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MOTELL FOSTER
Motell Foster can currently be seen in the independent features La Cocina opposite Rooney Mara (Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival â In Theaters in November) and The Ballad of Suzanne CĂ©saire (Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival). He can recently be seen in a recurring role in Netflix's Clickbait. Select film credits include The God Committee, Marriage Story and Blackout. On stage, Motell was a part of The Public Theater's production of Othello for Shakespeare in the Park. He also appeared in Julius Caesar at The Public Theater and A Human Being Died That Night at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
EMMY ROSSUM
Emmy Rossum is an acclaimed actress, singer, producer and director. Best known for her role as Fiona Gallagher on the award-winning Showtime / Netflix's series âShameless,â Rossum's performances have captivated audiences with her raw and dynamic talent. She starred as Christine in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webberâs The Phantom of the Opera, earning multiple awards including a Golden Globe nomination. Most recently, she portrayed the iconic Angelyne in Peacock's limited series âAngelyne,â and starred in Apple's limited series âThe Crowded Roomâ opposite Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried. Rossumâs other notable film credits include The Day After Tomorrow, Poseidon, and Mystic River. A passionate storyteller, she has also directed multiple episodes of television. Having got her start in the children's chorus at the Metropolitan Opera, Walden will mark her off-Broadway debut.
ZOĂ WINTERS
ZoĂ« just wrapped production on Celine Songâs A24 feature, Materialists, starring opposite Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. She is known best for her breakout role as Kerry on the HBO critical hit âSuccession,â which just won an Emmy for Best Drama Series. ZoĂ« and the cast also received a 2024 SAG Award for Best Drama Ensemble. Most recently, ZoĂ« can be seen in Marc Turtletaubâs film, Jules, which just sold to Bleecker street and was produced by Big Beach Films . Highlights of a long and well-respected New York stage resume include Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Nomination), White Noise opposite Daveed Diggs at the Public Theatre, Small Mouth Sounds at the Signature, and Amy Herzogâs beloved play 4000 Miles at Lincoln Center. Originally from Santa Cruz, ZoĂ« is based in New York City.
BY AMY BERRYMAN
Amy Berryman is a writer, actor, and teaching artist originally from Seattle by way of West Texas. Her play Walden had its world premiere on Londonâs West End in 2021, directed by Ian Rickson and produced by Sonia Friedman at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Walden then had its US premiere at Theaterworks Hartford directed by Mei Ann Teo (NY Times Critic's Pick). Other plays include Alien Girls (OâNeill Finalist 2024, Center Theatre Group Writersâ Workshop Commission), Godâs Flesh (MTC/Sloan Commission), The New Galileos (OâNeill Finalist 2019), Three Year Summer, The Whole of You, and Epiphany, or What Would You? (Shakespeareâs New Contemporaries Finalist). She is adapting Ben Shattuckâs book Six Walks⊠into a song cycle with Sam Amidon for Little Islandâs 2025 summer season. Amy has a television project in development at Warner Bros and was recently awarded a MacDowell Fellowship. amy-berryman.com
DIRECTED BY WHITNEY WHITE
Whitney White returns to Second Stage Theater where she directed Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (New York Times Criticâs Pick) in a co-production with WP Theatre. Whitney is an Obie and Lily Award winning, as well as a Tony Award nominated director, writer and musician. She was a staff writer on Boots Rileyâs Iâm a Virgo and is a believer of multi-disciplinary work and collaborative processes. Recent directing: Jajaâs African Hair Braiding (Broadway), Jordans (The Public Theatre), The Secret Life of Bees (The Almeida, UK), Soft (New York Times Criticâs Pick, MCC), On Sugarland (New York Theatre Workshop), What to Send Up When it Goes Down (New York Times Criticâs Pick), The Amen Corner (Shakespeare Theatre DC), An Iliad (Long Wharf), Canyon (LA Times Criticâs Choice, IAMA), Jump (National New Play Network Rolling World Premier, PlayMakers Rep), The Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Steppenwolf Theatre). Original works include: Semblance (NYTW), Definition (Bushwick Starr), and Macbeth in Stride for which she won an Elliot Norton Award for Best Musical Performance (American Repertory Theatre, Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theatre). Her four-part cycle deconstructing Shakespeareâs women is currently in development with American Repertory Theater (Boston, MA) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (UK).  Whitney has developed work with: Sundance, The Roundabout, New York Theatre Workshop, The Vineyard, The New Group, Page 73, Playwrights Realm, Juilliard, Trinity Rep, NYU TISCH, Luna Stage, SUNY Purchase, Princeton University, Atlantic Theater Company Acting School, The Drama League, South Oxford, Jack, The Tank, New York Musical Festival, The Lark, and others. She also has been an Associate to: Sam Gold (Othello, New York Theatre Workshop), Daniel Sullivan (If I Forget, Roundabout), and Anne Kauffman (Marvinâs Room, Broadway). Whitney is a part of the Rolex Mentor and ProtĂ©gĂ© Arts Initiative, is a recent recipient of the Susan Stroman Directing Award, Herb Alpert Award and the Jerome Fellowship. She is an Artistic Associate at The Roundabout and an associate Artistic Director at Shakespeare DC. Past residencies and fellowships: Colt Coeur, The Drama League, the Roundabout and the 2050 Fellowship at the New York Theatre Workshop. MFA Acting: Brown University/Trinity Rep, BA: Northwestern University. Whitney will direct the upcoming Broadway production of The Last Five Years featuring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren.
Scenic Design by Matt Saunders
Costume Design by Qween Jean
Lighting Design by Adam Honoré
Sound Design & Original Music by Lee Kinney
Casting by Taylor Williams, CSA
Production Stage Manager: Garrett Kerr
Assistant Stage Manager: Narissa Agustin