THOMAS SADOSKI (Wheeler) is an award-winning stage and screen actor and human rights activist. A 25 year veteran of the theatre he most recently starred in the widely acclaimed revival of Alice Chldress’ WEDDING BAND at TFANA and the celebrated world premiere of Suzan Lori-Parks’ WHITE NOISE at The Public. His Broadway credits include OTHER DESERT CITIES (Lortel & Obie awards), REASONS TO BE PRETTY (Tony Award nomination and 3 additional nominations) , THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES and RECKLESS. His off-Broadway credits include THIS IS OUR YOUTH, BECKY SHAW (Lortel Award nomination), WHERE WE’RE BORN and many others. 

On the big screen, he most recently starred opposite Patricia Clarkson in “Lilly”, the story of equal rights pioneer Lilly Ledbetter, in the award winning indie film “Adult Children” which he also produced and in the Korean war epic  “Devotion”. He notably starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar-nominated film “Wild”. On television he starred in the Apple series “The Crowded Room” and in Ryan Murphy’s “American Sports Story: Gladiator”. He is best known for playing Don Keefer in the Aaron Sorkin HBO series “The Newsroom” and also starred in the CBS comedy “Life in Pieces”. 

He is the founding ambassador of the renowned charitable organization War Child USA, a member of the Leadership Council for Fortify Rights, an emeritus board member of Refugees International, and is a member of the board of INARA which provides life-saving medical treatment to children wounded in war. For his humanitarian work Sadoski holds an honorary doctorate from Niagara University.

JOSH SEGARRA (Paul — February) is a dynamic and undeniable presence whose talents as an actor on screen and stage are quickly establishing him as the next big thing.  Josh can currently be seen starring in the new Netflix limited series “Sirens”, alongside Meghann Fahy, Julianne Moore, and Kevin Bacon.  Segarra plays “Raymond”,  the proud manager of a restaurant franchise in Buffalo, New York, and the longtime, on-again, off-again toxic boyfriend of Devon (Fahy).  Josh also stars in the award-winning ABC series “Abbott Elementary.” Appearing alongside Quinta Brunson, Segarra plays “Manny,” an employee of the school district. Additionally, Josh can be seen in “Friendship”, starring alongside Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson, as well as in the feature film “The Threesome”, which premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film Festival and stars Zoey Deutch.

In 2023, Segarra joined the “Scream” franchise in the newest installment, “Scream 6,” starring opposite Courtney Cox, Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera. He also starred in the Apple TV+ comedy, “The Big Door Prize,” opposite Chris O’Dowd. The series, which premiered at SXSW, is based on the best-selling novel of the same name and hails from “Schitt’s Creek” writer/EP, David West Read. It tells the story of a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears in the grocery store, promising to reveal each resident’s true life potential. Josh plays “Giorgio,” a former hockey player, local celebrity, and the owner of a combination Italian restaurant and sports center who is widely recognized as Deerfield’s most eligible bachelor. Additionally, Josh appeared in season 2 of the STARZ series “Heels” as “Brooks Rizzo.” In the spring of 2023, Segarra returned as scene-stealing “Lance” in the third season of the critically-acclaimed HBO Max comedy series “The Other Two.”  In 2022, Segarra joined the Marvel universe and starred in the hit series “She-Hulk,” alongside Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth and Jameela Jamil. Previously, he starred alongside RuPaul in the Netflix scripted dramedy “AJ and the Queen,” created by RuPaul and Michael Patrick King. A fan and critic favorite alike, Segarra starred in Season 5 of CW’s "Arrow” as Adrian Chase/Prometheus. He also starred in FOX’s “The Moodys” opposite Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins.  Segarra’s additional television credits include Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black,” CW’s “Katy Keene,” USA’s “Sirens,” and NBC’s “Chicago P.D.” His film credits include Judd Apatow’s “Trainwreck,” MGM’s “Overboard” and the Emmy nominated Netflix film Dolly Parton’s “Christmas on the Square.”

 On stage, Segarra originated the role of Emilio Estefan in the Broadway hit musical “On Your Feet” and he brought the role of Boland to life in Joe Mantello’s “Dogfight,” with music and lyrics by Pasek & Paul. He also starred and shaped the role of Michelangelo "Mick" Jackson in “Lysistrata Jones,” written by Douglas Carter Beane.

BRAD LEMONS (Michael) is a theatre director and fight director, most recently having directed Kate Hamill's Dracula. His work has been seen on and off Broadway, the Metropolitan Opera, and numerous regional theaters. He is currently on faculty at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and Circle in the Square Theatre School. He is the president of the American Association of Fight Directors.

