Pilar's Brother by Elana Gartner (a virtual reading) Cast

Lorenza Bernasconi is a Peruvian actress, excited to make her Transformative Theatre Debut! From Lima - Peru now based in NYC; her work has focused on bilingual latin characters and newly developed pieces. Recently onstage Off -broadway in Odd Man Out ( Pitch Black) and Evaluna ( Repertorio Español). Honored to work on a character as full of life as Pilar. Other favorite credits include Nothing (Alternative Theatre Company) 72 Miles to Go ( Interact) , Carroll County Fix (Azuka Theatre) and her recent work in independent film.

Orlando Rios is a Puerto Rican-Mexican tv/film/theatre/vo actor making his Transformative Theatre debut bringing JULIAN to life. Rios is a New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts alum. He got his start in theatre playing PALO in Walking to America and the title character in Sissy. His TV credits include, General Hospital, CSI:Vegas, Selena: The Series, American Crime, among others. Some bilingual commercials he's worked on are AT&T, Coca-Cola, Honda, McDonalds, Wells Fargo, etc, and lended his voice to brands such as Toyota, Taco Bell, Burger King, Heineken, etc. Fun Fact: Orlando was a contestant on the iconic Price is Right and made it to the final showcase showdown. Check out his IG @onlyorlo

Vivia Font is an actress and performance collaborator. Most recently, she wrote, produced, and acted in a short film called Honk, currently on the festival circuit. She played Ellie in the bilingual short Shallow End by Maria de la Cruz and worked on Motor City. Onstage, she performed in world premieres of A Brief List of Everyone Who Died by Jacob Marx Rice in London and The Art of Burning by Kate Snodgrass (Huntington Theatre, Hartford Stage). Also recently, a workshop of Aya Ogawa’s MEATSUIT: or the shitshow of motherhood. NYC Theatre: PlayOn! (Classic Stage Company), Recent Alien Abductions (SoHo Rep), and villa (The Wild Project), both produced by PlayCo; underneathmybed (Rattlestick); and other workshops. Her regional credits include Oregon Shakespeare Festival (2 seasons), The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Denver Center, McCarter Theatre (A Christmas Carol) and others. More Film & Television: Law & Order, FBI: Most Wanted, For Life, One Life to Live, Sarbane’s Oxley, and Love, Repeat. BFA from NYU Tisch (Playwrights Horizons) and MFA from USD/The Old Globe. She is an Associate Artist with NY Classical and a member of The Actors Center.

Max Richards (Adam) is a New York based actor from Kirksville, Missouri. He is currently performing in Matthew Gasda’s Ardor at the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research, and in the Fall he will be playing Ondine in an immersive play about the cult of Andy Warhol. The Factory, by Kate Name, is set for a limited run at 3 Dollar Bill! He has also recently worked with ISLE Theatre Company, and CreateTheater Company for which he was awarded ‘Best Supporting Actor’ at their most recent festival! Follow him on IG @max.w.richards if you dare.

Marina is a Chilean-American actress who has appeared in a variety of productions for the hispanic and anglo market, including soap operas produced by Telemundo Networks, commercials, infomercials, print, theater, audio description for Netflix and voiceovers. Marina holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from FIU and is currently based in New York, where she also works as a Spanish language director/coach in voiceover sessions and commercials.