FRANKENSTEIN Or A Modern Prometheus Cast

Sophie (they/them) is a New York based actor, writer, and teaching artist. New York theater credits include Comedy of Errors and The Oresteia (Gallery Players), Boy My Greatness, if I live until I be a man, The Seagull, RUR, Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom (Firebird Players), The Dream (Columbia University), Low Stakes (Frigid New York), and Horsegirls (Homemade Jean Shorts), Abbie’s Mom Had Cancer (Murmuration Theater Co.), Revolution 10 (Purple Light Productions). Oberlin College theater credits include The Moors, At the End of the World, Hamlet, and Orlando.

Benny (he/him) has performed in many shows with Firebird, including Boy My Greatness, RUR, and as Romeo in their NYA award-winning production of Romeo and Juliet. He has trained at Lee Strasberg, H.B Studio, and the Shakespeare company New Genesis Productions, where he played roles such as Hamlet, Brutus, and Benedick. Benny co-teaches Firebird’s Movie-Masters class and is currently studying Filmmaking and Cinema Studies at Tisch NYU.

Kamau Nosakhere (any) is a Florida-born, Barbadian, New York-based actor and writer.  Commencing his final semester at Fordham University, Kamau is seeking a double major in Theatre (Performance) and English with a concentration in Creative Writing.  He prioritizes bringing a very humble, cooperative mindset to every process of which he is a part.  As someone who has worked in many different facets of the theatrical world, he is very flexible when it comes to the spaces in which he can work and operate. Additionally, because of the collaborative nature of his education, he is very comfortable communicating with others with different positions or backgrounds than myself.  As an actor, he longs to see what aspect of the world he can impact and then allow to evolve through his life on stage.  He hopes to bring the audience along with him on that journey as much as possible.  His credits include: Regional: Sunday In Sodom/Parsifal (Isaac/Ostrich), Cabaret (Male Ensemble Swing).  New York Theatre: Troilus and Cressida (Hector), Who’d Love Lucy? (Lover 2). Fordham MainStage: Kentucky (Adam), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute/egeus/Mustardseed), Aulis (Achilles). Fordham Studio: And This Is Where We (Jules), Jump (Dad), Constructed Realities (Devised).

Eli (they/them) is an NYC-based actor and singer originally from the DC area with a BA in Drama from Vassar College. They are a resident artist with The Firebird Project, a member of the Artists Advisory Committee for Notch Theatre Company, and a summer teaching artist for Traveling Players Ensemble; they have also recently appeared in the city with The Players Theatre and No Exit Theatre Collective. Eli aims to create inclusive, collaborative, and spectacular theater that challenges entrenched systems of power, especially gender. (eliwassertzug.com)

Adelynn Anderson (he/they) is an actor/writer/director originally from Philadelphia and now based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He studied with Playwrights Horizons Theater School and the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Insitute through NYU Tisch (BFA ’22). Recent performance credits include the ensemble of “daemon” (NYU), Antonio in “Twelfth Night” (Foul Fiend Theatre Troupe) and Much the Miller’s Son in “Nottingham” (FFTT). He is thrilled to be making his Firebird debut! (@adelynn.rose)