KAREN SOURS ALBISUA (Anita) is thrilled to be back with Animus celebrating Tracy Letts’ work while honoring Alan Langdon, her friend and mentor. Some of her favorite theater credits include: The Giant Void in My Soul (by Bernardo Cubria, Dir Felix Solis - Ovation Nominee), She Like Girls (by Chisa Hutchinson - GLAAD Award), Tennessee Williams Shorts (Dir Matthew Lillard), The Seagull (Dir Alan Langdon). TV: Vida (Starz), The Bridge (FX), The Chi (Showtime), The Equalizer (CBS). 

LIBBY LEE (Minnie) is a Korean-American actor who was raised in Las Vegas and Seoul. She is a proud alumnus of Circle in the Square Theatre School, and a recent graduate of the Northwestern Acting MFA. Before acting, she majored in Industrial Design at Seoul National University and designed kitchens for two years. Selected credits: Lady Macbeth in DRUNK SHAKESPEARE, Juliet in DRUNK ROMEO & JULIET, Then Jane in THE OREGON TRAIL, Rose Mundy in DANCING AT LUGHNASA, Estelle in NO EXIT. Find out more at www.libbylee.net. P.S. she loves Andy.

TERRA MACKINTOSH (Margaret) is an award-winning actress, producer, and writer. She's appeared on television (Apple TV+, Netflix, HBO, NBC, CBS), in multiple independent films, and theatre across NYC. She co-wrote and produced BEST SUMMER EVER, the first feature made with an integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities (SXSW 2020 Final Draft Screenwriters Award). She produced “What’s Done is Done,” the first music video to star actors with down syndrome (SXSW 2022). Most recently, she was the on-set acting coach for the lead actress in the feature TAKE ME HOME (Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca 2026). Her play CREPE GROUP is receiving a staged reading in March. www.terramackintosh.com.

BEANIE FELDSTEIN (Jules) loves Tracy Letts.

ADAM LANGDON (Chris Smith) Upcoming: Red Bull Theater’s production of Titus Andronicus. Broadway Tour: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Helen Hayes Nomination). Off-Broadway: The New Englanders (MTC), Timon of Athens (TFNA/STC). Regional: The Book Club Play (Cincinnati Playhouse), Trouble in Mind (Hartford Stage), Kimberly Akimbo (Barrington), I Saw My Neighbor on the Train and I Didn’t Even Smile (BTG), Hapgood, Robin Hood (Williamstown). Film/TV: “Grey’s Anatomy”, “FBI: Most Wanted” “Prodigal Son”, Midnight, Texas”, “The Good Wife”, “Masters of Doom”, “Red Oaks”, “The Path”, “Difficult People”, “Moe and Jerryweather”. Education: Juilliard.

LILY RABE (Sharla Smith — February) Broadway: The Merchant of Venice (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations; dir. Dan Sullivan), Seminar (dir. Sam Gold), The American Plan, Heartbreak House (Outer Critics Circle nomination, Callaway award), Steel Magnolias (Drama Desk nomination). Off-Broadway: Ghosts(Cullman Award recipient, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Drama League award nominations; dir. Jack O’Brien), Much Ado About Nothing (dir. Jack O’Brien); The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Cymbeline (dir. Dan Sullivan) all at The Public Theatre, A Doll’s House (Williamstown Theatre Festival; dir. Sam Gold), Crimes of the Heart (Roundabout, Williamstown Theatre Festival), Colder Than Here (MCC) among others. Film/TV credits include A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Great Lillian Hall, Miss Stevens (SXSW Best Actress Award), The Tender Bar, Pawn Sacrifice, Vice, Downtown Owl,  Shrinking, Presumed Innocent, American Horror Story (Critics Choice nomination), Love & Death, The Undoing, Tell Me Your Secrets, The Underground Railroad, The First Lady. Upcoming: Capsized.

HAMISH LINKLATER (Ansel Smith — February) is an actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work on the stage, television, and film. His theater credits include GHOSTS, CYMBELINE, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, COMEDY OF ERRORS, TWELFTH NIGHT (Shakespeare in the Park) and has earned Drama Desk, Lortel, Outer Critic's Circle nominations, as well as an Obie award. He is currently starring in the off-Broadway production THE DISAPPEAR from writer and director Erica Schmidt. Recently, Linklater received critical acclaim for his season long role in Amazon's GEN V (Season 2). Linklater’s other television and film credits include NICKEL BOYS, THE BIG SHORT, MIDNIGHT MASS (which he was nominated for a Critics Choice Award), MANHUNT, FARGO, NEWSROOM and GASLIGHT. As a playwright he is the author of PARIS, ACTORS! (Williamstown), THE WHIRLIGIG (New Group), and THE VANDAL (The Flea). Linklater and Lily Rabe's co-directorial feature debut DOWNTOWN OWL premiered at Tribeca in 2023 (Sony, Netflix).

