Avalon Belle is an NYC-based actress and choreographer from Upstate New York where she earned her bachelor's degree in theatre from SUNY Oneonta. Avalon’s favorite credits include Macbeth, The Crucible and has worked with The Society of the American Fight Directors and New York Combat for Stage and Film. Her favorite fight choreography credits include The Fantasticks and Peter and the Starcatcher. You can see more of her work on her social media at @avalon_belle_ and her website avalonbelle.com

Steve Benetier is a recent BFA graduate from UC Berkeley with a focus on acting, theater, and performance studies. Now obtaining his MFA from Actor Studio in NYC. Steve has been active acting performing onstage and in indie films since 2005. These performances include live theater, comedy and indie films in Los Angeles, the SF bay area, Las Vegas, and NYC. With a passion to entertain crowds, Steve brings high energy, intensity, and passion to every performance. As an actor Steve brings a wildcard energy yet is also focused with every character he jumps into either comedic or dramatic.

Jorge Carrión Álvarez is an actor, writer and deviser from Madrid, Spain. He’s a graduate of Emerson College (Theater and Creative Writing), and will graduate with a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School in May, 2023. Recent New York acting credits include Chasing Andy Warhol (Off-Broadway), I Pledge Alliance (Mirror Up. Theater Co), and Grownups (Unfix 2022). This upcoming Spring, he’ll be starring in Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Red Sky Summer, both at the Actors Studio Drama School Repertory Season. www.jorgecarrionalvarez.com @jorgecarrional

Elizabeth Carlsen is an actress from Queens, NY. She has performed in venues all over the city including the Manhattan Rep. Her recent credits include two staged readings of original plays at the Actors Studio, part of their Playwright and Directors Unit. While in graduate school she started to write a novel based on her discoveries and challenges of learning the Method. Elizabeth is a pioneer and a legend.

Nicole Collette (she/her) is a recent Actors Studio Drama School MFA graduate who grew up enjoying all the fall activities she could in upstate New York. During the other three seasons she started her training in theater, performing in every production she could, portraying Elle Woods and other roles. She continued her training while earning her degree in Animal Behavior, performing as Sally Bowles, Hope Caldwell, and others. She finally made her way to New York to dive deeper into her performance studies at Pace University, which prepared her to now fully immerse herself in the New York industry.

Kayla Foley is a California-bred, NYC-based actor specializing in improvisational and immersive theatre. She holds an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School, and a BA from San Diego State, both in Acting. Kayla has worked in regional theatre across Southern California; favorite credits include Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Wozmora in Sockhop on Saturn, an original immersive show. She holds teaching credits from the Huntington Beach Academy of Performing Arts. When not performing and teaching, you'll find her traveling, spending time with her kitty, and getting knocked around at a punk show. thekayfo.com, or @thekayfo

Christina Goursky is a small-town Jersey native who began her on-stage debut at the age of two. Starting off as a dancer, her love for performing evolved into acting when she starred in her first middle school play. By the age of 16, Christina took her talents to the Big Apple to begin auditioning for commercial work. A few years later, she received an undergraduate degree in Communications with a minor is Psychology from Manhattan College, while also attending on-camera classes at The New York Conservatory to keep her acting skills sharp. Post grad life took Christina into the workforce as a Sales Associate in the fashion industry, where she shortly after had a quarter life crisis and decided to circle back to her passion as an actress. Christina now has an MFA in Acting from The Actors Studio Drama School and can be seen as the lead in multiple short films. While she loves on camera work, she wishes to break into the NYC Theatre scene.

Laura Jedynasty is an NYC-based actress born and raised in Massachusetts. She began her acting career at the age of seventeen after taking a theatre class just for fun in high school. She has traveled around New England performing on many stages. Some of her favorite acting credits include Kong’s Night Out (Stageloft Repertory Theatre), The Game’s Afoot (Enter Stage Left Theatre Company), and working along with TEN31 Productions at numerous events as characters and living art performances. You can check out more of her work on social media @laurajedynasty and on her website laurajedynasty.com

Rayna Johnson is an actress, singer, and dancer based in New York City. She has spent the last three years training at Actors Studio Drama School where she will earn her MFA in Acting. She is excited to be making her New York City debut in The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. @raynanakai

Brandon Kaye hails from the hills of eastern Kentucky. Daughter of a coal miner, she attended the United States Naval Academy and served honorably in the United States Marine Corps. Deployed all over the world, she led Marines in combat and led U.S planning against ISIS. Whenever she could, she made time for acting, performing in various productions throughout her time in the military. Before she left the Corps, she was selected to attend the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She is excited to follow in her life-long dream and see where it takes her as she takes it.

