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About the Bards
Elyssa Bjorkman (Elyssa of the Northern Sea)
Elyssa received her degree in Theatre and Voice from Salem State University. Throughout her career, Elyssa has been in numerous productions including The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate Queen), Patience (Saphir), Utopia Limited (Princess Kalyba), The Mikado (PittiSing), Twelfth Night (Feste), HMS Pinafore (Cousin Hebe), and Into the Woods (Rapunzel) to name a few. Catch Elyssa as Guenevere in the Lilac Players’ upcoming June production of Camelot.
Elizabeth Clutts (Mary MorningMist)
Elizabeth Clutts, soprano, attended The New England Conservatory of Music and studies with Bradley Williams. A native of Traverse City Michigan, she attended Interlochen Arts Academy as a classical voice major. Miss Clutts has recently been seen as Josephine in HMS Pinafore. She has also performed the rolls of Virtu (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Proserpina (Orpheus in the Underworld) and The Wife (A Simple Sort of Affair). Partial roles include Damigella (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Mercédès (Carmen). Recent debut with Longwood Opera in their Enchanted Evenings Summer Concert Series, WholeTone Opera in their Inhuman Voices Recital and Moonsong 1 and 2 recitals. Miss Clutts is a studio artist with Parlour Opera Players and premiered the role of Klara Schultz in the world premiere of A Game of Werewolf in Boston 2017.
Sara Delong (The Tavern Keeper)
Northern Californian turned Bostonian, soprano Sara DeLong is a firm believer in accessible and life changing performing arts with a passion for contemporary works and modern interpretations of the classics. Sara offers audiences “a bearing and a voice that shine” (Davis Enterprise) in performances reviewed as “stunning” (Worcester Telegram) and “incredible” (Sacramento Press). Recent performances include Brahms’ Requiem in Requiem for the Living with Carduus, Sister Margaretta in Sound of Music with Reagle Music Theatre, and Phoebe in Yeomen of the Guard with the Sudbury Savoyards. When not on stage, Sara can be found producing, directing, or else concert managing for the award winning Blue Heron ensemble. www.Sara-Delong.com
Marnen Laibow-Koser (The Loremaster)
Marnen Laibow-Koser is a composer, musician, and computer geek originally from the New York area. He studied Contemporary Improvisation at New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. A professional performer, composer, music engraver, and Web developer, Marnen has also worked in computer animation and enjoys medieval reenactment and folk dance. www.marnen.org
Allyn McCourt (Mert McLoud)
Allyn Hayes McCourt is a conductor, violist, and baritone from Jamaica Plain, MA. Ecclectic and energetic, Allyn pushes his artistry and musical passion in every direction possible. Allyn continues to make strides in musical theater, opera, and conducting while also honing his abilities on the violin, viola, guitar and piano. During his graduate studies at New England Conservatory of Music, Allyn studied under Dr. Ian Howell and worked with many esteemed directors and conductors - Crystal Manich, Christopher Larkin, Hugh Wolf, and Stephen Lord to name a few. Allyn is versed in Meisner acting technique, and has studied chamber performance, period dance, stage combat, foreign language, Renaissance improvisation and diction. Allyn continues to strive as educator to promote the musical education of all urban students, regardless of socioeconomic status and continues to work towards that goal. www.manoucheurbain.com
Timothy Ayres-Kerr (The Chronicler/Composer)
Timothy Ayres-Kerr is a tenor, voice teacher, composer, arranger, director, producer, researcher and amateur guitarist. He teaches voice at The Franklin School for the Performing Arts and Dean College while maintaining an active and diverse performance schedule—this includes opera, oratorio, song recitals, musical theater, early music, pop tunes and original compositions. He holds a BM in vocal performance and an MM in vocal pedagogy from the New England Conservatory. He is the composer and librettist for the award-winning 'A Game of Werewolf' which has been performed in three states. Guided by his eclectic taste, Tim hopes to continue right on—challenging established beliefs, singing old songs, and making things that you’ve never seen before. In the summer months you can find him and his bride-to-be bobbing about on their small sailboat in the Boston Harbor. see and hear more at www.TimSingsThings.com