Chris (he/him) is excited to be a part of The NOMAD Project with Coeurage. He grew up in Long Beach, CA and is a graduate from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He is a current member of The Sunday Company at The Groundlings. Past theatre credits include FIXED with Echo, CHARM with Celebration, and NICKY with Coeurage. You can catch him on TV in the latest season of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS where Scott and Kim decide to take an improv class, but don’t blink or you’ll miss him. And you don’t really have to watch it. You get the gist. I hope everyone is staying safe, washing hands, and wearing masks. Love to you all.

Ellie is a Southern California local and a proud first-generation Mexican American. Professionally she has performed with companies such as Casa 0101 Theatre, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The ABC Network, Investigation Discovery, Freeform, Comcast Xfinity, PopSugar Inc, Disney Cruise Lines, Coeurage Theatre Company, and Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre. As a creative she is continuously working on projects that celebrate and uplift BIQPOC communities. Always remembering that art is revolutionary, she shares her artistic skills wherever she goes. Stepping into spaces such as dance education and volunteering with local organizations. Whatever the medium, Ellie hopes to enlighten the hearts of her audiences!

Credits include: Human Interest Story (Fountain Theatre), Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta (Rogue Artists Ensemble), This Land (Company of Angels), My Mañana Comes (Fountain Theatre), Just Like Us (Denver Center Theatre Co.), Backyard (Echo Theater Co.), Love & Information (Son of Semele Ensemble), American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose (Denver Center Theatre Co.), Bill & Joan (Sacred Fools Theater), Chinese Massacre [Annotated] (Circle X Theatre Co.), Living Out (Mark Taper Forum), La Posada Magica (Odyssey Theater), Stranger (Bootleg Theater) & Tropical America (24th Street Theater). Film/TV: Grace & Frankie, Southland, Hulu's East Los High, Weeds, America 101, and Lionsgate's acclaimed Spanish film Ladron Que Roba A Ladron. www.RichardAzurdia.com.

Chelsea (she/her) is an actor and writer born and raised in Los Angeles, and the artistic director of Brimmer Street Theatre Company. Chelsea is honored to be a part of the NOMAD Project and Santa Monica & La Brea in her first audio production! She recently appeared in the role of Cecily in the Big Bear Theatre Project’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Favorite Roles include Jordan in And Then They Fell and Shaunta in Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet.

Joe (he/him) is a Co-Artistic Director at Coeurage, as well as the Sound Designer for The NOMAD Project. As a founding member, he has sound designed, directed and performed in numerous productions for/with the ensemble. Directing credits include The Secret in the Wings, The Sparrow, The Yellow Boat, and The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide. Favorite performances include Failure: a Love Story and The Pitchfork Disney. He’s currently diving into the XR rabbit hole, and enjoying every minute.

June (she/her) grew up Denver and studied Political Science and English Literature at Brown University. Favorite roles include Gerty in Coeurage Theatre Company’s Failure: A Love Story; the Nurse in A Noise Within’s Romeo & Juliet, and Hecuba in City Garage’s The Trojan Women. Her plays include The Good Minister from Harare (2017 Saroyan/Paul Playwriting Prize for Human Rights); La Bête - A One Act (Spirit of the Fringe Award, 2014; and Blowfly (Fresh Produced LA.)

Provvidenza (they/them) is a fat, queer, genderful multidisciplinary artist and organizer living in Los Angeles. Provvidenza's work centers on the intersections of queerness, gender, fat bodies, chronic illness and the search for emotional fullness. They also create social justice curriculum for Rock and Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles and organize the Los Angeles League of Lady Arm Wrestlers. They were most notably last seen as the host of RuPaul’s DragCon and in Coeurage’s production of Vendetta Chrome.