Alexa Kennedy is an actor, writer, and dog mom from sunny Southern California. After a childhood of theater and loving movies, Alexa went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. After that, she worked a few industry jobs and ultimately got back to her roots in acting. She will be graduating from the Actors Studio Drama School in May 2023 with an MFA in Acting. This spring she’ll be starring in Heroes of the Fourth Turning and I Was Never Crazy, both of which are a part of theActors Studio Repertory Season. www.alexakennedy.net @alexakennedy

Libby Lindsey is an actor originally from Alabama. She is currently finishing her MFA in Acting at the Actors Studio Drama School. As a former ballet dancer, she trained with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. She holds a BA in Theatre from Wofford College, and studied abroad at LAMDA. New York Credits: Love’s Labor’s Lost, and The Book of Psalms (Theatre 315), Grown Ups (UNFIX NYC), Split Second (Theatre 54), Band Re-United (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). Select Regional Credits: Insulted Belarus, and Tightrope (Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga). Libby would like to thank her mom, dad, and Bill. LibbyLindsey.com

Maximilian Macdonald was born In a room overlooking the Thames with a full view of London’s Big Ben. “The most British person ever”, yet curiously equipped with an impressive Texan accent which can only be the product of extensive acting training. At eighteen, he was accepted to one of London’s top drama schools. In 2020, he joined the Actors Studio Drama School MFA Acting Program. Maximilian has acted in several film and TV productions, various forms of theatre and previously worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon. Recently performing in the critically acclaimed New York Times Featured show, Dimes Square.

Joe Marano is a gay, Italian-American New York City-based EMC actor and singer. He is currently finishing his Master of Fine Arts in Acting at Pace University’s The Actors Studio Drama School. Originally from New Jersey, he has performed in union and non-union stage productions all over the state. Favorite roles include Rooster in Annie, William Barfee in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Will in American Idiot. Marano has undergraduate credits from Monmouth University including Bobby in Company, Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone, and Margaret Mead in Hair. TV/Film credits include A Taste of Youth, Under-Cover Comic, and Sazerac (preproduction). @joe_marano www.joemarano.org

Roland Netzer is going on his tenth year of performing. Hailing from Springfield MO, currently based in NYC, Roland completed his BA in Theatre Studies at Missouri State University before attending The Actors Studio Drama School. New York credits include Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2), and Much Ado… (Stag and Lion). Some of his favorite projects have been The Legend of Georgia McBride (Springfield Contemporary Theatre), his self-written 3-man show Deconstructing The Polar Express, and his YouTube review/comedy web-series Roland Speak. He thanks his family and his amazing partner Raisa for their undying support. RolandNetzer.com.

Meg Oikawa is an NYC-based bilingual actor from Tokyo, Japan. Recent credits include Twelfth Night (Olivia) with Acting Out, Serenity and Delight (Toki) with Ren Gyo Soh, and The Merchant of Venice (Jessica) with Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company. She holds an MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School. www.megoikawa.com @megoikawa

Clara Onorina is a bi-coastal actress from the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her BFA in Acting from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles. Her favorite credits include The Women, and a reoccurring cast member on the sketch comedy show, McGillicuddy Comedy. When not working on an acting project, you can find her in the studio recording her own music. To see more of her work, find her on social media at @claraonorina and her website claraonorina.com

Chris Pollard is a West Indian American actor born and raised in New York, NY, by ways of Brooklyn and the Bronx. Although acting is considered a “hobby’ in his culture, he still decided to pursue an MFA at Pace University through the Actors Studio Drama School. In the summer of 2022, he was invited to attend the Midsummer in Oxford summer program through the British American Drama Academy. Chris can be seen in the Boston Film Festival’s award-winning To Redemption as Will, Blue Bloods, and the award-winning film Stealing Gods Money. www.chrispollard.org

Suzanna Alexandra Szabados is a first-generation Hungarian-American actress from Cleveland, Ohio. She is currently based in New York City, completing her MFA in acting at Pace University’s The Actors Studio Drama School. Recent credits include: It Seems I Am the Fish (Fisherwoman Joan), The Comedy of Errors (Duke Solinus/Emilia/Luce), As You Like It (Phebe/Oliver), Henry V (Williams/Orleans), The Importance of Being Earnest (Lady Bracknell), She Kills Monsters (Vera), Bloody, Little Pieces (Narrator One/Jenny), and Marat/Sade (Rossignol). @suzannaalexandraszabados www.suzannaalexandraszabados.com

