Jul 7, 2023
Esther Williamson graduated from SPU in 1998 with a double major in theatre and English, then earned her master’s of fine arts from the Academy for Classical Acting at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. Now she’s an actor and a teaching artist based in Brooklyn, New York.
A proud member of Taffety Punk Theatre Company, Esther has been praised by The Washington Post and numerous local critics for her deft handling of the heightened text and her grounded, soulful onstage presence. With Taffety Punk, she has performed over half of Shakespeare’s canon, as well as several new and classic works. She’s also acted and taught with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Opera House Arts in Stonington, and many, many others.
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