Executive Artistic Director Sean Cox is a co-founder of Intrepid Shakespeare
Company and has worked in the professional theatre for over twelve years. As an actor, director and teacher he
has worked with numerous theatre companies and festivals including Idaho
Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, PCPA Theaterfest, Old Globe,
San Diego Repertory, Los Angeles Repertory, Nevada Shakespeare Festival, North
Coast Repertory, Bank Theatre of Philadelphia, La Jolla Playhouse, Sierra
Repertory, Cygnet Theatre, Performance Riverside, Fritz Theatre, Lamb’s
Players, Compass Theatre and Moxie Theatre. Selected San Diego acting credits include Macbeth, Housman in The
Invention of Love, Edmund Tyrone in Long Days Journey Into Night, John Merrick
in The Elephant Man, Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain, Tom Wingfield in The
Glass Menagerie and the west coast premiers of The Sugar Syndrome, The
Receptionist and Dying City. Training
includes the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, the University of the
Arts and the Globe Theatre (London).
Mr. Cox is the recipient of multiple awards for his work in the theatre.
Producing Artistic Director Christy
Yael is a co-founder of
Intrepid Shakespeare Company. Originally
from Canada, she has worked at numerous Shakespeare festivals and regional theatres
throughout the country. After
moving to Los Angeles to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she
has worked with many local regional theatre companies including South Coast
Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Orange County, Century City Playhouse, The
Matrix Theatre, North Coast Repertory, Cygnet Theatre, San Diego Repertory
Theatre, Moonlight Stage Productions, Compass Theatre, among others. Having studied and performed
Shakespeare professionally from the age of nine, favorite roles include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Beatrice
in Much Ado About Nothing, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Helena in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, and Isabella in Measure for Measure.
Associate Artist Jason D. Rennie is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts - NYC, this is Jason's San Diego directorial debut. He brings with him over twenty years of experience in numerous facets of theatrical production: performance, directing, stage management, lighting design, set design and construction, art direction, videography and combat direction. His most recent work in the San Diego area was in 2005 with North Coast Repertory Theatre's production of "Romeo and Juliet", where he served as fight choreographer. Jason currently resides in Los Angeles and has worked across the country with Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Nevada Shakespeare Festival, The Shakespeare Project - College of Charleston, Charleston Guerrilla Theatre, Mutineer Productions, The Guild of St. George and Slow Train Theatre Company - to name a few.