SILVIA DIONICIO (Dottie Smith — February) is a critically acclaimed stage and screen actress from the Dominican Republic. She has been praised for her work on stage, including Queen of Basel at TheaterWorks, for which she received a Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) at La Jolla Playhouse and Off-Broadway.  Most recently, Dionicio starred in Brad Ingelsby’s award-nominated HBO series TASK, portraying Mark Ruffalo’s foster daughter. Her additional television credits include Chicago P.D., FBI: Most Wanted, and Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

ERIC WILLIAM MORRIS (Killer Joe Cooper) Broadway: King Kong, Coram Boy, Mamma Mia! Eric frequently collaborates with writer Joe Iconis, starring in Be More Chill (Original Cast Recording, Two River Theatre) …Hunter S Thompson Musical (Signature) Things to Ruin (OCR, 2nd Stage) and Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova). TV/Film Include: ““Fleishman is in Trouble’, “I Know What You Did Last Summer”, “Only Murders In The Building”,  “Mind Hunter”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, and the recent feature film Pinball (Hulu). Selected Theatre: Michael R Jackson’s White Girl In Danger (2nd Stage/Vineyard), Cellino V Barnes (Asylum NYC) Richard Greenberg’s The Perplexed (MTC) Songbird (59E59, Two River), Eric’s album of original rock music, Do You Understand? is available on all streaming platforms. ANIMUS theatre company member. @theericwmorris

LAUREN LOLO PRITCHARD (Pat Monday — February) singer/songwriter, actress and mom - Broadway: Spring Awakening (OBC), Off-Broadway: Spring Awakening (Atlantic Theater), Film: Romance In The Digital Age (Ellis Tillman), Those You’ve Known (HBO/Radical media, co-producer). Published by Sony Music Publishing, LOLO's catalog has amassed over 2 billion streams as a songwriter and artist, highlights: "Shine", "High Hopes", "Miss Jackson", "Hit & Run", "Centuries" and "Death Of A Bachelor". LOLO is presently composing 2 new works for the stage and in pre-production for her new album 'Queen Of The World'. She resides in West Tennessee with her son (Xander) and partner (Leslie). The LOLO Fund and has raised over $300,000 to help assist those facing food insecurity in West TN. For everything else: www.lolomusic.com

ABIGAIL BRESLIN (Ashley Kohl — February) is an acclaimed American actress whose work spans film, television, and the stage. She first gained international recognition with her Academy Award-nominated performance in Little Miss Sunshine, and has since built a career defined by emotional range, fearlessness, and depth. Her screen credits include August: Osage County, Zombieland, Scream Queens, and Stillwater. Equally drawn to live performance, Breslin brings an intimate, grounded presence to the theater, where her work reflects a deep commitment to character and storytelling.

SANDRA SHIPLEY (Cammie Carpenter) Broadway: Present Laughter; Indiscretions; The Importance of Being Ernest; Blithe Spirit; Equus; Vincent in Brixton; Off-Broadway: Henry IV (TFANA); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Encores); Stuff Happens, Venus (Public); Suddenly Last Summer (Roundabout); The Daughter in Law (Mint); Regional: Richard III (Shakespeare Theatre); Mousetrap (McCarter); The American Plan (Old Globe); Major Barbara (Guthrie); Sheridan (La Jolla); Lady Windermere's Fan  (Williamstown); Platanov, Tis Pity She's a Whore (ART); Act a Lady (Humana); Escaped Alone  (Yale); Macbeth (Boston Shakespeare); Medea (Merrimack); Merry Wives of Windsor (Huntington); National Tours: Anything Goes; Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury; UK: London Assurance, When Thou Art King (RSC); Look Back in Anger (Royal Court)

CARLA GUGINO (Nancy Carpenter — February) Acclaimed for her versatility on screen and stage, Carla Gugino will next be seen in David Fincher’s sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, opposite Brad Pitt. Also forthcoming are Vivien and the Florist, in which she portrays Vivien Leigh, and Billings, the feature directorial debut of actor Alexander Ludwig. Most recently, she starred in The Friend with Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, and in Amazon’s worldwide hit Heads of State alongside Idris Elba and John Cena.

