



CAST AND CREW
By: Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by: Jayla Pollock
Dramaturgy: Manon McCollum
Production Design: Claire Kramer
Assistant Production Design: Micah Waid, Haley Crawford
Assistant Stage Manager: Peter Chan, Sarah Zwart
OBS Specialist: Dylan Montello,
Assistant Director: Manon McCollum
Cast:
Actor 1/White Man: Noah Breske
Actor 2/Black Man: David Wilson
Actor 3/Another White Man: Ryan Boloix
Actor 4/Another Black Man: Trystn Edwards
Actor 5/Sarah: Lexi Spera
Actor 6/Black Woman: A’ryee Amanda
BIOS
Actor 3/Another White Man
Ryan Boloix
is a junior Theatre Major on the Performance track. He has been in Turn of the Screw and Anne of the Thousand Days here at Fordham University and is extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with Jayla and the rest of the cast and crew on this project. He would like to thank his mother and father for their ever constant support and his friends for brightening this semester.
Actor 5/Sarah
Lexi Spera
is a junior theatre performance major and sound designer. Mainstage: Men on Boats (Hawkins), Airline Highway (ASD). Select Studio: Cloud Tectonics (SD), Most Massive Woman Wins (Carly), Up, Up, & Away (Friend), Where Does the Light Go? (Chorus). Off-Off Broadway: Ashley Everhart’s Only Time at the Tank (SD). Big thanks and big love to the brilliant team of this production. Thanks for casting me in your show, Jayla, freshman year me is very happy. Special thanks to her family, Kayla Otero, and White Cheddar Cheez-its.
Director
Jayla Pollock
is a junior Directing & Lighting Design major. Mainstage: Airline Highway (AD), Men On Boats (ALD), Orlando (LBO). Studio: The Dutchman (AD), Where Does The Light Go? (AD), El desvarío (LD), Up, Up, & Away: A New Comedy Musical (LD), The Wallpaper Project (LD/PM), Dark Play or Stories for Young Boys (ALD), Into Me See (PM). Upcoming: Water by the Spoonful ( Mainstage, AD). Thank you to Max for being the best PSM and everyone else for going on the wild journey that is this play. @jaylapollock
Production Stage Manager
Max Breit
Mainstage: Men on Boats (PSM); The Wolves (SM). Studio: Anne of the Thousand Days ( PSM); Savonarola: A Pseudohistory in Puppets (PSM);
Where Does The Light Go? ( SM); DIMES ( SM). Off-Broadway: Signature Theatre General
Management Intern. Regional: The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (PSM). Shoutout to Jayla for being the best and to Peter and Sarah for all the help. Love to the fam.
Assistant Stage Manager
Sarah Zwart
Mainstage: Men on Boats (run crew). Studio: Untitled (Production Assistant), Neighborhood 3 (Designer), We Are Proud (ASM). Community: Pippin (Lighting Designer), Matilda (Lighting Designer), The Matchmaker (SM). Shoutout to Max for being the best human to exist. Also, much love to my fans.
Production Designer
Claire Kramer
is a sophomore Set Design major at Fordham. Mainstage: Uncle Vanya ( AVD). Studio: El Desvario ( ASD), God of Carnage ( APD), Up Up and Away (SP), Anne of the Thousand Days ( ASD), Cloud Tectonics (AS), and Small Mouth Sounds (PD). Thanks to Haley and Micah for all of their hard work and for being awesome assistants and collaborators, and Janae for being the best.
Assistant Production Designer
Micah Waid
is a freshman Sound Designer. Before Fordham, Micah was a part of the Ocean City High School Drama Guild, working on eight shows throughout his four years. Micah is also a member of the tech crew at the Ocean City Music Pier and a sound technician at the Ocean City Tabernacle. Micah has worked on shows such as The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, t he Ocean City Pops Orchestra, The Duprees, and many more. Micah looks forward to making an impact in the Fordham Theatre community and is very excited for what the future holds.
Actor 2/Black Man
David Wilson
is a senior theatre performance major. Mainstage: Airline Highway (Terry), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), Mr. Burns (Sam) Studio: Valor, Agravio, Y Mujer (Fernando), Erotophobia (Deacon), Conversations With Stars (Man), La Metamorfosis (Chief/Boarder), The Charlatans: A New Musical (Enoch Ford). A HUGE thanks to the cast and crew for bringing so much light and joy to this process, especially Jayla for allowing him the opportunity to work with these wonderful artists! Much love.
Actor 4/Another Black Man
Trystan Edwards
is a Theatre and African American Studies double major. Other favorite roles include Courfeyrac in Lets Get This Bread, Trissotin in Learned Ladies, Mr. Grossman in These Shining Lives, and Tommy in Making God Laugh. Trystan enjoys fashion, writing poetry, and taking in a british accent unprovoked. His future plans consist of getting cornrows and learning how to make a sickening cheesecake. He earnestly thanks Director Jayla Pollock, cast and crew members for making this experience unforgettable.
Actor 6/Black Woman
A’ryee Amanda
is currently a sophomore performance major on the pre-law track. She is excited to make her Fordham Theatre debut in We Are Proud. She feels so blessed being a part of this incredible experience. Many thanks to Jayla, Manon, and the entire cast and crew! Thank you to all who have supported her throughout her journey. Lots of love to my family, friends, BTS, and Justin Bieber!
Dramaturg/Assistant Director
Manon McCollum
is a Freshman Directing student who’s honestly just happy to be here. He would like to thank Jayla for her guidance and teamwork, Peter and Sarah for invading his room every week, and Jackie Sibbles-Drury for providing such a fantastic script to dissect and engage with.
Asssistant Stage Manager
Peter Chan
is a first-year on the Design and Production track. Mainstage: “Water by the Spoonful” (Run Crew) Studio Season: “We Are Proud” (ASM), “Enterprise” (Assistant Editor), “Untitled” (Props), “Neighborhood 3” (Designer). Regional: San Francisco Playhouse Theatre Company (Production Management Intern). In his free time, Peter enjoys thrifting, photography, and baking (if they taste good is a different question). Shoutout to the cast + crew and family for always giving their continuous support <3.
OBS Specialist
Dylan Montellano
is a freshman Design and Production major with a concentration in stage management. He is excited to be working with this amazing group of people! Fordham Mainstage: Men On Boats (OBS Operator); Fordham Studio: Into Me See (ASM), We Are Proud... (OBS Specialist).
Production Design Manager
Janae Beaver
Mainstage: Men on Boats (SM); Studio: Louisiana Garbage Kings ( PSM); My Papier Mache Monster (ALD); Up, Up, & Away (ASM); Anne of the Thousand Days ( ALD); Cloud Tectonics (APD); Savonarola: A Pseudohistory in Puppets (SM). Regional: Stage Management Intern with the Boston Lyric Opera and the Rebel Shakespeare Company. Huge thanks to Claire, Haley, and Micah for being such an awesome design team!