CAST

Timothy Kim | Teddy Passanante
Jinn S. Kim * | Gerry Passanante
Morgan Zipf-Meister | Opal Passanante
Jon Okabayashi. * | Rico Passanante
Nik Duggan * | Anzor Khasanov
Christine Verleny | Zeliha Khasanov
Chad Anthony Miller * | Yukub Khasanov
Perri Yaniv * | Bashshar Melikov

*Equity member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this indie theater (Off-Off-Broadway) production.

CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAMS

Scott C. Sickles | Playwright
Janet Bentley | Direction & Projection Design
Jayda Jones | Assistant Director & Producer; Props & Costume Designer
Andy Evan Cohen | Technical Director
The Roly Polys | Sound Design
Crys Clemente | Lighting Design
Jade DaRu | Graphic Design
Sabby Morabito | Production Stage Manager
Pradanya Subramanyan | Producer, Leviathan Lab
Ariel Estrada | Producing Artistic Director, Leviathan Lab

FOR ALCHEMICAL STUDIOS
Gia Lisa Krahne & Carlo Altomare, Co-Directors

MONDAY, APRIL 29 @ 6:00 p.m.
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SINGULARITY

By Minh-Anh Day
Directed by Grace Goheen

Struggling to secure investments for a start-up that promises eternal life in the cloud, a young founder rekindles his connection with an old college friend, whose latest breakthrough research gives him the credibility he needs. But when their AI assistant lies during a pitch meeting with big-time investors, they become entangled in a string of deceptions as their company scrambles to deliver on the promises they made before their time and money run out.

FEATURING
Jae Shin, Fiona Maguire, Amanda Yuan, Tim Connell, Lillian Bornstein, and Grace Goheen.

SUNDAY, MAY 5 @ 6:00 p.m.
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PANGEA

PART TWO OF THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY

By Scott C. Sickles
Directed by Janet Bentley

Palmer Research Station, Antarctica: New Year’s Day, 2046. Twenty-six years after the events of MARIANAS TRENCH, Teddy and Aznor meet for the first time as adults. When they were children, the Red States became the New Confederate States of America .Now, the New Confederacy is collapsing, the climate is reaching another catastrophic tipping point, and two men who have loved each other all their lives must confront an intimately and globally uncertain future.

FEATURING
Chad Anthony Miller, Jon Okabayashi, Chino Ramos, Kari Swenson Riley,  Morgan Zipf-Meister,  and Perri Yaniv.

SUNDAY, MAY 12 @ 4:00 p.m.
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THE KNOWN UNIVERSE

PART THREE OF THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY

By Scott C. Sickles
Directed by Janet Bentley

2067. The Earth is entering a new ice age and nothing on the surface will survive. Astronaut Anzor "Andy" Khasanov-Manners is in a space station, in orbit, assisting with evacuation efforts… which have just been abandoned. His husband, Teddy, and their family were supposed to have been on the next flight up. As the temperature plummets and the planet becomes uninhabitable, Anzor and his family bid each other a long farewell.

FEATURING
Lissa Brennan,  Joe Burby,  Nik Duggan,  Jon Okabayashi,  Chino Ramos  Kari Swenson Riley, Sam Tanabe, and Perri Yaniv.

SCOTT C. SICKLES | Playwright

SCOTT C. SICKLES (he/him) is an LGBTQ/neurodivergent/biracial Korean-American writer. His plays have been performed in New York City, across the U.S., and internationally in Canada, Australia, the UK, Hungary, Singapore, Indonesia, Lebanon and Dubai. He is the author of Playing on the Periphery: Monologues and Scenes for and About Queer Kids. Other plays include: Nonsense and Beauty (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Edgerton New Play Award; ATCA Steinberg Award Finalist), Marianas Trench (O’Neill Finalist), Pangea (O’Neill Semifinalist), Composure (Lambda Literary Finalist, Next Stage Press), Intellectuals (Smith & Kraus), Hairdresser on Fire (Next Stage Press), Moonlight & Love Songs (GayFest NYC), Lightning From Heaven (Beverly Hills Theater Guild/Julie Harris Playwriting Award); Beautiful Noises (Smith & Kraus), murmurs (Samuel French); Turtles and Bulldogs (Applause); Badger and Frame (Applause). Five Writers Guild of America Awards for the daytime drama “General Hospital,” multiple Emmy nominations. Member, Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange. To read more about Scott: www.ScottCSickles.com

