BWW Stage Mag Short Play Festival - BOO 2025 - Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre Stage Mag

Be Bold! Productions

Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre

presents

 
Short Play Festival - BOO! 2025
 
 
Week 1
October 2-5
Week 2
October 9-12
Week 3
October 16-19
 

 

Week 1
 
Wee Annie's Hold by David Adam Gill
Curiosities by Dakota Silvey
Weird Smile by Dave Doster
Gutted by Riley Fee
In the Blink of an Eye by Joni Fritz
 
Week 2
 
Matters of the Flesh by Saturday Lawson
The Escape Artist by Maisa Chiang
GOING to the CHAPEL by Susan Horowitz
Dylan's Meeting by Hunter Corbett
Woo Woo by Charles Rix
 
Week 3
 
Secondhand Souls by Nomi Abadi and Angela Harrer
Skeptic Gets Ghosted by Michelle Giusto
Til Death by Ben Dworkin
Evenings by Kathryn Loggins
Welcome to our Exorcism by Matthew Moore
 
 

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Cast

David Adam Gill
Playwright - Wee Annie's Hold
Perryn Pomatto
Director - Wee Annie's Hold
Jade Anderson
Wee Annie - Wee Annie's Hold
Olivia Pickard
Stella - Wee Annie's Hold
Dakota Silvey
Playwright/Director - Curiosities
Zach Wegner
Toby - Curiosities
Grace Sallee
Liza - Curiosities
Dave Doster
Playwright - Weird Smile
Giovanni Sandoval
Director - Weird Smile
Walter Petryk
Sean - Weird Smile
Esau Greene
Jerry - Weird Smile
Leslie Spitznagel
Kelly - Weird Smile
Riley Fee
Playwright - Gutted
Julian Guzman Abril
Director - Gutted
Kathryn Loggins
Jacqueline - Gutted
Joni Fritz
Playwright/Director - In the Blink of An Eye
Jessica Beitscher
Emma - In the Blink of An Eye
Laureen Claire
Megan Greene - In the Blink of An Eye
Gretchen Metzloff
Madame Darvash - In the Blink of An Eye
Elaine Hartel
Grandma Helen - In the Blink of An Eye
Saturday Lawson
Playwright/Joy - Matters of the Flesh
Meghan Martin
Director - Matters of the Flesh
Maisa Chiang
Playwright - The Escape Artist
Traver Koehler
Buddy - The Escape Artist
Joe McMurray
Winfield - The Escape Artist
Susan Horowitz
Playwright - GOING to the CHAPEL
Nickolas The III
Director - GOING to the CHAPEL
Sasha Henriques
Sales Rep - Going to the Chapel
Hunter Corbett
Playwright/Jenna - Dylan's Meeting
Meghan Martin
Director - Dylan's Meeting
Veronica Murphy
Ms. Bennell - Dylan's Meeting
Riley Fee
Trevor - Dylan's Meeting
Charles Rix
Playwright - Woo Woo
Joseph Fusco
Director - Woo Woo
Mia Allen
Casey - Woo Woo
Sam Willett
Finn - Woo Woo
Angela Harrer
Playwright/Director - Secondhand Souls
Nomi Abadi
Music & Lyrics/Musical Direction - Secondhand Souls
John Coppola
Choreography - Secondhand Souls
Kalyn Schmit
Sloane Sinclair - Secondhand Souls
Ryan John
Frank - Secondhand Souls
Shannon White
Maeve - Secondhand Souls
Phoenix Gray
Arthur - Secondhand Souls
Michelle Giusto
Playwright - Skeptic Gets Ghosted
Ben Dworkin
Playwright - Til Death
Xander Jackson
Director - Til Death
Isabela Penagos
Stacy - Til Death
Kristina Del Mar
Molly - Til Death
Kathryn Loggins
Playwright/Eve - Evenings
Riley Fee
Justin - Evenings
Matthew Moore
Playwright - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Billy Luce-Murray
Director - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Leah Amendolara
Jane - Welcome to Exorcism
Charlotte Flatley
Maggie - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Matthew Fay
Tom - Welcome to Exorcism
Emile Aslan
John - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Miranda Dean
Trish - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Cyrus Carrillo
Rob - Welcome to Our Exorcism

