LOCKED UP BITCHES

Lacy Allen

Actor

Lacy Allen  (Dogget) was just seen as the lead, Erica, in the NY Times Critics Pick: Inanimate at The Flea. Also at The Flea: Lucifer in B.B.’s Inferno (Serials @ The Flea/ The PIT). Select New York credits: Grandma Got BRUNCHed Over By A Reindeer (EST: Ensemble Studio Theatre), Thin Mints (BOOM! Theater Co.), F The Summit (The Dirty Blondes), Naked Holidays (Endtimes), Hearts of Europe (Dramatic Adventure Theatre), Swell (The Brick), and World Wide Children’s Play Festival (Writopia Lab). Lacy has performed and continues to develop her solo show Cindy is Right Now (SoloCom at The PIT, Flea Fridays). Favorite regional roles: Lauren in Circle Mirror Transformation (Oregon Contemporary Theatre), Phil’s Girl in Bobrauschenbergamerica, and Irina in Three Sisters. Born and raised in Mill Valley, California, Lacy is a founding member of the collaborative theater company, The Revel Yell, based in Humboldt, CA. She studied at American Conservatory Theater (ACT), Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), Bay Area Theatresports Improv (under Keith Johnstone), The People’s Improv Theater (The PIT), Tres Artis and The Growing Studio. Lacy is a graduate of University of Oregon.

www.thelacyallen.com

Leila Ben-Abdallah

Actor

Leila Ben-Abdallah (Feelane) is a comedian, actor, puppeteer, and writer. She’s a writer and producer for The Box Show, a sketch comedy, variety, and panel show with a feminist edge (www.youtube.com/TheBoxShow).  A graduate of the William Esper Studio Professional Actor Training Program, Leila has created and performed original solo plays at SOLOCOM Fest and the NY International Fringe Festival. As a comedian, Leila writes and performs in video sketches for the website ScaryMommy.com and teaches Basics of Sketch at The People’s Improv Theater.

www.leilaben-abdallah.com

Xandra Clark

Actor

Xandra Clark (Writer and Performer)  is a queer Indian-American writer/performer/documentarian whose work investigates multiplicity, ambiguity, and boundaries of perspective between self and other. Her work has been featured at The Tank, Weeksville Heritage Center, Five Myles, Queer Abstract, Judson Church, Theaterlab, Caveat, The Bowery Electric, and Brooklyn College, and been funded by NYSCA/Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Community Foundation, and a Stanford Alumni Arts Grant. She hosts performance salon series The Green Room and co-founded podcast True Story. Her solo show Polylogues will be presented at The Tank Nov 29–Dec 1. BA Theater with Honors, MA Journalism: Stanford University. www.xandraclark.com

Charly Dannis

Actor

Charly Dannis (All-Licks) is a Dallas-born, New York-based actor and can’t believe how lucky she is to be making her Flea Theater debut! Select New York/Regional Credits: Jack of Hearts, Master of None (HERE Arts Center), Night Tide (NYMF; Peter J. Sharp Theatre), Fatty Fatty No Friends (Mind The Art Entertainment), A Drink With Death (Feinstein’s/54 Below), Beware the Chupacabra (FringeNYC; Lynn Redgrave Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Roxy Regional Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Garland Civic Theatre). Charly received training at SMU, CAP21, and The British American Drama Academy.

Ure Egbuho

Actor

URE EGBUHO (Sebastian U/S) was born and raised in Los Angeles, came to New York City to pursue a career in the theater. Egbuho graduated from Sacramento State University, California with Bachelor’s Degrees in Journalism and Theatre Arts, and minors in Musical Theatre and Dance. Afterward, she was an Acting Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville and joined The Bats acting company shortly after moving to the City. Her Off-Off-Broadway credits include: Riot Antigone (La Mama Theatre ETC, ARS Nova), Locked Up Bitches (The Flea Theater). Regional Theatre credits include: Ragtime, Freedom Train (Albany Park Playhouse), No Child… (Relative Theatrics), Little Shop of Horrors (Sacramento Theatre Company), Hairspray (Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts), That High Lonesome Sound, At The Vanishing Point, A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Egbuho is thrilled to be a part of this timely production and would like to thank the amazing creative team and incredibly  talented cast and crew for being fearless storytellers. #ColorBrave

