PROGRAM 21

PROGRAM #21 (4TH FLOOR)

A Little Something About My Powers by Lenny Hort

Because of Everything by John Paul Skocik

Dr. Silkfingers Will See You Now by Scarlett Long

The Sound of Her by Andrea Terrasa

Sharon Garry (Ms. Adriana G) Prior to a twenty-year career as a theater educator teaching acting, directing and playwriting, Sharon was a founding member of Ironbound Theatre in Newark, NJ, and frequently performed at Twelve Miles West in Montclair, NJ. Other regional acting credits include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Mag), The Crucible (Rebecca Nurse), The Loman Family Picnic (Doris), Three Viewings (Maggie), The House of Blue Leaves (Bunny), Company (Joanne), and Chicago (Matron Mama Morton). 

Lenny Hort (Playwright) taught English and ran the Drama Club at Bergenfield High School before his recent retirement. He is a veteran of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, where his musical Pirates in the Gazebo! won a BMI Foundation Award for outstanding creative achievement, and a member of the Dramatists Guild and of the Forge play development lab at Hudson Theatre Works.

Lenny’s plays including Chemistry Date, Grave Offense, Julius C-SPAN, and Origin Story have been featured on radio, YouTube, and Zoom, and performed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington State. An earlier version of A Little Something About My Powers was voted Best Play at the Equity Library Theater of New York Virtual Play Festival. www.lennyhort.com 

Betsey Milord (Director) Betsey was most recently seen on stage as Phyllis/Leslie in Sylvia at Playhouse 22. Other NJ credits: Kafka in Brooklyn (Ms. Hecate). Chicago Credits: Steel Magnolias (M’Lynn Eatenton), Red Hot Patriot (Director), Gaslight (Bella), Mary Page Marlowe (Mary Page Marlowe age 44), Becky’s New Car (Ginger), Chalk (Director), On Golden Pond (Chelsea Thayer Wayne), A Flea in Her Ear (Director), Good People (Jean), Venus in Fur (Director), The Graduate (Mrs. Braddock), God of Carnage (Veronica Novak), Rabbit Hole (Assoc. Director), Seussical (Mrs. Mayor). Thanks and love to her husband, Paul, and their children.

Meg Bush (Gal) Meg is thrilled to be back on stage in New York.  She grew up on Long Island and attended Fordham at Lincoln Center for Theatre and Political Science.  She currently lives in Los Angeles, and while she loves pursuing film in the last year, Meg feels great about getting back to her theatre roots with this story!   

Ben Armstrong (Guy) Born and raised near Seattle, Ben studied business at Arizona State University.  Most of his work so far has been in front of the camera, but he is very excited to be making his New York stage debut in this show!

Paxton Marner (Waiter) Paxton is an actor from Morgantown, West Virginia.  He would like to thank John Skock for this opportunity (Let’s Go Mountaineers!), and his fiance Kyra for everything.  He’d like to dedicate his performance to his grandfather, Robert Paxton Marner, and all other victims of Covid-19.

John Paul Skocik (Playwright / Director) John is an actor and musician, with songwriting being a precursor to playwriting.  Other plays include Where To Buy Caviar and The Likes, which was recently featured in the Chain Theatre’s 2025 Winter One Act Festival.  He studied theatre at West Virginia University, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Moscow Arts Theatre School, and his favorite thing to do is to watch his son Jack play basketball.  He is very grateful that his play is featured in this summer’s festival and sends many thanks to family and friends who have been so incredibly supportive, particularly his wife Jessica.    

CAST

Corinne Renick (Charlotte) is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch’s New Studio on Broadway, majoring in Drama with a minor in Creative Writing. They are an artist obsessed with the human heart and the cages that surround it—an actor, playwright, director, and whatever they happen to find themself doing. They deeply love queer storytelling and could not be more excited to be a part of such a fun piece with so much heart. Thank you to Scarlett and the entire team for trusting me to bring life to Charlotte!

Fae Hartt (Josephine/Dr. Silkfingers) is a queer director and performer based in NYC, passionate about uplifting queer, disabled, and marginalized voices. Off-Broadway credits include Pandora’s Shut-the-Box Game and Odd Man Out. They are Associate Producer at Fireside Theatre Co and Co-Producer at Kitchen Sink Theatre Co. Recent projects include their short film all that’s left and live performances at venues like Purgatory and The Maker’s Space. faehartt.com | @faehartt

Sam Bash (Swing) is a NY based theatre artist and advocate for trans equity in the arts and beyond. Some of their previous credits include As You Like It (Phoebe/Amiens), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Brad Majors), Trans Voices Cabaret (Featured Vocalist), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Brad Majors), Ghosts of Weimar Past (Stage Manager), and Men on Boats (Old Shady). Sam would like to thank the cast & crew for all of their love and support. It is truly an honor to work with you all. @hotdamnitssamsam on Instagram and TikTok

April Schwartz (Emma/Production Manager) is honored to be originating the role of Emma with the cast of Dr. Silkfingers Will See You Now here at The Chain. Her recent credits include Erica in Likewise (New York Theatre Festival); Wesleyan University productions as: The Mayor in Wolfcrush; Starveling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; various roles in Sonnets for an Old Century; and, as a clown/mime in devised dance work at Colorado College. She is so happy to be a part of the Dr. Silkfingers Will See You Now team, and she hopes you enjoy the production.

Noah King (Mouthbreather/Mansway) is thrilled to be both acting in & playing music for Dr. Silkfingers Will See You Now for the Chain Theatre's One Act Festival! A recent graduate of Wesleyan University with Honors in Theater, his 2025 directorial credits include the original When There Is No Love To Give (Feb.), Macbeth (April), and True West (Aug.). With a background in acting, composition, & sound design, Noah seeks to ask questions around common concepts & texts, understanding how theater serves as a method of communication that informs and improves our way of being. Off the stage, Noah enjoys a nice lox spread, iced coffee, playing drums, & swimming. He is beyond excited to be involved in this production & hopes you enjoy the show!

