Carlo Albán

Borachio/Friar Francis/Musician

Broadway: Sweat (Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway: Romeo y Julieta, References to Salvador Dalí (Public Theater); Tamburlaine (TFANA); A Small, Melodramatic Story, Intríngulis (Labyrinth). Regional: The Odyssey (A.R.T.); Fandango (La Jolla); Whitelisted (CATF); The River Bride, Much Ado, Timon of Athens (OSF). London: Rare Earth Mettle (Royal Court). Film: Mile 22, Hurricane Streets, 21 Grams, Whip It, Margaret. TV: “Sesame Street,” “Thicker Than Blood,” “Prison Break,” “Black Bird.” Member of Labyrinth Theater Company. 

Mayelah Barrera

Hero

is an actress, singer, and dancer from Monterrey, Mexico. A proud graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, she debuted in New York with El Otro Oz at TheaterWorks, including its national tour. Barrera’s standout performances include co-starring as 'Fátima' in the sold-out run of Desaparecidas and singing with Jaime Lozano & La Familia at Lincoln Center. Additional credits: In Her Bones (Regional). She’s thrilled to make her debut at The Public! IG: @mayelahbarreram 

Daniel Bravo Hernández

Claudio

is a NYC actor, born and raised. He believes Shakespeare wrote for the common people and is excited to participate in a production that will be accessible to all, including the Spanish speakers of NYC. Finalmente algo para mi gente! After closing Sam Gold’s Romeo + Juliet on Broadway, he’s honored to continue working on Shakespeare and hopes to keep doing it. Gracias a mis padres, Brian D. Hills, Clara Bello, y a Dios. 

Hiram Delgado

Don Pedro/Verges

is a Puerto Rican Cuban actor and writer. Broadway: Tony winning revival of Take Me Out (Second Stage/Schoenfeld Theatre). Off-Broadway: The Hours are Feminine (INTAR), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Romeo y Julieta (Public Theater), Agnes (59E59). Regional: Two Sisters and a Piano (Two River Theatre), The Model American (Williamstown Theatre Festival). TV/Film: Colapso, “Undercard,” “Homesick,” “New Amsterdam,” “Prodigal Son,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Code.” Training: MFA, NYU Graduate Acting. www.hiramdelgado.com 

Katherine George

Understudy Beatrice, Hero, Margaret/Sexton, Dogberry, Don Juan/Conrade

is an Afro-Latina multi-hyphenate artist and educator from the Bronx, NY by way of the Dominican Republic. Recent acting credits include: House of Blue Robes (LAByrinth Theater Company), blood work (National Black Theater), Bees & Honey (Marin Theater Company), Clyde’s (Denver Center for Performing Arts). She served as a background vocalist for Jennifer Lopez at her NBC Fourth of July performance and Live Spotify Studio Session. Proud member of the Dominican Artist Collective. MFA: Columbia University. 

Robert Marcelo Jiménez

Leonato/Watch

One of Robert’s favorite Public Theater experiences was originating the role of Martinez in Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award winning play, Take Me Out, directed by Joe Mantello. It was a unique opportunity to perform with a show from The Donmar Warehouse in London’s West End to The Public Theater in NYC, and then to the Walter Kerr on Broadway. Originating the role of Eddie in The Block by Dan Hoyle; Dir. Tamilla Woodard for Mark Plesent's Working Theater Five Boroughs/One City Initiative (Urban Stages). 

Keren Lugo

Beatrice

The Public: Comedy of Errors, Romeo y Julieta (radio play), Privacy (with The Donmar Warehouse). Off-Broadway: The Irrepressible Magic of the Tropics (INTAR); Give me Carmelita Tropicana! (Soho Rep); Stargazers (Page 73), At the Wedding (LCT3); Actually, We’re F*cked (Cherry Lane). Regional credits: Yale Rep, Mark Taper Forum, Baltimore Center Stage, Two River Theater, Chautauqua Theater Festival. TV: “New Amsterdam,” “Orange is the New Black,” “The Americans.” Education: University of Puerto Rico, NYU Graduate Acting. 

Cornelius McMoyler

Dogberry

is thrilled to be back with The Public. So many thanks to Jordan & Kate. Gratitude always to Ben, Ashley, Remy, and Alice at A&R. Broadway: Stereophonic. Off-Broadway: Hamlet (Free Shakespeare in the Park), Not My Monster (Flea Theater). New play development with NYTW. Juilliard MFA. 

Jonathan Gabriel Mousset

Understudy: Benedick, Claudio, Leonato/Watch, Don Pedro/Verges, Borachio/Friar Francis/Musician

starred as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys (Ogunquit PH) and debuted at Carnegie Hall in Mozart: Her Story. Credits include In the Heights; tick, tick... BOOM!; Cinderella; Newsies; and It Happened in Key West. Born to Venezuelan immigrants, Mousset began performing at age six. Florida State University, BM in Music Theatre. His debut album One Take: A Jazz Album is available on all streaming platforms. IG: @jonathangabrielnyc

Sara Ornelas

Margaret/Sexton

was born and raised deep in the heart of Texas and wears her Mexican roots proudly. Her favorite credits include Frida Kahlo in A Ribbon About A Bomb, Maria in West Side Story, and Boli in American Mariachi. She was most recently seen in last year’s Mobile Unit’s Comedy of Errors and is excited to return! If she’s not substituting water with iced oat lattes, she’s boxing and sending TikToks at 3am. IG: Saravornelas 

Martín Ortiz

Don Juan/Conrade

is a Mexican American artist based in New York City. Off-Broadway: The Greatest Hits Down Route 66 (59E59). Select credits: Manning (Portland Stage), Passionate Geometries (Symphony Space), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (NYU Grad Acting). MFA from NYU Graduate Acting. 

Nathan M. Ramsey

Benedick

is thrilled to be returning to The Public! As a proud Afro-Latino, U.S. Air Force war veteran, and Bronx, NY native he couldn't be more excited for this production. Theater includes: Shane (Dallas Theater Center), Plays for the Plague Year (The Public Theater), The Tempest (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Training: MFA in Acting, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Thank you, Donna, and my GTG family! To my beautiful wife Courtney...WE HERE!! www.nathanmramsey.com