Creative Team

Artistic Director

Brenda Bell

Andrea Woodbridge

Festival Coordinator

Shino Frances

Technical Director

Annie Brown

Festival Manager

Meet the Company

David Adam Gill

Playwright - Wee Annie's Hold
David Adam Gill - Playwright - Wee Annie's Hold DAVID ADAM GILL: Irregulars (Cherry Lane, NY); Providence (Transient Theater, Chicago; Roy Arias, NYC); F*cked –up Family Trilogy: Experimenting with Katz, Irregulars & Unfinished (TheatreLab); More Myself Than I Am (Secret Theatre & Manhattan Repertory, Best Play; HEARTbroke 2022); A Most Egregious Way (HEARTbroke); Fault Lines (Blurring Boundaries, Secret Theatre, Best American Short Plays 2018-2019 (Bloomsbury USA); Wee Annie’s Hold (octoberFEARfest), Inside & Out (Blurring Boundaries 2021), Defying Lorelei (Blurring Boundaries 2022), In the Garden of the Hesperides (Blurring Boundaries 2023; Queens Shory Play Festival 2024; Valdez Theatre Conference 2025; The Best 10 Minute Plays 2025 (Smith & Kraus), The Bay of Fundy, Pittsburgh New Works Festival 2025. Co-founder and Artistic Director of New Ambassadors Theatre Company. DGA Member.

Perryn Pomatto

Director - Wee Annie's Hold
Perryn Pomatto - Director - Wee Annie's Hold Wee Annie's Hold is the second production Perryn has helmed for the Players Theater's Boo Festival, and third production overall, having previously directed Matthew Kaplan's plays Copy and Paste in 2023 and This is What Dr. Shapiro Was Talking About earlier this year for the Love Fest. In addition to the Players Theatre's SPF's, Perryn has directed productions that have appeared in The Chain Theater's SPF (2 Summer, 2 Winter Fests), and multiple play fests for The New Ambassadors Theatre Company. Perryn is also an actor and writer. He most recently portrayed Carl Jung in Synchronicity for Break a Leg Productions. His latest play, The Anniversary, is in development with several theatre companies. He teaches playwriting for Axial Theatre Company. www.perrynpomatto.com

Jade Anderson

Wee Annie - Wee Annie's Hold
Jade Anderson - Wee Annie - Wee Annie's Hold Jade is a Stella Adler, and Circle in the Square Theatre conservatory alum. She is a writer and actor for film, stage and voiceover as well as a podcast host. Go to jade-anderson.com for links! Currently writing, acting in and producing a play ‘Sirens’ (a Halloween themed dramatic-comedy) with her writing partner Paeton Chavis. Follow for updates on her socials, especially if you are interested in spiritual guidance and astrological insights! “Collectively we have reached a breaking point. Now is the time to face the darkness and work in the shadows. Fear is your true love in disguise. Embrace it, allow it, and you will turn pain into power. The formula: drop what is draining and follow your highest excitement without expectation. There is only one moment to live; it is now.” Jade

Olivia Pickard

Stella - Wee Annie's Hold

Dakota Silvey

Playwright/Director - Curiosities
Dakota Silvey - Playwright/Director - Curiosities DAKOTA SILVEY is a playwright, EMT, wildland firefighter, and Air Force veteran. Dakota recently made his Off-Broadway debut with his latest full-length The Maker (AMT Theater) Selected plays: Torito (ASDS Rep), Flight Risk (Gene Frankel Theatre), Flaco (Hudson Classical), Intermission Play (VetRep) and Wildfire (Semi-finalist; O’Neill NPC, AITAF Bridge Award, Savage Wonder) He is an alumnus of Cut Edge Experimental Theatre Collective and a 2024 Sewanee Writers’ Conference Fellow. He has an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Actors Studio Drama School. dakotasilvey.com

Zach Wegner

Toby - Curiosities
Zach Wegner - Toby - Curiosities Zach Wegner is a playwright and actor who recently appeared in COMPLICITY at The New Ohio, M3LTDOWN at The Brick, SATAN & GOD at Theatre Row, WORSE THAN TIGERS and RAW PASTA at The New Ohio directed by Jaclyn Biskup, THE GLASS MENAGERIE with The Hypocrites in Chicago and Joe Orton's LOOT at The Westport Country Playhouse. New York: HOT STEAMS dir. Jaclyn Biskup (45 Bleecker & NY Fringe), THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL (45 Bleecker), RICH BOYFRIEND dir. Ian Morgan (The New Group), Pinter’s A SLIGHT ACHE & THE LOVER (Cellar Door). Television: ""Law & Order: Criminal Intent."" Graduate of The School at Steppenwolf, The British American Drama Academy and is often found at HB Studio. He wrote and appeared in the short film PILLORIED currently making the festival circuit.

