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Maggie and George and The Target

Written by Zachary Louis Harris

Directed by Angel Katthi

Synopsis

When regular married couple Maggie and George lose their jobs to AI, they struggle with a new career: contract killing.

Bios

Zachary Louis Harris (PLAYWRIGHT) (he/him) is a writer and performer born and raised in New York City. He writes screenplays, original pilots, and plays and sometimes acts in them. Zach’s writing is engaging and full of feelings. He swears it’s also funny. He loves lists, puns, dad jokes, NYC, outer space, and being kind. He received his B.A. from Emerson College. He has worked with musicians, political campaigns, as a family caregiver, and studied improv for years at Magnet Theater. He’s a member of Cahill Writers Lab led by playwright Laura Cahill. His work has been read there and at Tuesdays@9. This is his third play at Chain Theatre, a place he loves very much, and he’d like to thank all the wonderful people here who have made him feel at home. Instagram: @wxyzach

Angel Katthi (DIRECTOR) (she/her) is an NYC based theater director. She believes in laughing at all things sad and loves deciphering texts. She is very happy to be working with her friends again on Maggie and George and The Target! This is her third show at Chain Theater. B.A. in Performing and Media Arts, Cornell University. 2025-26 PlayGround-NY Directing fellow. Instagram: @angelkatthi 

Moriah Austin-Brantly (MAGGIE) is excited to be making her Chain Theater debut! Favorite credits include Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen in The Last Witch. She has an MFA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Thank you to Angel for this opportunity! More at moriahaustin-brantly.com

Andreas Ktorides (GEORGE) is excited to be making his Chain Theater debut! Hailing from Cyprus, Andreas is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Class of 2020). His favorite credits include Oberon/Theseus in Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. by Madeleine Childers) (also where he met Angel and Moriah!), Kazzanova in Dream On! Baransky (dir. by Luana Seu) at the John Cullum Theatre, MONSTER (dir. by Sebastian Aguirre), and The Ra-Men (dir. by Mauricio Santiago). Andreas would like to thank his family, friends, director, cast and crew for all the support. Instagram: @badmojooooo

Robert L. Bradvica (THE TARGET) is excited to be working on “Maggie and George and The Target”. He has spent the last decade in New York City working in theater in various capacities: from producing and stage management, to acting and directing, he finds theater to be one of the most engaging and revealing forms of storytelling, and there has never been a more important time for good theater to be GOOD. He was last seen as “Eike” in “Hunger Artist”, and Jack in “Homebound” (also directed by the wonderful Angel Kathi). As always, he'd like to thank his friends, his girlfriend (two in a row, wow), and his folks, for being endlessly supportive of his antics (and sometimes his art). Instagram: @robertlbradvica

The Coming Out (Out) Play

Written and directed by Sheldon Shaw

SYNOPSIS

A writer named William stages a play in a theatrical setting to reveal a deeply personal secret to their two childhood friends, James and Janice. The unexpected, metatheatrical environment immediately causes comedic chaos and panic, especially for James, an ex-athlete. As William and his friends reflect on their shared past and William's previous "coming out." The core conflict is resolved when William reveals a second, deeper truth about their gender identity. The play is a self-affirmation: William realizes they don't need to "come out" but can simply live their truth. The play is a comedy-drama centered on self-acceptance, identity, and the enduring nature of childhood friendships.

BIOS

Marcus Edghill (William) is a proud Gemini. Previous roles include GZA in the Off-Broadway Alliance-nominated Pharma Bro: An American Douchical, Twelfth Night (Antonio & Feste), Company (Bobby), The Rivals (Sir Anthony Absolute), and Curse of the Starving Class (Taylor). Love you, Mom!

Alex Elam (Janice) TV: Law and Order. Theatre/Regional: A Doll’s House Pt. 2 (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Earthquakes in London (Steep Theatre), Fear and Misery in the Third Reich (Haven). Alex is a proud graduate of UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television and NYU Graduate Acting.