JANET BENTLEY | Director & Projection Designer

Janet (Jan) Bentley (they/them/theirs) is a director, dramaturg, writer, actor, film editor, sound designer, graphic designer, and composer.  They hold an MFA in dramaturgy from the University of Iowa, a BA in theatre from the University of South Florida, and have multiple years training and experience in piano, dance, voice (opera and musical theatre), acting, and teaching theatre.  Janet made their international debut as a director/deviser, theatre instructor, and sound designer at Ashtar Theatre's International Youth Festival in Ramallah, Palestine, winning an award for their co-direction of The Waiting Room with Co-op Theatre East, NYC.  Virtual projects include: Jewish Plays Project 2020 and 2021 – Editor and Sound Designer, Denizen's Theatre Company's production of Motherfucker With The Hat directed by John Fico, Director/editor/composer for Pangea by Scott Sickles. Some New York credits include world premieres of The Dark and Our Fantasia by John Patrick Shanley (Director; Nylon Fusion Theatre Company/Tada!), Handmaid's Dianetics, Episode One by Joyce Miller (Director/Sound Designer; United Solo), The Lights Are On by Owen Panettieri (co-Sound Designer/NLTP), Friends With Amenities by Ahsan Ali and Lisa Jill Anderson (Sound Designer/NLTP & Pendragon Theatre), According To the Chorus by Arlene Hutton (Co-Sound Designer/NLTC), A Measure Of Doubt by Paul Schwartz (Director; Hudson Guild), Le Petite Chartreuse by Ed Malin (Projections/Sound/Dramaturgy; Under St. Marks), Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker (Sound Designer/Pendragon Theatre), The Brecht Project (Co-Sound Designer; New Light Theatre Project), Everything Is Super Great by Stephan Brown, directed by Sarah Norris (Sound Designer; NLTP/59E59), ray gun say0nara by Steven Mark Tenney (Directing/Projections Designer; NFTC/The New Ohio Theatre), (a)loft modulation by Jaymes Jorsling (Co-Sound Designer/Off Broadway; the american vicarious/Mezzanine Theatre-ArtNY),  Round Went The Wheel by Frank Ceruzzi (Director/Sound & Video Co-Design; The Lion Theatre/Theatre Row), Basement by Michael Hagins (Director/Producer; Roly Poly Productions--Nominated for two New York Innovative Theatre Awards), Guns and Ammunition (Writer; The Kraine Theatre - directed by David Adam Gill), Friendly's Fire by John Patrick Bray (Original Music/Sound Design; Rising Sun/The 14th Street Y Theatre), CC: You In Hell! by Mark Levy (Directing/Sound Design; The Kraine Theatre), Life X 3 by Yasmine Reza (Original Music/Sound Design @ NLTP/Urban Stages), Detroit '67 by Dominique Morriseau (Sound Designer; Kingsborough-CUNY), Experimenting With Katz by David Adam Gill (Sound Designer; Theatre Lab/NATC), an original dance-play called Horse (Director/Writer; Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2017), Brooklyn (Cain's Adventure) by Mario Fratti (Director/Original Music by The Roly Polys; Theatre For The New City), Mr. Chekhov and Mr. Porter (Director/Development/Scenic Designer; Medicine Show Theatre), Lila on the Wall by Edward Allen Baker (Director; Pica/The Bridge Theatre-Shetler Studios), Abu Casem’s Slippers by August Strindberg (Director; The Gene Frankel Theatre), The Troubadour Struck by Lightning by Ed Malin (Director; FringeNYC), Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays by Erik Champney (Director/Producer; Planet Connections Theatre Festivity), After Tartuffe by Judy Klass (Director; The Wild Project), Queers for Fears by Ed Malin (Director/Video Design; F*ckfest @ The Brick), The Addicts by Ed Malin (Director; Theatre for the New City), The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley (Live Original Music; NFTC/La Tea), Incendiary Agents by Jack Karp (Dramaturg/SM; NFTC/The New Ohio Theatre), "This Round's On Us" (director/playwright in multiple festivals with NFTC – 2013 – 2020), and Coventry Carol by James McLindon (Emerging Artists Theatre), down in the holler by Val Dunn (Sound Designer; Stella Adler Studio).  Regional directing credits include As You Like It, The Pillowman, Baal, The Woman From the Sea, Time on Fire, Parallel Lives, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Randy Noojin’s The Knife Trick.  Film/TV:  We Dissent: Voices for Reproductive Rights (Director/Editor/Sound).  Stage Left: A digital documentary series about theatre (Director/Editor/DP/Sound - available on Brooklyn On-Demand). Upcoming:  Delicacy a film by Bruce Jones (Director/Editor/Composer).   Janet has served as venue director for FringeNYC, venue manager & technical director for the 2019 SoFi Festival, and producing director at T. Schreiber Studio.  Janet is a member of New Light Theatre Project (NLTP), Actors Studio Playwright Directors Unit (director member), Nylon Fusion Theatre Company (NFTC), New York Madness, and New Ambassadors Theatre Co (NATC).  They are listed in Parity Productions Online Database.  Janet is co-artistic director and founding partner at Roly Poly Productions. 

