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Writers

Sarah J. Eagen
Sarah J. Eagen writes across TV, audio dramas, features, plays, and vertical series. A trained stage and SAG-AFTRA actor, she’s appeared on BIG BANG THEORY and RUSH HOUR and worked as a dance choreographer for theatre and film. She was the Script Coordinator on Paramount+’s series FATAL ATTRACTION and performed at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival. She’s currently finishing her debut historical fantasy novel and mentoring screenwriters re: navigating the business side of the industry.

Rebecca K. Hsia
Rebecca K. Hsia (Writer) is an LA and Seattle-based multi hyphenate artist. She loves writing womxn focused stories that blend beauty and danger drawing from her cultural identities. She is the Playwright of SIREN’S JOURNEY, MAKING OF THE GODS and THE WAY BACK, which was selected as a Semi-Finalist for Arts in the Armed Forces Bridge Award for Playwriting. She is excited to be working with 14/48 Hollywood for the 1st time!

Jessica Erin Martin
Actor, writer, and producer hailing from Seattle, Jess (she/her) has written short & feature films, web series, a mental health PSA, and her solo play, Bless This Jess. She was a founding member of 14/48 Hollywood and its first Managing Director. She's part of the SAG Award winning ensemble cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oscar winning film, Oppenheimer, and is also known for providing the voice for Samus Aran in Nintendo’s, Metroid: Other M.

Angus Leslie & William McDonald
William MacDonald and Angus Leslie are friends, roommates, and writing partners who met in the UC Santa Cruz theatre department. They’ve written songs, sketches, and plays together since. They (along with fellow 14/48 performers Luka Salib and Abi Coomes) founded and run a theatre company called One Room Theatre.

Peter Pasco
Peter Pasco. Actor. Peruano. NYU grad. Yeeeeeer. Depressed Yankees fan. Chicken connoisseur. Cheese lover. Karaoke aficionado. Saw Paddington 3 in the theaters.
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Zoe Timberman Redlich
Zoe T. Redlich is a writer, director, and performer from Los Angeles, CA. After studying literature while secretly selling her soul to theater and sketch comedy at Brown University, she has returned to LA to pursue a career as a writer/director/improv enthusiast. Currently working on projects for both the Hollywood Fringe Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she believes in community focused performance that unites audiences and performers through laughter and joy. And boy oh boy is she excited for 14/48!

Cristy von
Cristy von is a writer, performer, and producer who has done thousands of sketch and improv shows, which feels both impressive and alarming. Her most recent project is the web series Collaborate & Listen, a workplace comedy set in the world of improv and corporate team building. She recently moved to LA and is excited to meet new collaborators and continue turning her messy, awkward human moments into material she probably should have processed in therapy.
Directors

Olivia Bienvenue
Olivia Bievenue is a PhD student at UC Santa Barbara, where she studies early modern drama and performance. She is especially interested in how theater practitioners translate and stage early modern drama for a contemporary audience. To explore this interest, Olivia co-founded a theater company, The Public Domain Players, and currently serves as the company’s artistic director. Olivia has directed numerous community productions, including Antigone, The Spanish Tragedy, The Tempest, King Lear, and Julius Caesar.

Emma Cort
Emma Cort is a director, writer, and actor from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. She graduated from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Drama and studied with the Playwrights Horizons Theatre School and the Experimental Theatre Wing. Emma most recently directed for The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival with Anyway Production Co. Emma’s passionate about TV comedy and is thrilled to be co-writing and directing her first web series (PERSON OF THE HOUR) in 2026.
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Richard Kenyon
Richard Kenyon is an actor, director, and educator whose career spans classical theatre and modern works. Most recently, he directed The Nina Variations for the 2025 Hollywood Fringe. A specialist in Shakespeare, he has performed in and directed all of Shakespeare’s plays, and coached internationally, with a strong emphasis on voice and text. Artist in Residence at The Shakespeare Villa, his work is guided by the principle Your Voice, Your Shakespeare. Fier Canadien, il aime le hockey.

