Denise Manning

Denise Manning is an Actor-vist, Comic, and Musician from Austin, Texas. Her recent credits include WHAT TO SEND UP (Aleshea Harris/NY Times Critics’ Pick; Movement Theatre Company), THE CHRONICLES OF CARDIGAN AND KHENTE (Soho Rep), WHITE GIRL IN DANGER! (Vineyard) and Whitney White’s THREE SISTERS (Drama League/Directorfest). She is so grateful to The New Group, Vineyard Theatre and Jeremy O. Harris […]

Denise Manning is an Actor-vist, Comic, and Musician from Austin, Texas. Her recent credits include WHAT TO SEND UP (Aleshea Harris/NY Times Critics’ Pick; Movement Theatre Company), THE CHRONICLES OF CARDIGAN AND KHENTE (Soho Rep), WHITE GIRL IN DANGER! (Vineyard) and Whitney White’s THREE SISTERS (Drama League/Directorfest). She is so grateful to The New Group, Vineyard Theatre and Jeremy O. Harris for this amazing opportunity. ig: denise_manning  #blacklivesmatter 

Artists

Matthew Frew

(Properties Supervisor). With The New Group: THE TRUE, GOOD FOR OTTO, DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT, THE WHIRLIGIG, EVENING AT THE TALK HOUSE, SWEET CHARITY, BURIED CHILD, STEVE, MERCURY FUR, THE SPOILS, RASHEEDA SPEAKING, STICKS AND BONES, ANNAPURNA, INTIMACY, THE JACKSONIAN, RUSSIAN TRANSPORT. Select Off-Broadway: YEN, PERMISSION, THE MONEY SHOT (MCC Theater); WAR (LCT3); FUN HOME (The Public Theater); LOVE AND INFORMATION (NYTW). Other New York theatre: NYCC, Cherry Lane Theatre, NYSF, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Atlantic Theater Company, TFANA. Recipient of National Award for Excellence in Properties Design from The Kennedy Center and USITT Chesapeake Award for Theatrical Design. Owner of The Grey Area, Prop Design, Fabrication and Supervision in Brooklyn, NY.

Judy Henderson

Judy Henderson, CSA is honored as one of the top 20 U.S. film casting directors. Highlights include Emmy Award, Outstanding Casting in a Drama Series; five Artios Awards, Outstanding Achievement TV Series and Theatre Drama Casting; ten Artios nominations for TV Series and Theatre Drama Casting. Select films: Before Midnight, Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, Mapplethorpe, 12 and Holding, L.I.E. (six Independent Spirit Award nominations). Select TV: “Homeland” (Showtime, Emmy and two Artios). Broadway: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, ANNA KARENINA (four Tony nominations). Off-Broadway: INVASION (Obie), LIE OF THE MIND (Artios), THE KID (five Drama Desk nominations), HURLYBURLY (Artios). She has been The New Group’s casting director from the beginning.

Nicole Iovino

Nicole is excited to be in her fifth season with The New Group as the assistant stage manager, after previously interning on productions such as CLIVE and THE JACKSONIAN. Recently, Nicole has worked on THE TRUE, PEACE FOR MARY FRANCES, GOOD FOR OTTO, DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT, THE WHIRLIGIG, EVENING AT THE TALK HOUSE, SWEET CHARITY, BURIED CHILD, STEVE, MERCURY FUR, THE SPOILS, RASHEEDA SPEAKING, and STICKS AND BONES while working for The New Group.

Tschabalala Self

Her work has been exhibited domestically and internationally, at public institutions such as the Studio Museum in Harlem; the New Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, A.R.; Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, London, U.K.; and Tramway, Glasgow, U.K. She is a recipient of the Yale School of Arts Al Held Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome and Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, and of residencies at the Studio Museum in Harlem and Parasol Unit. Self’s work is also in several public collections, including the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

Valerie A. Peterson

Valerie has worked on over 75 productions here including THE TRUE; PEACE FOR MARY FRANCES; GOOD FOR OTTO; DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT; THE WHIRLIGIG; EVENING AT THE TALK HOUSE; SWEET CHARITY; THE SENSUALITY PARTY; BURIED CHILD; STEVE; MERCURY FUR; THE SPOILS; RASHEEDA SPEAKING; STICKS AND BONES; ANNAPURNA; INTIMACY; THE JACKSONIAN; BUNTY BERMAN PRESENTS…; A LIE OF THE MIND; THE KID; THINGS WE WANT; RAFTA, RAFTA…; MARIE AND BRUCE; ABIGAIL’S PARTY; HURLYBURLY; and AUNT DAN AND LEMON. Broadway: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK and THE WOMEN.

