Frank Jimenez* (LUIS MORENO) (he/him) is a Philadelphia-based bilingual actor, writer and director. Frank has gathered years of training in Theatre and Film work in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. He is a Graduate from The University of The Arts with a BFA in Acting. Frank is thrilled to be returning to Interact! His recent stage credits include, Children of the Sun (Philadelphia Artists Collective), the world premiere of Overwinter (Barrymore Award Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a play; Azuka Theatre), Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare in Clark Park), Understudy in Red Riding Hood (Arden Theatre), The Glass Menagerie (ArdenTheatre), 72 Miles to Go (Interact Theatre), This Is The Week That Is (1812 Productions), Understudy in Backing Track (The Arden), Oedipus el Rey (Teatro DelSol), A Midsummer Night’s Dream(DelShakes), Bob: A Life In Five Acts (AzukaTheatre), and The Rose Garden (FringeArts Festival).   

Charvez Grant* (EZEKIEL WILLIAMS) (he/him), a versatile actor, has left an indelible mark on both stage and screen. With over 22 theatre productions under his belt, Grant has embodied a range of characters, captivating audiences with his talent.

In the theatrical realm, Grant’s performances stand out. As Booth in Topdog/Underdog, he delved into complex family dynamics. In 12 Angry Men, he portrayed Juror #3, navigating the tension of a jury room. And in One Man, Two Guvnors, he brought to life the character of Lloyd Boateng. His dedication earned him recognition at the Fresh Fruit Theatre Festival for his role in Strings.

Beyond the stage, Grant has graced our screens. His appearances in TV shows like Power (Starz), 7 Seconds (Netflix), and Thou Shalt Not (TV One) showcase his versatility. Notably, he took on the role of Rue in the feature film Brush.

What drives Charvez Grant? It’s a commitment to his craft as an actor of service to God, and a desire to honor his wife, mother, and son. His journey continues, leaving an indelible legacy in the world of entertainment.

Abdul Sesay* (CRE’VON GARCON) (he/him) is a Philadelphia based actor who has work with Philadelphia Artist Collective, EgoPo, and Theatre in the X. He is honored and overjoyed to once again work with InterAct Theatre in their production of Moreno.

Gabriel Elmore* (DANNY LOMBARDO) (he/him) Originally from the pacific northwest, Gabriel holds an MFA from Temple University and loves participating in new plays. He has lately been pursuing analog photography and screenwriting in addition to his acting. He enjoys a passion for classical work and its ability to address the problems that face our world today, and as a result he spends his free time exploring the intricacies of lesser known Elizabethan drama. His work can be followed on Instagram (@gabrielw.e), and online (www.gabrielwelmore.com).

Recent work includes Cyrano (Quintessence), Pancake Queen (Philly W.T.F.), The Last Yiddish Speaker (InterAct), Peter & The Star Catcher (DTC), Major Barbara (Quintessence), No Exit (Quintessence), Man of La Mancha (DTC), and This Bitter Earth (InterAct).

Pravin Wilkins (Playwright) (he/him) is a published playwright and poet from San Diego, California, whose works typically deal with race & class struggle--and the many intersections between. He began writing plays in the mid-2010s, during his time at the University of California, San Diego. There, he received the faculty-nominated Eric Bowling Award for his site-specific protest piece, #takebackgraffitihall. After graduating in 2018, he continued his playwriting journey by traveling to Pittsburgh to pursue a master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University.

In May 2020, Pravin received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from the CMU School of Drama; since then, he has received significant national & international recognition, having been selected as a finalist for the 2020 O’Neill National Playwrights’ Conference & subsequently winning the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award for his first full length play, Moreno. His plays and poems have since been featured and digitally produced by The Dramatic Question Theatre (The Hamlet Monologues, 2021) and Four Walls Theater (Bars, 2020; Reclamation, 2021). Pravin received an Offie nomination for Most Promising New Playwright in recognition of Moreno, which–in March 2022–received its world premiere at Theatre503 in London. The London production was also a finalist for three Standing Ovation awards, including best new play. In the summer of 2023, Pravin’s most recent work, Organized Chaos, was selected for the Great Plains Theatre Conference—this play was also recognized as a 2023 Woodward/Newman Award Finalist and a 2024 Live Arts Waterworks Festival Finalist. Pravin currently lives in Philadelphia, where he works as a writer, educator, and organizer.

