A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Neha Arjunji is a writer, actor, and dancer with experience across several western and Indian dance styles. She currently trains in theatre and film/TV at The Barrow Group. Past favorite credits include The Gunner Games and Avengers Civil Ward with Duke University Medical School’s parody show troupe. She is thrilled to be a part of her first NYC production!

Jeevika Bhat (she/her) is a dancer and choreographer who explores the confluence of her cultures through a contemporary Indian medium. Her background is in Odissi, an East Indian classical dance form known for its nuanced storytelling and graceful fluidity. She has been learning under the guidance of Guru Jyoti Rout for the past two decades, and is now a teacher and choreographer with her dance company, Jyoti Kala Mandir. Academically, she is a graduate of UC San Diego, where she earned a B.S. in Mathematics with minors in Linguistics and Dance, and UC Irvine, where she earned an M.F.A. in Dance.

Isabel Criado (she/her) is a Peruvian/Spanish multidisciplinary artist who wants to tell diverse stories that voice the experiences of multicultural immigrants. Most recent credits include Viola in Prague Shakespeare Company’s production of “Twelfth Night.” Isabel is currently pursuing a B.F.A. in Drama with a concentration on acting, and has been part of productions such as “Let Flow the Blood of the Weak,” “Screen Door,” and various musicals. She was AD for Federica Borlenghi’s new play “Until Dark,” produced by Et Alia Theatre. Her play “You, Mimi and Me” was presented at New York’s 2023 WinterFest, and she is part of National Queer Theatre’s Criminal Queerness Playwriting Studio. She is so incredibly grateful she’s able to bring Hermia into life at St. Marks! IG: isabelcriadob

Madeleine Day (she/her) is a New York City-based actress and a current student at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, training in the Experimental Theatre Wing. Some of Madeleine’s past credits include “Once Upon a Mattress” (Princess Winnifred), “Peter and the Starcatcher” (Molly Aster), and “Grease” (Rizzo). Madeleine is thrilled to explore Shakespeare’s magical world in this “Midsummer Night’s Dream” production and is so grateful to be doing her first show in the city with this wonderful group. She would like to thank her family, specifically her parents, for believing in her dream just as much as she does. Enjoy the show!

Rob Gaetano is a native Australian who now resides in New York City. He is a graduate of the National Theatre Drama School in Melbourne, Australia and The William Esper Studio in New York. He is the Associate Director of “Bluey’s Big Play,” which is currently touring throughout North America. Other directing credits include “SHIVA” for Rose and Bean Productions, and the short film “That’s Messed Up.” His award-winning one man show “My Pet, My Love” has toured the world. Premiering at Melbourne's Midsumma Festival, it then toured to New Zealand Fringe, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and United Solo Theater Festival in New York City. Recent acting credits include “Speechless” (National Queer Theatre), “Abigail/1902” (Boutique Theatre), “As You Like It” (Spark Theatre Company), “Unconditioned Heart” (La Mama Theatre), “Kiss Me Like You Mean It” (MARC Up Productions), and “I Wish You a Boat” (Ward Theatre Company).

Genesis Taina Luciano is a born and bred Nuyorican actor, choreographer/dancer, and an aspiring writer and filmmaker. Genesis is over the moon about joining this production in the role of Starveling/The Moon. As a recent graduate of Alfred University with a B.A. in Theatre and minors in Dance and Film Studies this performer is thrilled to put those degrees to work. Past works with Shakespeare include Macbeth, as Lady Macbeth, and the Merry Wives of Windsor, as Mistress Page. Currently Genesis is taping a sitcom pilot episode “Greenhand”. Previous theatrical productions include Rich B*tch as Dani (leading), Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven as Althea (leading), and Narrator in Department Story with Big Telly Theater. Genesis is a recipient of the 2023 Bill Pullman Award. This award is given to an outstanding student who has shown leadership and commitment to Social Justice practices in Theatre. IG @Genesis.Taina

Recent credits for Diego (he/him) include “Love’s Labours Lost” (Longaville), “Little Women” (Laurie), “A Doll’s House” (Nils Krogstad), and various jobs with the Galli children's theater. Diego was a finalist for the national Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in the performing category. When not acting, Diego is a youth soccer coach for a travel team based in Brooklyn and enjoys passing on his love for the beautiful game. IG: @no_diego_no_

Debra Nguyen (she/her) is based in Brooklyn, NY and is excited to be a part of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at FRIGID. Past highlighted credits include “Stupid F*cking Bird”, “Skin of Our Teeth”, and “Antigone” with Wombat Theatre Co. Shakespeare credits include “Macbeth” with Zoom Theatre and “Much Ado” and “Pericles” in repertory with Hip to Hip Theatre Company. Some film credits include "Soul’s Call,” “To Eat, or Not to Eat,” and "MilkyWay” as well as web series “Ground’s Crew.” She has studied Shakespeare with Page Clements at the T. Schreiber Studio, and acting with Patrick Quagliano at Stella Adler and Nick Trotta at Atlantic Theater. IG: @deeeenggg.

