Who's Who
JAMES TOM (Writer and Performer) is a stand-up comic, actor, and writer, gleefully providing the trans, queer, Asian American, millennial twink perspective that everyone never knew they wanted. They are a story editor on HBO Max's “Our Flag Means Death.” Jes can be seen & heard in the Hulu Feature Crush, HBO Max’s “Love Life,” Adult Swim's “Tuca & Bertie,” and on their own digital series “Dear Jes,” for Netflix’s The Most. Their writing has been published by Reductress, Shondaland, and Condé Nast’s Them, and they wrote for the Audible/Broadway Video series “Hot White Heist,” produced by Alan Cumming. Jes has been featured in The New York Times, Vice, Ozy, Forbes, NowThis, Vulture’s Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2021, and were selected as a New Face at the 2021 Just For Laughs Festival.
EM WEINSTEIN (Director) (he/him) is an award-winning transgender writer/director for television, film and theater. Recent directing projects include: Comedy of Errors at The Old Globe and four episodes of the final season of “The L Word: Generation Q.” As a playwright, Em has developed work with Rattlestick, New York Theater Workshop and Working Theater, and was a staff writer on Amazon’s “A League ofTheir Own.” Em's short film In France Michelle is a Man's Name played at festivals around the world, winning two Academy Award Qualifying Grand Jury Prizes for Best Narrative Short. While getting his M.F.A. at Yale School of Drama, Em directed the first workshop production of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris. Em graduated summa cum laude from Smith College and is repped by CAA and Adventure Media.
ELLIOT PAGE (Presenter) is an Academy Award®-nominated actor, a director, a producer, a writer, and a New York Times bestselling author known for his indelible on-screen presence in both tentpole and art house films. Elliot’s critically acclaimed debut book, a memoir entitled Pageboy was published around the world in June 2023 and debuted at #1 on The NewYork Times’ Bestseller List. Elliot currently stars as “Viktor Hargreeves” in one of Netflix’s most successful global series, The Umbrella Academy, which recently wrapped production for its highly anticipated fourth and final season. Up next, Elliot stars in Close to You, a drama feature directed by BAFTA winner Dominic Savage, which Elliot also co-wrote and produced. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Elliot’s acting credits include Juno, Inception, Whip It, Freeheld, Into the Forrest, Talullah, and My Days of Mercy. With his production company, Page Boy Productions, Elliot develops and produces entertaining, original, and socially responsible stories. The company seeks creators and content from underrepresented communities and uplifts collaborators who have been denied equitable access to mainstream Hollywood. Both on and offscreen, Elliot continues to be a passionate champion of the LGBTQ+ community and an advocate for social justice.
CLAIRE DELISO (Scenic Designer) is a French-American film and theatre designer based in Brooklyn. Theatre design credits include The Tempest (The Public Mobil Unit) Mmlima’s Tale (Westport Country Playhouse) Where We Stand (Women's Project & Baltimore Center Stage) Imogen Says Nothing (Yale Repertory Theatre). Associate Designer credits include Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill & Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Mes Fréres (Théatre National de la Colline) Admissions (Lincoln Center), and The White Card (American Repertory Theater). Claire holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama from which she received the inaugural Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship. Production design credits include feature films Hangdog (Premiered at Provincetown International Film Festival), and The Karamazovs (Post Production). Short films include Let Liv (Tribeca Film Festival), The Ladies (OUTFest 2022), My Best Friend, Columbarium & Pangea (Post-Production). Recent Assistant Art Directing in network TV include Winston aka Before (Apple TV - in Production), Dr. Death S2 (Peacock), Manifest S4 (Netflix), and And Just Like That S1 (HBO).