On television, Gugino most recently appeared in Max’s political drama The Girls on the Bus. In Fall 2023 she headlined Netflix’s limited series The Fall of the House of Usher, earning a Critics Choice Award nomination for her performance. That same year she appeared in Focus Features’ genre hit Lisa Frankenstein alongside Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.  Previously, Gugino starred in Peacock’s stylish limited series Leopard Skin, the Apple podcast series American Hostage with Jon Hamm, and Netflix’s action film Gunpowder Milkshake opposite Michelle Yeoh, Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, and Paul Giamatti. Earlier television credits include Spectrum’s anthology Manhunt; HBO Max’s crime thriller Jett, created and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez; Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor and The Haunting of Hill House, created by Mike Flanagan; Showtime’s Cameron Crowe series Roadies; HBO’s The Brink; and FOX’s Wayward Pines.

On film, Gugino has led a wide range of projects spanning psychological thrillers, studio blockbusters, and independent features, including Gerald’s Game, Elizabeth Harvest, The Space Between Us, Wolves, and the global hit San Andreas opposite Dwayne Johnson. Audiences also recognize her from Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Sin City, American Gangster, Night at the Museum, Race to Witch Mountain, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and as Ingrid Cortez in the beloved Spy Kids trilogy.

On stage, Gugino has earned three Outer Critics Circle nominations and a Theatre World Award, with acclaimed Broadway performances in After the Fall, Suddenly Last Summer, and Desire Under the Elms, where Christopher Isherwood of The New York Times hailed her as “simply magnificent.” She has also appeared Off-Broadway in A Kid Like Jake at Lincoln Center and in Alice Birch’s Anatomy of a Suicide at Atlantic Theater Company.

Additional television highlights include starring roles in Karen Sisco and Threshold, Greg Berlanti’s miniseries Political Animals opposite Sigourney Weaver and Ellen Burstyn, and memorable arcs on Californication, Entourage, and New Girl.

JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON (Reverend Todd — February) rose to stardom as the lead of BlacKKKlansman, directed by Spike Lee. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to a standing ovation and won the Grand Prix. Washington received multiple nominations for his portrayal of Ron Stallworth during the 2019 awards season, including a Best Actor nomination for both a Golden Globes and SAG Award. 

Washington produced and starred alongside Zendaya in the Sam Levinson-directed film MALCOLM & MARIE. He also starred as “The Protagonist” in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film TENET. He then starred alongside Christian Bale and Margot Robbie in the David O. Russell-directed period comedy AMSTERDAM. He starred in the cult sci-fi hit from Gareth Edwards titled THE CREATOR.  In the fall of 2022, Washington made his Broadway debut in August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON alongside Samuel L. Jackson. He led the film adaptation alongside Jackson and Danielle Deadwyler; which had its international premiere at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival.  

Prior to acting, Washington spent six years playing professional football. Shortly after, he booked his first-ever audition to play ‘Ricky Jerret’ in the HBO series BALLERS. 

KARA YOUNG (Tamyra — February) Purpose (Tony Award), Purlie Victorious (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award and Drama League nomination.), Cost Of Living (Tony Nomination), Clyde's (Theatre World Award, Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Off-Broadway: Table 17, Twelfth Night (Obie Award), All The Natalie Portmans (Lucille Lortel Nomination), Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven. The New Englanders, The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll’d, Syncing Ink, and Pretty Hunger. Kara can be seen in Amazon’s I'm A Virgo (Breakthrough Performance Indie Spirit Nomination). She can next be seen in Aleshea Harris’ Feature Film Is God Is.

DYLLÓN BURNSIDE (Reverend Todd)

DYLAN MULVANEY (Ashley Kohl — June)

MICHAEL POTTS (Bud Todd — February) Broadway: The Piano Lesson (Outer Critics Circle Nom.), The Iceman Cometh (Richard Seff Award), The Prom, Jitney, The Book of Mormon,1984 and Grey Gardens. Other credits: Richard lll (Falstaff Award), Mother Courage, Twelfth Night, The Tempest and The America Play (Obie Award). Television & film: Nemesis, Best Medicine, The Piano Lesson, Rustin, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Rounding, "East New York", "The First Lady", "L&O:SVU", "True Detective" and "The Wire". Yale School of Drama graduate.

MATTHEW LILLARD (Ken Carpenter) has a busy spring, with a bevy of sequels including Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, CROSS season two, Daredevil season two, and Scream 7. On stage, he appeared in the European premieres of Neil LaBute’s Bash at the Almeida and David Lindsay-Abaire’s Fuddy Meers at the Arts. He directed an evening of Tennessee Williams one-acts with the Animus Theatre Company and is a proud alum of Circle in the Square Theatre School. He is forever grateful to his mentor Alan Langdon, who is deeply missed on an evening like tonight.

