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Esther Kohl

18-30

Esther Kohl is a Brooklyn-based director, actor, and musician with a Drama BFA from NYU. Read more

Nathan Malin

17-28

NATHAN MALIN is an award winning New York and Boston based actor and director, with theatre credits that include The Crucible (u/s, Bedlam); Witness (Arlekin Players); Heroes of the Fourth Turning (SpeakEasy Stage); Vanity Fair,... Read more

Juan Velasco

25-35

Juan, a passionate actor from New Jersey, is making his theatrical debut in “The Squeal” at The New York Theater Festival. He’s thrilled to be collaborating with a dedicated team that shares his enthusiasm for... Read more

Ahmed Pasha

20-30

Pasha (he/him) (Chief Meteorologist/Bartender) is an actor, musician and writer based in New York City. Hailing from Mississippi, he has spent the past four years training at NYU Tisch Drama’s Experimental Theatre Wing. There he... Read more

Fernanda Garcia

25-35

Fernanda is thrilled to be making her debut at The New York Theater Festival as Marisol in Bob Tilton’s Comedy, Little Pillows. She will be appearing on Tubi very soon as a fugitive named Deli... Read more

Hunter Lustberg

21-29

Hunter is an actor, director, and playwright based in Brooklyn. He made his New York acting debut at New York Theater Festival's 2022 Summerfest, producing and starring in his original play, "Roomies." Read more

Amanda Cannon

22-37

Amanda Cannon (Rita O’Brien) is so excited to be working with this amazing cast and crew! She holds a BA in Theatre from Southern Arkansas University. Credits include Medea (Chorus), The Laramie Project (Reggie Fluty,... Read more

Max Elam

25-35

Max Elam is a NY based actor, originally from Boise, ID. Max received his bachelors degree in Theatre Arts from Southern Oregon University in 2020, and has spent much of his time since focusing on... Read more

Hannah Beck

30-40

Hannah Beck* (Miriam) is an award-winning NY based actress and creative. Recent projects: The lead in The Fifth of January, a political drama opposite Romano Orzari and Through Open Doors, a dark comedy film directed... Read more

Daxton Bloomquist

32-40

Daxton Bloomquist is a New York–based actor and creator whose work spans Broadway, television, and national commercial campaigns. He spent six years performing in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, where he also toured nationally... Read more

Lucie Wang

23-37

Lucie Wang is a bilingual multi-hyphenate working in film, TV, theater, live productions, video productions, and journalism. She was born in Taipei and holds a far-flung background including time in Taipei, Hong Kong, Gold Coast,... Read more

Taylor Moury

18-30

Taylor Moury is a New York-based performer passionate about storytelling, imagination, and collaboration. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at Atlantic Acting School. Taylor is... Read more

Jordan Elman

20-35

Jordan Elman is an actor, voice over artist, improviser, musician, puppeteer and comedian based in NYC. He is currently an MFA candidate with The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University (Class of 2027). Jordan... Read more

Daniel Halbstein

25-45

Daniel Halbstein is a Long Island-based composer, pianist, music director, singer, actor, and teacher. A Musement Park is his second production for the New York Theatre Festival, following 2023's production of Humanity Denied, for which... Read more

Angelis Mendez

22-26

Angelis Mendez is a 24 year old creative and passionate worshipper who loves using her gifts to glorify God through singing and dance. She earned her cosmetology license after attending a vocational high school for... Read more

Chris Connolly

40-60

Hello world. I'm Chris Connolly a native New Yorker and graduate of the drama department at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. I'm 6' 2" and an athletic 225 pounds. I've appeared in... Read more

Sean Hoagland

35-45

Maryland with a degree in Theatre Performance. Most recently he starred in Occasionally Nothing at Theater for the New City and produced and starred in two short films, I Love You Too and Through Open... Read more

Caroline Ritacco

16-24

Caroline Ritacco is a NYC based actress, singer, and music director who originally grew up performing in Northern New Jersey! Past roles include Regina in Rock Of Ages, Logainne in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling... Read more

Alicia Thomas

18-30

A Detroit native but calls NYC home as well. Select Regional Theatre: The Colored Museum and The Producers (American Stage), Dreamgirls (Mill Mountain Theatre), A Lion in Winter and Crumbs From the Table of Joy... Read more

Bhavesh Gala

48

Bhavesh Gala is a Cardiologist by profession and an Actor by Heart. He found his passion for acting again, after a hiatus of almost 25 years, when he reflexively replied to a casting call and... Read more

Blake Gioviti

17-27

Blake (he/him) is a Florida native who is based in New York City. After attending Berklee College of Music and later The University of Florida, Blake has worked professionally both on stage and behind the... Read more

Leo Diaz

15-24

Leo Diaz (they/them) is really a playwright, and reluctantly an actor. Their recent acting projects include Lot's Wife by Rain Rainwater and Dance Dance Dance Dance by Milo O'Connell at The New School. They're here... Read more

Joey Anderson

20s

Joey Anderson is an undergrad in the BFA Acting program at Montclair University. He has many previous roles in student written productions and local theaters within his home town of Canton Ohio. Read more

Caitlin Howe

13-25

Caitlin is so excited to be working with this phenomenal cast! After graduating from AMDA in 2022, she has performed in many different capacities, such as with Disney Cruise Line, Dollywood, and Bluegate Musical’s “The... Read more

Adele Simms

15-32

Adele Simms (she/they) is ecstatic to be apart of The Virgin Mimi! Their recent credits include Off-Broadway: Stranger Sings: the Parody Musical (Will), TV/ Film: Gossip Girl, And Just Like That, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,... Read more

Andrew Burke

18-30

Brooklyn-based theatre artist, actor, writer, and designer. NY debut. Selected regional: Titus Andronicus Musicus (Players’ Ring Theatre, NH); Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2), and The Taming of the Shrew (Advice To The Players, NH);... Read more

David Rackoff

40's

David Rackoff (book, music, and lyrics) wrote the 2025 off-Broadway musical, “Nothing Like Broadway”. Theater Scene said that it was “a love letter to the art form of musical theater”. He has also written the... Read more

Jane Seaman

55-75

Jane Seaman has performed on Broadway in The Secret Garden, Anything Goes, and Big River. Off-Broadway she appeared opposite John Rubinstein in the Sycamore Street Kite Flying Club reading, We’re Still Hot! and won critical... Read more

Gerry Glennon

35 to 60

Gerry Glennon is an Irish Actress from Nenagh Co. Tipperary She moved to New York in 1983 to follow her dreams She studied acting at HB Studio with the late great William Hickey who she... Read more

Chris Terrell

25-45

Chris Terrell is an American actor born in Far Rockaway, New York and currently based in Manhattan. Known for his grounded presence and emotionally honest performances, he brings a distinct blend of tenacity and authenticity... Read more

Raka Dey

20-30

Raka Dey is thrilled to be joining the cast of If I Stayed as Mounika. She received training at the Atlantic Conservatory and has been working in both theatre and film. Most recently, she worked... Read more

Hannah Petersen

20-30

Hannah Petersen (represented by Firestarter Entertainment Talent Agency) is a Nebraska native making her way in the big city. She is a University of Nebraska-Kearney 2022 graduate with a BM in Musical Theatre and Dance.... Read more

Bryan Harlow

30-40

Bryan is a Philly native, but long time Brooklyn resident, who has been acting since 2019 when he got off of his 2nd overseas US Army deployment. He is a 14 year US Army veteran... Read more

Parker Jenkins

16-26

Parker Jenkins (he/him) is an MFA Acting & Stagecraft candidate at Pace University, studying with the Actor’s Studio Drama School. He is also a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,... Read more

Bill Barry

50-60

Bill Barry was born and raised in a working class neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY and was fortunate to find acting (or it found him) after a career on Wall Street. Bill recently appeared as Victor... Read more

Nicole Pascaretta

Brown

Nicole Pascaretta is an NYC-based actor originally from Detroit. Most recently, Nicole played the role of Chrissy in Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical and Ilse in Spring Awakening. From her performance in Spring Awakening,... Read more

Paula Poppins

25 - 45

Paula Poppins is an Argentine actress, singer, and creator trained in Stanislavsky’s Method of Physical Actions, Body Poetry Theater and Musical Theater. She began performing at the age of 8 and has since worked across... Read more

Molly McCollow

14-26

This is Molly McCollow’s first appearance in the New York Theatre Festival. Recently, she has been part of the one-act festival at AMT Theatre and can be heard in the audiobook “The Pine Child” on... Read more

Amelia Savola

22

Amelia Savola is a New York City based performer and musician currently earning her BFA in Musical Theatre at Molloy University’s CAP21 Conservatory. She has recently appeared in a range of productions at CAP21, including... Read more

Ivone Maduro

23

works as a Independent Living Specialist at BRC assisting clients with finding housing and keeping up with appointments. Introduced to the arts in high school and through the theater company, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Maduro began... Read more

Erin Richards

Erin Richards is a Welsh actor and director best know for playing Barbara Kean on the hit Tv series ‘Gotham’ She can next be seen on Netflix’s The Crown, as well as starring opposite Matt Smith and... Read more

Iryna Malygina

35-45

Irina Malygina is a Ukrainian actress and theatre director. In her fifteen-year career in Kyiv, she has participated in more than 20 theatre shows, lead roles mostly, and has actively toured throughout Ukraine. She has... Read more

Madsy Hanks

16-25

Madsy is thrilled to be making her NY performance debut! She recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Acting, Her recent credits include Brilliant Traces (Rosannah), As You Like It (Adam/Hymen),... Read more

Kat Tyler

16-30

Kat Tyler is a NYC based actor, writer, and comedian, as well as a recent graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Kat is elated to mark their NYC debut as a playwright as... Read more

Angel Rodela

17-25

Angel Rodela (they/them) is a Texas Native and a recent graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Some previous shows include: Drunk Musicals (Off Broadway), Head Over Heels (Mopsa), 35MM (Woman 1), Vanities... Read more

Patrick Little

60-70

Patrick has been working in community theater for almost 50 years. Favorite roles include C.S. Lewis (Shadowlands), Sheriff (The Trip to Bountiful), Andrew Ladd (Love Letters), Easton/Lendall/Danny (Almost, Maine), Grandpa (You Can’t Take It With... Read more

Bailey Kasdon

20s

Bailey is excited to be making her New York directorial debut. Some of her past work includes Drowning In Sorrows; A Musical Comedy, Volume of Smoke. Bailey would like to thank the cast and the... Read more

Claire Lord

20-40

Claire (she/her) is a STL native, and proud Elon University Alum. Most recent credits: And Then There Were None (Vera Claythorne),Comedy of Errors (Courtesan), Born Yesterday (Billie Dawn), A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Patsy... Read more

Leslie Martinez

25-35

Leslie Martinez is a SAG-AFTRA performer and filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA. Her background is in improv and sketch comedy. Leslie has performed on stages across Los Angeles and Atlanta and was most recently cast... Read more

Juan Carlos Hernandez

45-60

Juan Carlos was born in Cuba and raised in Hammond, Indiana and Miami, Florida. In Miami, he attended St. John Vianney College and studied philosophy. He also wrote for the local church’s newsletter. In 1992... Read more

Allie Donnelly

18-30

Allie Donnelly (she/her) is a New York City based actor and graduate of NYU: Tisch School of the Arts as well as most recently Circle in The Square Theatre School. She is originally from Dallas,... Read more

Daniel Oakes

16 - 26

My name is Daniel Oakes, I'm a Manhattan based actor, singer, and dancer. I have a lot of theater experience and earned a Bachelors Degree in Theater from Swarthmore College. I'm also experienced in film... Read more

Isabelle Awald

10-20

Isabelle Awald attends Nazareth College studying towards a BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in dance. She has been performing since a young age and has played roles such as Little Red in Into... Read more

Alice Ekaette Nkanga

20-35

Alice Nkanga is a first-generation Nigerian creative and a St. John’s University alumna. Even though this will be her acting debut, this is not her first time gracing the stage. Alice has been seen on... Read more

Aaron Cirillo

20-50

Aaron is thrilled to make his New York Theater Festival debut! Theater: Dmitry in Anastasia, The Musical at NCT, Johnny in Coulda Sworn at WME Theater Festival, Patroclus in Troilus and Cressida at SIST; Film:... Read more

Murphy Alphin

18-30

- A creative from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the School of Drama at UNCSA. While there, Murphy performed in the musical Passing Strange as Narrator, The Shawl as John, and helped to devise... Read more

Patrick Reidy

25-40

Patrick Reidy is an actor, writer, voiceover artist, and comedian. He has appeared in various commercials for brands like GIEGO, Mountain Dew and Dominos and performed sketch, improv, and characters to audiences all across North... Read more

Peter Hart

30-40

Peter Hart is a multilingual actor (Spanish, French and Italian) based in New York City. He is currently acting in the Netflix series, "Cómo Perderlo Todo", in Bogotá, Colombia and recently acted in the webseries,... Read more

Kayla Catan

25-35

Kayla Catan (Angela) is thrilled to be back at Hudson Guild with her favorite people! Recent NY credits include Meg4n: The Unauthorized Parody Musical at Midnight Theatre, and the World Premiere of Joe Iconis’s Punk... Read more

Emmy K

15-35

Emmy is a New York–based actor dedicated to truthful, character-driven storytelling. Having trained at Emerson College, she uses her Boston roots and affinity towards the Chekhov technique as a framework for her work. Emmy gravitates... Read more

Michael Tyrell

37-50

Michael Tyrell, a native of Brooklyn, is a member of the Renegade Theatre Company, founded by Vincent Pastore and Maureen Van Zandt. Recent theatre credits include A View from the Bridge and The Country Girl.... Read more

Kelsey Marshall

17-25

Kelsey Marshall is native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was recently seen in the Off Broadway US premiere of HONEYLAND THE MUSICAL. Select credits include Baker’s Wife (INTO THE WOODS), #7 (THE WOLVES), Fiona (SHREK), and... Read more

