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Leo Bond
Artistic Associate, Resident Dramaturg
Leo fell in love with theater at the ripe old age of eleven after seeing a production of The Sound of Music. Although the works of William Shakespeare remain his deepest love, Leo secretly still adores musicals. Leo has earned a BA in Theater from DeSales University, an MA in Education from Boston College, and an MA in Theater from Villanova University. Career highlights include four seasons (and counting!) with Berserker Theatre, three seasons with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, writing and producing a new work world premiere at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and directing a solo performance production for United Solo, the largest solo theater festival in the world. Leo credits his eight siblings for his deep love of communal creative play and is absolutely delighted to share his passion for active embodied theater with Berserker Theatre and its audiences.
Elise D'Avella
Artistic Associate, Resident Director
Elise D'Avella earned her MA in Theatre from Villanova University in 2016. Since graduating, she has directed for Simpatico Theatre, Inis Nua Theatre Company, Juniper Productions, Svaha Theatre Collective, and ReVamp Collective. She has assistant directed with the Wilma Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, and the Lantern Theatre. She loves reimagining the classics, impossible stage directions, and making collaborative theatre. When she isn't directing, Elise teaches theatre at Greene Street Friends School and practices to one day be a contestant on the Great British Bake Off.
Alec Farquharson
Director of Marketing and Social Media
Alec Farquharson is a Boston-based actor, with a specialty in comedy and improv, who is proud to return for an eighth season with this company. Previous roles include: Mark Antony (Julius Caesar), Puck (Midsummer), and Phoebe (As You Like It). Alec has gained internet infamy with his sketch comedy channel, Hello Generic, has starred in two feature films by Rhode Island director Richard Griffin, and has performed in over 400 interactive murder mystery shows. In his spare time, Alec likes to draw, read, and play with his beloved dog.
Nicky Khor
Director of Development and Audience Engagement
Originally from Penang, Malaysia, Nicky came to the United States at the tender age of ten. There he swiftly dropped his accent and picked up an affinity for writing in the third person. He is an alum of Whitman College, the apprentice company at Horizon Theatre (ATL), and the NTI Theatermakers program. Nicky joined Berserker through a decade-long friendship with its Artistic Director, Jess Otterbine. They, alongside fellow ensemble member Alec Farquharson, were staff at the NYSSSA School of Theatre; Nicky still teaches there as its movement instructor. Recent credits include Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night (Tieline Theater), Lennox in Macbeth (Gallery Players), and Guildenstern/Osric in Hamlet (Spokehouse Productions). Legend has it he’s the reason the Mona Lisa smiles.
Kevin Mucchetti
Resident Music Director/Composer, Website Administrator
Kevin Mucchetti is a Philadelphia-based composer, music director, and pianist. He currently serves as Director of Music for Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington, Delaware. He also acts as collaborative pianist for the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware. His original compositions for theatre have been performed throughout the region, including productions in the New York Musical Festival and Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival.
Jess Otterbine
Artistic Director
Jess Otterbine is a Philadelphia-based actor, educator, and historical interpreter. She has worked locally in Philly with theatres including Svaha Theatre Collective, Walnut Street Theater, Arden Theatre Company, and Theatre Exile. She has written and produced her own solo performances Ophelia and Ravished. She was the movement instructor and Assistant Director for Administration for seven years with the New York State Summer School of the Arts, as well as teaching at a primary, secondary, and collegiate level. Jess is an alum of the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and holds a Masters in Theatre Studies from Villanova University.
Building Berserker Theatre with her favorite collaborators is the greatest joy of her professional career.
Drew Scott
Resident Director
DREW SCOTT is a director, actor, and theatre educator. He earned his M.F.A. in Directing from the University of California-Irvine where he worked and studied with such internationally recognized artists as Jerzy Grotowski, Patrick Stewart, Luis Valdez, and Robert Cohen. Directing credits include: the American premiere of Edward Bond’s Restoration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of La Mancha, As You Like It, Gruesome Playground Injuries, The Imaginary Invalid, Blithe Spirit, Twelfth Night, The Crucible, Krapp’s Last Tape, Translations, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Look Homeward Angel, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar (co-director),The Servant of Two Masters, Mauritius, Stop Kiss, The King of Spain’s Daughter, and Earnest in Love. As an actor he has appeared regionally at The McCarter Theatre, Hartford Stage, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Upstate Repertory Company, Millbrook Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and Off-Broadway at The Abingdon Theatre Company.
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