Philip Feldman

Actor

Philip Feldman (Dog Jason Biggs) is an NYC native, pizza enthusiast & generally good dude. Off Off Broadway: Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill, Inanimate, The Trojan Women, The Place We Built (The Flea), Go Go, Gilgamesh! (Frigid Fest), Punk Rock (The Tribe). Regional: Fiddler On The Roof (Pricsilla Beach Theatre), The Diary Of Anne Frank, The Time Of Your Life (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Feldman received training from Point Park University’s Conservatory Of Performing Arts in Pittsburgh,PA.

Katherine George

Actor

Katherine George (Yummy) is an Afro-Latina performer, director, writer, and educator from the Bronx, NY by the way of the Dominican Republic. She received a BA in Theater from Brooklyn College. Recent acting credits include: Uncle Rooster (The Brick), Gunshot Medley (Hi-Arts),The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby (NYC Fringe Festival). She has recently become an acting alumni of the 24-Hour Plays: Nationals program. She is also starring in the web-series, #LoveMyRoomie. As a director, she has assisted directors such as Liesl Tommy and Niegel Smith and recently made her debut with, This Is How We Heal (Wild Project). As a writer, she has won several titles within national and international spoken-word poetry slams. She also co-wrote, Black and Blue (NYC Fringe Festival). As a vocalist, she has performed on stages such as Carnegie Hall, the Paradise Theater, the Apollo Theater, and most recently was a background vocalist for Jennifer Lopez for her 2017 NBC Fourth of July performance. She is excited to be playing with the rest of the incredible cast of LOCKED UP BITCHES!

Arielle Gonzalez

Actor

Arielle Gonzalez (Fancy) is thrilled to be making her Flea debut in LOCKED UP BITCHES!  You can catch her later this season as a Swing and u/s for Hot Yoga Teacher in ms. estrada.  Arielle was recently seen in Bluelaces’ production of All Aboard!, a show created for audiences with developmental difference. In 2015, she assistant directed Small Mouth Sounds at Ars Nova under Rachel Chavkin. Other Credits include: Old Turtle and the Broken Truth (Dorothy Strelsin Theatre), Pedo Reye’s Doomocracy (Brooklyn Army Terminal), The Fall (2016 NYCFringe), The Visitors (B.O.S.S.S Festival), The Matter 2012 (St. Mark’s Church), and Love Awkwardly (Manhattan Theatre Source). She received her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Alice Gorelick

Actor

Alice Gorelick (Dog Ensemble) is a Brooklyn-based actress and is thrilled to be a part of her first show at The Flea Theater. Other New York City credits include: Untitled American Flag Craft Project (The Brick), Ding Dong it’s the Ocean (HERE), and Wish Vision (Baruch Performing Arts Center). Alice is a recent graduate of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania.

Alex Haynes

Actor

Alex Haynes (Pubestache) Off Broadway: Puffs (New World Stages), Public Enemy (Pearl Theater Company). Favorite Flea credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Joel Schumacher Dir.) and The Mysteries (Ed Iskandar Dir.). Film and TV: Pokemon X,Y & Z, Pokemon the Movie: Voclanion and the Mechanical Marvel, and Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages as the voice of Talonflame. Alex is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the improv program at The Upright Citizens Brigade. More at www.alex-haynes.com

Cristina Henriquez

Actor

Cristina Henriquez (Boo) is excited to be in their first show at The (New) Flea Theater. Libra with moon in cancer and Scorpio rising.

Tiffany Iris

Actor

Tiffany Iris (Tasty) is a New York City based actress, born and raised in The Bronx and is enthusiastic to be in her second show at The Flea Theater. Theater credits include: Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill (The Flea Theater), Angels Among Us (American Theater for Actors), Who Am I (Manhattan Repertory Theater), Little Shop of Horrors (LPAC) in which she received a KCACTF nomination (Top 36). Film and TV credits include Evil Lives Here, The Black Mallow, IZAR and Vicki/Jon. Tiffany has received training from Circle in the Square Theater School in New York City.