Anna Item

N/A

Anna Item (Assistant Director, "Hunger Artist") is an early career, Brooklyn based director with a passion for plays that laugh, bleed, scream, celebrate friendship, center sapphics, and decenter masculinity and patriarchy. Recent NYC credits include... Read more

Bryna Kearney

35 - 45

Bryna Kearney is an NYC based actor, director, and singer/songwriter with formal training in theatre, dance, and voice at Phillips Academy Andover, NYU Tisch ETW, and BU Tanglewood Institute (to name a few…). Her professional... Read more

Tony Dempsey

30-40

I'm Tony Dempsey, An Actor Originally From Washington DC. Acting Is My True Passion, It's What I Eat, Sleep And Breathe And All I Think About Or Want To Do Lol. I Knew From An... Read more

Fredda Tourin

45-65

Fredda saw her first Broadway show when she was 3 and fell in love with the theatre. She studied acting as a teenager with Rodger Larsen, dancing with Fred Berke and Hannah Aharoni, and acting... Read more

Kileen Marie

18-35

KILEEN MARIE is a Sarah Lawrence graduate with a BA in Theatre and Psychology. She recently made her return to the stage as Jutta in the premiere reading of Hildegard and the Golden Record by... Read more

Bridget Lynn

15-25

Bridget Lynn (#4) (she/her) is a graduate of NYU Tisch's New Studio on Broadway. She has been featured at the New York Theatre Festival in Beans and Rice, a full-length play by Jad Jacobs. Other... Read more

Dianne Dixon

40's - 60's

The multitalented, Jamaican born Dianne Dixon has established herself as one of the most popular Caribbean actors in New York. Her dramatic appearances include Off Broadway productions: Haiti’s Children of God, One of Our Sons... Read more

Janine Hartmann

20-50

Janine Hartmann is a Guyanese American actress, dancer and singer born in Brooklyn, NY. Her TV/Film credits include High Maintenance, Law & Order SVU, Ballad of a Hustler, Lock Down Love and Friends of Sophia.... Read more

Israel Soto Jr.

18-27

Israel is excited and honored for his New York debut. Although he is pursuing a degree in Music Education at Montclair State University, Israel has always had a passion for acting. Previously he has played... Read more

Larry Reina

50 - 75

Larry Reina (Michael in "And We Danced", Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Festival) last appeared at the NY Theater Festival in the December 2023 production of The Pause, by Alex Story. He also has had the good fortune... Read more

Dorothy Dobkowski

45-55

Dorothy Dobkowski is overjoyed to be part of this captivating ensemble. Dorothy is an actor with The Xavier Company touring drama group, a founding member of The Jalm Experience cabaret ensemble and co-hosts "The 'Cantor'-bury... Read more

Lucy Dolly Caires

25-35

Lucy Dolly Caires is thrilled to be back on stage helping to bring to life a Paul Pallotta creation. She is no stranger to the stage, having performed in a couple of one-act plays written... Read more

Nick Shanman

18-35

Nick Shanman is a writer and director based in NYC. His sketches have been featured in the Austin Comedy Film Festival, The NYC Comedy Film Festival, Philly Sketchfest, and his latest short script Reservatory won... Read more

Sezen Hatta

24 - 50

Sezen Hatta is a talented Turkish-American actor, born in Ankara, Turkey, and raised in New York City. Growing up immersed in both Turkish and American cultures has endowed Sezen with a unique and versatile perspective,... Read more

Anthony James Hernandez

20-30

Anthony has been working in the theater and film industry since he was young. He was born and raised in New York City, and his parents introduced him to the world of theater and film... Read more

Hollyn Gayle

18-35

Hollyn Gayle is an AEA actor based in New York City. She is a fierce ingénue, giving characters with naiveté written into them a gritty, intelligent undertone. Hollyn earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from... Read more

Kayla Green

28-40

Kayla Green is a NYC based actor, singer, and voice teacher. She hold her BA in vocal music performance specializing in Musical Theatre, and trained in the Meisner Technique by Charlie Sandlan at Maggie Flanigan... Read more

Jake Cooney

10-14

Jake Cooney is thrilled to be a part of this production. Theater is his first and foremost love. Jake hails from a small town on Long Island and is thirteen years old. He is the... Read more

Elise Martin

19-29

Elise Martin is an actor, singer, and dancer from McMinnville, Oregon. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts from Linfield University. Furthering her theatre training, she attended the National Theater Institute in... Read more

Jenny Rich

18-28

Jenny (she/her) is an actor based in New York City. She is a Hudson Valley native, and a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. She recently could be seen in the new horror comedy musical Psycho... Read more

Ben Jones

25-45

Ben Jones is an award-winning actor, singer, comedian and storyteller who has performed leading roles in over 20 productions, including Show Boat, The Soldier’s Tale, The Pajama Game, Tommy, Chicago and Sweeney Todd. As a... Read more

Tania Joseph

37-70

TANIA JOSEPH - is thrilled to be working with Head of my Life Productions again. She is thrilled to be back on stage after a small hiatus. Some of her favorite roles were Motormouth Maybelle... Read more

Steven Bennett

18-30

Steven is so excited to be a part of the New York Theater Festival season! Previously his work has been in regional theatre, gigs, and singing abroad, so it’s been such a joy and special... Read more

Annaporva Green

20-40

Annaporva Green is an Indian-born American theater artist who aims to fill in gaps in the archive with critical thinking, recentered narratives, puppets, a few too many puns, and anecdotes about clowns in her circus... Read more

Ari Laurie

17-22

Ari Laurie is a Black Lesbian theatre and performance artist, clown, poet, professional lover of ALL things, excited to make their Manhattan debut! In their 3rd year studying Theatre & Performance, Anthropology and Global Black... Read more

Caroline Feduccia

20-50

Caroline is beyond excited to make her NYTF debut in "Corona Crazy." She graduated with her BFA in Acting from SCAD in 2024 and made the big move to New York last year! Her past... Read more

Carole Boniece

55-70

Carole Boniece has performed in many off-Broadway plays by new and emerging playwrights and in the works of classical authors including Shakespeare. She has also appeared in several independent films. She studied at Actors Movement... Read more

ASHLYN FRANK

25

Ashlyn Frank is a New York City and Boston based director that specializes in theatre, film, animation, and casting. A graduate from the Fordham University Lincoln Center Theatre Program, Ashlyn has mounted stage productions ranging... Read more

Dorothy Lyman

N/A

Dorothy Is an actor, director, producer, playwright, mother, grandmother, horsewoman, seeker, teacher, friend.  WE HAVE TO HURRY was first produced over ZOOM during the Pandemic, starring Elliot Gould and Kathleen Chalfant. We hope you enjoy... Read more

Kathryn Neville Browne

50-65

Kathryn Neville Browne* (Gina): Kathryn is thrilled to appear in this relevant, poignant new work. A NY-based, award-winning, bilingual (French/English), classically trained actress, Kathryn is also a stand-up comedian who performs regularly at Gotham and... Read more

Jeremiah Rosado

16-29

Jeremiah Rosado is a recent graduate of Kean University with his BFA in Theatre Performance (Musical Theatre). His credits include The Polar Express: Train Ride (Know-It-All #1), Once on This Island (Agwe / u/s Daniel),... Read more

Chris Ikner

35-45

Chris Ikner is a playwright, director, and educator from Georgia and is now based in New York City. After years of shaping bold, award-winning productions in Texas, he has found his voice as a playwright,... Read more

Shilpa Raju

20-35

Shilpa Raju is a New York City based film and theatre performer. With roots in both India and the US, she infuses her work with a variety of cultural influences. By drawing on her professional... Read more

Elena Lozonschi

28-37

Elena Lozonschi is a Romanian-born actor and theater-maker based in New York City, whose artistry is rooted in old protest songs, folk traditions, and ancient fairytales, where storytelling became a lifeline. Her range spans contemporary... Read more

Mari Sitner

20s

Mari Sitner is a director and playwright making her New York Theatre Festival debut as the director of Teeth. She is a founding member of Bad Mouth Theatre Company in Saint Paul, MN. Previous directing... Read more

Derek Chariton

27-37

Born in Palm Springs, CA. UCLA undergrad for theater. Accepted into LAMDA's master program for classical acting but, thankfully, declined because the pandemic would have been his graduation gift. Derek has traveled the country and... Read more

Rafael Lyrio

15-29

Rafael Lyrio is an actor, director, and playwright born/raised/based in New York City. Rafael has been acting for 13 years and graduated in 2024 from Adelphi University with a BFA in Acting. Some of their... Read more

Josie Pena

15-19

Joseimy, who also goes by Josie, just finished her sophomore year at Hunter College and is working towards her degree in theatre. Her passion for acting has landed her roles in student plays such as... Read more

Lucille Loren

15-28

Lucille Loren Vasquez is an actor, dancer, singer, and writer based in the Bronx. She graduated from Providence College in 2021 with a BA in Theatre. Her most recent live performances were the original productions... Read more

Nick Snipes

15-21

Nick Snipes is a 20 year-old actor-artist based in New York City. Having been raised in many cultural backgrounds, from Kenya to France, he brings a unique set of skills to every project he plays... Read more

Sarah Kimberly Becker

25-35

Sarah Kimberly Becker is a NYC based theatre maker and educator. Her artistic practice centers around women and femme stories in visceral and emotionally raw landscapes. Becker has previously performed at Regional Theatres such as... Read more

Jazz Sunpanich

23-33

I was born in Bangkok, Thailand. I grew up surrounded by my dad's community theatre group, Bhuddasil, where I first started developing my acting and singing skills. I performed in a number of Thai musicals with my dad and had many tours... Read more

Dwayne Washington

30-40

A proud Baltimore native and Juilliard graduate, Dwayne was most recently seen Off-Broadway as Dad in That Parenting Musical. He is a New Hampshire Theatre Award winner and New York Innovative Theatre Award nominee (Rent,... Read more

Holly Block

16-30

From New York, Holly has been performing since she could walk, booking her first Broadway gig in Tony-winning producer Ken Davenport's production of Godspell 2032 at age 12. From then on, she solely focused on... Read more

Jack Coggins

50-70

After graduating from Harvard College in 1980, Jack Coggins devoted himself to ballet, jazz, and tap training, with a simultaneous immersion into community theater in the Boston area prior to moving to Hoboken NJ in... Read more

David Ryos

20-28

David Ryos is an American Actor who is very excited to be in his first performance at the LATEA theater. His roots begin on stage with Musicals and One Act play productions. These include Gryff... Read more

BREE MERKWAN

35-47

Bree Merkwan grew up in the upper midwest (absurdly cold) part of the country. She began acting at age 12 and continued on through school at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico, followed... Read more

Sylvia Grace Crim

N/A

A KISS LIKE NO OTHER SUSAN Sylvia Grace Crim is a film and television actress/producer/director and is excited about getting back to her roots in theatre. She is a New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts... Read more

Dorea Slagle

20-35

Dorea Slagle is a Brooklyn based actor and director. She has been working professionally in the NY theater industry for 6 years. Though also an actor, she has a passion for directing. She likes to... Read more

Saima HuQ

45 and older

Saima Huq, MPH is the founder and executive producer of Always Love Lucy Theatre and King Lahiri Productions, LLC. Favorite roles: Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman, Bertha in Hello From Bertha, Clare Devoto... Read more

Sonnie Givens

22-35

Sonnie Givens traded small-town life for New York City after being scouted for modeling during her senior year of college. Since then, she has traveled the country working with some of today’s most recognizable brands... Read more

William Ginorio

36

William Ginorio is an actor and comedian based in New York City. He was raised in The South Bronx and is of Puerto Rican descent. William has worked on shows like “The Deuce” And Power... Read more

Alex Vara

25-40

Alex Vara is an actor, writer, producer, and public speaking teacher. She studies acting at HB Studios and has an MFA in fiction and nonfiction from The New School. Alex hosts the monthly reading series... Read more

Mateo Gutierrez

17-24

Mateo Gutierrez is making their stage debut! I’m primarily a cinematographer so this is a dream come true! I’d like to thank my family and friends, but especially to my LGBTQIA+ community for showing me... Read more

Annika Stenstedt

16-28

Annika Stenstedt is a graduating senior at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, where she completed her primary training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and has now completed her professional training at the Department... Read more

Naomi Orange

19-26

Naomi Orange is an actor, singer, dancer and emerging producer/director based in New York City. A graduate of the Stella Adler Conservatory, she was born in London and raised in New Zealand before spending her... Read more

Bob Greenberg

55-65

Toured as “Morty” in Old Jews Telling Jokes at George Street Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, Trinity-Rep., Penn’s Landing Playhouse, etc. Films: Tango Shalom, The Tailor (Short), Glow Ropes, Heartbreak Hospital, Big Money Hu$tla$ and Maid... Read more

Luke Dabney

20-30

Luke Dabney is an actor from Memphis Tennessee who is excited to be working with Patrick Polsin and the cast of Songbird Wives. He’s a professional actor and stage manager, and would like to thank... Read more

Aka

26

My name is Aka I am 3-time World and European Champion in Ballroom Show Dance professional action. Strong theatrical and contemporary performance From New York city Read more

Patrick Feeney

35-40

Patrick Feeney is a theater and film actor originally hailing from NYC. He began his acting career at the age of 35 in Zagreb, Croatia working with independent film makers. He has since attended acting... Read more

John Ganim III

17-27

John Ganim III is a New York based actor from North Carolina. He studied at the University of North Carolina Greensboro where he received a BFA in acting. He has Musical Theatre training, is great... Read more

Alex Emanuel

45-60

Alex Emanuel (Dan, "KIN") is a New York-based actor, musician, writer, producer, filmmaker and visual artist. He's appeared onstage in world premiere productions at Oregon Shakespeare, ZSpace in San Francisco and the Steppenwolf Theatre in... Read more

