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JULIAN ABELSKAMP is a Dutch-American actor based in New York. Recent credits include: Faded: A Calypso, Taiga in the Berkshires, In Search Of (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Tomorrow Will Be Sunday (Chautauqua Theatre Company), Voices From a Pandemic (Notch), Three Sisters, and Measure for Measure (Columbia University). MFA candidate, Columbia University, class of ‘22.

OLUWATOBILOBA ADEYEMO is a multi-hyphenate artist in their fourth and final year at The Juilliard School. Most recently Opa has played Jimmy Hewett from Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents Richard III and Betram from Shakespeares’ All's Well that Ends Well. Opa also entertained audiences with their own rendition of Donny Hathaway’s "For all We Know" and more in a cabaret this June. Opa is making their Williamstown debut this season and is excited to be working with such a fantastic company to share this story.

YEMAN BROWN (he/they) was born and raised in Tallahassee, FL. Since 2013, Yeman has been working as a movement artist in Brooklyn, NY. His concert dance credits include works by Reggie Wilson, Stefanie Batten Bland, Kristin Sudeikis, and Ralph Lemon. Theatre credits include Jagged Little Pill (Broadway) and movement direction for As Much as I Can at The Public Theater. Yeman has also been featured in music videos by Mumford & Sons, The Jonas Brothers, and Amanda Palmer. In addition to performance work, Yeman has led movement workshops around the world that encourage dancers and non-dancers alike to find joy in movement as a way of understanding our human experience. @brownyeman

DEBORAH BURNS grew up in Williamstown, just down the street from where we rehearse. After college she lived and worked all over the world for 10 years and ultimately came back with her husband to raise their son and daughter here. That daughter is in this show! Deb works full time as a book editor for Storey Publishing in North Adams and is also a singer, musician, painter, cat lover, nature lover, and (soon again, hopefully!) world traveler. Last seen at WTF in Our Town (2010).

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Trained at Escola de Dança Alice Arja and Miami City Ballet School. His professional career began at Miami City Ballet where he spent seven seasons. In 2018, Andrei made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, where he played the role of Fairground Boy. In 2020, Andrei joined The Forest of Arden—a company made up of multidisciplinary artists that reinvent theatre through unprecedented times such as this pandemic. Andrei is making his feature film debut in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, in theaters December 2021. @andreichagas John 13:34

TIM CREAVIN is an actor and multi-hyphenate artist originally from New York but raised in Connecticut and Nashville, TN. He was last seen at WTF in the world premiere of the new musical Lempicka, directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin. His work has also been seen at such venues as Ars Nova, The Brick, Gene Frankel Theatre, and BRIC Arts Media House. He received his BA in Theater Studies from Yale University and his MFA from the NYU/Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program, where he was awarded the Ron Van Lieu and Shubert Scholars Scholarships. timcreavin.com

MAXWELL DUNHAM is originally from the charming city of Marietta, Georgia where he discovered a passion for theatre and all it has to offer. That passion led him to New York City. Some of his past acting credits include Medvedenko (The Seagull), Ted (Island Song), Billy Boy Bill (Urinetown), Hunter (Little Red Riding Hood), as well as being a part of American Dream Study, directed by Michael Arden. He is thrilled to be a member of The Forest of Arden company and is excited to work with the creatives and artists of Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Training: Circle in the Square Theater School.

Follow: @MaxwellDunham

LEIGH-ANN ESTY is a dancer and actress from Gorham, Maine. Professional dance companies include Miami City Ballet (11 seasons). National tours: An American in Paris (1st national, Lise Dassin alternate/ensemble). Broadway: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel (Louise u/s, ensemble). Regional productions: An American in Paris (Drury Lane, Lise Dassin) Film/TV: "Fosse/Verdon" (FX), "The Gilded Age" (HBO), "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC), and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (Amblin). Training: Maine State Ballet, School of American Ballet, and Miami City Ballet School. Leigh is honored to be a part of the Forest of Arden, and can’t wait to take part in WTF! Follow @leighesty

SARA ESTY is an extremely proud Forest of Arden company member, and is thrilled to be having her first WTF experience! Following a ten year career with the Miami City Ballet, Sara moved to NYC to make her Broadway debut in Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris. Following its Broadway run, she went on to play Lise Dassin in the first national tour. Other theatre credits include Brigadoon (Jean, NYCC Encores), A Chorus Line (Maggie - NYCC Encores, Cassie - Cape Playhouse), and Marie Dancing Still (Fifth Avenue Theater Seattle). Sara is the recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship award for excellence in dance. She can be seen in the upcoming remake of West Side Story (directed by Steven Spielberg). Thank you to the brilliant and inspiring minds who made this dream a reality!

