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           theatre  credits  include  The  Wiz,   professor at El Camino College.                         E v a n s                        he designed the sets                                                          Victoria Bemis,
           Cinderella,  The  King  and  I,  and   He  is  a  lauded  Kanaka  Maoli                                                         f o r        h i s                                                             Marty Cohen,
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           Fiddler on the Roof.                Genealogist, traditionally trained                         ( C a h u e n g a )              p e r f o r m a n c e s ,
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           and  Shakespeare  theatre  at  the   Kanaka Maoli at his Hale Nau                              camera to stage                  passion  for  visual
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           Royal  Academy  of  Dramatic  Art    O  Kame eiamoku  Genealogy                                f r o n t ,                      artistry.  This  dual                                                          Lisa Fridman,
           (RADA)  in  London,  where  he      Academy.                                  Photographer  turned  live        passion  led  him  to work in  the art                                                          Linda Kohn,
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           performed  as  Malcolm  and  the                                              performer, on a quest for artistic   department and study improv at the
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           Porter in Macbeth at the Jerwood    For more information and latest           rejuvenation,  she's  chasing     Groundlings.  From  there,  Peter                                                              Addie Walsh,
           Vanbrugh Theatre (2024). He has     projects, visit analucruze.com."          creative  sparks,  and  dodging   delved into the world of art direction                                                         Theda Weston on
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           Acting Studios and method acting                    S i o b h a n             from  her  roaring  twenties  and   for short films, where he honed his                                                         Veronica Wright
           with actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.                                              collegiate screen stints, she now   talent for creating immersive visual                           and Playhouse Assoc Dir of Adult Education Berkeley Sanjay
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           On screen, he is known for his role                 Erin (Antonia)            returns  to  an  old  passion  after   worlds. Over the years, he has had
           as Nic in the award-winning short                   is  a  writer  and        many years. No retakes here; it's   the  privilege  of  collaborating  on
           film  Nic,  which  received  the                    director  based           all about the live thrill. Christie's   hundreds  of  editorials,  working
           CINECAFEST  -  Audience  Choice                     in  LA.  She  has         on  a  10-week  test  drive  of   alongside some of the world's most
           award for Best Director (2016). He                  shot  over  30            theatrical  life,  armed  with  wit,   renowned  fashion  photographers
           performed  as  Morpheus  in  the                    short  films  and         class  notes,  and  a  few  acting   and  top  celebrities  to  bring  bold,
           short  film  Morpheum,  showcased   has a specific interest in surreal        classes from yesteryears, ready to   creative  visions  to  life.  Whether
           at  the  Sacramento  Film  Festival   storytelling,  emotional  dramas,       mesh into the dramatic tapestry of   designing  a  set  or  stepping  into  a
           (2015), The Grim Reaper in Bride    and  horror.  She  is  also  a  big       the  Santa  Monica  Playhouse.    role, Peter views every project as an
           of Death, an official selection of the   movie  geek  who  has  seen  over    She's  not  just  here  to  act;  she's   opportunity  to  collaborate  and
           Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival,   1,000 films and counting. This is        here to see how this whole 'theater   create beautiful art.
           which  was  shown  at  the  old     her  first  time  acting  in  a  play     thing' fits into the  jigsaw puzzle of
           Grauman's  Chinese  Theatre         outside  of  her  middle  school's        her  life.  Will  she  remember  her               P a r r i s
           (2016), and in Concealing (2017).   rendition of Lion King where she          lines? Will she discover a hidden
           Beyond acting, Anal  is a prolific   played a water buffalo/blade of          talent for dramatic monologues?                    K a s p s z a k
           writer,  having  published  the     grass. She is very excited to learn       Will this stint craft her next dinner              ( P r i n c e s s ) ,
           children's books The Legend of the   more  about  the  process  of            tale  or  unveil  an  encore-worthy                recently  played
           Three Pu'u (2024) and The Story of   storytelling  through  the  actors       talent? Only the footlights will tell.             Self in Forever Inc
           Mama and Pele (2025), as well as    perspective  in  order  to  use  this                                                        at  Santa  Monica
           the  adult  political  satire  The   experience  in  her  craft  going        Peter Gueracague   (Parker) is                     Playhouse.  Other
           Quacking  Donald  (2025).  He  is   forward!                                                                                     credits  include:
           also  a  new  playwright,  having                                             a  Franco-American  whose         The  Glow  Worm  in  James  and  the
           recently  completed  The  Porter  of                                          creative journey began at a young   Giant  Peach  and  Scrooge  in  A
           Hells-Gate, a play inspired by his                                            age,  performing  scenes  from    Christmas Carol. She did Fiddler on
           role  as  the  Porter.  Anal   holds  a                                       Oliver! and The Princess Bride for   the  Roof  as  a  child.  She  has  a
 crafted and performed by Smita Bagla, Ceylan Cankurtaran,
 Marty Cohen, Caitlin Crowley, Gabriella Herrera,
 Parris Kaspszk, Linda Kohn, Madeleine Lemay,
 Beatriz Ruiz Silva, Warren Sata, Addie Walsh,
 Theda Weston, Brandon ‘Monty’ Williams and Playhouse
 Associate Director of Adult Education Berkeley Sanjay
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