Ego Actus, Joan Kane, and Bruce A! Kraemer are reacting to the fact that some theatres are producing all-male playwrights this season and do not have a single woman playwright in their schedules. This is unacceptable, so Ego Actus will present a series of readings, Women’s Drama. In our series, there will be only full-length plays by women playwrights.
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The readings will be presented for FREE at the Episcopal Actors Guild, 1 East 29th St, NYC 10016 on Mondays in October and November 2025.
Ego Actus is presenting Women’s Drama entirely out of pocket and is grateful for any support. Donations may be made in cash or checks at the readings, or via our GiveButter campaign.
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Our playwrights will be Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb, Jessica Litwak, Sarah Congress, Margo Hammond, Judith Leora, and Joan Kane.
Our directors will be Rosie Corr, Joan Kane, Terry Hanson, David E. Shane, Cat Parker, and Bruce A! Kraemer.
Our podcasts will be hosted by Laura Varela.
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Secret Agents by Jessica Litwak
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Monday, October 13, 2025 at 7:00pm
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synopsis of Secret Agents
A Brother, A Sister, A Secret, and James Bond, a vivid fantasy life of secret agents, of promises for a brilliant and brave life ahead. This is a story about love and espionage in the time of AIDS.
biographies for Secret Agents
Dr. Jessica Litwak (playwright) is a recognized leader in the field of socially engaged theatre. She is an award-winning playwright, an actor, educator, puppet builder, a creative coach, and a registered drama therapist. Litwak has a BFA in acting from NYU, an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Theatre as Leadership and Change. As a playwright and cultural critic, her plays have been produced Off Broadway and on stages across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Her plays include: My Heart is in the East, The Emma Goldman Trilogy, and A Pirate’s Lullaby. As an actress, Litwak has performed extensively on stages across the U.S. and Europe. Litwak created the New Generation Theatre Ensemble, Artists Rise Up New York, and the H.E.A.T. Collective. Litwak is a core member of Theatre Without Borders and a Fulbright Scholar.
Joan Kane (director) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus. She has performed her one woman play Almost 13 in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting a five star review. Joan directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice!at 59e59 theaters, I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Authorin Oslo, Norway and Kafka’s Belinda in Prague. She also directed both Safe and what do you mean at 59e59 theaters and in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting four star reviews for each. Joan was awarded Best Director in the 2016 United Solo Festival. She was named one of the 2011 People of the Year in honor of her contributions to the NY theatre scene and inducted to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com. Joan has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Actors Studio, the Broadway Bound festival and many others. Joan graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and has an MFA in Directing from The New School and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Joan is a member of the playwright/directors unit of the Actors Studio, the League of Independent Theatre, the Dramatists Guild, New York Women In Film and Television and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers.
Eileen Sugameli (stage directions reader) recently played six roles in the world premiere of Liberty Talks at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater to rave reviews and was in the ensemble of TFANA’s Obie Award-winning production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Her film credits include one of four roles in The West Virginian Starfish, which was named Best Short at two International Film Festivals. She also played the final girl in Voorhees, a Friday the 13th fan-made feature with over six million views on YouTube. She is an edutainer, magician, and loves to swing dance. Eileen is an international Lindy Hop Champion. NYU/Tisch-BFA. Please see www.EileenSugameli.com
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Clara Francesca (Miriam Goldberg) holds the equivalent of two masters degrees including a Juris Doctorate, is a Language and Cultural Studies Professor, Executive Storyteller and Public Speaking Coach, and a screen, stage, performance art and extended reality creator/actor, who is proud to have arrived to NYC as a now-alumnus to Anne Bogart SITI Company’s Inaugural Conservatory. She is soon becoming a Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Resident Artist to pursue both her solo acting career most notably with Making Marx directed by Laurence Olivier Award Winner Guy Masterson, and ensemble work with numerous other wonderful companies. Winner of the American Australian Association Dame Joan Sutherland Fund for Performance Excellence, the recipient of The Austrian-American Federal Assistance Award for her artistry as co-founder of The Extended Reality Ensemble, and Best Actress at the Arts Centre Fairfax Stage for self-devised piece Susan Who?
