ODD MAN OUT LIVE SHOWCASE
This production of Odd Man Out is made possible by a generous gift from the Radio Drama Network
MEET THE CAST
Aszkara Gilchrist
(Julieta and Others (English)) is a blind actor currently based in Chicago. Her recent credits include Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s Richard III (King Richard III), The Bone Harp (Jenny Allen) at the Underscore Theatre Company, Moby Dick: A Musical (Sally) in the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, and Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew) at the Fern Street Theatre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is excited and grateful to be a part of Odd Man Out, and she is honored to represent disability on stage.
Esteban Arias
(Alberto Rinaldi) Born and raised in Costa Rica. Esteban produced and performed in Federico García Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre as Novio in August 2022 at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Other theatre credits include Hamlet as King Claudius and Seven Spots on The Sun as Luis. He is performing as Woof in the Off Off Broadway production of Hair the musical on November 2022. IG: estebanarias.
Andrés Montejo
(Christian and Others) New York based, Costa Rica raised. Theatre: Constellations, Much Ado About Nothing, Sweat, King John, From My Bed. TV/Film: Seneca (HBO), Strawberry Flavored Plastic (Amazon). Commercial Voiceover: Nissan, PEPSI, 1800 Tequila, Doritos, Dunkin Donuts, Bud Light, amongst others. Andres is the official voice worldwide in Spanish for Polo Ralph Lauren Fragrances. @thattejo
Carmen Borla
(Clara , Flight attendant and Others) is an Argentinian artist based in NYC, whose life is devoted to telling stories. Through singing, writing and acting she focuses on digging deep into the human experience. Carmen has spent most of her career in theater and film, performing at various festivals, some of her credits include: “We speak NY” (NYCTV), “American Rust” (Showtime), “Artist in the Field”, “La Celestina” (Repertorio Español), “Hora Pico” (Micro Teatro), BARS workshop (Public Theater). She recently released her first solo album titled “Words” @carmenborla
Lorenza Bernasconi
(Doña Elsa and Others) is a bilingual artist from Peru. Fuelled by storytelling and collaborative work,excited to join this international team. Favorite NYC theatre credits: The House of Bernarda Alba (Repertorio Español), Encanto (Disney nyc )Nothing (Alternative Theatre Co), Scandusical (The PIT) Regional: 72 Miles to Go (InterAct) Carroll County Fix (Azuka) Good Cuban Girls (Arden) Las Mujeres(Power Street) Film: Kiddo (Mara), Rent Control (Eden), Ms Manage (Latham Love). UArts alum. Para los que se fueron lejos ha hacer arte como Elsa, Alberto, y como yo. Instagram: @Lorenza.bernascon
Agustina Cedraschi
(Julieta and Others) is a Brooklyn-based Argentine actor. Her credits in New York City include: Theatre: Ariel, Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. (NYBAF); Jasmine, Disney’s Aladdin Jr. (NYBAF), Odd Man Out Live & Semi-LIve (Bristol Riverside Theater & The Flea Theater); TV/FILM: The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Amazon Prime). Some of her Buenos Aires Musical Theater credits are: Bárbara, Aquí No Podemos Hacerlo (Teatro El Cubo); Clara, La Previa (Teatro El Cubo); La Máscara de Hierro, Mar del Plata Tour (Teatro Auditorium); La Lágrima En Su Garganta (Centro Cultural Borges); Anastasia in Anastasia (Espacio Onyx); and Ariel, La Sirenita (Auditorio Oeste). She earned an A.O.S. in Acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 2020. @aguscedraschi www.agustinacedraschi.com
Mauricio Marte
(Jamal and Others) Native New Yorker, LA based. With an interdisciplinary degree and interdisciplinary approach to life; Mauricio’s day to day tasks, may require him to take on the role of anything from a Director, Producer, Writer, Screen Actor, Talent Rep, Musical Artist ,VO Artist, Radio/Podcast Personality, Songwriter, Ghostwriter, Storyteller Stand up Comedian, Poet, Host or Minister. Watch his recent premiered feature as Diego in GODS 2 (Tubi) or catch some of his VO roles on BATMAN UNBURIED the podcast (Spotify). “Super excited to get back with the Odd Man Out team! They chose me for my bird, so I got to give them the bird [bird noise]!”
CREATIVE TEAM
CARLOS ARMESTO (Director)
Founder of theatreC and PITCHBLACK. Carlos has been creating theatre that challenges the form for over 20 years. From immersive parties, sensory experiences, to plays and musicals centering underrepresented voices, Carlos has a strong sense of community, and a drive to make theatre a more equitable and accessible space for people from all walks of life. Recent projects outside of PITCHBLACK include DIA Y NOCHE (LAByrinth Theater) and NERDS! (Retro Factory) this season. In addition to ODD MAN OUT for PITCHBLACK, Carlos will be directing MY FRIEND THE DARK, a children’s show about letting go of one’s fears of the dark. He teaches at NYU Tisch, Fordham and Sarah Lawrence. He has an MFA Carnegie Mellon and is a Princess Grace Award Winner.
