Antonio, or What I Would was developed with the Play On Labs and Troy Foundry Theatre

Antonio, or What I Would

May 24-25, 2024

a Shakespearean Solo & a case for Queer visibility

Created by Shayne David Cameris and Brenna Geffers 
Presented in partnership with the Troy Foundry Theatre 

It’s the closing performance of a somewhat successful outdoor production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The actor playing Antonio asks himself, “what happened here” as he finds the queerness of both his character and his own identity relegated to stage left. This wild romp through history, fantasy, swashbuckling, and booty is a love letter to Shakespeare's most famous Gay Pirate...or maybe more of a sext.

Meet the Artists

Brenna Geffers (she/her) is a theatremaker and director based in Philadelphia. She has been Barrymore nominated for Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Direction, and Outstanding Choreography twice. Locally, she has worked with The Wilma, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, EgoPo, Curio, Revolution Shakespeare, Flashpoint, and Philadelphia Opera Collective, among many others. She is currently the creative and casting consultant for Shakespeare in Clark Park and the casting director for PlayPenn. Brenna is a co-founder of Die-Cast with Thom Weaver. Through Die-Cast, she has created over two dozen original immersive performances that have toured nationwide. @diecast.philly

Shayne David Cameris (he/him) originally hailing from the Adirondacks, is a theatre practitioner based in the Capital Region of New York. He is an Associate Producer with Troy Foundry Theatre and he’s been on and off stage with some of that area’s leading professional arts organizations. Some credits include: Troy Foundry Theatre - City of Myth: Ilium Sings, Where There's Smoke: Ilium Burns, The Prohibition Project: Ilium Was, Catastrophe Carnivale and New World Order; Capital Repertory Theatre - Three Mothers (PSM), What the Constitution Means to Me (PSM), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2nd ASM/Mechanical Cover), The Wizard of Oz (1st ASM), Jersey Boys (2nd ASM/Bob Crewe), Fly (Reynolds), Blue Sky Boys (CJ Caldwell); Theatre Institute at Sage - Diary of Anne Frank (Mr. Van Daan); Lake George Dinner Theatre - Buyer and Cellar (Alex More) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Henry, et. Al); Saratoga Shakespeare Company – Twelfth Night (Antonio/ASM), Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (Mistress Quickly et. Al), The Winter's Tale (Clown). Shayne loves reading and squeezing in some video games while he continues to cultivate and develop his own work. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Original Music by Jake Blouch

Scenic Elements by Raven Buck originally for Plays & Players The Zoo Story.