Jed Peterson (David Goldberg) played the great Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev in the world premiere of Nureyev’s Eyes by David Rush at American Stage, Delaware Theatre Company, and Blue Barn Theatre. He originated the role of Harry “The Hat” in the national tour of CHEERS: Live On Stage. Jed also created the role of Stephen Foster in Hard Times: An American Musical at The Cell Theater. Television appearances include: The Blacklist, Madam Secretary, and Elementary. Training: Moscow Art Theatre School, First American Ensemble, Princeton University, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, and the School of American Ballet. See www.JedQPeterson.com
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José Espinosa (James Bond) is a Cuban-Jewish actor, writer, and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Broadway: Take Me Out. Off-Broadway: Our Class at BAM and CSC, Lortell Award, Best Ensemble, Best Revival, Merchant of Venice at CSC, Fuente Ovejuna at TFANA, Redemption Story at ART/NY, Los Complicados, Open Your Sky, The Merm at EST. Regional Theater: Frankenstein for Shakespeare Theater, Murder on the Links at Two River Theater, Curve of Departure at Chester, The Tempest for Bread Loaf. Upcoming film: Hummingbird. MFA: Yale School of Drama IG: @j.l_espinosa
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Delulu by Sarah Congress
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Monday, October 20, 2025 at 7:00pm
photo credit Jonathan Cooper
synopsis of Delulu
Is Deena’s house haunted? Or is she just being delusional? Jersey Shore human resources manager Deena has never lived alone. On the eve before her daughter leaves for college, Deena is visited by the presence of her abusive, alcoholic ex-husband Dougie. Desperate to pay for her daughter’s tuition and too frightened to live alone, Deena decides to list her basement on Airbnb. What follows is a harrowing tale of darkness, dismantling, destruction, and spirits.
biographies for Delulu
Sarah Congress (playwright) is a playwright and screenwriter. Her play Last Sunrise was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre in June 2025. Last Sunrise was presented with plays by writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Congress’s play Delulu is currently a semi-finalist for Centre Stage’s 23rd Annual New Play Festival. It is one of 40 plays from 800 submissions. She co-wrote the screenplay I Can’t Hear You! which won Best Comedy in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play Overdose won 2nd place for Best Short in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.
Terry Hanson (director) has directed several readings including Glenn Alterman’s Nobody’s Flood, Road to Babylon, and Small Domestic Acts by Joan Lipkin. Terry has directed off-Broadway productions of Sympathy in C by Suzanne Mernyk. He has spent most of his life working in theatre as a director, music director, orchestrator, and actor. He has toured nationally and internationally with over 30 shows. His hobbies include international travel and cooking.
Cat Fisher (stage directions reader) has designed costumes for nearly 200 shows for theater, dance, film, and television, is a member of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, a New York State Council for the Arts awards recipient, and has been recognized with a number of costume awards. Her work has been seen at Theater for the New CIty many times; at 59e59th; the NYC Fringe & International Festivals; She has IMDb credits for both acting and design, and is a founding member of Honest Accomplice Theatre. So happy to be working with Joan & Bruce, for the gazillionth time! Always a pleasure!
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Ylva Weekes (Deena) is very happy to be part of this reading of Delulu. Ylva holds a Master’s degree in Text and Performance Studies from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and is an alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. Ylva has performed in various productions throughout New York and in Europe. She is also a playwright and filmmaker, and is very proud that two of her short films made it into the Chelsea Film Festival. However, her proudest role is that of Mom of her two rascals. in NJ and Manhattan.
