Cast

	KARA ARENA (Twilight) Recent credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream; Into the Woods (CT Shakespeare Festival) The Winter’s Tale (7SSC), Evita, Obama-ology (Bay Street Theatre), Picnic at Hanging Rock (Goodspeed), Spring Awakening (Irondale Center). Actors' Equity Foundation Roger Sturtevant Award Recipient 2019. Training: Boston Conservatory (BFA), William Esper Studio of Acting. Debut singer-songwriter album, “Something Blue”, to be released on all music streaming platforms this Fall. Thanks to Josh at ASA and Stephanie Klapper Casting for the opportunity! Social Media: @KaraArena
	STEPHANIE BACASTOW (Joanna) is an NYC based Actor, Singer, and Teaching Artist originally from metro-Atlanta and is delighted to join the cast of OKI DOG. Favorite credits include Mary Poppins, Luisa in The Fantasticks, Johanna in Sweeney Todd, and Cathy in The Last 5 Years. Education: NYU Steinhardt, University of Georgia. Website: StephanieBacastow.com Social Media: @StephBacastow
	JOHN DEFILIPPO (Rio - he/him) is an actor from Queens, NY. He recently performed in 3 outdoor Shakespeare shows in a row: As You Like It (Theatre 315, as Silvius), Lady Macbeth (Shakespeare in Brooklyn, as Ross) and Romeo and Juliet (Staten Island Shakespeare, as Benvolio). He played the lead in “Grandmafia”, a short film with Reelworks, which is currently in post-production. Social Media: @JohndeFilippo16
	MIRKO FAIENZA (Long Beach) is delighted to be working with 244 Productions and director Cristopher Scott on this fascinating story. Mirko graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He’s also a musician and can perform in five languages (English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew). His favorite roles played include: Titus in Titus Andronicus, Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank and Assan El Fauzy in the Argentinian play Tierra del Fuego.
	AMIR MALAKLOU (Eddie) is a recent graduate of NYU’s MFA acting department. Amir is making his New York City stage debut. He can most recently be seen in FX’s upcoming miniseries The Old Man, starring opposite Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. Past film credits include Viper Club, Secret in Their Eyes, and Argo. TV credits include: “Major Crimes”, (TNT), “Doubt” (CBS), “The Fosters” (Freeform), and “Loosely Exactly Nicole” (MTV).
	PETE MCELLIGOTT (Harry) is an actor, director, writer, and teacher. He is a founding member of The NOLA Project in New Orleans and Ten Bones Theatre Company in New York. Both companies have been featured in American Theater, The New Yorker, TimeOut, Village Voice, and The New York Times. His writing has received several awards, an NEA grant, and been a featured selection of the NNPN. He currently devises shows for his company in New York while writing shows for his company in New Orleans.
	ALEX MIGHT (Amoura - she/her) is a scream queen from central Ohio as well as a dancer, saxist, and drag performer. NY theatre: Cory and Smin’s Love Conquers the Earth (Smin) with Queens Council on the Arts, Pop Punk High (Dance Captain) at the PIT, and Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) at Guild Hall. Regional: The Wolves (Movement Associate, understudy) at Actors Theatre of Louisville and Are You There? (Daisy Duke) at the Humana Festival. BFA: NYU Tisch Website: AlexMight.com
	JOSEPH ELLIOT RODRIGUEZ (Kyle) is an actor based out of Brooklyn, New York. He has been a student at Stella Adler, Terry Schreiber, and the Barrow Group Theater. Joseph has recently filmed his first feature film for Lifetime television, “A Job to Die For”, which will premiere in the upcoming months. His other work includes independent films such as Through the Trees and Worthy, as well as off-Broadway productions including Full Circle: Ten Years Later, and Thyestes.
	WILLIAM VALLES (Eugene) is an actor. Credits include: The Maids (Access Theater), Curse of the Starving Class, Once Upon a Time in the Berkshires (Williamstown Theater Festival), A Midsummer Night's Dream (North Carolina Symphony) The Real SVU (Lifetime Entertainment Services). Training: North Carolina School of the Arts, Laura Henry Acting Studio. Website: WillValles.com
	EVAN LEONE (Pendleton) is a New Yorker born and raised. After starting his career in independent film, he branched out into stage work. He's performed in productions by the Voice Theatre, ESPA and the New York Fringe Festival. From there, Evan transitioned into television. Since regularly appearing on AMC's "Feed the Beast", he's guest starred in multiple shows including "The Blacklist", "Bull", and the Amazon series, "Hunters" starring Al Pacino. He is excited to be back on stage performing as PENDLETON in “…OKI DOG”.