Seth Rozin (Director, Producing Artistic Director) (he/him) co-founded InterAct in 1988 and has directed over 60 productions for InterAct, including The Last Yiddish Speaker, Eureka Day, The Great Leap, How to Use a Knife, The Nether, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety, Permanent Collection, It’s All True, Lebensraum, and 6221. He has also directed at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, Blue Heron & 45th Street Theaters in New York, and across the Philadelphia region. Seth is the recipient of two playwriting fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the National New Play Network’s 2007 Smith Prize, a commission from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and two Barrymore Award nominations. He co-founded Philadelphia Scenic Works (PhiladelphiaScenicWorks.org), a nonprofit scenic fabrication shop, and MusiCoLab (MusiCoLab.org), dedicated to the development of new musical theatre works. Seth has twice served as President of the Board of National New Play Network, as well as Philadelphia Artists Collective, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and New Paradise Laboratories.

J Paul Nicholas (Director & Fight Choreographer) (he/him) is excited to be back at Interact, where he was previously seen performing in Lidless. He most recently directed Dissociation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which earned rave reviews and packed houses. As an actor, director, and fight choreographer, Paul has worked at several Philly theaters, winning two Barrymore Awards, and at theaters all over the country. He has also appeared in 10 TV series, including 8 seasons as the attorney Linden Delroy on Law & Order: SVU, and in Mare of Easttown opposite Kate Winslet. Paul has an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Academy, and is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab.
Please visit www.jpaulnicholas.com

Hunter Smith (Stage Manager) (he/him) is a Philadelphia based AGMA/AEA Stage Manager, Production Manager, Props Master, and all around theater lover who specializes in new theatrical works. Hunter graduated from Rutgers University in 2019 with concentrations in Stage Management and Light Design. Previous stage management credits are from InterAct Theater Company, Azuka Theatre, Passage Theatre Company, Three Oaks Opera, Wolf Performing Arts Center, 24 Hour Plays, Philadelphia Artist Collective, South Camden Theater Company, and the Woodstock Playhouse (50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Concert). Previous production management credits come from Philadelphia Artist Collective, Three Oaks Opera, and Rutgers University.

Hunter works partly as an Assistant Stage Manager for Opera Philadelphia and as a Freelance Production Manager for Ensemble Arts. When not working in the arts, he is the award-winning Activities Director of Four Seasons Family Campground in Pilesgrove, New Jersey!

Andy Sage White (Production Assistant) (they/them) is thrilled to be a 24-25 Season Apprentice at InterAct! Recent work includes Celebrity Dream Date (Stage Manager) at PlayPenn’s New Play Development Conference, Much Ado About Nothing (Assistant Director) at Rider University, and House Manager at Bristol Riverside Theatre. Currently, they are the Assistant Director of Project 206 (working title), a devised play in development with Passage Theatre Company. They are a graduate of Rider University with a BA in Theatre Making.

Dahlia Al-Habieli (Scenic Designer)
Upcoming: The Half God of Rainfall (Wilma Theater), A Sherlock Carol (Virginia Stage Company), Le Tempestad (Trinity Repertory). Previous credits include: Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Odyssey, In the Heights, Steel Magnolias, Gloria (Dallas Theater Center); Much Ado About Nothing (Playmakers Repertory Theater); The Refugees (Gulfshore Playhouse); A Merry Christmas Carol, Henry V (Virginia Stage Company); House of Joy (Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Native Gardens (Trinity Repertory); What We Were (Second Thought Theatre). Dahlia's design work has received IRNE and Kennedy Center awards. She has held faculty appointments at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, Wake Forest University and Albright College. Learn more about her work as an artist and educator at www.eloquentaction.com