Carl Schack

18-28

My name is Carl Schack. I’m originally from Lincoln Nebraska and I have a love for music, good food, and theatre. I love working on new plays, Shakespeare, and the classics. Read more

Carlos Bravo

16-28

Carlos Bravo is an actor that leads with love, curiosity, and dedication. Previous credits include: Regional: THE LITTLE MERMAID (Jetsam/Ensemble), THE MYTH OF TWO MARCOS (Marco). Fordham MainStage: THE TEMPEST (Prospero), THE SINS OF SOR... Read more

Jordan Theodore

25 - 35

Originally from Seattle, WA. Recent credits include Is Anything Wrong? (Dir. Dylan Blue & Jordan Theodore). Read more

Kevin Allen

45-55

Kevin Allen (Father) (he/him) Is an actor, producer & writer. He understudied the role of Dad/Obama in Jabari Dreams of Freedom, a New York Times Pick. Kevin co-stars in the feature film, Fakes, which is... Read more

Jagger Dunning

Blue/Green

Jagger Dunning is a dynamic performer and director studying Theatre at Hofstra University. With a passion for acting, directing, dance, and tech theatre, he’s appeared in productions like Sweeney Todd, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and... Read more

Wells Mundell Wood

15-28

So glad you found yourself here! I'm Wells. I am a recent NYU drama graduate. I completed my primary training at Atlantic Acting School and advanced training in Berlin (Stanislavski, Brecht) & Greece (Suzuki, Laban).... Read more

Jack Gereski

15-35

REGIONAL: Theatre Under the Stars: RENT, The Secret of My Success. Houston Shakespeare Festival: Cymbeline, King Lear. 4th Wall Theatre Company: The Lifespan of a Fact. Smart Mouth Theatre: Lungs. EDUCATION: BA, University of Virginia; MFA, University of Houston Professional Actor Training Program. Instagram:... Read more

Sofía Espinosa

23-35

Born and raised in a small coastal town in Andalusia, in the south of Spain, surrounded by the rhythm of the Mediterranean Sea, Sofía Espinosa is an actress and dancer trained at Circle in the... Read more

Robert Resnick

45-65

Robert Resnick is featured in Pablo Ceja’s film AGAINST THE WALL and Roberto Monticello’s HEART TO HEART.COM. Stage roles include: Charles in CHARLES AND DIANA: THE MUSICAL, Reg in THE NORMRobert Resnick is featured in... Read more

TENA CRADDOX

50

This actor and vocalist wears many hats on and off the stage. Stage Manager, actor, vocalist and director is also a loving mother of two, Kevin and Maxine. Read more

Kyle Sallee

25-35

Kyle Sallee is a local actor, tour guide and musician. Favorite and recent projects include Roe, Forgive Me Father, The Adding Machine, Wanda's World, Under the Greenwood Tree and Space Cadets Radio. @kpsallee Read more

Abby Yazvac

20-25

Abby is a New York actor, originally from West Virginia. She has an MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School. Abby recently appeared in the Sci-fi film, “Precognito.” She is thrilled to be... Read more

Travis Charron

20s-30s

Travis Charron has been an actor for around ten years. He has graduated from MiraCosta, Utah State University with a BFA, and most recently from Atlantic Acting School. Travis has been featured on film, TV,... Read more

Hila Naus

28-38

Hila is an actress and singer that was born and raised in Bnei Brak, Israel. She started acting when she was 16 in Beit Zvi, The School of Performing Arts, in its after-school youth program... Read more

Bryce Hayden Henry

17-37

Bryce Hayden Henry is an actor based in NYC. Bryce studied at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Recent credits include Harry in Mirror, Mirror (Theater for the New City) and Ethan in Resurrection... Read more

Emmie Collins

15-28

Emmie Collins (they/them) is an actor, writer, and director, who graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2022. In September 2023, they directed and performed in a devised trans theater piece called Gender... Read more

Stephen John Ramirez

29-34

Stephen John Ramirez is a Filipino-American film, classical, and music theatre actor, currently residing in New York City, with film and stage work that span 8 years between Guam, The Philippines, and NYC. He took... Read more

Jade Mason

30-40

Jade Mason is a dynamic and multi-talented artist hailing from Brooklyn, NY, with a passion for storytelling through acting, writing, modeling, and praise dance-each deeply rooted in her faith. In 2023, she earned her first... Read more

Emily Rose Unnasch

18-30

She is thrilled to be performing in her first show in New York after moving to the city from Southern California! Regional: Nice Work If You Can Get it, Cabaret, The Light In The Piazza... Read more

Laura Tewksbury

58-68

Laura Tewksbury is a New York City–based actor whose recent credits include For Bastards (NYC), The Woke Tragedy of Richard III and Four White Chairs (City Garage & Gallery Players, Brooklyn), Seacoast of Chile (American... Read more

ANGEL VAZQUEZ

54-64

●CINEMA PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (DISNEY) WITH SELENA GOMEZ, ASSASSINS - WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE & ANTONIO BANDERAS (WARNER BROTHERS)), CAYO, EL CLOWN, PASION DE VIVIR, LUISA CAPETILLO, EL BESO QUE ME DISTE, PEPO EN EL SENADO,... Read more

Emma Theriot

16-22

Emma Theriot (they/she/he) is a rising sophomore musical theatre major at Nazareth College! Most recently, they have been seen as John Wilkes Booth (Assassins) and Betty 5 (Collective Rage)! Emma is grateful for this wonderful... Read more

Nyah Williams

38-47

Nyah is returning to the stage after her challenging lead role (ANNETTE) in the rousing black comedy GOD OF CARNAGE at America's longest-running theater. Prior to the pandemic, she was the Executive Producer/Treasurer/Box Office Manager... Read more

Rashaan Willerforde

28-40

Rashaan comes to us from NY, NY where he has done numerous plays. He went to Marymount Manhattan College where he studied acting and got his BFA in acting. From there, he did the play... Read more

Mattie Parker

20-35

Mattie Parker is a Brooklyn based artist and believes they ARE a New Yorker despite only living here for 3 years (though at the time of reading this it's hopefully many more!) Something they did... Read more

Sarah Liu

16-35

Sarah Liu is a Chinese American actor, model, and avid Letterbox user. Recent credits include Virgilia in an independent production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus and Vivian in Lottie Baby, a short film with support from studios... Read more

Wes Ehle

20-35

WES EHLE is a NYC-based actor and writer. His previous credits include "Tina Morgue" (Clay/Playwright) in the New York Theatre Festival, "Mary Poppins" (Bert), "Method" (Eric), "Bad Ghost" (Paul), "Ellipsis...or the Secret Supposed Life of... Read more

Batuhan Sumer

20-26

I am Batuhan Sumer. I born and raised in Turkey. I had the chance to perform a play for the first time in high school. It was short but sufficient experience to taste a stage... Read more

Monica Joy Cancian

25

Monica Cancian is a biracial playwright born and raised in New York City. She loves writing plays that have to do themes with the supernatural and spirituality. She also writes plays on social issues. Monica... Read more

Abby Bettencourt

17-25

ABBY BETTENCOURT (she/her) is an actor, director, and designer from Beverly, MA. Abby is a highly collaborative theatre maker who focuses on telling stories that uplift the voices of women and queer artists. Abby primarily... Read more

Ndeye Daro Niang

18-37

Ndeye Daro Niang is a dynamic multidisciplinary artist and a proud graduate of the SUNY Purchase BFA program. Since earning her degree, she has immersed herself in the performing arts, honing her craft through intensive... Read more

Sam Wade

17-26

Sam Wade was born and raised in New York City to two writers from different countries. His art, ranging from poems to novels to films to plays to performance, aim to encourage others to delve... Read more

Feriz Sulejmani

22-30

Feriz Sulejmani is a New Jersey-based. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed an intensive four-month training program with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, honing his classical... Read more

Neal Bechman

18-35

Neal is jazzed to be a part of bringing The Virgin Mimi to life. Some most recent credits include The Producers (Swing) at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Something Rotten (Robin/ Nick Bottom u/s) and... Read more

Alexa Robbins

24-30

Hi! I'm Alexa. I was born and raised in Ypsilanti Michigan, on a small farm with a family I adore. The youngest of four, I spent my childhood looking up to my older sister who... Read more

Laurie Rae Waugh

N/A

Laurie has been working as a theater artist in New York since 1980 and as a director since 2001. Laurie recently received The ATA Award for Best Dramatic Director for Mirrors (2016), as well as... Read more

William Dobbins IV

45 - 55 years old

William has acted at The Utah Shakespearean Festival, two seasons with The Orlando Shakespeare Festival, and in a Shakespearean fundraiser performance at GableStage in Florida. Regionally, he received strong reviews in such diverse leading roles... Read more

Zachary Papatheodorou

20s

I've played heroes, villains, fathers, businessmen, giant geese, and Grendel. Trained in stage combat, improvisation, drama, and comedy. Read more

Jimena Rosas

16-30

Jimena Rosas is a New York City–based actress from Lima, Peru. Her work bridges classical and contemporary forms, often exploring the emotional contradictions of womanhood and identity. Recent credits include Evil Lives Here (HBO Max,... Read more

Anna Langlois

16-28

Anna is geeked to be rolling with the nerd squad at the New York Theater Festival. She’s been on quite the adventure with Goblins & Gates, and has loved her time playing Tabby over the... Read more

Amr Kotb

25- 40

Amr Kotb is a New York-based, Egyptian-American actor. Active in film, theater, tv, voiceover, and commercials, he is drawn to dry/dark comedy and social commentary. He is known for At Least, The Dotted Line, I... Read more

Daniel Townsend

26-40

In his music, Daniel Townsend explores the dynamic between improvisation and composition, allowing performers to make creative decisions as they progress through the piece. While the initial notation is precise, it often transitions into graphic... Read more

Matt Allegretta

20-30

Matt Allegretta has been on and off the stage since his early years. After portraying many roles, such as Melchior (Spring Awakening), Gabe (Next to Normal), Radames (Aida), Scarecrow (The Wiz) and featured soloist in... Read more

Katherine King

45-60

Katherine King she/ella/elle (Cynthia) NYC based. Theatre: Sympathetic Magic (Liz Barnard; dir Bruce McCarty), Triple Play (Cynthia; dir Michael Schiralli). TV: Concrete Jungle (Amazon Prime), Uptown Girlz. Film: Enraged, Moonskin, The First Supper, Corners, Carousel... Read more

Michael Manzi

16-30

Michael Manzi is an American Singer/Songwriter and an NYC-based Actor/Writer/Producer. He is the founder of "Hearts Open", an indie-rock band known amongst fans for their warm, high-energy, concerts. Michael has experience arranging and top-lining for... Read more

Hunter Wilson

18-32

Hunter Wilson (Matt) moved to New York to study acting at the William Esper Studio in 2017, and fell in love with the city. He enjoys stage combat, specifically sword work, and has lent his... Read more

Anteo Fabris

32

Anteo Fabris is a Swiss-American sound artist and composer whose work takes root in data transformation. Having used source material ranging from statistics to malfunctioning hardware, Fabris explores music automated by design and the ambiguity... Read more

Gigi Huang

16-30

Gigi Huang, graduate from American Musical and Dramatic Academy, is a singer, dancer and actor. Credits include: Sophisticated Ladies(Ensemble), The Group(Linda). With boundless passion and gratitude, Gigi is ready to originate the role Amanda in... Read more

Marko Dumancic

25-35

Marko Dumancic is an actor, singer, dancer and performer with over 7 years experience. He finished The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. His recent credits include Mark Anthony in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar... Read more

BRIANNA ASCIONE

Teenager - 30

National Tour: Beauty and The Beast (Vacation Swing). Off-Broadway: The Little Match Girl (Theatre Row). Regional: 42nd Street, Elf – The Musical, Footloose, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hello, Dolly! (Broadway At Music Circus),... Read more

judith ackerman

60 onward

principal roles in plays of Frank Craven, which were done at LaTea, principal roles in plays of Bertold Brecht and Luigi Pirandello and Giroudoux favorite role, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Minor... Read more

Karen d'Entremont

40-50

Karen d'Entremont is delighted to be performing in the NY Theater Festival for the 2nd time. She enjoys doing community theater for over 15 years and has been cast in shows, like Rock of Ages,... Read more

Penelope Rose Nazra Dean

18-29

PENELOPE DEEN is an award-winning New York City–based multidisciplinary theatre artist working across acting, producing, and choreography/movement direction. A Special Recognition graduate of Hunter College with degrees in Theatre and Women & Gender Studies and... Read more

Daniel Halbstein

25-40

Daniel Halbstein is a composer of musical theatre, choral music, art song, and jazz. He is excited to have presented his first full-length musical, Humanity Denied (libretto by Alberta Handelman), at the New York Theater... Read more

Scarlett Gleason

6-12Off-Broadway: You & Me (Martha Tate). Regional: Ragtime (Little Girl), Annie (Molly), Sound of Music (Marta). Other favorite credits: Secret Garden (Mary Lennox), Matilda (Lavender).