TIMOTHY KIM | Teddy Passanante

Timothy Kim is a New York based actor in his first ever official off-Broadway production. He trained at Developing Artists and has performed in several shows with them. He is currently studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute where he has played the role of "Oswald" in the institute's production of the musical ASSASSINS. He is happy to share his first official show with his friends and loved ones.

JINN S. KIM* | Gerry Passanante

JINN S. KIM is a NY-based actor with various theater, film & tv credits. He proudly serves as the Executive Director of Developing Artists, which provides opportunities for overlooked teens to reach their full potential and advocate for positive social change through a practical application of the performing arts (developingartists.org). Jinn has been a member of LAByrinth since 1995. Theater credits include RACE, RELIGION & POLITICS by Stephen Adly Guirgis (co-starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, dir. Charles Goforth); THE FAIRY TALE PROJECT at the Public Theatre (dir. Jill DeArmon); DISORIENTED by Kyoung Park; NYIT Award winning production of RISE AND FALL OF A TEENAGE CYBERQUEEN by Lindsay Joy Murphy; THE OLDEST BOY by Sarah Ruhl at Marin Theatre Company (dir. by Jessica Thebus); AUBERGINE by Julia Cho at South Coast Rep (dir. by Lisa Peterson); THE FAR COUNTRY by Lloyd Suh at Atlantic Theater Company (dir. Eric Ting). Film/TV includes Hurricane Streets, “Oz,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “How To Make It In America,” “Power,” 11:55, “Jessica Jones,” “Feed The Beast,” “Bull,” “Gotham,” “God Friended Me.” https://jinnskim.weebly.com/

MORGAN ZIPF-MEISTER | Opal Passanante

Morgan Zipf-Meister is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Over the past decade she has found a home in the New York Indie Theater scene, and has worked with too many companies to list here. She can be seen in New York's Favorite Monthly Soap Opera for the stage ‘IT'S GETTING TIRED MILDRED’ as Charmaine Milton. Morgan is also a New York Innovative Theatre Award nominated Lighting Designer and Moth storyteller, who has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour. Her short film 'Push Up' has played festivals both locally and internationally. For more information, please visit www.morganzipfmeister.com.