CAROLINE FAIRWEATHER is from Pittsfield, MA and holds a BA in Theatre from Williams College. She performed in the 2016 COMMUNITY WORKS production of Orpheus in the Berkshires! Credits include Twelfth Night at Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park, QWERTY at Mixed Company. At Williams: Skriker, The Wolves, Tartuffe. Founding member of Ghostlit Rep. At Ghostlit: Spring Awakening, The Tempest: A Musical, Peter and the Starcatcher.

EAMON FOLEY is the Artistic Director of Grind Arts Company, which explores classics beyond the proscenium. Broadway credits include Gypsy, Assassins, The Grinch, 13! The Musical, and Everyday Rapture. He choreographed David Cromer’s Next to Normal, and Michael Arden’s productions of Annie at the Hollywood Bowl, Merrily We Roll Along (NAACP Award Nomination), and American Dream Study. Directing and choreography credits include Nine, Sweeney Todd, The Last Five Years, Cyrano, and the films Brown Rice (Queerty Award Nomination) and The Sondheim Series. He received his BA in anthropology from Princeton University and is a proud member of the SDC.

CHANTELLE GOOD, originally from Toronto, Canada, is a freelance performer, choreographer, and teaching artist. Credits include: H.E.R, JLo, Snoop Dogg (FOX Live New Year's Eve), Blood Orange ("HOPE" Music Video), iskwē ("Night Danger" Music Video), Freddie Falls in Love (Joyce Theater),The Wrong Man (Development Workshop, MCC Theater), Still Motion Dance Company, Kate Harpootlian & Artists, Loni Landon Dance Project. Chantelle is also the Programs Director of Share the Movement, a non-profit organization committed to creating more diversity in the professional dance community by offering support to promising young BIPOC dancers. Training: Marymount Manhattan College. @chantelle_good

CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON GRANT is a performer, choreographer, and teacher based in NYC. He is thrilled to be a company member of The Forest of Arden. Credits include: In the Heights (Film), tick, tick…BOOM! (Film), King Kong Alive on Broadway, Apple’s holiday commercial "Sway", "Changers, A Dance Story" written and directed by Spike Jonze, Virgin Galactic/Under Armour’s Spacewear reveal, Advil PM’s "Dancing Around Pain", Queen of the Night, Seeing You, Pilobolus Dance Theater (2007-2015). He co-hosts the Vanity Fair series "Movies in Motion” with his wife, Lauren Yalango-Grant. He has performed on “Conan O’Brien”, “The Royal Variety Show”, and the Portuguese Golden Globes. He is also a recipient of a Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Broadway Ensemble. Training: University of Southern Mississippi for Dance Performance and Choreography. @creegrant

NOAH GREENFIELD was born and raised in Williamstown, MA, and goes to college in NY. He is studying to be a nurse or physical therapist. He currently acts and stage manages for the theater department. When at home, he babysits and picks up shifts at the ABC Sale in Williamstown. This is his second COMMUNITY WORKS show, his first being Summer's Soldier in 2019.

SARAH G. HARRIS is an Associate Producer of The Forest of Arden. Her love of theatre, technology, and creative collaboration has led to her many adventures as a stage manager, producer, social media designer, and UX designer. Sarah’s stage managing credits include… Broadway: Come From Away, Once On This Island, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and The Crucible. Off-Broadway: Second Stage, Audible Theatre, and others. Regional: Alliance Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Berkshire Theatre Group. Corporate Events: Big Holiday Show (Target), Goalkeepers (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Skittles: The Broadway Musical, and more. Sarah also worked on the Live Captures of A Christmas Carol and Come From Away. She is thrilled to be creating this incredible piece with this open, loving, and extraordinary group of people. Much love and gratitude to Justin, Michael, The Forest of Arden, and the entire ALIEN/NATION company! @sarah.g.harris

DANIEL HARTMAN is a Production Coordinator and Technical Consultant based in Los Angeles, CA. His wide-ranging experience working in film, television, and live entertainment spans 16 years. He most recently held the position of Production Coordinator at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills for 6 seasons. Throughout his career he has strived to achieve the goals of a production by coordinating between various departments to discover simple, creative solutions for complex technical challenges. Thus developing groundbreaking new works with The Forest of Arden has proved to be both inspiring and invigorating, and Daniel can not wait to see what exciting challenges lie ahead.

CODY HAYMAN is a movement artist in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated with a BFA from SUNY Purchase in 2014, and has been a part of Damani Pompey’s platform Magnus Works for several years. Since 2018, Mr. Hayman was a part of the Bessie Award-winning immersive theatre show Then She Fell, produced by Third Rail Projects in New York City. He continues to pursue interests in movement, theatre, voice, and most recently carpentry.

