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A Noise Within
Lauren Sosa she/her/hers
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! Ensemble, A Midsummer Night’s Dream ELSEWHERE: Lauren has always had an immense passion for acting and has been pursuing this career since she was 7 years old. She continued acting through school and college and is now a USC Dramatic Arts student. She hopes to become a bigger…
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Mitch Connelly, He/Him/They/Them
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Puck Understudy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Fred/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Previous Seasons: Snowball understudy, Animal Farm; Claudio understudy, Much Ado About Nothing ELSEWHERE: Our Town (Simon Stimson), Triad Stage; Newsies (Davey), Mamma Mia (Pepper), Junie B. Jones, Millbrook Playhouse; Othello (Iago), Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Littlefield), Peter &…
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Nathalie Bennett
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! Understudy Frieda / Darlene, The Bluest Eye ELSEWHERE: Most recently, Nathalie appeared on stage as Marlowe in The Garbologists at Dezart Performs, a role for which she has been nominated, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama by the Desert Theatre League, 2023. She also received a Best Principal…
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Lamont Harold Young
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! Understudy Cholly, The Bluest Eye Lamont Harold Young is a seasoned actor of 20 years hailing from Vallejo, California. Lamont was recently featured on Nickelodeon’s Danger Force as The Butcher. This year Lamont starred in an international commercial for Etsy. In April 2021 Lamont was presented with the…
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Darryl Alan Reed
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! Understudy Soaphead Church / Daddy, The Bluest Eye Darryl Alan Reed is a Chicago Native who began his acting career on stages there. He has received numerous theatrical awards, including Ovation, NAACP, Joseph Jefferson, Gay Chicago Magazine, and Black Theatre Alliance for roles and productions done in Chicago,…
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Allison Reeves
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! Understudy Mama / Mrs. Breedlove, The Bluest Eye Allison Reeves is an actor, writer, director, editor, and film producer. Some theater performances included When Stars Align at The Odyssey Theatre & The Bluest Eye directed by the Tony-award winner Trazana Beverley. Worked as a volunteer as a reader for…
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Erick Valenzuela de Campos, he/him
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! ELSEWHERE: Zair Zom-Bea, 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse; Santa Claus, Santa’s Trial; Principal D, Life Beyond a Dream; Salesman, Simply Maria, or The American Dream; Miguel Urrutia, The Refugee Hotel. EDUCATION: BA- Psychology, CSUN. AA-Theatre, ELAC. Shakespeare workshop ELAC. Erick is beyond excited to debut at…
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Riley Shanahan, he/him
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Johnny Tarleton, Misalliance ELSEWHERE: Utah Shakespeare Festival- Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Juliet, et al in Long Lost…(abridged); Book-It Repertory Theatre Hemingway in A Moveable Feast; Café Nordo; Cape Rep Theatre; PCPA; Theater of War; ArtsWest Playhouse; Intiman Theater; Seattle Shakespeare Company. FILM/TV:…
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Hakop Mkhsian, he/him
AT A NOISE WITHIN: 2023-24 Season: Debut! ELSEWHERE: The Actors’ Gang – Ubu the King (Dir. Tim Robbins), Shambles (Dir. Stefan Haves); Garry Marshall Theatre – Seedfolks (Dir. Joe Bwarie and Julie Pearl). EDUCATION: AA—Theater, East Los Angeles College
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Lydia R. Diamond
In April of 1969, Lydia Diamond was born Lydia Gartin in Detroit, Michigan. After her parents divorced at a young age, Lydia was raised chiefly by her mother, who was a musician. Since she grew up in a very artistic family, Lydia always found herself drawn to the arts. Her artistic inclinations kept her company…
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