Grace Sallee

Liza - Curiosities
Grace Sallee - Liza - Curiosities Grace Sallee is a multi-hyphenate artist here in New York City. A recent graduate of Pace University’s Actors Studio Drama School program, her New York credits include: Flight Risk (Gene Frankel Theatre), Witch (ASDS), cul de sac (ASDS), Bed Bug (New York City Center). She is also a proud alum of the University of Southern California, a triple Taurus, and a DJ—on occasion.

Dave Doster

Playwright - Weird Smile
Dave Doster - Playwright - Weird Smile Dave Doster writes plays from Cincinnati, OH, where the skyline is smaller but the chili is weird and wonderful. His produced works include "Guardian Angel Blues" (Cast Iron, Brighton, UK; Secret Theatre, Queens), "The Whale" (Spark Festival 2024 NYC), "Rushing for Pandas," "The Obstacle Course," and "The Last Out" (GI60 NYC/Leeds UK). Dave writes weekly with the NY/NJ-based "Curtains On Fire" podcast, proving you can collaborate across state lines. Member of Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative and Dramatists Guild. He promises his play isn't about Cincinnati chili.

Giovanni Sandoval

Director - Weird Smile
Giovanni Sandoval - Director - Weird Smile Giovanni Sandoval (Director) is an actor, writer, and director based in New York City. In 2019, he produced and directed Dog Sees God in a site-specific production in Brooklyn. In 2021, he directed the premiere of Cameron Tharamararnam's The Worst Person I Know as part of the New York One Act Play Festival. Giovanni has also directed several short films and writes original plays. He is a member of the Primitive Grace Ensemble and continues to work across stage and screen as an actor. More of his work can be found at www.iamgiovanni.com

Walter Petryk

Sean - Weird Smile
Walter Petryk - Sean - Weird Smile Walter Petryk studied Theatre at Brooklyn College, and Shakespeare at RADA. He has performed in seven states, three countries, and hopes to add more to that list! Favorite roles include Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray (Experience Theatre Project - Portland, OR), Flynn in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily (Theatre Crossing - Vancouver, BC), and Cardinal Pandulph in King John (RADA - London, UK). His Klingon Opera, The Great Tribble Hunt, was performed in NYC in the original Klingon and several of his plays have been produced in the international one-minute play festival, Gi60. www.waltah.uk

Esau Greene

Jerry - Weird Smile
Esau Greene - Jerry - Weird Smile Esau Greene is a 26 year old multidisciplinary artist. Primarily an actor out of NYC. He was a student at The New Schools Contemporary Theatre and Performance Arts. He’s played roles such as Hamlet in Shakespeares Hamlet. As well as Booth in Suzan Lori Parks Top Dog Underdog. He’s actively continuing his career in stage and film.

Leslie Spitznagel

Kelly - Weird Smile
Leslie Spitznagel - Kelly - Weird Smile Leslie Spitznagel is a Jane of all trades and Madame of none; actor, singer, writer, and intimacy choreographer. The last few years she’s been in New York City and was seen at the Gene Frankel Theatre as Coco Chanel in “Dali’s Dream”. Prior to that she played many pivotal roles in “Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz” at Theatre for the New City. When not acting, she’s singing with Cobblestone Entertainment as a caroler, Don’t Tell Mama piano bar (or any cabaret her friend’s are putting on), and continuing her ongoing training as an intimacy choreographer. She has also been hitting the air waves with her cuz-host, Jeff, on The Peach Pod, a (re)watch podcast about “Beverly Hills, 90210” on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple. You can see more of her talents on display on her YouTube channel @leslierenee and @ThePeachPod.

Riley Fee

Playwright - Gutted
Riley Fee - Playwright - Gutted Riley is a NYC-based actor-writer. Riley graduated from The Barrow Group’s one-year acting conservatory and has been a proud member of Theatre 68 since 2019. Four of Riley’s most recent one-act plays that he’s written won Audience Favorite selections for the Players Theatre Short Play Festival in Downtown NYC. Riley co-wrote and starred in a full-length ensemble play, “Love or Death Inside a House,” which premiered October 2024 in Midtown NYC. Instagram: @rileyfee

Julian Guzman Abril

Director - Gutted
Julian Guzman Abril - Director - Gutted I’m a New York City based actor and have been a proud member of Theatre 68 since 2019. You can see me in the short-film “Submarino”, directed by Henry Lopez, and available on Amazon Prime. Also, I worked as a student in the first two seasons of the new “Gossip Girl” available on HBO Max. I have also participated in SPF for the last two years either as an actor or a Director.