ADAM HONORÉ is a Harlem based lighting designer for plays, musicals, and live events. Upcoming Broadway designs include Chicken and Biscuits (Circle in the Square). Off-Broadway highlights include Carmen Jones (Classic Stage), Ain’t No Mo’ (The Public), and Behind the Sheet (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Regional collaborations include Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Huntington Theater Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Signature Theatre among others. International designs include Haydn's The Seasons (Austria), The Band’s Visit (Manila), and Fun Home (Int’l Premiere, featuring Lea Salonga). Adam is a Drama Desk, Henry Hewes, and Helen Hayes Award Nominee; AUDELCO Award Recipient, and a Member of Live Design Magazine’s "30 Under 30". honorelighting.com // @itsadamhonore

VAN HUGHES is an actor, musician, and composer. Broadway: Deaf West's Spring Awakening, American Idiot, 9 to 5, and Hairspray. Off-Broadway: Whisper House (The Civilians), Son of a Gun (Beckett), Saved (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Almost Famous (Old Globe), When We're Gone (Lyric Theatre), A Little More Alive (KC Rep, Barrington), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Bucks County). Film: "Sex And The City: The Movie I & II", "Rachel Getting Married". TV: “Royal Pains,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “One Life To Live.”  As a composer, Van scored the films "Sequence Break" and "Space Clown "and co-authored the musical Burn All Night (ART). B.A. in Theatre from Fordham University.

MATTHEW IACOZZA is a NYC based set designer for live performance. He has designed scenery at various venues in NY and regionally. Favorite design credits include: Lewiston/Clarkston (Boise Contemporary Theater), Don Giovanni, La Cifra (La Mama Experimental Theatre Club), A Patron of the Arts (Cherry Lane Theatre), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Weston Playhouse, co-design with Dane Laffrey). Matt also works as an associate to multiple award-winning designers on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regionally. He is thrilled that live theater is back! BFA: University of Connecticut. mattiacozza.com

Proud member of The Forest of Arden. Nikki won a Tony Award for originating the role of Nabalungi in the Book of Mormon. A few favorite theater credits include the 2014 Broadway Rival of Les Misérables, Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day at The Public, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra (opposite Christopher Plummer) at the Stratford Theater Festival, Shaina Taub's musical adaptation of Twelfth Night for Shakespeare in the Park, Dave Malloy’s Preludes at LCT3, All Shook Up on Broadway, The Wiz at the La Jolla Playhouse, and Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin at City Center Encores! Television credits include series regular roles on “Braindead” (CBS) and “Proven Innocent” (FOX) and recurring and guest-starring roles on “The Good Wife”, “The Good Fight”, “Bull”, “Blacklist”, “Instinct”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, “Severance” and more. Her film projects include “Lucky Stiff” and “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”.  TV directing credits include “The Bite” and “The Good Fight”. She resides in New York City with her husband, Derek. She's the proud aunt to Ozzie and Moses and a sustaining member of her local public radio station. @nikkimjames

ERIKO JIMBO is a Tokyo born NYC based performing artist. She is an experienced performer ranging in various styles such as ballet, hip hop, martial arts, aerial arts, and acting. Professionally, she has toured globally, appeared on national and international tv shows, featured in several music videos, films, interviews, and also worked extensively with the world-renowned Pilobolus Dance Theater as a primary company member for 6 years. Since then she has continued to work with Pilobolus, while performing with several other companies/productions such as Ephrat Asherie Dance, Mawu, Fuerza Bruta "Wayra", "Seeing You" NYC, and was also an original cast member and dance captain of Fuerza Bruta "WA!!" in Tokyo.  She recently joined Virgin Voyages as a Show Captain/Performer, working with Gypsy Snider, Sam Pinkleton, and Ani Taj. She is wildly excited to reunite with friends for this new show in Williamstown! Follow her adventures on Instagram @Jb0b0 (zeros).

MATTHEW ALEXANDER JOHNSON made his Broadway debut as Baby John in the Broadway revival of West Side Story (dir. Ivo van Hove). He is a rising Junior at The Juilliard School, and has performed works by people such as Ohad Naharin, Sonya Tayeh, Paul Taylor, Marcus Jarrell Willis, and many more. In 2013, he performed at the Broadway Beacon Awards, and performed with the Boys & Girls Choir of Harlem at events such as Superbowl XLVIII’s Superbowl Boulevard. Johnson also attended the Alvin Ailey School Professional Division Summer Intensives and the Hubbard Street Pre- Professional Repertoire Intensive. 

