6 Month Rule
By Nate Oaks
Bios
ROMA WELSH – Josie
Roma Welsh is thrilled to be making her Chain Theatre and NYC debut! She is a recent graduate from Emerson College with a BFA Acting degree, which she is excited to start putting to use in New York! She would like to thank the incredible team of The Six Month Rule, her friends, her family, and always her cat and dog.
CHERISE VAUGHN – Dot
Cherise Vaughn is a native New York actress. She is known for playing Mrs. Washington in the feature film The Valley Beneath Us. She has worked on many short films and won numerous awards in 2025. She is excited to be back on stage and she’s ready to dig in.
NATE OAKS – Ted / Writer
Nate Oaks is overjoyed to be making his Chain Theatre and playwrighting DEBUT! Nate is a recent graduate from Emerson College and is so excited to share this story with the city that raised him. He is most well known for playing Florence Cromwell in the 2024 feature film Glory and Gore. Nate wants to thank his amazing team, his supportive family, girlfriend, and his brilliant writing teacher Andrew Clarke. You can continue to follow Nate on Instagram @nateoaks_ and TikTok @nateoaks.
SOPHIA GENNUSA – Director
Sophia Gennusa is a recent graduate of Emerson College with a degree in Media Psychology and a focus on Multimedia Production. She is known for “Matilda the Musical” and “Dr. Zhivago” on Broadway. Additionally, she appeared in “The Enemy Within” on NBC. She is incredibly grateful to the cast of 6 Month Rule for this opportunity and their hard work.
Bummer Man!
Written by Elijah Shaheen
Directed by Ernie Shaheen
SYNOPSIS
After losing his high paying job as Junior CFO to a major tech company, Lucas Martelli must face his greatest fear: moving back in with his parents and his older, unemployed, layabout brother.
BIOS
Elijah Shaheen (PLAYWRIGHT) is a New York based writer, director, composer, and actor; who is thrilled and honored to be presenting his piece, Bummer Man, at the Chain Theatre Festival. He is a Cum Laude SUNY Purchase alumni and has written several short plays/films, as well as a 2-act stage musical he hopes to present to the world soon. His acting credits include: I Hate Hamlet, My Fair Lady, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ah Wilderness, The Boy Friend, Fiddler On The Roof, Our Town, The Winter’s Tale, 1776, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, and She Loves Me. In 2020, he had the great privilege of being the assistant editor on Pooling To Paradise, a film staring Jonathan Lipnicki. Eli remains a member of the Dramatist Guild and his greatest hope is to create movies and stage work that inspires true social, political, and spiritual change.
Ernie Shaheen (DIRECTOR) is a former teacher/director at Circle-in-the-Square/NYU and the Actor’s Space. He’s married to Elizabeth Browning and father to Tatiana and the playwright of Bummer Man, Eli Shaheen of whom he is extremely proud. Music Together of Northern Westchester: www.musictogethernorwest.com 914-588-7076
Eric Minhao (LUCUS) is excited to make his Chain debut as Lucas Martelli in Bummer Man!. Recent credits include Generational (Secret Theatre), Off the Grid (St. Jean's Players), and indie films How to Live in Living Rooms (dir. Ben Phan) and English Isn't My First Language (dir. Quincy Mack). As a comedian, he has performed at the Boom Chicago, Northwest Improv, and Asian Comedy festivals. Training includes the Atlantic Acting School, T. Schreiber, Annoyance Theatre, and BCC. An ex-business consultant, Eric was once reprimanded in a performance review for singing at his desk. He is managed by Top Priority Group!
David Campbell (LIAM) got his start in theater when he auditioned for his high school production of The Crucible in his senior year. After landing the role of Giles Corey, he never looked back. He went on to study theatre at Muhlenberg College, appearing in numerous student productions both on stage and on camera, all of which eventually lead him to the role of Salter in Caryl Churchill's A Number, and, most recently, Caesar Rodney in 1776. He is thrilled to be a part of the incredible cast of Bummer, Man (and to play a character who is not an old man for a change).
Mary Monier Stark (LORENE) is excited to be on a New York stage again after a many decade hiatus. She was last seen in her one woman show Learning to be Tall, directed by Elizabeth Browning. Thank you to the entire Browning Shaheen family for their continuous, creative outpouring both on and off stage. And to the Monier-Stark-Willis clan for their ever present support and inspiration.
Ceili (Kay-lee) Fitzpatrick (BETH) is a New York State–based actor, singer, and questionable mover. She enjoys binging Adult Swim, purchasing antique store oddities, and curating 60s/70s playlists—plus blowing bubbles for her cats, Twyla & Labi, to catch mid-air. There are so many things to say about Ceili Fitzpatrick. But why bother? Climb a tree instead.
Robert Santiago (AARON) has had a passion for the performing arts since childhood. In the past three years, he has appeared in several productions at the Westchester Collaborative Theater in Ossining. Most recently, he appeared in the YCP Theaterworks production of Ripcord. In his spare time, Robert enjoys collecting physical media, and is an avid supporter of film preservation.
Get Out of My Head!!!
Written and directed by Youlim Nam
SYNOPSIS
A woman sits with herself and tries to make sense of her own recent, out-of-character behavior.
BIOS
Youlim Nam (Playwright, Director, Producer) is a New York City-based multidisciplinary artist from Seoul, Korea, working across theater, film, and performance as an actor, playwright, producer and director. Her original work has been presented at NYC venues including Chain Theatre, HB Playwright Theatre, Gene Frankel Theatre, and Theatre Row. In 2026, she was named a Resident Artist at HB Studio with her bilingual full-length play New Year's Day (Sae Hae), and was thereafter invited as an Artist-in-Residence at the Six Viewpoints Institute Residency at Salisbury University. Nam is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild of America, and Axial Theatre.youlimnam.com
Han Na Shin (Actor) is a Korean-born actor and model from Michigan, now based in New York City. She has appeared in Vogue and Blanc magazines and has worked on commercial campaigns for brands such as Maybelline, Flamingo, and On Running. Han Na made her acting debut in the short film Gonggi, a Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist, followed by Just a Yellow Cab in New York City at Theatre Row with Pan Asian Rep, written by Youlim Nam. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and studied acting at The Barrow Group.
Snezhana Chernova serves as Associate Directorof Get Out of My Head!!!. A longtime teaching artist at HB Studio — where she trained with the legendary Uta Hagen — she had also taught at LGITMIK, GITIS Scandinavia, Trinity/La MaMa, and the Shanghai Theatre Academy (Uta Hagen's Master Class, 2024), and brings decades of international stage, opera, and pedagogical experience to the creative team.
Micah Rembrandt (Co-Producer) lives in Brooklyn with his fiancée. He is a student, drummer, investor, and patron of the arts.