Emma Youmans is an NYC- based actress and singer, hailing from Ketchum, Idaho. Following her acting debut at age three, she has pursued her love of theater ever since! Especially passionate about classical theater and Shakespeare in performance, Emma has had the privilege of working around the country at the Seattle Repertory Theater, The Minneapolis Club, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, The Spot, Sun Valley, and many more. This fall she will be relocating to Scotland, UK to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare in Performance at the University of Edinburgh. For updates, go to www.emmagraceyoumans.com.

Andrew James Young is a Canadian actor, writer, and director who plans to make his own luck. He began his acting career with a recurring role on the TVO Kid’s show Taste Buds and has worked on honing his craft ever since. He made his theatrical debut as Torvold in A Doll’s House at the Toronto Theatre Centre and discovered a love of Shakespeare through Moyse Hall’s production of Cymbeline and Stag & Lion’s The Tempest. Not wanting to wait for jobs, he co-founded the production company, Seriously Silly Films, where he writes, directs, and acts in original productions.

Anqi Zhang is professionally trained in both the UK and the US. She is a bilingual actor proficient in various techniques. Throughout the years, she has been featured in many short films and theatre productions all over the tri-state area. Coming from China, Anqi cherishes her roots and has embodied many diverse characters, in scene study class including Xi in Chinglish, Paige in The Great God Pan, Irina in Uncle Vanya, and Nurse in Romeo & Juliet, among others.

Erick Alonso is an NYC-based, MFA director and actor from the Actors Studio Drama School with a Master's in International Business and Economics from the prestigious UIBE, China. Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, he brings his experience in global creative digital and tech agencies, as well as his Latinx Queer identity, and the ten years he lived in Asia to the work he does with performing arts. He has worked on global projects for brands of the likes of Hermes, YSL, Ford, The Coca-Cola Company, and others, with important accolades like the EPICA Award.

Veronica Ostroski is an NYC-based director and creative. Prior to her studies at ASDS, she received her BFA in performance from Belmont University. Her work has taken her to Pacific Resident Theater in LA and Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, FL as well as administrative positions at Little Thistle Theatre Co. veronicaostroski.com

Chandler Stephenson is a director and actor from Athens, Georgia, who attended undergrad at Georgia College. After receiving his BA in Theatre, Chandler was one of four students offered a spot at the prestigious Actors Studio Drama School as an MFA Director. Throughout all of his theatre credits, he focuses the most on building lifelong relationships and telling the most compelling stories. Chandler is a versatile artist having pieces go up in prison systems, schools, and regional theaters. He wants to thank God, his family, and his friends for always being there for him. 8020. chandlerstephenson.com

Meikayla Thomany is a rising director born and raised in NYC. Each of her works is sprinkled with an element of artistic risk and overpour of collaborative insight. Her undergraduate experience at the State University of New York at Potsdam College provided her directorial debut with Night Vision by Dominique Morriseau. Subsequently, she was invited to be the assistant director for the mainstage production of Venus by Suzan Lori-Parks. Her undergraduate thesis was Slanguage by Universes, which was a tribute to her hometown. After graduation she worked with The Black Lady Theater and moved quickly from intern to assistant director where she was inspired to pursue her MFA in Directing.

Niall Estevan Martinez Ridgley is a New York City-based playwright and screenwriter by way of New Mexico. In NYC, his plays have been developed by The Pan Asian Repertory and The Playground Experiment. Mr. Ridgley is currently pursuing an MFA at The Actors Studio Drama School – he received his BA from Sarah Lawrence College. His play The Helsinki Cycle was published by Smith & Krauss in Best Male Monologues of 2021. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

S. E. Wiseman (she/they) is a reformed Texan and Brooklyn-based playwright. A Playwriting MFA candidate at the legendary Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University, S. E. Wiseman spends much of their time freelancing and looking for the secret to a perfect morning commute. Their playwriting work has been performed in venues around the world from Texas to New York and most recently: Australia. While still an emerging playwright, S.E. Wiseman has brought a fun new voice to the world of theatre with her plays about Mothman, spirits, and (among other things) gas station cake.

