PROGRAM 7

Program # 7 (4th Floor)

Cheap Culture by Christopher Atchison, Tristan Mesmer, and Terrell Stratton

Full Moon by Fleurette Modica

LifeOptimization by Audra Zook

Terrell Stratton (Director) - The team we have on this is incredible. I’m lucky for the privilege of directing them. Creation is king and life is beautiful!

Christopher Atchison, Tristan Mesmer, and Terrell Stratton (Playwrights) form Pan Dolly Tilt Productions. Founded in 2021, PDT dedicates itself to telling stories with passion and vigor. Some of those stories include short films such as: Coming Undone (2023), For Rosalind (2024), Live for This (2025) and The Dreamgirls Revue (2025). PDT is ecstatic to jump into the world of playwriting with their one act, Cheap Culture! Think it then make it! Instagram: pdt_productions

Gianni Sallese (Leo) is a Toronto born, New York based actor and writer. A recent graduate of AMDA he has performed in the city with Gallery Players, ScriptclubNYC, and Theatrelab. Stay tuned for Timeshares (coming soon) and enjoy the show!

Megan Boehmcke (Brooke) is an actor and dramaturg who recently made her Off-Broadway debut in Soho Playhouse's Killer Bois. Past productions include Minotauromachy (Marie Thérèse Walter) at the NYC Fringe, The Seagull (Nina), Richard III (Elizabeth), Crazy for You (Irene), My Three Angels (Emilie Ducotel), and Cabaret (Swing). University of Arizona Alumni. Her debut feature film Content recently premiered at IFS. @meganboehmcke

Jada Allyson (Crystal) is excited to originate her role in Cheap Culture. She is a proud alumni of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her mission is to create and collaborate with creatives, like the cast and team of this production, to give the world something to see and inspire change and encourage perspectives. Enjoy Act I because it’s only the beginning! Follow her IG: @jadaallyson_

Brock Doucette (Leo Understudy) is ecstatic to be making his debut on the stages of NYC! Since graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (2024), he’s hit the ground running with many projects both in the theatre and film worlds. He’s had the incredible opportunity to perform in projects such as “Bambino” and “Drillas”. On the producorial and creative side, he’s had the pleasure of working on two upcoming film “Troupe!” and “Benders”! Brock would like to thank PDT Productions for this beautiful opportunity! Keep creating, and most importantly: commit to the bit!

Declan Hutcheon (Xavier) is thrilled to be a part of this festival! A recent graduate of AMDA, his previous credits include Edgar and Fight Captain in “King Lear” (Theatre 2020), Sampson and Fight Captain in “Romeo and Juliet” (Gallery Players), Melchior Gabor in “Spring Awakening”, Michael in “Erlking”, Noel Gruber in “Ride the Cyclone”, and Orpheus, Poseidon, King Cinyras, Apollo and Baucis in “Metamorphoses”: all with Strathcona Theatre Co. Additional credits include Jacob in “Bonehouse”, Barfeé in "Spelling Bee", Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing", and Ernest in "The Importance of Being Ernest". He can be found at @declan.hutcheon on instagram, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Fleurette Modica (Playwright, Molly) is a writer, performer, and composer based in New York City. She is the co-creator of the indie web series Shrews, which is streaming on YouTube. Her plays have been performed around New York City and she was a winner of the 2024 Red Bull Theater Short New Play Competition for her play daphne and laurel. She is a two-time semifinalist in the Comedy/Novelty category of the International Songwriting Competition. NYU Dramatic Writing MFA class of 2027. Find out more about her work at www.fleurettemodica.com. @fast_and_fleurious

Caitlin Mayernik (Director) is a New York-based and Detroit-raised director, writer, and arts producer. She is the founder of Mayernik Media, a contemporary production company developing new theater and film. NYC theater directing/producing credits include: The Chain One Act Festival, Green Room 42, The Tank NYC, The Brick's !?: New Works Festival, The Center at West Park, The Makers Ensemble, Paradise Factory, The Producer's Club, International Human Rights Arts Festival, and The Secret Theater's Queens Shortplay Festival (awarded for Best Play). Select Film Credits: Clubmothers (Director & Writer, We Forgot The Title!), Shrews (Web Series, Director & Producer). Caitlin holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Point Park University. More at @caitlinmayernik and @mayernikmedia. 

Riley Liburd (Camilla) is an actress based in New York City. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College where she earned her BFA in Acting. There, she performed in “Athena”, “Men on Boats”, and “The Revolutionists”. Most recently, she was nominated for “Best Actress” at the New York Theater Festival for her portrayal of Fran in “Hymnal”. She has also participated in a staged reading of “M+Z” at The Tank and “Two Dime Crisis” at Playwrights Horizons Studios. Additionally, she appeared in several short films including “Trust Me, Bro”, “It’s Nice to be Nice”, and “The Sisters of Briar Glen”. @riley.liburd

Nikol Tsvetanova (Avery) is a Bulgarian-born, NYC-based artist. She is a graduate of the SUNY Purchase BFA Acting Conservatory, and her love of performance is inspired by her fascination with and curiosity about human behavior and psychology. Past credits include Henry IV Part I, Sweat, and Passage. In her spare time, she is part of the oldest traditional Bulgarian folk dance group in North America and enjoys hot yoga, cooking, and writing. @nikoltsve

Sophia Harber (JJ) is a multi-hyphenate artist based in Brooklyn. She performed in the original ten-minute version of Full Moon at the International Human Rights Art Festival in 2023, and is thrilled to be playing the role of JJ two years later! Sophia is the co-creator of Shrews, a three-part comedy web series. Most recently, Sophia performed in Rachel Suriski’s The Anecdotes of a Lesbian Princess at the Spark Emerging Artists Theater Festival. Recent directing credits include K Stanger’s Sunbeam at New York Theater Festival and Mollie Gordon’s With the Lights Out at The Rosen Studio at Playwrights Horizons. @soph.harber

Nadine Hart (Employee) Nadine is an NYC based English actor and writer who has seen many a festival, Boo Festival at Players as well as Brighton Fringe in England to name her favourites, as well as making her way into voiceover. She loves to voice video games. Nadine is a lover of mashed potatoes and making people laugh.

Kevin Gonzalez (Supervisor) Kevin Gonzalez is a Brooklyn born and raised Actor/ Writer/ Director.  His most notable roles include AJ in Out of my head, Zeke in the pilot Space Truckers and numerous characters on various Comedy Central sketches. He’s excited to harness the energy of all of those characters to bring this role to life and make something that both you and his two cats can enjoy!

Audra Zook (Ava/Director/Playwright) Audra is an actor, writer, and director based in NYC. She recently appeared in I’m Afraid You’ve Got Ghosts, Out of My Head, A Fifth Dimension, Twelfth Night, Hellcab, and The Tempest, and has directed multiple plays including Looneys, The Venona Decryption and The Glass Menagerie. She is a proud member of Theatre 68, regularly writes and performs sketch comedy with the group Punchline Loading, and is a performer in the monthly improv show Joke & Dagger.