LIVIA GOMES DEMARCHI * (Prisoner, Natalia) (she/her/hers) is absolutely thrilled to be performing in this thrilling play in the company of even more thrilling artists. Recent credits: Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at SF Shakes, Cassandra in Somewhere by Marisela Treviño Orta at Perspective Theater, Miri in Sapience at Playground SF and San Diego Rep Latinx festival, and Lola in the world premiere of Ghosts of Bogotá at AlterTheater (both by the incredible Diana Burbano), Tania in Native Gardens at Center Rep, and Olivia/Maria in Twelfth Night also with Perspective Theater (formerly Arabian Shakes, TBA Winner for Best Ensemble). She was also a part of the original production of The River Bride as Belmira, presented at AlterTheater. Other companies: SF Playhouse, Magic Theater, Marin Shakespeare, Playwrights Foundation, BRAVA, Shotgun Players, among others. She holds a B.A. in Theater and performance studies from UC Berkeley, where she workshopped her solo bilingual piece Quem Eu. She is associate artist with AlterTheater and a company member at Playground SF. As always: to my familia, here and in Brazil.

RYAN TASKER* (Swing) has worked with Marin Theatre Company, Word for Word Performing Arts Company, Aurora Theater Company, American Conservatory Theatre, TheatreWorks, Shotgun Players, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Livermore Shakespeare Festival, Shadowlight Productions, and, back when they existed, San Jose Repertory, Impact Theatre, Theatre Q, and Dragon Productions, among others. He is a company member of Word for Word, member of AEA, and proud partner to Rebecca and parent of Henry and Eddie.

TERRI DEMARTINI (Stage Manager) attended SF School of the Arts/McAteer High, concentrating on theatre. She attended NYU where she focused on radio/tv production and had a number of story-worthy experiences, including interning for Howard Stern and working at HOT 97 during the golden age of hip hop. Terri then moved to LA and worked in music and TV production for the Universal Music Group and MTV. After years of working behind the scenes, Terri decided to pursue her lifelong dream of front-of-camera work and began studying at Voicetrax in Sausalito, eventually ended up signing with Look Talent and transitioning to front of camera and print work. She has appeared in a number of commercials, industrials and print projects. Terri now splits her time between San Francisco and a coffee farm in Kona, Hawaii. She loves travel, buddhi yoga, playing tennis, doing her podcast tackling pop culture through the lens of a Gen-Xer, going to the movies IN PERSON and concerts. Being a Prince fan taught Terri the beauties of being herself and seeking freedom every day of her life, a mindset she holds sacred. She is very excited to be a part of the Tea Party Project!

TAMMY BERLIN (Costume Designer) began her theatre career in Chicago where she was the Artistic Director of Transient Theatre and Heroes Inc. Ensemble and The Managing Director of The Playwrights’’ Center. After moving to the Bay Area, she switched her focus to costume design. Most recently she has designed shows for Playground SF, Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Marin Shakespeare, 42nd St. Moon, and Broadway by the Bay as well as films for Flying Moose Productions, Videosyncrasy, Encounters Film Collective and EyeQ Films. She is the resident costume designer for Central Works. In her non-theatre life, she designs murals made of moss which you can see at places like Microsoft, Zendesk and Adobe.

KATE BOYD (Lighting Designer) is a Bay Area scenic and lighting designer and was a board member for Women’s Will, designing sets for Twelfth Night. She recently designed the lights for Justice at Marin Theatre Company and scenery for The Language of Wild Berries and lighting for Drowning in Cairo, both for Golden Thread. She has designed at Aurora Theater, Center Rep, Golden Thread, Magic Theater, New Conservatory Theater, Merola Opera, the SF Conservatory of Music, Company C Ballet and Theaterworks. Kate is a resident artist with Golden Thread Productions and a recipient of the Gerbode Design Fellowship. Kate teaches stagecraft and design at Lick-Wilmerding High School.