Adama B. Jackson

Actor

Adama B. Jackson (Crazy Tongue) is a born and raised Brooklyn actress, excited to be in her first ever musical at The (New) Flea Theater. She is a recent graduate from the Brooklyn College BFA Acting program. Her other theatrical credits include Stripperers (The Public Theatre) Girl with No Hands (Cereals @ The Flea) Speech and Debate (Brooklyn College New Workshop Theatre) and Radium Now (Brooklyn College New Workshop Theatre). Adama is also currently writing her first album and is eager for all you bitches and pussies to hear it. Keep a look out!

Jenny Jarnagin

Actor

Jenny Jarnagin (Cat Ensemble) an actor, teaching artist, and writer based in NYC. She is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Upright Citizens Brigade. She is a faculty member with Stella Adler Outreach and teaches playwriting and acting classes with adult men and teen boys on Rikers Island. She would like to thank her cats, Harry Potter and Manley, for being a source of inspiration and joy throughout this process.

Marcus Jones

Actor

Marcus Jones (Feelaca) Hi. Marcus here. I am a native southerner from Texas. There, I received my BFA from Midwestern State University. Shortly after college, I moved to NYC to further my career as an actor. I have been a part of The Flea and The Bats for almost a year now. I love the exciting, groundbreaking, interesting work that is being produced here at The Flea. LOCKED UP BITCHES is a thrilling piece of theatre. I am honored to be a part of such a talented, hardworking cast and crew. Thank you, family and friends, for your support along the way.

Bre Northrup

Actor

Bre Northrup (Pawsatucky) is a non-binary fish masquerading as a theater-loving human. On land, they are a Brooklyn based theater maker, excited to be making their Flea theatrical debut. Recent credits include: Chamber Music (St. John’s); How We Live In Our Bodies Now (Exquisite Corpse Company); Swaggy: An American Love Story (soloshow in Trans Fest) and more. Their theatre collective Rat Queen Theatre Company is debuting a new musical, JUDY DOOMED US ALL, at the end of March.

brenorthrup.com

Emma Orme

Actor

Emma Orme (Pipsy) Born and raised in Brooklyn, Emma is an actor, singer, and producer. She has worked as a video producer for The New York Times, as an actor and event producer for Williamstown Theatre Festival, and is thrilled to join The Flea community. Favorite credits include: Jonah: A Musical Detour, Napoli, Brooklyn (reading), Song For A Future Generation (Williamstown), APLOMB (The Habitat), Autocomplete (Robert Wilson Arts Center), The Bacchae (LaMama Experimental Theatre), and Electra (Two Headed Rep). BA: Dartmouth College.

Juan “SkittLeZ” Ortiz

Actor

Juan “SkittLeZ” Ortiz (Purritza) is a Latino singer, and actor from the Bronx, New York. With over 22,000 subscribers and over 12 million views, SkittLeZ produces an array of content that ranges from daily video blogs, sketch comedy, to musical covers and parodies at SkittLeZMusicTV on Youtube. In 2013, SkittLeZ produced and starred in the Telemundo Premios Tu Mundo nominated hit “Sh*t Spanish Girls Say.” SkittLeZ can be seen in season 2 of HBO’s “High Maintenance.”

Jennifer Parkhill

Actor

Jennifer Parkhill (Dog Ensemble) is a Cuban-American, New York City based actor, writer, and director raised in Dana Point, California. She received her BFA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU (Atlantic Acting School, Experimental Theater Wing Amsterdam, Stonestreet Film and Television Studio, NYU Tisch, Berlin). Recent credits include Far Rock (Winner of the Russell Hexter Film Committee Award), Women and Sometimes Men (Chelsea Film Festival), Bound (Chain Film Festival) The Idiot Box (13th Street Reparatory Theater), Little Invisible Backpacks (Magda Cychowski, Dir.). Jennifer is a director with New York based production company, Other New York, and is the co-founder of Here. Artist Collective. Directing credits include Lady from the Sea (Atlantic Stage 2), a series of commercials for the innovative sofa company, Burrow, Dream Big, Princess (Disney Channel), Medical Marijuana Miracles (420 TV). Her essay writing and poetry has appeared in various literary magazines and films. Jennifer is thrilled to be making her Flea debut in LOCKED UP BITCHES!