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T.J. KEARNEY is excited to be make his Williamstown Theatre Festival debut. Selected credits: American Dream Study (Forest of Arden). Broadway: The Lightning Thief, Deaf West’s Spring Awakening. National Tours: The Lightning Thief, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong (New World Stages), As You Like It (CSC), Charlie Brown (The York). Regional: 42nd Street (Bucks), Newsies, Hairspray, The Producers (Maltz), As You Like It, My Fair Lady (Bay Street), The Steward of Christendom, Humor Abuse, Leap of Faith, Girlfriend (CTG), Merrily We Roll Along, Deaf West’s Spring Awakening (The Wallis), Twist! An American Musical (Pasadena), Six Dance Lessons, This Wonderful Life (Laguna Playhouse). BFA: CalArts.

JESSE KOVARSKY is a performer from NYC who’s collaborated with choreographers such as Hofesh Shechter, Sidi Larbi Cherkoui, Alexander Ekman, Ryan Heffington, Sonya Tayeh, Arthur Pita, Aletta Collins, Lynne Page, Celia Rowlsan-Hall, & Bobbi Jene Smith. He‘s worked with the immersive physical theater company Punch Drunk on their productions The Drowned Man and Sleep No More. He was a soloist at The Metropolitan Opera House in The Death of Klinghoffer. His Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, The Bands Visit, Sing Street. Film/TV credits: "Anna Karenina", "The Muppets Most Wanted", "After Yang", "Orange is the New Black", "John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch", "Harlem", "Tick Tick Boom".

JEFF KUPERMAN is a director, choreographer, filmmaker, and half of the creative team, Kuperman Brothers. He is happy to return to Williamstown after choreographing the inaugural Community Works show, Orpheus in the Berkshires. Upcoming: co-directing & choreographing an immersive show from the producers of Sleep No More. Select recent credits: Alice by Heart at MCC (Lortel, Chita Rivera, and Callaway Awards for Outstanding Choreography. Drama Desk Nomination), Cyrano (New Group/Goodspeed), A$AP Rocky's Lab Rat, Phish at Madison Square Garden, Frank Wildhorn's The Count of Monte Cristo (Russia), and Broadway Asia’s immersive Peter Pan (China). Recent camera work: “Living with Yourself” with Paul Rudd (Netflix) and Silent Retreat (Miramax). He directs music videos and commercials with production company, Collaboration Factory. He is a member of Sightline Arts, The Forest of Arden Co., and SDC. @kupermanbrothers

RENNI MAGEE is an entertainer/interdisciplinary artist. Theatre credits: Love Life (NYCC Encores!), Guys & Dolls (Guthrie). He won the Henry Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a musical, for his portrayal of Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Denver Center for the Performing Arts). Dancer in Porgy & Bess (Metropolitan Opera). Dance credits: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". Featured dancer in Miss Chloe Flowers "Carol of the Bells" music video. Training: Interlochen Center for the Performing Arts-Dance. The Boston Conservatory-Theatre

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BARBARA MAHONY moved to the Berkshires with her husband in 1997 after retiring from professional careers on Long Island, New York. They bought a Bed & Breakfast in Lee, MA that they ran for 11 years. Following her husband’s passing in 2009, she moved to Pittsfield, MA. Barbara has been involved in Racial Task Force of Multicultural Bridge since 2010, Immigrant Justice Work of Berkshire Interfaith Organizing, Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County, and Lee Congregational United Church of Christ. Barbara has acted in all COMMUNITY WORKS productions since the program’s inception in 2016. “It has been a joy to be once again with cast members who were in prior COMMUNITY WORKS plays. What draws me back each year has been the opportunity to work with the talented artists who participate in the Williamstown Theatre Festival each summer.”

Originally from Canada, Jodi owes much of her early training to many seasons performing at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada. Broadway credits: Moulin Rouge (u/s Nini), The Band’s Visit (Dina cover), and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (u/s Arachne). Off-Broadway: American Dream Study with Michael Arden, Seeing You (Pearl) and Adam Barruch’s adaptation of Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett). Favorite credits: Chicago (Velma), Into the Woods (Florinda), Cabaret, Dirty Dancing, Evita, Romeo and Juliet, Perecles and the Academy Award-winning movie: Chicago. Jodi is the recipient of two Tyrone Guthrie Awards for exceptional merit in theatre and is a William Esper Studio/Terry Knickerbocker graduate.

TESS MCHUGH grew up in Williamstown and moved back home in 2018 after six years in New York. Tess works in Development at the Clark Art Institute, and spends much of her time in local community theatre, swimming at Margaret Lindley, star/moon-gazing, or tying for third place at Log trivia. She is a proud Williams College alumna, and once performed at Paris Fashion Week. She is the loving cat mom to Winslow Homer and Salvador Dali, who hope to have their own joint exhibition at the Clark one day. This is her third summer at WTF; she worked in the box office in 2012 and performed in the COMMUNITY WORKS production of Orpheus in the Berkshires in 2016. She is over the moon to be in this production with her mom!

