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Join us this summer for the premiere of Regarding the Disappearance of Amy.

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at Peter Jay Sharp Theater on W 42nd Street
 
 
Produced by
Eduardo Jimenez-Pons
by
Idalia Basterra
Directed by
Kyle Pleasant
 
Starring
 
Mia Topalian
Brendan Lin
Sammy Dell
David Fine
Catherine Quirico
Rubby Griffin
 
 
 
 

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Cast

Mia Topalian
Sheila
Sammy Dell
Spencer
Catherine Quirico
Amy
Nicholas Matos
Simon
Ruby Griffin
Serena
David Fine
Detective Nemo
Jackie Romankow
Swing (Amy, Sheila, and Serena)
Brendan Lin
Swing (Simon, Spencer, Detective Nemo)

Creative Team

Idalia Basterra

Playwright

Kyle Pleasant

Director

Eduardo Jimenez Pons

Producer

Meet the Company

Mia Topalian

Sheila
Mia Topalian - Sheila Mia Topalian is an LA based actor, excited to be returning to the NY stage. Seen on Marvel’s Runaways, All My Children, and Criminal Minds, as well as other TV/Film on NBC, Comedy Central, CBS, Lifetime, Amazon & Hulu. NYU Tisch. Agent: DDO Artists Agency Management: Brave Artists Management

Sammy Dell

Spencer
Sammy Dell - Spencer Sammy Dell is a New York based actor known for Trevor the Musical, the First national tour of School of Rock, and CBS’s Bull (Patrick Miller). Special thanks to the casting and creative teams for the opportunity, and to his family for helping him reach his goals.

Catherine Quirico

Amy
Catherine Quirico - Amy Catherine Quirico is an actress, model, and influencer who is currently a rising-sophomore obtaining her BFA in Acting. She is known for the Off-Broadway production of Madeline's Christmas (Isabelle) and A Little Princess (Jessie). Catherine discovered her love for the arts at an early age. Since then, she has honed her skills through years of dedicated training and experience: Broadway Star Project/David Ruttura, MN Acting Studio/Dena Tyler, and Working Actors Studio/Geoffrey Blake. She is so excited to be back onstage and grateful to the amazing team for allowing her to help bring this show to life. Lots of love to God, her loving family, and her creatives. @catherinequirico She is forever grateful to her devoted followers for supporting her and believing in her dreams.

Nicholas Matos

Simon
Nicholas Matos - Simon Nicholas Matos is thrilled to be part of this original production. Past roles include “Patrick” in the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, “Jesus” in Starbound Kidz’ Godspell at 54 Below, and “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” in Jekyll and Hyde- a role which earned him his third Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards nomination. Off stage, Nicholas is pursuing a degree in Biology at Fordham University. He thanks his manager and his family for their constant support.

Ruby Griffin

Serena
Ruby Griffin - Serena Ruby Griffin is a graduate of LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and is currently a student at NYU studying musical theatre. Favorite Credits include: Paper Mill Playhouse - A Christmas Story (Annie), Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre - Christmas Inn, Annie Get Your Gun (Annie), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), A Chorus Line (Val), Les Miserables (Eponine), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Lucy), Cinderella(Ella), LOVE/SICK, and The Laramie Project!! She is so excited to be a part of this project!!

David Fine

Detective Nemo
David Fine - Detective Nemo David Fine is a North Carolina native currently based in NYC. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Recent credits include TheaterWorksUSA - Charlotte's Web, and PlayMakers Repertory Company - Ragtime (Younger Brother).

Jackie Romankow

Swing (Amy, Sheila, and Serena)
Jackie Romankow - Swing (Amy, Sheila, and Serena) Jackie Romankow is a Brooklyn based actor, singer, and dialect coach. Favorite recent credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia), Netflix's Stranger Things Experience, NYC (Eleven), and Nannyville (Karen). She is currently in the cast of an upcoming new musical workshop called Heard it from a Birdie, and will be performing in various cabarets at Green Room 42 and 54 Below this summer and fall. She also works as a dialect coach. Recent credit: The Salamander and the Impediment and as a speech coach-in-training New York Speech Coaching. Jackie is thrilled to be making her Off-Broadway debut in this amazing project! www.JackieRomankow.com

