Ken Urban

PLAYWRIGHT

Ken Urban is a playwright, screenwriter and musician. His play A Guide for the Homesick recently closed its extended run at the DR2, directed by Shira Milikowsky. His plays have been produced by Huntington Theatre Company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Trafalgar Studios in the West End, Studio Theatre, 59E59 Theatres, London’s Theatre503, First Floor Theater, and The Public Theatre/Summer Play Festival. He is a four-time recipient of the prestigious MacDowell Fellowship and his audio play Vapor Trail was selected for the 2022 Tribeca Festival’s Audio Storytelling series then released as part of Playwrights Horizons’ Sound Stage. Awards include Venturous Theater Fund Finishing Commission, EST/Alfred P. Sloan Science & Technology Project Commission, Weissberger Playwriting Award, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, Independent Reviewers of New England’s Award for Best New Script, Headlands Artist Residency, Millay Arts Residency, Dramatist Guild Fellowship, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship. He was recently awarded the 2024 Blue Ink Playwriting Award by Chicago’s American Blues Theater and was one of three winners of the 2023 A is For Playwriting Contest for plays about reproductive justice. He is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and an affiliated writer at the Playwrights’ Center. Ken wrote the screenplay for the feature-film adaptation of The Happy Sad, directed by Rodney Evans. His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service/Broadway Licensing. He leads the band Occurrence and their latest album Real Friend comes out this month. His first TV pilot The Art of Listening was optioned by ITV and Madison Wells Media. He is currently writing a feature film. Ken is the Senior Lecturer of Theater Arts and Director of Dramatic Writing at MIT. He lives in Washington Heights with his partner, Johnny. www.kenurban.org 

JACK SERIO

DIRECTOR

Jack Serio is an Obie award-winning New York theatre director. This winter he directed the world premiere of Samuel D. Hunter’s Grangeville at Signature Theatre. He also directed the critically acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya staged in a Flatiron loft. The production earned 3 Drama Desk nominations including Best Revival and for it, he was named a "New King of Culture" in Town & Country Magazine. More recently, he directed the U.S. premiere of The Animal Kingdom at The Connelly Theater Upstairs and the return engagement of On Set with Theda Bara at The Brick. He also directed the celebrated U.S. premiere of This Beautiful Future at The Cherry Lane Theater, a NY Times Critic's Pick.  His work has been seen at Playwrights Horizons, Signature, Ars Nova, Clubbed Thumb, 59e59, Cherry Lane, Theaterlab, The Brick, Theater for the New City, and The Pearl Theater Company. He is an alum of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. BFA: NYU. www.jackfserio.com

JUAN CASTANO*

EDWIN

Juan Castano • Theatre: Toros (2nd Stage), The Inheritance (Geffen Playhouse), Romeo y Julieta (The Public), Transfers (MCC, Lucille Lortel Award ‘Best Lead Actor in a Play’), Parallelogram (Second Stage), Oedipus El Rey (The Public, Drama League nomination). Film: Red, White, & Royal Blue (Amazon), Rob Peace (Netflix). TV: FBI (CBS), The Great North (Fox), What/If (Netflix), Tales of the City (Netflix), The OA (Netflix). Juan received the Drama Desk’s highly coveted Sam Norkin Award for Excellence in Off-Broadway Theatre. Endless thanks to Rebekah Stellick for your insight and patience with me on every role.

Julia Chan*

MARGARET

Julia Chan was most recently seen in Marin Ireland’s Pre-Existing Condition (dir. Maria Dizzia). Theatre: Uncle Vanya (dir. Jack Serio); original cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story, Nöel Coward Theatre, West End. Selected TV and Film: Before (Apple), Accused (Fox), Will Trent (ABC), Archive 81 (Netflix), Katy Keene (CW) and BoJack Horseman (Netflix).

Ryan Spahn*

CHRISTIAN

Ryan Spahn was in the original off-Broadway casts of The Antiquities (Playwrights Horizons), Jordans (Public), Merry Me (NYTW), Good Enemy (Audible), Last Podcast On Earth (The Tank), Jane Anger (New Ohio), How To Load A Musket (59e59), Daniel's Husband (Westside), Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow (MCC), Exit Strategy (Primary Stages), Gloria (Vineyard, Pulitzer finalist), as well as the revival of Summer & Smoke (CSC). On TV, some credits include Zero Day, Elsbeth, AHS: Delicate, Succession, Modern Love, The Bite, Chicago: P.D., and The Blacklist. Ryan co-wrote the film He’s Way More Famous Than You with Halley Feiffer, and his play, Inspired By True Events, premiered in a green room during Out of the Box Theatrics' Obie-winning season. Juilliard, BFA. 

