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performance from Ohio University. Monsters and Alice in Slasher Land with
www.emalinewilliams.com Centenary University's NEXTstage
Stephanie Windland Repertory. Chris is a member of Actor's
Equity Association.
(Sabrina) is an NYC based
actress, singer, and Laura Ekstrand (Director) is co-
director. Since graduating founder and artistic director of Vivid
Fairleigh Dickinson Stage, formerly Dreamcatcher Rep. She
University, Stephanie has is an actor, director, playwright and
been seen in national
tours, on regional stages, teacher who has appeared on stages
and in many a back room and screens for over 30 years. As an
of a NYC bar doing weird actor, Laura appeared at Vivid Stage in
improv with her friends. Some of her Water in My Hands, Be Here Now, The
favorite credits include Belle in Beauty Lucky Ones, What Stays; Sister Play;
and the Beast, Robin in My Mother My Motherhood Out Loud; and
Sister and Me at The Bickford, Purdue in Shakespeare in Vegas, among many
Dead and Buried and Young Vera in others, and is a member of the Flip
Portrait of the Widow Kinski both here Side improv comedy team. She has
at Vivid Stage. In addition to her work worked at many other New Jersey
as an actress, Stephanie played a Theatres including the Bickford
crucial role in the creation and Theatre, Centenary Stage, Luna Stage,
production of the web series P’s In A Passage Theater, Pushcart Players, The
Pod, where she also stars in the role of Theater Project, 12 Miles West. In New
Polly. She'd like to thank her cast and York, Laura has appeared at Naked
crew for being outrageously fun and Angels, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and
supportive and for Stooooooopid New Georges.
University for always telling her to
"Come here". Stephaniewindland.com Her film credits include American
Zombieland, Split Ends, High Art, I
Christopher Young Shot Andy Warhol. Laura’s television
(Jacob) currently serves experience includes Hack, Sex And The
as the General Manager of City, Law & Order, and The Guiding
the Centenary Stage Light. As a director, some projects
Company, a professional include Twirl, Dead and Buried, Every
theatre located on the Brilliant Thing, The How and the Why,
campus of Centenary Next Fall, Distracted, The Pursuit Of
University in Happiness, Melancholy Play, Pride’s
Hackettstown, NJ where Crossing, Full Bloom and many others.
he also serves as an adjunct faculty Laura has directed the dramatic
member of the University Theatre podcasts The Weirdness and Young Ben
Department. An MFA graduate from the Franklin for Gen Z Media. As a
Professional Actor Training Program of playwright, full lengths include Life’s
Ohio University. As an actor Chris has Work, What Stays (with Jason
worked with theaters including The Szamreta), Whatever Will Be, The
Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Neighborhood (Book and Lyrics; Music
Massachusetts; the Oxford Shakespeare by Joe Zawila), Brink of Life (Book;
Festival in Oxford, Mississippi; Valley Lyrics by Steve Harper; Music by Oliver
Young Company in New Brunswick, Lake) and Astonishment, How to be
Canada; Vivid Stage, 12 Miles West Old: A Beginner’s Guide, and At Ninety-
Theatre Co., Alliance Repertory Theatre, Three (Adaptations).
Centenary Stage Company (NJ); and Laura is a private monologue and
Vampire Cowboys (NYC). Recent film public speaking coach and holds a BA
credits include The Haunting of Jessie from Yale University and an MFA from
Ross (post-production), Hunter's Sarah Lawrence College. Laura is the
Weekend (streaming on Amazon Prime), Chair of the New Jersey Theatre
My Dad and Bob Todd, Hotel (winner Alliance Board of Trustees and a
Best Actor, Atlantic City Cinefest), Jess member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and the
Archer Vs. and Star Crossed Lovers. Dramatists Guild.
Recent directing credits include She Kills