Director

Christie Zhao is a theatre director, interdisciplinary artist, and art leader. As the artistic director at Yun Theatre in Seattle, Christie's work tackles complex social issues, explores identity and culture, and challenges conventional narratives. She is passionate about documentary theatre and new work development. Past directing credit: "Caught" by Christopher Chen, “Good Enemy” by Yilong Liu, “Two Goldfish (Who Become Heroes) by Olivia Xing and Gefei Liu and "Monologues of n Women" with Yun Theatre.

Playwright

I am a scientist and physician, who minored in musical theater dance as an undergraduate. That has lent to being a trained observer with a lyrical lens. I write to foster my life, and to affect others so that they may foster their own in a positive way.

In 2011, I had just finished a postdoctoral fellowship, and as a single mother, was raising two fabulous daughters. That year, I was 'let go' from a job that I had been at for two months. I was overqualified, they said. It was unexpected and traumatic. My blood pressure elevated and my heart would not stop racing. I turned to creating a world that I could control, dressed in my concerns, plus all the elements I love, including the natural world, order, deep relationships, magic, food and family.

My overall goal as a writer is focused on the deconstruction of calamities as well as joy, through examination of the paths which lead to them. In this way, the stories can be used as tools, as we discover ways of interjecting means to enhance joy, or interrupting dysfunction before calamities happen.

Nia Anderson | On the Train

Alba is excited to work with The Shattered Glass Project and playwright Lisa Price on this new piece. She believes art is capable of many things and the ability to humanize is its greatest power.

Melinda Kramer | On the Train

Audrey’s favorite previous roles include: Susan/Witch (Always Winter, TTC), Mary Magdalene (Judas Iscariot, TAL), and Ascendant (The Veil, Dacha). She regularly tours with TTC’s Improv Team and is a proud company member & artistic producer with Dacha Theatre. BFA from TWU & MFA from Seattle U. More at audreyherold.com

Senator Chad Fox | On the Train

James is a Seattle actor and playwright. Recent roles include Calendar Girls (Phoenix Theatre) and The Flight Before Xmas (Macha). His plays Red Planet Blue and Ghost Girl have been featured in Edmonds Driftwood Players new works series.

Daniel Stevens | On the Train

José Amador couldn’t be more thrilled to be working on his first Shattered Glass Project production! Pre-pandemic, you may have seen his work as an actor in Cafe Nordo’s ONĒRUS; this is his first time as an actor since that entire rigamarole began. You might be more familiar with his work as a director, most recently with Theater Anonymous’ IT’S A WONDERFUL LIVESTREAM 2020, Theater Schmeater’s TWO SISTERS AND A PIANO, or amador/stokes’ world premiere of DUELS. Finally, as a playwright, his solo shows, EL HIJO PRODIGO and AGUE: A BODY HORROR, have been produced a number of times in Seattle, with another showing of both shows in repertory at 18th & Union in late October.

Rebecca Levin | On the Train

Chloe is thrilled to be part of The Shattered Glass Project's 2024 New Works Festival production of playwright Dr. Lisa Price's captivating new piece, "On the Train." With a passion for storytelling and a commitment to bringing diverse voices to the stage, Chloe hopes to brings depth and authenticity to this role.

Having previously collaborated with The Shattered Glass Project, Chloe is no stranger to presenting new works that challenge, inspire, and provoke thought. Her performance in the innovative "Perseus & Anemone", where Chloe last appeared with TSGP, showcased her versatility and dedication to exploring complex narratives.

Director

Aidyn Trinity is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist whose study has focused on applied and community-based theatre. She graduated from Western Washington University in 2022 where she performed classical voice and theatre, practiced costume design, and led workshops inspired by Theatre of the Oppressed. Aidyn is excited to work in Seattle again as she grew up here and has a profound love for the Seattle performing arts scene.