Anthony is overjoyed to return to Coeurage, first appearing in Sucker Punch by Roy Williams. He is an actor, musical theatre performer, dancer and functional fitness athlete from the small town of Los Angeles, CA. He received his BA in Drama from the University of California, Irvine and has appeared in theaters Off-Broadway, internationally, regionally as well as on film. Some of his professional credits include The Lion King, Spring Awakening, and Romeo and Juliet. Most recently, he wrapped filming a full season of the webseries, Shady Bishes, that first premiered on YUP NTWK and starred in the short film, Monster Care which premiered at The Chinese Theatre as a part of OutFest. www.AnthonyCloyd.com

Rogelio is a proud 1st generation American, Brooklyn, NY native of Panamanian descent. He makes his mark as a triple threat entertainer navigating his way thru Broadway, TV/Film, and the Music Industry. Most recently, he came off tour as the Emcee/lead singer for Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox U.S.Tour and released a YouTube video with the band covering U2's "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" currently at 2.2 million views. Broadway credits: IN THE HEIGHTS, THE LITTLE MERMAID, and Lead Tap Dancer in River Dance The Show. He recently received an NAACP Award & 2 Ovation Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his work in The Ebony repertory theater production of Five Guys Named Moe.

Zehra has voiced multiple characters on series for Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Netflix and Cartoon Network. Voice credits include Young Justice Outsiders, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Bojack Horseman, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Big Hero 6: The Series, Craig of the Creek, Adam Ruins Everything, and the voice of the spaceship in the live-action Netflix original series Lost in Space. Fazal has also lent her voice to several interactive titles and video games, including Apex Legends, Borderlands 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2, League of Legends and the upcoming Batman: A Death in the Family where she will voice DC villain Talia Al Ghul. Instagram/Twitter: @ZehraFazal

Katelyn (she/her) is a proud member of Coeurage Theatre Company and she is absolutely thrilled to be participating in The NOMAD Project! BFA Theatre, Chapman University. Acting credits w/Coeurage: Slaughter City, The Sparrow, Andronicus, The Yellow Boat. Other theatre: Wicked Lit 2014, Pray to Ball, Medieval Times, The Tempest, Love’s Labor’s Lost. Film/TV: Days of Our Lives, One Remains, Medium. Voiceover: Aggretsuko, Fire Emblem, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. www.katelyngault.com

Adrian is a Mexican-American actor based out of Los Angeles. Some of his more recent LA theater credits are: Othello and Argonautika at A Noise Within Theater, Tar (world premiere) at Playwright’s Arena, and Fixed at the Echo Theater Co. TV/Film Credits include: The Bridge, NCIS, NCIS LA, Your Family or Mine, The Affair, Superstore, and most recently recurred on the critically acclaimed series VIDA on Starz.

Ashley (she/her) is so thrilled to be a part of The NOMAD Project. Ashley has been a Coeurage Theatre Company member for seven years, and has performed in Cannibal! The Musical, Urinetown, and numerous other readings, concerts and solo performances during her time with Coeurage. Ashley is a graduate from UCB’s improv program and holds her BFA in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton. When Ashley isn’t busy with Coeurage activities, she can be found hanging out with her new husband, their two dogs, or the incredible animals at Animal Tracks; an exotic animal sanctuary and rescue in the LA area.

Director of Development. Mark (he/him) is an actor, improviser, and voiceover talent. For Coeurage, Mark has appeared in Andronicus, A Bright Room Called Day, Translations, Assassins, and Is He Dead?. Other credits include Oval House (London), Phoenix Theatre, Kingsmen Shakespeare, Rogue Artists Ensemble, A Noise Within, LA Opera, Rogue Machine, The Road, Theatricum Botanicum, Playground-LA, Celebration Theatre, and Santa Monica Playhouse. Mark has appeared in viral videos that have garnered over 22 million views. He has fostered partnerships with Stone Brewing, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Blick Art Supplies, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California, and dozens of Silver Lake area businesses.

Margaret (she/her) got super lucky when she fell in with Coeurage, playing Nelly in the Ovation award-winning Failure: A Love Story (which had been a dream role for several years) and a whole bunch of characters in The Secret in the Wings. Some of her other all-time favorite roles include Natasha in Three Sisters, Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Lili in The American Plan. She’s the co-creator of ctrl alt delete, a short form comedy set in an abortion clinic that garnered two Emmy Award nominations. Lately you can catch her screenwriting, eating, and waiting for live theater to return someday. Head of Casting for Coeurage.