AVI AMON

SOUND DESIGN & ORIGINAL MUSIC

Avi Amon is a Turkish-American composer and sound artist. Theater work includes music, songs, & sound design for projects at: Ars Nova, NYTW, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Page73, Signature Theater, The Public, Target Margin, and Waterwell. Avi’s film scores have been featured at Cannes, Disney, DOCNYC, HBO, Hulu, Slamdance, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and the 2024 Venice Biennale, among others. Recent highlights: original score for the feature film, The Fisherman, dir. Zoey Martinson (Venice); music & sound design for The Following Evening w/600 Highwaymen (PAC NYC); and two new musicals: The Lesson w/Nolan Doran and Ty Defoe, dir. Raja Feather Kelly (Ars Nova), and Through the Sunken Lands w/Tim Lord (Kennedy Center). Current/Upcoming: Avi’s score for the documentary, Everything You Have Is Yours, is available on all streaming platforms and Mother/Road, a multimedia performance piece exploring grief & memory, will premiere at The Shed in 2026. Avi is a MacDowell Fellow and has received artistic support from the Jonathan Larson Grant, Berkeley Rep, Dramatists Guild, Goodspeed, Mercury Store, New Music USA, The O’Neill, Rhinebeck, and others. Avi is the music director at the 52nd Street Project and teaches at NYU Tisch. www.aviamon.com.

BRANDON BULLS

ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN

Brandon Bulls (he/him) is a sound designer and composer based in Brooklyn. Brandon is a member of the IATSE Local United Scenic Artists 829, and the Theatrical Sound Designers & Composers Association. B.M. in Music Composition, Minor in Music History & B.A. in Theater from UIW. Off-Broadway: Primary Trust - Roundabout Theater (Assc.), Elyria - Atlantic Theater (Assc.), Fiddler on the Roof - New World Stages (Assc.), Sabbath's Theater - The New Group (Assc.), Angry Alan - Studio Seaview (Assc.), The Counter - Roundabout Theater (Asst.), A Woman Among Women - The Bushwick Starr (Assc.), All The World’s a Stage - Theater Row (Asst.), Stalker - New World Stages (Asst.), Wedding Band - TFANA (Assc.). Off-Off Broadway: NINA - Theaterlab, On Set With Theda Bara - Transport Group/ The Brick, Phantasmagoria - The Tank, Cosmic Cherry Festival - Court Square Theater, The Fantastic Fellowship - Under St. Marks, Scouts - The Players Theater. Regional: The Half-God Of Rainfall - American Repertory Theater (Assc.), Sex Variants of 1941 (Asst.) - NYU Skirball, Tempo - Williamstown Theater Festival, The Pittsburgh Free Press - Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute, The Trojan Women - Atlantic Acting School, Hedda Gabler - Atlantic Acting School, Der Ring Gott Farblondjet - Columbia University, Matilda - The Spence School. www.brandon-bulls.com

AVERY REED

COSTUME DESIGN

Avery Reed is a Brooklyn-based costume designer who delights in working with all types of performers. Recent credits include: On Set With Theda Bara (The Brick), Tender Napalm (Theaterlab), Patience (Second Stage), GNIT (TFANA), Macbeth/A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Double Feature), Buggy Baby (APAC), Ransom (Arts On Site), Only Human (St. Clements), Marriage of Figaro (Curtis Institute), Ten Days In A Mad House (Opera Philadelphia), Bulrusher (West Edge Opera), Lysistrata (Mannes Opera), Brut Force (Brut Force LLC), Martin Eden (Kingdom County Productions), The Abandoned (C Plus Pictures). IATSE USA 829, MFA NYU Tisch. www.averyreed.com

Stacey Derosier

LIGHTING DESIGN

Broadway: The Last Five Years (Hudson Theatre). Off-Broadway: Grangeville (Signature Theatre), Teeth (Playwrights Horizons), The Counter and The Refuge Plays (Roundabout Theatre), The Welkin (Atlantic Theater), Daphne (LCT3), All The Devils Are Here (DR2), The Half-God of Rainfall (NYTW), Uncle Vanya (O'Henry), On Set With Theda Bara (Exponential Festival), Wedding Band (TFANA). Awards: Obie Design Award 2023, AUDELCO Award 2022 & 2023, Lilly Award Daryl Roth Prize 2018.

FRANK J. OLIVA

SCENIC DESIGN

Frank J Oliva is a Cuban-American Stage Designer. With Jack Serio: On Set With Theda Bara (Transport Group, Henry Hewes nomination), This Beautiful Future (Cherry Lane / TheatreLab, NYTimes Critic’s Pick), Our Town, Kin (Playwrights Downtown) and Alone, Together. Recent work includes A Knock on the Roof (Royal Court Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop), Le Nozze di Figaro (Curtis Opera) and King James (George Street Playhouse). Frank’s work is the recipient of Carbonell, Silver Palm and Innovative Theatre Awards, and the 2022 OperaAmerica Director/Designer Prize. His work has been featured at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and profiled in VoyageMIA and Visa Magazines. Member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and United Scenic Artists. Frank trained in Theatre Design at New York University. www.frankjoliva.com

ZACH BRECHEEN*

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Zach Brecheen is an NYC-based Stage Manager. Broadway: Oh, Mary!, The Hills of California, Mother Play, Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway: We Are Your Robots (TFANA); KATE (Connelly Theater); Less Lonely (Greenwich House); Half-God of Rainfall (New York Theatre Workshop); Oliver! (NYCC Encores); Stereophonic, Catch as Catch Can, Corsicana, Tambo & Bones (Playwrights Horizons).

