Seared

Rin Allen (she/her) is delighted to make her debut at theREP! Regional stage credits include Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Weston Playhouse, The New Theatre in Kansas City and Adirondack Theatre Festival. Rin has appeared on New York City stages at The Theatre at St. Clements, New York Classical Theatre, and the Baryshnikov Arts Center, as well as streamed performances with Abingdon Theatre Company, The Curtain and Women’s Theatre Festival. On television, Rin has appeared on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and she worked as a stunt performer on multiple episodes of “Gotham.” She’s also been employed by some great restaurants and is stoked to be doing so on the stage this time. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA.

NYC: “By the Water” (MTC), “Chains” (Mint Theater), “Pushkin” (the American vicarious). Proud member of the 52nd Street Project. Regional: SF Playhouse (“Significant Other,” Theatre Bay Area & SF Critics Circle Award Nominee; “Trouble Cometh,” world premiere), Denver Center (“Anna Karenina,” Henry Award Nominee), Studio Theatre, DC (“The Hard Problem”), City Theatre, Pittsburgh (“The White Chip”). International: three tours with Green Thumb Theatre (“CRANKED,” Dora Mavor Moore Award, world premiere), Arts Club (Vancouver), The Belfry (Victoria). Film: “Vampire” (Sundance). TV: “FBI: Most Wanted”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “The Blacklist”, “Orange is the New Black”, “The Lottery”, “Murdoch Mysteries”. Training: NYU Grad Acting.

Jovan Davis is an actor and a writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has written several poems as well as a full-length play, and is currently working on his first TV pilot! He is an avid lover of theater and is extremely grateful for the opportunity t be back at theREP for his third go in another wonderful play! He would like to thank his friends and family for their unrelenting love and support. Some memorable credits include: Othello in “Othello,” Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Jim Fingal in “Lifespan of a Fact” and Hotspur in “Henry IV.” 

Caesar Samayoa most recently starred as Dr. Emilio Amigo in “How to Dance in Ohio” on Broadway. Original Broadway Companies include “Come From Away” (Kevin J./Ali); “Sister Act” (Pablo); “The Pee Wee Herman Show,” “Hot Feet.” Off-Broadway/Regional: “Evita” (Perón), A.R.T./STC; “Los Otros” (Carlos), A.R.T./New York; “Love’s Labour’s Lost” (Don Armado), The Delacorte Theater; “Bernstein’s Mass,” Carnegie Hall; Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Tectonic Theater Project, Seattle Rep. Film/TV: “Come From Away” (Apple TV+); “FBI” (CBS), “Ray Donovan” (Showtime), “The Blacklist” (NBC). Awards: 2022 HOLA José Ferrer Tespis Award, 2024 Harold Prince Award (Third St Gala). CaesarSamayoa.com @CaesarSamayoa

Margaret E. Hall has worked internationally as a director, stage manager and drama teacher. She currently holds the full-time position of Associate Artistic Director at theREP, where she manages several programs (most notably, theREP’s NEXT ACT! New Play Summit and Neighbors For Neighbors programs) and directs both on the MainStage and within the in-school touring program.

Margaret made her MainStage directorial debut at theREP in 2017 with “An Iliad” and has since directed: “Sweat” 2024; “Secret Hour” (World Premiere and BroadwayWorld Nomination for Best Director Central NY, 2023); “Live From WVL Radio Theatre: It’s a Wonderful Life” (2019); “Red Maple” (World Premier and BroadwayWorld Winner for Best Direction of a New Play 2019); and was the Assistant Director to Kevin McGuire for theREP’s 2015 production of “Hamlet.” Additionally, Margaret has directed: “Shakespeare: The Remix;” “Harriet Tells It Like It Is!;” “Pure Poe: Three Tales of the Macabre;” “Petticoats of Steel;” “Cinderella;” “Alice In Wonderland!;” “Sleepy Hollow;” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream;” “Friend of a Friend: Tales of the Underground Railroad;” “They Built America: Workers of the Erie Canal;”  “An Iliad;” and “The Remarkable and Perplexing Case of Henry Hudson;” for theREP’s On-The-Go! in-school touring program.