JON OKABAYASHI* | Rico Passanante

JON OKABAYASHI is an actor, painter and live event production multi-hyphenate. Jon is the off-beat uncle who told you Navajo ghost stories, keeping little, young you scared and awake; the one who taught you to slow play pocket aces and catch trout on a fly. He will drink whiskey with you until wee hours of the morning. He is his own evil twin. He has traveled the globe as a scuba diver and citizen scientist surveying coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and the Straits of Hormuz. Performance highlights include the Obie award winning production of 600 Highwaymen’s THE RECORD and Radiohole’s Bessie nominated production of MYTH or (maybe) METH, TV: "FBI: Most Wanted", "Poker Face". Visit Jon’s Website.

NIK DUGGAN* | Anzor Khasanov

Nik Duggan (ANZOR) is thrilled to be part of Scott’s moving and timely play. THEATRE: “Chessman” (B Street Theatre), “Fire On the Mountain” (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley), “A Child’s Guide to Heresy” (Pittsburgh Playhouse REP), “Noirtown” (Witness Theatre), “Keynote at Necrocon” (The Brick), "Every Brilliant Thing" (The Tribe). FILM/TV: “The Etruscan Smile” (Po Valley Productions, LLC), “Cow-Boy” (NYU Tisch), and the upcoming feature "Gingerbread Kids" (Dispoto Films). Nik holds a BFA in Acting from Point Park University.  Visit Nik’s Profile on Backstage

CHRISTINE VERLENY | Zeliha Khasanov

Christine Verleny is thrilled to be bringing yet another Scott Sickles play to life. She has had the pleasure of performing in too many plays to list here. She performs a once monthly live soap opera for the stage called IT'S GETTING TIRED MILDRED and you should check it out! Her current feature films are The Girl Who Got Away and The Sisters Karras. Thank you to Leviathan Lab for bringing this beautiful play to life. www.christineverleny.com

CHAD ANTHONY MILLER* | Yukub Khasanov

Chad Anthony Miller is so happy to be returning with fellow cast members to the creative dream team of Sickles / Bentley / Estrada for this fully realized production of MARIANAS TRENCH. He works professionally around the world as an actor, writer, producer, and improv teacher. His most recent turn was as Kenneth Battelle in "Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans." Post MARIANAS, Chad will be performing as Barry in McLeod Summer Playhouse’s production of THE PROM. Other TV credits: "Criminal Minds," "General Hospital," "30 Rock." Film credits: OPHELIA FALLS, BATSH*T BRIDE, BIG BREAK, SUCH A FUNNY LIFE, and AN ORDINARY FAMILY (which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival). Comedy projects: Funny Or Die, Huffington Post, Ponies! Live On Broadway. Theatrically, he has performed Off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and Signature Theatre. He also loves the new work development process and has taken part in readings for National Queer Theatre, Write It Out! (with Donja R. Love) and New York Theatre Workshop (Veteran Voices; Mind The Gap). Improv training: Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. Improv coaching: Texas, Cornish College of the Arts, Centenary College of Louisiana, and throughout Asia. You can follow his chadventures at www.thechadanthonymiller.com

PERRI YANIV* | Bashshar Melikov

Perri Yaniv has appeared in over 40 theater productions locally, regionally, and internationally. Off-Broadway: extension performances of Bedlam’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s ARCADIA, spit&vigor’s NY premiere of BLOOD COUNTESS, and revivals of Lorca’s BLOOD WEDDING and the title character in Ansky’s THE DYBBUK. Multiple credits with Metropolitan Playhouse, Medicine Show Theater, and Nicu’s Spoon. World premieres by John Patrick Shanley’s THE DARK, Erik Ehn’s CLOVER and THE WEAK AND THE STRONG (both directed by Glory Kadigan at LaMaMa), Owen Panettieri’s VESTMENTS OF THE GODS (produced with Lin-Manuel Miranda), Glory Kadigan’s TIL WE MEET AGAIN (directed by Tonya Pinkins), and Naren Weiss’s SKETCHY EASTERN EUROPEAN SHOW with Vas Eli. He was awarded best featured actor in Barefoot Theater Company’s revival of Joe Pintauro’s RAFT OF THE MEDUSA; and performed on Governors Island in Brave New World Rep’s THE PLANTATION, an adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard in set in Reconstructionist Virginia. FILM and TV credits include: “The Blacklist” (NBC), “Bedlam: the Series,” Wolf of Wall Street, Purity, White Peacock, Delivery Hour, and Winter Has No Sun. www.perribazyaniv.com
IG: @perriyaniv