EVERYMAN AGENCY

PRESS

Everyman Agency is a communications firm promoting complex ideas, mostly in the arts. Founded by John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency builds awareness and provokes action for cultural organizations and individual artists by putting impactful storytelling, strategic thinking, and meaningful relationships at the heart of its work. Clients include Ars Nova, Axis Theatre Company, En Garde Arts, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Rattlestick Theater, Target Margin Theater, and TheaterWorks Hartford, among others. www.everymanagency.com

jacob stuckelman

PRODUCER & GENERAL MANAGER

Jacob Stuckelman is a theatrical producer and manager focused on sharing new and challenging stories that explore and excavate the darker corners of the human experience to make sense of them. Current Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending. Previous: Parade (Tony Award), Merrily We Roll Along (Tony Award), Sea Wall / A Life (Tony Nomination), I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire. In development: Other People’s Houses by Daniel Aukin and Emily Feldman. Film: Broadway Rising. Jacob has worked with companies such as Wicked at David Stone Productions, BOND Theatrical as their General Manager, 321 Theatrical Management, AKA UK, 1st National Tour of The Band’s Visit, 1st National Tour of Summer The Donna Summer Musical, New York Theatre Workshop, Nancy Manocherian the cell theatre, and Circle in the Square among others. Jacob is proud to serve as a member of the Associate Board of Classic Stage Company in New York City, Associate Member of The Broadway League, and is legally represented by Jason Baruch at Sendroff & Baruch, LLP. 

Andrew Patino

PRODUCER & MARKETING

Andrew Patino is a New York City-based theatrical producer and the founder of a full-service creative marketing agency. He works extensively in commercial theatre and mission-driven arts around the world. Current Broadway/Off-Broadway credits include Dead Outlaw, The Last Five Years, and Heathers. Select Previous credits: I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire and The Secret Garden. Andrew is the lead producer of Joey Contreras’ new musical In Pieces, which has garnered a large digital fanbase (Follow us: @inpiecesmusical). Marketing highlights: Kowalski (Off-Broadway), Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream (Broadway), and Reefer Madness (LA Revival).

Gwen Mileti

BRANDING & DESIGN

Gwen Mileti is a Connecticut-based designer and writer specializing in design for theatrical productions and creative institutions. She is passionate about creating impactful design solutions that empower new works and mission-driven organizations to leave a lasting impression. Select past credits include Kowalski (Off-Broadway), Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream (Broadway), Reefer Madness (LA revival), I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, and King of Pangea.

Matt Krauss

PRODUCER

Matt Krauss is a New York City–based producer and creative dedicated to shepherding theatrical productions that invite audiences to lean in—especially helpful in a 40-seat venue, where you’re already pretty close! He is currently a co-producer on The Last Five Years, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, and previously the 2023 Broadway revival of Parade. He was an associate producer on both the New York and London productions of I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire. Matt currently works as an assistant in the executive office of The Shubert Organization.

Kyle Rogers

PRODUCER

Kyle Rogers is proudly making his lead producing debut with Danger and Opportunity alongside his partners at Regular People. Kyle has been involved in a variety of theatre productions on and off Broadway, including Maybe Happy Ending, The Last Five Years, Dead Outlaw, Romeo + Juliet, Suffs, Harmony, Fatherland, and I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire.

ELIAS HUSIAK

VENUE COORDINATOR

ELIAS HUSIAK (he/him/any) is a NYC born-and-raised performer, director and co-founder of East Village Basement. He's performed all around NYC including The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center (National Queer Theatre), BAM Fisher, Pregones/PRTT (R.Evolucion Latina), National Sawdust (Beth Morrison Projects) and New World Stages. Graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse and Ithaca College (BFA Musical Theatre) IG: @elihusiak -- www.eliashusiak.com.

VENUE

EAST VILLAGE BASEMENT

EAST VILLAGE BASEMENT is a newly opened multipurpose theatre/arts space located in the heart of the East Village, one of New York City’s most vibrant artistic neighborhoods. The space is designed like a cozy living room, providing an intimate and creative atmosphere for small-scale shows, readings, rehearsals, events and more. www.eastvillagebasement.com.

Thank you

The production would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Jeffrey Steinman, Alex Donnelly, Ibiza NYC (Chrys), Johnny Husiak, David Greenspan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), William Kennon, Martin Benesh, and MacDowell.