ACTING FELLOW
Acting Fellow/Understudy for Viola/Cesario in Twelfth Night (2026), and Acting Fellow/Understudy for Victoria in Bold Stroke For A Husband (2026).
Acting Fellow/Understudy for Hannah Nguyen in A Christmas Carol (2025). Acting Fellow/Understudy for Isabel Sanchez in Romeo & Juliet (2025), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2025), and The Pirate Ballad of Bonny & Read, written by the creators of the 50/50 Shakespeare Project: Vanessa Morosco & Peter Simon Hilton.. Acting Fellow/Understudy for Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, adapted by Erin Riley, as well as King Lear (2025) and The Comedy of Errors (2025).
Kayleen, Gruesome Playground Injuries, (Silver Line Theatre Exchange)
Helena/Peter Quince, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mended Wing Theatre Co.)
Lady Macbeth (u/s), Macbeth (Constellation Shakespeare Collective)
Imogen, Cymbeline, (Mary Baldwin Shakespeare & Performance)
Hermia/Robin Starveling, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Idaho Shakespeare Festival)
Mrs. Littlewit, Bartholomew Fair, (Streetlight Shakespeare Ensemble)
Countess Adrenyi/Mrs. Helen Hubbard (u/s), Murder on the Orient Express (Idaho Shakespeare Festival) Hermia/Snug (u/s), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Idaho Shakespeare Festival)
Presidential Writing Award: 1st Place in Critical Analysis for “Progress and The Shakespearean Problem Play: The Prescience of Measure for Measure in a Modern America”
MLitt/MFA: Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare & Performance
BA: English Literature & Spanish Language
Website: lydiasophiachristensen.com
Instagram:@lyd.sophia
A cheating husband. A clever wife. A scandal rewritten. Hannah Cowley’s A Bold Stroke for a Husband lights up Madrid with secrets, social satire, and a woman in disguise who’s three steps ahead.
Shipwrecked and disguised, Viola stumbles into a love triangle in a clockpunk Illyria that spirals out of control. Add wild parties, forged letters, and yellow stockings, andTwelfth Night becomes Shakespeare's most mischievous comedy of mistaken identity.
Celebrate the holiday season with A Christmas Carol, a heartwarming production that reminds us of the joy, generosity, and togetherness of the holiday season.
Two legendary pirate queens come to life in a museum, crash through the fourth wall, and pull one teen into a story of rebellion, sea shanties, and charting your own course. The Pirate Ballad of Bonny & Read is bold, brash, and ready to set sail.
How far would you go for love - and would your best friend forgive you? In The Two Gentlemen of Verona, friendship collides with romance in a fast-paced tale of loyalty, love, and the foolish choices we make along the way.
Fall into the rush of first love in the early 2000s with Romeo and Juliet—Shakespeare’s iconic story of passion, defiance, and connection that can’t be stopped. When two young hearts find each other at the turn of a new millennium in a world built on hate, they risk everything to hold on to what feels true.
As two sets of twins unknowingly cross paths, chaos and confusion erupt in this fast-paced farce, making it a must-see for fans of comedy and Shakespeare alike. Laugh out loud at Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at the Blackfriars Playhouse, where mistaken identities, slapstick humor, and a heartwarming family reunion take center stage.
Watch as family ties unravel and power takes a dark turn in Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Blackfriars Playhouse. When Lear’s decision to divide his kingdom spirals into betrayal and madness, father and daughters are pitted against each other in a story of loyalty, loss, and redemption. This gripping tragedy will leave you reflecting on the fragile bonds that hold families together.
Discover the heartwarming journey of the March sisters at the Blackfriars Playhouse, where family, love, and dreams are tested in the backdrop of Civil War-era America. In this fresh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, follow Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy as they grow together, face life’s challenges, and celebrate the unbreakable bonds of family. Whether you're new to the story or a longtime fan, this production will remind you of the power of family to shape who we are.