David Le
David Le is a director and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Theater, much to his parents’ dismay. Cultural identity, family, and the sense of belonging are often focal points in his work. He has previously worked with Yun Theatre, REBATEnsemble, UW Undergraduate Theatre Society, and Pork Filled Productions.

Matthew Namik
Matthew Namik is an artist based in Los Angeles stoked to be doing 1448 once again!! He is currently in an original production of “Our American Tragedy” going up in Arizona this March! Go follow @Sunnygingham for more deets and we’ll you there!!

Nick Fox Robbins
Nick is a writer, director, and producer for theatre, television, and film. He’s also a civil servant dedicated to improving Los Angeles. Most recently, he wrote for the BET television show RUTHLESS and worked with LeyLine Entertainment on adapting a video game into a miniseries. He is represented by Heroes and Villains Entertainment. In 2026, he is writing, directing, and producing a short film (BETWEEN US) and a full-length stage play (UNICORN’S NIGHTMARE), putting the finishing touches on a new feature script (CRESCENDO), and launching a new station activations program at LA Metro.

Dana Schwartz
Dana is a 14/48 alum as a writer, where she created her award winning play "The April & Mr. Bigglesworth Super Special Fun-TIme Show". That title took up most of her allotted bio space so she'll simply say she's excited to direct this time around, and thank you for supporting live theater!
Actors

Alex Alansalon
Alex J. Alansalon is a Los Angeles based actor and performer. Though 14/48 will be his Los Angeles debut, he has worked with Netflix, PCPA at Solvang Theatrefest, Sierra Repertory Theater, and TheRev Theatre Co. to name a few. He is an avid Redbull enthusiast, and excited for this opportunity.

Amanda Boé
You’ve seen Amanda Boé as a designer and an actor for 14/48 and now she’s back AGAIN! She is a jack of all trades and wouldn’t want it any other way. You can find her in the Groundlings, improving her way into your heart, in the studio working on her dance moves, or even throwing makeup on her best friends for whatever they need it for! She’s excited for 2026 and all it holds and loves that she’s starting off strong as an actor in 14/48!

Mike Bowers (SATURDAY ONLY)
Mike Bowers is an actor, director, and producer. Check out his company @asecretthirdthingtheatre, which produces shows for @southerbardla, a bar Shakespeare experience. He is excited to be an actor for 14/48 for the first time, having directed last year. Thanks to the whole team for including him!

Abi Coomes
Abi is an artist in any form she can get her hands on. She can be found doing marketing design for a small theatre company called One Room Theatre, or collaborating on anything and everything with fellow artist friends. That being said, she’s honored to be a part of the 14/48 community!

Carlos Cameron
Carlos is a performing artist and writer/director from Washington state. When he isn’t doing theatre, he likes eating pasta with his boyfriend, and watching horror movies.

Tony Caraveo
Tony Caraveo is originally from the Central Coast of California. New to Los Angeles, after receiving his BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He’s delighted to be making his 14/48 here in Hollywood, and wants to thank his family and friends for always supporting him.

Lily Chimenti
Lily is a Los Angeles based actress and improviser. You may have most recently seen her as Weena in The Time Machine at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.Previous stage credits also include Godspell, The Wolves, and Loves Labours Lost. When not on stage, you can find Lily baking focaccia in her kitchen, at the yoga studio, or cuddling with her orange cat, Tiki. Peace, presence, and positivity to all. Instagram: @lilychimz

Krissy Concepcion (FRIDAY ONLY)
She’s a theater kid through and through and loves storytelling in all its forms. You can catch her performing improv and sketch comedy at The Groundlings, The Pack, WGIS, and The Actors Company or journaling at local coffee shops.

