Kerry Auer is a graduate of St. Olaf College where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. She studied acting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, graduating with her MFA in Performing Arts in 2015. This is Kerry’s first role with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. She is very grateful for this amazing opportunity! Previous theatre roles include Cunegonde in Bernstein’s Candide and the Baker’s Wife in Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Kerry is also the author of the musical theatre blog From Score to Stage, a resource for young actors who wish to learn how to analyze a score.

Local Credits: Arena Stage – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Studio Theatre – The Steward of Christendom, Woolly Mammoth Theatre – Half Off, Kennedy Center – Little Women, Metro Stage – Stars in the Morning Sky, American Century Theatre – The Children’s Hour, Rep Stage – More Fun Than Bowling & Les Liasions Dangereuses, Ford’s Theatre – A Christmas Carol, Adventure Theatre – A Little Princess, Round House Theatre – More Fun Than Bowling, Source Theatre – Dumb Supper & A Cry of Players. Film/ TV Credits: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Homicide: Life on the Streets, That Night, Blue Mouse, Rebel Rebel. Directing credits: Circus Millennia, Arts on the Horizon, Kennedy Center & Arlington Children’s Theatre. Jen is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, attended Ithaca College and has a degree in Theatre from UMW. Locally, she studied acting with Joy Zinnoman at Studio Theatre, physical theatre at Living Stage as well as mask work and LeCoq clowning with Dody DiSanto. She is grateful to her family and Dr. Lind for helping launch her out of retirement!

Padi Goudarzi, chorus, is singing in her first production with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. And she is excited to be working with such a friendly and talented group of people.