Additional directorial credits include: “Circus Olympus;” “Into the Woods Jr.;” “Disney’s The Aristocats Kids’;” “Peter Pan and Wendy;” “The Wizard of Oz;” and “The Just So Stories;” she’s a collaborator with Conflict Relief, the Arab Israeli Theatre Collaboration; and has directed readings with Troy Foundry Theatre, Theater Voices, and PlayGround Theatre. Margaret is a proud member of SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society) and AEA (Actors’ Equity Association), holds a BA in Theatre Arts from SUNY New Paltz, and an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Essex in London.

Brian Pratheris excited to return to theREP after designing last season’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Previous work at theREP includes, “The Irish and How They Got That Way,” “Red Maple,” “Miss Bennet,” “Blithe Spirit,” “She Loves Me,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Camelot.” Off-Broadway work includes “Daniel’s Husband” (Primary Stages), “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” (Gingold Theatre Group), “Becoming Dr. Ruth” (Westside Theatre), and “Freud’s Last Session” (New World Stages), etc. International: “Chung-mu Hall” (South Korea). Regional and other: Asolo Rep., Alley Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Barrington Stage Co., TheatreWorks Hartford, Virginia Rep., Broad Stage, Mercury Theatre, Delaware Theatre Co., Penguin Rep., among others. Awarded the Joseph Jefferson Award (Chicago), two Berkshire Theatre Critics Assoc. Awards, and nominated for an Emmy (New England) for the design of “The Kate” concert series on Public Television. Brian is the Asst. Professor of Scene Design at Central Connecticut State University, an Associate Artist at Barrington Stage Co., and a proud member of USA Local 829. See Brian’s work at www.brianprather.com.

theREP: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Honky Tonk Angels,” “Jersey Boys,” “Shakespeare In Love,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Camelot,” “The Irish…,” “Blithe Spirit” and others. Recent designs include “Get Happy! A Judy Garland Celebration” (Carnegie Hall), “Is There Still Sex In The City?,” “Mister Miss America” and “#DateMe” (off-Broadway). McHale has also designed over a dozen shows for Norwegian, Regent, Oceania, & Carnival Cruises. Regional Theatre: Alabama Shakespeare, Bucks County Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Northern Stage, Riverside Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Westport Country Playhouse, Weston Theatre Company, among others. Broadway: Associate Designer for 11 shows and tours, including “Sunset Boulevard” and “Something Rotten!” Seven seasons designing for NY Fashion Week. Faculty: SUNY New Paltz. Member: USA829. www.travismchale.com

Jeffrey Salerno (he/him) is a New York City based Sound Designer and a proud member of IATSE Local 829. He is thrilled to be returning to Capital Repertory Theatre after having designed “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Sweat,” “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,” “Honky Tonk Angels” and “Wizard of Oz.” Jeffrey’s work has been heard throughout the country and he has been awarded with CT Region Broadway World’s Best Sound Design for “The Agitators.” Most Recently, Jeffrey designed the World Premiere of “The Spell of the Red River” with Millikin University and Assistant Designed “Dead Outlaw” at Minetta Lane Theatre for Audible Productions. Off Broadway credits include MCC: Associate Sound Designer to Nathan Leigh “Space Dogs.”  Other regional credits include Berkshire Theatre Group: “Godspell,” “What the Jews Believe;” Playhouse on Park: “Indecent,” “Pippin,” “The Agitators.” Jeffrey would like to thank his fiancé Melanie, his cat Thomas and his community for their love, support and constant music recommendations. For more information about his current or past projects and what’s coming up next, visit www.jeffreysalerno.com @SalernoSoundDesign on Instagram