SAM TUTTY (Harry Brown — June)

JAK MALONE (Harry Brown — February) is a Tony and Olivier award winning actor, currently starring in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway. Jak was part of the original five person London cast and won the Olivier award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in 2024, with the show also taking home the award for Best New Musical. With the recent opening on Broadway, Jesse Green of the New York Times described his performance as ‘Fabulation and true feeling mix in to gorgeous effect.’ Malone trained in his hometown of Liverpool, at the Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts. Operation Mincemeat marks both his West End and Broadway debuts.

ADRIENNE WARREN (Ivy Weston) most recently starred opposite Nick Jonas in the 2025 Broadway production of The Last Five Years. She previously won the Tony, Drama Desk, Antonyo and Outer Critics awards for her performance as Tina Turner in TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. Other Broadway credits include Shuffle Along (Tony, Chita Rivera, Fred Astaire nominations), Bring It On: The Musical, and Dreamgirls (The Apollo; NAACP Theatre Award nomination). In 2024, she made her solo Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops. Select film and television credits include Rustin, Black Cake, The Woman King, and Women of the Movement. Warren is a Co-Founder of Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), which won an honorary Tony Award in 2021. Warren is also the voice of Maybelline New York.

JEFF STILL (Charlie Aiken) Broadway: The Minutes, To Kill a Mockingbird (also National Tour), Oslo, August: Osage County (also National Tour), Fish in the Dark, Therese Raquin, Lombardi, Bronx Bombers, Job. Off-Broadway: Tribes, Our Town, Adding Machine, Orson’s Shadow, City of Conversation, The Babylon Line. Regional: Harry Brock in Born Yesterday (Guthrie), Rothko inRed (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Salieri in Amadeus (Cardinal Stage), Dr. Sweet in the world premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug (Gate Theatre, London). Chicago: Victor in The Price (Writers Theatre), Sam Byck in Assassins (Pegasus), Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross (Pointe), and 13 shows with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

LISA EMERY (Violet Weston — February) Broadway: Burn This, Present Laughter, Casa Valentina, Six Degrees of Separation, The Women. Off Broadway: ATC; A Kind of Alaska, Gabriel, MTC; Iron (Obie) The New Group; Abigal’s Party, Curtains (ensemble Obie) What the Butler Saw, Playwrights Horizon; Marvin’s Room, Marjorie Prime, For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday, I Was Most Alive With You. Roundabout; Distracted. Variety Arts; Dinner With Friends  2nd Stage;  Lonely I’m Not, Lunar Eclipse; Film: Catch The Fair One,  Admission, The Night Listener, Unfaithful, Cold Souls; TV: Ozark, Walking Dead/Dead City, Marvel/Jessica Jones, Madam Secretary, BlindSpot, Elementary,  The Sinner, Louie.

MILLY SHAPIRO (Jean Fordham) earned a Tony Award and Grammy nomination for her role as Matilda in Broadway's Matilda the Musical. She starred in A24’s Hereditary, a cultural phenomenon following its Sundance 2018 premiere, played Sally in York Theatre Company's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and played Brainworm in The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse Off-Broadway with The New Group. She can also be seen in Peacock’s Hysteria! and is represented by Artists and Representatives and Thruline Entertainment.

ANDREW ROTHENBERG (Bill Fordham) In the '90s, Andy worked alongside Tracy Letts in Chicago, performing improv at a small coffee house. Tracy would often improvise entire monologues—a staggering feat on its own—but these pieces possessed a flawless structure, a deliberate build, and a palpable tension. His work then as now shifted effortlessly from hysterical to tragic, often landing in the realm of hysterically tragic. No matter the tone, he was always utterly enthralling. Most recently Andy played Stucky Stiles/Bakerman in MUSIC CITY directed by Eric Tucker With Bedlam Theatre. Other recent productions include Bedlam Theater’s THE ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR AS TOLD BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND GEORGE BERNARD SHAW directed by Eric Tucker, Signature Theater’s CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS directed by Terry Kinney, Chicago Shakespeare’s ROAD SHOW directed by Gary Griffin and ELIZABETH REX and TROILUS AND CRESSIDA directed by Barbara Gaines, A LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Goodman Theater directed by Bartlett Sher, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JOE directed by Tina Landau and MIZLANSKY/ZILINSKY directed by Amy Morton, both at Steppenwolf Theater. On camera credits include FILM- (upcoming)The Last Mrs. Parrish, Save the Last Dance, Stranger Than Fiction. TV- Fargo, Chicago Fire, The Walking Dead, Weeds, True Blood, The Night Agent, Mob City, Prison Break, Supernatural, American Horror Story Asylum, The Good Wife, Castle, Madam Secretary, Elementary, The Exorcist, Electric Dreams, Instinct.