Off-Broadway: You & Me (Martha Tate). Regional: Ragtime (Little Girl), Annie (Molly), Sound of Music (Marta). Other favorite credits: Secret Garden (Mary Lennox), Matilda (Lavender). Read more

Juan Castro

25-35

He is a New York based singer and actor originally from Los Angeles, California. Credits include Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Cabrillo Stage), Willy in Flora the Red Menace (Forager Theatre Company), William... Read more

Jordan Sheldon

20-30

Originally from Houston, Jordan studied acting at the Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts before moving to Los Angeles, where he currently studied communication and screenwriting. Now a New Yorker trying to pursue... Read more

Pasquale Tassone

50-100

Pasquale Tassone (Musical Theater and Classical Composer) - Tassone collaborated with librettist Alberta Handelman on musicals "Tumbleweed" and "A Musement Park", and with Elizabeth Searle on the opera Seven Rabbits on a Pole. Tassone studied... Read more

Allison Sass

15-26

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Allison got her BA in Theatre Arts and Cinema at the University of Iowa and has developed a love for theatre that makes you think. At her... Read more

Hana Fatima Dehradunwala

25-40

Hana is a Pakistani-American writer, actor and recent startup industry runaway, going so far as to change the spelling of her name from Hannah to Hana for anonymity. She si a recent graduate of the... Read more

Destiny Betts

20-30

Destiny Betts is a military child from Queens. She is an up-and-coming artist, dancer, actor, model, and choreographer. Destiny is a graduate of the Joffrey Ballet School under the direction of Angelica Stiskin. Read more

Ry Armstrong

19-34

Ry Armstrong (they // she // he) is an American, genderqueer artist who was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by nature and the arts. Their upbringing, which did contain both white and... Read more

Karina Verna

17-27

Karina Verna is an actor, director and writer based in NYC. After originally pursing a prelaw track while attending John Jay College, she discovered a love for theatre when performing in her first production as... Read more

Maira Bondre

18-27

Maira Bondre is a Greek-born actress currently based in New York City. Her work spans stage and screen across the U.S., U.K., and Greece, with recent theater credits including The Visit of Mother Moses (Ellen... Read more

Isaac Dean

29-39

Isaac Dean is Artistic Director and founder of I.R.D Productions Non-Profit Theater Organization. He is a professional New York City based actor, writer, director, and producer, and the writer, director, and producer of Blinded by... Read more

Jenny Lin

18-25

Jenny Lin is honored to be playing the role of Nurse in Waiting Room, her first play. She initially studied nutrition at New York University and became a Registered Dietitian in 2023. Since then, she... Read more

Roman Matcz

18-28

Roman Matcz is a committed Actor, Writer, Singer, and Musician who has tirelessly pursued the trade. Roman’s recent noted credits include the Summer 2022 productions of “Putting it Together” (Man 2) and “The Addams Family”... Read more

Elena Lozonschi

24-34

Elena Lozonschi is a Romanian-born actor and theater-maker based in New York City, drawn to work that asks urgent questions and lives in the tension between beauty and discomfort. She grew up surrounded by old... Read more

Pete Bellanza

30-35

Pete Bellanza is a passionate actor whose love for show business fuels every performance. With a natural charisma and a deep commitment to his craft, Pete has built a reputation for bringing emotional depth and... Read more

TIMOTHY SAVAGE

50

Tim made his acting debut in A DEAD MAN WALKING as Joseph Evans. This professional musician won Male vocalist of the Year at the Tiffany Gospel Awards in that role. Read more

Julian Carli

18-30

Julian is a NYC based singer/actor originally from Sacramento, California. Some of Julian credits include Legally Blonde (Great Plains Theatre Company), Mamma Mia (Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre), Christmas Carol (The Lyric Rep), and Spring Awakening... Read more

Juliette Charles

17-29

Juliette Charles is a New York born & raised actress. She most recently was working in Maryland in the Classic Theatre of Maryland’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck. Earlier in the... Read more

Mell Ahmed

30-40

Mell Ahmed is thrilled to make her professional acting debut in Arrangements. She is a Bangladeshi-American actor, writer, and director based in Harlem, by way of Iowa. She is currently studying at The Barrow Group,... Read more

Halley Platz

25-35

Born in Rockwall, TX, but escaped to New York City. As a neurodivergent, queer writer performer producer, her work explores the intersection of humor, raw vulnerability, and sharp critique of femme societal norms. She specializes... Read more

Aaron Denney

25-40

Aaron Denney is excited to be making his New York Theater Festival debut as "Jeff" in Bob Tilton's "Little Pillows!" Originally from Dallas, Texas, Aaron is a New York City based actor. While he has... Read more

Olandis Bradshaw

17-26

Im originally from a small city in Colorado called Pueblo. It’s hilarious because in Spanish Pueblo means city. So technically I’m from City, Colorado. My main love is movies. I can’t get enough of em.... Read more

Vadim Kroll

35-60

Born in Vyborg, Soviet Union.TV and Film: “The Blacklist” (NBC), “Allegiance” (NBC), “FBI” (ABC), Nose (PBS), John Wick:Chapter 2 (Lionsgates), Petropolis (Quadriga Productions) and others. Off-Broadway: “The Killer” (TFANA) “Hidden Fees” (Cherry Lane Theater); Off-Off... Read more

Lana Scott Stringer

20-26

Lana Scott Stringer is a Brooklyn-based graduate of Samford University's theater and film programs. She has written and cowritten multiple commissioned and original works, including a full-length devised collaborative theater adaptation of The Strange Case... Read more

Carmen Davis-Hall

60

Carmen Davis Hall, is a native of Asbury Park, New Jersey. She is the wife of a loving husband Mr. Jerry Hall, the proud mother of Monquel Walton and Glam Mom to Brandon Walton. Carmen... Read more

Sarah De Baets

20-30

Sarah De Baets is a French Director and Actor based in New York City. She was born in Paris, France where she lived until she was 5 years old before moving to Moscow, Russia where... Read more

Brantley Waller

12-27

Brantley Waller (Director) – Brantley Waller is a director, actress, photographer, & filmmaker. In 2021, she received the "Citizen Artist" award from Auburn University's Theatre & Dance program. In 2022, she wrote and starred in... Read more

Missy Flower

35-60

Missy is a director based in Westchester County. Missy directs new plays in development. Most recent work includes "When Marshmallows Burn" by Tara Meddaugh, and "Wishes and Prayers" by Evelyn Mertens. Missy is the Chief... Read more

Andrew Gryniewicz

25-40

Andrew Gryniewicz is a New York-based performer hailing from Seattle Washington. He has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami. Cruise Ship: Footloose and Kinky Boots (Norwegian Cruise Lines). Tour: Shall We... Read more

Connor Creagan

28 - 37

Connor Creagan is a New York-based Meissner-trained actor, comedian, and writer. He has opened for Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye) at Caroline’s on Broadway for NYC Pride and has been featured on Comedy Central’s The... Read more

Jenna Rosebrough

25-35

Jenna is a dynamic vocalist and performer with a background in Pop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Opera, and Musical Theater. Her multidisciplinary experience—ranging from vocal performance and acting to technical theater and concert production—brings depth and... Read more

Alyssa Cassese

16-30

Alyssa "Alyx" Cassese is a genderfluid actor and writer based in NYC. After publishing their first queer fantasy novel at fifteen, they earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University. Recent credits include the... Read more

Lucia Morel

14-19

Lucia Morel is a second year student at New York University pursuing a bachelor of fine arts in drama. Lucia most recently has taken part in the feature film Slaughter at camp swinelake as well... Read more

Camron Chapple

22-30

Camron Chapple was born and raised in Columbiana, Alabama. After being introduced to acting at a young age, he attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts’ theater program. Read more

David William Frey

25–30 years old

David W. Frey is a filmmaker, producer, and creative leader working at the intersection of film and theater storytelling. With practical experience as a 1st Assistant Director, Producer, and Production Manager, David has overseen projects... Read more

Will Poost

25- 50

Will Poost is a New York City based performer. During his childhood with his horde of creative siblings, they were always making talk shows in the living room, cooking shows in the kitchen, and movies... Read more

Meredith Julia "Mer" Muirhead

18-25

Mer Muirhead is an actor, teaching artist, and musician with a BFA in Drama from Hofstra University. Recent projects include 35mm: A Musical Exhibition (Sara Berry vocalist), The Music Man KIDS (music direction), and Everybody... Read more

Dylan Ireland

20-50

Dylan Ireland is thrilled to join the NYTF. Ireland recently received his MFA in Acting from Case Western Reserve University before moving to New York. Last year Ireland earned his first TV credit for Investigation... Read more

Emily Cordes

33-40

Emily Cordes is an NYC-based stage, film, and new media actress. A founding member of the feminist theatre group Tapestry Collective, in 2022 she co-created, performed in, and produced “#SoSadSoSexy,” a devised play about the... Read more

Ron Barba

35-55

Ron Barba is an actor and producer from Greenwich, CT. He has two movies on Amazon Prime “Bobby Mortal” and “God’s Will.” Ron has appeared in national commercials and several independent films; he has acted... Read more

Isaac J. Conner

40-55

Isaac J. Conner is an NYC-based stage, screen, and voice actor/director/producer. Leaving CA in 2010 to be closer to family in rural PA, he worked in computer programming, founded the Billtown Burlesque troupe, worked with... Read more

Peter Sullivan

35-50

Peter Sullivan has been in numerous productions in New York. He originated the roles of Cop / Desk Sergeant / TSA Director in “Airport and the Strange Package” (Great Cannonball Productions), Dr. Williams / Paul... Read more

akiyo komatsu

18-late twenties

I was raised in the north suburbs of Chicago as Hemmingy calls it, “the land of the wide lawns and narrow minds” which I take slight offense to- I never had a wide lawn. Once... Read more

Ana Galarza

24 - 30

I am a graduate who attended Centenary University with a degree in Bachelor of Arts and a 3.6 GPA. During the course of my academic career, I also managed to accrue nearly 3 years of... Read more

Rachel Gatewood

22-28

Rachel Gatewood is a Dallas native actor and artist currently based in Bushwick, New York. She is a recent graduate of SUNY Purchase and holds a B.F.A in Acting. Rachel is currently being featured in... Read more

Amy Herzberg

17-30

Amy Herzberg (she/her) is a musical theater performer who has taken part in many productions, including The Magical Journey of Arlekina (Off-Broadway, Sean the Kid), Issue #9 (Choreographer, Taylor), The Noteworthy life of Howard Barnes... Read more

Daniel Martinez

15-30

Daniel Martinez is a young actor from El Paso, Texas. He has come a far ways from the southwest to pursue an acting career in the big city. He was originally attending SUNY Purchase to... Read more

Jeremy Bright

33-39

Jeremy Bright (Barry "Barr" West) has recently played a widowed father, inexperienced lawyer, a school teacher, an Appalachian soldier, and Watergate's John Dean on stage, film, and TV. He just finished working on a film... Read more

Clara Napolitano

18 - 30

Clara Napolitano is a Brooklyn born and raised actress and recent graduate of Syracuse University’s Acting BFA program. Special thanks to the P, J, and H for the wonderful work on this show! Read more

Daniel Rickman

20-30

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Daniel earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Performance from the University of Memphis before moving to New York in 2025. He co-founded Unfold Theatre Ensemble with Patrick... Read more

Fara Boyce

17-30

Fara Boyce is 23 years old, she was born in Maidenhead in the United Kingdom and started acting from the age of 8. She had formal training at The Oxford School of Drama before moving... Read more

Owen Scott

30-50

I grew up in MA and have lived in New York as an actor and teacher for nearly seventeen years. Favorite roles include Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and John Hale in "The Crucible." Read more

Laurence C. Schwartz

40 - 60

Laurence has directed over 40 plays in new York City, mostly original works. He has directed at The Players Theatre, New York Theatre Festival, The Davenport Theatre, The Gene Frankel Theatre, Theatre Row, and Latea... Read more

Sean Coffey

20-30

Sean Coffey is an actor based in Westchester, NY. He studied at Fordham University and has performed locally throughout the tristate area. Recent favorite theater credits include Dear Brutus (Mr. Lob, Alpha NYC Theater Company),... Read more

Jamey Miller

18-30

Jamey Miller is a New York-based director, producer, and tapas server. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston University's Film and Television department in 2020. He was inducted to BU's most prestigious alumni group, the... Read more

Danae Vasilopoulos

16-28

Danae Vasilopoulos (pronounced the-nigh, she/her) holds a BFA in Drama with a focus on Musical Theatre from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama's New Studio on Broadway, as well as a BA in... Read more

Kevin Alexander

55-65

Kevin Alexander. Is a New York native born actor. Kevin is an established published Co- creator, and actor of three widely produced interactive immersive shows. Tony n Tina’s Wedding, Finnegan’s Farewell and Johnny Boy’s Graduation.... Read more

Dorothy Poucher

24

Dorothy Poucher is a NYC based artist working in film, television, and theatre. They can be found writing, assistant directing, script supervising, and art assisting on various projects. She hopes to continue to work on... Read more

Cameron Isveck

17-25

Cameron Isveck is an actor and vocalist based in Westchester New York and Boston Massachusetts. She has performed in musicals and plays since she was 5, which have remained constants in her life. She currently... Read more

Ris Ayerst

18-30

Ris (she/her) is a New York based Actor and Director. She is thrilled to be participating in the New York Theatre Festival for a second season and getting to work with such an incredible team.... Read more

James DuMont

N/A

A KISS LIKE NO OTHER Director James DuMont Bio: James DuMont is an Actor/Producer/Self Tape Specialist & now Director, as “A Kiss Like No Other” is his Directorial Debut. Mr. DuMont has amassed over 160+... Read more

Sophia Aranda

25-40

Sophia Aranda, a first-generation Cuban- Nicaraguan actor and singer, is rooted in New York City's vibrant arts scene. After finishing her training at NYU/Tisch within the Atlantic Theater Company program, she has since showcased her... Read more

Tommy Vance

20-50

Tommy Vance(Jerome, George) is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Most recently seen as Borkin in Chekhov’s Ivanov (appearing alongside Sam Underwood) and also seen as the titular “Funny Guy” in Patrick... Read more

Rachel Hoy

18-32

Hi everyone! I am a New York based actor/singer and graduate from Boston University's BFA Acting program. I am deeply passionate about the creative process and uplifting young artists, like myself. I look forward to... Read more

Ariel J. Ortiz

19 - 28

Ariel Ortiz is absolutely ecstatic to have joined this wonderful team of incredibly hardworking and talented actors in this production of City Rats. He wants to thank everyone for supporting not only the show but... Read more