ANDY MIENTUS is a founding company member of the Forest of Arden, having performed in and written the scenario for American Dream Study. Other collaborations with Michael Arden include Deaf West Theatre’s Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, a production he co-conceived and performed in, and Maybe Happy Ending at the Alliance Theater, as associate director. As an actor, Theater: the Broadway revival of Les Miserables with company member Nikki M. James, Bent (Mark Taper Forum), The View Upstairs (London’s Soho Theatre). Television: "Smash" (NBC), "The Flash" (CW), "Gone" (WGN), "Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings" (Netflix). Writing: the musical Burn All Night with company member Van Hughes (American Repertory Theatre), The Backstagers series of books for middle grade readers, and his upcoming novel, Fraternity, which will be published by Abrams Books in the fall of 2022. Follow @andymientus

JESSIE MOORE is a company member of The Forest of Arden, an artist relations manager, and stage manager based in New York. Some Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Tecumseh! The Outdoor Drama, Blue Man Group, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Disney’s Hercules, Into the Woods (NYSF), Twelfth Night (Public Works), Miss You Like Hell (NY Premiere), Bridget Everett’s Rock Bottom, Mile Long Opera & various shows at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater. She is excited to continue to create new work with the company and spend her first summer at WTF. Love to her husband Ryan, family, and friends.

NEO is an actor from New Britain, CT. This is his first production with Williamstown Theatre Festival. During his time in Massachusetts, he’s performed in several productions at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts including Macbeth, Sweet Charity, and the upcoming Falling and Loving this fall.

CONNOR NORTON is a Company Member of The Forest of Arden. He currently works in Operations at Disney Theatrical Group, as well as Assistant to Michael Arden. Other credits inclu— Please help me! Please! I don’t know where I am! I’m not even sure how I’m communicating with you right now. The last thing I remember is driving home from Key West Lounge and there was this bright light in the sky and these strange men surrounded my car. No, not men. I think something… else. It’s so bright in here. I can’t see a thing. Wait, I think I can hear voices. Oh no, they’re coming back! Please help me! Please! Plea— 01010100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110100 01110010 01110101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101111 01110101 01110100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101

Lloyd Pace lives in New Marlborough, Ma. and has recently retired from IT work with a NYC law firm. In a prior life, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He's been married for longer than most of the cast has been alive. This is his first COMMUNITY WORKS production.

RYAN PARK is a Costume Designer. His credits include Kinky Boots (Paramount), Evita (Drury Lane), Joseph and the Amazing… 50th Anniversary Concert (Lincoln Center), Ariadne... (Cincinnati Opera), Little Shop (ACT & The Cape Playhouse), Cabaret (Boston Conservatory), LatinXOXO (Joe’s Pub), Beauty and the Beast (Drury Lane), Altar Boyz (The Cape Playhouse); Associate/Assistant Designer for My Fair Lady (LCT), Warpaint, The King and I (LCT), Fiddler on the Roof, Gigi, and Bridges of Madison County as well as operas at the Chicago Lyric, English National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Metropolitan Opera. TV and short film: “Are You Joking?” (The Battery Co.), “Sign” (Iris Prize), NBC Upfronts.  ryanparkdesign.com // @ryanparkdesign

ZACHARY PEREZ is extremely thankful to be working on this incredible show with such talented people. A recent graduate of The University of Central Florida BFA Stage Management program, he plans to move to New York City to start his career as a professional stage manager. He is enthusiastic to apply all he has learned this summer towards his future endeavors and to keep the connections he has made with the entire cast, crew, creative team, and incredible stage management mentors!

AUSTIN PHILLIPS is a multi-hyphenate artist who is extremely excited to work with the Forest of Arden! A southern boy at heart, Austin is a recent graduate of The University of Alabama with his degree in Musical Theatre and cannot wait to move to New York City after ALIEN/NATION. Austin has served as the Executive Performance Intern for the Broadway Dreams Foundation for six years and thanks his friends, family, and mentors for all the love and support. The Link Program.

KALLIE PONG is thrilled to be making her professional debut at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Kallie is a rising senior at Chapman University, earning her BFA in Theatre Performance. Chapman credits include student-devised show, Equality and Home Unchained: A Night of Devised Theatre. This fall, she will be playing Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is also passionate about how theatre intersects with human behavior and empathy, and is minoring in Psychology. Kallie would like to thank director, Michael Arden, for this collaborative opportunity, and the incredible cast and crew involved in making ALIEN/NATION possible.