Evans Aisosa Malkin (James) is a Nigerian/American actor based in New York City. He is happy to make his professional theatre debut. Evans is also a graduate of Point Park University, class of 2021. He would like to thank his family for their constant love and support. Most importantly, he would like to thank God for the blessings we see and for those we don’t.

Sheldon Shaw (PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR) is a versatile artist based in New York City with experience as a screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Sheldon has written several plays that have received critical acclaim. Sheldon has an MA in theater from Villanova University. He studied playwriting at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. And acting at the William Esper Studio in NYC. Sheldon is ecstatic to present The Coming Out (Out) Play with these fantastic actors at the helm. I would like to extend a special thank you to Jenny Choi for her support; none of this would have been possible without her.

Luzia Nascimento (Stage Manager) is a Brazilian-American theatre stage manager, director, and designer. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in political science and an unofficial minor in Theatre. Selected credits include: As You Like It (La Jolla Playhouse), The Insects (Under Saint Marks), I've never planned to be on this earth (Columbia School of the Arts), The Cher Show (2nd National Tour). Obrigado Deus por a minha

Crys Clemente (It/They), (Assistant Director), is a performing arts producer, technician, and performer. Its previous stage management experience includes the 2023 Cannonball Festival, CURTAINS (Villanova Theatre Department), COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI (Hedgerow Theatre Company), and THE WEST PHILLY MEETING (Theatre in the X). In addition to a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Crys graduated this May from Villanova University with an MA in Theatre and a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management.

The Invisible Prank

Written and directed by Luis Reyes Cardenas

synopsis

Xavi and Marc are a gay married couple who met on Tinder. On the eve of hosting a dinner party for their visiting college friends Lou and Pricilla, Marc decides to prank Xavi which backfires. As the evening progresses, this prank forces them to explore the truer internal conflicts as Xavi is navigating his own closeted identity as they both search for what is true and what is false.

Bios

LUIS REYES CARDENAS (Playwright & Director)
Luís Reyes Cardenas, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Open Hydrant Theater Company, has directed Fools in Love (Off-Broadway, BAM, Open Hydrant), Balm in Gilead (Barefoot Theatre Company, Open Hydrant), The Shadow Box and Durang, Durang; regional credits include Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Tommy; film: Shakespeare High; and his produced plays include Visa Decline, Play the Papers for Lupe, Place of Assembly, Ain’t Gonna B EZ, Meryl Streep That Shit, and Last Exit in NY—for Rosie.

JEAN PAUL (JP) VIÑALS (Marc)
JP Viñals, an American-Dominican actor and writer from the Bronx with a dual degree in Film Acting and Theatre from the University at Buffalo, has appeared in Power: Raising Kanan (Season 4) and originated the role of Zachary in the Off-Broadway production A Fortnight at Tripler, and has trained with Open Hydrant Theater Company since age fifteen.

AHMED ELHOSARY (Xavier)
Ahmed Elhosary, an Egyptian actor based in New York City, has appeared in Tradition 1A, A Cairo Kiss, Memorial, and All That Stands in the Way; film credits include Under the Boulevard, Balding Anonymous, Son of the Eleventh Hour, and Wading; and he has trained with Open Hydrant Theater Company, Juilliard Extension, SV Acting Studio, and HB Studio.

LAUREN BRYANT (Priscilla)
Lauren Bryant, a Bronx-native actor and writer, has appeared in Balm in Gilead (Terry), In Arabia We’d All Be Kings(Damaris), and with Girl Be Heard, and has trained at Marymount Manhattan College, Developing Artists, and RosieLou Acting Studio; she can be found on Instagram @laurenbfromnyc.