Brian Pacelli (Scenic Design) (he/him) is a theatre designer based in New York City. Working in video creation, projection, and scenic design, he has worked on and off broadway as well as regionally throughout the US. He holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre from Muhlenberg College and a certificate in Technical Design and Production from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. Brian is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829. www.pacellistudios.com

Jessica Alexandra Cancino (Scenic Design, Weeks 2, 4 & 6) Venezuelan Set Designer. Select design credits include Traces [WWTNS] Once on this Island [Constellation Theatre Company] On Your Feet! [The John W. Engeman Theater] A Chorus Within Her [Theatre Alliance] Associate set designer with Beowulf Boritt - Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish [New World Stages] Murder on the Oriental Express [Papermill Playhouse] AVAAZ [South Coast Rep.] Upcoming: The Last Match [1st Stage] Inaugural recipient of the 1/52 Project grant. Helen Hayes nominee for outstanding Set Design [2020] and Scenic Design Kenan Trust Fellow [The Kennedy Center 2016]. NYC based USA829 Scenic Designer and Scenic Artist. www.jessicacancino.com

Andreea Mincic (Costume Design) From stage design to costumes, making masks, or puppets for theater, dance or opera, Andreea is a versatile designer who loves everything that has a good idea and involves collaboration with other artists. Occasionally she mentors young designers how to become creative leaders in the theatre. She designs mostly for downtown theater companies, and some of her favorite collaborators are: Alex Tatarsky, Marc Lafia, 31Down, The Builders Association, Hoi Polloi, Jim Findlay, Radiohole, Mallory Catlett, Banana Bag and Bodice.

https://www.andreeamincic.space/

Amanda Gladu (Costume Design, Weeks 2, 4 & 6) is a costume designer, educator, illustrator, and painter working in theatre, dance, opera, and film. Select recent designs: PEERLESS (59 E 59), THESE FIVE [DICHOTOMOUS BEING] (Jacob’s Pillow), CABARET (Hangar Theatre), UNTOLD (Para/Mar Dance Theatre), THE CHINESE LADY (Geva Theatre Center), THE JURY (Theatre Now NY), SIDE EFFECTS (Parsons Dance), DANCE NATION (The Wilma Theater), HOMEBOUND: ALA'ALA, ESPIRITUS GEMELOS, 3.CATORCE DIECISÉIS (Ballet Hispánico), PATH OF MIRACLES (Spoleto Festival USA). MFA Northwestern University. Assistant Professor of Costume Design: Ithaca College. www.amandagladu.com

Jennifer Fok (Lighting Design) is a Chinese American lighting designer whose design collaborations center around reimagining classics, established plays, and exploring new work in theatre, dance, and music. Select designs have been seen at Spoleto Festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Lincoln Center Education, TheatreWorks Co Springs, Flint Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Geva Theatre, Center Repertory Theatre, Brown /Trinity, Detroit Public Theatre, NCPA, Beijing, Gala Hispanic, Ars Nova, The Theatre At Monmouth, among others. She received her BFA in Theatre Production and Design from Ithaca College. www.jenniferfok.com

Tony Mulanix (Lighting Design) is a multi-disciplinary artist and lighting designer based in New York City. He brings his sculptural, immersive lighting environments to the fields of theater, dance, music, and multi-media installation. Tony has designed for national and international venues, ensembles and institutes including: wild project, P.S. 122, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Arcane Collective, La MaMa, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, evidEnce Room, REDCAT, The Actors' Gang, Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, Boston Lyric Opera, Compagnia de' Colombari, The Guggenheim, Eyebeam, University Settlement, and Carnegie Mellon. Tony received his MFA from California Institute of the Arts.

Sean Hagerty (Sound Design) is a sound designer, composer, and violinist based in NYC. This is his 9th season with ASDS. With Third Rail Projects, he's created immersive soundtracks for Then She Fell (Bessie Award), Ghost Light (Lincoln Center), The Grand Paradise, Ikaros (La Jolla), Midsummer: A Banquet (Drama Desk Nom.), Return the Moon, and Sweet and Lucky (DCPA). Other shows include Drift (New World Stages), Hit the Body Alarm (Performing Garage), the off-Broadway revival of Around the World in 80 Days (Davenport Theater), The Wild Party (DCPA), Hound of the Baskervilles (Weston Playhouse). He’s also currently the sound supervisor at Wild Project. www.seanhagerty.com