Performer and dramaturg, humbled to return to live theatre making with this glorious collective of brilliant artistic minds. Aussie-American, Filipinx, he/they pronouns. Broadway: Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story, The King and I (Lincoln Center Theatre). 1st National tours: Miss Saigon, The King and I. Other credits include Houston Grand Opera, Carnegie Hall, and the regional premiere of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway at the Muny. Tremendous thanks to Lucille, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and all the creatures of the Forest. For Will & Sebastian. “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us” – Marsha P. Johnson. Black Lives Matter.

JOSHUA D. REID is a creative sound and systems designer, whose work spans internationally across theatrical and live event productions as well as sound system installations. Based in New York City, he holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada, and has a B.A. in Theatrical Design & Production from Western Michigan University. Recent design selections include The Louder We Get (Theatre Calgary), Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (Film & Geffen Playhouse, LA Ovation Award, LA Drama Critics Circle Award), The Color Purple (National Tour), Girlfriend (TheatreWorks Hartford, Connecticut Critics Circle Award), The Royal Family of Broadway (Barrington Stage), and Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group/Signature). Broadway Associate Design credit selections include: Flying Over Sunset, The Ferryman, The Iceman Cometh, Falsettos, American Psycho, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Visit, Act One, and House of Blue Leaves. Joshua also frequently works with manufacturers on the development and implementation of new sound system equipment for theatrical use; such as the Yamaha CL & PM series mixing consoles, Sennheiser 6000 series and Shure Axient series wireless microphones. A full credentials list, contact information and current projects can be found at ReidSoundDesign.com.

SHEA RENNE is happy and honored to be working at WTF with the Forest of Arden, a company that has shed light during a dark and uncertain time! Her credits include: Broadway: Allegiance (Betsy Tanaka). Regional: Here Lies Love (Seattle Repertory Theatre), South Pacific (Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Music Theatre Wichita), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia!, Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose (Fulton Theatre), Seussical the Musical (The Muny), Spring Awakening (Hangar Theatre), West Side Story (Music Theatre Wichita). Training: The University of Michigan. Love to DGRW, my family, and to all artists who have persevered during this time! (Hi Mom!)

JAIME LEE RODNEY is a Creative Producer and Dancer from Brooklyn, NY. He received his early dance training with Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech program and the Brooklyn Music School. Jaime earned his BFA in Dance and Arts Management from S.U.N.Y Purchase and an MA in Creative Producing from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He is grateful to have performed and been a member of various dance companies, musicals and cabarets internationally. Credits include The Lion King (Germany and Holland), Le LIDO (Paris), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet (NY), Ballet Black (London), The Metropolitan Opera (NY), Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza (Mexico), Saturday Night Fever (Switzerland), Hairspray (Germany), WOW Love (Israel), Setsuko Kawaguchi Ballet (Japan), Francesca Harper Project, Hong Kong Dance Festival & Holland Dance Festival. In 2013 he presented a TED Talk entitled "Bravest Man in the Universe" for TEDxHackney in London, which highlighted the importance of bravery to create change. As a Creative Producer & Assistant Director, he's worked with Harlem School of the Arts on "Harlem City Music Hall" & "The Enchanted Forest", Dante or Die's "The Wedding", Harold Finleys "A Thousand Miles of History" and ASKV's Refugee sewing workshop. He has also been featured in ads for Coach, Origins, Victoria Secrets, CAVA, Captain Morgan, Square Space and Vogue Italia"s "A SURVIVOR’S STORY" as a model and dancer. Instagram @scenebyjay

ISABEL RODRIGUEZ is a director from San Diego. Recent productions/workshops include: Christina by Alexis Scheer (assisted Danya Taymor, The Kennedy Center), Radial Gradient by Jasmine Sharma (Twenty by Twenty Fringe), The Party Clown by Olivia Carter (Garage Theatre Ensemble), Dust to Dust by Matthew Katterhagen (Garage Theatre Ensemble). Isabel is the recipient of Williamstown’s Bill Foeller Directing Fellowship and The Kennedy Center’s SDC Directing Fellowship. She has also interned at The Old Globe for their productions of Romeo and Juliet (dir. Barry Edelstein) and Barefoot in the Park (dir. Jessica Stone). Isabel is an alumni of Cal State Fullerton, where she earned her BA in Theatre Arts/Directing. Her passion as a director is provoked by love and disillusionment, and conceptualizes Asian-American experiences with new and existing scripts. She has recently wrapped her podcast series, “INTER-RACED." she/hers isabel-rodriguez.com

EDWARD MICHAEL ROSE is a cinematographer based in San Francisco. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, EM showed an aptitude for photography, videography, and storytelling at an early age. He studied at Loyola University Chicago and graduated from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco, majored in cinematography and studied under Kenn Ferro (steadycam operator “40 Days and 40 Nights” (2002) and "Bottle Shock" (2008)).

