PROGRAM 12
Ghostgrabbers! by Mike Veasey
Me Myself and Drew by Hieu Bui
Pink Unicorn Frappuccinos by Laura Neill
Wombmates by Joseph P. Krawczyk
Mike Veasey is an actor/writer/comedian who has been involved in theater since high school. His plays have been staged by Sundog Theatre, The Peoples Improv Theater, and Manhattan Repertory Theater. Mike also performs stand-up comedy. He is a producer at Staten Island Community Television, producing various programs including his periodic talk show “Mike’s Alternate Reality Show”, which can be seen on Youtube.
Amie Margoles- Amie, originally from Los Angeles, studied Meisner, Stanislavski, and Chekhov, and took two degrees in music performance. She also studied comedy and sketch writing at the Peoples Improv Theater. Since 2014, she has gained experience performing on stage in plays and musicals (where she shows off her dancing, vocal and French horn skills), and has performed with various sketch and improv troupes throughout New York City. She can also be seen in the award-winning webseries, Dyed in the Wool, and films, such as Perplexion and Boyfriendish.
James Zebooker -James was born and raised in New York City, James is a graduate of the LaGuardia Arts Drama Department and UMass Amherst. He has earned roles in the Netflix Feature Film "The After Party," Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater, The Bushwick Starr, and the New York Musical Theater Festival. His original screenplay "The Hartford Handle" received an honorable mention at the 2021 NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Festival, and his play "Spin" was a 2020 Finalist in Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival.
Jai Sada- Favorite roles include, Roy Cohn in Angels in America, Fagin in Oliver!, Judas in Jesus Christ, Superstar, and Amir Kapoor in Disgraced. Winner Best Actor at Santa Fe Film Festival. Thank you for the opportunity!
Playwright- Hieu Bui (Bui Ngoc Hieu)
Hieu Bui is a three-time Playwriting Finalist at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, one of which is this 10-minute play you will experience tonight. He will be working towards an MFA at Yale for acting this fall. He would like to thank the Chain Theatre for putting up our play, and his creative team (aka: the ushers at American Airline Theatre) for giving life to his words.
Director- Matthew James
Matthew James Sherrod is a singer & actor born and raised in Brooklyn NYC. Grateful to be making his directorial debut in this hilarious heartwarming piece. Many thanks to Hieu and Khalil and to you for coming out to support the show.
Actor- Drew- Khalil Goodlowe
Khalil Goodlowe born in Queens, NY but raised in the Bronx. He is an upcoming actor with a gravitational smile. 28 years old, kindhearted, and appreciative for this opportunity as this is his debut! His thanks go out to Hieu and Matthew as well as his friend and family.
Stage Manager- Vincent Allen
Vincent is a creative writer and performer. His past experiences include The Lady and The Tyger, Grease, Rent, and Little Shop of Horrors. Checkout his Instagram (@HeavyCola) for their latest artistic developments. Great appreciation to Hieu, Khalil, Matthew, family, and friends.
Dramaturg- Josh Feye
Josh is a dramaturg and drama critic. His past dramaturgy credits include The Inheritance, Dog Sees God, The Tempest, and Women. Subscribe to his drama criticism Substack, THE DIONYSIAN DREAM—many thanks to Hieu, Matthew, Khalil, family, and friends.
Lennox Duong (JADA) is from Fresno, CA. She graduated from The Juilliard School with her MFA in 2022. Amongst her favorite roles are Imogen in CYMBELINE, Masha in THREE SISTERS, Amina in DANCE NATION, and Mulan in MULAN AND THE BATTLE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN. She's recently workshopped new plays with La Jolla Theater Company, Durango Playfest, Local Theater Company, and NAATCO.
Sayali Bramhe (JENNA) is a dancer and actor from India, and is a graduate from NYU Tisch’s Experimental Theatre Wing. Through her craft, she hopes to create space for more inclusive interpretations of works in the efforts to decolonize the arts.
Kalina Ko (Director) (she/her) is a Cantonese-American theater director, dramaturg, and literary administrator. She is interested in the radical connection and community building of storytelling. She is currently a Co-Coordinator for the Ma-Yi Writer's Lab, Literary Assistant at Roundabout Theatre Company, and a Curator for Hedgepig’s Expand the Canon. www.KalinaKo.weebly.com
Laura Neill (Playwright) (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based playwright writing comedy & dramedy for women & survivors of trauma. Her work has been produced or developed by the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Broadway Podcast Network with Rattlestick Theater, SpeakEasy Stage, Company One, Fresh Ink, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, the Makers' Ensemble, & more. Her plays are published by Stage Partners, Applause, YouthPLAYS, ScriptWorks, & Flowersong. Learn more & read scripts at https://newplayexchange.org/users/1933/laura-neill.
John Bradshaw (Male/Bruno) is a graduate of the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts with an associate degree in Film & Television Performance. His other training includes the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and currently the Simon Studio. He has played lead roles in many short films such as Unconditional and Wearing Blue, as well as multiple short films that are now in post-production. He is currently filming the 7 Deadly Sins web series, playing the role of Wrath.
Chelsea Clark (Female/Vanessa) is a NYC stage veteran, with well over 70 theater credits. She has performed in multiple lead roles, appearing at the NYC Fringe, through Manhattan Repertory Theatre, and at many other festivals and events. Her favorite roles include Sophia Schliemann/Helen of Troy in Joseph Krawczyk’s off-Broadway production For the Love of Troy, Jean Clemens at the Albright Knox Art Gallery’s Albright in Buffalo, and Emma Quattleman in the Civil War period piece The Living Room. Through the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), she has performed in a recurring principal role as Vera in Steven Soderbergh's The Knick. www.chelseaclark.us
Eddie Lew (Director), after a career in film and managing opera singers, is now a theater director and acting coach in his thirty-second year. After five years at the HB Studio, he worked on productions with Uta Hagen, Salem Ludwig, Charles Nelson Reilly, George Bartenieff and Karen Malpede. He also worked with the Acting Company in productions directed by Zelda Fichandler and Bartlett Sher and directed F. Murray Abraham and Keir Dullea in dramatic readings. He coached the Drama Club at Gateway High School in Queens. He is also a member of the Directors Unit at the Actors Studio.
Joseph P. Krawczyk (Playwright) is an award-winning, published playwright. NYC’s International Theater Arts Institute (IATI) produced an equity showcase of The Treatment. His one-act, Henrietta, was produced at the Neil LaBute Festival in St. Louis. Gender Wars was produced Off Broadway at the Samuel Beckett Theater. Out of 70 plays, It’s All About Lorrie won Best Play at the 2016 New York Theater Festival (formerly known as the Thespis Theater Festival). www.josephpkrawczyk.com