Brendan Lin

Swing (Simon, Spencer, Detective Nemo)
Brendan Lin - Swing (Simon, Spencer, Detective Nemo) Brendan Lin is a promising young actor, born and raised in Sydney, Australia, known for appearances in independent short films such as Check Nate . With a background in both theater and film, Brendan currently studies at Pace University, where he hones his craft as a part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts for Acting in Film, Television, Voiceover, and Commercials (FTVC) program. In Sydney, he was trained as a part of the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s Screen Actors Studio. Brendan has a penchant for music, he also plays the piano and the electric guitar, but do not — under any circumstances — ask him to sing!

Idalia Basterra

Playwright
Idalia Basterra - Playwright Idalia Basterra a New York born author and actress, she is excited to bring this play to life and work with such a talented cast. Idalia is also known for NBC’s Manifest, Sorrow, Sophia, Barrow Theater - Show & Tell (Rachel). imdb.me/idaliabasterra

Kyle Pleasant

Director
Kyle Pleasant - Director Kyle is the resident choreographer at Rosie’s Theater Kids, Rosie O’Donnell’s school for the arts. He is on faculty, at Marymount Manhattan College, The Professional Performing Arts School and previously the Assistant Program Director to Chet Walker at the Jacobs Pillow Jazz Dance Program and on faculty at The Boston Ballet School. Aside from many directorial and choreographic works for theatre's across the country and New York City, Pleasant has set pieces for The Boston Conservatory, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, Broadway South Africa, Career Transitions for Dancers Gala, The Young People’s Chorus of NY and the Only Make Believe Organization. His work has been seen at New York City Center, MoMa, and The Vineyard Arts Project, the OWN Network, ABC’s The View and at The White House for First Lady Michelle Obama. He is a Broadway World Boston and National Youth Theater Award Winner for Direction and Choreography. Most recently, Kyle was recognized with an Honorable Mention for the Excellence in Theater Education Tony Award. KylePleasantCreative.com

Eduardo Jimenez Pons

Producer
Eduardo is a Mexican born screenwriter, director, and producer. His favorite works include Godspell México (Director); the highest rated sitcom in mexican history, Diseñador Ambos Sexos (Creator/Writer/Director); the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards nominated series Vicky RPM (Series Creator) and the Hispanic market adaptation of the awarded series Amas de Casa Deseperadas (Univision /Disney Buenavista). Eduardo has participated as writer/director/producer for shows like the Latin Grammy, Billboard Awards Latin American Music Awards, Miss Universe. Eduardo, together with his wife Coty Manriquez, funded “The Broadway Star Project” in New York City where they are nurturing the future of the enterteinment industry.

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REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AMY to Premiere at Peter Jay Sharp Theater This Month

"Regarding the Disappearance of Amy" is set to make its Off-Broadway debut this summer over a three-night limited engagement at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater on West 42nd Street.

The play centers around Amy Ginart, a high school student, who has mysteriously disappeared. As part of the ongoing investigation, the police interrogate Amy's acquaintances. The inquiries help each member of the audience form a unique image of who Amy is and shed light into who may be responsible for her disappearance. Amy's characterization via unreliable secondhand accounts enables the play to explore the power of perception and how stereotypes and memory shift the way we see the world.

Written by Idalia Basterra and directed by Kyle Pleasant (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Theater Education presented by the Tony Awards), "Regarding the Disappearance of Amy" stars Mia Topalian as Sheila, Sammy Dell as Spencer, Catherine Quirico as Amy, Nicholas Matos as Simon, Ruby Griffin as Serena, and David Fine as Detective Nemo. The cast also includes Brendan Lin (understudy) and Jackie Romankow (Understudy - Amy, Sheila, Serena). This young and talented cast, orchestrated by Mr. Pleasant into his unique vision and enveloped by Producer Eduardo Jimenez Pons's nuanced technical schemes that support the unique narrative, promises to deliver an engaging, immersive, and all-around extraordinary theatrical experience.

Regarding the Disappearance of Amy

July 27, 28, and 29
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
416 W 42nd St floor 4, New York, NY 10036

Get your tickets at: Eventbrite or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/regarding-the-disappearance-of-amy-tickets-636165657607

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