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Outer Space
Written, Directed, and Performed by Zoe Ray Prawda
Synopsis
Stranded without radio contact, an astronaut considers their place in the universe.
Bio
Zoe Ray Prawda (DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHT, PERFORMER) is a Brooklyn born musician and juggler. They have an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Zoe has had her play Sin Blanca and her musical The Gardener (co-written with Jameson May) performed at Chain Theatre’s One Act Festival in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Recently, Zoe has acted in the play Can You Hear the Pigeons? and the musical Johnny Doo Wop Dracula at Theatre for the New City. They have played with the Queer Big Apple Corps Symphonic and Marching Bands in their drumline since 2024, as well as their recently formed Percussion Ensemble which is called, "Road Work Ahead? I Sure Hope It Does". @thetunefulbard
The Replacement
Written and directed by Gabriella Arianna
SYNOPSIS
A writer struggling to find work takes a job teaching Ella, a prototype AI humanoid, how to “sound human.” It goes downhill from there.
BIOS
Gabrielle Cody (ELLA) is a New York based actor and writer working across theater, film and new media mediums. She began training at the age of fourteen for stage and soon fell in love with on-camera acting. Her recent stage credits include The Diary of Anne Frank, It's a Wonderful Life, Skeletons, and Desperate Turpentine. On-screen she's appeared in Evil Talks: Chilling Confessions on the ID Channel, along with recent indie films such as Cast Party, LOUsley Based, and Stuck On The Corner of Hope. She's worked for companies such as Prada, Teen Vogue, and Samsung across print ads, commercials, and new media projects. She is passionate about the arts and sharing people's stories across the stage and on-screen. Gabrielle wants to give a huge thanks to her parents for their unwavering support throughout the years! For contact info and to see more visit www.gabriellecody.com or @gabrielleccody on Instagram!
Sami Binder (EDEN) is a lifelong theatre artist. Primarily a performer, they have also dabbled in stage managing, directing, and other creative & crew roles. They especially love working on new & original projects. They are a mentor with EPIC Players, a neuroinclusive theatre company, and have worked with other groups such as Breaking the Binary Theatre, Script Club NYC, and Honest Accomplice Theatre. A proud hater of JK Rowling & all transphobes. For my Dad, thank you for the days.
Sebastian Kim (EMPLOYEE) is an NYC-based actor working across theater, film, and television. Recent credits include Who’d Love Lucy? at The Flea, Love Life at The Tank, Skeletons at the New York Theater Festival, and the indie shorts Slumber Party and Transaction Cancelled, which he also wrote and directed. He started out as a child actor, working across theater, commercials, and film, before studying English and Cinema Studies at Bowdoin College and later assisting producer Anthony Katagas. He currently lives in Brooklyn.
Gabriella Arianna (Writer/Director) is a writer and artist from the Jersey Shore. Her work has been published in Levitate Literary and Art Magazine, Apricity Magazine, Trace Fossils Review, The F-Word, Quake, Crossings: Swarthmore Undergraduate Feminist Research Journal, and Moonstone Arts Center's New Voices Anthology. Gabriella has produced and directed her plays at The Tank Theatre, The Chain Theatre, and The New York Theatre Festival. She received her Master’s Degree in English, along with her Bachelor’s in English and Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She currently lives in New York City. IG: @gabriella_arianna
to be borned
Written by Ahreumbi Rew
Directed by Asta Trivedi
Synopsis
In the sweltering silence of a desolate post-apocalypse, a scientist (Willow) dying of tuberculosis builds a robotic replica of the daughter (Belize).
Cast Bios
Daniela Cusi is a Peruvian actress and producer trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She holds a degree in Communications, shaping her approach to storytelling. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, she has performed across theater and film, with credits including The Dead Ones and her New York debut in Electric Syrup, The Wolves, The Cherry Orchard, and The Wish. She recently starred in Three Sea Stories as part of the 2026 HB Studio Residency.
Paris Lee is thrilled to be part of this production. A recent graduate of NYU Tisch, she trained at the Strasberg Institute, Experimental Theatre Wing (ETW), and RADA. Her recent credits include Blood in My Mouth by Julia Poll with Brooklyn Stage Company. Endless love to Sesame, the best cat in the world.
Sara Manos (VIOLINIST) holds a BFA in Costume Design from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts as well as a Double Major in Politics from the College of Arts and Science. She has been playing the violin for most of her life and is thrilled to be performing in this production. Past credits include Broadway’s Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Costumes Intern), Tisch Drama Stage’s Sweat (Costume Designer), and Tisch Drama Stage’s Sweeney Todd (Costume Co-Designer).
Creative team Bios
ahreumbi rew (aka rew) (PLAYWRIGHT) is a South Korean multidisciplinary storyteller with an international background. She spent her childhood in Seoul, her school years in Jakarta and New York, and now finds home in friendships all around the world! Her creative universe is best represented through apokaliff works (instagram: @apokaliff), the creative collective she founded to develop and produce original works. instagram: @ahreumbi ; email: rewahreumbi@gmail.com ; website: https://ahreumbi.carrd.co/
Asta Trivedi (DIRECTOR) is an interdisciplinary theatre director & creator originating from Bangalore, India, aiming to work seamlessly between new plays, physical theatre, and Shakespeare. Previous credits for conceiving and directing, in Playwrights Horizons Theater School, include: Prometheus Bound (work-in-progress), The World Under the Magnifying Glass, Philistia. She holds BFA in Drama from NYU, graduating Summa Cum Laude. https://www.astatrivedi.com/
Kennedy (Kenn) Chew (PRODUCTION MANAGER) is a multidisciplinary artist studying Collaborative Arts at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a minor in Producing. She is super excited to be part of this project! kennedychew.com
Julia Freitas-Gordon (They/Them) (STAGEMANAGER)is a multimedia and performing artist recently graduated from NYU Tisch in Drama, with a minor in Film/TV and Interactive Media Arts, who now works in theater, film, events and beyond. They are so excited and grateful to have worked on this amazing new piece of work with such a talented team. Thank you for coming, enjoy the show! (Instagram: @jjuliaarose & @juliafgportfolio)
Signy (PUPPETRY) is an actor, director, puppeteer, and senior at NYU Tisch. She's appeared as Viv in Ohio Play (Theatre under St. Marks, Soho Playhouse), Hamlet in Hamlet (SITS), the Rehearsal for Truth festival, and various student-led projects. She most recently built puppets for Auggie Dreams of The End at PHTS & is thrilled to do it again for To Be Borned. She completed her primary training at PHTS and will spend her senior year at Adler and ETW.
Nina Ganyard(COSTUME DESIGNER) is delighted to be part of “To Be Borned”. Select credits include: “I Have Loved Strangers” (Costume Designer, NYU Tisch Drama Stage), “The World Under The Magnifying Glass” (Co-Costume Designer, NYU Playwrights), “The Rhino” (Costume Designer, NYU Tisch Student Works), “Parrots At The Pagoda” (Wardrobe Supervisor, Pregones Theatre), “Sweeney Todd” (Wardrobe Supervisor, NYU TDS).