Olivia D'Ambrosio | Producing Artistic Director, Founding Member
BY DAY.
Faculty, MIT (Acting)
Yoga Instructor
AT BRIDGE REP.
So... many... hats.
Liv is by her own definition an "arts-trepreneur". An actor first, her performance credits include The Poets’ Theatre, New Rep, Bridge Rep of Boston, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Trinity Rep, Asolo Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse and Hartford Stage. Liv teaches Acting in the Department of Music & Theatre Arts at MIT. She has directed Salomé and Julius Caesar for Bridge Rep. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep, a BA in Theatre & Dance from Amherst College (summa cum laude), and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. www.oliviadambrosio.com
Faculty, MIT (Acting)
Yoga Instructor
AT BRIDGE REP.
So... many... hats.
Liv is by her own definition an "arts-trepreneur". An actor first, her performance credits include The Poets’ Theatre, New Rep, Bridge Rep of Boston, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Trinity Rep, Asolo Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse and Hartford Stage. Liv teaches Acting in the Department of Music & Theatre Arts at MIT. She has directed Salomé and Julius Caesar for Bridge Rep. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep, a BA in Theatre & Dance from Amherst College (summa cum laude), and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. www.oliviadambrosio.com
ABOVE. Olivia (middle) on set at WGBH / TV with Shura Baryshnikov + Jared Bowen
Esme Allen | Founding MemberBY DAY.
Faculty, Salem State University Instructor, Wheelock Family Theatre Visual Artist AT BRIDGE REP. Scenic + Properties Designer, Actor, Event Photographer, Quoter of Golden Girls Esme is a Boston-based actor and educator. Boston-area acting credits include Muckrakers, Elephant Man and Amadeus (New Repertory Theatre), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (IRNE Nomination- Best Supporting Actress); North Shore Fish (Gloucester Stage Company); The Cherry Orchard,Middletown and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); and Coriolanus (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company). Television credits include The Devil You Know (HBO); The Good Wife (CBS); Ask the Bartender (FOXNEWS). Scenic design credits include Bridge Repertory Theater’s production of Julius Caesar and Gidion’s Knot. She earned her MFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. She is a Founding Artistic Associate of The Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston and teaches at Salem State University and Wheelock College. 
ABOVE. Esme on her set for Julius Caesar
McCaela Donovan | Founding MemberBY DAY.
Assistant Director of the BU School of Theatre AT BRIDGE REP. Actor, Creative Consultant, Singer Like Woah McCaela Donovan is an actress, theatre educator, and audition coach. 7 time IRNE nominated and 4 time broadwayworld nominated actress, she is also a founder of Bridge Repertory Theatre of Boston. She has performed Off Broadway and in various regional theatres, including Primary Stages, NYMTF, ArtsEmerson,The Huntington Theatre Co, American Repertory Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, Gloucester Stage Co, Commonwealth Shakespeare Co, Actor’s Shakespeare Project, Lyric Stage Company, New Repertory Theatre, Company One, Stoneham Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Reagle Music theatre and the Children’s Theatre of Sioux Falls, SD. A member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA and SAFD, McCaela received her BFA in musical theatre from Ithaca College, her MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College and her MFA in Acting from Brandeis University. She has worked and taught at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Dean College, Emmanuel College, Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts and is grateful to be a proud member of the BU School of Theatre. Go Terriers! 
ABOVE. McCaela in The Lover,
Bridge Rep's Premiere Production Bridgette HayesBY DAY.
Executive Assistant to the President, Boston Conservatory at Berklee AT BRIDGE REP. Financial Officer, Actor, Dramaturg, Costume Design, Watcher of Windows, Curator of Free Printing Bridgette was bitten by the acting bug at the wee age of eight and has been active in theatre ever since. She holds a BFA in Acting from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, a Certificate of Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts, and is finishing a Masters in Dramatic Arts at Harvard University. She joined Bridge Rep after playing Calpurnia in the company's Julius Caesar at the Boston Center for the Arts. She has worked with other Boston theatre companies Flat Earth, Hub Theatre, Bad Habit Productions, Fresh Ink, Wax Wings Productions, The Longwood Players, Suffolk University Theatre, MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Vaquero Playground, Boston Playwrights Theatre, and Next Door Theatre Company. Bridgette is particularly committed to creating theatre that sparks discussion and progressive change. Her dream is to purchase a space in Boston that offers affordable rehearsal space and shared resources for Boston fringe theatre companies. www.thebridgettehayes.com 
ABOVE. Bridgette as a dead nurse maintaining her good looks and co-hosting Halloween Trivia with Edgar Allan "Bro"
Kate PaulsenBY DAY.
Actor, Model, Voice Over Artist, Teaching Artist AT BRIDGE REP. Ticketing + Event Registration Liaison, Actor, Baker of Surprisingly Delicious Gluten Free Treats Kate makes her living by creating. Whether on stage, in front of the camera, or behind the scenes, she can be found filling her days with the creative habit. Her wide range of experience includes: acting (stage and film), commercial work, modeling, industrial video, dancing, directing, singing, teaching and producing. Kate holds a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Dance from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. She then spent 8 years working with the Lit Moon Theatre Company, performing in Southern California and Eastern Europe. Recent Boston theatre credits include Portia in Julius Caesar (Bridge Rep), Henry in Henry V (Arts After Hours), The Nina Variations, Midsummer and Romeo and Juliet (Brown Box), and Uncle Vanya (Apollinaire Theatre Co.) She resides in Medford with the love of her life, Juan, and their adorable cat, Vera. "Love, Prize, Honor." 
