Introducing the Cast & Creatives for
Why Must We Pray Screaming?
Amelia Kennedy (Playwright - she/her) is a British born actor and playwright based in Brooklyn. Her play ‘Ask For Bukowski At The Counter’ was workshopped in New York in 2023 under the direction of Allen Macleod. In March 2024, Amelia was chosen to have her work produced as a part of the EstroGenius Short Play Festival, where her play ‘I Keep Leaving Parties Early’ premiered, directed by Heather Bildman. This is Amelia’s debut play with HARP Theatricals and she is beyond thrilled to be sharing ‘Why Must We Pray Screaming?’ with such a wonderful group of artists. ameliakennedyart.com IG @ameliackennedy
Heather Bildman (Director - she/her) is a Director and Actor based in NYC. She has recently directed several new plays including “I Keep Leaving Parties Early” (Estrogenius Festival), “Her Resting Place,” “Rhetoric,” “Sweet Pea,” (New York Theatre Festival), and "Evelyn: A New Musical” (Dixon Place). Other directing credits include “Dog Sees God” & “Cell” (Marymount Manhattan College). Recent acting credits include “Sit For Me” (New York Theatre Festival), “I Have Friends” (The Tank) and American Dynasty (Fox Nation). B.A. Theatre Arts (Performance & Directing) Marymount Manhattan College. heatherbildman.com IG @heather_bildman
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Siobhan Carroll (AVA - she/her) is an Irish-American actor and writer who received her B.F.A. in acting from Boston University. On screen credits include: co-star on Amazon Prime’s MR. & MRS. SMITH, series regular (Petra) in the Black Oak TV series MS/MANAGE, Laura in PERFECT PARTY, etc. On-stage credits include: The Thin Place (Gloucester Stage), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Blue Kettle & Here We Go (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Romeo & Juliet (New Repertory Theatre CRC tour), It's A Free Country (SheNYC), and Macbeth (The Cutting Room), etc. Siobhán's one-woman show Is This You was part of DQT's American Women playwrighting fellowship. Siobhán is the co-founder of Next Minute Productions. @siobhancarroll Upcoming: Siobhán is co-directing Sunset, Eclipsed by Seagulls at The Tank. siobhancarroll.com;
Vivian Belosky (MRS. SPENDLOVE - she/her) is a past and present NJ local by way of London. Selected credits include the Sam Wanamaker Festival (The Globe, London), The Great Hunger (The Tank, NYC) ,One Giant Leap (The Brockley Jack, London), Her Way (The Tristan Bates Theatre, London), and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire). Vivian is also a professional software designer, and has worked theatrically with The Tank, New Light Theater Project, and Pocket Universe on I'm So Hot, an app-daptation.
Jess Pace (ANNABEL - they/she) is so thrilled to be playing Annabel in this reading of "Why Must We Pray Screaming?"! They are a non-binary actor who graduated from Montclair State with a BFA in Acting. She was in a couple of readings for new works last year playing Blythe in "I Have No Friends" by Pablo Ceja and Leo in "Leo and the Misfits" by William Strauss and Nadiyah Quander. Being young is hard, and being a woman is harder. Hopefully you all can take comfort in the fact that the "right" way to be a woman, is to unequivocally and undeniably you.
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Julia Corrin Coffey (MOIRA - she/her) is an actress who writes and boogies in her spare time. After completing Atlantic Acting School's Full Time Conservatory, Dec '22, she has been seen in "Horse Girls" at the Vino Theater, “SERIALS” at the Tank, “The Idiot Savant” at the Theatre Under St.Marks, and her debut screenplay “Elsewhere: A Place for Girls Like You and Me” with Tomato Tomato Pictures!! Looking for representation xxx juliacorrincoffey.com
Ashley Lacambria (SOPHIA - she/her) With a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College, she has been living and acting in NYC for over 10 years. No stranger to working on "new work", creating characters from scratch and world building from the ground up is where she thrives. Some favorite past roles include: Barbara* in Witch, Please (PIT), Laken* in Cellfish (The Secret Theatre), May in The Tale of January & May (multiple festivals), and Ros* in Family Business (13th Street Repertory Theater). When she's not on stage, you can find her playing the role of Pilates Princess and instructing pilates at BODYROK.
Hannah Taylor (KAITLYN - she/her) is a New York City-based actor and musician originally from Atlanta, GA. She earned her degree in musical theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and has since performed in several acclaimed productions, including Jo March in the national tour of Little Women, Jane Seymour in SIX the Musical, and regional roles such as Susan in Tick, Tick... Boom! and Louise in Gypsy. In addition to acting, she has built a career as a musician, performing in venues ranging from local bars to Florida Studio Theatre’s cabarets and NYC events.
Quenton Ellis (Sound Designer / Music Supervisor - he/him) is a music director/producer/arranger living in Brooklyn. A proud graduate of Marymount Manhattan College (2019) with degrees in Musical Theatre and Playwriting, he has music directed and arranged music for various productions, including "The Drowsy Chaperone", "Disney's The Little Mermaid", and his original musical, "Evelyn", at Dixon Place. His most recent project was Music Directing the short lived "Little House On The Ferry" which premiered at The Duplex in 2024. In addition to theatrical work, he is also a DJ/Music Producer under the name QWNTYN. He can be seen spinning at his residency every Wednesday night at Industry bar in Hell’s Kitchen.
Sami Muster (Lighting Designer - she/her) is a NYC based lighting designer and stage manager. Her past credits include producing for the NY based House of Spirits, stage managing and lighting designing for the off Broadway run of Year of the Solar Eclipse, and directing for the NY Greek festival. A special thanks to Heather and Amelia and HARP for having her as a part of this crew.