Claire Warden

Co-leader of the intimacy direction movement across the industry. Claire consults for and intimacy coordinates on numerous televisions networks, including HBO, as well as independent films. Intimacy and fight director of SLAVE PLAY (NYTW), BLKS (MCC Theatre), MIES JULIE (CSC), O WAR (Muhlenberg Theatre) and others both in New York and regionally. Claire trains faculty and students in acting training institutions across the country, including Yale, NYU, Juilliard, Columbia, the O’Neill Theatre Center, Shakespeare & Company, Cambridge University (U.K.) and Northeastern University. She is part of the teaching team of Intimacy Directors International, training the next generation of Intimacy Directors. teamidi.org, clairewarden.com

Brett Macias

Music direction: NJPAC, NYU, Webster University, University of Colorado-Boulder and Musical Theatre Factory. Composer: Webster University, Encores! (NYC), Stephens College, Prospect Theater Company, Repertory Theater of Saint Louis and Masterworks. His musicals, TUESDAY and GUMBO, have been selected for development and productions by the Yale Institute for Musical Theater, Mainstreet Musicals Festival, ASCAP/Grow a Show, New York Musical Festival: Next Link Project, Musical Theatre Factory, Coastal Carolina University, CAP 21 and The PiTCH. Concerts of his music were produced by Lincoln Center Theater, Vitello’s and The Cutting Room. brettmacias.com

Darius Smith

Off-Broadway: THIS AIN’T NO DISCO, FUTURITY, THREE LITTLE BIRDS. Off-Off-Broadway: RAISIN (AUDELCO Award Outstanding Music Direction). Regional: THE COLOR PURPLE (Portland Center Stage, Broadway World Regional Award Outstanding Music Direction), THE WIZ (Ford’s Theater), NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN (Arena Stage, Helen Hayes nomination Outstanding Music Direction), JELLY’S LAST JAM (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination Outstanding Music Direction), CHOIR BOY (Marin Theatre Co., Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Outstanding Music Direction). UPCOMING: WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM (The Kennedy Center), A STRANGE LOOP (Playwrights Horizons).

Isabella Byrd

(Lighting Design). LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (New York Theatre Workshop); SEASCAPE (A.C.T. San Francisco); THE THANKSGIVING PLAY (Playwrights Horizons); THE HELLO GIRLS (Prospect Theater Co./59E59 Theaters); THE SLOW ROOM (Annie Dorsen); MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, ARTNEY JACKSON (Williamstown Theatre Festival); PLANO (Clubbed Thumb). Humana Festival 2018: DO YOU FEEL ANGER?, GOD SAID THIS, ANGELS IN AMERICA (co-design, all at Actors Theatre of Louisville); SUNDOWN YELLOW MOON (Ars Nova/WP Theater). Other regional: People’s Light, Portland Center Stage, City Theatre Pittsburgh. Upcoming: Manhattan Theatre Club and PigPen Theatre Co. at The Old Globe. isabellabyrd.design

Montana Levi Blanco

(Costume Design). The New Group and Vineyard Theatre debut. Off-Broadway: HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX (Obie Award, TFANA); THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN… (Lucille Lortel nom.); FABULATION, IN THE BLOOD (Signature Theatre); FAIRVIEW, IS GOD IS (Soho Rep); THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND, RED SPEEDO, NAT TURNER IN JERUSALEM (NYTW); PIPELINE (Lincoln Center Theater); GHOST LIGHT, WAR (LCT3); EDDIE & DAVE (Atlantic Theater Company); THE LAST MATCH (Roundabout Theatre Company); O, EARTH (The Foundry Theatre). Regional: LEMPICKA (Williamstown Theatre Festival); LA RONDINE (Minnesota Opera); THE BLUEST EYE (Guthrie Theater); ANGELS IN AMERICA, AN OCTOROON (Berkeley Rep). Training: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College, Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. montanaleviblanco.com

Matt Saunders

Recent Off-Broadway work: PIPELINE (LincolnCenter Theater), VENUS (Signature Theatre), THUNDERBODIES (Soho Rep), FUTURITY (SohoRep and Ars Nova), GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN(The Foundry Theatre and The Public),THE TEMPEST (The Public Theater/Delacorte).Over 100 regional credits including Guthrie Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Huntington Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Yale Rep, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Wilma Theater. Training: MFA, Yale School of Drama. Saunders is a Pew Fellow in the Arts and a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. Associate Artistic Director of New Paradise Laboratories. Assistant Professor of Design at Swarthmore College. mattsaunders.net

Onyie Nwachukwu

Onyie Nwachukwu makes her debut with The New Group and Vineyard Theatre in “DADDY.”  Her previous work includes the CIRQUE DREAMS national tour as well the role of Joanne in the national tour of RENT.  Most recently she could be seen in MOTOR CITY LIVE at Hard Rock Atlantic City/MGM National Harbor.  Other credits include regional productions such as the Boston premiere of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT and workshops/cabarets/concerts in and around New York City.