Millie Hiibel (Costume Designer) (she/her).  Recent: (Opera Maine) Aida, Le Cenerentola, (Pittsburgh Opera) Denis & Katya, (Act II Playhouse) Hello, Dolly!, (Philadelphia Theater Company) Choir Boy.  Opera: (Opera Philadelphia) TakTakShoo, Soldier Songs (Emmy nomination), We Need to Talk, Denis & Katya, (Music Theatre Wales and Opéra national de Montpellier) Denis & Katya, (Opera Maine) The Flying Dutchman, Elixir of Love, Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, La Traviata, Carmen. (NYC) I Love You Because (Village Theatre), The Little Prince (New Victory Theater). Regional theater: Philadelphia Theater Company, Delaware Theater Company, Arden Theatre Company, The Wilma Theater, Lantern Theater Company, The Playhouse Square, Bristol Riverside, Enchantment Theatre Company. Dance:  Pam Tanowitz, Jessica Lang, Camille A. Brown, Kate Watson-Wallace. She also is a stylist for photo shoots and commercials and has designed costumes for many historical films including the Emmy Award winning History Making Productions. Millie has been twice nominated for Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theater and was a 2007 F. Otto Haas finalist.  Millie is the costume director for Opera Philadelphia and faculty at Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania.

Special Thanks: John Conahan (Costume Logo Designer), Wissahickon High School, Rutgers University

Larry D. Fowler, Jr. (Sound Designer) (he/him) is a Philadelphia based theater sound designer, radio imaging producer, and music producer whose work spans 20+ years. Recent designs for InterAct include Death of a Driver (2023) and This Bitter Earth (2022). Other theater companies Larry has designed for are Azuka Theater, Lantern Theater, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, People’s Light, Theater Exile, Denver Center, Trinity Rep, Playmakers Rep, Steppenwolf Theater, A Contemporary Theater (ACT), Roundhouse Theater Company, Camden Rep, Rennie Harris Puremovement (DJ for Rome And Jewels 2000-2005), ELeon Dance, Danse4Nia, Duane Holland Dance, and Khaleah London Dance. He is a 4-time Barrymore Award nominee (2018, 2019, 2024) and 2023 winner for Azuka Theater’s A Hit Dog Will Holler. 

Social:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/whatsthatsound1
Instagram: @mrcisum

Lindsay Alayne Stevens (Lighting Designer) (she/her) is excited to a returning to InterAct for a third show as the lighting designer of Moreno. A multidisciplinary designer, artist, and writer, She holds an MFA in Theater Design from UCSD ('21) and BFAs with High Honors from Marlboro College in Theater, Photography, and Writing ('17). Previous designs with InterAct include Selling Kabul ('23) and The Last Parade ('23). She has designed for Pig Iron School, La Jolla Playhouse (PopTour and WOW Festival), Scripps Ranch Theatre Company, Snowy Range Summer Theatre Festival, terraNOVA Collective, Fever Dream Repertory, Milburn Stone Theater, Surflight Theatre, SheNYC Theatre Festival, and Universities/ Colleges across the country. She has been the resident lighting designer at her hometown theater, Bootless Stageworks, since 2017 and the SheNYC Festival Designer since 2022. More information can be found at lastevensdesign.com.

Social Handles/ Website:
Website: lastevensdesign.com
FB: @lastevensdesign (Lindsay A Stevens Design)
IG:@lindsayalaynestevens
TikTok: @lastevensdesign

J. Bean Schwab (Props Designer) (they/them) is a multi-hyphenate theatre maker, performer and arts educator living in West Philadelphia. Their work lives in the intersections between prop and scenic design, immersive art, puppetry, and object-play performance. J. Bean has been a teaching artist for many years and is currently the Education Coordinator at Philadelphia Scenic Works. J.Bean has worked in community with organizations such as SpiralQ, Delaware Shakespeare, Theatre Exile, Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Inis Nua Theatre, and Philadelphia Artists Collective. Bean holds a B.F.A in Acting from Arcadia University, and an M.A in Theatre from Villanova University.