Kathryn Loggins

Jacqueline - Gutted
Kathryn Loggins - Jacqueline - Gutted Kathryn is a Brooklyn-based actor-writer. Her one-act plays have been a part of various festivals in NYC, including SPF LUV 2025 (“The Way the Cookie Crumbles”), Theatre 68’s Annual One-Act Festival 2025 (“Loads of Love”), and this year’s Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival (“Putting on Airs”). She has been a proud member of Theatre 68 for nine years, which produced the world premiere of “Love or Death Inside a House”, the full-length ensemble play she co-wrote and with Riley Fee and starred in. She thanks you for supporting live theater! Instagram: @kmloggs

Joni Fritz

Playwright/Director - In the Blink of An Eye
Joni Fritz - Playwright/Director - In the Blink of An Eye Joni Fritz is a writer and actress whose work spans the New York stage, regional theatre, television, and countless commercials. She began her writing career as a comedy sketch writer for USA Network. Joni's play GIRL’S ROOM, starring Broadway legends Carol Lawrence and Donna McKechnie, had acclaimed runs in both New York and Los Angeles. IN THE CAR WITH BLOSSOM AND LEN won the Susan Glaspell Award at Centenary Stage. Most recently, her work has been seen at Westchester Collaborative Theatre, Open Eye Theatre, the Crashbox Festival in Chicago, Theatre for the New City, and the EAG Play Festival.

Jessica Beitscher

Emma - In the Blink of An Eye
Jessica Beitscher - Emma - In the Blink of An Eye Jessica Beitscher is a dynamic actress and singer with a C3–C6 vocal range, known for her award-winning performances in opera and theatre. Recent roles include Cora in Calendar Girls, Katerina in Amadeus, and Dana in Balloon Release. She earned TANYS’s People’s Choice for Best Actress (2024) and ESTA’s Outstanding Achievement in Acting (2025). Trained in Uta Hagen, Meisner, and Stanislavsky methods, Jessica brings emotional depth and vocal power to every role.

Laureen Claire

Megan Greene - In the Blink of An Eye
Laureen Claire - Megan Greene - In the Blink of An Eye Laureen Claire is a Filipina-American actress born in Los Angeles, CA. Her motivation to work in the field is fueled by the desire to become a familiar face on TV and in Film who inspires young AAPI that their features are normal and beautiful too. www.laureenclaire.com

Gretchen Metzloff

Madame Darvash - In the Blink of An Eye
Gretchen Metzloff - Madame Darvash - In the Blink of An Eye Gretchen Metzloff is from Buffalo New York. She graduated from the Park school of Buffalo and The University of Denver. She is a member of the NYC Stagehands Union Local One-I.A.T.S.E. and SAG-AFTRA. She lives in Ossining with her wife, Barbara Merjan, a drummer and percussionist and their two cats Teddy and Tommy. She performed in Summer Shorts this summer at the Open Eye Theatre in MargretvIlle, N.Y. She is thrilled to be reprising the role of Madame Darvash in Joni Fritz’s play In The Blink of an Eye.

Elaine Hartel

Grandma Helen - In the Blink of An Eye
Elaine Hartel - Grandma Helen - In the Blink of An Eye Elaine Hartel has acted, directed and written for theater productions throughout the area. She has performed for the Westchester Collaborative Theater, YCP TheaterWorks, M&M Productions, Hand to Mouth Players, Katonah Community Theatre, and Chappaqua Drama Group. Elaine gives numerous kudos to Joni for her directorial acumen and astute way with words. She thanks her amazing cast for their unwavering support.

Saturday Lawson

Playwright/Joy - Matters of the Flesh
Saturday Lawson - Playwright/Joy - Matters of the Flesh Saturday Lawson is an NYC based playwright, actress, and director! She is so excited to have the chance to act in the piece she wrote Matters of the Flesh in this years SPF Boo! Recently she has performed in Out of My Head, Alice in Tinderland, and done many shows with her sketch group Punchline Loading! Thank you to Meghan for being an incredible director and Kevin for always being the best scene partner and supporter! Thank you all for coming and hope you enjoy the show!

Meghan Martin

Director - Matters of the Flesh
Meghan Martin - Director - Matters of the Flesh Meghan Martin has performed onstage with Theatre West Virginia, Shakespeare at The Player’s Club, and AMPD productions, as well as onscreen for Hatfield and McCoy’s: America’s Greatest Feud (Apple TV), The Dirty Kind, and No Clue (Amazon Prime), and several award-winning short films. Behind the scenes, she has line produced multiple films showcased on Omletto and in the festival circuit. Her plays; I’m Afraid You’ve Got Ghosts and Homecoming go up this year and she has had more writing published in various magazines. Follow her on Instagram @hellomeghanmartin for updates—and pictures of her cat.

