THE CAST



christian conn*

Broadway: Desire Under the Elms; Off Broadway: The Metromaniacs, The School for Scandal (Red Bull Theater), The Liar (Classic Stage Company); Fulfillment (The Flea Theater); REGIONAL: The Metromaniacs, The Liar, The Comedy of Errors, The Beaux’ Stratagem, and Love’s Labor’s Lost (Shakespeare Theater Company); Venus in Fur (Studio Theatre & Pittsburgh Public); The Importance of Being Earnest (Old Globe); Other Desert Cities (Guthrie Theater); four seasons with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, three seasons with The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and one with The Acting Company. TV/Film: “Unforgettable”, “The (718)”, “The Face” and “Tough Crowd”. TRAINING: Rutgers University, BFA. @schmacticonn

annapurna sriram*

Annapurna Sriram is from Nashville Tennessee. As a teenager, she was a championship Irish Step Dancer and attended Nashville School of the Arts. Annapurna graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA in acting from Mason Gross School of the Art.  Annapurna has appeared on the New Group Stage and on the West End in Jesse Eisenberg's play The Spoils, and in the US premiere of Wallace Shawn's play Evening At The Talkhouse.  TV credits include: "Billions", "The Black List", and "South of Hell". ​

Johnny wu*

Broadway: Chinglish (Longacre Theatre); Off Broadway: Washer/Dryer (Theatre Row), The Subtle Body (59E59); Regional: Noises Off (Guthrie Theater), Glengarry Glen Ross, Peter and the Starcatcher (La Jolla Playhouse), Concerning Strange Devices (Berkeley Rep) Film: Tracers, Limitless, Certainty TV: "Elementary", "Blue Bloods", "Kevin Can Wait", "The Good Wife", "Person of Interest", "Cold Case" (CBS), "Covert Affairs" (USA), "24" (FOX), "Law and Order: SVU" (NBC), "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Teaching: Adjunct Professor, Pace University Training: M.F.A. - University of California San Diego and B.A. - Binghamton University.

ARTISTIC TEAM

Dan amboyer

Dan Amboyer (Director). Dan Amboyer is a New York based director and actor.  Dan made his directorial debut with Whirlwind (3 New York Innovative Theater Award nominations including Best Premiere).  As described by Ben Brantley, Dan is “a downtown theater veteran” who has worked with Ars Nova, HERE Arts Center, PS122, The Flea, 92nd Y, The Zipper Factory, Emerging Artists Theatre, as well as workshopping projects with MCC, CSC, The McCarter, among others. He starred in the premiere of A.R. Gurney’s final play SQUASH in NY, and the premiere of David Ives’ THE METROMANIACS for The Shakespeare Theatre in DC, as well as played leading roles for The Old Globe (AS YOU LIKE IT, RICHARD III, INHERIT THE WIND), Bay Street Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and others. On screen, he starred on Darren Star’s “Younger,” NBC’s “The Blacklist: Redemption,” CBS’ “Tell Me A Story,” and as Prince William in the TV film WILLIAM & CATHERINE alongside Oscar nominee Jane Alexander. Other film work includes BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99, BATMAN VS SUPERMAN, LOVE THE COOPERS, THE WRONG SON, A VERY MERRY TOY STORE, and others. He has guest starred on “Blue Bloods,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “The Untitled John Cusack Pilot,” “Benders,” “Person of Interest,” “Body of Proof,” “Unforgettable,” among others. Dan is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama. Behind the scenes he has worked with Cirque du Soleil and Meadow Brook Theatre in Detroit. Recently, he has been incubating new plays CHAINED (The Wild Project) and WHIRLWIND (Dixon Place) with playwright Jordan Jaffe.

JORDAN JAFFE [Executive Producer/Playwright]

JORDAN JAFFE

Jordan Jaffe is a NY based writer, director, and producer of Film, TV, and Theater. Jordan's plays include: Crude, Whirlwind (Energy Series), and Abdication.  Whirlwind received a world premiere production at the Wild Project (3 New York Innovative Theater Award nominations including Best Premiere Production).  Crude received a world premiere production at Theater 511 at Ars Nova as an Ars Nova Fling, starring Nico Tortorella (TV Land's "Younger").  Film/TV: His pilot "Flow" is a finalist in the scripted drama category at Catalyst Fest 2019, Jump In (Pilot Presentation with Executive Producers Shawn Leventhal, Madeliene Smithberg (Creator of "The Daily Show"), and Al Roker), Modern Aliens (starring Noah Robbins of Amazon's "Forever").

Jordan recently served as an associate producer for Partial Comfort Productions Nothing Gold Can Stay at ART/NY.  Before moving to New York, Jordan produced with Black Lab Theatre in Houston, Tx. Jordan's theater directing credits with Black Lab in Texas include Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews (produced with Stages Repertory Theatre and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston), Kim Rosenstock's Tigers Be Still (Houston Press Award 2014-15 nominee Best Director), Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, Leslye Headland's Assistance and Jeff Talbott's The Submission.  Jordan also produced David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, Beau Willimon's Farragut North, and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's boom.  
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Jordan is a proud graduate of Rice University with a BA in Visual and Dramatic Arts, and has also trained at the Atlantic Acting School in New York. In 2013 Jordan was named to the Houston Press' Top 100 Creatives list of "movers and shakers". www.jordan-jaffe.com

DESIGN TEAM

Scenic Design: Gabriel Firestone
Costume Design: Loren Shaw
Lighting Design: David Sexton
Sound Design: Matt Fischer
Properties Design: Sarah George

PRODUCTION

Co-Producer: Rebecca Crigler
Casting: Calleri Casting  
Public Relations: Richard Kornberg
Graphic Design: Teresa Ann Virginia Bayer
Associate Producer: Sarah George

*Equity approved showcase.  These actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association