JENNIFER FOK (Lighting Designer) is a Chinese American lighting designer whose design collaborations center around reimagining classics, established plays, and exploring new work in theatre, dance, and music. Select designs have been seen at Spoleto Festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Lincoln Center Education, Alley Theatre, Theatre Works Co Springs, Flint Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Geva Theatre, Center Repertory Theatre, Brown /Trinity, Detroit Public Theatre, NCPA Beijing, Gala Hispanic, Ars Nova, Penobscot Theatre, The Theatre At Monmouth, among others. BFA - Ithaca College. www.jenniferfok.com
MARGARET MONTAGNA (Sound Designer) is a New York City based sound designer, originally from Brooklyn. Select design credits include: The Gothic Hour (The Siggy at The Flea), The Jester’s Wife (The Chain Theatre) Brainsmash (59E59 Studio C), I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet (59E59 StudioC), The Panic of ‘29 (59E59 Studio B), Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion (Cherry Lane Theatre), The Collision/The Martyrdom (59E59 StudioC), Decomposed Theater (The New School), Family of Lear (Stella Adler Studios), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The New School), A Woman of the World (59E59 Studio C), Queen (AstoriaBoys and Girls Club), Holy ghosts (Urban Stages) margaretmontagnasd.com
ZACH BRECHEEN (Production Coordinator) is an NYC based Stage Manager. Broadway: Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway: KATE (Connelly Theater); Half-God of Rainfall (New York Theatre Workshop); Oliver!(NYCC Encores!); Stereophonic, Catch as Catch Can, Corsicana, Tambo & Bones (Playwrights Horizons); Sandblasted (Vineyard Theatre), Annie Hamilton: Looking For Papa (Cherry Lane Theatre).
KRISTY BODALL (Company Manager) is a NYC-based arts administrator and stage manager. She has over a decade of experience as a stage manager (notable credits include Paris at the Atlantic Theatre Company and Ghost Quartet at New York Theatre Workshop), and recently company-managed This Beautiful Future at The Cherry Lane Theatre. Kristy is also a Co-Director at Pipeline Theatre Company, where she has produced Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play and Bruise & Thorn (NYT Critic's Pick), and stage-managed multiple productions including Playing Hot, Folk Wandering, Beardo, and Clown Bar. Kristy holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Dickinson College.
LIBBY J'VERA (Production Manager) Recent credits include: Rachel Bloom: Death Let Me Do My Show, Colin Quinn: Small Talk, KATE, Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion, Just For Us, Get On Your Knees, Director Fest (Drama League), Mike Birbiglia: The New One, A Clockwork Orange, and Turn Me Loose. Resident Production Manager at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Love to T.Rex and River. www.libbyjvera.com
GRAPEVINE PR (Press Representative) Founded by Molly Barnett and Chelsea Nachman, grapevine is an NYC-based PR firm, specializing in theatrical talent and live entertainment. They honed their PR skills at DKC/O&M, one of the industry's leading firms, where they helped spearhead more than forty campaigns for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-winning productions of Dear Evan Hansen, Kinky Boots, Beautiful, Fun Home, The Normal Heart, Peter and the Starcatcher, and many more. At grapevine pr, the pair has worked with a wide range of talent from actors to directors, playwrights, and composers. Current and former clients include Tony Award-winners Tom Kitt, Rachel Chavkin, Jessie Mueller, Lauren Patten, Alex Lacamoire, along with Micaela Diamond, Jarrod Spector, Theresa Rebeck, Ingrid Michelson, Cyndi Lauper and many more. They’ve also handled PR for the Broadway hit & Juliet, Alex Edelman’s Just For Us, Kate Berlant’s KATE and Rachel Bloom’s Death, Let Me Do My Show, among others. Please follow them on Instagram at @mollybarnett @chelseanachman @amandamariemiller17 and @grapevineprny.
CARLEE BRIGLIA (Producer) is one half of Mike and Carlee Productions. Selected credits include Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show, Kate Berlant’s KATE, Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion, Alex Edelman: Just For Us, Colin Quinn's Small Talk, The Last Best Hope, Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional; Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s Oh Hello On (Off) Broadway, Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. Carlee lives in East Williamsburg (a real neighborhood) with her girlfriend and perfect black cat who is not old but does require three separate medications daily. mikeandcarlee.com
MIKE LAVOIE (Producer) is the remainder of Mike and Carlee Productions. Mike & Carlee were described as the people with “The Power To Propel Comedians to Netflix” in New York Magazine’s “The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of” 2023 cover story. And who are they to disagree? Mike enjoys English breakfast tea, pastries, Advil and lying down. mikeandcarlee.com
GREENWICH HOUSE was founded in 1902 with a mission to help New Yorkers lead more fulfilling lives through social and health services and cultural and education programs. Annually, nearly 15,000 people are served at our Senior Centers, Music School, Pottery, After-School and Summer Camp, Nursery School and clinics addressing behavioral health for seniors, adults overcoming addiction and for victims of child abuse. www.greenwichhouse.org
Greenwich House Theater is managed by Ars Nova. For information about renting this historic venue, please email rentals@arsnovanyc.com