Esme Allen, Actor

Esme Allen is a Boston-based actor, educator and scenic designer. She has loved working with the Henry Purcell Society on both The Tempest in 2019 and 2016's semi-opera King Arthur. Other acting credits include Much Ado About Nothing, The Cherry Orchard, Middletown and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Muckrakers, Elephant Man and Amadeus (New Repertory Theatre), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (IRNE Nomination- Best Supporting Actress - Greater Boston Stage Co.); Gloucester Blue, North Shore Fish (Gloucester Stage Company); Coriolanus (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company) and Dog Paddle (IRNE Nomination - Bridge Repertory Theater). Television credits include The Good Wife (CBS). She earned her MFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. She is a Founding Artistic Associate of The Bridge Repertory Theater and teaches at performing arts at Salem State University. ​