More at www.jenniferparkhill.com

Alexandra Slater

Actor

Alexandra Slater (Purria) is a Panamanian born, Upstate NY raised, New York City based actor. She is su-purrr excited to be in this hysterical play with all the fabulous cats and dogs of Bitchfield. She’d also love to thank Michael, Catya, Scott, Kerry and her cat Hudson, the true Purria. Other credits include: Inanimate (The Flea Theater), The Frankenstein Project (Smith Street Stages), Drinking Habits (The Basement Stage), and Gi60 International Play Festival. Film credits include The Pink Ribbon, Thirty, and The Pick Up. Slater received her BFA in Acting from Brooklyn College.

Ryan Wesley Stinnett

Actor

Ryan Wesley Stinnett (Bull) is a performer, comedian, writer, and proud member of The Bats since 2012. Credits at The Flea include: the world premiere of Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courntey’s musical The Nomad (Dir. Elizabeth Swados), The System (Dir. Michael Raine), and SERIALS @ The Flea. He also performed in and created additional text for the immersive, performance art piece Take Care (Dir. Niegel Smith). His full-length comedies include: The Ryan Wesley Stinnett Show: The Greatest Television Show Not on Television (SOLOCOM) and Courtney, Ryan & The Great Ham Factory Fire of 2012 (The PIT Loft). MFA in Acting: The University of Virginia.

Tanyamaria

Actor

TANYAMARIA (Adriana) is a Brooklyn born; Miami raised actor, singer, and poetic writer. In 2009, she became heavily involved with the non-profit poetry organization Urban Word NYC Inc. where she earned a position on their 2011 poetry slam team taking 2nd place at the Brave New Voices National Poetry Competition. She was awarded her BFA in Acting at Brooklyn College’s Theatre Conservatory in 2017. Since then she has made appearances on Off-Broadway theaters such as The Public and Off-Off-Broadway in The Flea’s spring production of LOCKED UP BITCHES. Tanyamaria is thrilled to be appearing in her sophomore performance with The Flea Theater in the world premiere of Scraps.

Xavier Velasquez

Actor

Xavier Velasquez (Pouty Bitch) one of the newest members of The Bats, is a dancer, singer and actor from Miami, Fl. Xavier was born in Miami and raised in a Nicaraguan household that was always fond of music and art. Xavier always had an interest in performance, frequently performing in school plays, singing in choir, and dancing privately in his room. At 19, Xavier moved to Chicago where he began his dance training at Hubbard Street Dance Center, focusing on ballet and hip hop. After a few years of dance training and graduating from Malcolm X College with an AA, Xavier decided he would continue to pursue a career in performance in New York City. Xavier currently lives in the Bronx, NY with his roommate and fellow BAT member TanyaMaria. These days he is seeking to develop a strong acting prowess, honing his skills in street dance as a voguer, and training his singing voice. All with the intent of pursuing more opportunities in theater and the entertainment industry.

Keith Weiss

Actor

Keith Weiss (Cat Ensemble) is humbled to be part of the Season of Womyn at The Flea. Credits include: Any Which Way Thou Wouldst Have It (American Theater of Actors), One Man Two Guvnors (Westchester Sandbox Theater), Rapunzel (John Engeman Theater), Northanger Abbey (MSTDA), True West, and Hand to God. Film: Pledge (Netflix Fall 2018). Trained at Purchase Conservatory of Theater Arts. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Staci, Charles, Michael, Cody, his magnificent cast, and most importantly to his fave pussies, Romeo, Juliet, and Whiskers. Excelsior!

Scott Allen Klopfenstein

Music Director & Arranger

After 17 years as a singer/songwriter/arranger/mulit-instrumentalist and full time touring member of the ska band Reel Big Fish, Scott came off the road and started to focus on theater work. He has an education in Instrumental Music and Musical Theater from the Orange County School for the Arts. Scott has worked with Catya McMullen on numerous short and full length plays over the past four years and is co-creator of their variety show WE ARE ANIMALS. He began as Music Director of LOCKED UP BITCHES on Episode 3 of its original Serials run.