GINA GERSHON (Mattie Fay Aiken — February) Broadway: Sam Mendes' CABARET, BOEING BOEING, BYE BYE BIRDIE. Other theatre credits include the Stephen King/John Mellencamp/T Bone Burnett musical GHOST BROTHERS. Gina recently completed a residency at Café Carlyle where she performed her original music act WILD WOMEN DON'T GET THE BLUES. She is a founding member of the theatre company Naked Angels. Film: BOUND, SHOWGIRLS, FACE OFF, THE INSIDER, KILLER JOE, PREY FOR ROCK AND ROLL, RIFKIN'S FESTIVAL, and many more! Television: THE ASSASSIN, DOCTOR ODYSSEY, ELSBETH, NEW AMSTERDAM, RIVERDALE, RED OAKS, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, BROOKLYN NINE NINE, EASTBOUND AND DOWN, HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA. Author of three books: Camp Creepy Time (written with brother Dann Gershon), In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind, and AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs (out March 3rd, 2026).

MICHAEL POTTS (Beverly Weston — February) Broadway: The Piano Lesson (Outer Critics Circle Nom.), The Iceman Cometh (Richard Seff Award), The Prom, Jitney, The Book of Mormon,1984 and Grey Gardens. Other credits: Richard lll (Falstaff Award), Mother Courage, Twelfth Night, The Tempest and The America Play (Obie Award). Television & film: Nemesis, Best Medicine, The Piano Lesson, Rustin, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Rounding, "East New York", "The First Lady", "L&O:SVU", "True Detective" and "The Wire". Yale School of Drama graduate.

RORY HAMMOND (Karen Weston) is a founding member of Animus Theatre Company. She is a 2008 graduate of CIrcle in the Square theatre School. Rory is proud to be one of the first to graduate the MFA Linklater program. Last Summer she played Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet and Bianca in Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare & Company. She has also played Angelo in the Comedy of Errors which won the Broadwayworld.com award for Best Ensemble. She is currently teaching Voice for the Actor at the University of Hartford (UHart Conservatory). Rory just earned her MFA and Linklater Designation in London, at the Rose Bruford College of Music and Drama. During her London studies, in addition to her concentration on the Linklater Method, she was immersed in the work of Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed, as well as Trish Arnold’s Pure Movement, and the Michael Chekhov technique. Throughout these studies there was an emphasis on devising, working to create one’s own performance pieces through the art of theatrical storytelling. In addition to her studies at Rose Bruford, Rory has also been focused these past few years on directing and teaching Shakespeare to kids from ages 7-18. Directing Credits: Do you feel Anger, at the University of Hartford. Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, and Macbeth, all for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. New York acting credits include: Pericles, directed by Edward Berkeley, produced by Animus Theatre Company at SoHo Rep; Measure for Measure, also directed by Edward Berkeley, at Circle in the Square Theatre School; Bachelorette, directed by Lesley Headland, produced by Animus Theatre Company at Circle in the Square; John Patrick Shanley's Where's My Money, produced by Animus Theatre Company at the Cherry Lane Theatre; Shakespeare & Company credits include: Measure for Measure, Duke Vincentio, directed by Alice Reagan; Love’s Labour’s Lost, Princess of France, directed by Kelly Galvin; Christmas at Pemberley, directed by Ariel Bock; Ugly Lies the Bone and Taming of the Shrew, both directed by Daniela Varone; King John, Richard III,The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, all directed by Tina Packer. The Wharton Salon at the Mount: Autres Temp, Xingu, and Summer, all directed by Catherine Taylor Williams. 

KAMMY IBARRA (Johnna Monevata) (they/them) is an LA/NYC based singer, actor, and writer, as well as a recent graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School (2024). As a Circle alum, Kammy has been featured in various readings with Circle’s EWR program, such as Wakeman: The Rosetta Project (2024), and The Myth Of The Mountain (2026). Some of Kammy’s recent projects include People Like Me (NBC Peacock), Lunch Bunch, Directed by Benita deWit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Queen Marinette - an indigenous/non indigenous original musical (Dir. Ty Defoe, Hogfish). Kammy is proudly Mexican and Indigenous American, and their work often intersects with their queer identity. Their mission is to continue pushing the boundaries of theatre by celebrating identities on the margins.