JAYDA JONES | Assistant Director & Producer

Jayda Jones (she/her) is a multimedia storytelling artist, director and producer. She is currently directing a reading of a new choreoplay about reclaiming joy in Black womanhood + motherhood, called Belly and the Beast: An American Love Story, written by Dr. Haile Eshe Cole. She recently line-produced and assistant directed axes, herbs, and satchels with The Anthropologists, a new activist play about Black reproductive justice, which she also helped devise, and performed in previous iterations. She recently has directed two readings at THE TANK (Behind the Smile by Skyler Tarnas and Eddie Battles Evil by L.B. Kovetz), and participated in a staging workshop for an opera. She received a B.A. in Theatre Directing from Fordham University, where she directed two full-length productions, IS GOD IS by Aleshea Harris and JUMP by Charly Evon Simpson, as well as assistant directed and crewed many others. In her free time outside of theatre, Jayda enjoys film, graphic design, and editing. A film she assistant directed, Gauze (film title), premiered at NewFest Film Festival in NYC this past October. She also works as the Production Coordinator for children’s orchestra concerts, and takes part in theatre managing film festivals. She has written and devised her own plays, and dedicates her artistry to exploring the dreams and experiences of Black femme bodies while uplifting BIPOC voices. www.jaydajones.net

ANDY EVAN COHEN | Technical Director

Andy Evan Cohen is an award-winning composer and sound/video designer. His music and designs have been performed and featured all over the world, including productions in Scotland, Switzerland, Israel, Canada, and New Zealand. His New York stage credits include Off-Broadway productions of God Shows Up and Rules of Desire (Eric Krebs, producer), (A)Loft Modulation (the american vicarious), My Parsifal Conductor (Ted Snowdon), Pushkin, In Bed With Roy Cohn, A Midsummer Night's Dream (MasterWorks), and Ay Carmela! (Repertorio Español), as well as nearly 100 off-off-Broadway productions with companies such as Animus Theatre, Boomerang Theater, New Light Theater Project, Nylon Fusion, Red Fern, Stable Cable, Strindberg Rep., White Horse, and T. Schreiber. His national tour credits include work on Oklahoma! (Networks Broadway), Hamlet and Sense and Sensibility (Aquila Theatre US Tours), The Hungry Hungry Games (Mills Entertainment), and The American Soldier (Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, The Citadel). Other media credits include music and editing for the "Amor Mundi" Podcast Series (Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College), music for feature film “Marty’s Shadow” and documentary “Stig Dagerman: The Making of the Man”, short films “My Dinner With Schwartzey”, “Psycho-Analysis”, "The Mall" and "Show & Tell Tango", the web series "Off Off Kilter", and music for PBS Documentary films and UN Radio (Africa). Andy holds degrees from Oberlin and The Manhattan School of Music. Twitter: @AndyEvanCohen | https://www.rolypolyproductions.com/about-andy-evan-cohen.html

CRYS CLEMENTE | Lighting Design

Crys Clemente (it/they) is a performing arts generalist who recently relocated to the Bronx. Its previous stage management experience includes the 2023 Cannonball Festival, CURTAINS (Villanova Theatre Department), COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI (Hedgerow Theatre Company), and THE WEST PHILLY MEETING (Theatre in the X). It also previously worked as an associate producer for Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists. In addition to a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Crys graduated this May from Villanova University with an MA in Theatre and a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management.