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Kevin Gilmartin (Dougie) Off-Broadway: Professor Bernhardi, Night Games, Flirtation, Antigone, all for Drama Desk-nominated Marvell Repertory Theatre. Off-Off-Broadway: The Battles of Richmond Hill at HERE Arts Center, Sympathy in C at 13th St Playhouse, Your Colonel at Metropolitan Playhouse, and A Homecoming in the NYC Fringe Festival. Regional: Dignity opposite Joyce Dewitt at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Other Desert Cities and Freud’s Last Session at Shaker Bridge Theater. Feature Film: American Thief, and When the Moon was Twice as Big. Independent Short Film: Into the Dark, Couch Surfer, and Groomed. TV Commercials: Federal Express, Chevrolet, and others. Please see www.KevinGilmartin.net
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Adella Rae (Diana & Elizabeth) is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood. Her noteworthy credits included voice-over work with Nickelodeon and American Girl, an honorable Saturday Night Live audition and featured performer, and a three-year commercial run with Topps. You can find more of Adella’s work on her website, www.adellarae.com. Adella works as a 5th garde public school teacher in East Harlem! She recently just obtained her Masters Degree in Teaching at Fordham University. In her spare time you may find Adella singing and playing her yellow ukulele at open mic nights in the city.
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Kristen Cantwell (Holly & Wendy) is an actor, writer, improviser, and aspiring cat lady. She has appeared on The Path on Hulu, and most recently performed in Archipelago at the Arts Project of Cherry Grove. She has a BA in Theatre from the University of Mary Washington and currently studies with Jamie Carroll. You can go to www.kristincantwell.com for more info and to @thekristincantwell on Instagram for pictures of her cat.
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Dylan Jernet (Sparky) After completing his B.A. in Theatre Arts in Mexico, Dylan presented his thesis project, El Amor de las Luciérnagas by Alejandro Ricano, selected for the UANL Performing Arts Festival. He then moved to New York to begin his professional career. Dylan has performed in a range of productions, including Saudades by Fernando Segall, presented at venues like the Consulate of Brazil, Rough Draft Festival, and Columbia University. Most recently, he premiered The Dylan & Grace Show, his debut original production, at the NuBox Theatre. Dylan is excited to return to the Ego Actus Reading Series, following his 2024 reading of Confirmation by Vincent Marano.
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8.64 Seconds, Common Era by Judith Leora
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Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7:00pm
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synopsis of 8.64 Seconds, Common Era
It is a Tuesday night in the New Jersey apartment of Lindsay and Jake, and they can’t seem to settle on a movie for date night, and they also can’t seem to find their cat. As the night progresses, the party next door seems to keep spilling into their apartment as their neighbors invade their space in unsettling and surprising ways, which force them to confront the reality of their relationship.
biographies for 8.64 Seconds, Common Era
Judith Leora (playwright)recent productions include The Further Adventures of Tent Girl and Nazi Barbie in the Great Whatever at Hillsborough Community College, Showpony at the Victory Theatre Center which was an LA Times Critics Choice, Elijah at Victory another LA Times Critics Choice, a the Bristol Valley Theatre, Monologue Slam in the Women in Theatre Festival 2022 at Project Y Theatre, You, Me and Margaret Atwood a short play, Together LA Festival on Twitch, The Hierarchy of Fish a Farm Theater commission at Hillsborough, Shenandoah University, The Cookie Fight at BVT, Gideon presented by Ego Actus in NYC and at UMASS at Lowell, 2020 Project Y Playwrights Group. Judith is the Executive Director of New York Madness. Please see https://www.judithleora.com
David E. Shane (director) is a NYC based director and arts administrator. Off-Broadway: Gidion’s Knot at Theatre Row, and Mare In The Men’s Room at American Theatre of Actors. Regional credits include The Cottageat Alleyway Theatre, We’ll Get Back To You for Prima Theatre, as well as the World Premiere productions of Judith Leora’s Cookie Fight, andElijah at the Bristol Valley Theater. David is currently the Executive Director of CO_LAB Theater Group, an Off-Broadway company that provides individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts. Upcoming: The Complete History of America (abridged) for Prima Theater. Please see www.davideshane.com
The New Me by Margo Hammond
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Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00pm
synopsis of The New Me
The New Me is a play about finding the real person behind the socially acceptable mask. To Danielle’s detriment, she has been squelching her true self to please her mother while her mother, Madeleine, has been hiding her own true self in order to keep up a good appearance. Amidst this madcap romp, the two women finally experience their true warrior selves and, consequently, discover the ability to get what they truly want out of life.