CREW

Emma Bella Bass-Lawrence (Director/Sound Designer/Viola) is a music and stage director, instrumentalist, and audio engineer based in Brooklyn. They love storytelling through music and developing new queer theatre. Recent credits include Cruel Intentions (MD, Actors Studio of New Jersey), Anna May Be Fine (Director and MD, NYU Tisch GMTW table read), The Cult of Personality (Composer and MD, NYU Experimental Theatre Wing). BA Music and Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Wesleyan University. Instagram: @EB.BL

Scarlett (Chenchen) Long (Playwright) is a Chinese queer playwright, lyricist, and director known for creating fearless, form-breaking stories that center rebellious queer Asian women. Blending biting dark comedy with bold theatrical structure, their work disrupts conventions and explores power, desire, and identity with sharp emotional clarity. Scarlett is a graduate of NYU Tisch’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and a proud alum of Wesleyan University, where they studied playwriting. A 2022 Playwriting Fellow at the Powerhouse Theater Program, they continue to carve space for queer artists of color through work that is both subversive and emotionally resonant.

Sophia Schott (Composer) is a composer, playwright, and director based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from Grinnell College, Sophia was awarded the Curd Fellowship to write and produce her own full-length lesbian-underground-bunker musical, I Dig You, performed in December of 2021. She received an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from NYU Tisch. Her musical, Sandra and Vernell Save Albany Street, written with brilliant writing partner Tia DeShazor, was a semifinalist for the O'Neill. Sophia would like to thank her village! Sophiaschottmusic.com

Ihsanah Iman (Stage Manager) is a multidisciplinary creative, actor, puppeteer, and singer-songwriter passionate about queer storytelling, bold new work, and organized chaos. Dr. Silkfingers Will See You Now marks her Chain Theatre debut and they’re so excited to share this electric story! You can find them @1hsanah on Instagram~

Gabriel "Gabo" Feldenkrais (Choreographer) is a performing artist from South Florida and a recent graduate of Drama and Anthropology from NYU, having trained in the New Studio on Broadway and the Experimental Theater Wing. Aside from acting, Gabo is also a writer, director, and choreographer with two original productions at NYU, "Bodies in Orbit" and "Latin/o/a/x/e Conditions." They're incredibly excited to be collaborating with the Dr. Silkfingers production team as the choreographer, and hope you enjoy the show!

Jasen Cummings (Intimacy Coordinator) is a transsexual intimacy director and theatre artist located in New York City. Dedicated to using live theatre as a tool for social and political change, Jasen is committed to uplifting consent-forward, trauma-informed, equitable art that has the ability to change people’s minds. Jasencummings.com; @Jasen._.cummings on instagram

Orlando Osgood (Guitar) is a rising senior studying Music and Psychology at Wesleyan University and is super excited to be back working with so many familiar (graduated) faces. He is very excited to see how much Scarlett, April, and Emma Bella have all grown as artists in the last year and change, and to hopefully return the favor. He loves card games and meeting new people through them, and dislikes speaking about himself in the third person.

Maddie Boudov (Costume Designer) is a costume designer, actor, and director based in Brooklyn, New York. She is a recent graduated from NYU Tisch’s Experimental Theater Wing with a BFA in Drama. Maddie loves costume designing for theater and film and has multiple short films on the festival circuit this year. She has a passion for original works and loves to bring new stories to life. Love to the silkfingers team<3. @maddie.boudov and maddieboudov.com 

Bryce Antonio (Graphic Designer) is an actor, singer, writer and designer based in Long Island, New York. He is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch Drama where he studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and the Experimental Theater Wing.

Andrea Terrasa (Playwright / HER) is a bilingual, Venezuelan-born American actress, writer, and creator based in NYC. Through her work, she amplifies stories of womanhood—exploring the beauty, complexity, and spiritual force of the feminine experience. Her career spans both stage and screen, from sharp-witted skits on The Daily Show to experimental performances with Ikarus Stage Arts Company and Nordisk Nido Lab in Denmark. Shaped by training and performances across the U.S., U.K., and Europe, Andrea brings a worldly sensitivity and expressive physicality to every role. She happily lives with her dog Rosie—her favorite co-star, diva, and creative muse. Join her story: www.AndreaTerrasa.com

Ran Xia (Director) is an undisciplined dramatist Made in Shanghai, Established in Brooklyn. She loves goofy birds, strange phenomena in deep space, and considers trains to be the superior means of transportation. She's also a TTRPG enthusiast and spends more time in realms of the fantastical and the surreal than what's spinning out of time around us in this world. Her works have been seen on and off Broadway everywhere for the last... nearly a decade now. Festina Lente ranxia.info

Shane Dittmar (they/them) (Composer / Musical Director) is a NYC-based writer, composer, and advocate whose work centers underrepresented voices and the stories we tell about ourselves. Their original musicals have been featured at Roundabout Theatre Company, Joe’s Pub, and 54 Below, while their award-winning choral compositions have been performed across three continents. Shane also works as a music director, orchestrator, and accessibility advocate in both the arts and healthcare. All of their creative pursuits reflect a commitment to stories that amplify underrepresented voices and blend emotional depth with humor and wit. Originally from North Carolina, they now live in Washington Heights with their guide dog, Chevelle.

Levi Jennings (HIM) is thrilled to be part of this production. A lifelong lover of storytelling, he has previously appeared in “Constellations,” By Nick Payne and “The Recursive,” by John Desiderio. He is grateful to Ran Xia and the entire team for the opportunity to help bring this story to life.