Hari Bhaskar is an Indian actor from the state of Kerala, and has been based in New York City since 2021. He graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting as a part of the Evening Conservatory program in 2022. Some of his notable works include Disgraced (Stella Adler Professional Conservatory, 2022), These Gilded Souls (Eastline Theatre, 2022), Sonnez Les Matines (Red Umbrella Theatre, 2023) and The Dummy Detective (Rob Margolies, releasing soon) to name a few. You can follow his work on Instagram @bhaskarettan.

Our art is our activism. Gary is thrilled to be joining this cast and making his HERE Arts Center Debut. Theatrical roles include: Mendel in Falsettos, Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, Houdini in Ragtime, and Ethan in The Full Monty. TV Credits: Criminal Minds, Hand of God. He thanks his brother Dan for being a guiding force in his Theatrical Career. www.brintzandcompany.com

John has been acting for over 25 years. A former professional swing dancer and I.T. guy, he attended BADA's Midsummer at Oxford and is a UCB improv alum. He continues the study of the craft of acting at HB Studio and Barrow Group, and hobbys in singing, acoustic guitar and comedy. As a proud member of Actors Equity, IATSE and SAG-AFTRA, he is grateful for the communities they support. As naturalist, he recently received recognition in conservationsim by NYC Parks for Excellence in Stewardship.

Inji El Gammal is an Egyptian- French artist based in New York City. El Gammal was born in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in Paris, France where she studied literature and philosophy. She returned to Egypt to graduate from the American University in Cairo with a minor in theatre. El Gammal then moved to New York City advocating for autism, while pursuing her acting career. Undistracted by the shiny elements in her medium she is able to fully invest herself in any character. El Gammal studied drama therapy at the New school in New York. She also had classical and contemporary theatre training at Stella Addler, William Esper, and an actor resident at The Simon Studio. Credits include the stage play Under the Tree, performed at the Howard theatre and at the Egyptian opera. She starred in the stage play Bismillah, performed in New York, Wild Project Theatre, for which she won the All Arts Award for Best Feature Performance in 2019. El Gammal was in season three of Hulu's Ramy. Her most recent work includes Banned, stage play at The Row Theatre in New York, and Superman and Serena at the Hudson Guild Theatre in New York, public readings at the Lincoln Center, the Drama Guild of America and at the Actors studio. Other credits include the independent films 3 Deeds, Hello Aurevoir (UK), Postcards of the Orient, Sekhmet, and Abdo and Saneya (in post, due for release 2024). Email injielgammal@gmail.com

Growing up in Fez, Morocco, Rachid played the nei and sang, imitating the famous singers of the time. At age fourteen he entered the Fez Conservatory of Music, later playing in the Andalus Orchestra of Fez. In addition to his voice, his strongest instruments are the oud (similar to a lute without frets) and the violin, playing in both the classical manner or upright for folkloric music. For fourteen years, Rachid presented his music with extended stays in Ivory Coast, Sweden, and Finland, including Helsinki International Music Festival. In 2005, Rachid toured the U.S. and Canada with Algerian/French singer and activist, Rachid Taha and his Rai-rock band. With his New York based band, Layali el Andalus, Rachid played throughout the metro area. In 2008 they were presented at MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), in 2010 at "Festival du Monde Arabe de Montrèal" and in 2011 Rachid took them to D.C. to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington Revels production "Andalusian Treasures". Rachid played oud and sang Egyptian style at L.A. County Museum of Art for the inaugural King Tut exhibit.

Maya Koshaba is an American actress based in New York City. She has performed in theatre, film and television. Some of Maya’s most recent work includes the lead in the play "Dining For One" and roles in the films "Child Check" and "Protocol-7". She is inspired by thought-provoking storytelling and it’s her mission to bring them to life through her performances. Maya is particularly drawn to art that aims to heal the world — moving pieces of work that encourage humanity to think deeper. Maya empathizes with her character Rashida through her Middle Eastern roots and her Jewish mentor who had a significant influence in her life.

