Who's Who

Apurv “AK” Khanna

Apurv “AK” Khanna is a Los Angeles based actor currently studying Business, Film, and Theatre at UCLA. Originally from India, he began performing on stage and in stand-up comedy, winning national-level competitions before expanding into professional theatre and screen work. He has appeared in India’s Top 10 web series. More recently he won an LA wide monologue competition, with his performance catalog spanning major venues and districts including Downtown Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, the NoHo Arts District, UCLA and the Nimoy Theatre, as well as international work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Des(z) Gonzalez

Des(z) Gonzalez (they/them)  is a Los Angeles-based singer, performer, and teaching artist whose work spans music, movement, and original theater. With a background in vocal performance, dance, devised works, and arts education, their creative work explores vulnerability, identity, emotional honesty, and human connection through storytelling and performance. Wellness Wednesday marks an exciting return to the stage and deeper exploration into acting within the Hollywood Fringe community. Des(z) is grateful to be part of this production and thrilled to help bring this story to life.

Joely Loucks

Joely is so excited to be making her Los Angeles theatre debut with the wonderful cast and crew of Wellness Wednesday. As a seasoned vocalist, choral singer and educator, Joely has always been extremely passionate about the performing arts and loves to share that passion with others. Joely has a degree in Music from the University of Washington. She is very grateful to Josie and Adam for this amazing opportunity.

Raven Clausen

Raven Clausen is an actress from Chicago, IL. She began theater as a child, then attended the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute Acting Conservatory and recently graduated from UCLA’s TV/Film Development Program. She works in Los Angeles in film, TV, and theater. In her free time she can be found hiking with her dog (Scilly), studying languages, or horseback riding.

Wes Spaulding

Wes Spaulding (he/him) is a transgender filmmaker, musician, and actor of stage & film. He is a Powerhouse Theater alumni (2018) and some accolades of note include starring in a queer short film, Mr. Harris, touring the country with queer punk band Doll Skin, and playing bass for the three piece transmasc band called The Pussyboys. In his free time he enjoys being in nature and hanging out with his 5 pets.

Latisha Di Venuto

Latisha is an actor, writer, director, comedian, and hip-hop artist, who is best known for playing Athena Dante on HBO's Girls, her comedic music videos, and her narrative independent short film Chocolate Milk which had it's international debut at Raindance Film Festival. Her main vision as an artist is to make people laugh, feel loved, and understand new perspectives through the unique stories she tells with music, narrative projects, and characters she gets to play.

Michele Mueller

Michele Mueller is thrilled for the world premiere of Wellness Wednesday. Her career spans Off-Broadway, television, regional theater, and voiceover work. As the founder and Artistic Director of Better Than Broadway Productions, she has spent the last 27 years directing and mentoring thousands of aspiring young performers. Stage credits include her debut with Misfits Theater Company, appearing in She Loves Me (Ilona Ritter) this July, Curtains (Carmen Bernstein) and James and the Giant Peach (Ladahlord). Screen credits include voicing Janet in the animated pilot Loaners (YouTube), for which she also composed the theme song.

Jessica 'Phoenix' Leonard

Jessica Phoenix is a multidisciplinary actress, stunt artist and performer with a passion for bold storytelling. Entertaining on both stage and screen she’s recently acted, danced, and performed stunts in productions such as The Glow: A Student of the Last Dragon (Vivid Vision Films), Savants & Savages (idareproductions), The Amen Corner with Dreamhouse Productions, Moby Dick Blues at La MaMa Experimental Theatre. Devoted to her craft she embraces the nuances of each role with curiosity, honing the skills needed to truly embody characters. Phoenix looks forward to empowering, inspiring, and moving audiences through art.

Josie Lovage Gramig

Josie Lovage Gramig is a writer, artist, filmmaker, Family Support Professional, Birth and Postpartum Doula, and a collector of experiences that have a way of finding her. Originally from Kentucky and now based in Los Angeles, she holds a BFA in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and trained in ballet and contemporary dance for 14 years. She loves stories about advocacy, self-discovery, and the chaos of a changing world. Wellness Wednesday grew out of her fascination with wellness culture, found family, and what happens when young people go looking for answers in all the wrong—and sometimes right—places.

Adam Taubenslag

Adam Taubenslag (he/they) is an actor, filmmaker, playwright, and teacher from New Jersey. He holds a BFA in Filmmaking with a concentration in Screenwriting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Credits: PEEL (Producer), NYCTOPHOBIA (Writer), and Back in Action (Post PA). He is also the Producer and Editor of ACAM: Free to Create, releasing later this year.

Adam currently serves as a Board Member and Drama Teaching Artist with the Angelica Center for Arts and Music. Adam was Artistic Director at MCC Theater Camp in New Jersey for 6 years, where he focused on building self-esteem and fostering creativity through the arts. 

Wellness Wednesday is an ode to his college years, expressing the frustrations and learning experiences of an education experienced through a pandemic.

Abril Rodriguez

Abril “Arod” Rodriguez is a stage and production manager, lighting designer, and sound designer with several years of experience in theater and live events. Based in Los Angeles and New York City, she is a graduate of Northeastern University and a longtime collaborator with The Actors Company. She is excited to be part of this production and hopes you enjoy the show.

Olivia Ku

Olivia Ku is a SAG-AFTRA Certified Intimacy Coordinator and Intimacy Director working across film, television, verticals, and theater. With over 150 productions to her credit, she loves collaborating with directors, producers, performers, and creative teams to bring intimate storytelling to life in a way that supports both the creative vision and the people behind it. As a strong advocate for mental health, survivors, and trauma-informed care, she is especially passionate about working with diverse casts and young performers navigating intimacy scenes for the first time. She loves partnering with creative teams to find thoughtful solutions that honor both the story and the people telling it.

Lily Adams

Lily Adams is an upcoming and award-winning sound designer, re-recording mixer, and audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California. Lily got their B.F.A in Sound Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Credits include Alden Enhrenreich’s Shadowbrother Sunday, LEGO’s Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, and John Mulaney Presents “Everybody’s in LA”. An eager and passionate lover of post production and all things audio. They believe in the power of sound.

Nick Geracie

Nick Geracie is a Los-Angeles based artist, musician, composer and songwriter. He boasts a wealth of experience as session specialist and a producer, including working with Grammy-nominated producers and vocal arranging for major label syndicates. Scoring Wellness Wednesday marks Nick’s return to the stage for the first time since he served as Musical Director on a Santa Cruz-based independent production of American Idiot: The Musical in the fall of 2015.

Zachary Seaton Lewis

Zachary Seaton Lewis is an LA native happy to be working somewhere sunny after a couple years in New York. Zac studied theatre design and production at Sarah Lawrence College and since returning to LA has thrown himself into the regional and independent theatre scenes, working at venues including Eastwood Revival, the Stephanie Feury Studio Theater, Fanatic Salon, and A Noise Within, as well as numerous productions at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.