as Berenger
Max is a NYC-based actor and company member at NJ Rep and Greenbrier Valley Theatre, where he has appeared in over 20 Equity productions, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and Oliver!. Film credits include Upstate (LA Film Festival; Sundance Channel). NY theatre credits include Barking Girl (New Georges) at NYTW.
as Jean
Celeste Moratti is a Milan-born, NYC-based actor, director, and founder of First Maria Ensemble. A graduate of the Stella Adler Studio, she trained in Commedia dell’Arte with Dario Fo and Yoshi Oida. NY acting credits include work with La MaMa and The Living Theatre, and numerous Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and Richard III.
as Daisy
Ashley Escoffery is a NYC-based actor trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. With a focus on movement and physical theatre, her work reflects a strong commitment to classical text and ensemble performance. She continues to develop her craft through stage work grounded in rigorous training and a passion for impactful storytelling.
as The Grocer/Mr.Papillon
Aram Hekinian is a French actor and filmmaker. His film One Balloon was an official TIFF selection and winner of multiple international awards. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and improv at UCB. He co-wrote, directed, and starred in Mémé dans les Orties (France, 2024). His new feature, Kig Ha Farz, is slated for theatrical release in 2027.
as The Grocer's Son/Dudard
Scott Renteria is a NYC-based actor, director, and graduate of the Stella Adler Professional Conservatory. Acting credits include Hamlet and Microcrisis. He is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate and explore this work with such talented and supportive artists.
as The Logician/Botard
Gini Chang is a Taiwanese American playwright, lyricist, and creative educator. A graduate of NYU Tisch’s Dramatic Writing program and member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, her work has been presented at Brooklyn Children’s Theater, NYPL, and Princeton. She is currently developing Here2Play for TADA! Youth Theater’s 2026 season.
as The Housewife/Mrs.Boeuf
Christina Swanson is an interdisciplinary performer, producer, and director based in NYC. Recently, she has appeared with Con Vivo Music, Choral Chameleon, Utah Festival Opera, and the Oratorio Society of New Jersey. She is also the co-founder of Killer Queen Opera. Her performance art has been seen in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Montréal, and the Spark Theatre Festival in NYC.
as The Old Gentleman/Fireman
James Campbell is a SAG-AFTRA actor based in NYC and a graduate of the Stella Adler Conservatory. Film & TV credits include BlacKKKlansman, The Deuce, The Blacklist, and Boardwalk Empire. Theatre credits include Stick Fly and Dog Sees God at Stella Adler. He has also worked as a voice actor and performer with Red Ninja Entertainment.
as The Server
Ayk Hekinian is a NYC-based actor and member of Brooklyn HS of the Arts theater program. Credits: Rhinoceros (Gene Frankel Theatre), Hamlet (Hamlet), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio), Macbeth (Porter), A Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit), and Until Tomorrow Comes at Roundabout Underground. Member, The Wooster Group Experimental Theatre Program.
as The Café Proprietor
Naomi Langford is an actor, writer and puppeteer based in Brooklyn and the UK, originally from Scotland. She is a recent graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and enjoys performing everything from Shakespeare to contemporary devised theatre and comedy. Recent highlights include portraying Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, puppeteering for a production of The Pillowman (The Heights Players) and writing and performing in the short experimental film "Smile - You’re on Camera" with Mushy Legs Moving Pictures, a Glasgow-based artists collective she co-founded. Naomi is excited to be part of a team currently co-writing, producing and performing in a mockumentary comedy about a chaotic final-year show at a struggling drama school. Follow @dramaschoolthemockumentary on Instagram.
*Member of Actor’s Equity Association