Emily Hartford (Co-Writer/Director | she/her) is a New York City-based director, creator, and artistic leader. She is a Drama League Directing Fellow and a Creative Partner with the award-winning Flux Theatre Ensemble. Recent projects include Jordan Tannahill’s Concord Floral at the Linda Gross Theater with Atlantic Acting School; Antigonick at the Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, NY); the second production of Hannah Benitez’s Dike, at Hofstra University; and the remount national tour of Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School with TheaterWorksUSA. With Corey Allen and Will Lowry, Emily co-created the interactive audio project, Our Options Have Changed (Flux Theatre Ensemble). Her first short film, Type A, has appeared in festivals across the country and was nominated for Best Comedy at the Bridgeport Film Festival. She is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and her work has been supported by the Orchard Project, the Puffin Foundation, and the SDCF Observership Program. Emily is on faculty at Playwrights Horizons Theater School / New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Associate Member, SDC. www.emilyhartford.com
Ned Hartford (Co-Writer/Lyrics & Music | he/him) Ned Hartford is an award-winning songwriter and performer (including runner-up in Billboard Magazine’s Best Unsigned Band Competition, and winner of the International Songwriting Competition for his song “In The Park”), and has played his music to audiences as large as 80,000 people. As a writer of musicals, Ned’s work has been produced at The Gym at Judson, Theater Row, and The Barrow Group. After Ned’s last record deal ended (with a rock label out of Nashville), Ned moved back to NYC with the goal of writing musicals. Over the course of the next 20 years, he worked diligently to gather the abilities needed to achieve that goal. He was accepted to the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and attended many CTI theatre-producing workshops and classes. Over the years, Ned has accrued a deep skillset as a songwriter, musician, actor, performer, writer of musicals, music producer, arranger, and recording engineer. www.nedhartford.com
Adam J. Rineer (Music Director | they/xe/he) is a New York City composer, writer, music director, and artistic leader. Adam's musicals include THIRD SEX: 1930s transvestite lieder (HERE Arts Center, Live EP), Obscene…Filthy! (NAMT 15-minute Winner), and A Trip To The Moon (The Maas Building, CAP21). Their works in early development include Public Dominance (Roundabout), BrandedTM! (Polyphone Finalist), and Bitchfest: LIVE! (DGF Fellowship Finalist, commissioned by Prima Theatre). They’ve worked as a music director at institutions including MCC, Goodspeed, TheatreWorks Hartford, Joe’s Pub. Adam is a founding Co-Artistic Director of UNTITLED Musical Project and holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Collaboration from Temple University. @adamjrineer
Jeannette Bayardelle (Aglaphonos | she/her) - Tony Nominee Jeannette Bayardelle has traveled to over fifty countries sharing her gift. She is the founder and CEO of Broadway to Wall Street. Jeannette wrote and starred in SHIDA the Musical and I Take Thee Zoe the web series. Other credits: Broadway: Girl From The North Country (Mrs. Neilsen), Hair (Dionne), The Color Purple (Celie). Off-Broadway: The Harder They Come (The Public Theater), Girl From The North Country (The Public Theater), SHIDA (Ars Nova). National Tours/Regional: Gun & Powder (Paper Mill Playhouse), The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), SHIDA (in London), The Color Purple. Film: Disney’s Little Mermaid Arial’s Beginning.
Darilyn Castillo (Cori | she/her) is a proud Dominican Afro-Latina, Born and bred New Yorker. Broadway National Tours: Hamilton, AndPeggy: Puerto Rico & San Francisco, & The Philip Company (Peggy Schuyler & Maria Reynolds). The Lion King (Nala U/S). Regional: DreamHou$e, originating the role of Julia at Alliance Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, & Baltimore Center Stage. Host of Morenita Podcast (iheart radio). TV: The Crowded Room, And Just Like That, Law and Order: Organized Crime, 74th, 75th, 76th Tony Awards, & Boardwalk Empire. Film: Martyr of Gowanus and The Odd Year. Training: CCNY, LAMDA. Love to mami, papi, Mel, Andres, my little Hudsy, Malissa Young, & McCorkle Casting. "Always Trust Your Voice" @thedarilyncastillo
Fred Inkley (Tyler | she/her) – BROADWAY: Les Miserables (Valjean), Annie (FDR/Bert Healy u/s)The Addams Family (Lurch u/s), Company (w/ Neil Patrick Harris), A Tale of Two Cities (Stryver); The Boys from Syracuse (Sergeant) TOUR: Les Miserables (Valjean), Beauty and the Beast (Beast), The Little Mermaid (King Triton) Anastasia (Count Leopold/Vlad) REGIONAL: Valjean, Beast, Mamma Mia (Bill), Ever After (Auguste), The Producers (Franz Liebkind), Aida (Zoser), Jekyll and Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde) TV/FILM: P.S. I Love You, Rob Peace, Succession (HBO), The Good Cop(Netflix),The Gilded Age (HBO), Law&Order:SVU (NBC),Evil (NBC). Boston Pops Soloist. Proud AEA/SAG/AFTRA member!
