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Allison and Todd perform on the Renaissance Festival circuit with their Commedia-style stunt show, The Daring Devilinis.
As Commedia Zuppa, they create physical theatre and mask-based performance and teach workshops in Mask, Commedia, Stage Combat, Physical Acting, and Circus Skills to students and actors around the country.
They have taught at State and International Thespian Festivals and numerous schools and regional theatres. They also design and build masks, and coach shows involving mask, stage combat, and Commedia Dell'Arte.
Todd Espeland earned his BA in Theatre at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and did extensive post-graduate work in Mask, Clown, Physical Theatre and Commedia Dell'Arte at the internationally-known Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California.
Todd has performed across the country in venues as diverse as the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, the Oregon Country Fair, and Caesar's Palace. His leading roles have included Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Taming of the Shrew, The Three Musketeers, and the title role in Teatro Pachuco'sThe Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Allison Williams studied at The Goodman School
of Drama at DePaul University, where she studied Linklater voice technique with Christine Adaire
and Stage Combat with Michael Sokoloff. Allison began her career on Romper Room, and was disappointed that future productions have not included "cookie time."
She has performed roles from a beggar to the Queen of Spain at Renaissance Festivals aroundthe country, and is the author of Never Flick a Booger on a Patron: A Guide to Renaissance Improv.
Recent leading roles include Les Liasons Dangereuses, Lovers and Other Strangers, and The Artificial Jungle.
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