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The 24 Hour Plays Nationals (2026)

Every time I think about The 24 Hour Plays Nationals, I cannot stop smiling. What an utterly uplifting experience. From watching @mcartercram do the fastest (and most impressive) fight choreography I have ever seen to staying up until 6AM with @sam.melton.sam at The Tank trying to come up with a rhyme for “Prime Minister”, this week has been so fulfilling. This cohort of truly remarkable directors, writers, designers, stage managers, performers, and producers inspires me endlessly and I can’t wait to see all the brilliant things these people do. Thank you all so much and a special shoutout to @flyingtoast for doing literally EVERYTHING.❤️

Trivial, Classic Stage Company, dir. Jay Monteleone ✏️

Book: me 😀
Music and Lyrics: Sam Melton (@sam.melton.sam )
Stage Manager: Tess Feldman (@tessiefeld )
Music Direction: Goldie Golden (@goldiegolden65 )
Producers: Katie Brown (@ktbrownnnn ) and Isabelle Chirls (@isabelle_chirls )
Costume Design: Quinn McCardle (@quinnmccdoodle )
Prop Design: Seo Won Yun (@seo_yun_design )
Lighting Design: Ivy Walker (@changingmymaj0r )
Scenic Design: Ian Rios-Vasquez (@riosvasquez_designs )
Sound Design: Ari Cleveland (@ari.chillicothe )

Featuring:
Sophia Feldman
Shaakirah Nazim-Harris (@tisyasmina )
Jordan Hurley (@jordanbhurley )
Connor Riordan (@connor92100 )

Ring the Bell, Pace University, dir. Michèle Carter-Cram 🥊

Written by me 😀
Stage Manager: Lottie Stallings (@alittlebitlottie )
Producers: Katie Brown and Isabelle Chirls
Design: Ivy Walker

Featuring:
Abigail Garcia (@abigailkgarcia )
Elena Falkow (@elena.falkow )
Sophia Feldman
Connor Riordan

Seriously, please cast, hire, commission, work with all of these amazing artists if you have the chance. You will not regret it.

📸: @abstrac.t taken in Classic Stage Company by @roncasaurus

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3 months ago

An Adaptation of Julius Caesar (2026)

Columbia University, dir. Harry Brook

I hope every artist is lucky enough to get to work with such inspirational and incredibly talented people like these. Thank you to every person on this team. This play legitimately wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of you. 🥫

PSM: Yining Shang
Producer: Seth Pecore
Dramaturg: Mykola Ladokhin
Costume Design: Georgina Heather Marshall
Graphic Design: Katelyn Kahn
Lighting Design: Elijah Goldberg
Scenic Design: Harry Brook
Sound Design: Devin Wong

Featuring:
Gregory Hofmann
Abby Mohaddes
Ciro Saravia
Shakiba Shadman
Michael DelaFlor
Kevin Gill
Zoe Gray
Liz Groombridge
Leela Iyer
Jalexis James

📸: @eligoldberglighting
Group 📸: @matt_gallagher1 and @adamparbahoo taken in Columbia University by @roncasaurus

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5 months ago

best new year’s eve ever🤍 by @roncasaurus

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9 months ago

Can you spell “G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L”?

Some things I had the honor of working on in 2025 🤗:

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, New World Stages, dir. Danny Mefford 🐝

The Wolves, Site Unseen Theatre Company, dir. me (but it was a team effort) ⚽️

Live the Fourth, SoHo Playhouse Lighthouse Series, written by me, dir. Aaron Bryce (@blu_ogden) 🙏

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Columbia University, dir. Emerson Haven (@emersonhaven )🌕

High (School) Stakes, conceived by Collab Group 2, written by Alejandra Cepeda Batiz (@pozale) and me, dir. Tucker Tab DeGregory (@tuckertab)📚

Out of the Blue, Columbia University, written by Lindsey Walko (@lindseywalko), dir. Tucker Tab DeGregory (@tuckertab) ☎️

Laurels, Sleepattle Films, written by Thomas Louis (@thomasslouass), dir. Thomas Louis (@sleepattle)🏆

Two Lesbians Walk Into A Bar…, Caveat, written by Dorothea Miller (@dorothea_miller), dir. Emmie Collins (@emmmiecollllllins) 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

My Best Friend’s Cabaret, conceived by Saniya Jaffer (@saniyajafferrr), dir. Brennan Urbi (@brennan_urbi) 💍

TWIG, The Tank/Site Unseen Theatre Company, written by Sage Molasky, dir. Arseniy Fariatiev (@kubistec) 🪾

THREAD, TAPE, GLUE, Site Unseen Theatre Company, written by Cameron Michles (@caymren), dir. Cameron Michles and Emerson Haven 🧵

Not pictured:

amoebas, Site Unseen Theatre Company, written by lee folpe (@leefolpe), dir. Sage Molasky 🦠

extra(terrestrial), The Invitation Arts Collective, written by Amy (AJ) Stoogenke (@amystooge), dir. Sam DeBell (@sam.debell) 👽

And anything I might’ve missed ❤️

Thank you to everyone for letting me be a part of your art and especially to anyone who supported these wonderful projects. The amount of love that went into each of these productions was staggering and there are not enough words to describe how fortunate I am to have had the privilege of working with y’all. Can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store for all of you.

