Elyse Lavande | #20

Gwendolyn/Pedant (Pedant disguised as Victoria)

(she/her/they/them)

Elyse is a theatre witch hailing from southern Ontario, who has worked and studied across Canada and the United States. Over the past three decades she has worked both on stage and behind the scenes in wardrobe and design for productions in film and stage. 

Elyse has always had a love affair with Shakespeare, and has portrayed many roles throughout her career, from lovers to tyrants. Most recently she played Goneril in King Lear on the Auburn Stage at the Grand Theatre in London, and Stephano in The Tempest at the London Fringe Festival.

When not on (or back) stage Elyse can usually be found in her naturalized garden spending time with the frogs, butterflies, and bees.