Ben is elated to be back with Classics on the Rocks for his third main stage show and second year in a row playing Bardolph! Previously seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry V. He is a chef by trade, and has managed kitchens all over NYC. Special thanks to Rachel, Will, Sharon & Tori - because theatre is best made with people you love. Shoutout to Justine & Vinnie for helping me run lines & endless support.

Bradley Nowacek is originally from Milwaukee, WI, where he was a youth actor, cellist, and occasional mathlete. Favorite roles include Usher/Understanding (Everybody, Milwaukee Rep), Fester (The Addams Family, Yale), Touchstone (As You Like It, First Stage) and M (Lungs, The Grange Theatre). In 2023, he received a BA from Yale, and now lives in NYC with his two roommates and his cello, Roger.

Bridget Randolph is thrilled to be back with Classics on the Rocks for their latest romp! Previously she played Perdita in CotR's production of The Winters' Tale, and regularly appears in Shake-scene Shakespeare's cue script productions (incl. as Laertes, Kate the Shrew & Rosalind). Bridget trained with MGC Futures Co. & Salon:Collective (London UK) and Magnet Theater (NYC). IG: @bridget.m.randolph

John is a playwright, fight choreographer, intimacy director, and actor. He's stoked to walk the boards with his Classics family once more after appearing as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2019, Leontes in The Winter's Tale in 2018, and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice in 2015.  johnmckoll.com

John has been working with Classics on the Rocks for the past 10 years and has enjoyed every opportunity to create with them. Previous roles have included: Gower in Henry V, Thesus/Oberon in Midsummer and Polixenes in Winter's Tale. John has also worked with Titan Theatre Company as a member of their Young Artist Company. Many thanks to all friends, family and co-workers for their support, with special thanks to my husband Genaro for always being there.

Megan (they/them) is happy to join their first show with Classics on the Rocks! Regional credits include: Paralyzed, Handle with Care (Florida Studio Theatre), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Citadel), Pirates of Penzance (Great Plaines). Current student at Atlantic Acting School, BFA East Carolina University

Melina Rabin (she/her) is a New York based actor and dramaturg from San Diego, California. Past acting projects include "A Doll’s House" (Foul Fiend Theatre Troupe), "The Up Above" (NYU Steinhardt), and "Down in the Holler" (Stella Adler). Melina is a founding member of Lighthouse Ladies, a women-led film and theater production company (@lighthouseladiesco). As a dramaturg, she has worked on productions with Citizen Arts and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she recently completed her BFA in Drama. She now uses that theater degree to perform children’s puppet shows at Puppetsburg NYC—because silly puppet voices require some pretty advanced acting training. Thank you x a million to Classics on the Rocks and the cast and creative team of Merry Wives!

Patrick is proud to have worked on Merry Wives with this wonderful cast! Past shows with Classics include Henry V, The Tempest (Prospero), Dekker’s Shoemaker’s Holiday (Lord Mayor), The Winter’s Tale (Old Shepherd/Ensemble), Merchant of Venice (Aragon/Duke/Old Gobbo), Much Ado About Nothing (Antonio and Dogberry), Julius Caesar (Mark Antony) and As You Like It (Touchstone/Charles/Corin). Thanks to Sharon/Will/Victoria/Rachel and to everyone who has come to watch over the years!

​​Peirce Robinson is a Philadelphia-raised actor and filmmaker, currently based out of the Upper East Side. He graduated from Brandeis University in 2022 with majors in Theater Arts and Film, as well as a minor in Journalism. Peirce is an actor combatant and a lover of sketch comedy; in 2022, he served as president, treasurer and writing coordinator for Boris' Kitchen Sketch Comedy Troupe. Peirce played the Dauphin in Classics on the Rocks production of Henry V last summer. Peirce is thrilled to be involved with Merry Wives, and hopes you enjoy the show, and that you might possibly maybe give him flowers or something once it's done.

Sam is so thrilled to be a part of this Classics on the Rocks production! She recently graduated from Columbia where she majored in English. Sam has studied classical acting at Yale, LAMDA, and BADA. When not performing Shakespeare or new works, you can find Sam goofing off with her rock fusion band, My Mom Is Here.

Sharon is thrilled to be back on stage with Classics on the Rocks. Classics on the Rocks credits include: Chorus in Henry V, Sybil in Thomas Dekker’s The Shoemaker’s Holiday, Hermione in The Winter’s Tale, and Rosalind in As You Like It. Other credits include: Hecate/Lady MacDuff in Macbeth, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Gertrude in Hamlet, and Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra. Sharon has a BA in Theatre from UCLA. She is proud to be a founding member of Classics on the Rocks. 

Stephanie Greenwood is a British/South African actor and writer. She has recently graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with an MFA in Acting. Selected Stage credits: Trompe L’Oeil (Emergence Festival, UK), As You Like It (RCS), Twelfth Night (RCS/Shakespeare’s Globe), It’s Beautiful Over There (Edinburgh Fringe/London Seven Dials Theatre), Soldier On (London The Other Palace).

After studying and performing in and around NYC in 90's and early 2000's(Yes, he's that old) William decided it was time to start his own company. Based on the idea that all Shakespeare needs to be enjoyed are actors who trust in each other and the text, and an audience to go along on the journey, Classics on the Rocks focuses on stripped back storytelling that let the language breath and the characters sing. Over the past decade, he has directed Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and Henry V. He has also performed in Merchant of Venice(Gratiano) Twelfth Night(Malvolio), A Midsummer Night's Dream(Peter Quince) and As You Like It(Jaques) to name a few. He studied directing with Sarah Holdren, Geoffrey Owens and at the Sam Wannamaker theatre in London. In addition to his work with Classics on the Rocks, William also does verse and text coaching. All my love and admiration to this amazing cast, it has been an honor walking the boards with you. Special shout out to Rachel, who had vastly superior ideas about this play to anything that I could ever dream of. "Thank you all"

After a brief hiatus to spend time with her son, Victoria is excited to be back on the Classics stage. She would like to thank the entire cast for making this process even more fun than she remembered. She would also like to thank her family for their unwavering support and her son for reminding her that there is always time to play.