Maisa Chiang

Playwright - The Escape Artist
Maisa Chiang - Playwright - The Escape Artist Maisa is a Chinese and Taiwanese-American writer/director based in Brooklyn. She explores the tragedy and absurdity of the human condition in the mediums of theater and film.

Traver Koehler

Buddy - The Escape Artist
Traver Koehler - Buddy - The Escape Artist Grateful to be collaborating with Maisa Chiang again after working together on The Shuddering Goat in 2024’s T. Schrieber Studio Shorts Festival. Alumnus of University of Michigan (BA English) and Circle in the Square Theatre School, where he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Yakov in The Seagull. Other credits include various short films. Continues study at T.Schreiber Studio.

Joe McMurray

Winfield - The Escape Artist
Joe McMurray - Winfield - The Escape Artist Joe McMurray (Winfield) previously appeared onstage in Something Rotten, The Oresteia and And Then There Were None at Gallery Players. Other stage credits include Working and Six Degrees of Separation with St. Jean’s, and Prelude To A Kiss, Xanadu and The Crucible at Heights Players. TV appearances include Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Night Agent, Dexter, Your Friends and Neighbors, Daredevil Not Suitable For Work. Film credits include Marty Supreme, Happy Gilmore II, The Man With the Bag, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Steven Spielberg’s Non-View.

Susan Horowitz

Playwright - GOING to the CHAPEL
Susan Horowitz - Playwright - GOING to the CHAPEL Susan Horowitz, Ph.D. (“Dr. Sue”) Musicals, Plays, Books, Songs, Actor, Singer-Songwriter Musicals: Sheila and Shakespeare, Rainbow to Oz Plays: Angelface (First Prize Hunter), The Golden Heart (First Prize National Contest), Poe’s Revenge, Going to the Chapel Books: Queens of Comedy, Read with Me Rhyming Tales (Children's Book of the Month Club), Foreign Affairs, with “Pyramids of Giza” (First Prize International Sonnet Contest) Singer-Songwriter: Finalist “Talent is Timeless” Lincoln Center, WOS (Women of Substance) Radio. Education: Ph.D./M.A. Theatre Graduate Center/Hunter College CUNY; Graduate Studies Yale/David Geffen School of Drama; B.A. University of Chicago, BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. www.DrSue.com

Nickolas The III

Director - GOING to the CHAPEL
Nickolas The III - Director - GOING to the CHAPEL Nickolas The III is the founding Artistic Director over Kingdom Theatre of NYC, Kingdommtc.com A award winning playwright and Director of diverse plays from his own catalog, in addition to other playwrights. He has Directed for the renowned Woody King Jr's New Federal theatre, Theater for the New City and more. November 8th he will be receiving Honorary doctorate degree in Religious Fine Arts

Sasha Henriques

Sales Rep - Going to the Chapel
Sasha Henriques - Sales Rep - Going to the Chapel Sasha Henriques has appeared in the short plays “The Poem," "The We People," “The Therapy Session,” "Our Favorite Son," and “The Bermuda Curse,” presented by Equity Library Theater. She has performed as an actor, classically trained musician, spoken word poet, and swing dancer in New York City since 2011.

Hunter Corbett

Playwright/Jenna - Dylan's Meeting
Hunter Corbett - Playwright/Jenna - Dylan's Meeting Hunter Corbett is a New York based actress and playwright who has been performing with the Theater 68 company for 4 years. She is thrilled to merge her 2 worlds of teaching and acting with this piece and to work with SPF again!

Meghan Martin

Director - Dylan's Meeting
Meghan Martin - Director - Dylan's Meeting Meghan Martin has performed onstage with Theatre West Virginia, Shakespeare at The Player’s Club, and AMPD productions, as well as onscreen for Hatfield and McCoy’s: America’s Greatest Feud (Apple TV), The Dirty Kind, and No Clue (Amazon Prime), and several award-winning short films. Behind the scenes, she has line produced multiple films showcased on Omletto and in the festival circuit. Her plays; I’m Afraid You’ve Got Ghosts and Homecoming go up this year and she has had more writing published in various magazines. Follow her on Instagram @hellomeghanmartin for updates—and pictures of her cat.

Veronica Murphy

Ms. Bennell - Dylan's Meeting
Veronica Murphy - Ms. Bennell - Dylan's Meeting Veronica Murphy (she/her) is an actor, writer and stage manager.. She studied at Providence College, where she earned a B.A. in Theatre and Film, and received the Leonard Award for Excellence in Theatre. She is thrilled to be returning to SPF BOO! Recently, you may have seen her behind the scenes as the stage manager for Tier5’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, or on stage as Sarah in Ashes and Curds in the Chain Theatre Festival and Victoria Vernon in Kitchen Sink Theatre Company’s, Snog Islet. Her original plays were featured in SPF NYC and SPF LUV Festivals in 2024, where they were selected as the winning play of the week. She also has had her sketch shows selected and performed for UCB Maude Nights. She is so thankful for everyone who came to see this spooky and hilarious production!

