Yashaun has been acting since his preteen years in his church plays. Since then, he has acted more and more from high school to college. Now, he is continuing his journey as an actor doing various community theater productions as well as background extra work for screen projects. His most recent work was performing in a children’s theater production that he helped develop. Yashaun loves to take on a new acting challenge that he’s never had before and this role is no different. He’s extremely excited to share this role and story with you. 

Calvin is so happy to be returning to the role of Anthony in Sonder! Based in Mineola, New York, and received his AA in Acting at Nassau Community College. Made his Off-Broadway debut as Peter Pan in the world premiere of Pandemonium: A Sequel to Peter Pan, and Jimmy in Frankinatra. Other notable works include Buddy Layman (The Diviners), Buddy the Elf (Elf The Musical), Aaron Shultz/Kyle UPS Guy (Legally Blonde), Chip Tolentino (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), JD (Heathers The Musical), Orin Dennis (Children of a Lesser God), Amos Hart (Chicago), Jekyll/Hyde (Jekyll and Hyde The Musical), Alan Dangle (One Man, Two Guvnors), Aaron (First Date), Pitman/Fleet (Titanic The Musical), Caldwell B. Cladwell (Urinetown), Dennis (All Shook Up), Shrek (Shrek The Musical), Otis (Suite Surrender), Tommy Djilas (The Music Man), Georg Norwak (She Loves Me), Thomas Jefferson (1776), Prentiss (Peter and the Starcatcher), Tybalt (Romeo & Juliet),  Jack (Into the Woods), Calogero (A Bronx Tale), Gleb u/s (Anastasia), Sebastian (The Tempest), Ensemble (Sweet Charity, Cinderella, Hello, Dolly!, Mean Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Anastasia).

For my Grandpa, Ramon Zanetti, who taught me to “be strong enough to be gentle.” For my sweet Gioianna. Kindness is punk rock.

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Chris is excited for his first performance with Alternative Theatre Company in this production of Sonder! He is a recent NYC-based actor with directorial, production, and acting credits in Manhattan for performances centered around original works. Originally a Long Island actor, his past most-notable credits include Legally Blonde (Emmett), Heathers (JD), The Tempest (Caliban), Othello (Cassio), Time Square Angel (Irish O’Flanagan), and Suburbia (Jeff). Upcoming for him, he will be performing in a One Act Festival featuring in an original work directed by Calvin Zanetti. Lastly, Chris would like to thank Joe Marshall and the whole Sonder cast for all their hard work and dedication towards this production, as well as his friends, family, and loving-partner Sam for their ongoing support of his theatrical endeavors.

Jeff is thrilled to be reprising the role of Ray, which he originated in the world premiere of SONDER in 2023. You may have also seen him in the ATC productions of A WANING GIBBOUS MOON as Stan, BENNY AND THE JETTS as Rick and this years staged reading of FRUITCAKES as Uncle Woody. Regional Credits: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Chief Berry), Bullets Over Broadway (Long Island Premiere, Warner Purcell), Curtains (Oscar Shapiro), Ragtime (Henry Ford), Memphis (Mr. Simmons), A New Brain (The Minister), Falsettos (Mendel), Little Shop of Horrors (Mr. Mushnik), Hairspray (Wilbur Turnblad), Company (David), Into the Woods (Narrator/Mysterious Man), The Secret Garden (Albert Lennox). Congratulations to this cast for breathing new life into this great work.

Special shout outs to Calvin, our forever Anthony, and Hayden for stepping into a completely new role. Thanks always to PDZ for helping me keep in mind that everyone's life is subject to complexity beyond my ability to see it.

Hayden is very excited to be a member of Alternative Theatre Company. You may have previously seen him as Cooper in our 2024 production of "A Waning Gibbous Moon", in his role as Kurt in our 2023 production of "SONDER," or in the staged reading of "FRUITCAKES: The Musical", all performed at the BACCA Arts Center. He was also the Munchkin Mayor in "The Wizard of Oz" performed at Farmingdale State College. Hayden studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute of Film in his pursuit of becoming a method actor.

Brendan is excited to be making his Alternative Theatre Company debut! Some of favorite credits include A Chorus Line (Mike Costa/Paul San Marco/Larry), Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun/Lucentio), West Side Story (Gee-Tar), Carousel (Enoch Snow, Jr./Carnival Boy), The Drowsy Chaperone (George), Newsies (Henry), Gypsy (Tulsa), SpongeBob SquarePants (Squidward Q. Tentacles), Cinderella (Prince Christopher), and It Shoulda Been You (Brian Howard).

Brendan would like to thank Joe Marshall and this awesome cast and crew for welcoming him with open arms, and for believing in him and trusting him with this fun role. He wishes his entire cast and crew a great run! XOXO

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Mixhe (they/he) is excited to be a part of the Sonder cast. They are a Queens native and have done theatre across the island and in NYC where they produce and act in short form theatre productions. Mixhe loves to see creativity and community at work to bring new and original shows into the world. They hope y’all enjoy the show!

Peter made his acting debut in Alternative Theatre Company's 2024 production of "A Waning Gibbous Moon". For Jeff, Gary, and Rob. Have courage and be kind.

Joe is a proud lifetime member of the New York Dramatist Guild. After studying at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Joe obtained his F.C.C. License in broadcast communication from the Arizona Technical Institute. Joe founded the Alternative Theatre Company while living in Phoenix, where he was also the Director of Children's Programming at Theatre Works, winning five People's Choice awards.

Joe's play "SONDER" premiered three years ago here at BACCA, followed by "A Waning Gibbous Moon" the following year. His Off-Broadway plays include "THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER!", "A NIGHT IN VEGAS,"  "A WANING GIBBOUS MOON" and "DIRTY SECRETS." "A Night in Vegas" received multiple AriZoni awards for Best Original Script, Best Overall Production, and Best Director. Throughout his theatre career, Joe has directed and choreographed more than thirty award-winning productions in Arizona, California, New York City, and Long Island.