MEET THE
CAST CREATIVE
GAMZE CEYLANEVELYN
ALISON CIMMETNELLE
DELIA CUNNINGHAMJUDE
ANA CRUZ KAYNELILY
SHAKUR TOLLIVERJULIAN
DAMIAN YOUNGTHOM
NICHOLAS DELANYUNDERSTUDY
DOMÉNICA FERAUD UNDERSTUDY
REBECCA HIROTAUNDERSTUDY
GAMZE CEYLANEVELYN
Theatre: Noura (dir. Taibi Magar/Guthrie); Lidless (dir. Seth Rozin/InterAct); Field, Awakening (dir. Tatiana Pandiani/Signature-Ford St.); There is a Field (dir. Noelle Ghoussaini); The Wishing Tree (dir. Awoye Timpo); Twelfth Night (Aquila/Lincoln Center Inst.); The Director, Linus & Alora (Flea Theater). TV/Film: “FBI” (CBS), “Tales of the City” (Netflix), “Seven Seconds” (Netflix), “Law & Order: SVU,” “Funny Valentine,” Ben is Back (dir. Peter Hedges), Leylak (Special Mention, Tribeca 2021), This Time, Roadkill, Little Syria, Louder Than Words, David. gamzeceylan.com
ALISON CIMMETNELLE
Broadway: Gary; Amélie; She Loves Me; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Bonnie & Clyde; Baby, It’s You!; A Tale of Two Cities. NYC/Regional favorites: Preparedness (Bushwick Starr); Romeo & Juliet (Westport Country Playhouse); A Christmas Carol (McCarter); Into the Woods (Fiasco/Old Globe); 3 Kinds of Exile (Atlantic Theater). Film/TV: Wrath of Becky, Big Sick, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Ray Donovan,” “Blacklist,” “Younger,” “Bull,” “Evil,” “Dickinson.” Training: Brown University, The Actors Center. alisoncimmet.com
DELIA CUNNINGHAMJUDE
Delia Cunningham is thrilled to be making her Off-Broadway debut in someone spectacular. Theatre: Ivo Van Hove’s production of A View from the Bridge (Ahmanson/Kennedy Center); TV: “Paper Girls” (Amazon), “City on Fire” (Apple TV+), “Elementary” (CBS), “Madam Secretary” (CBS). Delia is a graduate of Northwestern University and LaGuardia High School and was a YoungArts winner for Theatre. Huge thanks to cast, crew, and family!
ANA CRUZ KAYNELILY
Film: Barbie, Jerry and Marge Go Large, Little Women, Saint Janet, Uncertainty, Another Earth. Television: “Painkiller,” “Lioness,” “Partner Track,” “The Enemy Within,” “The Bold Type,” “Bull,” “Blue Bloods,” “Louie,” “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order.”
SHAKUR TOLLIVERJULIAN
Shakur Tolliver is an actor and playwright. Here are selected credits and collaborators Shakur loves: MCC (soft – 2023 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee), Shotgun Players (Passing Strange – 2023 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Nominee), Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (Jesus Hopped The A Train), Chisa Hutchinson, Donja R. Love, reg e. gaines, Whitney White. Shoutout to my Reps! To Rodney, Grandma, Poppop, and Ma — Thank You Eternally. Insta: @ss_tolliver Website: Shakurtolliver.com
DAMIAN YOUNGTHOM
Damian Young has over 100 credited roles in film and TV. Some recent work includes “Ozark,” “House of Cards,” “The Comeback,” Snowpiercer, Birdman, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. He has acted on and Off-Broadway and regionally, most recently in Theresa Rebeck’s What We’re Up Against at WP Theater. He is also teacher. Alongside his wife Welker White and their company, The Moving Frame, he brings screen acting intensives to acting programs across the country and abroad. Damian is a proud member of The Actors Center.