Riley Fee

Trevor - Dylan's Meeting
Riley Fee - Trevor - Dylan's Meeting Riley is a NYC-based actor-writer. Riley graduated from The Barrow Group’s one-year acting conservatory and has been a proud member of Theatre 68 since 2019. Four of Riley’s most recent one-act plays that he’s written won Audience Favorite selections for the Players Theatre Short Play Festival in Downtown NYC. Riley co-wrote and starred in a full-length ensemble play, “Love or Death Inside a House,” which premiered October 2024 in Midtown NYC. Instagram: @rileyfee

Charles Rix

Playwright - Woo Woo

Joseph Fusco

Director - Woo Woo
Joseph Fusco - Director - Woo Woo Joseph Fusco is a director and actor. Previous directing credits include: Sugar Dust, The Last Supper, Ghost Hoarders, Interview, Podunk, Midnight Roundup, Love Potion 69, and Agatha Christie's The Stranger. As an actor he appeared in Funhouse, Central Park Teaser, Inheriting October, and Under the Rainbow, all at the Players Theatre.

Mia Allen

Casey - Woo Woo
Mia Allen - Casey - Woo Woo Mia Allen is a New York City-based actress, filmmaker, and photographer whose work spans national commercials, television, and independent film. On screen, she’s appeared in campaigns for BetterHelp, Verizon, and Peet’s Coffee, as well as network series like Grimm and The Wonderland Murders. Her film credits include leading roles in Zilla and Zoe and The Brain That Wouldn’t Die. As a director and producer, Mia brings a performance-first approach to storytelling, crafting visually rich, emotionally grounded content across branded, documentary, and narrative projects.

Sam Willett

Finn - Woo Woo
Sam Willett - Finn - Woo Woo (They/Them) Last seen in Ragercise, To Live For, “Mr. Perfect”. Teaches Chekhov Technique around NYC and at the Maggie Flanigan Studio.

Angela Harrer

Playwright/Director - Secondhand Souls
Angela Harrer - Playwright/Director - Secondhand Souls Angela Harrer is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning Writer, Producer, and Director and an NYU Film & Television graduate whose work spans comedy, scripted and unscripted development, and musical theater. She is developing a new stage musical and channels her creativity into writing, drumming, and curating vintage fashion, with a wink to timeless style.

Nomi Abadi

Music & Lyrics/Musical Direction - Secondhand Souls
Nomi Abadi - Music & Lyrics/Musical Direction - Secondhand Souls Nomi Abadi is a Los Angeles-based pianist, composer/lyricist, inventor of the double keytar (NORY®), and Founder of the 501(c)(3), Female Composer Safety League. A former piano prodigy, Nomi made her concert debut with the Orange County Chamber Orchestra when she was five, and performed across the US, Europe, and Africa. Nomi's recent credits include transcriptions/orchestration prep on Marvel's Thunderbolts* and pianist/producer on the Grammy®-nominated album, Sékou Andrew's and the String Theory. She attended the Mannes School of Music (New School), the Orange County School of the Arts as a Musical Theatre Performance major, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

John Coppola

Choreography - Secondhand Souls

Kalyn Schmit

Sloane Sinclair - Secondhand Souls
Kalyn Schmit - Sloane Sinclair - Secondhand Souls Kalyn is so excited to be playing the role of Sloane in "Secondhand Souls" at SPF BOO! She is a recent graduate of Viterbo University with a BFA in Music Theatre! Some credits include Rowena in "Spelling Club: The Pop Punk Teen Witch Musical" (Rogue Theater Festival), Anna in "Impossible But True" (Brooklyn Tavern Theater), Carrie White in "Carrie the Musical" (Viterbo Conservatory), Pearl Krabs in "The Spongebob Musical" (Lyric Arts), and Morgan in "Godspell" (Viterbo Conservatory).