Ontaria Kim Wilson (Movement Choreographer) is a multi hyphenated artist and Philadelphia native. She holds a BA in Theatre and she is currently a MFA Directing Candidate at Temple University Class of 2025. She is a founding member of Rennie Harris Puremovement Hip Hop Theatre Company and toured with R & B recording artist Gina Thompson; Hip Hop recording Artist Eve ( performances on Soul Train, Show Time at The Apollo, NFL Under The Helmet, Motown Live, and The Conan O’Brien Show); and her next honor was choreographing and performing with the legendary Teddy Pendergrass. She toured with Teddy throughout the USA and was honored to perform with Teddy in his last recorded performance From Teddy With Love.

Her writing credits include: The Healing (play); Detox (play and feature film); Beautiful Toxicity (play and published novel). 

Ontaria’s love for theater has afforded her the following Professional & Regional opportunities: Alien Nation (Williamstown Theater Festival/ Michael Arden/Ensemble); School Girls or The African Mean Girls Play (Arden Theatre/Headmistress Francis); Wine In The Wilderness (Egopo Classic Theatre/Tommy); Les Blancs (Egopo Classic Theatre/Woman & Dramaturg); Barrymore nominated The Ways of White Folks (Egopo Classic Theater/Co Director & Co Adapter/Cora); Barrymore nominated American Fast (InterAct Theatre/Coach); Barrymore winning Ramayana (Egopo Classic Theatre/Ensemble); From Okra To Greens (Temple Theatres/Director & Choreographer); As You Like It (Shakespeare In Clark Park/Director); If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be A Muhf*cka (Temple Theatres/Director); curatorial committee member for Egopo Classic Theatre’s 2023-2024 Crossing Oceans Season; Moreno (Interact Theatre/Choreographer); and Half God of Rainfall (Wilma Theatre/Assistant Director/Choreographer) February 2025.

Ontaria dedicates her artistic journey to her familial ancestors: Paul Wilder(Father), Sylvia Wilson (Grandmother), and Cheryl Wilson (Aunt). 

Nick Wacksman (Master Electrician) (he/him) is excited to be returning to InterAct Theater Company this season. His past shows with ITC include The Last Yiddish Speaker and The Climb. For the past 3 years, Nick has been studying theatrical lighting design and electrics at Temple University. He enjoys working in educational environments where he can help young adults see the artistic values and expression in theater production.

John Kolbinski (Audio Engingeer) (he/him) Past Sound Design Work: Always…Patsy Cline (Delaware Theatre Co) The Winter Wonderettes (Hampton Arts, The American Theatre); Beautiful, Always…Patsy Cline, Civil War Voices, The Winter Wonderettes, Baskerville, Souvenir, The Gift, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, (Walnut); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in Clark Park); Basic Witches (Robert Hager); Behold Her (FringeArts/Half Key Theatre Co); Mort (New Paradise Laboratories); Every Brilliant Thing (Arden). Sound Supervisor at Arden Theatre Company and Chautauqua Theater Company. Audio Engineer at InterAct Theatre Company, Azuka Theatre and Lantern Theater Company. Sound Systems Designer, InterAct’s Drake Theater. 

Philadelphia Scenic Works (Scenic Fabrication) are the nation's only independent, non-profit (501c3) scene shop. They work with arts organizations all over the Greater Philadelphia area to build projects that advance their missions. At the same time, they are invested in building a healthy, sustainable workforce, and innovative resource sharing.

Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.

Equity is governed by its own members through an elected Council, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central and Western. Members at large participate in Equity’s governance through a system of Regional Boards and committees. Equity has 28 designated Geographically Based Communities, metropolitan areas with a concentration of more than 100 members.