Playwright Team

Mariah Lee Squires and S.W. Jones met at Cornish College of the Arts where they both graduated Magna Cum Laude. They began their artistic partnership shortly after graduation, particularly interested in developing new works focused on femme and nonbinary identities. They have a keen interest in storytelling that explores the theatre of questions and use their writing to, as Cesar A. Cruz said, “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”

Carmilla | Carmilla

Mia McGlinn is an actress and filmmaker. Her recent credits include Babe (Crimes of the Heart), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet, PGT), Natashya (Three Sisters, BCT), and Joy (Cinderella, PGT). She would like to thank Aidyn for the opportunity to play the charming Carmilla, Mariah Lee Squires and S.W Jones for trusting her with their words and her family for always supporting her creative endeavors

Laura | Carmilla

Jessica Marvin-Romero (she/her) is a Mexican-American actress and poet thrilled to be making her debut in the Seattle theatre scene after graduating from Temple University. Some past works include Fátima in Pase lo que Pase with PlayPenn in Philadelphia and Cindy in Fefu and Her Friends (Temple University).

Madame Perrodon | Carmilla

Meghan [she/they] moved to Seattle 5 years ago and began working with theatres around the Puget Sound including Vashon Repertory Theatre, Centerstage, and Take a Stand. After studying with clown and physical theater teachers including Chris Bayes, Giovanni Fusetti, and Philippe Gaulier, Meghan became a member of UMO Ensemble - a physical theatre group out of Vashon Island."

Father | Carmilla

Bradley is thrilled to be a part of the New Works Festival. Locally he has been seen at Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Theatre Anonymous, and 14/48 Projects. He has appeared on the TV shows Grimm, Z Nation, and The Librarians. Film work includes Warmuffin, The Architect, and Burn It All.

The Girl/The Gentleman/Doctor | Carmilla

Riley Gene (they/them) is a proud trans-fem/non-binary, autistic actor, director, and playwright based in Seattle. Riley Gene has appeared on stage with Seattle Rep, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Freehold's Engaged Theatre Tour, the 1448 Projects, Strawberry Workshop Theatre, Dacha Theatre, and more. Currently serving as the General Manager of Sound Theatre Company, Riley holds a BFA in Original Works Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Next up, they will be seen in Seattle Shakespeare Company's Two Gentleman of Verona.

Housekeeper/Art Conservator/General Spielsdorf | Carmilla

Michael (He/Him) has been fortunate enough to have performed with many theater companies in the Seattle area. He couldn't be more delighted than to be included in "Carmilla." The brave and talented people making this theater happen inspire him and teach him every day. Fangs for your support!

Playwright

Jourdan Imani Keith, Seattle’s 2019- 2022 Civic Poet, is a Pushcart nominated author. Her play, an Afro-futurist trilogy was awarded support for “The Uterine Files: Episode One” by office of ARTS and Artist Trust. Featured in Forbes and on NPR, her Orion Magazine essays, Desegregating Wilderness and At Risk appear in the Best American Science and Nature Writing Anthology, as well as text books. The founder of Urban Wilderness Project she leads its R U An Endangered Species™ Women and Whales First: Poetry in a Climate of Change campaign. A recipient of the 2022 US Water Alliance Outstanding Artist prize and a 2018 Americans for the Arts award, her TEDx Talk, Your Body of Water became the theme for King County's 2016-2018 Poetry on Buses program. Her essays and poems are in Prairie Schooner, Terrain, Cosmonaut, YES magazine and Seismic.

Director

Rebecca is excited to collaborate with Jourdan and this fabulous cast to bring The Uterine Files: Episode 1 to the New Works Festival. An emerging director herself, Rebecca is the founding artistic director of The Shattered Glass Project and is grateful to the entire 2024 Incubator/Mentor Cohort for their talent and willingness to explore creative collaboration.

Virginia Mary | The Uterine Files: Episode 1

Ziara Greathouse is a mezzo- soprano, originally from Atlanta GA. She studied choral music education at Kennesaw State University and opera performance at the University of British Columbia. Her notable roles include Dido in “Dido and Aeneas” and Bronka in the Russian opera “The Passenger.”

Director

Divya is a creative practitioner/warrior and a performance artiste. She loves creating site-specific, immersive, experimental, and devised works. She holds an MFA in theatre arts, is a trained cinematographer, a Scuba diver and a Reiki healer. She practices the Margolis Method. Divya designs & facilitates creative rituals through Epiphany Sutra – a world of re-imagined rituals. She also works with youth. Her cultural roots, immigrant life, & self-learned artistic pursuits significantly shape her artistic identity.