Ryan John

Frank - Secondhand Souls
Ryan John - Frank - Secondhand Souls Ryan John (he/him) is a performer, educator, and author with a passion for musical theater and choral music. NYC & Regional: [title of show] (Kopcorp/Under St. Marks), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Valley), Lippa’s The Wild Party (Rooftop Musical Society), Sweeney Todd (Columbia University), Guilty! The Musical (Ketema Productions), and The Gauntlet (National Sawdust/Rockefeller Center). Recordings: Masque: A Musical Revel (Demo cast recording), Concerto: One Night in Central Park (Andrea Bocelli), Sheehan: Akathist (GRAMMY nom.), Whitbourn: Annelies (GRAMMY nom.). Huge thank you to the Secondhand Souls team and to Joshua, Karter, friends, and family! www.ryanjohn.nyc

Shannon White

Maeve - Secondhand Souls
Shannon White - Maeve - Secondhand Souls Shannon is an actor, singer, and rugby player based in NYC. Prior performances include Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical, Clare in Q2, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, and a featured performer in Lifelines: Queer Stories of Survival. Shannon is a graduate of The University of Evansville where she received her BFA in Theatre Performance.

Phoenix Gray

Arthur - Secondhand Souls
Phoenix Gray - Arthur - Secondhand Souls Phoenix Gray is thrilled to be joining the incredibly talented cast/crew of Secondhand Souls! Phoenix is a Junior at Long Island Post university, studying the Theater Arts. In addition to performing, Phoenix is a writer. He is soon to publish his first book entitled From the Ashes: the Writings of an All-American Boy. Check out Phoenix on Instagram! @phoenix_gray3464

Michelle Giusto

Playwright - Skeptic Gets Ghosted
Michelle Giusto - Playwright - Skeptic Gets Ghosted Dr. Michelle Giusto is a teacher and writer from Levittown, NY. Over twenty of Michelle’s original plays have been presented in regional and international play festivals. In addition to her writing, Michelle has been a teacher for 22 years, and has earned a doctorate in Educational Psychology. She would like to thank Elisa and Brad for their talent and willingness to take on this project, and her husband, Stephen, and children, Maria and Vincent, for their endless love and support.

Ben Dworkin

Playwright - Til Death
Ben Dworkin - Playwright - Til Death Ben Dworken is a neurodivergent playwright/artist from Connecticut who has been living in NYC for a decade. This is his second production to be produced at The Player's Theatre and his fourth play to be produced overall. His previous that were produced include Interrogation Of Love, produced three times, most recent being last year in the SPF LUV Festival, Dancing With Jamie and Last Call, produced at The Secret Theatre in Queens. Ben would like to thank the NYC indie theatre community for their tremendous support and to the Player's Theatre for inviting him to produce his work once again.

Xander Jackson

Director - Til Death
Xander Jackson - Director - Til Death Xander Jackson is an on-camera & stage director, actor, writer, & intimacy coordinator. Film: Home Again with Outside Entertainment, Sitting at the Window with Outside Entertainment, Pause Down with Outside Entertainment. Theater: Mycorrhizae at Glassbox Theater, Limited Liability at Arnold Hall/The New School. Intimacy Director: Double Crossed at AMT Theater, Reunion at Broadway Bound Festival, Ellipses at 48 hr Film Festival. In his free time, he enjoys a multitude of activities including Baking, Snowboarding, Skydiving, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games to name a few. www.xanderjackson.com

Isabela Penagos

Stacy - Til Death
Isabela Penagos - Stacy - Til Death Isabela Penagos, the vibrant trilingual Colombian-American actress, writer, and producer, is making waves in the entertainment hubs of Los Angeles and New York City. Her journey began at a young age in San Francisco, where her love for acting was ignited. From there, her acting career went international, moving to Lille, France, where she was introduced to Shakespearean theatre and simultaneously became fluent in French. Her artistic voyage continued in Hong Kong, where she immersed herself in the rich tapestry of Asian culture and arts. Here, she honed her skills in acting, dance, and music, laying the foundation for a versatile artistic portfolio. This global exploration set the stage for her next act - a four-year training at the University of Southern California. At USC, Isabela took center stage, starring in three major productions, and graduated from the School of Dramatic Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Since then, Isabela has consistently shone in the entertainment scene, earning acclaim through award-winning performances and taking on roles in writing and directing. The spotlight is on her, and the best is yet to come!

Kristina Del Mar

Molly - Til Death
Kristina Del Mar - Molly - Til Death Kristina Del Mar (SAG-AFTRA) is excited to be a part of the SPF Boo! Festival. She is an actor and television producer. Recent credits include Little Shakespeare Festival and Broadway Comedy Club.