ABOVE. Kate (right) drawing the raffle winner at our
Ides of March Toga(ish) Party Joe Short | Founding MemberBY DAY.
Dance & Theatre Production Technician at Harvard University, Faculty at URI (Acting) AT BRIDGE REP. Actor, Lighting Designer, TD, Builder of All Things Joe is an actor, teaching artist, and theatre technician. Acting credits include Lyric Stage, Stoneham Theatre, Bridge Rep, Gamm Theatre, and Trinity Rep. He has served as the Production Manager at Gloucester Stage and in the Production Department at Boston Conservatory.
ABOVE. Joe in rehearsal for Julius Caesar
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Skylar Burks
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Stage Management Fellow, Huntington Theatre AT BRIDGE REP. Graphic Designer, Stage Manager, Sound Designer, Mutterer of Sotto Vocce Ironic Comments Skye is a graduate of Boston University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management and minored in Sound Design. She grew up and began stage managing in Marietta, Georgia, though when asked she will always claim to be from Atlanta. If she isn't in the theatre, she is probably mourning the loss of another of her favorite characters on Game of Thrones. Credits include: Chewing Gum Dreams/Intervention (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Julius Caesar (Bridge Rep), Gidion’s Knot (Bridge Rep), Cendrillon (Boston University Theatre), The Colored Museum (Huntington Theatre Company), and A Raisin in the Sun (Huntington Theatre Company).
Marc J. FranklinBY DAY.
Office Assistant, Dramatists PlayServices Host, Otto Enoteca AT BRIDGE REP. Director of Social & Multi-Media, Setter of the Bar for Men's Fashion Marc is a New York based actor, singer, and freelance photographer. An alumnus of Boston College, he first worked with Bridge Rep as an Assistant Stage Manager for the company's premier production, The Lover, then joined the artistic staff in 2013. An avid internet lover, Marc utilizes social media to bring Bridge Rep, the arts community, and our digital audiences together. To learn more, check out www.marcjfranklin.com or twitter (@marcjfranklin).
MJ Halberstadt | Founding MemberBY DAY.
Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College AT BRIDGE REP. Company Management Liaison, Playwright, Master of Dry Comedy MJ is a Boston-based playwright and alumnus of Emerson College (BA Theatre Education) and Boston University (MFA Playwriting). Full-length productions include Brute (Pingree School), Grindr (and other concerns) (The Survivalists), i don't know where we're going but i promise we're lost (Boston Teen Acting Troupe), That Time the House Burned Down (Fresh Ink Theatre), The Launch Prize (Bridge Rep of Boston) and not Jenny (Bridge Rep of Boston). He has had short plays presented at Boston Actors Theater, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, FV Productions, The Brick, Happy Medium Theatre, KNOW Theatre, Little Fish Theatre and StrangeDog Theatre. He has earned invitations to the Boston Center for the Arts/Company One PlayLab, Boston University's Creative Writing Global Fellowship, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's Region 1 Conference and Last Frontier Theatre Conference. He is a Founding Artistic Associate of Bridge Rep of Boston and member of Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. MJHalberstadt.com 
ABOVE. MJ (left) running a production meeting.
Amie LytleBY DAY.
Yoga Instructor AT BRIDGE REP. Social Media + Website Development, Actor, Creator + Co-Executive Producer of Chips Amie is a Boston and Cape Cod-based actress. She made her boston debut with Bridge Rep in the company's production of not Jenny. Amie has performed with Sleeping Weazel, 333 Productions, W.H.A.T., Harbor Stage Company, Boston Theater Company, Manhattan Rep, Dance New Amsterdam, The Looking Glass Theater, Atlantic Theater Company (workshop) and Shakespeare Now! She holds her MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio and her BA in Theater from Muhlenberg College (cum laude). Amie also works in the New England area as a yoga teacher. In her spare time, she enjoys gluten free baking and babysitting everyone's dogs! www.amielytle.com 
ABOVE. Amie in not Jenny
Juan C. Rodríguez | Founding MemberBY DAY.
Administrator in the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts + Sciences AT BRIDGE REP. Front of House Coordinator, Actor, Long + High Jumper Juan has worked in Boston as a performer, educator and administrator since graduating from Boston College in 2011. Born Puerto Rican, Juan also finds a home in Orlando, Florida kickin' it poolside. In addition to stage time with Bridge Rep, Juan has also played with local companies Apollinaire Theatre, Brown Box Theatre Project and Commonwealth Shakespeare. He lives in Medford with his lovely actress wife, Kate, and jet-black cat, Vera.
John TraceyBY DAY.
Administrative Assistant, MIT AT BRIDGE REP. Associate Producer, Actor, Assistant Stage Manager, Properties Designer, Therapist to the Producing Artistic Director, .gif Technician John is a native Marylander and a natural New Englander. When not building the Bridge, he enjoys baking (lots of baking) and watching movies where gigantic monsters destroy New York which is always actually Toronto because of the tax incentives. He holds a BFA in Acting from the University of the Arts and an MFA from Brown University/Trinity Rep. Acting credits include The Launch Prize and Julius Caesar at Bridge Rep; The Crucible at Trinity Rep; and The Lady from Dubuque and The Duchess of Malfi at Brown University/Trinity Rep. 
ABOVE. John (left) as Cassius in Julius Caesar
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