CHICAGO YOUTH SHAKESPEARE
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meet the team

board of directors

​Amy Kleinman, President  

Louis Fantasia

Lawrence Grimm

William Loesch

Samuela Noumtcheut

Bonnie Seebold

Manon Spadaro

Joshua Zambrano

​Norma Zambrano
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advisory board

Dan Albert
Media Director (retired) | MARC USA

Peter Jacobson
Actor |  Colony, The Americans, House

Alyssa Feinberg Knobel
Councilwoman, Highland Park City Council

Lee May
Major Gifts Officer, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

​David Michel
Director of College Counseling, The Wheeler School, Providence, RI

Wendy Stark Prey 
Costume Designer, Nonprofit Administration

Joe Weisberg
Writer, Producer | Creator of The Americans

​Chana Zelig
Visual Artist, Chicago IL
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staff

Manon Spadaro
Founding Artistic Director

Joshua Zambrano
Director of Community Engagement 

​Meredith Boe
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Development Coordinator

Sarah Liz Bell
Artistic Staff 

Kevin Johnson
​Artistic Associate | Fight Choreographer

Jeremy Ohringer
Principal Guest Artist 

Evelyn Reidy
Visiting Artistic Associate 

CYS is fortunate to work with a number of exceptional teaching artists. View CYS teaching artist bios here.
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interns & apprentices

2019/2020 Season

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Joseph Blakey
University of Notre Dame, Class of 2019

Ryan Borgdorff | Artistic Apprentice & Alumni Relations
Northwestern University

Annie Fishbein | Production Management
Depaul University

Schuyler Harris | Marketing & Audience Services Intern
University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana

Tamara Herst | Artistic Intern
Case Western Reserve University

Henry McCammond-Watts | Artistic Intern
Lawrence University

Eva Oney | Lighting and Sound Designer
Oak Park River Forest High School 

Caelan Reeves | Photography & Media Design
Jones College Prep

Freya Trefonides | Artistic Apprentice
University of Illinois at Chicago

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contact

641 W Lake Street Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60661
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info@chicagoyouthshakspeare.org
​ 773.675.9592

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  • who we are
    • about
    • meet the team >
      • board of directors
      • staff
    • community & arts partners
    • contributors
    • contact >
      • opportunities
  • what we do
    • the ensemble
    • Summer Shakes
    • CYS In-Schools
    • productions
    • the training
    • past programs >
      • battle of the bard
  • why we do it
    • the Bard & the [teenage] Brain
    • in their own words
  • what's up next
  • watch us
  • read
    • bard blog
    • press
  • donate