biographies for The New Me
Margo Hammond (playwright) plays have been presented in London, Milan, NYC, Colorado Springs, San Diego, Abingdon, VA, and at various other theaters across the U.S. Many of her plays are published by Smith & Kraus, Globe Pequot, and Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. Margo was the first Prize recipient of the Jerry Kaufman Award for Excellence in Playwriting 2016. Her play Horseshoe Empire received the J. Owen Grundy History Award 2023. Margo is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Actors Studio PDU, ARTC, LPTW (League of Professional Theatre Women), AEA, and SAG/AFTRA. Please see www.margohammond.com
Cat Parker (director) is a director, originally based in NYC but now settled in Toms River, NJ. Cat is the founder of Articulate Theatre Company, producer of the NYIT Awards, a CTI Producing graduate, member of the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame, and a Planet Connection’s outstanding director award winner. She is grateful to Margo Hammond for trusting her with this play, and to Ego Actus for constantly providing opportunities for theatre folks to ply our trade! As always, much respect and admiration for the actors who give heart, soul, and voice to this story.
Suzanne Hartman (stage directions reader) acting career began in Boston with The Lyric Stage while working on her M.A. in Theatre Education. She appeared in such plays as Ibsen’s Ghosts and The Master Builder, as well as The Lady’s not for Burning and Grease. She came to New York in 1977 where she worked with the Impossible Ragtime Theater and Robert Elston’s American Renaissance Theatre before moving to Los Angeles, where she performed in Jacques Brel… and Shakespeare’s As You Like It among other plays. Returning to New York, she acted in Kiss the Boys Good-bye on Roosevelt Island before beginning to raise a family, at which point she turned to painting. Some of her paintings are presently on exhibit at Center on the Square, Greenwich House Senior Center, 20 Washington Square North. Suzanne also sings soprano with three choruses, including the Judson Church choir, Greenwich House Senior Center Chorus and West Village Chorale.
Brittney Venable (Danielle Wilson) is a New York City-based actor, producer and founding member of Articulate Theater Company. She was last seen on stage in Love Letters at South Plains Theater. Some of her favorite stage credits include Articulating the Arts: The Protest Plays for Articulate Theatre and Running on Glass for Ego Actus. She also appeared in The Radio Plays for Articulate Theatre, and Rattlesnake at the Workshop Theater. All her love to her loudest cheerleaders, Josie and Callie.
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Gayle Stahlhuth (Madeleine Cox) is an actor, director, playwright, producer, storyteller, and teacher. From 1999 through 2022 she was producing artistic director of East Lynne Theater Company and currently is founding artistic director of Classic American Tales in Cape May, NJ. She has performed off-Broadway, in tours, regional theater, TV and film, and her one-person shows tour the country. Member: Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA and AEA. The National League of Professional Women honored her in 2016 for her work in theater, and she is listed in the newest edition of The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre (2008). Gayle lives in NJ and Manhattan.
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Desmond Dutcher (Greg Wilson) NYC theatre credits: The Skin of our Teeth and Old Man In Sorrow for Articulate Theatre Company, George in Pride House for TOSOS, Oscar in Mary, Mary for Retro Productions Nominated for NY IT Award, Gordon in Doric Wilson’s Street Theater, Bernadette & The Butcher of Broadway for TOSOS, Is That a Gun…?, The Gay Naked Play, Markie 7722 for Emerging Artist Theatre, In Loco Parentis in. the NY Fringe Festival. Regional: Bosie in Gross Indecency for Studio Theatre, Pandor in Pericles for Washington Shakespeare Co, Mikey in Shear Madness at Kennedy Center. Film: Tom in The World Is Lit By Lightning, JD in Whirlwind. Voice Over: Stella Artois; Waze; IHOP; Gilead Sciences; Xfinity.