BOB GREENE* (Prisoner 2, Citizen) hails from Hoboken NJ. Graduating from Rutgers, Bob started his career in NYC as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera. Moving to the Bay Area in 1988, Bob joined the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Shorty in Oh, Kay! and Drumio in Boys from Syracuse, for which he received the Best Actor Award from the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle. California Shakespeare Theater cast Bob as Feste in Twelfth Night, Master Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Bardolph in Henry IV. Bob’s musical performances include the lead roles in 42nd Street Moon’s Fiorello and Do Re MI. Bob’s films include: The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, Flubber with Robin Williams, Copycat with Holly Hunter, Woman on Top with Penelope Cruz and Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender.

ISABEL ANNE TORRES (Analyst, Kyoko) (she/her) is an actor, singer, and voiceover artist based in the Bay Area. She is incredibly honored to be a part of this production and will be eternally grateful to Erin Merritt and her tribe for the opportunity. Selected credits: a staged developmental reading of Sitcom Seagull (Poltergeist Theatre Project), Freddy Krueger’s Day Off and Let’s Do the Sex (Killing My Lobster), Funny, Like an Abortion (PlayGround), The Jersey Devil Play (Awesome Theatre), Avenue Q (New Conservatory Theatre Center), and the 3-part video series Paranormal Hotline. Offstage, Isabel works at a nonprofit whose mission is to advocate for quality early care and education, empower families with information and financial support, and build the capabilities of early educators to ensure that every child in SF has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Love and gratitude to JLT.

ALICIA M. P. NELSON* (Assistant Director, Understudy) (she/her) is an award-winning San Francisco/Bay Area based actor, clown, and arts educator. As an actor she has worked across the country in varying theatres including San Francisco Mime Troupe, WAM Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, San Francisco Playhouse, Marin Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and more. She has worked as a teaching artist in various companies in the Bay Area, and she specializes in working with students in preschool and kindergarten. She is a member of the Red Ladder Theatre Company, where she works to bring arts to at-risk populations, and is a graduate of Boston University where she acquired a BFA in Acting. She has trained in classical theatre and Commedia dell’Arte in Greece and Italy respectively. Nelson is passionate about all things that spark the imagination. She is an avid believer in playing pretend, diving in head-first, and increased diversity in theatre. www.ampnelson.com

DAVE MAIER (Fight Director) is a prolific fight director whose passion for telling stories has led to over three hundred productions. He is the resident fight director at San Francisco Opera, and California Shakespeare Theatre. His award-winning work has been seen at A.C.T., Berkeley Rep, Berkeley Playhouse, Center Rep, Marin Theatre Co., Magic Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Shotgun Players, and Oakland Theatre Project, among others. Dave is recognized as a Master Fight Director and Master Instructor with Dueling Arts International and is a founding member of Dueling Arts San Francisco.

GREGORY SCHARPEN is the resident sound designer for Central Works, and has designed over 100 productions for them and various other companies, including Shotgun Players, TheatreFIRST, Theater Rhino, Women’s Will, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and others. His work as a documentary film editor includes the Emmy-winning series Have You Heard From Johannesburg, and feature films such as The Whistleblower of My-Lai and Town Destroyer. He hosts the programs Film Close-Ups and Artsinreview on KALX 90.7fm, having conducted over 1000 interviews in the course of his tenure. Under the ultimately transparent moniker Thomas Carnacki, he concocts, records, and performs “experimental” (read: unlistenable) music, whose recent releases Illiminal and The Museum Of Lost Species will hopefully be followed this year by a new lp, Cadavre Isolé. Carnacki scores have accompanied numerous films and dance pieces, including Margaret Jenkins’ Skies Calling Skies Falling that toured internationally.

DEVON LABELLE (Props Designer) is a Prop Lead and FX artist whose work has been seen on Bay Area stages since 2009. She is a Company Member with Shotgun Players, a Resident Artist with Crowded Fire Theatre, and a TBA-award–winning Props Designer for her work on Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice (Shotgun Players) and Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike (CCCT). Devon is the Prop Shop Coordinator at San Francisco State University.