 

Denise Manning

Denise Manning is an Actor-vist, Comic, and Musician from Austin, Texas. Her recent credits include WHAT TO SEND UP (Aleshea Harris/NY Times Critics’ Pick; Movement Theatre Company), THE CHRONICLES OF CARDIGAN AND KHENTE (Soho Rep), WHITE GIRL IN DANGER! (Vineyard) and Whitney White’s THREE SISTERS (Drama League/Directorfest). She is so grateful to The New Group, Vineyard Theatre and Jeremy O. Harris for this amazing opportunity. ig: denise_manning  #blacklivesmatter 

Carrie Compere

On Broadway, Carrie played (Sofia) in THE COLOR PURPLE, and on the National Tour including The Paper Mill Playhouse. Also: THE GOLDEN APPLE(Lovey Mars/The Siren), and HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, SHREK THE MUSICAL. Off-Broadway: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (Sally Jackson), SISTAS, LORD TOM, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE (TUTS), SHOW BOAT: LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER. TV: “Seven Seconds”, “NYC 22”, “Gurland on Gurland.”

Charlayne Woodard

 

Charlayne Woodard is a two-time Obie winner, Tony Award nominee. Broadway: AIN’T MISBEHAVIN. Off-Broadway:
HAMLET (Gertrude); WAR; (Mother); THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE, (Marge Hackett); THE WITCH OF EDMONTON, (Witch); IN THE BLOOD, (Hester); FABULATION, (Ondine); STUNNING; SORROWS AND REJOICINGS; THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, (Grusha); TWELFTH NIGHT, (Maria). Her Regional credits include: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Titania); THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Katherine). Film: Glass,
Unbreakable, The Crucible, Eye for an Eye, Sunshine State. TV: “POSE” (series regular), “Sneaky Pete,” “The Leftovers,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Guest Faculty: Cal Arts, USC. Training: The Goodman School of Drama.

Danya Taymor

Danya Taymor (Director) is a New York-based director and translator. Recent work: Jeremy O. Harris’ “Daddy“ (The Vineyard, The New Group), Danai Gurira’s FAMILIAR (Steppenwolf), Antoinette Nwandu’s PASS OVER (LCT3/Steppenwolf), Martyna Majok’s QUEENS (LCT3), Justin Kuritzkes’ THE SENSUALITY PARTY (The New Group), Nathan Yungerberg’s ESAI’S TABLE (Cherry Lane Mentor Project), Brian Watkins’ WYOMING (Lesser America) and MY DAUGHTER KEEPS OUR HAMMER, Sarah Gancher’s THE PLACE WE BUILT and LEGOM’s I HATE FUCKING MEXICANS (The Flea). Her production of Antoinette Nwandu’s PASS OVER (Steppenwolf) was filmed by Spike Lee and premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. An alumna of the Women’s Project Lab, Sundance Theatre Lab, Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, Van Lier Fellowship and the 2050 Fellowship at NYTW. She is a Usual Suspect at NYTW, an artist in residence at TFANA, a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre an associate artist at The Flea, and a recipient of the Cullman Award for Extraordinary Creativity from Lincoln Center. Education: Duke University.

 

Ronald Peet

Ronald Peet stars as Cooper in Netflix’s upcoming series “The I-Land” (with Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez and Alex Pettyfer). Film: The Land of The Owls, The Meyerowitz StoriesFirst ReformedNevada. TV: “The Looming Tower,” “Bull,” “Blindspot” and “Girls.” Recent appearances on the New York Stage include SPILL (EST), CUTE ACTIVIST (The Bushwick Starr), KENTUCKY (EST/P73), ICARUS ON THE LES (Joe’s Pub), THE WORLD MY MAMA RAISED (Clubbed Thumb), DEBUTANTE (Ars Nova). Regional: THE LION IN THE WINTER (Two River Theater), PEERLESS (Barrington Stage Company/Miami New Drama); THE GOLEM OF HAVANA (Barrington Stage/Miami New Drama) and over 30 roles in 15 productions with The American Shakespeare Center. Member of Ensemble Studio Theatre and graduate
of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Hari Nef 

Hari Nef is an actor, writer and model. Nef starred in the Emmy Award-winning series “Transparent” and most recently
made her feature film debut in NEON’s Assassination Nation. She also appeared in Lifetime’s “You” and HBO’s “Camping” and starred in the 2017 miniseries “Let Me Die a Nun,” which was nominated for a Gotham Award. Nef graduated with a Theatre degree from Columbia University.