THE ROLY POLYS | Sound Design

See About Roly Poly Productions under Producers & Venue below.

JADE DARU | Graphic Design

Jade DaRu’s graphic design journey began through the chicanery of photographers who pledged to fix images they had not, inspiring her to learn the art of retouching photos myself. Next thing she knew, she was designing logos, comp cards, menus and advertising inserts by the seat of my pants for several NYC-based artists and entrepreneurs. After awhile, it became clear that graphic design was meant to be more than a helpful hobby, but rather a destiny! Now, her creative efforts include designing print and digital content, and social media for a wide range of interests. https://jadedaru.com/

SABRINA MORABITO | Production Stage Manager

Sabby has worked with some of the best Off-Broadway theater companies in the country. She is currently Co-Producer and Stage Manager for an all-women, interactive, immersive, AI theater experience called the TheWaitingroomNYC. They débuted at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 to stellar reviews. Follow us on instagram @thewaitingroomnyc. Immersive theater is were she shines the best. Having worked with LiveIn Immersive Theater for three summer seasons up until the pandemic. Has been employed with Pan Asian Rep for over eight years as Office Liaison and Resident ASM/Wardrobe Supervisor. Thank you to Ariel and cast for allowing me to be part of this amazing theater experience.

PRADANYA SUBRAMANYAN | Producer, Leviathan Lab

Pradanya Subramanyan (she/her) is an Indian American artist focused on developing practices to foster equitable working environments for marginalized communities across the arts and entertainment industry. As well as being an advocate for accessibility for both viewers and artists, she works to remove barriers in the arts. With a focus on arts and entertainment management, producing, and development, she aims to create spaces where artists can share their voices, reclaim stories, and empower those around them. She hopes to expand the arts scene to include more pieces for communities of color, normalize inclusivity in offstage positions, and work with children’s media to produce content that would enable future generations to be represented with agency onscreen and onstage. https://pradanyasubramanyan.com/

ARIEL ESTRADA | Producing Artistic Director, Leviathan Lab

Ariel Estrada is Webby Award-winning producer, actor, writer, and advocate for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander performing artists and all performing artists of marginalized identity. As an actor, he has performed on television, film, commercials, digital media, and Off-, and Off-Off-Broadway. As a producer, Ariel is the Founder and Executive Artistic Director for Leviathan Lab, a nonprofit creative studio for Asian American performing artists. As an arts administrator, he is a current Associate Consultant with Benvenuti Arts; the immediate past Marketing & Membership Director for the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists; and sits on the boards of Musical Theatre Factory and the Episcopal Actors’ Guild, and the Advisory Board of Houghton Hall Arts Community. His leadership has been recognized by Theatrical Intimacy Education, artEquity, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Theatre Communications Group. As a grant writing consultant, he has won over $400K in grant funding for small NYC nonprofits of color. He is also a Fortune 500-level graphic designer. www.arielestrada.com

ABOUT LEVIATHAN LAB

Founded in 2009, Leviathan Lab is an award-winning not-for-profit creative studio whose mission is the advancement of Asian and Asian American (A/AA) performing artists and their work. Through the speaking of A/AA artists’ words, and the presentation of A/AA bodies, presence, and gestures on stage and film, Leviathan works to open spaces that promote social justice, bridge communities, and assert the power of art to change the world. We function as a lab where early-career and established A/AA artists can be courageous, experiment, and thrive as they create works that captivate the audiences we serve. www.leviathanlab.org

