Introducing the Cast & Creatives for
WHY MUST WE PRAY SCREAMING?
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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
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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
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 recently in a couple of readings for new works earlier this year playing Blythe in "I Have No Friends" by Pablo Ceja and Leo in "Leo and the Misfits" by William Strauss and Nadiyah Quander. They also recently stage-managed a new play "The Waiting Room" by Vel Grande that premiered at the Dream Up Festival for Theater for the New City. 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.
Ta'Lor D'Yonna Mosley (SOPHIA - they/she) is a queer bi-coastal actor, model and writer that loves to read, gossip, and play dress up! They are overwhelmingly excited to put together a staged reading such as this fun and enlightening show.
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Conner Hefner (KAITLYN - she/her) is an actor and singer originally from Macon, Georgia, who has happily called New York City home since 2016. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College where she was featured in shows such as An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde) and Love and Information (Caryl Churchill). Conner previously worked with HARP Theatricals on Kayla Michelle Williams's The Sunset Plays as Jess. She is grateful to Heather, Amelia, and HARP for this opportunity — any further updates can be found at www.connerhefner.com!
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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
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Courtney Silber (SWING & STAGE DIRECTIONS - she/her) Previous credits include Steel Magnolias (Annelle), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), The Cat In The Hat (Thing 1), I Hate Hamlet (Deirdre), A Chorus Line (Bebe), Little Women (Jo March), and many more. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2018. @csilber96 on Instagram.