MARTÍN BONDONE (Writer, Director)
Martín is the Artistic Director and founder of Teatro Ciego (teatrociego.com) since 2004. He studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires and graduated from the Theater School of Buenos Aires, directed by Raúl Serrano. After winning a «PROPAI» scholarship, he worked as a researcher in different cooperatives and Associations. He took training courses at the San Martín Cultural Center, Clown, aerial theater and worked for two years as an improvisation actor. He studied dramaturgy with different teachers, his main reference being Mauricio Kartun. In 2008 he founded the Argentine Center for Argentino de Teatro Ciego with Gerardo Bentatti. Over time, the project obtained national and international recognition, being presented in Latin America and Europe. Currently the project has a stable staff of actors, where forty percent have some type of visual disability. He is the author of more than ten plays where darkness is used as a stage resource. At the same time, he works researching and developing the technique of theater in the dark.
FACUNDO BOGARIN (Director)
Facundo is an Argentine blind artist. When he was a teenager he went completely blind and devoted himself to the music world by becoming a bass player in different musical groups. In 2010 he began his acting studies and started to work as a performer at Teatro Ciego Argentina. Since 2017, he has worked as a Tour Director for Teatro Ciego in Argentina and Europe. Facundo is an actor, director, theorist, and theater educator specialized in the research and development of non-visual languages for theater in the dark and/or for any artist who wants to take his message beyond the margins of sight.
Nicolás Alvarez (Immersive Audio Designer)
Nico began his studies as a sound technician ar EMU. He founded the Zion Recording Studio in La Plata, and joined Teatro Ciego in 2016, working with them to assemble immersive sound projects, and developing the Dummy Head Microphone , utilized in events for Disney, Google, Coca-Cola, and IRSA among others. Currently Nicolás and his company BNRL 3D Sounds have taken a leap combining different mixing techniques for immersive sound through software and hardware; using not only his own creations but also Ambisonics, Dolby Atmos, Head tracking and different forms of immersive mixing for headphones and immersive audio systems with speakers.
TYLER HERALD, (Scenic Designer)
he/him (Scenic Design) Finding Madame Curie, The Golden Cage, Retraction, Ocean in a Teacup (upcoming, Theatre Row), Trojan Women, Fairytales and Other Stories That Scare Me, Titus Andronicus, Three Sisters (Columbia University), Dialogues of the Carmelites (Maryland Opera Studio); Lost Luggage (Glimmerglass Festival); The Schooling of Bento Bonchev, Render/Edit, Full Circle, The Call (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center); Assistant: Immersive Frida Kahlo, Immersive Van Gogh, Treasures from Chatsworth, The Hamilton Exhibition, 91st Academy Awards, Beetlejuice, The Great Society (David Korins); La Boheme, Sweeney Todd, The Thieving Magpie, The Crucible, Wilde Tales (Glimmerglass Festival) MFA University of Maryland. Local USA 829. www.tylerrheralddesign.com
PRODUCTION TEAM
D Henry Hanson (Production Stage Manager)
is a Queens-based artist and arts educator. He has worked with companies such as Florida Studio Theatre, theatreC, Joe’s Pub, the Adirondack Theatre Festival, the Kansas City Fringe Festival, and Theatre for Young America. He has taught children’s theatre at Elmwood Day Camp and Florida Studio Theatre. He is also an audiobook narrator, and the current voice of the Fable Nation and Holiday Shivers YA series. Training: Marymount Manhattan College. dhenryhanson.com
Kathleen Capdesuñer (Producer)
Is an immigrant raised and Florida grown, Cuban-American director and producer working in English, Spanish y Spanglish. She’s deeply committed to democratizing modes of creation, increasing accessibility and representation in the industry, and championing the work of living writers. Select Credits Include: “The Detour Plays” (Director/Playwrights Horizons & The Parsnip Ship), Conducta de la Vida (Director/Repertorio Español), “Red Bike” (Director/The New School),“Into the Woods” (Community Producer/New York City Center), “True West” (Assistant Director/Broadway), “No Shade” (Director/NYU) and “SHAME” (Director/Orlando & Edinburgh International Fringe Festivals). Honors/Affiliations: NYFA New Work Grant, The Civilians R&D Group, Repertorio Español Directing Fellow, MTC Directing Fellow, Roundabout Directing Fellow, McCarter Directing Apprentice, and BroadwayWorld Best World Premiere Regional Award. www.kcapdesuner.com
Heloise Wilson ( Assistant Stage Manager)
Heloise Wilson is an actress, writer, and filmmaker based in New York. Her TV show concept Weezy Goes Outside, is currently in development with the mentorship program launched by Catalyst Institute in partnership with the Emmys. Her films have screened at the International Soho Festival, Coney Island Film Festival,Lighthouse Film Festival, Paris Film Festival, Ramgsate TV Festival and the Pigneto Film Festival. She is also developing a TV anthology for an Italian TV network. In New York, her plays have been produced and developed at The Flea, Dixon Place, JACK, The Fringe circuit, Moxie Arts, The Plaxall Gallery, the I.R.T Theatre, Brooklyn College, and much more. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College under the supervision of Mac Wellman, Anne Washburn, and Erin Courtney.
She is the recipient of the Literary Truman Capote Prize in playwriting (2013) and a double recipient of the Himan Brown award in creative writing (2014 and 2015). Heloise is an affiliated New Georges Artist.