NICHOLAS DELANYUNDERSTUDY
Nicholas Delany brings decades of life in NYC to his Signature Theatre debut. Theater: NY International Fringe Festival, La MaMa, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Cherry Lane, Metropolitan Playhouse. Graduate of Wynn Handman Studio, UCB Theatre, British American Drama Academy. TV: “FBI,” “The Equalizer,” “Julia.” Loves handball, Saabs, and cat Mewy.
DOMÉNICA FERAUD UNDERSTUDY
Doménica Feraud is a first-generation Ecuadorian writer, producer, and actor from New York City. Her groundbreaking play Rinse, Repeat premiered at the Signature Theatre in 2019 (NYT Critics’ Pick). After the viral success of The Movie Star and Me and The 26-Year-Old Virgin, Feraud’s debut book, You Are What You See, will be released next summer. Off-Broadway: Rinse, Repeat (Signature); The Wild Parrots of Campbell (Cherry Lane). Film/TV: Life After You, “Law & Order: SVU.” BA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Thank you to Pablo and Nathalie, for everything. @domenicaferaud
REBECCA HIROTAUNDERSTUDY
NY: Poor Yella Rednecks, Vietgone (MTC), and Romeo & Juliet (CSC). Regional: Guthrie, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Denver Center, Cincinnati Playhouse, City Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. TV: “New Amsterdam,” “Magnum PI,” “Gossip Girl,” “Law & Order,” “Elementary” and “Unforgettable.” MFA Columbia, BA Boston. Thanks to her Hubs, framily, & PLP.
B3-A12 PRODUCER
B3-A12 is committed to telling stories that have been overlooked, uplifting underrepresented voices, and making theatre more accessible. Our goal is to go where there is silence and make noise. Formed in honor of Nathalie Feraud-Salame, someone spectacular is our first production.
PAIGE EVANSPRODUCER
As Artistic Director of Signature Theatre from 2016–2023, Paige oversaw the premieres of Dave Malloy’s Octet, Katori Hall’s The Hot Wing King (Pulitzer Prize), Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, Sam Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody and The Comeuppance, among others. From 2008–2016, as the inaugural Artistic Director of LCT3, Paige stewarded more than 20 premieres, including David Adjmi’s Stunning, Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles, Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced (Pulitzer Prize), Greg Pierce’s Slowgirl, and Dave Malloy’s Preludes. As Associate Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club, Paige championed and developed David Auburn’s Proof, John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, and David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole and commissioned Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy.
MARGARET LEIGHPRODUCER
Margaret Leigh is a proud mother, wife, and feminist who is humbled to be a part of someone spectacular. She is the founder of Turnkey Theatrical, a New York City general management firm specializing in readings, and passionate about her work with the nonprofit Open Stage Project.
DOMÉNICA FERAUD PLAYWRIGHT
Doménica Feraud is a first-generation Ecuadorian writer, producer, and actor from New York City. Her groundbreaking play Rinse, Repeat premiered at the Signature Theatre in 2019 (NYT Critics’ Pick). After the viral success of The Movie Star and Me and The 26-Year-Old Virgin, Feraud’s debut book, You Are What You See, will be released next summer. Off-Broadway: Rinse, Repeat (Signature); The Wild Parrots of Campbell (Cherry Lane). Film/TV: Life After You, “Law & Order: SVU.” BA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Thank you to Pablo and Nathalie, for everything. @domenicaferaud
DOTSSCENIC DESIGN
dots is an award-winning design collective based in NYC. Originally from Colombia, South Africa, and Japan, they are Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Andrew Moerdyk, and Kimie Nishikawa. Recent highlights include the Broadway productions of An Enemy of the People (Tony Award® nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Play); Appropriate (Tony Award®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding Scenic Design); The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window; and Oh, Mary! (upcoming). Recent awards include a 2024 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Design and a 2023 Henry Hewes Design Award. designbydots.com.
