DATA QUEEN
by Adam Ashraf Elsayigh
ADAM ASHRAF ELSAYIGH (Playwright) Cairo-born and Dubai-raised, Adam Ashraf Elsayigh’s childhood entwined a Muslim Egyptian home, American cable and British schooling in a migrant-majority city. This upbringing at the cross-section of cultures is at the core of the stage and teleplays Adam writes today, which dramatize modern people navigating themes of queerness, labor and class across borders, all with a pinch of comedic camp.
ALEX TOBEY (Director) (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based director and creative producer. Associate Producer of Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College and Resident Director of INKubator at Art House Productions. alextobey.com
SAMY NOUR YOUNES FIGAREDO (Sam) (he/they) is an actor, model and community organizer. They are passionate about storytelling and impactful activism. The 30 Names of Night, The Other Two, Into the Woods, JUST Water.
POOYA MOHSENI (Sharon) (she/her) is an award-winning Iranian American actor, writer, filmmaker and trans activist. The Walking Dead: Dead City, Law and Order: SVU, Falling Water, Madam Secretary, Big Dogs, See You Then.
WYATT FENNER (Joel) (he/him) has worked onstage with Terrence McNally, Michael Kahn, Martin Benson and Samuel D. Hunter, among others. Film/TV: Chrissy Judy, the Emmy-winning series After Forever and more. Education: University of Southern California: BFA Acting.
JOYAH DOMINIQUE (JD) (Stage Directions) (they/them, she/her) is a New York-based performer and creator. Previous credits: House of Telescopes (Pipeline) and The Elementary Spacetime Show (Powerhouse). Follow them everywhere @ButJDisBetter.
HAPPY HAVENS CHURCH OF HIGHER ENLIGHTENMENT
by Paris Herbert-Taylor
PARIS HERBERT-TAYLOR (Playwright/Director) is an Australian immigrant who spent her childhood and adolescence in Asia, her early twenties in Canada, and has since found a permanent home in Los Angeles. Paris is an active member of entertainment mentorship programs, a comedy enthusiast, and is passionate about animal rights and dog rescue, and not drinking the required koolaide.
CILLIAN O’SULLIVAN (Brother Tranquility) Cillian’s credits for the screen include In from the cold, Then You Run, Misty Button and The Lost Princess. Upcoming credits include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Daredevil: Born Again both coming 2025.
NATALIA LEE (Sister Harmony) (she/her) earned a B.A. in theatre performance from Fordham University. Her favorite credits include The Wolves, Mirandolina, My Papier-Mache Monster, and Three Sisters.
A MERCY AT MIDNIGHT CASTLE
by Phillip Gregory Burke
PHILLIP GREGORY BURKE (Playwright) (he/him) is a Black American of Haitian, Creole and Gullah-Geechee descent, artivist, actor and playwright. MA: Classical and Contemporary Text, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. BFA: Drama, BS: Sociology – Syracuse University.
BRANDON ALVIÓN (Director) (he/him) A veteran of The Color Purple and A Soldier’s Play Broadway National Tours, Brandon is a multi-hyphenate committed to developing innovative works that enriches the theatrical canon.
SANDIE LEE (Araminta) BFA & MFA graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design. Notable credits: Hairspray National Tour (Motormouth Maybelle), The Color Purple 2nd National Tour (Shug Avery), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Muny, Uptown Singer).
JORDAN LAKINS (Violet) BFA acting graduate of Pace University. Notable credits: Tartuffe (Elmire), pumpernickel by Keelay Gipson and Spelling Bee (Logianne).
CODA LEANA BOYCE (Minerva) (she/her) is a recent New York transplant originally from Detroit. She has performed in several NYC shows and is excited to be a part of this festival.
COLE GILDER (Cyrus) (he/they) is earning their BFA Acting at Pace University. Notable credits: He’s the First by Phillip Gregory Burke, pumpernickel by Keelay Gipson and Urinetown: The Musical.
ANSI A. RODRIGUEZ (THE HOLY SHE/Stage Directions) This Bronx Native Dominicano is humbly trailblazing his way alongside industry heavy hitters while creating unique experiences in the Latinx theatre/filmmaking community.
SANCTUARY
by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
ALYSSA HADDAD-CHIN (Playwright) (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based, Arab-American playwright, educator and arts administrator from upstate NY. Her play The Newlywed Game received its world premiere at B Street Theatre in June 2024. She is the 2024 playwright-in-residence at SPARC New Voices, a 2024 Premiere Stages Finalist and was a 2022/23 writing fellow at the Playwrights Realm. MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. alyssahaddad.com
WILL STEINBERGER (Director) is a Drama League nominee who has directed work at NYTW, Stage and Film, Clubbed Thumb, New Dramatists, Hartford Stage, Drama League, BTG. WSteinberger.com
JEN JARNAGIN (Vinny) (they/them) is a writer, actor and everything you’ve ever heard about Scorpios. Catch them performing and writing for @SerialsNYC or follow @jenny_jarnagin.
CARL HOLDER (Cow aka Miranda) (she/her) has made stuff with Ars Nova, Incubator Arts Project, EST, The Tank, FringeNYC, The Brick, The Gym at Judson, House of Yes, Hearth Gods, Ice Factory/The New Ohio and other places. BFA SUNY Purchase, MFA NYU/Tisch.
NEYSA LOZANO (Stage Directions) is an actor and NYU alum. She’s worked at the Flea, and throughout NY and the US. She also reads tarot. Follow her @neysalozano.
2024 OOB Festival Credits
Festival Sponsor
Concord Theatricals
2024 Festival Judges
Nan Barnett
Liza Birkenmeier
Nathan Alan Davis
Julia Izumi
Margaret Ledford
Jiehae Park
Theresa Rebeck
Madhuri Shekar
Michael Walkup
Alexis Williams
Cezar Williams
Emmanuel Wilson
Honorary Playwright
Jen Silverman
Festival Co-Artistic Directors
Garrett Anderson
Casey McLain
Client Manager
Abbie Van Nostrand
House Manager
Tyler Mullen
Box Office Manager
Rosemary Bucher
Marketing Team
Meredith Foster
Jeremiah Hernandez
Courtney Kochuba
Imogen Lloyd Webber
Katie Priscott
Festival Production Coordinator
Katie Priscott
Festival Support Staff
Ella Andrew, Max Bahneman, Victoria Bond, Ranana Chernin, Meredith Foster, Shaina Gilks, Jeremiah Hernandez, Natty Koper, Rachel Levens, Gabriela Morales, Nate Netzley, Kristen Rea, Rachel Smith
2024 Submissions Readers
Caroline Barnard, Stephanie Jane Cerino, Jim Colleran, Meredith Foster, Shaina Gilks, Ben Keiper, Rachel Levens, Amy Rose Marsh, Debbie McLean, Elizabeth Minski, Gabriela Morales, Alexander Perez, Kristen Rea, Rachel Smith, Jackson Used, Abbie Van Nostrand, Faith Williams
Special Thanks
Sean Flahaven, Bill Gaden, Concord, City Theatre Miami, Dramatists Guild of America, National New Play Network
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