JONATHAN JUDGE-RUSSO (Little Charles Aiken — February) Upcoming: Music City, beginning performances March 23; Select Off-B’way: Drama Desk Nominated Music City (Bedlam); Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Cherry Lane); Drama Desk Nominated Falling; Beyond the Horizon (Irish Rep); Somewhere with You (Signature); Treasure Island; La Fanciulla del West & Wozzeck (Lincoln Center); Ask/Tell (LAByrinth – dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman); Where’s My Money?; The Irish Play; Nesting (SoHo Rep); The Assassination of Julius Caesar… (Bedlam) and The Seagull (dir. Alan Langdon).  First Nat’l Tour: Echoes of Ireland. Sel. Regional: Music City; Jumpers for Goalposts (Helen Hayes Nom. – Studio Theatre); Downtown Race Riot (NYS&F); The Odd Couple; The Play that Goes Wrong; Othello; Troilus and Cressida; Comedy of Errors; A Midsummer Night’s Dream. London: The Philanderer; Twelfth Night.  Select TV & Film credits include: “American Rust”; “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”; “Law & Order: SVU”; “FBI: Most Wanted”; “Elementary”; “White Collar”; “Black Box”; A Rainy Day in New York (Woody Allen).  Founding Artistic Director, Animus Theatre Company; Founding Partner, Noble Heart Films.

STEVE KEY (Steve Heidebrecht — February) is presently playing Jerry Goss in Tracy Letts' BUG on Broadway at MTC, which will run until 03/08. Other Broadway; SWEAT. Off Broadway; THE EFFECT at Barrow Street and BLUE SURGE at The Public. Steve was in the tour of SWEAT and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY in which he played Little Charles. Steve lives in Chicago where he has performed with Steppenwolf, Goodman, Northlight, Victory Gardens, A Red Orchid, Famous Door, Looking Glass, Remy Bumpo, American Blues (where he is an ensemble member) and Shattered Globe (where he was an Artistic Director).

TREVOR KULCKMAN (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau) is delighted to join such dedicated artists to celebrate Tracy Letts' work. Recent credits include Dudard in Rhinoceros (Best Play, BroadwayWorld Jacksonville) and Will in Mothers & Sons. Previous credits include Tennessee Williams' The Pink Bedroom, directed by Matthew Lillard (Theatre Row), Venus In Fur (Wolfbane Productions), Julius Caesar (Hudson Warehouse), and Joe in Labyrinth Theatre Company's reading of Balm In Gilead. Trevor has appeared on ABC's One Life To Live, and in the indie romcom April Flowers, available on Apple TV. He was born in Scotland, and gives eternal thanks to Alan Langdon and members of Animus Theatre Company.

KATRINA LENK (Barbara Fordham) Broadway: COMPANY, THE BAND’S VISIT (Tony, Grammy, Lucille Lortel Award), INDECENT, ONCE, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, THE MIRACLE WORKER. Additional theater credits include: INDECENT (Vineyard, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Rep), IWITNESS (Mark Taper Forum), LOST LAND (Steppenwolf), LOVELACE: A ROCK OPERA (L.A./Edinburgh). Television: APPLES NEVER FALL, OZARK, THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL, LITTLE VOICE, THE GOOD FIGHT, THE VILLAGE, TOMMY, LAW & ORDER, et al.

the directors

BENITA DE WIT (Man from Nebraska) (they/them) is a New York based director originally from Australia. Recent credits:  Life Sucks (OKC Rep), The Moors (Theatre Row), The Shark is Broken (Weathervane). As Associate/Resident: Sunset Blvd starring Nicole Scherzinger (Broadway), SIX (Broadway) and Straight Line Crazy starring Ralph Fiennes (The Shed). Benita is a New Georges affiliated artist, a Mercury Store Lead Artist,  an SDC Member and a Barbara Whitman Award Finalist. They hold an MFA in Directing from Columbia University and teach at Circle in the Square Theatre School. benitadewit.com

VICTOR MALANA MAOG (The Minutes) directs and develops work across Broadway and New York’s leading producing institutions. His credits include The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, The Public Theater, National Black Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Second Stage Theater. He previously served as a full-time Show Director for Disney Parks Live Entertainment, leading large-scale productions seen by millions. Maog is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and a recipient of the NEA/TCG Career Development Award and American Theatre Magazine’s inaugural ‘People to Watch’.

JEANNE SLATER (Linda Vista) began her career in NYC as an actor with credits including Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and commercials.  She has been teaching, directing, and choreographing for over 35 years and is currently the Artistic Director at Circle in the Square Theatre School. Faculty positions include: The Juilliard School, Trinity School, The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann YA Program & Aspen Music Festival. Guest faculty positions include: Harvard University, Ithaca College, Yale University & Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice. Directing and choreography credits encompass a wide range of projects spanning both educational and professional theatre, opera and dance.

