COME AND KNOCK DOWN MY DOOR Cast

Kris Coleman is from Los Angeles, CA and graduate of Hampton University. He most recently starred in A Soldier’s Play and previously appeared in productions of Crowns and A Streetcar Named Desire. Internationally, Coleman toured with Sister Act, performing across South Korea and Japan. On Broadway he starred in Jersey Boys as Hal Miller, along with standout regional performances such as Curtis in Dreamgirls, Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!, the Narrator in Passing Strange, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Agwe in Once on This Island, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Jim in Big River. In addition to his theater work, Coleman has appeared on television and in film, with credits including Billions on Showtime, The Big House on ABC, The Dumbbomb Affair, and The Clone. He has also been featured as a vocalist, notably performing the National Anthem at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on FOX Sports and singing the Black National Anthem for the 2026 Big East Tournament on Peacock. IG: krisonstage

Jared Ritter (Pablo) (he/him) is grateful to join the Thin Duke team on COME AND KNOCK DOWN MY DOOR. Recent credits include Shelter in Place (Ego Actus), Sundays (TheaterLab), The Three Musketeers (Theatre 121), and [title of show] (PrideArts). Jared is a BFA graduate of the Dobbins Conservatory, and a certified staged combatant with Dueling Arts International. Thank you for supporting live theater! Endless love to Mom, Dad, Colin, Ethan, and Quinn. www.jaredritteractor.com

Lana Ayrapetyants is a bilingual theater and film actress who lives and works in New York City. Born in Uzbekistan, Lana began studying dramatic arts at the age of 17; at the age of 20 she joined the Drama Club Theatre in Tashkent, where her theatre credits included: The Cherry Orchard, The Lady Peasant, and The Taming of the Shrew. In 2014, Lana moved to the US and studied acting in several studios based in NYC. She holds an MBA degree from Northeastern University, with her professional acting training coming mostly from HB Studio.  Her recent work includes acting in the films “Apple Pie Dreams” and “Fractals”, among others, as well as making her US debut at the Chain Theatre Summer’25 Festival in a role of Dr. Jane for the one-act play “Hallucy”. Lana also originated the role of Mina at several staged readings for the full-length play “Come and Knock Down My Door” by Alex Emanuel.

Callie Fabac (she/her) grew up in Kansas City but is now happy to call NYC her home. Since moving to the city, Callie has been acting, assistant-directing, writing, collaborating, building community, and eating amazing food. Recent projects include Alexandria (Off-broadway, PopUp Productions), The Sex Writer (World Premiere, Thin Duke Productions), Third Law (What Will the Neighbors Say?), Clown Bar 2 (SparkPlug Productions for NYCFringe), Macbeth (Courtyard Shakespeare), and Sins of the South on Oxygen.

Tammi Cubilette is a professional actress and comedy veteran of over 30 years, notably getting her start as a series regular in the groundbreaking sketch comedy show, House of Buggin’ starring John Leguizamo. Since 2023, she has been creating hilarious viral content with her longtime creative partner Sonia Gonzalez. Together they are Your Chill Tias. When she’s not going viral, Tammi shares her knowledge and expertise with young people by teaching theater classes in various after school programs. IG:@yourchilltias

Vincent Lamberti has been in over 100 Equity theatre productions, has written 6 plays, all produced; has also produced and directed for the theatre; been in 12 feature films, a couple of TV series and 1 soap opera. He is a professional decorative painter and has enjoyed showings in galleries all over the Western Hemisphere that have had the hutzpah to engage him.

PHILIP CRUISE is an NY City-based actor/director and all around art lover. He started his professional career as a 13-year-old understudy in Joseph Papp’s NYSF production of Richard III at the (old) Delacorte Theatre. At the end of that glorious summer, he booked the role of Pat Benatar’s brother in the groundbreaking MTV video LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD. As a result, an ordinary childhood was no longer an option. After surviving the dreaded “child actor” curse, his adult acting credits of late include FAT CAT KILLERS (Sparkplug/Thin Duke Productions) THE SEX WRITER (Thin Duke Productions), THE WAR OF WOO (TDP), FINAL BOARDING CALL (Ma-Yi), Hugh Hefner in Kallan Dana’s brilliant PLAYDATE (Three Days Prior), THE LAST BAR AT THE END OF THE WORLD (TDP), REFUSE (Gemini Collisionworks) HARAKIRI KANE (GCW), LET TRUMP BE TRUMP (Making It Happen Productions) and ABORTION: A RACE REDUX (MIH). Film: THE FOX SISTERS, THE COUCH, THE FAILURE, PRELUDE TO THE WAR OF WOO, and the upcoming short BIGBY’S DEAD BUNNY. Philip was a staff writer and Voice Artist on the GCW Sci-Fi Podcast LIFE WITH ALTHAAR for three seasons. Insta: @pj_cruise @thin_duke_productions

Alex Emanuel (AEA/SAG-AFTRA ) is an actor, musician, playwright, filmmaker, producer and visual artist. His one-act play Hallucy premiered in 2025 at the Chain Summer One-Act festival, and was extended after a sold-out run. He's thrilled to have his full-length play Come and Knock Down My Door produced, after enjoying several successful readings. As an actor, Alex has acted on all three coasts and overseas, including theatrical premieres at Oregon Shakespeare, ZSpace in San Francisco and Steppenwolf in Chicago. His TV/Film credits include roles on Succession, 50 Central, Public Morals, Blue Bloods, and Law and Order, in addition to several feature films and shorts. With Starna productions, he co-produced, starred in and wrote original music for the award winning indie feature comedy The Incoherents (Amazon Prime), for which a script is being adapted for episodic television. As a musician, Alex has toured and recorded with many bands, and is presently finishing up a follow up to his solo pandemic album Better Light (Peacedale) titled ACUTE PHASE SHIFTER. Alex co-produced, art directed and contributed original material to the ninety-nine song soundtrack of the Occupy Movement, OCCUPY THIS ALBUM(Razor and Tie), and is currently working on a retrospective project about his father, the late political cartoonist Robert Grossman. In April, he's appearing in Pedro Pietri's dark comedy Last Request at Teatro Latea, and Starna is planning to make the short film “Runglish” in June. alexemanuel.com, imdb.me/alexemanuel, @the_alexemanuel