Corinna Schulenburg (Samantha | she/her) is thrilled to return to Metra. She’s a mother, playwright, poet, actor, activist, organizer, and Creative Partner of Flux Theatre Ensemble. As a playwright, her work includes Riding the Bull, Rue, Other Bodies, The Lesser Seductions of History, Jacob’s House, DEINDE, Honey Fist, Salvage, The Sea Concerto, and Operating Systems. Her favorite roles include Max in World Builders, Dr. X in Hearts Like Fists, and Ezekiel in 8 Little Antichrists (NYITA nomination). Corinna is director of communications & research at TCG, served as co-president of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, and volunteers with the Claire Valdez campaign.
Alia Munsch (Tree Nymph 1 | she/her) New York Theatre: Spandex the Musical (Off-Broadway). Regional, International, and National Tours: Motown the Musical (Nat’l Tour), Into the Woods (Arden Theatre Company), Gentleman’s Guide (Hippodrome Theatre), In the Heights (Gateway Playhouse), Carousel (Riverside Theatre), Oklahoma! (Denver Center of the Performing Arts), West Side Story (IHI Stagearound Tokyo), Smokey Joe’s Café (Engeman Theatre). Education: Barnard College, BA Dance. NYU Steinhardt, Master’s Music. www.aliamunsch.com @aliamunsch
Cristina Obando Sanchez (Tree Nymph 2 | she/they) is a Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based singer and actor. When not rocking out on stage Cristina can be found roller skating in Brooklyn, taking care of her plants, and practicing her sewing skills. Previous credits include: First Nat'l tour of “DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical”; USO Show Troupe (singer/dancer); Scooby Doo Live! Musical Mysteries (prod. Warner Bros). Website: CristinaXLT.com
Sierra Rein (Tree Nymph 3 | she/her) - A California native with established roots in New York City soil, Sierra was recently seen in "Fleishman is in Trouble" (FX/Hulu) and the short film "The Maples" at Louisville's International Festival of Film 2023. Favorite theater roles include Mrs. Snoring Man in White Christmas (Ogunquit Playhouse), Second Soprano in Master Class (Odyssey Theater), and Angel City Four Alto/Donna-Oolie understudy in City of Angels (Goodspeed Opera Co.). She has also been seen waving wands and tentacles as cartoon Godmothers and sea-divas for Disney Cruise Line. Winner of 2018 MAC and Bistro Awards for her debut show, "Running in Place," she regularly sings with vocal group Marquee Five and in the "Sondheim Unplugged" series live and in recorded forms (Volume III garnering a 2024 Grammy Award nomination). She edits for the Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast, and can sometimes be found under her felted friend Kay The Pal. Reps: Dulcina Eisen Associates / The Talent Express Management www.sierrarein.com
Sabrina Carlier (Stage Directions | she/her) is an actor, director, and theatrical multi-hyphenate. Recent credits: B/Callie in Lost Girl (Viscera Theatre Collective), 10(Bobbie James) in Concord Floral (Atlantic Acting School/dir. Emily Hartford), Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Atlantic Acting School/dir. Montgomery Sutton), and The Town Crier in Greenhouse (The Elif Collective). Upcoming: Shirley in Waiting for Greyhound (New York Theater Festival). While pursuing her BFA in Drama at NYU Tisch, she has trained with Atlantic and ITW Amsterdam. She will continue her studies in Fall 2024 with NYU Tisch’s Playwriting in London program. IG: @sabr1na.c