David Margolin Lawson (Sound Design) is a New York-based sound designer, composer, and recording engineer. He has worked with, recorded, and designed for many New York area performing arts organizations including: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), La Mama, E. T. C., The Juilliard School, The Public Theater, The Signature Theater, UP Theater Company, HERE Arts Center, The New School, Repertorio Español, Urban Stages, and others. Recent works include the Neuma Records release of SIGNALS. Nearly an hour of new, electronic instrumental music co-composed with David Merrill (www.lawsonandmerrill.com). David is a faculty member at Pace University where he teaches courses in Theatrical Sound Design

Deb Gaouette (Prop Design) Recent credits include: Americano at New World Stages, Robin and Me at Theater Row for Abingdon Theater, The Karapovsky Variations for Boomerang Theater, Last Stop on Market Street, The Big Ten-O and She Persisted for Atlantic Kids Theater, Smokey Joe's Cafe at Stage 42, The Other Josh Cohen at Westside Theater, Desperate Measures both the York Theater and New World Stages productions, several shows for Atlantic's Acting School, and too many main stage shows for Fordham Theater Program to list.

Ryan Belock (Projection Design) is a projection designer and interdisciplinary artist based in NYC. Ryan works with the Blue Man Group video department and has also worked as an assistant editor for Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway, West End, and U.S. tour). Other Credits: Irish Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, The Public Theater, Juilliard, The Princeton Festival, New York Theater Workshop, Urban Stages, York Theatre, Theatre Now NY, MetroStage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Chicago’s Ear Taxi Music Festival, Papermill Playhouse, Gulf Coast Symphony, Goodspeed Opera House, The Center for Contemporary Opera, the Cohen New Works Festival, University of Notre Dame, Strathmore, Byham Theater, Ensemble Concept 21, South Bend Symphony, and Austin Opera. MFA - UT Austin. BA - University of Notre Dame. Proud member, IATSE/USA 829. www.ryanbelock.com

Cello “Lo” Blanks (Production Stage Manager, Weeks 1,3 & 5) (they/them) is a multi-disciplinary stage manager currently based in Brooklyn, NYC. After graduating from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Drama, Cello pursues stage management with an emphasis in Theatre for Social Justice, Racial Integrity & Trauma, and LGBTQ+ History. Recent projects include: Sleep No More (Punchdrunk, NYC), Jagged Little Pill (RCI Theatricals), Rashid Johnson’s RED STAGE (CreativeTime), and the immersive dance piece Subject at Memredux Laboratories (Welcome to Campfire!). Big thanks to my best friend Claudia for holding me down and keeping me grounded!

Allison Raynes* (Production Stage Manager Weeks 2, 4 & 6) NYC: Bodies They Ritual (Clubbed Thumb), Bruise & Thorn (Pipeline Theatre), The Antelope Party, Solitary, Intelligence, Selkie, The Providence of Neighboring Bodies, Latter Days (Dutch Kills); 17 Minutes, Perp, A Walk In The Woods, The Thing With Feathers, Muswell Hill, Expecting Isabel, Abigail's Party (The Barrow Group); Half Moon Bay (Lesser America); Pass Over [Mentor Project] (Cherry Lane); Trump Lear, Connected (Project Y). Edinburgh Fringe: Intelligence (2022), Solitary (2019), Trump Lear (2018-2019), The Providence of Neighboring Bodies (2018), The Sister (2016).

BRIERPATCH PRODUCTIONS (General Management): Representative productions: Dan Howell: We’re All Doomed Tour; Cagney the Musical; for Rockefeller Productions (New York/Touring): Sesame Street the Musical, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Winnie The Pooh, Paddington Saves Christmas; Harry Townsend’s Last Stand (with Len Cariou/Craig Bierko); The Other Josh Cohen; The Stone Witch (with Dan Lauria); Dan and Phil: Interactive Introverts 2018 Tour; Fuerza Bruta (New York/Las Vegas); Cagney the Musical (NY/London); Party Face (with Hayley Mills); Spamilton (New York/National Tour); Church & State; Forbidden Broadway – The Next Generation; One Funny Mother; Dan and Phil: The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire; Phoenix; Handle With Care; Grounded; The Two-Character Play (with Amanda Plummer, Brad Dourif); Triassic Parq; Wallenberg; Frog Kiss; Seventh Monarch; Alita -The Immersive Experience;; and the ASDS Repertory Season (2011–current).

Assistant Company Manager / House Manager

Costume Shop Supervisor

Intimacy Coordinator

Assistant Prop Shopper

Fight Choreographer

Wardrobe Supervisor

Head Electrician

Sound Engineer

Weeks 1-5

Rehearsal ASM

Technical Director

Run Crew

Run Crew

Repertory Season Academic Manager