Kathryn Loggins

Playwright/Eve - Evenings
Kathryn Loggins - Playwright/Eve - Evenings Kathryn is a Brooklyn-based actor-writer. Her one-act plays have been a part of various festivals in NYC, including SPF LUV 2025 (“The Way the Cookie Crumbles”), Theatre 68’s Annual One-Act Festival 2025 (“Loads of Love”), and this year’s Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival (“Putting on Airs”). She has been a proud member of Theatre 68 for nine years, which produced the world premiere of “Love or Death Inside a House”, the full-length ensemble play she co-wrote and with Riley Fee and starred in. She thanks you for supporting live theater! Instagram: @kmloggs

Riley Fee

Justin - Evenings
Riley Fee - Justin - Evenings Riley is a NYC-based actor-writer. Riley graduated from The Barrow Group’s one-year acting conservatory and has been a proud member of Theatre 68 since 2019. Four of Riley’s most recent one-act plays that he’s written won Audience Favorite selections for the Players Theatre Short Play Festival in Downtown NYC. Riley co-wrote and starred in a full-length ensemble play, “Love or Death Inside a House,” which premiered October 2024 in Midtown NYC. Instagram: @rileyfee

Matthew Moore

Playwright - Welcome to Our Exorcism

Billy Luce-Murray

Director - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Billy Luce-Murray - Director - Welcome to Our Exorcism Billy Luce-Murray is a director based in NYC. His NYC directorial debut of Virgo’s Portugal at the 2025 Fresh Fruit Festival was met with high praise and received both First Place and Judge’s Pick prizes. He recently completed the Full Time Professional Conservatory at the Atlantic Acting School, is an alumnus of the Williamstown Theater Festival Acting Apprentice Program, and holds a B.A. in Theater Honors with a concentration in Performance from University of Massachusetts: Amherst. I love you always, Jon. lucemurray.com

Leah Amendolara

Jane - Welcome to Exorcism
Leah Amendolara - Jane - Welcome to Exorcism Leah Amendolara is a NYC based actor, writer, and comedian. Recent credits: Stop Kiss, Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Nevermore, and The Gas Heart. @leahamendolara

Charlotte Flatley

Maggie - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Charlotte Flatley - Maggie - Welcome to Our Exorcism Charlotte Flatley (She/Her) is a NY-based artist and graduate of the Atlantic Acting School Professional Conservatory. Her recent theater credits include playing Henrietta Iscariot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, #25 in The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, and Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh. When she isn’t performing you can find her taking a clown class at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC), line dancing at least 3 nights a week, or knitting on her couch while watching films on the Criterion Channel.

Matthew Fay

Tom - Welcome to Exorcism
Matthew Fay - Tom - Welcome to Exorcism Matthew Fay is an actor, writer, and comedian based in Brooklyn in New York City. He has performed sketch, improv, character and standup comedy at venues such as The People's Improv Theater, The Upright Citizens Brigade and the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. He is an actor and writer with the Walking Juxt indie sketch team, a writer for BoogieManja sketch team, EZ Pass, and a member of the new Armory Improv house team, Cashmere. He was once told he sounded like SNL alumnus Beck Bennet and has been living off this compliment for years.

Emile Aslan

John - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Emile Aslan - John - Welcome to Our Exorcism Emile Aslan Lacheny is a French-Turkish playwright, actor and director from Paris, France. He first obtained a BFA at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Then moved to New York where he graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in July 2021. He has been in several Off Broadway and Off Off-Broadway shows went on tour as the Phantom of the Opera in Turkey. He co-founded Between Us theatre co in 2021 to help immigrant artist like him and build a community. On his free time, his biggest passion is consuming all forms of art, especially all things Dr. Who and DC comics. (He really loves those) @chynelaslan “seni seviyorum annecigim”

Miranda Dean

Trish - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Miranda Dean - Trish - Welcome to Our Exorcism Miranda Dean, born and raised in Texas, is so happy to be here. Like, genuinely thrilled to be onstage right now. Making people laugh is her favorite thing to do, after all. You probably didn't see her in anything recently, unless you did see her in A Sketch of New York, then you have seen her. Either way, you're seeing her now.

Cyrus Carrillo

Rob - Welcome to Our Exorcism
Cyrus Carrillo - Rob - Welcome to Our Exorcism Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’ s Dream (Atlantic Acting School); Middletown (Atlantic Acting School); Lost Girl (Atlantic Acting School); $$$ Pig (The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals). Other New York Credits: The Threepenny Opera (Tisch Drama Stage); The School for Scandal (Hudson Classical Theater Company); The Boyscout in the Burning Hall (New York Theater Festival); Progressive Family Play (The Tank); A White Girl’s Understudy (The Chain). Regional Credits: Macbeth (The Curtain); R+Jules (3 Dollar Bill). Training: NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Atlantic Acting School, Stonestreet Studios Website: www.cyruscarrillo.com

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Brenda Bell

Andrea Woodbridge

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Shino Frances

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Annie Brown

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