CAST
BRITTANY BELLIZEARE (Liza). Off-Broadway: FLEX (Lincoln Center), sandblasted (Vineyard Theatre), Fat Ham (The Public), Retreat, a radio play (National Black Theatre). Regional: Miami New Drama, The Guthrie, Two River Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Geva, Baltimore Center Stage, TheaterWorks Hartford, Northern Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory. Some TV/Film credits include “The Equalizer,” “American Rust” and short “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” MFA in Acting, The New School for Drama; BS in Mathematics, Spelman College.
ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER (Kevin). Broadway: Crutchie in Newsies (Outer Critics Circle nominee), Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (Drama League Award nominee), Mary Poppins, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol. Off-Broadway: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Seven Deadly Sins. 1st National Tours: Spelling Bee, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Ragtime. TV: “The Undoing,” “The Blacklist,” “The Other Two,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Looking.” Film: The Rewrite, Marci X, Are You Joking? Upcoming: On Swift Horses, V13. Co-creator of the series “Submissions Only.” Co-author of the book series Jack & Louisa and author of the upcoming novel Limelight (Penguin Random House). Love to Article V.
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CAROLINE LELLOUCHE (Scarlett) is so excited to join this amazing cast of Scarlett Dreams! NYC: We Are The Tigers, Powerline Road, Between the Sea and Sky. National Tour: Annie. BFA from The Boston Conservatory. In addition to theatre, Caroline is the Founder and Managing Director of /impact/ Group Fitness, a body-neutral fitness studio that focuses on the value of mental health as much as physical health. Endless thanks to Asher for bringing her along for the ride from day one. @carolinelellouche @impactgroupfitness
BORRIS ANTHONY YORK (Milo). Off-Broadway debut! Broadway/Tours: Holiday Inn (OBC), Pippin (First National). Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Crossroads Theatre Company), Red Velvet (Richard Burton Theatre). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon). Training: Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Love to my family, friends and team at Red Letter Entertainment. @borrisanthonyyork
SOPHIA LUCIA PAROLA (Female understudy) is proud to be making her Off-Broadway debut with Scarlett Dreams. Born and raised in New Jersey, Sophia is an actress, red carpet host, and reiki practitioner. Recent productions include The Hummingbirds and The Promotion at New Jersey Repertory Company, Richard III and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Hip to Hip Theatre. Most recently, you can see Sophia in “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” and “Marijuana Minutes.” sophiaparola.com
ROBERTO TOLENTINO (Male understudy) is thrilled to be a part of the team behind Scarlett Dreams. A proud Columbia MFA Acting graduate, Roberto recently performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in the West Coast premiere of Fandango For Butterflies (and Coyotes). He is grateful to his friends and family for their love and support and wants to thank all those involved in making this production possible. As always he dedicates all of his endeavors to his mother.
Creative team
S. ASHER GELMAN (Playwright and Director) is a director, choreographer, playwright, and producer. Artistic Director of Midnight Theatricals. Produced and directed his first original play, Afterglow which ran for 14 months Off-Broadway, and is currently enjoying productions across the globe. Producer Off-Broadway: We Are The Tigers (2019), and his second play, safeword. Director/choreographer of dance films The Greatest City in the World and in memoriam. Directed new productions of Afterglow in Los Angeles and London, both to critical acclaim. From Chevy Chase. MD. B.A. in Dance and Theater from Bard College. MFA in Dance from The George Washington University. Co-founder and Artistic Director of The Stage, Tel Aviv’s premier English language performing arts organization (2013 to 2016). Advisory Board of the Fisher Center at Bard (2016 to 2022). Lives in New York City with his cats, his husband Mati, and his partner Stefano.