TYRESE SHAWN AVERY (Lou)
Tyrese Shawn Avery, a Bronx native, NYU alum, and founding ensemble member of Open Hydrant Theater Youth, has performed in TRY/STEP/TRIP (Anonymous), The Pursuit of Happyness (Christopher Gardley Jr., 29-hour reading), In the Heights (Benny), Rent (Tom Collins), Pericles (Pericles), and regional productions of Long Way Down (Will), James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner (David), and Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby Tucker); his TV/film credits include And Just Like That… (Max), The Equalizer (CBS), and It’s Bruno (Netflix), and he can be found on Instagram @youcancallmetyy.

The Oblique

Written and directed by Christopher Goutman

Synopsis

A mature married couple have reached the end of the line and have decided to take the final fatal leap into the unknown.

Bios

Christopher Goutman (Writer and Director)

Christopher Goutman has spent most of his career in New York as a director, producer and writer. He has directed numerous daytime dramas and executive produced for 12 years. He also wrote, produced and directed six short films, The Square Root of Three, Visions of Joanna, Foursome, IED, For Your Love, and The Boy in the Cabinet Beneath the Sink, all of which received extensive exposure on the independent film circuit. In the theatre, he has directed in New York, Philadelphia and Florida, including productions at 59E59, EST, NYC Fringe, Harold Clurman Theatre and the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. His plays have been performed at L.A. Stage and Film Company, the Barrow Group, EST. and New Circle Theatre Company. In his previous life as an actor, he appeared extensively in television and film and in the theatre at Circle Rep, Manhattan Theatre Club and the Roundabout Theatre, where he received a Theatre World Award for The Promise. His other awards include five Emmys for his work as a producer and director and the DGA Award. He was inducted into the Silver Circle of NATAS/NY in 2018.

Patrick Howe (Set Designer)

Theater: Assistant set design on Broadway for the original productions of La Cage aux Folles, Biloxi Blues, New York City Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, OF Broadway: So Long on  Lonely Street. Patrick’s primary work has been as production designer for television, with  25 years on the daytime dramas One Life to Live, Another World and As the World Turns, winning five production design Emmys for ATWT. Production design for nighttime television includes Unforgettable, CBS, Marvel’s Iron Fist, Godfather of Harlem, MGM. Currently designing Only Murders in the Building, Hulu, winning two production design Emmys.

Renata Hinrichs (WOMAN)

Renata Hinrichs is an actress/writer/producer best known for the lead role in the award-winning Cannes film HAPPY NOW, Marvel's JESSICA JONES with Janet McTeer, EXTRAPOLATIONS on AppleTV, and her solo play RANDOM ACTS, which received the Best Storytelling Script award from the United Solo Festival and has been performed Off-Broadway, in high schools, and regional theaters throughout the United States. She won an OBIE Award for best ensemble in BIG DANCE THEATER's production of A SIMPLE HEART, directed by Annie B Parson. She is a proud member of FAB (theater FOR, ABOUT and BY women) at the Barrow Group. Her award-winning short film DIFFERENT THAN YESTERDAY is currently making its way through the festival circuit. For a full list of credits go to www.RenataHinrichs.com or https://www.IMDb.me/RenataHinrichs

Larry Lau (MAN)

New York credits include The Keen Company's Later Life, Psycho Therapy at Cherry Lane,The Exonerated at the Bleecker Street Theatre/National Tour, and Dada Woof Papa Hot at Lincoln Center. He was in the First National Broadway tour of August: Osage County, starring Estelle Parson as well as the European premiere of The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, directed by Pam MacKinnon at the Vienna English Theatre. He has played numerous roles at regional theaters throughout the U.S.  He began his television career with appearances on such classics as Happy Days, Eight is Enough, and The Waltons. More recent credits include Harlem, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, Elementary, Law & Order, HBO’s Too Big to Fail, JAG, Frasier, Upstate (pilot, lead) and many more. Contract roles on Daytime include Greg Nelson on All My Children, Jamie Frame on Another World (where he was first directed by Chris Goutman), Sam Rappaport on One Life to Live, and the controversial recurring role of Brian Wheatley on As The World Turns. Since the pandemic he has focused on writing shorts stories.