Headshot by Travis Emery Hackett.

Headshot by Travis Emery Hackett.

Drunk Shakespeare

Drunk Shakespeare. With Lennox, the puppet/lord of Lennox. Photo by Jelani Thompson.

Michael Amendola as Caliban in The Tempest; Austin Shakespeare; directed by Ann Cicolella.

Michael Amendola in Every Brilliant Thing at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Michael Amendola in Drunk Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera.

Michael Amendola in Every Brilliant Thing at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Michael Amendola as Cash in Every Man in his Humour at the American Shakespeare Center. Photo courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

Michael Amendola, David Andrew Laws and Stephanie Lavardera in Hamlet Isn't Dead's MidSummer Night's Dream at the New York Botanical Garden.

Michael Amendola as Caliban in The Tempest; Austin Shakespeare. Directed by Ann Ciccolella. Photo courtesy of Austin Shakespeare.

Michael Amendola in Every Brilliant Thing at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Michael Amendola, Hayley Palmer, David Andrew Laws and Stephanie Lavardera in Hamlet Isn't Dead's MidSummer Night's Dream at the New York Botanical Garden.

Michael Amendola as Don Antonio in the American Shakespeare Center's production of Aphra Behn's The Rover.

Michael Amendola in the one-person show, Every Brilliant Thing at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Production still from VSBK Ep. 3 - 'Butter Brothers'. Adam Rios, Dorell Anthony, Michael Amendola and Matt Butterfield. Directed by Chris Cornwell.

Whit Leyenberger and Michael Amendola in Drunk Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera's Fridays under 40 event.

Michael Amendola and Matt Butterfield in the pilot for VSBK the webseries. Directed by Charlie DiBlasi.

Michael Amendola in the one-person show, 'Every Brilliant Thing' at Mill Mountain Theatre.

Michael Amendola, Hector, and writer/director of 'Parent/Teacher', Kaitlyn O'Bryon.

Hayley Palmer and Michael Amendola in Hamlet Isn't Dead's immersive production of MidSummer Night's Dream at the New York Botanical Garden.

Photo courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

Michael Amendola as Artie in House of Blue Leaves by John Guare presented at Texas State University directed by Jay Jennings.

Romeo + Juliet + Anybodys at 2017 Cincy Fringe Festival. Photo by Dan Winters. Michael Amendola, Galen Soto, Genevieve Simon and Joe Romanini.

Romeo + Juliet + Anybodys at 2017 Cincy Fringe Festival. Photo by Dan Winters. Michael Amendola, Genevieve Simon, Marlena Mack and Morgan Hollingsworth.

Photo courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

Ashley Meyer and Michael Amendola in House of Blue Leaves by John Guare, directed by Jan Jennings. Presented at Texas State University.

Caitlin Morris, Michael Amendola and Whit Leyenberger at the Metropolitan Opera after their production of Drunk Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Directed by David Hudson.

Michael Amendola character Shot. Photo by Travis Emery Hackett.

ASC Tour Pre-Show. Photo courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. Winter's Tale. Photo Courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. Winter's Tale. Photo Courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. MidSummer Night's Dream. Michael Amendola as Starveling. Photo Courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

Promo pick for MidSummer Night's Dream. Puck. ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. Photo courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. MidSummer Night's Dream. Michael Amendola as Puck. Photo Courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.

ASC Almost Blasphemy Tour 2011/2012. Winter's Tale. Photo Courtesy of the American Shakespeare Center.