Malcolm Minor

25-30

A Newark, NJ native, Malcolm is an actor, singer, poet, and public speaking coach who has performed on stages from NJPAC to Madison Square Garden, to 54 Below, and Radio City Music Hall. He holds... Read more

Bridget Parker

16-25

Hello there. My name is Bridget Parker and I am a student of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama studying at the New Studio on Broadway. I am an actor, singer, composer/songwriter,... Read more

Balan

25-45

Balan (Marz) began acting in 2007 in theater in India, in genres including thrillers and comedies. More recently, he was part of the comedy "A sketch of New York" and "By the people for the... Read more

Eric Parness

35-55

Eric Parness is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Westfield State University and a theatre artist who performs, directs, writes, and teaches. His creative work and research focus on the intersection of the past and... Read more

Charlotte Teresa Guerrero

21-26

Charlotte Teresa Guerrero made her New York theatre debut with the New York Theater Festival in Fall 2023. She has played Catherine in Proof, Steph in Reasons To Be Pretty, and Puck in A Midsummer... Read more

Emerson Hart

17-35

Emerson’s regional credits include: Hello, Dolly! (Ambrose Kemper) with JWM Theatricals; The Secret Garden (Albert), Little Shop of Horrors (Orin), and Cats (Munkustrap) with NCCA at Jean’s Playhouse; Cats (Skimbleshanks), Beautiful (Righteous Brother), White Christmas... Read more

Enette Fremont

27

Enette Fremont is a New York City based Theater, Film, and Television actor. She was born in West Palm Beach, FL to Haitian parents. Enette studied acting at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic arts,... Read more

Jeff Prewitt

30-40

Jeff Prewitt is an actor based in NYC. Hailing from Houston, TX, he studied at Ole Miss where he received a BFA in Theatre Arts. He was most recently seen on stage at the New... Read more

Tiffany Browne-Tavarez

37-47

Originally from Virginia, Tiffany moved to New York City in 2005 to wholeheartedly pursue a career in acting. She has worked in several productions since then including plays, independent films, true crime reenactment series, and... Read more

Curtis Cunningham

35-45

Curtis Cunningham (Damon) From the rugged trails of home in the Canadian Rockies to the beaches of the South Pacific and everywhere in between, Curtis spent many years of his life as a solo backpacker... Read more

Eveline Tainio

18-30

Eveline Tainio is a trained actress originally from Helsinki, Finland, now based in New York city. Her journey began at the ice rink, ultimately leading her to represent Finland on their national synchronized skating team... Read more

Oje Belo

20-30

Oje Belo is a New York resident and actor. Born in Nigeria, raised in England and the United States, he considers himself a citizen of the world, desiring to tell a variety of stories, specifically... Read more

Sierra Rostal

20-30

Sierra Rostal is making her New York theatre debut in Alpha and the Inescapable Decline. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., she was raised in a number of former soviet socialist republics and in Nairobi, Kenya. She... Read more

MJ Hughes

18-35

MJ is a Kentucky-born singer, pianist, and theater performer. After completing a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Vocal Music Education at Western Kentucky University, MJ worked as a resident music director and private studio... Read more

Lucie Tassel

24-35

Lucie Tassel is an artist with 15 years' experience, and a completely atypical background. Being French, she naturally made her debut in Paris, where she is originally from. Under the direction of Ned Grujic, she... Read more

Anthony Fusco

40-55

Anthony Fusco's work has been presented at several play festivals around NYC. He won best director award two times, and his play Fixation made the top 4 best plays at the Strawberry One Act Frstival.... Read more

JOEY NOVICK

50s - 60s

Joey Novick has been a political comedian, camp counselor, editorial director, attorney, busboy, radio show host, professional speaker, child actor and an elected official in New Jersey - but not necessarily in that order. Joey’s... Read more

Kat Collin

14-34

Kat Collin is an actor in the NYC area. She has studied acting and theater for years, specifically Shakespeare and training in the Suzuki Method. Previous Credits include Airline Highway at Virginia Repertory Theater (Zoe)... Read more

Mary Morgan Collier

20-35

Mary Morgan Collier is a director who is currently pursuing her Directing MFA Candidate Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Originally from Athens, Georgia, Mary Morgan primarily works in New York City. Her most... Read more

Rachel Patrice

15-35

RACHEL PATRICE (Jada) is an actor, screenwriter and director. They are thrilled to make their New York Theater Festival Debut in this spicy production. Rachel, like Jada, has also worked in comedy clubs and restaurants... Read more

Sophia Carlin

25-35

Sophia Carlin (she/they) is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist dedicated to highlighting unheard voices through new works and adaptations. She proudly serves as the Creative Director for Hamlet Isn't Dead (HID), having directed dozens of projects... Read more

Marsha Tony

24-32

Marsha Tony is a Haitian-American actress born and raised in Brooklyn, Ny. She enjoys telling stories that are both collaborative and inspiring to others. In the 2023 Spring/Summer festival, she performed in Logan Davis’ play... Read more

Kourtney Slowik

15-35

Kourtney Slowik ( Claire Gardner ) is very excited to be apart of Pen Pals. She is a proud graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has performed with extraordinary companies such as... Read more

Ash Christine

19-30

Ash Cristine is a dynamic actor with a wealth of experience in independent film, spanning from shorts to feature-length productions. She has showcased her versatility by portraying lead roles in dramas, suspense thrillers, and horror... Read more

Whitney Bae

25-40

Whitney Bae started in comedy in 2014 while living in South Korea. She is mostly known for her viral k-pop parodies, mukbangs, and various shenanigans which gained her 1.5+ million YouTube subscribers and 325+ million... Read more

Megan Breit

16-30

Megan Breit (she/her) is a Harlem based actor/comedian! Megan moved to NYC after graduating with her BFA in Musical Theatre from LIU Post. Since then she has enjoyed working with Theatre Nerds Virtual Insanity as... Read more

K Stanger

25-35

K Stanger is a New York based playwright, performer, and creator. She strives to build art through care, community and laughter. K as a playwright expands the comedic into the vulnerable with stories focusing on... Read more

Julia LaRotonda

20-28

Julia LaRotonda is a Long Island based actor with an Associates in Theater Arts - Acting from Suffolk Community College and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Stony Brook University. Trained in voice and stage combat,... Read more

Arielle Zaytsev

20 - 32

Arielle Zaytsev is a NYC-based, LA-born actor and deviser. Recent acting credits include: The Oath (The Actor’s Temple), Uncovered Scenes from Ukraine (Ukrainian Institute of America), SubUrbia (Tom Kane Theater), A Real Doll (Actor &... Read more

Georgia VanRy

20s

Georgia VanRy (she/her) is a musical theatre actor originally from Rochester, NY, who has performed regionally as well as here in NYC. She is happy to be bringing another original musical to life, having previously... Read more

Jack Dillon

18-25

Jack is a senior at Boston University pursuing a BFA in Acting. He is a recent graduate of the Classical Acting Program at the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts. He makes his NYC... Read more

Katrina Robinson

15-25

Katrina Robinson is a New York based actor and performer who has been in over twenty productions. Some notable roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago, Paulinka in A Bright Room Called Day, Cinderella in Into... Read more

Rooki Tiwari

30-45

Rooki Tiwari has been seen in works from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams to the Greeks, and now in Stephen Miller’s new play!! She most recently appeared at The American Theater of Actors in “What Do... Read more

Bhumika Jain

15-30

Bhumika Jain is a professionally trained on-camera actress with a deep passion for storytelling. She's led numerous short films, played a supporting role in an Amazon Prime movie, and even had a blast on a... Read more

Jimmy Murphy

25-35

Jimmy Murphy grew up in Northampton Massachusetts and moved to NYC in August. He has been acting since he was ten years old and most recently played John Merrick in The Elephant Man and Hal... Read more

Michael Takiff

60-72

Trained as an actor, dancer, and classical singer, Yale grad Michael Takiff spent ten years touring the country as a stand-up comic. He is author/performer of two works of solo theater: Jews, God, and History... Read more

Alex Sanon

45-50

Alex Sanon is a Television and Film Actor, a Print Model. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Alex got his first supporting role on his very first acting audition to portray Rev. Ernest on "Running on Water"... Read more

Erin Miller

40-50

Erin is a two-time NJACT Perry Award recipient for Outstanding Production of an Original Musical (Bill and Ted Save Broadway and Jersey Sings), and a recent nominee for Direction of a Play (Almost Maine). She... Read more

Angelique Derrick

30-40

ANGELIQUE DERRICK - Angelique Jene’ first hails from Monmouth county NJ. She began her acting debut at the young age of 10 as the Little Drummer Boy in Dunbar Productions “Black Nativity”. As a newbie... Read more

McKenna McQueen

20-30

McKenna McQueen(she/her) is a New York City based theatre artist. She works as the Community Engagement Associate at Kitchen Sink Theatre Company and recently graduated from Flagler College earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre... Read more

Boone Sommers

20-26

Boone Sommers(Dictator Dan) is a Brooklyn based actor in his first show at the New York Theater Festival. He was last seen as Laurie in the winter production of Kate Hamill’s Little Women directed by... Read more

Arisael Rivera

30 - 45

Arisael Rivera (He/Him) is a bilingual actor and writer based out of The Bronx. Arisael received his MFA in Acting from The New School. Favorite roles include Friar Laurence in Romeo & Juliet at CSC,... Read more

Sharon Ullrick

60-75

Sharon Ullrick: Broadway: original cast of Crimes of the Heart; Off-Broadway: Vanities; National Tour: Bird of Youth with Lauren Bacall; Off-Off Broadway: at Theater for the New City, Eduardo Machado’s Worship, Acting, and Not About... Read more

Logan Clingan

20-30

Logan Clingan (they/them) plays Riley and is so excited for this production and to share this queer story with this city. Recent Credits include both parts of Angels in America (Prior Walter), Twelfth Night (Antonio),... Read more

Duncan Orme-Doutre

16-23

Duncan is a NYC based actor from Seattle Washington and is thrilled to be helping bring Halstons Amitha to the stage. Duncan recently graduated from AMDA and would like to thank his Family and friends... Read more

Juan C. Matos (aka DJBabyFace)

18-30

Though Juan C. Matos, aka DJ BabyFace, is primarily known as a disc jockey (DJ), he has many talents, DJing and working different avenues of the entertainment industry. Juan grew up in the Bronx but... Read more

Hugo Persson

20-30

Hi, My name is Hugo Persson and I'm originally from Sweden. After living in London for a few years, I moved to New York to study at Lee Strasberg Theatre and film institute. I graduated... Read more

J. Singh

25-45

My name is J. Singh (he/him). I'm an actor based out of NYC. I'm of South Asian origin. I have a medical background and a tendency to get deeply lost in a character. Read more

Tara Haight

27-37

Tara Haight is a TV, Film, Voiceover, Stage, and Commercial actor based in NYC. An expressive actor with incredible depth and instincts, she has been described as easily direct-able and a joy to work with.... Read more

Eskelito Rebecca F Wright

35-65

Squat/Love Theatre lead for 13 years Sarah Driver "Jazz Passengers in Egypt" and "Sleepwalk" Theda Hammel, "Stress Positions" Nan Goldin model Read more

Robert Mercado

Late 20s to 30s

Robert Mercado is a Puerto Rican Dominican American actor from Brooklyn, New York, working across television, film, and indie projects. He appears in the Tubi series Foster Sin and stars in the supernatural dramedy he... Read more

Joe Baldwin

19-25

Joe Baldwin is an actor, comedian, and playwright who recently graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Drama. He is originally from Los Angeles and currently lives in Brooklyn. Recent credits include But Who... Read more

Alexandra C. Perlman

20-30

Alexandra C. Perlman is a performer who hails from Glendale, CA. She received a BA in theater from Hofstra University. Theater: The Happy Elf (The Argyle Theater), Descendants: The Musical (The Argyle Theater), A Chorus... Read more

Sebastian Kim

20– 30

Sebastian is an NYC-based actor and filmmaker drawn to character-driven stories and offbeat subjects. He got his start performing in professional theater, short films, and TV commercials—experiences that sparked a lifelong passion for acting and... Read more

Lisa LaGrande

28-42

Lisa LaGrande (She/Her) is proud to have served as the Intimacy Director for dozens of productions across NYC since 2018. She is currently nearing completion of her certification process through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Some... Read more

Aviva Katz

20-30

Aviva Katz is a NYC-based director, performer, arts administrator, and theatre educator specializing in new work and theatre for social change. She is passionate about developing plays that spark meaningful conversation, amplify underrepresented voices, and... Read more

Elijah Martinez

18-26

Elijah is an artist who is determined to produce works that can push into the confines of human comfort. He believes his art can touch people without them recognizing that they are being challenged to... Read more

Kate Manson

16-26

Kate Manson is a non-union actor and artist based in Bushwick, Brooklyn. She is a graduate of Texas State University's BFA Acting Program. She is passionate about theater centering women and the LGBTQ+ community, Shakespeare,... Read more

Clay Herzberg

N/A

Clay Herzberg is an award winning musical theater composer based in NYC. His works include AIDEN (Winner! Short Play Festival NYC 2025, Surfside Playhouse 2024, Lincoln Center 2023), The Amazons of Overcote High (New York... Read more

Caren Skibell

35-55

Howdy, I’m based in NYC and am a native Texan and graduate of Northwestern University, The Second City Conservatory (Chicago), and The New School for Drama. 🎭 I’ve always been drawn to dark comedy and... Read more

Danielle Meola Valencia

25-35

Choreographer: Goblins and Gates at NYTF and PVP. Theater: Carly in Three on a Dime (The Acorn); Lucille Frank in Parade (OLT); Sally Bowles in Cabaret & Marian Paroo in The Music Man (Algonquin/NJYT); Susan... Read more

