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Who’s Who
Who’s Who
Who’s Who
Originally from
Buenos Aires,
C y n t h i a
Aguirre (Candy)
began her journey
in theater during
h i g h s c h o o l . the Australian National
Guided by a deep
passion for art, design, and
storytelling, she studied Film &
Television and Architecture. She
went on to work backstage in art
and design for advertising
productions in Los Angeles.
Returning to the stage now feels like
coming full circle.
Nupur Apte
(Kashvi) has been
on stage since she
was 6 years old,
both as a dancer,
an actor and a
public speaker.
She has done
various forms of Indian dance, jazz,
tap dancing, and more recently,
salsa. She has also performed in the
New South Wales State Drama
Ensemble in Australia, in
the elite drama ensemble for her
High School, and directed, wrote
and performed in the award-
Justine Beed- Swing, Waltz, Foxtrot,and Bolero),
writing poems, doing improv, and
Chen (Jacqui) is
solving math problems. He has
a writer-director
born in DC and been in many plays at the Santa
Monica Playhouse and plans to be
r a i s e d i n in many more.
winning and first of its kind M o s c o w ,
Ethnocultural Revue at the W i n d h o e k ,
Australian National University. Ellicott City, Mexico City, Kendall Colletti
The revue was titled "I'm Not Asunción, Tokyo, and Cairo. (Kai-Karone) is
Racist...But" and was created, She's worked for filmmakers, excited to be making
and performed entirely by
podcasters, non-profits, and 8- h e r d e b u t i n
students of colour. Also while at year-olds... all of whom have professional theater
inspired her to embrace the silly at the Santa Monica
University, Nupur was the dance alongside the serious. She loves Playhouse. With a
director for her dorm's dance soapy, playful stories about p a s s i o n f o r s i n g i n g a n d
team in the Interhall Dance dysfunctional friendships and performing at a young age, she
Competition. Nupur performed families as they pick at each was in nearly a dozen musicals
in the Sydney Comedy Festival as other's wounds, and learn to heal before the age of 12. After taking a
a stand-up comedian and is together. Her work has been break to focus on her education
currently honing her improv skills recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan (Loyola Marymount University and
at Improv for the People in Culver Foundation, the Museum of the University of Southern California
City. Nupur moved to the US Moving Image, TIFF, and the Alum, Go Lions and Fight On!) and
from Sydney, Australia in 2021 Athena Film Festival. Often pursue a career in advertising,
and is currently an attorney writing about lonely people Kendall is reigniting her love for
working in downtown Los searching for their version of theater and is eager to be part of
Angeles. She is excited to get home, Justine has found hers with many performances to come.
back to the stage after taking a her partner and friends in Los
long hiatus from it in order to Angeles. This is her first time ū
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focus on law school, passing the performing with the ShortBurst Analū Cruzeū C r u z e
bar and starting her legal career. Theatre.. (Mikkel) is thrilled
Nupur was last seen here at the to be back on the
Playhouse in Thanks for Sharing, Santa Monica
and is very grateful for her Marty Cohen Playhouse stage
chance to re-enter the spotlight (Masterson) is a f o r h i s f i f t h
and is honored to be working retired computer p r o d u c t i o n ,
with such incredible directors p r o g r a m m e r having previously
and such a talented cast. w h o l o v e s a p p e a r e d i n
d a n c i n g Mortal Illusions (2022), House of
(favorites are Mirrors (2022), and When Will
W e s t C o a s t They Awaken (2023), and Thanks