Mark Peters recently played The Count in a new translation of Schnitzler’s La Ronde, staged at IRT in Manhattan. At the same theatre, he was King Lear in A Fool’s Lear, an original adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, and played two roles in Duck by Tom Block. Favorite roles include DeGuiche in Cyrano with Gabriel Barre, St. Clement’s, produced by Resonance Ensemble; Sharky in The Seafarer at John Shea’s Theatre Workshop of Nantucket; Frank in The Country Girl in New Rochelle; Vanya in Uncle Vanya at Columbia; Doc in Come Back, Little Sheba (musical), in Connecticut, opposite Donna McKechnie (cast album); Emile in South Pacific and the Phantom in Phantom at Forestburgh Playhouse; Perón in Evita; Ahab in Moby-Dick (musical by Doug Katsaros and Mark St. Germain), Boston’s New Rep Theatre; Gaston in Gigi, Allenberry Playhouse; Matt in Talley’s Folly in Rochester; the revues Side by Side by Sondheim and Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill. Mr. Peters is a professional violist, orchestrator and arranger. As a classical lyric bass, he’s performed a half dozen full-length concert recitals in addition to undertaking several dozen operatic roles. With the Brooklyn Symphony, he performed his own orchestration of Mussorgsky’s song cycle for bass, Songs and Dances of Death. Mr. Peters has numerous film, TV, industrial and commercial camera credits. He dedicates his performance to his twin uncles József (Jóska) and István (Pista) who were both conscripted and sent to the Russian Front as forced laborers by the Nazis during World War II. Jóska did not survive but Pista did and emigrated to Palestine after the Holocaust with his wife and newborn daughter.

Former Resident Set Designer and Scenic Carpenter, Mark now focuses solely on acting for stage, film and television. Recent television credits: Secretary of Beth Midrash (Recurring) in The Chosen; Mr. Fishman, AppleTV Series' WeCrashed; and recurring role of Tamas in TV Series Émigré. Regional Theater: VetRep Theater: Ardley (Dunkirk), Dr. Rance (What the Butler Saw), Howard (Central Park West). Shakespeare Radio Dramas: Willoughby / Abbot of Westminster in Richard II and Flavius in Julius Caesar with Keith Hamilton Cobb, Jamie Bellard, and Patrick Page; Juror 11 in 12 Angry Men (Company Theater Group) and the Ghost/ 1st Player/ Gravedigger in The Curtain's inaugural production of Hamlet. New York: Salesman in Ah Wilderness and Harry, Milt and Melvin in World Premiere of The Fight (Storm Theatre/Sheen Center); Zeno, the Isaurian in Romulus The Great (Yangtze Repertory Company). Proud member of Actors Equity, AGVA and SAG-AFTRA! Grateful for his supportive family and every Kairos moment! www.markjquiles.com Instagram: @markjquiles

Hala Shah is an American-Egyptian performing artist, arts educator, and freelance writer. Earlier this year, she participated in a Mejdi Tour 'Dual Narratives' mission to Israel and Palestine, during which she experienced different perspectives of the diverse populations, and met with social and peace activists. She is grateful to have learned Dabke from El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe. An observant Muslim, Hala also enjoys attending religious services across the Abrahamic faiths. She has been a teaching artist with Ping Chong + Company and lead community movement sessions through Arts & Democracy and Malikah. Hala holds a MFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is a seasoned contemporary dancer, performing most recently with Jonah Bokaer Choreography on several international tours. IG @halapepper

Jennifer G. R. Tulchin is overjoyed to bring SHOSHANA to life. She most recently played LADY VALERIA/TAMARA/PORTIA, A VOLSCIAN SOLDIER with Hudson Classical Theater Co./NY Combat for Stage and Screen. She performs professionally in NYC and regionally, both onstage and on-camera. Her top favorite roles (so far!) include: VIOLA/Twelfth Night, BANANAS/The House of Blue Leaves, and JUDY BOONE/The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Love to Peter, Leo, Sophie Dora, Beatrice (and Pearl, the Shih Tzu), for helping her re-enter the creative world she loves, following an extended run as a stay-at-home parent. She connects with SHOSHANA as a woman of Ashkenazi-Jewish heritage. A secular Jew who loves her culture’s food and music—her ancestors lived in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and Russia—she’s unable to trace the family tree before her great-grandparents on either side, due to pogroms and the Holocaust. She was named after her great-grandmother, Genya Golde, Americanized to Jennifer Gail. She’s grateful to her brave immigrant family of two and three generations ago who gave her the life she lives today. Tufts U. BA-DRAMA & FRENCH; Brandeis U. MFA-ACTING;Certified Yoga Instructor; proud member of AEA/SAG-AFTRA.