The Cast

Artistic Director

Tisza Cher-Rie

Tisza has over 20 years experience performing/touring, directing, writing, and choreographing in the worlds of both theatrical and corporate events. Companies worked for include: The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Perfect10Promotions, and Preferred Brands International. In addition to being a co-founder of Megara Entertainment (Kingdom Faire), she is also currently the Director of Business Development for the People's Improvisational Theatre in New York City.

Seven (Sev)/Fight Dir.

Patrick Brockway

Patrick Brockway is thrilled to be returning as Sev and to be making his debut as Kingdom Faire's fight director for its 2024 season! A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Patrick has been studying acting and stage combat for the better part of his life and has appeared as both an actor and fight choreographer for a number of different venues throughout the tri-state area. Previous fight work credits include, but are not limited to Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The New York Renaissance Faire (2023), Night of the Living Dead, Zorro!, Cyrano!, The 39 Steps, Lysistrata, and more. Previous acting credits include, but are not limited to Edmund Rostand - Bernhardt/Hamlet, Antonio - Zorro!, Romeo - Romeo/Juliet, Will Scarlett - The New York Renaissance Faire (2022, 2023), Poe - The Life, Love, Tales, and Terror of Edgar Allen Poe, Mercutio - Romeo and Juliet, The Dentist - Little Shop of Horrors, and more. Patrick would like to thank the production team, cast, and crew for their hard work and dedication as well as all of his family and friends for their undying support and affection.

Choreographer

Sarah Grace Houston

Sarah Grace is excited to return to the tale of Princess Rose in Kingdom Faire’s 2024 season as choreographer and a member of the iconic Boncrusher crew! Graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Ailey School and Fordham University with a BFA in dance and double major in mathematics and computer science, Sarah Grace brings a wealth of experience to her career as professional dancer and dance maker. Dancing from the age of 2, Sarah Grace has performed a wide range of works from Balanchine to William Forsythe and everyone between. Her diverse training includes summer programs with the Radio City Rockettes, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Martha Graham Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, and Ballet Austin. Sarah Grace has had the honor to choreograph regional productions of Rocky Horror Show and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Pendragon Theater. She made her choreographic Off-Broadway debut with New York Repertory’s War Words. Sarah Grace is honored to thank her community for introducing her to the joys of being creative in the woods with friends. Now let’s get to CRUSHING SOME BONES!!!

Princess Rose

Anna Willenbrock

Anna Willenbrock is a Brooklyn based performing artist and actor combatant. A graduate from Pace University’s BFA in Acting for Film and Television and a seasoned festival performer. They are best known for playing Little Joan at the New York Renaissance Faire, and Princess Rose in the inaugural season of Kingdom Faire. Anna is thrilled to be back at Kingdom Faire, and looks forward to doing the things she loves most: Spending time in the woods with her friends, kicking butt, telling stories, and sharing the faire magic.

Captain Bonecrusher

Lèna Chilingerian

Lèna Chilingerian: Virtual theatre: Gift of the Magi (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); King Lear, An Ideal Husband, The Revolutionists, The Bear (TSquared Productions); Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March of the Penguins (Shakespeare Approves!). Regional: Romeo & Juliet, Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers, The Winter’s Tale, Timon of Athens (STNJ). Touring: Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (STNJ). Off-Broadway: Love & Contempt (Cherry Lane Studio Theatre). Other: The New York Renaissance Faire, Silver Knights LLC, Jesus Christ Superstar, Scheherazade, Hamlet, Elmer Gantry. Short film credits: Coming Home, My Friend Triceratops, Bruises (Fischman Productions). Voiceover: Kingdom Come: The Complete Audio Epic (Cape Swoosh Productions). Dance: Company member (Amira Mor International Entertainment Co), Pericles (STNJ). Lèna received her BFA from Montclair State University and her MA in Shakespeare and Theatre from The Shakespeare Institute of the University of Birmingham, UK.

Divine Emperor Kensico

Nik Danger

Nik is a NYC based Actor that over his career has worked on many outdoor theater projects. Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged, A Soldier's Play, Shape of Things, Love’s Labour's Lost. Film Credits include Asher, The Bold and the Spicy and a Televised production of Much Ado About Nothing. He is also the lead choreographer for the New York Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo New York and has been since 2022. He associate instructs with NYC based combat studio Neutral Chaos and teaches from an actors view. He has been teaching kids in New York public schools a range of classes including Unarmed stage combat for over 8 years and as a general educator for over 14.

Briganta

Jennifer Carter

Jennifer Carter is an actress hailing from the bases and burbs of Virginia, California and Florida. She received her BA in Theatre from Florida State University and has been performing in one form or another since the age of 4.She's thrilled to be back at Kingdom Faire for season 1.5! And as someone completely new! She'd like to thank her amazing fiance for all his love and support, thank her amazing friends, many who are on this brilliant cast, and of course her Mom, WHO'S HERE WITH US!!! Thanks, Mom! That said, ALL HAIL THE PIRATE QUEEN! None of this would have happened if she was here.

Adonis

Chokwe Bennett

Chokwe is extremely grateful to return to Kingdom Faire this season. He’s recently been seen in Vanguard Theatre Company’s ‘Spring Awakening’ and is currently a Playlist Singer for Carnival Cruise Lines. He’d like to thank his family for always supporting him and Tisza for trusting him with the character.

Fortune's Follies

Dave Dickey

ve is returning to Kingdom Faire in his role as percussionist for Fortune's Folly. Dave began his performing career at the NYRF in 2019 after many years of trying different characters on for size, and in the ensuing 5 years has performed in the Nautical scenarios and as a host on the Pub Crawl. Dave has also played a certain “Man in Red” for the last 5 holiday seasons, where his training in improvisation has served him well. As a percussionist, Dave has studied West African and Middle Eastern drumming, and has been part of an American improvisational drumming community for the last 20+ years. As Rum Drummond in the Jameson ensemble at the inaugural Kingdom Faire, Dave also brought his singing skills to the fore. Dave has long been a choral singer, from his days as a boy soprano to 25 years as bass in several choirs and the Madrigal choir at NYRF. Dave is very much looking forward to his return to Kingdom Faire, and can't wait to see you on the Isle of Mariti!

The Performance Company