Anna Pappas

20-30

Anna Katherine Pappas is a Brooklyn-based actor and Assistant Production Supervisor with a BFA in Theatre Performance from Auburn University. She has worked on various productions both on camera and on stage. Recent stage performance... Read more

Checkers Bischoff

17-25

Checkers has been involved in acting on stage for 9 years, working in multiple plays and musicals over the last decade. They are constantly looking for connections in the theatre industry and more work for... Read more

Jewels Galindo

20's

Jewels Galindo is young black actor from East Harlem. His desire is to perfect his craft as an artist and learn the in's and out's of the industry. Just Talk To Me is his directorial... Read more

Francesca Pecchi

16-28

Francesca Pecchi is an Italian-Belgian actor and director, born and raised in Brussels, Belgium. From 2017 to 2020 she was a leading member of a local theatre company called "Le Giovani Teste Matte" with which... Read more

Vittoria Giacomini

26

Vittoria Giacomini was born in Milan, Italy. She’s a film director and writer based in NYC since 2021. Graduated at Alma Mater University of Bologna in Theatre, Cinema, Arts and Music in 2021 and New... Read more

Jameal Bailey

20-24

Jameal Bailey is an actor from Brooklyn, NY. Jameal recently graduated from New York University’s, Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied acting. Jameal is excited to be telling this wonderful story. He wants to... Read more

Frankie Otis

15-25

Frankie Otis (He/Him) completed his BFA at the Boston University School of Theatre last Spring. He also had the pleasure of spending a semester studying classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic... Read more

Ovide van der Vlist

26

Ovide is a Dutch actress based in New York City. She holds a degree in acting from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where she had three years of conservatory training. After graduating in 2024... Read more

Vince Goodman

41

Vince Goodman was born in the Republic of the Philippines during the Dictatorship Period, under the violent regime of Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda Marcos. He spent his youth in Los Angeles where he... Read more

Aidan Martinez

20-28

Aidan is a Texas transplant living in NYC! He has been acting since the age of 6 in church plays, High School, One Acts, Summer Camp and College. A 2019 New York Conservatory for Dramatic... Read more

Linda Nesbit-Floria

40-55

I have the ability to portray a wide range of roles, from mid-forties to the early sixties. As an actor, I thoroughly research and prepare for each project. I look forward to meeting you and... Read more

Olivia Rose Perrone

16-25

Hi there! I’m Olivia Rose Perrone (she/they), a passionate actress, writer, theatremaker, filmmaker, and educator from Westchester, New York. I recently completed my Double Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance and Playwriting & Screenwriting,... Read more

Mickey Ryan

55-70

An original member of the US Gi60 one-minute play festival. Has appeared Off Broadway in MOTHER COURGE at the Cocteau Rep and Israel Horovitz’s LEBENSRAUM, among others. Played the doctor in Matthew Kaplan’s short film... Read more

Michael T. Clarkston

35-45

AEA Stage Manager & Live Event Producer managing multi-million dollar Broadway shows, high quality corporate events, tv, film, awards ceremonies and galas. I have significant experience in producing and managing the daily operations for productions... Read more

Kip Hathaway

18-35

Kip Hathaway is an actor, comedian, singer, and author/illustrator originally hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota. Stage highlights include playing Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, The Porter in MacBeth... Read more

Jason Yanto

18-26

Jason Yanto is an NYC based actor and singer. Recent theater credits - Poster Boys (Queerly Theater Festival), Little Miss Perfect (NYC Workshop), and Filipinos on Broadway (54 Below). Recent film - Stand Up, Orange... Read more

Norah Siede

23

Norah Seide, who is playing the role of Tyler, is a Singer-songwriter under the alias Norah’s World. Seide is making her theater debut in The Lord of the Tables by Lola Granelli. She is 23... Read more

Joe Ventricelli

25-35

Stage credits include: Joseph… (Ntl tour), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shake&Bake), Sleep No More (McKittrick), as well as performing at Arizona Broadway Theater, Barrington Stage, and Mac-Haydn Theatre. He can also be seen in Marvelous Mrs.... Read more

Adam Alpert

16-27

I’m Adam Alpert and I’m an actor, writer, and musician based out of NYC. Born and raised in the Metro Detroit area, it was only in the last few years I decided to relocate to... Read more

Collin McConnell

32-42

Collin is thrilled to be working with this fabulous team! Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Malvolio, Twelfth Night (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Regional: The Lehman Trilogy (The Phoenix Theatre Company). Other select NY credits: Henry... Read more

Javier Alexander

22-28

Javier is a speed demon, with an intense desire for adrenaline. From working in the back of an ambulance in a major city, too jumping out of planes, to blowing things up on behalf of... Read more

Temima Hyman

15-28

Temima Hyman is a New York-based actor, director, playwright, and teaching artist originally from Englewood, New Jersey. She holds a BA in Theatre from The City College of New York with minors in English and... Read more

Hannah Devlin

15-21

Hannah Devlin is a versatile American actress who began working professionally at the age of eight. She founded an independent student-led theatre company, Monty Bros. Productions, which has since produced numerous productions. Hannah's recent screen... Read more

E.B. McAlister

30-40

E.B. McAlister has been performing in New York for over 13 years. Started the dream as a Queen, made it out of Kentucky and to this stage. IG: @lovelizhere Read more

Elana Weinberger

30-45

Elana is a grown-up theater kid, school psychologist, and native New Yorker currently living in the Bronx. She returned to musical theater, her most beloved hobby and passion, in 2017, performing in many musicals, cabarets,... Read more

Francesca Pecchi

18-28

Francesca Pecchi is an Italian-Belgian performer, born and raised in Brussels, Belgium. She has trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and is a recent graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.... Read more

Lane McLeod Jackson

28-42

Lane McLeod Jackson is an actor, writer, director, and (unless you hear differently) human who has worked professionally in New York, New Jersey, and Ireland. Since he returned to performance in 2021 he's been cast... Read more

Adam J Richardson

17-27

Adam J. Richardson (he/him) is very excited to be joining the cast of To the Fairest! Adam graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) with an Associate’s Degree in Musical Theatre back in... Read more

Michela Masotti

18-35

Michela Masotti earned her BFA from NYU Tisch and her MS from Columbia University. Michela is an Officer at the global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger. She was most recently seen in Columbia’s MFA Directing... Read more

Grace Bobber

18-35

I’m Grace—a New York City-based actor, musician, and dancer. In January of 2026, I was awarded 2nd Place at the NATS National Musical Theatre Competition. Receiving this honor was a very warm welcome to NYC!... Read more

Emily Hawkins

25

Emily is a New York City based freelance director, theatre critic, and overall theatre creator, who recently moved from Los Angeles. In 2020 she graduated from the University of Southern California, Magna Cum Laude, with... Read more

Maia Van de Mark

17-30

Maia is a NYU Tisch Stella Adler and Stonestreet studios trained actor originally from New Zealand. She's also trained in improv at Groundlings and the People's Theatre. Maia can be seen in Stonestreet Studios films... Read more

Sean Szak Prasso

na

Sean Szak Prasso (Director) is a theatre director based in NYC. In 2022 Prasso made his debut with Oscar Wilde’s La Sainte Courtisane & A Florentine Tragedy (ATA). He went on to direct Pañuelos for... Read more

Caleb Gonzales

17-30

While a Texan at heart, Caleb has been living in the Big Apple for 8 years and is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His favorite roles have been Billy Budd in... Read more

Andrew Caira

17-25

Andrew (he/him) is a NYC-based actor and musician. Other credits include Saw: The Parody Musical (Gordon/Zepp Swing), The Atlantic City Blues Brothers (Jake), The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ (Algy US), and Our Town (George).... Read more

Cali G

17-21

Cali G also known as Pascale G, is a Junior attending Purchase College and is an all-around entertainer. Cali is an Actress, Playwright, Storyteller, Singer, and Arts Advocate. She’s been acting since she was young.... Read more

Jessi Bushman

20s

Jessi is a New York City–based producer and stage manager. She is grateful to collaborate with Trevor P. Bourland, Jeremy DeRois, and the extraordinary cast of Carmilla, whose artistry and passion make this work possible.... Read more

Alexandra Nader

15-35

The Story Pirates SPTV (PBS), America’s Got Talent (NBC), Be Sexy (RevryTV). Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Toronto. Finalist Forbes 30 Under 30. Digital sketches with Broadway Video, Nickelodeon, and Elite Daily. Featured comic... Read more

Zitlali Marcial

17-24

Zitlali Marcial is a New York based Actor. She recently graduated from Montclair State University where she received her BFA in Acting. She is really excited to be making her New York City Directorial debut.... Read more

Cameron Skillen

18-30

Cameron Skillen is thrilled to be making her NYC theatrical debut in Songbird Wives! A graduate of The University of Tennessee, Cameron has been seen in numerous regional productions with The Clarence Brown Theater. She... Read more

Maggie Dean

16-22

Credits: Summit Ave Kid (HBO’s Plot Against America), Naomi (Pandora’s Box Unleashing Evil - Angel of Death), Backup Singer (Kjersti Long Band) experienced in all forms of dance: musical theater, tap, ballet, commercial jazz, and... Read more

Jaden Perez

16-23

Jaden Labowe-Stoll grew up in and around New Haven, where he began to write and act. Read more

Alessia Lombardi

18-25

Alessia is a singer, actor and dancer. She’s pursuing her BFA at NYU Tisch Drama for Musical Theatre in the New Studio On Broadway. Alessia is thrilled to be originating the role of Maia in... Read more

Danielle Connor

19-30

Danielle is an Irish actor, based in New York. Growing up with artist parents, and spending most of her youth involved in stage school and ‘feisanna’, she has always had a connection to the performing... Read more

Jason Sanchez

18 - 27

Jason Sanchez is a Cuban-American actor from Miami, FL. He graduated from University of North Carolina in 2023 and is incredibly honored to work alongside such fantastic collaborators on City Rats! Some of his credits... Read more

Mehdi El Hebil

21-34

Mehdi is an actor raised by New York City. After studying in Baltimore with John Astin, and attending the William Esper Studio, he continues to look for that next moment whatever that may be. Recent... Read more

Haleigh Pierce

20-30

Haleigh Pierce (she/her) Stacey Bernadette is thrilled to make her debut at the New York Theater Festival. Originally from Vermont, she graduated with a BFA from the University of Utah. Upon moving to New York,... Read more

Hannah Snow

21-35

Hailing from Belgium, Hannah grew up in a family of classical musicians and studied the piano for many years before transitioning into theatre, film & tv after graduating with a degree in musical theatre from... Read more

Delaney Eiland

16-24

DELANEY EILAND (she/her) is very excited to be a part of this run of Dead End! She is very thankful for her past and present opportunities and hopes to continue directing alongside acting. She would... Read more

Ames Tierney

20-30

Ames Tierney also known as Meat Puppet is a drag king, illustrator, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. He hosts and produces drag film screenings monthly at Purgatory. He has also performed at Cmon Everybody,... Read more

Jess Spruiell

18-25

Jess Spruiell is thrilled to be making her NYC debut in Carmilla. She has worked with Trevor on numerous occasions and had the wonderful opportunity to originate the role of Laura in this musical’s initial... Read more

Reece dos Santos

25-45

Reece dos Santos is a New York City based multi-hyphenate artist with a passion for bringing conversation-starting new works to audiences. Select Theater Credits: Bertolt Brecht, Soirée at Walter Benjamin's (Winterfest, 2023); A Welcome Guest... Read more

Lady Bushra

25-45

Shortlisted for a BBC New Comedy Award, the internationally renowned, comedic character of ‘Lady Bushra’ is played by Amir Dean, amassing a social media following of over 500K across all platforms whereas his online content... Read more

Isabelle Wood

16-28

Hi! My name is Isabelle Wood, and I am an actor based in NYC. I studied acting at AMDA, and since then, I've had the good fortune of being a part of multiple productions in... Read more

Lydia Rivera

23

Lydia is thrilled to be a part of this production and to have the opportunity to work with such a talented and passionate group of artists! She has loved being both on stage and behind... Read more

Connor Picard

25

CONNOR PICARD (Director) has been involved in theatre in all aspects for over fourteen years. He graduated from Marymount Manhattan College’s directing program in 2021 and recently got his masters in Educational Theatre from City... Read more

Konstantin Kipshidze

20s

Konstantin Kipshidze is a recent B.F.A. Musical Theatre graduate from Point Park University. Credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Mr. Mushnik), Steel Pier (Ensemble, u/s Happy McGuire), Intimate Apparel (Mr. Marks); Pittsburgh Playhouse. You can also... Read more

Edmillie Binet

18-24

Hello! I'm Edmillie Binet, a recent graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, specializing in acting. Known for my adaptability, vivacity, and versatility across various creative domains, I'm not just a performer – I'm... Read more

Dayna Palya

18 - 30

Dayna Palya (she/her) Stacey Bernadette : is pumped to make her New York theatrical debut at the New York Theatre Festival. She graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Michigan University and her... Read more

Stephanie Adumatioge

16-28

Stephanie Adumatioge, is a Nigerian-American actress, singer/songwriter, guitar player and model based in NY. Stephanie is a graduate of AMDA, where she worked on her craft from dialects, on-camera work to musical theatre/straight plays, and... Read more

Grace Sword

16-24

Grace Sword is a recent graduate from UNC Chapel Hill where she majored in Dramatic Art and Creative Writing. During her time in undergrad, she was heavily involved in UNCs theater community, acting in various... Read more

Natalia Lee

16-25

Natalia Lee (Choreographer, she/her) is a Chinese American choreographer and actor, who believes everyone has a little shimmy and sway in them. She graduated Fordham University with a B.A. in theatre performance, and trained at... Read more

Kaleigh Ceci

16-25

It’s a tale as old as time. A girl from a small town, moving to the big city to pursue her dreams. It all started in a living room in Youngstown, Ohio where she first... Read more