ERIC TUCKER (August: Osage County) is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Off Broadway theatre company, Bedlam, for which he has directed Are The Bennett Girls OK?, Music City, Hedda Gabler, The Winter’s Tale, Arcadia, The Crucible, Pygmalion, Sense and Sensibility, Saint Joan, Hamlet and Twelfth Night.  Other Off Broadway include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vanity Fair (The Pearl), Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 & 2 (TFANA). Other highlights include:  Angels in America, parts 1 & 2, (Bedlam/Boston), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (OSF), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Two River), Pericles (American Players), Mate (The Actors Gang).  Tucker has won the Off Broadway Alliance, Obie, Helen Hayes and Elliott Norton awards for his work. He has also been nominated for a Lortel and Drama League award. 

stage managers

MACKENZIE BLACK (Killer Joe) (They/Them) is a New York-based freelance Stage Manager. Off-Broadway: Sleep No More (Stage Manager & Production Assistant), The Death of Rasputin (Stage Manager), 24 Hour Plays Nationals (Stage Manager). Regional: Sister Act (Cape Fear Regional Theatre; PSM), The Play That Goes Wrong (CFRT; PSM), Cinderella (CFRT; ASM). Other selected professional credits: White Christmas (The Naples Players; PSM), Chicago (TNP; ASM), The Rocky Horror Show (TNP; ASM). Education: BA in Stage Management from PACE University. 

GRACE INGVES (Linda Vista) is an NYC based performer and Stage Manager originally from NJ. She is a graduate of Circle In The Square Theatre School. She was recently seen performing in Little Red: A New Political Comedy, and Beauty Bites: A New Musical. She is so excited to be returning to her favorite Broadway theater for such an exciting project. graceingves.com

GAVIN PETERSEN (August: Osage County) is a Brooklyn-based Director/SM. Their recent credits include REGICIDE By Jude Cramer with Soho Playhouse, ASM For MANON! With Heartbeat Opera, PA For Sleep No More with Punchdrunk. Gavin was a part of the 2024 24Hr Plays Nationals cohort and has worked as a Rehearsal SM on many of 24Hr Plays past events! 

ROSE TABLIZO (Man from Nebraska) (he/they) is a Writer, Stage Manager, and Performer born in Texas and based in Brooklyn, NY.  Recent Stage Management Credits include: Caroline at MCC Theatre, Well, I’ll Let You Go at The Space at Irondale, Titanique at the Daryl Roth Theatre. He also produces and hosts T4T, Brooklyn’s first all-trans comedy show, which is about to celebrate its 4th anniversary.   

DAMAYANTI WALLACE (The Minutes) (she/they) is a proud Chicago-born theatrical director and stage manager, now based in New York City. Damayanti creates work that centers the emotional landscapes of intersectional identity. She has stage-managed for The 24 Hour Plays (Nationals, Broadway, Musicals, and Gala), Road Kills (Good Apples Collective), and Slanted Floors (Billy McEntee). Her directing credits include Bodies and Beds by Nadel Henville (Re/Venue at Mabou Mines), and various staged readings, including two plays by Anike Sounge, Liahona (Clubbed Thumb) and Girls! Girls! Girls! (Plays to Look Out For) and Gray Mud (Theater for the New City).

RACHEL OSHRIN (Production Manager) (she/her) is a New York-based stage and production manager, educator, and trivia event producer. Her stage and production management work has been seen throughout the city with The 24 Hour Plays (Broadway, Musicals, Gala, Nationals), Next Minute Productions, Dixon Place, The Players Theatre, LIU Brooklyn, The Fresh Fruit Festival, The Secret Theatre, The Tank, The PIT, and many, many others. Next up, she'll be working on The 24 Hour Plays LA and a remount of MAB., a site-specific ghost play, which makes its return this spring following three previous sold-out runs. Outside of her work in theatre, she can be found teaching children, producing private and corporate trivia events, and finding any occasion to make s'mores. Say hi at racheloshrin.com!

Matthew Lillard

Heather Lillard

Jeff Sundheim

Aaron Coleman

Cheryl Dennis

Susan Frankel

Patrick Herold

Chloe Rappaport

Kevin Lin

Andy Rothenberg

Jeff Still

Jeanne Slater

Sean Gregory

Jennifer Isaacson

Josh Brandis

Bonnie Bernstein

Piper Richardson

Jen Namoff

“Lay Down Sally”
(Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy and George E. Terry)
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and Eric Patrick Clapton (PRS)

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Original Music by David Singer

“The Minutes” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com 

The world premiere of THE MINUTES was produced and presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL; Anna D. Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Executive Director. 

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“Linda Vista” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com 

The world premiere of LINDA VISTA was produced and presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL; Anna Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Executive Director.

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“Killer Joe” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com 

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“Man from Nebraska” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com)

MAN FROM NEBRASKA was presented as a world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago; Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director.

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“August: Osage County” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com)

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY premiered in June 2007 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, IL, Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director.

Steppenwolf’s production of August: Osage County opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on December 4, 2007.  It was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, and Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group.