Eric Percival (Peter Clayton) is an award-winning actor and has performed on stages in NYC, London, and throughout the US and Europe. Film: The Lepers, Carol’s Last Chance. TV: Farm Story. Theatre: The Bliss Option at the Chain Theatre, My Purple Wig at the Lion on Theatre Row, Snowfall in Berlin for Nylon Fusion, Island for the NY Shakespeare Exchange, Love, Sex, and Real Estate at ARTC. Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in Planet Connections for Dorian Grey. Outstanding Lead Actor in the MITF, inBubby’s Shadow. Training: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in London, T. Schreiber Studio in New York. Please see www.ericpercival.com
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In the Country of the Blind by Joan Kane
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Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00pm
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synopsis of In the Country of the Blind
This play is based on the short story In the Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells and tells the harrowing tale of a mountain climber, lost in an avalanche, who finds himself in a beautiful, isolated valley where the natives are completely blind and have been for generations. They have no words for sight or color or light, and are mystified when the mountain climber refers to these strange phenomena.
biographies for In the Country of the Blind
Joan Kane (playwright) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus. She performed her one-woman play, Almost 13 in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting a five-star review. Joan has directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters, I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka’s Belinda in Prague. She also directed both Safe and what do you mean at 59e59 theaters and in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting four-star reviews for each. Joan was awarded Best Director in the 2016 United Solo Festival. She was named one of the 2011 People of the Year in honor of her contributions to the NY theatre scene and inducted into the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com. Joan has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theater, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Actors Studio, the Broadway Bound festival, and many others. She graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and has an MFA in Directing from The New School and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Joan is a member of the playwright/directors unit of the Actors Studio, the Episcopal Actors Guild, the League of Independent Theatre, the Dramatists Guild, New York Women In Film and Television, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers.
Bruce A! Kraemer (director) is the producer of all Ego Actus shows. He wrote what do you mean which played at 59e59 Theater and in the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His Identity Paper was in the 2016 United Solo Festival, and he co-wrote Kafka’s Belinda, which played in the 2015 Prague Fringe Festival and was nominated for an Inspiration Award. He has done lighting design for Roundabout Theatre and Soho Rep and has designed shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 59e59 Theaters, HERE, the NYC Fringe, Theatre Row, and many others. Bruce also does TV and event lighting, audio, technical direction, stage management, production intercom, and RF coordination. He has done one or another of those for the Summer and Winter Olympics, the Paralympics, the World Cup, two Papal visits, three Superbowls, the Commonwealth Games, the Goodwill Games, six Tony Awards, the Grammys, three Video Music Awards, the WNBA All Star Game, the NBA All Star game, the NBA Draft, four NFL Drafts, the MLB Draft, ten Christmas Tree Lightings at Rockefeller Center, on Broadway, off Broadway, off off Broadway, for dance, fashion shows, art installations and hundreds of corporate events.
Impact by Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 7:00pm
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synopsis of Impact
Set against the backdrop of an upcoming Bat Mitzvah, this comedic drama—based on a true story—unpacks the emotional layers of a family confronting a shared trauma. It’s a raw, real, and unexpectedly funny exploration of how we come together as a family, when it matters most.
biographies for Impact
Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb (playwright & Sarah) is a multi-faceted artist dedicated to sparking conversations through her work. Most recently, her musical The High School Reunion That Never Should Have Happened premiered at Spark Theatre Festival. Newest endeavors on screen include two feature film roles in post-production, and a recurring character in Season 3 of Crash the System on Tubi and Apple TV+. Off Broadway: October 7, My Perfect Pet. Regional: Fiddler On The Roof, White Christmas for Gateway Playhouse, and Cinderella at Engeman Theater. TV: Elsbeth, The Daily Show, What Would You Do, Team Umizoom, and The Wonderpets. Much love to family, friends, and mentors. Please see www.RebeccaLynnGoldfarb.com and @rebecca.lynn.goldfarb
Rosie Corr (director) is a director, choreographer, and arts educator whose art centers consent, agency, and humanity. Rosie has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and everywhere in between. On Broadway, she assisted Tony-winner Warren Carlyle on Harmony. Rosie also worked as an associate for Marcia Milgrom Dodge, multi-time Helen Hayes winner, on the northeast regional premiere of Waitress at the Olney Theatre. Recent work: Nothing Like Broadway Off-Broadway, Kittens at the Hollywood Fringe, Best Musical Nominee, Healing Mined, a World Premiere at TheaterLab, Next Year In Connecticut Winner of Best Choreography, in SheNYC, Mere Waters in SheNYC, World Premiere Director-Choreographer. Upcoming: Mindy Kaling’s Matt And Ben at NuBox Theatre. Please see www.rosiecorr.com and @RosieCorr
Julie Sandler (stage directions reader) (she/her) is a New York-based actor, director and filmmaker. She is thrilled to join the rest of the talented team working on this reading. Recent acting credits include Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, The Shakespearean Crossdressers Support Group, Operation: Destroy Beff Jezos, Short Plays Where the Queers Win, and Yes, But I Have To. She is a proud company member of Letter of Marque and the American Mime Theatre. Julie also works as an Impact Producer on several documentaries, such as Cured, an Emmy-nominated film that premiered on PBS, The Lavender Scare, Anxiety Club, and others.
