Page 5 - Cast Out Show Program Santa Monica Playhouse

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