but hey… you never know…

  • ORSINO / SIR ANDREW

    Charlie Melkonian is an actor born and based in New York City. Charlie started his acting training at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he studied at the Atlantic Acting School and The Classical Studio. Alongside NYU’s BFA program, Charlie has also studied the Meisner Technique in the William Esper Studio’s Two Year Program. When Charlie is not acting, he enjoys singing and playing guitar, writing, hanging out with his friends, and most of all, eating.

  • MARIA / ANTONIO

    Nicola Oelofse is a fourth year NYU Tisch School of the Arts Student from Durban, South Africa. During Nicola’s time at NYU she trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute prior to joining the Classical Studio. Alongside her acting training, Nicola has studied at the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing as a screenwriter. She is thrilled to have had the opportunity to be a part of this Twelfth Night production.

  • FESTE / FABIAN

    Diana (she/they) is a fourth year Tisch Drama student and previously trained at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School prior to joining The Classical Studio. Recent credits: The Slate/Who The Water Carries (The Tank), FEARLESS (NYU Tisch), Lottie and the Deep Blue Sea (Ars Nova), PD(s)A (Lincoln Center), Archie’s Weird Parody (Theatre Row). Diana is absolutely thrilled that Twelfth Night is her last college show, and wouldn’t want to share it with anyone other than the incredible 13 people beside her. @dianarendon_. diana-rendon.com.

  • OLIVIA / VALENTINE & OFFICER 1

    Sadie Shea is an actor, dancer, and cellist in her final year at NYU. She has trained at the Classical Studio, Atlantic Acting Studio, Experimental Theatre Wing, and NYU Berlin Drama program. Recent credits include: A Guide to Self-Synthesis (Opera Lab Berlin), Play by Ear (La MaMa Galleria), in lucem (Tisch Drama Stage), Homebody (Tisch Student Works) and Zero (ETW). She recently premiered her new show, SMOKESHOW, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She thanks the entire ensemble and faculty for their constant support and trust. @sadie.shea

  • MALVOLIO / CAPTAIN & OFFICER 2

    Augustin Ugarte is a third-year student at NYU Tisch studying Drama. He studied at the Meisner Studio for his first two years where he played Laurie in Little Women. He’s so thrilled to be a part of the Classical Studio this year. Enjoy the show!

  • OLIVIA / VALENTINE & OFFICER 1

    Ella Vertenten (she/her) is a junior here at NYU Tisch Drama. She spent her first two years of training studying acting, playwriting, and directing at the Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Ella’s very excited to be working on her first ever Shakespeare production with this talented, joyous company. Much love to Dad, Mom, & Max: the best cheerleaders a girl could ask for. Instagram: @ella_vertenten