Sam Zeitlin

20-30

Hailing from the heart of New York City, Sam discovered a passion for acting amidst the chaos of the pandemic. The world turned upside down, but it was the impetus he needed to finally pursue... Read more

Brian Leahy Doyle

BRIAN LEAHY DOYLE (Playwright/Director) received an MFA in Theatre from the University of Utah. Notable playwriting credits: And We Danced (KNOW Theatre); Telepathy, Starry Starry Night, Dining for One, Want to Hold Your Hand, Still... Read more

Michaela Bailey

22-30

Michaela Bailey is a director with a passion for theatre, filmmaking, and photography. She has studied at SCAD, LAMDA, and The Barrow Group, developing a unique approach focused on authentic storytelling. Currently based in New... Read more

Nicole Colbert

50

Nicole Colbert is a director/choreographer, performer, writer and educator. Her dance/theatre work ranges from experimental dance to re-iminagined works of classical drama, utilizing a physical vocabulary that fuses contemporary, modern, jazz and ballet with elements... Read more

Wesley Corwnover

20-28

Wesley Crownover is an actor and graduate of Florida State University’s BFA Acting program. His latest projects include the staged reading of We The People of These Fifty Acre Woods (Eeyore) and the site specific... Read more

Aryan Bhatia

20-35

Aryan is a 24 year old Drama graduate from NYU Tisch. Born and raised in Mumbai, India - the heart of Bollywood, he was bit early on by the acting bug. In 2017, Aryan moved... Read more

Armis Gjekuvaj

9-12

Armis is a 10-year-old aspiring actor and performer who completed modeling and acting training at Barbizon and studies theater at Mind Builders Creative Arts Center. He enjoys tennis, chess, swimming, and performing on stage. Armis... Read more

Lucie Wang

20-37

Lucie Wang currently studies acting at the HB Studio. She cut her teeth as a multi-hyphenate working in production and costume departments in film, TV, theater, live events, video productions, and journalism. She was born... Read more

Robert Strand

45-59

Robert Strand is an actor, filmmaker, philanthropist, environmental advocate, and the Executive Director & Founder of global non–profit, World Water Film Festival (WWFF). Dedicated to highlighting ongoing water crises around the world, Robert launched WWFF... Read more

Ken Dillon

30-40

After completing his MFA at the Birmingham School of Acting (the Birmingham in England, not Alabama), Ken Dillon moved to NY with two suitcases and dreams of acting full-time. After 11 years of hustle and... Read more

Tearzah Harrel

16-27

Tearzah Harrel was born and raised in Portland Oregon and started dancing from a very young age. Through her teenage years she performed with “Syncopated Ladies” youth company “Sole Talk” across the United States. At... Read more

Natasha Jain

28-40

Natasha is a Manhattan-based actor, with a very British accent. She’s been lucky enough to play ‘the sarcastic bitch’ in many plays, for which she feels truly blessed and not at all offended. Natasha can... Read more

Tess Frazer

19-49

Tess Frazer was born and raised on the Upper West Side and Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, and attended the famed Professional Performing Arts School and LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts. Her television and film credits... Read more

Zoe Benjamin

17-25

Zoe Benjamin is a queer performer and writer who loves telling stories through movement, speech, and song. A recent college graduate and current Professional-Semester student at BDC, she is excited to continue growing a career... Read more

Steve Cere

25-30

Steve Cere is a New York-based actor, native to New England. Acting in Macbeth as Banquo, Crybaby as a Whiffle, The Winter’s Tale as Autolycus, Urinetown as Hot Blades Harry/Ensemble, and much more! He graduated... Read more

Maggie Winslow

20-35

Maggie Winslow (she/her) is an actor and producer based in New York City. She has been seen performing in various NYC venues, such as The Town Hall, The Tank, and The Chain. She has also... Read more

Jamilah Muhammad

15-30

Jamilah Muhammad is an actor, dancer, poet, and filmmaker from Winston-Salem. Believing that boundaries are meant to be pushed, she is devoted to creating art that authentically explores Black experiences through history, culture, and human... Read more

Brett Lowell

50-60

NYC: Romeo & Juliet (Montegue) with Blind Cupid Shakespeare Co; "C'mon, Get Pappy!" a critically acclaimed father son cabaret written and performed with his 84 y.o. dad; numerous singing gigs at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall,... Read more

Emma Taylor Miller

25-35

Actor, clown, and theatre maker. Credits include: Cecily Pigeon in THE ODD COUPLE at Cape Fear Regional Theatre; Actor 1 in THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Abr.) at Lyndhurst Mansion, Vera Claythorne in AND... Read more

Caitlin Connor

28-35

Caitlin Connor is a Brooklyn-based actor and comedian. Before moving to the city, she studied improv and comedy in Chicago at both the iO Theater Training Center and The Second City Conservatory. She originally hails... Read more

Marshall Simon

45-55

Marshall Simon is a New York City–based actor, writer, and director, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and raised in New York City. He trained at the William Esper Studio and with Terry Schreiber and Sally Dunn... Read more

Emanuel Rodriguez

35-50

Emanuel Rodriguez was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., being so close to a plethora of amazing performance venues has only fueled his lifelong passion for performing arts. He’s coming off a year long stint... Read more

Stacey Linnartz

35-43

Stacey is a NYC-based professional actor, director, writer, producer and teacher of acting. She is the Artistic Director and proud Co-Founder of Kids Creative Collective, Inc. which brings tuition free theatre arts programming to under... Read more

Therese McGinn

60-70

Therese McGinn‘s theatre roles include Tracy ‘Eleanor’ Jones in Tracy Jones, ArtHouse Productions; wicked Kiswahili-speaking owners of enslaved people in serial versions of ‘Maafa,’ Incarn Productions; French and Irish characters in several Tony Barone productions;... Read more

CC Shaw

13-25

CC is a New York-based actress and is excited to be making her New York Theatre Festival debut in Treatment History. Having trained in stage and screen acting for the past nine years, she is... Read more

Xander Jackson

24 - 39

Xander Jackson is an on camera & stage actor, writer, director, and intimacy coordinator. He has performed in front of the camera (Lights Out with Pressure Players, Not Like the Other Girls with GingerPants Productions,... Read more

Matt Ritchey

40s

Matt Ritchey is a frequent Hollywood Fringe director whose original play Blackboxing (writer/performer) won six awards including "Best Cabaret/Variety" at the 2019 Fringe. He is the creator of Storycrafting, a coaching, coverage, and creative service... Read more

Jeffrey Keller

19-32

Jeffrey Keller is an NYC based actor and stand-up comedian. A few past credits include Last Five Years (Jamie), Xanadu (Sonny), Elf (Buddy), Little Shop of Horrors (Orin/Dentist), Footloose (Willard), Hair (Berger), Mamma Mia! (Sky),... Read more

Julia Rademacher-Wedd

18-25

Julia began dancing and singing as a toddler and has never stopped. As a teenager, she had the opportunity to train at Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and at The... Read more

Airen Wormhoudt

41

Airen Wormhoudt is an Actress, Mime, award-winning screenwriter, Art Therapist and Psychologist. She’s the founder of “On-Line Art – Center of Creation and Personal Development” in Brazil. She has a Master in Performing Arts, with... Read more

Lawton Paseka

N/A

LAWTON PASEKA was born and raised in Queens and trained with inimitable Freddie Kareman and on the Off-Broadway stages of NY and Philadelphia. While driving a cab, he made his screen debut as Theo Skinner... Read more

Chris Hahn

37-47

This June I have a supporting role in the New York Theatre Festival production: Goldberg’s Kaddish. In the six months prior I worked on five films with NYC filmmakers from NYU Tisch, Columbia, and Brooklyn... Read more

Angelique Bencivenga

18-24

My name is Angelique Bencivenga and I am a New York actor, I study acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. I've done many short films and am excited to be a part of... Read more

Daniel Hirsh

30-55

Daniel Hirsh is an actor from Whitefish Bay (Milwaukee), Wisconsin, who has been calling NYC home for the last six years. Starting theater in 1998, previous Off-Broadway work includes “Backyard,” “PimComedy,” and off-off-Broadway in “The... Read more

Emily Tolli

20-25

Emily Tolli (she/her) is a NYC based lighting designer. She developed her craft further at Chapman University where she studied Tech Theatre and contributed to productions such as Horse Girls, Spring Awakening, Wanda's Visit, and... Read more

Lena Drake

25-35

Lena Drake is a Greek-American actor best known for her work in the Showtime series KIDDING, starring Jim Carrey. Most recently, Lena starred as Alex in THE SEND-OFF, which premiered at Calgary International Film Festival.... Read more

Jessica Jordan

25-30

Jessica Kate Jordan (she/her) is a NYC based actor, singer, and avid coffee-drinker. Jessica studied Theatre Arts at Virginia Tech, where some of her favorite performance credits include [title of show] (Susan), As You Like... Read more

Lauren Nathens

18-25

Lauren Nathens is an actor, singer, and dancer based in New York, finishing her BFA at NYU Tisch alongside a minor in politics! Her recent stage credits include Joy in Cinderella and Judy Boone in... Read more

Damon Evans

24-30

Damon Evans is a Black, Boricua from New York City. In his downtime, he loves spending time reading comics, watching anime and playing video games. Otherwise he is performing as New York City’s premiere bearded... Read more

Rebecca Kritzer

Rebecca Kritzer is a Latina New Yorker by way of Miami. Most recently she directed the boundary-pushing musical Cabaret at San Antonio Broadway Theatre. She also served as both the Associate Director and the Choreographer... Read more

Talia J Williams

16-25

Talia J. Williams is a professional SAGe actress. As a theatrical performer, Talia recently performed in Signature in the School’s world premiere of the Voices On Blackwell Island, as the leading role of Nelly Bly.... Read more

Alessandro Garbagna

16-28

Born in Pavia, Italy, Alessandro is an actor whose passion for the stage began early. In high school, he performed in several productions and appeared in a promotional video for MSC Cruises. While earning a... Read more

Emily Howard

25-35

Emily Howard (she/her) is an NYC based actor who is super excited to be presenting new work! Recently: Brenda/Velma u/s in HAIRSPRAY (Dutch Apple), Stepmother in Cinderella (Argyle Theatre), Elizabeth in Young Frankenstein (Loxen Productions)... Read more

Enih Agwe

20-30

Enih Agwe is an actress with experience in theater and film. Known for her versatility and captivating performances, she is a dynamic force on stage and screen. Read more

Crys Clemente Pascale

20-30

Crys Clemente Pascale is a live events freelancer. It brings them joy to produce, manage, and operate live events, especially those produced by performing arts nonprofit organizations in immersive (or otherwise non-traditional) performance spaces. Crys... Read more

Eva Scott

23

Eva Scott (she/her) is a 23 year old actor from Baltimore, MD. She trained at The New School for an Acting BFA, and went abroad to London in 2020 to study Theatre at Rose Bruford... Read more

Rise Powell

17-28

Rise Powell was born and raised in Riverside, CA with a personality only suited for The Big Apple. She ventured into NYC with $100 and a dream at 18 years old. Rise is a woman... Read more

Victoria Pommalath

16-25

Victoria Pommalath is an actor, singer, and dancer based in NYC. She is currently a rising senior at Molloy University/CAP 21 Conservatory earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. She made her Off-Broadway debut last summer... Read more

Eric Berger

25 - 35

Eric Berger is a Bronx native and a NYC-based stage, film, and voiceover actor and director. Other theater credits include: regular performer with SERIALS at The Tank, an international tour of the one man show... Read more

Xander Jackson

25 - 45

Xander Jackson is an on camera & stage actor, writer, & director. He has humble beginnings within the entertainment industry studying with the Barrow Group starting in 2019 and continues to work within the institution... Read more

Frederick Kevin Bapp

35-45

Frederick Kevin Bapp trained at HB Studios and Adam Roarke’s Film Actor’s Lab. He’s acted in many plays including Rainbow Ring, Final Day? and The Greeks. Filmwork includes Fragments, The Smile and The Erlking’s Daughter.... Read more

Aly Tu

9 - 40

Aly Tu is grateful and fulfilled to be sharing her original work at this year's NY Theater Festival. Recent credits include: Miranda Fellows Performance (THE CITY Fest in NYC); Much Ado About Nothing (Saratoga Shakespeare... Read more

Sharon Posada

50-60

Sharon has spent many years performing in local and regional theaters. Favorite roles include, “Rumors” - Claire, “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” - Boo, “Table Manners” - Sarah, “The Odd Couple” - Florence Unger, “Our... Read more

Robin Brenner

45-55

ROBIN BRENNER is a SAG-AFTRA and AEA actor with a career in theater, film, and TV. Recent credits include Jinx (NY Indie Shorts Awards), Freehold, Celebrations (LIIFE festival), Blackheads (SXSW), and Cellular. Her theater work... Read more

Alejandro Kristensen

6-12

Alejandro is a NYC actor, singer, violinist, comedian, and frequent cabaret performer. His credits include Standby for Young Frankie in the Off-Broadway production of Fixing Frankie (Little Red Light Theatre). Audiences can hear him voice... Read more

McLean Peterson

27-35

McLean Peterson is an actor and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Theater: Love's Labor's Lost (Smith Street Stage), Carrie (TheatreZone), The Jury (A.R.T.), Pop Punk High (les Poisson Rouge), IvankaPlay (Edinburgh Fringe), Convention (Irondale), Assassins... Read more

Kieran Gettel-Gilmartin

16-26

Originally from Portland, OR, Kieran Gettel-Gilmartin is an actor, director, writer, designer, and producer trained in both theatre and film. He lives in New York. He has been practicing his craft since age 8, and... Read more

Haylee Weatherly

23-29

Haylee Weatherly (Darla) is thrilled to be making her New York Theater Festival debut! She wants to thank her brilliant playwright cousin,Caroline, for allowing her to share this experience with her! She received a BFA... Read more

