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Chicago-based actor Alison Kertz is originally from St. Louis, MO. She received her BA in Theatre (Performance) from the University of Missouri in 2017. She went on to become an Actor Apprentice at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN, where she understudied the role of Margaret in Richard III. While there, she also played Mortimer in the Apprentice project, Henry VI: The Rise of Richard.

​Two weeks after closing at Great River, Alison moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where she achieved her MA in Acting (Classic and Contemporary Text) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, which was recently named 3rd in the world for performing arts education. While at the RCS, Alison completed an intensive month of training at Shakespeare's Globe in London, culminating in a performance of scenes on the Globe stage. Upon returning to Glasgow, Alison played the titular role in Titus Andronicus at the Royal Conservatoire. She counts this as one of the most enriching and difficult roles she’s played so far. During her time in Glasgow, Alison was also cast as Lepidus/Eros in Antony and Cleopatra with Bard in the Botanics, Scotland's premier Shakespeare Festival. Alison misses Scotland very much, but is thrilled with the work she's been privileged to do since returning to the States. This has included playing Josephine in Behind the Sheet with the St. Louis Black Repertory Company. She looks forward to whatever is coming next!