In his work, EM focuses on documentaries, music videos, commercial branding videos, as well as personal and professional video profiles.  He has created hundreds of videos working with Rose Rose Productions, The Method Makers, Campari, Bloom Studios, ITS THEM Brand Consulting. EM has done video projects in the San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, New York, and Rome.

His films were featured at the San Francisco 24-hour Film Festival, the San Francisco Black Film Festival, and the LA Underground Film Festival.

Regardless of the type of project, his goal as cinematographer is to create visuals that will not only tell the story, but that will affect the viewer and make the world a more beautiful place.

MARISSA RUBEN is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. A believer in physical comedy, Marissa has spent the bulk of the pandemic making the critically acclaimed comedic short film, “Don’t Say Vagina!", and her most recent film “DEATH DEATH.” Theater credits include: YANKEES (Corkscrew Theater Festival), Romeo and Juliet (NYU’s The Classical Studio), The Merchant of Venice (NYU’s The Classical Studio), Runaways (NYU’s The New Studio on Broadway), Crimson (Playwrights Horizons), Practice of the People (The New Studio on Broadway), Innovation Lab (Tisch/IMA/ITP). Training: B.F.A from NYU Tisch: The New Studio on Broadway, The Classical Studio, The International Theater Workshop. marissaruben.com

NANCY RUMBOLT-TRZCINSKI lives in North Adams, Massachusetts with her husband Bruno. She is employed as the assistant program manager at Adlib, inc. in Pittsfield MA. Other than being involved in many boards and commissions both statewide and nationally, she has been involved with local school systems to mentor and empower children who are blind and visually impaired. She is currently working with her 9th guide dog from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, New Jersey. Joey is a 4 year old golden retriever. Nancy has participated in the 2019 production of Summer Soldier with COMMUNITY WORKS.

JAMIE SALINGER is thrilled to be collaborating with The Forest of Arden on this production of ALIEN/NATION. An alumni of The University of Southern California’s BFA Stage Management Program and The Juilliard School’s Professional Stage Management Apprenticeship, Jamie now lives in New York City and is most passionate about creating theatre and events. Recent credits include On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Irish Repertory Theatre), Apollo 11 (Rose Bowl Stadium), Disney + Pixar’s Coco Live at the Hollywood Bowl, and Chase Private Client’s Backstage on Broadway. Thank you to the cast, creatives, and production team for your leadership, inspiration, and support! Hope to see you all back in the lab soon!

JUSTIN SCRIBNER is the Producing Director of The Forest of Arden. He is a stage manager, producer, playwright, poet, author, and self-care advocate. Justin has nineteen years of experience stage managing plays and musicals on and off Broadway and around the country and was most recently the Production Stage Manager of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Once On This Island and the Associate Director of its National Tour. Other Broadway stage managing credits include The Crucible, Rock of Ages, God of Carnage, The American Plan, A Chorus Line, RENT, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Lennon, Pacific Overtures, Jumpers, Little Shop of Horrors, and Nine. Justin received his B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and currently teaches Advanced Methodologies as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for Columbia University's M.F.A. Stage Management Program. His first collection of poetry and short stories, every grain of sand, was published in 2020.

JESSICA NATALIE SMITH is an actor, director, and choreographer, in her final year at the Brown/Trinity MFA Acting program. Her recently self produced films, To Infinity and Beyonce and Aftermath, explore the tender balance of the Black American existence and speak to the importance of resilience and cultural memory. Jessica is the 2021 Choreography Fellow at The Hangar Theatre, a 2020-2021 Teaching Apprentice at Brown University, and a 24 Hour Plays alum. Her recent work includes: A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep), Hamlet (Gallery Players), Housework and Elephant and Piggie (Hangar Theatre), Akira Kurosawa Explains His Work with Live and Active Cultures, good god, Summer and Smoke, and The Tempest (Brown/ Trinity), and we will eat your grief (RDA Producing). Jessica is currently slated to direct 7 Methods for Killing Kylie Jenner by Jasmine Lee-Jones at Brown University this fall. For more information about her work and artistry, please visit jessicanataliesmith.com.

JACKSON TEELEY is an interdisciplinary musician and theatre maker passionate about the blending of contemporary music practices into classic theatre forms. As a composer and music producer, he strives to use music and sound to investigate new ways of storytelling and modern methodologies in theatre making. He is thrilled to be joining The Forest of Arden and Williamstown Theatre Festival on ALIEN/NATION and gives special thanks to his family and his wonderful FOA collaborators.