Kahyun Kim

Kahyun Kim recently wrapped a major role on the upcoming season two of the hit STARZ series, “American Gods.” Born and raised in South Korea, Kahyun moved to the United States and was immediately accepted into Juilliard’s Drama School. TV credits include “Shameless” (Showtime), “Timeless” (NBC), “Adam Ruins Everything” (TruTV), “The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC), “Austin & Ally” (Disney) and “Cassandra French” (Fullscreen). Film credits include Bad Match (Netflix), Spa Night (Sundance Premiere) and the Disney reboot of Freaky Friday. Theatre credits include LOVE AND MONEY (Signature Theatre) and a starring role in Tracy Letts’ LINDA VISTA (Steppenwolf Theatre). Kahyun currently lives in Los Angeles.

Jeremy O. Harris

Full length plays include: “DADDY” (Vineyard Theatre/The New Group) SLAVE PLAY (New York Theatre Workshop, New York Times Critics’ Pick, winner of the 2018 Kennedy Center Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award and The Lotos Foundation Prize), XANDER XYST, DRAGON: 1 and WATER SPORTS; OR INSIGNIFICANT WHITE BOYS (2019, 53rd State Press). In 2018, Jeremy co-wrote A24’s upcoming film Zola with director Janicza Bravo. He is the 11th recipient of Vineyard Theatre’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, a 2016 MacDowell Colony Fellow and is under commission from Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons and Scott Rudin Productions. Jeremy’s in his third year at the Yale School of Drama.

Tommy Dorfman

Tommy Dorfman was born in Atlanta, GA. They grew up performing as a ballet dancer with the Atlanta Ballet before studying acting at Fordham University, after which they began their acting career playing Ryan Shaver in Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why.” Dorfman’s upcoming projects include Jenji Kohan’s new series “American Princess” and
the final season of “Jane the Virgin.” In 2017, they were awarded the Rising Star Award from GLAAD. This is their first play.

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming has worked extensively in theatre, TV, film and new media for the past 35 years as a performer, writer,
producer and director. He is the author of five books, has performed in concert halls across the globe and also owns a bar, Club Cumming. Find out more at alancumming.com

Lee Kinney

(Sound Design) Vineyard Theatre: “Daddy”, CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?. Other NY: SUNDAY (Atlantic), THOM PAIN (Signature), THE LIGHT YEARS (Playwrights Horizons), HOMOS (Labyrinth), A DOLL’S HOUSE, THE FATHER (TFANA); OPPORTUNITIES OF EXTINCTION, THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE (Cherry Lane); THE TOMB OF KING TOT (Clubbed Thumb). Regional: Weston Playhouse, Playmakers Rep, Long Wharf, People’s Light, Idaho Shakespeare, Great Lakes. Thanks to Kris. @thisisleekinney

Cookie Jordan

Broadway: CHOIR BOY, THE CHER SHOW, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, IN TRANSIT, ECLIPSED, SIDE SHOW, AFTER MIDNIGHT, FELA, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, SOUTH PACIFIC. Off-Broadway: BOSEMAN AND LENA, FABULATION, OUR LADY OF 121st STREET, IN THE BLOOD, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD (Signature Theatre); TWELFTH NIGHT, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (Shakespeare in the Park); AN OCTOROON, IS GOD IS, FAIRVIEW (Soho Rep). Television: Emmy nominated for make-up design for “The Wiz Live.”

Darrell Grand Moultrie

A recipient of the Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, Moultrie’s select credits include SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS (MTC), INVISIBLE THREAD (Second Stage Theater), EVITA (Kansas City Rep), WITNESS UGANDA (American Repertory Theatre), EL PUBLICO (Teatro Real; Madrid, Spain). Darrell’s work has been performed by ballet and modern companies throughout the United States and around the world. Moultrie was selected by Grammy Award winning artist Beyoncé as a choreographer on her record-breaking Mrs. Carter Show world tour. A proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, Moultrie is a graduate of LaGuardia High School and The Juilliard School.