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"Divorce"!

This Month's Team:

Showrunner: Amanda Nicastro

Assistant Showrunner: Andrew Tejada

Jury Foreperson: NJ Agwuna

Creative Associate: Emily Battles

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NJ Agwuna: NJ Agwuna is a freelance theater and film director, hailing from the ‘burb’s of central Maryland. She spends her days coaching audition techniques, devises new pieces, performing musical Improv, and assists with casting shows. She is thrilled to be acting with the amazingly talented folks at Our Bar. www.njagwuna.com

 

EmBattz aka Battles* - An Actor / Personal Trainer Battles’ favorite roles include Helina (Windfall a Rogue Dialogue audiodrama), Mattie Earp (I Married Wyatt Earp), and Jenny (Significant Loss, best in show Offline Film Festival). During lockdown, she founded the WineBox Players, a collective that meets monthly to read fresh, new works from up-and-coming playwrights. She is currently working on a webseries with fellow Barbarian KL Thomas as well as an album. @embattz​​

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Mahnaz Damania: Mahnaz is a South Asian actor and writer of Zoroastrian descent based out of New York. She has helped develop new work in India and in USA for over a decade. From Bollywood to indie films, TV to stage - she continues her search for stories that are a testament to the human condition. Theatre: (U.S.A) Life Of Pi on Broadway & at the ART. (India) Shikhandi - The Story of the Inbetweens (Nom.Best Actor | Win.Best Ensemble META 2018), 07/07/07 (Win.Best Ensemble META 2016), Naqqaash, Sundays With Chitra and Chaitali, Three Women. TV: New Amsterdam, Inside Edge. Film: The Wandering Earth II, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Tu Hai Mera Sunday. Thank you OurBar for keeping our creative juices flowing!

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Alexandra Gellner: Hailing from the Pacific Northwest and now based in Brooklyn, Alexandra is an actor, teaching artist, and Murderino. Theatre: Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Warhol for Senate (The Tank), Casca in Julius Caesar (The Brick), Rosalind in As You Like It (Cradle Theatre & Brimstone Creek Productions). Regional: Wait Until Dark (Ferndale Rep). Film: "Adherence" (Best Actress in a Short, First Glance Film Festival). Education: MFA, New School for Drama. Cheers to the Our Bar family and friends! www.alexandragellner.com

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Fennell Harris: Originally from Winston-Salem, NC, Fennell studied acting at Greensboro college and is now making New York his home. NYC credits: The Legend of Eustis Ray Jackson (Project: Theater), The Imaginary Life of Millo St. John (Snapdragon Theatre Works), American Tall Tales (The Compass Players), and various plays with the Negro Ensemble Company Children’t touring company. 

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Sarah Harris: Actor, writer, teacher, wife, mom.  Is so overjoyed to still be kickin' it in these OurBar streets celebrating 15 whole years! Previous OB roles include: Middle European Lady, and Friend who knows ASL, and Mom of Baby competing in March HookUp Madness. Special thanks and love to her forever bae Fennell 🤟🏼

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Shora Hassan is a writer and humorist originally from Fort Worth, Texas. She is an alum of NYU’s Dramatic Writing program. Her entertainment career started in late night production at numerous Comedy Central shows, but she has ended up on the business and legal affairs side of it in hopes of becoming an executive. She is so thrilled to channel more of her creativity again by getting to be a part of Our Bar. When she's not scheming on her dreams, she's hanging out with her dog Ozzy or pulling tarot cards for people.”

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Colin Jackson recently moved to New York from Chicago. While in Chicago, he was an Ensemble Member and the Company Manager for Organic Theater Company. Colin received his BFA from Northern Illinois University, and also studied at Interlochen Arts Academy and the Moscow Art Theatre School.

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Jo Jude is a Brooklyn-based writer with a deep love for history and storytelling. When she isn't deep inside a Wikipedia hole, Jo enjoys watching esoteric, foreign costume dramas. She is eternally thankful to her friends and her partner, Alex, for pushing her to finally do something with her writing.​

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Jennifer Logue*: Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Phenomenal Speaking, and has been performing in NYC for several decades, from her stand-up career at Caroline' s on Broadway, Gotham, and Stand Up New York, to the Fringe Festival in Musical Chairs and Two Chairs and a Table. Regional: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Blue Window, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Occupation. Jennifer has an MFA in Acting from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. She loves whiskey, diamonds and Shakespeare (not necessarily in that order).

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Erin McMahon: Erin is very excited to be performing in an Irish bar! She’s technically only half Irish but fits many Irish stereotypes. Her first name means Ireland and her last name starts with a “Mc,” she has 9 siblings, randomly finds 4 leaf clovers on a regular basis, and she really really loves potatoes.​

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Amanda Nicastro: Amanda is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian from New York City who has entertained sold out crowds at the International Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at theaters and comedy clubs across the United States. She is thrilled to also be a part of the behind the scenes magic as a member of the Our Bar Operations Team. She wouldn't be able to juggle all that she accomplishes without the love and support of her family & her husband, Tom. @TheLastAmanda

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Rob Schray: Rob is so excited to be contributing to Our Bar! As a long time audience member, he’s honored to put his theatre and English degrees to use and get back to writing something other than corporate emails. Rob currently works for a retail company and he’s thankful to be stretching these creative muscles again.

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Vin Scialla: Vin has traveled the world performing shows and creating tv/film soundtracks. NYC performances include musician/actor in off-broadway musicals, TV/Film roles on HBO, Netflix, CBS, Amazon, NBC. Vin is the creator of music mockumentary, We are the Prototypes. Vin studied at HB Studios, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Hartt School, Brooklyn College, and Boston University. He is thrilled to be part of the BARbarians! www.imdb.me/vin

 

Andrew Tejada: Andrew is an NYC Based writer and actor that accidentally stumbled into Our Bar Meeting. Instead of awkwardly leaving, he fully committed to writing a scene and acting too. Andrew dedicates this performance to his bodega guy for making delicious sandwiches and for never judging his choices.

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KL Thomas: KL is best known from Hosting Sketch Block's monthly live show, and bio-weekly Podcast. She has also: Hosted WeMakeTheFunny's Podcast, has been a special guest Host on PITcast; covering The PIT Sketchfest, and has been guest on Robot Vs Dinosaurs Podcast. KL's other credits include: The Improviser short film, Clip Show sketch troupe, MITF Short Play Festival, Santa Isn’t Real music video, The Fridge’s Canucks Cabaret, Papaya Brother’s Comedy Enemy Party and Charlie’s on Parole short film. Currently, you can see KL on the new web series, Charms 4 Less @charms4lessseries.

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Kellie Williams is a New York-based actor and singer. Her favorite credits include singing in many cabarets at Don’t Tell Mama, acting and writing on an all-women sketch comedy team called the Industry Plants, and playing "Zuzu" in Dance Nation at Sarah Lawrence College. She is so excited to make her Our Bar debut tonight! You can find her on Instagram @k3llie_wil.

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Bimini Lee Wright: Bimini (rhymes with the famous anthropomorphic cricket) grew up in the humid tropical rainforests of Cairns, Australia -if you can’t hear the accent, get a few drinks in her and see what happens.  Bim attained a double degree in Theatre and Russian Studies from Stetson University, before moving to NYC to study at the William Esper Studio.  She stole her pet rabbit from an evil clown, and has no regrets. Yay OUR BAR!

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*denotes members of Actors' Equity