Luna Valbuena

16-24

Luna Valbuena is a Latina actress based in New York, working across theatre, television, voice over and film. She recently appeared in the international television series Ana de Nadie and has been part of a... Read more

Conor Andrew Hall

20-35

Conor Andrew Hall is an NYC based actor, and recent graduate of the Actor Studio's Drama School. Read more

Apollo Adler

18-25

Apollo Adler (they/them) is so honored to take part in this production of Where the Door Leads at the New York Theater Festival! Thay have been performing for as long as the can remember and... Read more

Gabrielle Cody

16-29

Gabrielle Cody is a New York based actor and writer working across theater, film and new media mediums. She began training at the age of fourteen for stage and soon fell in love with on-camera... Read more

Kirsten Brandt

45-55

Kirsten Brandt is a director an dplaywright. She served as Executive Artistic Director of the Sledgehammer Theatre (San Diego’s leading alternative theater) where she produced 25 productions. Brandt served as Associate Artistic Director of San... Read more

Ruhee Lee

26

Ruhee Lee is a performance creator based in Korea and New York. Her work inspires audiences to see familiar subjects from new perspectives and makes art more accessible in everyday life by creating performances in... Read more

Avery Rudd

15-25

Avery is an Ex-Texan and alum of Hofstra, where she got her BFA in performance with an MT minor and a PR minor. Avery is also a writer, singer-songwriter, creative director, and PR expert. Recent... Read more

Ava Lee Dell’Aquila

16-20s

Ava Lee Dell’Aquila (Playwright/Director) (she/her) is very excited to be making her playwriting and directorial debut! She is a recent and proud graduate of CAP21/Molloy College where she obtained her BFA in Musical Theatre. Ava... Read more

Charles Hume

18-30

Charlie Hume is an actor and stand-up comic from Braintree, Massachusetts. Acting since childhood, he studied the craft at The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute’s 2-Year Conservatory program. His stage credits include two productions... Read more

Emily Aronoff

30-55

Emily Aronoff is an actress based in Pelham, NY. Emily has performed in many theater productions. Some of her recent favorites include A Visitor in the Doorway for Westchester's Collaborative Theater, The Debt Collector, which... Read more

Bart Elliott

25-30

Bart Elliott is a nuanced character driven actor and writer based in NYC. He received his training from Barbara Marchant at the William Esper Studio. Recent credits include a lead role in the History Channel... Read more

Diego Diaz

17-28

Diego Diaz is an actor/director from Kearny, New Jersey who’s passion for the art allows him to create introspective narratives for characters he creates and plays. He strives for truth in his work as he... Read more

HALLE KAUFAX

15-35

HALLE KAUFAX (Kelly) is an actor, singer, dancer and filmmaker based in New York City. She is a graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she received a BFA in Acting... Read more

Brandi N McLeain

28

Brandi Nicole McLeain is an actor, wordsmith, and director based in NYC. CT born, Baltimore bred and Dallas fed, everything Brandi creates is born of a love and reverence for storytelling. Brandi currently holds a... Read more

Max Richards

17-30

Max Richadds (he/him) is an actor and singer, originally from Kirksville, Missouri. max has spent his first two years in New York exploring new works and meeting as many exciting new artists as possible. Recent... Read more

Nora Hurley

18-30

Nora Hurley (they/them) is an Oakland raised and Brooklyn based actor, director, and singer (a multi-hyphenate if you will…) With a BFA in Musical Theater and Directing from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Nora's work... Read more

Nicholas Cummings

18-35

Nicholas is Brooklyn based playwright, actor, and improv comedian, who has always had an affinity towards creating something new and hopefully making people laugh along the way. Outside of theater, you can find him performing... Read more

Mako San

25-45

Michael Simmons, also known as Mako San (May Co Sun), was born on February 4th, 1976 in Manhattan, New York. He is the son of Ray Simmons and Mercedes Benitez. His father, from San Juan... Read more

Henrietta Dow

16-30

Henrietta is an actress based in New York City. She has trained with the PIT and the Barrow Group in improvisation, as well as stage and screen acting. She fell in love with acting as... Read more

Gabrielle Cady

18-28

Gabrielle Cady is an actress and designer originally from California. She studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in conjunction with the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, graduating in 2020 with a... Read more

Amber Voeller

16-32

I am an actress, singer, performer, props master, and entrepreneur. Currently working at the historic Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee, IN, as an actress and props master. I received my training at Huntington University School... Read more

Beto González

25-30

Originally from Mexico, based in NYC. Beto works as a professional music director, copyist, orchestrator, and music producer. Graduated in 2024 with a masters in Writing for Musical Theater from Berklee College of Music, where... Read more

Isabelle Garbani

45-65

Isabelle Garbani is an artist and performer based in Brooklyn NY, with an MFA in sculpture from the New York Academy of Art. After years of making community-engaged public installations, she has recently returned to... Read more

Ronan Spierenburg

22-30

Ronan Eddy Spierenburg is a British actor originally hailing from a bustling town in Somerset, England. Now based in the vibrant and fast-paced city of New York, Ronan has recently graduated from the New York... Read more

Anna Gwaltney

18-33

Anna Gwaltney (Stage Manager) Anna has enjoyed the opportunity to work on an original musical for the New York Theater Festival. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from LIU and some previous credits include... Read more

Cassandra Giovine

24-36

Cassandra (She/Her) is thrilled to be a part of this year's New York Theater Festival! She has performed both off-Broadway (WICKED FROZEN) and regionally around the country. Most recently she performed as Boss in Between... Read more

Cherrie McRae

30s-40s

Cherrie McRae, classically trained Film and Television. Performs both Physical and Musical Theatre (Off-Broadway and Regional). Credits include Read more

Taylor Brandon

32-41

Taylor Brandon is an actor, writer, dancer, choreographer and Esper Studio alum who has performed at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, Actor’s Temple Theatre, Chain Theatre One Act Festival, Theater 54, and for Disney Cruise... Read more

Patrick Hastie

30-45

Patrick Hastie is a stand-up comedian and actor from Iowa who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. He has toured all over the United States and performed in comedy festivals like the Brooklyn Comedy Festival,... Read more

Lisa Meckes

50-70

Lisa Meckes : has performed in numerous productions across Long Island including Day-rep theatre, Children’s theatre and Main stage. Favorite past productions include: THE ART OF MURDER, THE WILD WOMEN OF WINEDALE, MOVING MOUNTAINS ,... Read more

Fenrir Lewin

18-25

Fen has been acting for four years. They have played various roles such as “Schroeder” in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, “Boris Kholenkov” in You Can’t Take it With You, “Nino Quincampoix” in Amélie,... Read more

Mengwe Wapimewah

18-35

Regional: You Can’t Take It With You (The Hippodrome Theatre); Best for Baby, As You Like It, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Chautauqua Theater Company); Macbeth, You Can’t Take... Read more

Davis Lennon Clark

16-30

Davis Lennon Clark (he/him) is originally from New Hampshire and has been based in New York City for the past four years. Recent credits include The Brunch at NY Theater Festival (Anthony). During that time... Read more

Jacqueline Blizzard

20-25

Jacqueline Blizzard is a Stand-up Comedian who recently moved to Brooklyn. Before moving she performed Stand-up in Philadelphia for two years and Improv and Sketch for four. Her comedy style has been described as "quirky,”... Read more

Peyton Strong

18 - 27

Peyton Strong is an actor, director, and playwright based in Manhattan. She's received formal training for acting and directing from classes at Brown University and has appeared in numerous plays and student films in Providence.... Read more

Giovanni Sandoval

28-33

Giovanni, is a New York City-based actor with a dynamic background in film, theater, and physical storytelling. Their film credits include leading roles in French Picnic (Onerios Collective) and Unigirl (Tina Cantu), along with standout... Read more

Anand Tripathi

18-28

Anand Tripathi (Subject 20) (he/his) is a New York based actor, content creator and a human being. He’s beyond excited to take the stage as Subject 20 at the LATEA Theater. He loves this character... Read more

Alexandra Carrer

-

Alexandra Carrer is thrilled to be a part of Superdollar at the New York Theater Festival. She has trained at a conservatory in Madrid, Spain, and later at Stella Adler and the T. Schreiber Studio.... Read more

Kimmi Zimmermann

15-35

Kimmi Zimmermann is thrilled to be making her New York Theater Festival debut! She is a Texas State University BFA Musical Theatre graduate. Shortly after, she completed two contracts aboard the Azamara Quest, singing around... Read more

Andrew Medeiros

25-35

Andrew Medeiros is a playwright and actor born in Providence Rhode Island. Andrew's play Scotch & A Snowstorm is part of the NY Theatre Festival Winter Session 2023. Andrew is currently on freelance representation contract... Read more

James Wlliams

70-80

Thomas Jefferson, Lead Role opposite Glenn Close, The Common Glory Hamlet Gravedigger/Fortinbras (w/Austen Pendleton) Frog and Peach Theater One Day in the Life of Henri Shnuffle Henri Shnuffle (NY Times Review) Sprat Theater Brothers Karamazov,... Read more

Conner Reddan

25-35

Conner is a New York-based actor, writer, and visual artist. He began his career working in film and television production and post-production before training as an actor at a variety of reputed NYC studios. He... Read more

Ashley Lara

29

Ashley Lara is a dynamic actress based in New York City, known for her versatility across film, television, and theater. Most recently, she starred in Sex at Sixty at the New York Theater Festival, showcasing... Read more

Hayley Pass

18-35

Hayley has loved performing for as long as she can remember! She is thrilled to be participating in the NY Theater Festival for the first time. Prior shows include Rock of Ages, Almost, Maine, 12... Read more

Antonyio Artis

20-35

Antonyio Artis received his BFA in Acting from Brooklyn College. Since graduating, he has trained with Atlantic Theater Company, as well as many roles professionally both in NYC and across the country. His credits include... Read more

Julie Bausivoir

18-25

Born in France, Julie moved to NYC to attend the American Dramatic Arts where she graduated in 2022. She previously worked in France on different short films. She also worked on projects in the city,... Read more

Carlos Bravo

16-25

Carlos Bravo is an NYC based Actor from Miami, Florida. He is a current Junior at Fordham studying Theatre Performance. Regional Credit: THE LITTLE MERMAID (Jetsam/Ensemble). Fordham MainStage: THE TEMPEST (Prospero), THE SINS OF SOR... Read more

Ojan Assadollahi

35

Originally from Los Angeles, CA - he went to culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu and cooked around for about a decade. He eventually moved to New York in 2021 to pursue acting. In an... Read more

Marcus Troy

46-66

Originally from the Washington, DC area Marcus attended Catholic University where he studied theater under Gitta Honegger. After moving to New York he played Captain Beatty in the original adaptation 4.5.1. by Kenneth Hunn and... Read more

Lillian Ryan Farrell

60s

Lillian Ryan Farrell is honored to be a part of this very important story under the writing and direction of Allison McCarthy Ognibene. Theatrical roles include Peggy in Godspell, Ghost of Christmas Past in A... Read more

Addyson Hamilton

18-28

Addyson is over thrilled to share The Pub with you. This is his first play in NYC. He previously has preformed in the Bethlehem and Pocono regions of Pennsylvania and is very excited to be... Read more

Avery Cole

20-35

Avery Cole is an actress and model originally from Urbandale, IA. She studied theater at the Chicago College of Performing Arts and moved to New York in October. She can be seen in several short... Read more

Asha Devi

25-35

Asha Devi is a West-Indian and American actress, and writer represented by Ken Park Management. As an artist, she is committed to telling stories that inspire purpose over ego, self-awareness over self-consciousness, and revolution over... Read more

Ansley Galjour

30-40

Ansley is a actor, writer, and producer living in Brooklyn, NY. Texan by birth, naturalized New York. Film credits include Carmen, Unexpected Guest, and Youth Groups. She's trained for acting at Stella Adler Studio of... Read more

Ereni Sevasti

30-40

Ereni Sevasti is a singer, actor, musician, and singing teacher whose performance highlights include The Bacchae (Shakespeare in the Park); Joan Baez in Search: Paul Clayton (Martha's Vineyard Playhouse); and Lili in Carnival! (Kennedy Center).... Read more

Michael Giorgio

40-50

Recent roles include Arnold Weissberger in The Coming Storm at Theater for the New City; The Father in October 7th – University Tour; Matt (cover) in Honor at ART/NYC. Past Projects: Sign in the Six... Read more

Ted Gibson

18-26

Ted Gibson (Andy; Sixty Nine-Seventy) is a New York City born and based actor. Previous work includes - Rabbit: The Miniseries (YouTube) and Sesame Street: The Musical (Off-Broadway). Coming soon: "Moon Over Buffalo" at the... Read more

Camilo Zuquilanda

20-25

Camilo is a nonunion actor and dancer based in NYC, with experience on stage and a strong interest in projects that push boundaries and experiment with form. Read more

Betty Amelia

25-34

Born and raised in Caracas. Trained at the Stella Adler Studio, Broadway Dreams Foundation, and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Has worked with theater companies in Spain and Venezuela. Recent credits include Bodas de Blood... Read more

Molly Chiffer

16-25

Molly (she/her) is fully vaccinated & boosted local hire in NYC, LA, & Boston. Her credits include working opposite Meryl Streep and Amy Adams in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt. She’s been a series regular on... Read more

Maddy King

15-25

Maddy King is a New York City based actor and singer. Hailing from the smallest state of Rhode Island, she’s beyond excited to be making her NYC theatrical debut. Maddy is a recipient of the... Read more

Andy Sina

22-30

Andy has been a seasoned comedian and actor since 2015. He started doing background acting for the Investigation Discovery Channel. He has also segued to participate in different independent films and theater productions. Recently Andy... Read more

Riley Scott

22-45

Riley Scott is a multifaceted actor with an unusual ear for the linguistic nuance making up a script. His development of the title-role in Soirée at Walter Benjamin's (Winterfest, 2023) not only forced him to... Read more