ABOUT ROLY POLY PRODUCTIONS

Roly Poly Productions (Janet Bentley & Andy Evan Cohen) was formed in 2016 by a collaborative performance team called The Roly Polys:  Janet Bentley and Andy Evan Cohen.  RPP is a New York-based theatrical production company that offers a multitude of creative, technical, and theatrical management services designed for each show’s specific needs.   Live Theatre Projects include:  The Lights Are On by Owen Panettieri, directed by Sarah Norris (sound design), According to the Chorus by Arlene Hutton, directed by Chris Goutman (sound and original music), (a) loft modulation by Jaymes Jorsling directed by Christopher McElroen at The Mezzanine Theatre with the american vicarious (sound design), Horse by Janet Bentley at The Flamboyan (producing, directing, design), Basement by Michael Hagins at The Gene Frankel Theatre (producing, directing, design – nominated for two NYIT Awards), Mr. Chekhov and Mr. Porter at Medicine Show Theatre (development, arranging, directing/music directing), Round Went The Wheel by Frank Ceruzzi (directing, sound, composition, & video design), ray gun say0nara by Steven Tenney at The New Ohio Theatre with NFTC (sound, video, directing, & dramaturgy), Experimenting With Katz by David Adam Gill with New Ambassador’s Theatre Co (co-producing, sound), Fault Lines and California by David Adam Gill (producing, directing), Providence by David Adam Gill (producing, directing), HeartBroke Festival with NATC (sound and directing), FearFest Festival with NATC (sound), Blurring Boundaries Festival with NATC (writing & sound), To Damascus II by August Strindberg at The Gene Frankel Theatre (co-composition, co-sound and video design), Comes a Faery by James McClindon at The New Ohio Theatre with Nylon Fusion Theatre Company-NFTC (composition, sound design), The Big Funk by John Patrick Shanley at La Tea with NFTC (composition and live performance), live musical performance at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2013, The Brick's evening of songs from Beck's "Song Reader", and The Golem of Garbage: A Future Fable (development).   Up next:  Sweeney Todd directed by Anna Hogan at The Wallace Theatre, Levelland, TX (sound design), The End Of Hester by Anthony Doyle with NLTP at Theatre Row (sound design).  Online Digital Projects include:  Settlements by Seth Rozin for The Jewish Plays Project (editing), Refuge * Malja by Beth Welden for JPP (editing/original score), Something's Coming by Ezra Brain & J. Andrew Norris for JPP (editing), Calendar Girl by Owen Panettieri for New Light Theatre Project (podcast direction and sound), The Hannah Arendt Series podcast for Bard College (sound editing and voiceover).  Film/TV:   Stage Left - Digital Series created by Ashley Marinaccio (original score, directing, editing, DP work, and sound mixing), This Is Important by Janet Bentley (directing, editing, scoring, mixing), and Less Than Or Equal To by Justin Michael Carter (film editing, sound design/mixing, original music, animation, and graphic design).  Film Upcoming:  Delicacy by Bruce Jones (directing & development, editing, scoring, DP work, audio recording, sound mixing). www.rolypolyproductions.com

ABOUT ALCHEMICAL STUDIOS

The Alchemical is a creative space with six white box-studios and a gorgeous rooftop for the performing and visual arts. A true artistic laboratory where artists can engage in the research and development of new work through rehearsal, teaching and performance. www.alchemicalstudios.com

ABOUT MIXED ASIAN MEDIA

Mixed Asian Media (MAM) is a collective created by multiracial, mixed Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs). To be mixed API is to be part of a diverse and growing population, rich with many perspectives. We provide a platform to explore pertinent experiences, build powerful relationships, and discover sought-after clarity in the mixed-Asian narrative. We believe that representation and diversity matter in all mediums.We seek to build community through conversations of what it means to be of mixed Asian/Pacific Islander descent and help establish our ever-evolving place in society. From all of our online pieces, to an annual creative festival, we strive to capture mixed API stories and experiences at all levels and share them through all our current and future mediums. www.mixedasianmedia.com

ABOUT THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is a nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and best navigate the business of theater. Our membership roster includes self-producing artists as well as career producers. If you are a theater professional, take this opportunity to become a part of the leading professional development, mentorship and networking organization in the industry! https://truonline.org/

TRU Diversity is our initiative to highlight the works and explore the concerns of BIPOC theater professionals, with the goal to create programs that will support the current and urgent need for greater inclusion.
https://truonline.org/event-category/tru-diversity/

ABOUT ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION

Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

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