Kerry Blu

Co-Music Director

Kerry Blu is a Rapper, Songwriter, Curator, Actor, Dancer, and Columnist living in Brooklyn. Born and raised In Winston-Salem NC, Kerry grew up with an obsession for the stage. After high school Kerry majored in Theater and Dance performance at Appalachian State University. There, music began to take hold of him. Since then, Kerry has performed in over 65  music venues across america, including the Fillmore of Charlotte NC, and SXSW Music Festival in Austin. Kerry is currently chairman and founder of the Empire State Music & Arts Festival here in New York City. “I’m so thankful for this amazing and talented cast, and the groundbreaking Flea.  Much thanks to Michael, Catya, and Scott for bringing me on board. It has been a joy to work with you all and I look forward to many more collaborations in the future!”

Yu-Hsuan Chen

Scenic & Properties Designer

Yu-Hsuan Chen is a New York City based set and production designer working among theater, film, dance and exhibition. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she received her MFA in Design for Stage and Film at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. She received her MFA in Design for Stage and Film at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Selected theater credits include: The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Company Stage 2), Agnus (Theatre Row Lion Theater), Inanimate (The Flea), M Butterfly & Great Expectations (Everyman Theatre, MD), Sister Son/Ji (Center for Arts and Culture- Bed Stuy), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Jack Crystal Theater). Her film experiences include the set designer in feature film KANO (Taiwan) and Conspiracy (Taiwan). Selected short film credits include: Purple Days, Pregnant and Léa, Spec commercial “Music Everywhere” is shortlisted at the AICP Awards and won a prize at the Porsche Ad Awards in Ludwigsburg, Germany.  Check out her website for more work: www.yuhsuanchendesign.com

Eva Jaunzemis

Costume Designer

Eva Jaunzemis is a queer interdisciplinary performer, artist, multi-hyphenate based in NYC. She devises and performs dance; designs and makes costumes, among other assorted madness. She is currently a core performer and resident costume designer for the acclaimed dance-theater company, Witness Relocation. She studied dance as a company member of the Rock School in Philadelphia, before earning her BFA from Parsons School of Design in Interdisciplinary Design. Costume credits include: Animal Wisdom (Bushwick Starr), The Future is Open (Prototype Festival), The Loon (Abrons Arts), Breather (New Ohio).

Jonathan Cottle

Lighting Designer

Jonathan Cottle is a theatre artist working in multiple capacities. His lighting and scenic design, and original creative work has been seen at: Theatre Row, the Incubator Arts Project, Abrons Arts Center, The Flea Theater, HERE, and the Bushwick Starr, and many site specific locations around New York City.

jonathancottle.com

Megan Deets Culley

Sound Designer

Megan Deets Culley is a New York based Sound Designer and Composer. Credits include Inanimate (The Flea Theater), Pete Rex (Dreamscape Theatre), Terminus (NYTW), Grounded (Dobama Theater in Cleveland, OH), and Hedda (Bridge Production Group). Megan earned her MFA from Ohio University and has designed throughout New York and Ohio.

Kimille Howard

Assistant Director

Kimille Howard is a director, producer, writer, filmmaker, and sound designer. As a Flea Resident Director, she is directing The Girl With No Hands by Charly Evon Simpson. She recently directed It’s All About Lorrie (American Theatre of Actors) and a reading of Nathan Yungerberg’s Esai’s Table (JagFest). She assistant directed under Jessica Stone on Bad Dates by Teresa Rebek (Huntington) and Des McAnuff on Ain’t Too Proud (Berkeley Rep). She has assisted on multiple productions at McCarter Theatre, for Multistages Theatre Co. and The French Theatrical Foundation. Kimille is an admin/writer for artsincolor.com.

Cody Hom

Stage Manager

Cody Hom is a New York based stage manager, sound designer, and aspiring lighting technician and programmer. Cody is excited to get to work with The Flea again after so many years! Cody has worked on LOCKED UP BITCHES in its prior iterations; first as Sound Board Operator, then as Light and Sound Board Operator, and is elated to finally get to stage manage the production from the ground up! Cody’s recently stage managed Leni and Joseph (The New Ohio Theatre) and sound designed Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? (The Workshop Theatre).