(Also sorry I couldn’t tag all of you) by @roncasaurus

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9 months ago

The Wolves (2025)

Site Unseen Theatre Company, dir. me (but really it was a team effort)

#25: Abby-Jeanne
#8: Cassie Gould
#46: Delaney Beal
#7: Grace Maran
#00: Hannah Anderson
#11: Hannah Rowan
#14: Liliana Santos
#2: Makayla McClintic
#13: Marissa Emerson
Soccer Mom: Maria Jarrell/Ash Ramona

This has been one of the most formative experiences in my artistic career. When I say this was a team effort, I truly mean it. Each member of this team was invaluable. You each have taught me so much during this process, it’s beyond words. Directors, writers, artists, if you ever get an opportunity to work with any of these FIERCE members of the team, you have lucked out. I could go on forever, but I’ll save it for Chili’s. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all. 🍊

Sorry for the song choice 🤭

📸: @sadielovefred @willmartinko
🖌️: @wacky.inflatablefanman @harris.singer.art taken in All Sports Center by @roncasaurus

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a year ago

🚨 NYC THEATRE LOVERS, WE NEED YOU! 🚨

🎭Live The Fourth (or Kairos) is making its SoHo Playhouse debut on April 10, 12 & 13, and your vote could help us win a full production on the main stage!

Every audience member gets a say—so grab your tickets NOW at the link in our bio! 🎟️🔥

💡PLUS: We’re giving you exclusive behind-the-scenes content, a special giveaway, and a chance to be part of something BIG. Follow @livethefourthplay and help us make theatre history!

📍Tag your theater-loving friends & spread the word!

📹+✂️🎞️: @blu_ogden

Poster Design/Asset Design: Harris Singer (www.harrissinger.com)

#lighthouseseries #sohoplayhouse #offbroadway #nyctheatre #theatre #kairos #livethefourth #SupportNewWork taken in SoHo Playhouse by @roncasaurus

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2 years ago

We are thrilled to announce that Live The Fourth (or Kairos), a new play by Michael Ronca, has been accepted into SoHo Playhouse's Lighthouse Series!

"A group of high school seniors embark on a life-changing religious retreat where trust, doubt, and personal struggles collide with their faith in unexpected ways, forcing them to confront truths they've long ignored."

Written by Michael Ronca
Directed by Aaron Bryce

Stay tuned for updates including cast and creative team announcements, ticket info and more!

Poster Design/Asset Design: Harris Singer (www.harrissinger.com)

#lighthouseseries #sohoplayhouse #offbroadway #nyctheatre #theatre #kairos #livethefourth taken in SoHo Playhouse by @roncasaurus

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2 years ago

Matilda (2024)

Gallery Players, dir. Thomas Netter

Words cannot describe how much I love this cast, this crew, this show, this role. This is truly one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had and I cannot express how grateful I am for the opportunity to work with such an incredible team of worms, toads and maggots.

🐛❤️🏆

-Bad Boy of @thegalleryplayers

📸: @aliceteeple @katvecchio @steven_pisano (wish I could include more of y’alls amazing photos. Also so sorry that I couldn’t tag everyone, love you all) taken in Gallery Players by @roncasaurus

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2 years ago

Honored to be a semi-finalist in this year’s National Playwright’s Conference @oneill_center

So proud of how far @sprawlplay has come and I’m so thankful to everyone who has helped it on its journey, especially the folks from our runs @sohoplayhousenyc and @thetanknyc

Many congratulations to all the finalists and semi-finalists!

📸: @laurensageer by @roncasaurus

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2 years ago

Assassins (2023)

Gallery Players, dir. Noel MacDuffie

Still in disbelief that I was given the opportunity to play the role of John Wilkes Booth in one of my favorite (and first) Sondheim shows at @thegalleryplayers. The amount of talent and passion that went into this show is absolutely remarkable, thank you all for such a wonderful experience.

You still have two weekends left to catch this brilliantly twisted show! Link in bio!

📸: @alukomnik @katvecchio @steven_pisano taken in Gallery Players by @roncasaurus

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3 years ago

The SpongeBob Musical (2022)

FaceTime Theatre, dir. Kate Nice/Katie McGrier/Kelsey Hodgkiss

Theatre Term of the Day: Family.

What a wonderful, silly, hilarious, sweet show to end my summer stage experience with at @facetimetheatre. It feels fitting, because working as an intern with FaceTime has created some of the sweetest, most wonderful memories in my life. Thank you all for being so welcoming, so warm and so willing to put up with all my changes I would make during the shows. This is not just a community theater, it’s a family.

This post may sound as dramatic as the interns during mic check or as corny as the libretto of Spongebobl, but that just speaks to how wonderful each and every member of this FaceTime family is and how hard it is to leave. Look out Broadway, these kids are coming for ya. Truly, every year this was a special experience and I would give anything to be able to do it every summer. Stanky leg and all. If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry.

While it’s hard to step away from something that I felt like was always there for me. Something that I looked forward to every summer. Something that is so special, remember: it’s not a goodbye, it’s a see you soon. Who knows, maybe that petition will work 😉

Thank you all, love you all, and I hope those theatre terms will be useful ❤️❤️❤️

📸:@kaileyedwardsphotography, The Rufo Family, The Rosenfeld Family taken in Facetime Theatre by @roncasaurus

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4 years ago

Beauty and the Beast (2022)

FaceTime Theatre, dir. Kate Nice/Jess Potts

For the past couple of years, working with @facetimetheatre has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. So naturally I was so humbled to get the chance to play one of my dream roles, the real hero of BATB: Gaston! 💪🏻

Even though it’s only been three summers, FaceTime always feels like a second home and I am so grateful for all the laughs, memories and friends I’ve made at the Franklin Commons. These kids and young adults are the future of theater and will do amazing things. See you one last time at Spongebob! 😉

📸: @kaileyedwardsphotography taken in Facetime Theatre by @roncasaurus

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4 years ago