Alyssa Poon (she/her) is an audiobook narrator most of the time, an actress the rest of the time, and a costume designer wherever she can fit it in. Her favorite credits include performing in Drunk Shakespeare, voice acting in the upcoming season of Totally Spies!, and winning Best Costume Design from both the American Filmatic Arts Awards (2021) and North Europe International Film Festival (2022) for her work on Caprices with the Evening Crane Theatre. Latest audiobook series include Radley’s Home for Horny Monsters and Solar Dragons Need Love, Too!, both available on Audible. When she isn’t working on her myriad of professional passions, she can be found picking up new fiber art hobbies, min-maxing various video games, and tending to her numerous plants. Shoutout to NYU Tisch for the BFA! Find more at alyssapoon.com.

Austin Blake Sasser is currently an NYC based actor. Some credits include: Titus Andronicus, Pass Over, Polaroid Stories, As You Like It, and Ragtime! He made the big move to NYC in 2021 for attendance at The Atlantic Acting School’s full time conservatory which he graduated from this past fall. He would like to thank all his loved ones for helping him get to this point. He is very happy to get the privilege of performing for you all, and hope you enjoy the show! And with that being said….IIITTSS SHOWTIIIIIME!!!!

Dillon Siry is an actor and comedian originally from San Diego, California. He is soon to graduate from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Drama. Dillon was classically trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and received additional film and TV training at Stonestreet Studios. Some of his previous roles in Shakespeare’s plays have been Borachio(Much Ado About Nothing) and Malcolm(Macbeth), and he is happy to be reprising the role of Demetrius. When he’s not acting on stage, you can find him improvising with NYU’s premier improv group, Pasadena Golf Club. Dillon’s greatest joy is making people laugh. IG: dillon_siry

Amora Sun (they/she) performed as U/S Gwendolen last year in The Importance of Being Earnest, beginning her long awaited NYC acting career. They are a working member of the Urban Playwrights Club in Calgary, AB, whose plays are candidates for the 2024 Banff Artist Residency. Amora’s theatre background ranges from writing, directing and composing one-act musicals to performing at dinner theatre murder mysteries with their company, the Gilded Players Group (2007-2014). Amora starred in Matt Voytilla’s short film “Chrysalis” in the 2019 Dead North Film Festival. They wrote and directed their first independent feature, “Swallowed Whole” (Gilded Arts Productions, 2010) and starred in their first indie feature film, “Annabelle” in 2008. In 2017, they directed Maria Crooks’ play “La Mére/La Mer” for the Urban Stories Theatre Festival. Amora is thrilled to be reprising her high school role of Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. IG: wecolorblush

McKenna (she/they) is an actor, costume designer, and producer from Portland, Oregon. A graduate of Western Oregon University with BFAs in acting and costume design, McKenna is committed to producing rarely seen or new works created by artists from across the human spectrum. McKenna currently works as a background actor for film and television as well as volunteers their time as a reader and theatrical production consultant. McKenna has worked with several Oregon companies including Third Rail Repertory Theatre, CoHo Productions, Theatre Vertigo and Ashland New Plays Festival, as well as their Off Broadway debut with the Rogue Theater Festival. IG: @mckennatwedt

Camille van Putten is overjoyed to be making her New York debut in the same show that welcomed her back to the theater after she took her first break from acting.. Cami moved to NYC in 2021, fulfilling a childhood dream despite over a decade of being intimidated by the high rent prices. She studied Theater at Dartmouth College and completed the 2-year Professional Conservatory Program at the Stella Adler Studio’s sister school in Los Angeles, The Art of Acting Studio. Past roles include Viola in Twelfth Night, Beth in Little Women, and Claudia in The Bluest Eye. Cami is excited to see what show will call her back to the stage next time.

Maren is an actress and choreographer based in New York City. She recently graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Dance, where she participated in many productions both as an actor and a dancer. Since graduating, she has performed with Stag & Lion Theater, Street Macbeth, the Gene Frankel Theater Festival, and Open Hydrant Theater Company, as well as danced for Hari Krishnan’s Lecture Demonstration of Bharatanatyam. Maren is currently a student in the Day Conservatory at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.