CHRISTOPHER SWADER and JUSTIN SWADER (Scenic Design). NYC & Off Broadway: Dig (Primary Stages), Arden of Faversham (Red Bull Theater), The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Fiasco Theater, Red Bull), Seven Deadly Sins (Tectonic Theater Project), The Gospel According to Heather (AMAS Musical Theatre), Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson (Working Theater), Malvolio, Seize the King, The Bacchae, Antigone, The Three Musketeers, Macbeth, The Tempest, Dutchman (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Ajijaak on Turtle Island (The New Victory Theatre), Midnight at the Never Get (York Theatre Company). Selected Regional: Private Jones (Goodspeed & Signature Theatre), Our Town (Dallas Theater Center), Dial M for Murder (Geva Theatre & Dallas Theater Center), A Raisin in the Sun (Two River Theatre), The Tempest (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Radio Golf (Everyman Theatre), Small (People’s Light). Designs for A$AP Rocky, National Geographic, Big Apple Circus, Sotheby’s, 2020 Summer Olympics. cjswaderdesign.com
EMILY REBHOLZ (Costume Design). Broadway: Gutenberg! The Musical!, Jagged Little Pill (Tony nom.); Frankie and Johnny; Gettin’ the Band Back Together; Indecent; Dear Evan Hansen; Oh, Hello; If/Then; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Many Off-Broadway, Regional, and Opera productions. MFA:Yale
JAMIE RODERICK (Lighting Design). Off-Broadway: Make Me Gorgeous; Small, ¡Americano!; Disney's Winnie The Pooh; Em😉jiland; Stranger Sings; Midnight at the Never Get (Drama Desk nomination); Arms and The Man; Candida; Mrs. Warren's Profession; Caesar & Cleopatra; Safeword; Accidentally Brave; We Are The Tigers; Red Roses, Green Gold; The Woodsman; Afterglow; A Dog Story. London: It Happened in Key West. Regional: SuperYou, Denis DeYoung’s Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Bikinis!, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, Midsummer, Macbeth, Hamlet. JamieRoderick.com
ALEX MACKYOL (Sound Design) is an established sound designer in Los Angeles, designing productions across the country and abroad for theater, theme parks, cruise lines and concerts. Notable theatrical designs include: Afterglow (LA Premiere & London); Madagascar: The Musical (US Sound Designer, National Tour); The Dodgers (World Premiere - Hudson Theatre); Shooting Star - A Revealing New Musical (World Premiere-Hudson Theatre); Recorded In Hollywood (Kirk Douglas Theatre); We Are The Tigers (Hudson Theatre); Heartbreak Hotel (The Coast Playhouse). keaneproductionsllc.com
BRIAN PACELLI (Projection Design) is a Queens-based video designer. Selected designs include Tommy and Me (Bucks County Playhouse), Five Guys Named Moe (Fulton Theatre), The Adult in the Room (Victory Gardens Theater), Shedding Load (59E59), Farragut North (Hudson Guild). Selected associate/assistant design credits include Broadway: Pictures from Home, The Piano Lesson, Mr. Saturday Night, Harry Connick Jr…., Derren Brown: Secret. Off-Broadway: A Sign of the Times (NWS), Hamlet (The Public), Bella Bella (MTC). See his work: @pacellistudios.
BRENDAN MCCANN (Properties Designer) is excited to join the Scarlett Dreams team. Recent credits include: Make Me Gorgeous, Five the Parody Musical, I Can Get It For You Wholesale (CSC), Stranger Sings (2023 Drama Desk nominee, Production Props), and more. Thank you to Midnight Theatricals and Jamie Roderick. Instagram: @bren_bash
ROCIO MENDEZ (Fight & Intimacy Director) was recently nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and is the resident Intimacy Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Credits include: Broadway: POTUS, Ain’t No Mo’, Merrily We Roll Along. Off-Broadway/ Regional: The Great Gatsby (Paper Mill Playhouse), How To Defend Yourself, On Sugarland (NYTW), The Bandaged Place (Roundabout), The Harder They Come, Merry Wives, Romeo y Julieta (The Public), NIOR (The Alley Theater), Vietgone, The Royale (Geva Theater Center) rociomendez.com
ROBBIE SIMPSON (Associate Director) originated the role of Alex in Afterglow off-Broadway; associate director of the LA and London productions. Additional directing/associate: National Tours of Charlie Brown Christmas, Chicago, A Christmas Story as well as notable productions in LA, Chicago, Aspen, and NYC. Acting credits include a recurring role on ABC’s “General Hospital,” among others. Director of Musical Theater, Stella Adler/NYU. Training: MFA, Old Globe; BFA, Syracuse University. Thanks to Asher, UIA Talent Agency, and Center Stage Management. @MrRobbieSimpson
JEFFREY M. MARKOWITZ (Production Supervisor). Highlights: Lang Lang-The Disney Book, Lord of the Rings In Concert, Tribeca Festival, Monet’s Garden-The Immersive Experience, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Clinton Global Initiative, “Stars On Ice,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” As show caller: PHISH New Year’s Eve, Pan American Games, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. As stage manager: Broadway: Urban Cowboy, A Class Act, Annie, Blood Brothers, Annie 2; on television “Annie Live,” “The Wiz Live,” “Sound Of Music Live.”