SIENA ZOË ALLEN COSTUME DESIGN
Siena Zoë Allen is a New York-based costume designer for theatre, opera, and film. Her work has been seen at Carnegie Hall, Boston Pops, La MaMa, the cell, Irish Repertory Theater, 59E59, and more. Film and streaming credits include The Last 5 Years (Out of the Box Theatrics) and the upcoming release Long Pork (Madhouse Films, 2025). She is a Princess Grace Award Winner and has an MFA from NYU Tisch. More at sienazoeallen.com.
OONA CURLEYLIGHTING DESIGN
Oona Curley (they/them) is a lighting and scenic designer. Frequent/favorite collaborators include Knud Adams, Tara Ahmadinejad, John Anselmo+Crew, Eliza Bent, Martha Graham Cracker, Jordan Fein, Morgan Green, Emma Griffin, Ásta Bennie Hostetter, Qween Jean, Jenn Kidwell, Jes Levine, Gunnar Montana, Kimie Nishikawa, StoliStolnack, Awoye Timpo, Annie Tippe, and Whitney White. Curley is a company member of Lightning Rod Special (Underground Railroad Game, The Appointment). Associate artist: Bearded Ladies Cabaret, member USA829. MFA: NYU/Tisch. oonacurley.com
MIKAAL SULAIMANSOUND DESIGN
Broadway: Enemy of the People, Doubt, Thanksgiving Play, Fat Ham, Death of a Salesman, Cost of Living, Macbeth, Thoughts of a Colored Man. Off-Broadway: pray (Ars Nova), Primary Trust (Roundabout), On Sugarland (NYTW), Sanctuary City (NYTW), Fairview (Soho Rep), Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova) among others. Awards: Tony Award® nom, Drama Desk nom(s), Obie Award(s), Creative Capital Award, Henry Hewes Award(s), Audelco Award, and CTG Sherwood Award. www.mikaal.com
CONRAD WOOLFE, CSA
& LEIGH ANN SMITH, CSACASTING
Founded by Leigh Ann Smith, and Conrad Woolfe, Indigo Casting is an ambitious, inclusive office that values trust, integrity, and authenticity throughout the casting process. They have a combined 20+ years of experience and work in all mediums, including television, film, theater, commercials, and voiceover. Projects include Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+), Wild Animals, Pickleback, Sueño. indigocasting.co
THE PRESS ROOMPRESS REPRESENTATIVE
Broadway: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, A Wonderful World, Patriots. Off-Broadway: Blue Man Group, Stalker. Upcoming: Female Troubles, Sugar Daddy. Recent credits: Prima Facie, Paradise Square, Three Tall Women, The Waverly Gallery. Clients include Barrington Stage Company, Folksbiene, Paper Mill Playhouse, Vineyard Theatre, The Wooster Group. thepressroomnyc.com
CHERYL DENNIS PRODUCTIONSGENERAL MANAGEMENT
Cheryl Dennis Productions has worked as a general, company and theatre manager for 20 years on 40-plus distinguished and award-winning productions. Broadway theatre management highlights include American Buffalo, Oklahoma!, Once on This Island, Fun Home. Company manager highlights: Barefoot in the Park, Golda’s Balcony, Metamorphoses, True West, tick…tick…BOOM!, The Last Five Years.
TATIANA PANDIANIDIRECTOR
Tatiana Pandiani is a writer, director, and choreographer who works in English and Spanish. She’s the creator of bilingual musical Azul (Jonathan Larson Winner, NAMT, O’Neill, Goodspeed) which has sold out shows at 54 Below and Joe’s Pub. Recent: Indecent (Perseverance, Alaska), Our Town (DTC), Torera (Alley). Upcoming: Fish (Signature, NYC), Dial M (Cincinatti Playhouse). Tatiana received a Lucille Lortel Alcove commission for her play Hinge Baby; her film How to Fix Grief was a selection and award recipient for Film in Focus and NYFA Awards. New Play Development: La Jolla Playhouse, Milwakee Rep, Miami New Drama, Westport, Cleveland Playhouse. NYTW 2050 Felowship. Columbia MFA. Reps: UTA & Brillstein. www.tatianapandiani.com / www.azulthemusical.com