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Michelle Mallardi (Mom) played Belle on Broadway in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Off Broadway Chess in concert, Internal Combustion and Astronauts. Live soloist at Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, Sang with Linda Eder at the Palace Theatre and Carnegie Hall. Michelle is on both recordings. National/European tours: Les Miserable, Jekyll and Hyde, A Chorus Line as Morales, Maria in West Side Story. Regionally Donna in Mamma Mia, Vi Moore in Footloose, Emily Hobbs in Elf, Evita Peron in Evita, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Christine in Maury Yeston’s Phantom of the Opera, Louisa in The Fantasticks, Gina in the East Coast premier of One Last Ride, which is now a feature film. Please see www.michellemallardi.com!
Ben Cherry (Dad) Broadway: Indecent, Fiddler on the Roof. National tour: Mary Poppins. Select regional: Repertory Theatre of St Louis Angels in America, Part 1 and 2, The Guthrie, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Kansas City Rep, and Center Theatre Group Indecent, Pioneer Theatre Company What the Constitution Means to Me, Oslo, Lifespan of a Fact, ASS; Alabama Shakespeare: The Tempest, Flint Rep Ragtime, world premier version of The Fantasticks, Cincinnati Playhouse: Mothers and Sons, four seasons for Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Route 66. Television: The Equalizer, The Following, Smash, I Love You…But I Lied. Training: NCSA.
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Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb (playwright & Sarah) is a multi-faceted artist dedicated to sparking conversations through her work. Most recently, her musical The High School Reunion That Never Should Have Happened premiered at Spark Theatre Festival. Newest endeavors on screen include two feature film roles in post-production, and a recurring character in Season 3 of Crash the System on Tubi and Apple TV+. Off Broadway: October 7, My Perfect Pet. Regional: Fiddler On The Roof, White Christmas for Gateway Playhouse, and Cinderella at Engeman Theater. TV: Elsbeth, The Daily Show, What Would You Do, Team Umizoom, and The Wonderpets. Much love to family, friends, and mentors. Please see www.RebeccaLynnGoldfarb.com and @rebecca.lynn.goldfarb
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Andrew Shapiro (Noah) (he/him) is a recent graduate of Fordham University, where he studied theatre and music. Previous credits include Fordham Mainstage The Threepenny Opera as JJ Peachum, Indecent as Otto & Clarinet, and The House of Bernarda Alba asAmor and Music Director. He has had the privilege of training with prominent artists such as Tina Benko, Destiny Lilly, Tonya Pinkins, David Van Tieghem, Chauntee Irving, and many more. In addition to acting, Andrew is a professional jazz saxophonist, often blending theatre and music in performance. He warmly thanks Rosie and Rebecca for this incredible opportunity.
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Sophie Knapp (Rylee) Broadway: Once as Ivanka, Broadway Tours: Once, Les Miserables as Little Cosette and Eponine. Theatre: Chasing Rainbows as Young Judy Garland at Papermill Playhouse. TV/film: Annie Live on NBC as Orphan July, The Really Loud House guest starred as Keirsten, Angelyne as Leah Goldberg, The Survivor as Helene Haft, The Assistant as the Little Girl, Blindspot Co-Starred as Alice Kruger. Sophie has also sung the National Anthem at MSG for the Rangers and Knicks. Thank you to Zoom talent and CESD for everything! Instagram: @sophieknapp6
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