Playwright

Rachel Atkins (she/her) is the scriptwriter for the multimedia educational theatre company Living Voices, with 12 shows on history and social justice in ongoing touring repertory, seen by over 4 million audience members throughout the US and Canada. Her play Black Like Us (Original Works Publishing) received the TPS Gregory Award for Outstanding New Play, two Seattle Times Footlight Awards, and was an American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg New Play Award nominee. A 3-time Gregory Award nominee for Outstanding Playwright/New Play, her work has been produced extensively in Seattle and around the US, Canada, and Brazil. Rachel is a Dramatists Guild member and holds her Master’s in Educational Theatre from New York University.

Sera/Sarah | Out of Time

Azadeh Zanjani is a Meisner trained actor and multidisciplinary artist based in Seattle. Recent credits include The Forgotten History of Mastaneh with Seattle Public Theatre/Seda Theatre, TheTitle, a short film by Naghmeh Samini, Hijab with Island Theatre and Play of Life and Death with Seda Theatre/MachaTheatre Works. When not acting, Azadeh practices architecture, paints, and sings classical arias.

Trish/Miranda | Out of Time

Natalie Schmidt (she/her) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist, Designated Linklater Voice Teacher, and Co-Artistic Director of General Gabler’s Theatre. Credits include: Hedda Gabler (Hedda; General Gabler’s Theatre), Ghost Party: Remastered (Ursula; Dacha), When Love Speaks (Thalia Dionysus; Thalia’s Umbrella), and In the Next Room (Mrs. Daldry; BAT). More at thenatalieschmidt.com!

Angie/Angelina | Out of Time

Tessa “Cricket” James is an actor local to the Seattle area and is honored to be able to help tell the story of the struggle of the women who have come before us. They would like to dedicate this performance to their mom, the strongest woman they know.

Playwright Mentor

Rachel Atkins (she/her) is the scriptwriter for the multimedia educational theatre company Living Voices, with 12 shows on history and social justice in ongoing touring repertory, seen by over 4 million audience members throughout the US and Canada. Her play Black Like Us (Original Works Publishing) received the TPS Gregory Award for Outstanding New Play, two Seattle Times Footlight Awards, and was an American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg New Play Award nominee. A 3-time Gregory Award nominee for Outstanding Playwright/New Play, her work has been produced extensively in Seattle and around the US, Canada, and Brazil. Rachel is a Dramatists Guild member and holds her Master’s in Educational Theatre from New York University.

Director Mentor

Annie Lareau has been an actor and director in the Seattle area for over 30 years. For the past seven years she has served as the Artistic Director of Seattle Public Theater. Prior to that she was the Interim Artistic Director at ArtsWest as well as the Education Director at Book-it Repertory Theatre. Her directorial resume includes The Tempest (2020), Pericles (2018), As You Like It (2015), and the touring productions of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth for Seattle Shakespeare Company; My Antonia (2019), On the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (2013), and various educational touring shows for Book-It Repertory; Hometown Boy (2023), Admissions (2019), The Call (2018), Vanishing Point (2017), and Grand Concourse (2016) for Seattle Public Theater. Her favorite acting roles include: Antonia in My Antonia (Book-It 2008), Nadia in Vertical Hour (2008), Mistress Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor (Seattle Shakes 2019). She has taught theater for both children and adults at Seattle Repertory Theater, ACT, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Book-It Repertory Theater and served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Cornish College of the Arts as well as a guest artist faculty member at Syracuse University. She holds a BFA from Syracuse University and a M.Ed in Arts Education from Harvard University.

Production Stage Manager

Jasmine Ritter (She/Her) is a freelance Stage Manager. Her recent projects include working with Seattle U, ACT's Young Core Company, and Book-It Repertory Theatre. She is excited to be a part of the collaborative process that is the New Works Festival with Shattered Glass Project.

Scenic Design

Bella is a Chicanx designer/painter. They last worked with TSGP on Want (scenic design). Projects include work with Seattle Public Theatre, Macha Theatre Works, ArtsWest, Freehold Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, WET, Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Cornish College of the Arts, and Village Theatre. bellariveradesign.com

Lighting Designer

Montse is a Latina theater artist who moved to Seattle last year after graduating. She’s worn all sorts of hats from performer to designer to director, but lighting design is the niche she’s found for herself. This is her first festival ever - designing four shows at once has been a ride!