YEJI AND NOE AT THE MERMAID PARADE
by Audrey Kolker
AUDREY KOLKER (Playwright) is a writer and director from Brooklyn making her New York debut at the 50th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Treadmill Play (Yale University; Finalist, SheNYC Arts Summer Theater Festival 2025).
FRANCIE BREWSTER (Director) is a writer and director from New York. Recent directing credits include Arsenic and Old Lace and Dream Team (Williams College).
CHRIS VAN LIEW (David Byrne) is an actor and singer performing for Concord Theatricals for the first time! Doctor Carver (Doctor Carver, Provincetown Playhouse), Area D (Misc., The Tank).
JADE HEBLING (Noe) is a Brooklyn-based actor, singer and dancer. Recent readings and workshops: Julia C. (Brit), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Philostrate). Jade is currently studying at The Barrow Group and Actor Therapy. See more at: jadehebling.com.
MICHELLE JONG (Yeji) is a Chinese-American actor, singer and artistic director of Epheverie Theatre Co. Recent performances include the Atlantic Acting School Alumni Showcase and Calligraphy (reading, Pan Asian Rep).
SECRETS WE WISH TO KEEP
by Kenndall Wallace
KENNDALL WALLACE (Playwright) loves to write. A Detroit-based playwright and screenwriter, Kenndall uses their culture and upbringing to both entertain audiences and create living, moving art pieces through words. She was an inaugural winner of the Farmers Alley Theatre’s Lumen Playwriting Competition, a Broadcast Education Association winner for her debut feature-length screenplay, and has been honored three times by Region III for KCACTF, winning awards at the national level in 2024 and 2025 with their plays To Cry Into Sand and Reckless Black Dropouts.
RAFAEL LYRIO (Lucky) is an actor born/raised/based in NYC. They are so thankful to be in the OOB Festival. Notable credits include Twelfth Night (Viola) and Curious Incident (Christopher Boone).
KALYN SCHMIT (Sam) is so excited to be in the OOB Festival! In August, she will be in Rogue Theater Festival’s Spelling Club! A notable credit is Carrie in Carrie: The Musical. @kalynschmit.
HASBERRY (Stage Directions) (they/them) is a creative, performer, writer and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. They want to thank Kenndall for including them in their wonderful work.
BUMP –> SET –> SPIKE –> BRUISE
by Diana Lobontiu
DIANA LOBONTIU (they) (Playwright & Director) is a Romanian-American playwright, actor, educator and former HS varsity volleyball player(!). They explore the intersections of masculinity, dominance + oppression, and loneliness. MFA Brooklyn College. dianalobontiu.com
DALLAS (LYSS) STREET (they/he) (Dramaturg, Stage Directions) is primarily a dramaturg and, at times, a writer. Current 4th year at Oberlin College.
BUG JOHNSON (he/they) (Kat) is a theatre maker, casting assistant and drag artist in NYC. Recently: Pussy King (The PIT), Hir (Sihr Theater). Insta: @buginshorts.
ISA GARCIA (they/elle) (Mo) is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist and the Founding Artistic Director of Dyke Theater Co. BFA: NYU Tisch. Instagram: @isatheedyke.
2025 OOB Festival Credits
Festival Sponsor
Concord Theatricals
2025 Festival Judges
Douglas Carter Beane
Eleanor Burgess
Matt Cox
Emily Feldman
Zora Howard
Kristin Leahey
Margaret Ledford
Jill Rafson
Susan Soon He Stanton
Anne Washburn
Alexis Williams
Leah Nanko Winkler
Honorary Playwrights
Rachel Bonds
Miranda Rose Hall
Lauren Yee
Festival Co-Artistic Directors
Garrett Anderson
Casey McLain
House Manager
Tyler Mullen
Box Office Manager
Rosemary Bucher
Marketing Team
Julian Harper Galkin
Jeremiah Hernandez
Courtney Kochuba
Ally Varitek
Imogen Lloyd Webber
Festival Production Coordinators
Julian Harper Galkin
Lane Ruble
Festival Fire Guard
Ranana Chernin
Festival Support Staff
Ella Andrew, Max Bahneman, Shaina Gilks, Rachel Levens, Liz Minski, Nate Netzley, Kristen Rea, Erin Sabat, Rachel Smith, Ally Varitek
2025 Submissions Readers
Max Bahneman, Caroline Barnard, Jim Colleran, Oli Gordon, Jeremiah Hernandez, Ben Keiper, Leona Koo, Rachel Levens, Amy Rose Marsh, Debbie McLean, Liz Minski, Gabriela Morales, Tyler Mullen, Nate Netzley, Jac Norris, Brianne Partington, Theresa Posorske, Kristen Rea, Dominic Russo, Erin Sabat, Meg Schadl, Rachel Smith, Jackson Used, Faith Williams
Special Thanks
Sean Flahaven, Bill Gaden, Concord, City Theatre Miami, Dramatists Guild of America, National New Play Network
About Concord Theatricals
Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, James Graham, Katori Hall, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Marlow & Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Miller, Anaïs Mitchell, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing.