The Young Shakespeareans 

Alison is a classically trained actor, educator, polyglot, and serial entrepreneur.

     

Raised on Long Island and educated in St. Louis, she lived and performed in Mexico and Senegal before returning to found Korman+Company Arts Management in NYC in 1984. For over 25 years, she developed and marketed the portfolios of high-end commercial photographers, procured commissions, negotiated limited licenses, protected intellectual property rights, and assembled creative teams with her staff to produce still photography for top Advertising Agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and prestigious editorial clients across the globe.

      

During her years in NYC, Alison also performed regularly in off-Broadway venues and won"Pick of the Week" at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1997 she became bi-coastal and began acting on film and TV stages in Los Angeles, performed on stage for thousands of schoolchildren with the LA Assistance League’s Nine O’Clock Players.

     

After retiring Korman+Company in 2007, Alison served as an Account Director for the Taproot Foundation. She began teaching Shakespeare in South Los Angeles in 2008, conceived the vision for The Young Shakespeareans in 2010, formally founded the organization in 2016. She continues to develop new educational initiatives/programs/curriculum, recruit and train Teaching Artists, and supervise all programs and stage productions.

     

A member of SAG-AFTRA, Alison also continues to perform in theatre, film, and television. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and Foreign Language from Washington University in St. Louis.