Our Team
JUDITH "JUDE" KALAORA
Founder & Artistic Director
Living Historian | Playwright | Producer | Actress
Judith is a professional educator & living historian. She graduated from Syracuse University Magna cum Laude and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature, Language, & Culture. Judith completed the Globe Education Program at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. She founded History At Play™, LLC (HAP) in 2010 to chronicle the lives of influential and often forgotten figures. She researches, writes, produces, & performs original productions and has a repertoire of over 16 performances. In 2024, Judith was 1 of just over 100 civilians to attend the National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Judith created HAP to engage audiences worldwide, surpassing the bar for hi-calibre in-person, virtual, & hybrid Immersive Living History to interpret connections between historical legacies and contemporary values.
LAURA ROCKLYN
Living Historian | Interpreter | Playwright | Actress
Laura is an actress, writer, & 1stmperson historical interpreter. She received her MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University, an MA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, & holds a Shakespeare Certificate from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has performed with regional theater companies along the East Coast and as a 1st person historical interpreter at museums such as Colonial Williamsburg and The Smithsonian. Laura joined the HAP Troupe in 2019.
For other Living Historians, check out Solo Together.
For Improvisation Training, Email Judith@HistoryAtPlay.com.
Judith teaches at Arlington Community Education, Newton Community Education, and facilitates corporate skills training with StageCoach Improv.
DANIEL F. GREENE
Actor
Bio coming soon.
JON FRANCOIS RICE
Professor | Living Historian | Interpreter
Jon F. Rice is a professional historian, researcher, and tri-racial interpreter. He obtained a PhD in American History from Northern Illinois University. He is a retired Professor of African American History at Northern Illinois University, and taught Native American history at UMASS/Boston. Jon has performed for the Chicago Historical Society; as an interpreter for the Freedom Trail Foundation in Boston; and as a Wampanoag elder at the Wampanoag Homesite at Plimoth Patuxet (formerly Plimoth Plantation). Rice, who descends from the Choctaw Heritage, delves into the lives and eras of his portrayals to create dialogues that encompass the time in which they lived. He has collaborated with HAP since it was established.
TILLIE EFTER
Business Development | Human Resources
Tillie is a Business Development professional with over 20 years experience. Harnessing unique talents to bolster efficiency and streamline productivity, Tillie has collaborated with a variety of companies, including those in: Pharmaceutical & Medical Device, Event Management, Marketing, Advertising, Education, Arts & Culture, and Home Improvement.
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Tillie holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with a dual major in Psychology and Legal Studies. She has collaborated with HAP since it its establishment.
KEVIN BLEAU
Accompanist | Composer | Lyricist
Composer/lyricist for Roswitha and 3 other musicals, Kevin's most recent production, Youth Awakening, features Chinese boy band Awaken-F, and played to thousands in Shanghai & Beijing. Kevin’s arrangements have been performed by Crystal Gayle and The Platters. His arrangements for the U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty have reached over a million audience members. Kevin’s works have been featured on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series, in Worcester’s Mechanics' Hall, and at Boston’s Hatch Shell. Kevin holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Oberlin College Conservatory. He joined HAP in 2019.
ZOË KNIGHT
Vocalist | Music Producer | Professor of Voice
Zoë Knight is a singer & teaching artist who has been composing & performing original music for over 20 years. An Assistant Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music, she is a classically trained soprano, raised on classic rock, and led original hard rock & metal bands for ten years in NYC and Boston before earning her degree in Music Education at Berklee. Zoë's original music and live performance provides the soundtrack for HAP's acclaimed Diana of LOVE™ and is featured in the award-winning CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe™ performance.
CHRIS EVERETT
Actress | Vocalist
Chris has been acting professionally for over 20 years. A member of SAG/AFTRA, Chris’ screen credits include: Don't Look Up; About Fate; The Good House; Kevin Can F**K Himself; and I Care A Lot. She performs with the Massachusetts based non-profit educational theater company, Improbable Players, Inc. She has also appeared in No More Secrets: Survivor Voices from The Second Step for the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable. Chris has voiced several characters for podcasts and is the lead singer for the cover band UMAMI. She has been a HAP Troupe Member since 2019.
ARIELLE KAPLAN
Actress | Living Historian | Vocalist
Arielle is an actor, singer, choreographer, & violence designer. After graduating from Brandeis University with a degree in Theatre Arts and concentrations in Acting & Movement, Arielle worked as the resident choreographer for Manchester Community Theatre Players and as an actor in the professional arm of the company Second Stage. She originated the title role in the new musical Miriam and is currently starring as Alice in T: An MBTA Musical. Arielle is an award winning cosplayer/sewist & can often be found as Princess Leia with The Rebel Legion. She has been a member of the HAP Troupe since 2018.
JUSTIN D. DAVIS
Actor | Singer | Dancer | Production Assistant
Justin D. Davis is a multi-disciplinary artist with a passion for acting. He is a singer-songwriter, whose music can be found at his website JustinDavisCreates.com. He is also a dancer, excelling in a wide array of styles in which he trains, performs, & competes along the East Coast. Justin joined the HAP Troupe in June 2023.
OLIVIA WINTERS
Marketing Coordinator | Administrative Assistant
Olivia Winters is an actor and writer based in Chicago. A New England native, she has enjoyed collaborating in theater & film productions across the region, and in Chicago, you can catch her improvising at Bughouse Theater and iO. Most recently, Olivia could be seen on stage in the Providence Fringe Festival, where she co-wrote and starred in the premiere of an original one-act, Winner Winner. She has been a member of the HAP Troupe for over 2 years.
DUANE SULLIVAN
Singer | Performer
Duane Sullivan performs full time with a guitar , a piano, and a mezzo soprano in assisted living centers all about the region. He is in the duo " The Swinging Standards." They sing and dance to the sounds of the big band era. Duane teaches voice and acting lessons. He is an active soloist/ accompanist at three different churches., and has been a member of the HAP Troupe for nearly a decade.
OMAR ACEVEDO
Writing Assistant
Omar Acevedo is a creative writer with a passion for poetry, songwriting, & playwriting. Having graduated from Suffolk University receiving his B.S. in psychology, Omar focuses on the idea of translating what he has learned about the human psyche and its forever-bound connection to society into creative forms of expression. One to consider himself a student of the Universe, Omar is a curious individual willing to attempt various experiential forms of writing. Omar has been a member of the HAP Troupe since graduating from Suffolk in May 2024.
CHARLOTTE ANNE DORE
Actress | Seamstress
Bio coming soon. Charlotte has been a member of the HAP Troupe since it was established in 2010.