Nardeep (he/him) graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Film Production, earning international acclaim along the way. He studied directing at the FAMU institute in Prague, Czech Republic, and acting at both the Atlantic Theater Company, UCB, and with Stephen Book in Los Angeles. His work has screened around the world. Nardeep currently resides in Los Angeles where he produces content ranging from branded videos, web videos, commercials, music videos, sketch comedy, shorts, and fashion films. He also acts whenever he can. He is currently writing a feature length dramedy set in India which he plans to direct and star in. www.nardeepkhurmi.com

Jay (he/him) is thrilled to return to Coeurage! He works in theatre, film, and TV around Los Angeles, and has directed and is currently teaching at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Recent collaborations and notable credits include: The Importance of Being Earnest (Pixel Playhouse), Holy Ghosts (USC), Three Days in the Country (Antaeus), The Madwoman of Chaillot (A Noise Within), Vieux Carre (Coeurage), Looking for Alaska (Hulu), American Vandal (Netflix), and the 2018 CBS Diversity Sketch Showcase.

Jully Lee is thrilled to be making her Coeurage Theatre debut with The NOMAD Project and be part of another Tom Jacobson adventure! Previous Tom Jacobson collaborations include Chinese Massacre (Annotated) (Circle X) and Mexican Day (Rogue Machine). Additional credits include Aubergine (South Coast Repertory), Hannah and the Dread Gazebo (Fountain Theatre), Ladies (Boston Court), and Tales of Clamor (Aratani Theatre), The Joy Luck Club (national tour), tokyo fish story (South Coast Repertory), The Enchanted Nightingale (Garry Marshall Theatre), 36 Views (PCPA), Sweet Karma (GTC), and Colony Collapse (Boston Court). www.jullylee.com.

Junot is an actor and writer from Los Angeles and Cornell University. He was most recently seen on TV in CBS' Hawaii Five-O and cast on-stage in the currently postponed (but sure to be awesome) play War Lovers by Will Manus. Past theatre credits include: Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare Academy at Stratford), Richmond in Richard III, and Paul in 99HISTORIES. Many thanks to Director Mark Jacobson (an artist equal parts humble and brilliant), Writer Tom Jacobson, the Coeurage Ensemble, and last but not least, my new fiancée Galassia Grassetto. Take that, pandemic!

Kerr’s stage and screen credits as an actor include LAW & ORDER: THE MUSICAL!, THE ASSASSINATION OF EDGAR ALLEN POE, LOST: THE MUSICAL, GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, SyFy’s NUCLEAR FAMILY, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Amazon pilot BOYZ IN THE WOOD, Justin Deep’s voice in Netflix’s SUPER DRAGS, Discovery ID's BETRAYED. Directing: SPECIAL -- about the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special, NO LOVE, LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, MERRY F**KING CHRISTMAS Y’ALL, CARRYING ON. Writing: ASKANCE, THE HIT, BATH STORY, GOTHMAS. Former singer of metal bands BLOODSAK, Iron Maiden tribute ACES HIGH, and current lead vocalist for BED OF NAILS.

Jane’s (she/her) credits include Cambodian Rock Band (Arranger, Pou, keyboard, percussion) at Off-Broadway Signature Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, & South Coast Repertory. Vietgone (Huong) at East West Players, Original compositions & music direction for Secret in the Wings (Coeurage Ensemble), The Sparrow (Coeurage Theatre Co). She recently released her fourth album under new project name Surrija, with resounding reviews from Earmark, Bearded Magazine, and Audiofemme. Her music video received Best Music Video at Dublin Web Fest 2016, which was featured on Virgin America In-Flight, UPPERCASE Magazine, & MAKE:Magazine. Surrija.com.

Nicole (she/her) is a founding member of Coeurage Theatre Company. Some of her favorite CTC performances include Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show, Squeaky Fromme in Assassins, Rachel in The Fourth Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide, Haley in The Pitchfork Disney and Little Sally in Urinetown. Nicole graduated from MiraCosta College in San Diego before joining the theatre department of California State University, Fullerton where she received her degree in theatre arts and met her future Coeurageous partners!

Katie (she/her) is an uprooted Jersey girl and proud Coeurage Ensemble member. CTC: Samsara, The Secret in the Wings, The Sparrow, Andronicus. LA: Macbeth (A Noise Within), Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sierra Shakes) King Lear, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare by the Sea) The Chimes, Wake Not the Dead (Wicked Lit). She can also be heard on Trap Street’s The Radiograph and the sci-fi podcast Cosmic Love.