Andrea Adamczyk was nominated for a Broadway World Award – Central New York, for “Secret Hour” by Jenny Stafford – theREP 2023. Other designs include the Discover Albany City Seance ghost tour 2023, theREP’s On-the-Go school tours of “Harriet Tells It Like Is Is” and “Henry Johnson,” the Summer Stage Young Acting Company 2023, 2022 and 2021 and specialty pieces for theREP’s production of Ethel Waters’, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” She was Assistant Costume Designer working with Howard Kaplan for “The True.” As a freelance Costume Technician in New York City, she built costumes for specialty events and industrials for Polaroid, Chase MetroTech and Vanity Fair as well as theatrical productions for New York City Opera Company, Virginia Opera Company, NYU Educational Theatre, Dollywood and others. Locally, she designed and built hundreds of costumes for the Bethlehem Central School District – “Titanic,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Wizard of Oz” and many others. Andrea is the Costume Shop Manager here at theREP.

Gabi Bazinet Douglas (she/they) is so excited to be back at theREP doing her dream job. Gabi previously worked on “Seared” at MCC Theatre Off-Broadway as a member of the Stage Management team and leader of the food prep and is thrilled to be returning to this play now as a designer. Recent performance credits include “Legally Blonde” and “Something Rotten” (Playhouse Stage Co.), “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “The Wizard of Oz” here at theREP. She is also on the Performing Arts faculty at The Albany Academies. Big thanks to Maggie and the whole team here at theREP! 

Kate Kern is absolutely thrilled to be the Production Stage Manager for Seared. Kate loves working with Capital Repertory Theatre and has worked as a Stage Manager and Assistant Company Manager for the past few years, working on shows such as “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Sweat,” “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” and “Honky Tonk Angels.” Kate is also a company member of Troy Foundry Theatre, where she has worked as the Stage Manager for shows such as “Illium Burns: Where There’s Smoke” and “City Of Myth: Illium Sings.” She is also proud to have worked with wonderful local companies such as the Black Theatre Troupe, Proctors, and the Theatre Institute At Sage. Kate is a recent graduate from Russell Sage College-majoring in Business Administration and Theatre, where she was the Stage Manager for 4 years at the Theatre Institute At Sage. Kate is loves working with the people at Capital Repertory Theatre, and she wants to thank her family, friends, all the wonderful people at theREP, and NJH for all their support. 

Michaela Savoie is thrilled to be working for Capital Repertory Theatre and has worked as an Assistant Stage Manager and Assistant Company Manager. Prior to working on Seared, Michaela has worked backstage for “The True,” “Jersey Boys,” “Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Secret Hour,” “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” “Honky Tonk Angels,” “OTG Shakespeare: the Remix,” “Three Mothers” and “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” Michaela is a graduate from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Theatre & Performance with a concentration in Stage Management. She would like to thank her family for their never-ending support.

Stephanie Klapper counts amongst her greatest joys, working in live theatre with Maggie and theREP family. Stephanie Klapper Castings’s award-winning work is frequently seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, regionally, on film, television, and streaming media.  With the return of live theatre, recent projects include:  ”Dracula” (theREP); “The Rat Trap;” “The Daughter in Law;” “Chains” (for Mint Theater); “The Lucky Star;” “Goldie, Max, and Milk;” “The New Golden Age” (all three for the Volt Festival at 59E59); “Grace, the musical” (Ford’s Theatre) “Elf Quest,” the audio movie; “Ranked,” the musical/HBO Documentary; “Candide” (Cincinnati Symphony / Philadelphia Orchestra). Stephanie, along with her exceptional team, is dedicated to continuing to expand and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in the business and is passionate about arts education. Connecting creative, caring people to each other to make extraordinary things happen is a driving force. Teaches for NYU’s New Studio on Broadway and USC’s dept of Theatre/Musical Theatre; participant NYU Tisch Women’s Mentorship Program and Fordham HS for the Arts. Member of the National Board of Governors for Casting Society and Board Member for Casting Society Cares. Co-host of the podcast “Someone’s Thunder.” For Bob and Florence.