KARLIE TERUYA is excited to be working with The Forest of Arden for the first time! A recent graduate of the University of Southern California, she is pursuing a career in professional stage management. In addition to a wide variety of mainstage and student productions at USC, Karlie has worked as a Stage Management Intern on the Old Globe’s production of As You Like It and as a Production Intern on Long Beach Opera’s production of Les Enfants Terribles. She is incredibly grateful to the entire ALIEN/NATION cast, crew, and creative team for their support and guidance throughout this process.

RENE VELOSO lives in Summit, NJ but recently bought a home in the Berkshires. He works with emerging growth tech and healthcare companies at DLA Piper. His most interesting adventure was climbing Kilimanjaro to its summit. This is Rene’s first WTF production but (hopefully) not the last!

DEBBIE WARNOCK lives on a 12 acre farm in Eagle Bridge, NY with 14 chickens, 2 cats, and one husband. She is a faculty member at Bennington College, where she teaches Sociology. She is excited to perform in her first WTF production, which she dedicates to Mayechka.

PETER WESTERVELT is an award-winning director and cinematographer, but alien to the theatre world. He is a cofounder of 3 Neon Signs, a film production company that produced his directorial debut You Were Always for which he won Best New Director at the Nice International Film Festival. Peter is honored to be a member of The Forest of Arden and excited to make his Williamstown debut. EPHS!

TYQAUN MALIK WHITE is overjoyed to be making his debut with WTF and The Forest of Arden. A recent graduate from PPU, Tyqaun focuses on his creativity with his boy duo group, HUMAN, where singing, rapping, dancing, songwriting and producing intersect. Previous theatre credits include Graffiti Pete (In the Heights), Angel (RENT), Papa Ge (Once On This Island), Angel Gabriel (Coram Boy), and Bud Frump (How To Succeed). You can catch him as Dionne on the Emmy Award-winning series, “Pose”. Tyqaun dedicates this performance to all the beings that have guided his heart to this moment. wtyqaun.wixsite.com

ONTARIA KIM WILSON is an actress, dancer, writer, and director based out of Philadelphia, PA. Training: Temple University's School of Theatre, Film, and TV. Dance: Rennie Harris Puremovement Hip Hop Theatre Company; R & B recording artist Gina Thompson; Hip Hop Recording Artist Eve. On the following TV appearances: “Soul Train,'' “Show Time at The Apollo”, “NFL Under The Helmet”, “Motown Live”, and “The Conan O’Brien Show”; R&B Recording Artist Teddy Pendergast (Toured 1999-2002) recorded performance “From Teddy With Love.” Theatre: The Healing, Detox, Beautiful Toxicity (which were all written, produced, and directed by Ontaria), For Colored Girls (Rowan University/Directed by Lee A. Harris), As You Like It (Temple Theater/Directed by Doug Wager), The Helen Project (Plays & Players/Revamp Collective), The Gate Called Straight (Spirit In Praise Productions/Directed by Stephanie Mills). TV & Film: “For My Man” (Sheila Dates/TV ONE), “The Last Airbender” (Earth Nation 4 Dancer/M. Knight Shyamalan), and “Detox” (Writer/Director). Her mantra is “If God has downloaded a dream or vision into you, it’s your responsibility to complete the assignment. Someone is depending on your “yes!” Thank you WTF and Forest of Arden for this exciting opportunity! @ontariakimwilson; ontariawilsonllc.com

LAUREN YALANGO-GRANT is a mother, performer, choreographer, and teacher based in NYC. She is a proud Forest of Arden company member. Credits include: tick, tick… Boom! (film), In the Heights (film), King Kong Alive on Broadway (Kong Captain), Apple’s holiday commercial "Sway", "Changers, A Dance Story" by the legendary Spike Jonze, Virgin Galactic/Under Armour’s Spacewear reveal, Advil PM’s "Dancing Around Pain", Queen of the Night, Fuerza Bruta Wayra, Seeing You, Pilobolus Dance Theater. She co-hosts the Vanity Fair series "Movies in Motion" with her husband and partner in all things, Christopher Grant. She has performed on "Conan O’Brien", "The Royal Variety Show", the Portuguese Golden Globes, and "The One Show".  Lauren is a recipient of a Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Broadway Ensemble. Training: NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. @laurenya

BEKAH ZORNOSA is a Colombian-American actor from Hollywood, FL. Recent credits include: Pipeline (Everyman Theatre), The Eulogy (Rorschach Theatre), Fantastagirl and The Math Monster (Adventure Theatre), Miss You Like Hell (American University), and The Boy Detective Fails (American University).

American University B.A. Musical Theatre and B.A. Public Relations and Strategic Communications, class of ‘23.