Christopher (he/him) is an actor based in Southern California and proud to be an active contributor to the LA theatre community having worked with Coeurage Theatre Company, Sacred Fools, A Noise Within, The Porters Of Hellsgate and many more. His regional theatre credits have taken him to The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Alley Theatre, The Old Globe, and The American Shakespeare Center. He also lends his voice to animated films, video games, and audio books. When home in LA, he has served as a faculty member at AMDA over the past 5 years. Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA. Company member of Native Voices at the Autry and Coeurage Theatre Company. MFA- The Old Globe/USD. BA- UNC-Chapel Hill. Go Heels!

Sammi (she/her) is a founding member of Coeurage Theatre Company, and has most recently appeared in Under Milk Wood and Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight. She has worked with MainStreet Theatre Company, Pacific Resident Theatre, The Huntington Library, Spotlight the Arts Foundation, and South Coast Repertory. You can see her as a regular on the webseries No Pillowfights, created by Julianne Donelle. Sammi graduated with a BA in Acting from Cal State Fullerton and studied with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA.

William (he/him) is an Ohio native & graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Arts Academy (AMDA) in NYC. His film & TV credits include Marvel Studios' The Avengers and Showtime's The Affair. He has voiced characters in various video games such as Jax in Mortal Kombat 11 and Rude in Final Fantasy VII: The Remake. William continues his creative relationship with Coeurage having 1st appeared in their stage production of Sucker Punch and later in their collaboration with East West Player's dramatic reading of After The War.

Randolph is an LA-based actor, improvisor, and VO artist. Favorite productions in Los Angeles include: Trevor (Circle X), 1984 (Greenway Court), Secret in the Wings (Coeurage Theatre Company), The Hamlet Project (Loose Canon), Henry V (PRT). New York productions include: Dancing vs. The Rat Experiment (LaMama), Roberto Zucco (Ohio Theater), Love's Labour's Lost (Baryshnikov Arts Center), Twelfth Night (The Wild Project). Regional: Or What You Will (Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show), The Winter's Tale (San Antonio Shakespeare), Schriebstück (U.S. & Canadian Premieres). TV: Criminal Minds, Rosewood, Serious Music, Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein.

Betsy is excited to be working with Coeurage on June Carryl’s play for the ears. Her acting in theater has taken her to Steppenwolf, The Cleveland Playhouse, Rogue Machine and Rubicon. Her voice performing ranges from hosting a national show on NPR, to The Cartoon Network and dozens of commercials and audio books. Betsy has guest starred in films and TV shows including Masters of Sex, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Body of Proof, and Mike and Molly. She directed Felicia Michaels’ live comedy special available on Amazon Prime. Theater producing credits include the monthly hit show Rant & Rave, and Julien Nitzberg’s For the Love of a Glove: an unauthorized musical fable about Michael Jackson as told by his glove.

GRAHAM KURTZ has been playing with Coeurage since his first day in LA (if you count audition notices… which he does). He likes to think he has accomplished enough to be flippant and meta in his bio. It’s fine. He’s easy to google. Meridith @ Propel Mgmt & Danita @ Pinnacle.

Robert Paterno (he/him) is an LA based actor/teaching artist/activist originally from Houston, TX, and was on the ground at Fairfax/3rd on the day (name of play) is set. He has taught with The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, The Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, and Theatricum Botanicum. Credits include The Vampire Diaries (recurring); Days of Our Lives, and Single Parents. Volunteer work includes Say Their Names LA (IG: @saytheirnamesLA) and Urban Partners Food Distribution(IG: @urbanpartnersla). He is a member of SAG AFTRA and represented by Tangerine Talent & Midwest Talent Management.

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IG: @robert_paterno_jr_el_he_him

Cory is a born and bred Angelino. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he majored in Theatre. As an actor, Cory has worked alongside Angela Bassett at the Pasadena Playhouse and is a proud member of Hero Theater. He has several writing projects currently in development including Smash Park and SuperHUMAN. He is an activist and an organizer with Dance For Black Lives.