ELIZA ANASTASIO (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be a part of Scarlett Dreams. Her favorite credits include Oklahoma! (Circle in the Square), Hercules, Coriolanus, Much Ado About Nothing (The Public), Sweeney Todd (The Hangar Theater), Wolf Play (Soho Rep), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), and The Wolves (Lincoln Center). She graduated with a BA from Sarah Lawrence College in 2017. She would like to thank her amazing parents for always supporting her!
ERICA A. HART, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Chicken & Biscuits, Death of a Salesman, Pass Over, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Television: “Black Mirror,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “That Damn Michael Che,” “Bust Down,” “The Girls on the Bus,” “The Equalizer.” Film (Selected): The Surrogate (Artios Winner), LAPSIS (SXSW), CUPIDS (Tribeca). Music Video: Fight For You by H.E.R. Thanks to Asher, Stef, Rashad and the SCARLETT DREAMS FAM! For Mom + Dad, Nanie + Alison. Always.
EVAN BERNARDIN PRODUCTIONS (General Manager) is a full-service theatrical management company that provides general management for theatrical productions and consulting services for corporate entertainment ventures. Selected credits include the national tours of On Your Feet!, Cocomelon, Million Dollar Quartet as well as the Off-Broadway productions of Melissa Etheridge: My Window, The Great Gatsby: Immersive Experience, Seven Deadly Sins, Fairycakes, Afterglow and We Are The Tigers.
NZINGA WILLIAMS (Company Manager) has worked on projects on and off Broadway (and the high seas) such as Hair, Sleep No More, The Secret Life of Bees, Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven, The Mother, After Midnight, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth, Moulin Rouge!, Moulin Rouge! National Tour, Kinky Boots, Fat Ham, and A Wonderful World, to name a few. She is a proud member of The Commissary and Waterwell Board of Directors.
SITUATION (Marketing/Social Media Representative) is an award-winning agency built for live entertainment brands and championing the power of shared experiences around the world. With 20+ years of award-winning work, Situation offers marketing and creative services for experience-based brands: live entertainment, attractions, theater, sports, arts and culture institutions in New York, around the country and in the UK. Highlighted clients include Wicked (Broadway & Tour), Disney Theatrical Group, Titanique, Roundabout Theatre Company, MJ on Broadway and many more.
THE PRESS ROOM (Press Representative). Broadway: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Patriots, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. Off-Broadway: Blue Man Group, JOB, A Sign of the Times, Stalker. Institutions: Barrington Stage Company, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, NY Classical Theatre, Out of the Box Theatrics, Paper Mill Playhouse, Rosie’s Theater Kids, Theatre Row, Vineyard Theatre, The Wooster Group. Upcoming: Born for This, Female Troubles, Grace, Long Way Down, Rutka, Sidney, Sugar Daddy, Working Girl The Musical. thepressroomnyc.com
STEFANO MILICI (Producer) has been serving as the Executive Director of Midnight Theatricals since 2022. In that time, he has overseen several development processes for Scarlett Dreams and produced the current production of Afterglow in London. He lives in New York City with his partner, Asher.
MIDNIGHT THEATRICALS (Producer) is a Tony-nominated production company focused on creating and developing edgy, new, and relevant work. Productions include: Afterglow by S. Asher Gelman (Off-Broadway, Los Angeles, & London productions), cult slasher cheerleader musical, We Are The Tigers, and safeword, also by Gelman. At the beginning of the pandemic, the company launched the Midnight Theatricals Virtual Reading Series. Award-winning dance films include “The Greatest City in the World” and the internationally recognized “in memoriam.” Midnight Theatricals is a producer on Hir in London, the On Your Feet! national tour, the upcoming Sasha Velour: A Drag Spectacular, and Broadway’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning Fat Ham, which received five Tony nominations, including Best Play.
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