Susannah Corrington
Susannah Corrington is a mid-west transplant by way of Chicago. When she's not reminiscing about the delectable fried food near the soy-bean fields of home, you can find her in a voiceover booth (dubbing foreign reality shows) or on small LA stages (belting her face off). She's thrilled the 14/48 crew is letting her join in the fun this year!! Credits: Black Stache – Peter…Starcatcher, Kate/Lucy - Avenue Q, IG: @suzerboozer TT: @thesuzerboozer www.susannahcorrington.com

Deborah Cortez
Deborah is an Argentinian-Peruvian actress with many years of adventures in the acting world. She’s absolutely thrilled to be back at the 14/48 Festival this year! Returning as a proud Veteran, she’s excited to dive back into the beautiful chaos, collaborate with fearless artists, and tell bold stories at lightning speed. Deborah can’t wait to reconnect, play hard, and celebrate this one-of-a-kind creative community in her hometown of Hollywood with open arms and smile.

Nichole Elise
Nichole (aka Nicky) is delighted to be a veteran this time around with 14/48 & happy to be serving on the Invitations Committee. Earning her BFA, Nicky comes from a background & experience primarily in movement & physical performance in Theatre as well as TV/Film/Animation worlds in tandem with logistics & operations.

Alex Elliott-Funk
Alex Elliott Funk is a veteran stage performer whose career peaked in 2025 when he spent over a minute perfectly mimicking slow motion bird grabbing during 14/48 Hollywood.

Monika Elmont
Monika Elmont (she/they) is an actor, writer, and comedian wrapped up in a pretty package. They're super excited to participate as a veteran in 14/48 Hollywood and look forward to being bigger, bolder, and baudier than ever before.

Jessica Fishenfeld
Off-Broadway: Brunnhilde in Das Barbecü; New York: Leah in Stonewall (Lincoln Center), Clara in The Light in the Piazza (Skirball Center), Jenny Lind in Barnum's Bird (Circle in the Square). LA/Regional: Joel Grey's Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene/Soraya Center), Angie in Heist (Arizona Theatre Company), Margot Bell in The Angel Next Door (International City Theatre), TV: "Panhandle" (SONY Pictures), "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," singing aerialist on "America’s Got Talent."

Shayna Freedman (FRIDAY ONLY)
14/48 Hollywood debut! Regional: Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre), Macbeth (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company), Coriolanus (Avant Bard Theatre), As You Like It (Devil's Isle Shakespeare Company), Richard II (Her Majesty & Sons), Balfour (Voices Festival Productions), Our Town, Learnéd Ladies, The Servant of Two Masters (Classic Theatre of Maryland). Faculty at Art of Acting Studio. MFA from Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy. Fluent in espresso and wanderlust. www.shaynafreedman.com

Angelique Fustukjian
Angelique is a Los Angeles-based artist and co-founder of Sunny Gingham. Most recently, she starred as Harper in Angels in America: Parts 1 & 2. In 2024, she co-wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning and nominated one act, Our American Tragedy, at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Now a full-length play, it’s headed for an out-of-state run in March. Angelique is stoked to be back with the 14/48 gang for her third year. :)

Macall Gordon
Macall is a four-time veteran of 14/48 Seattle and thrilled to be back in L.A. In past work, she has appeared as Anne Crain Walker in the Amazon series, “The Man in the High Castle.” In Seattle, she’s worked at Seattle Rep, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Intiman and others. 14/48 is the most terrifying, most exciting experience for an actor. Let’s go!

Sydney Michael Hollingsworth (SATURDAY ONLY)
Sydney is an actor/writer/lover hailing from the Midwest. She moved to California in 2024 after getting her B.A. that spring, after graduating from high school in 2020, after having her first kiss in 2018. You may have seen her in any given coffee shop, in the lobby of any given AMC, or in your improv class if you've taken one in the past 6-7 months. She’s excited to be acting in 14/48 for the first time!

Luka Salib
Luka Salib is an Egyptian-American actor, musician, visual artist based in Los Angeles. In addition to co-founding One Room Theatre company with his friends upon moving to LA, he also hosts a monthly live music showcase in North Hollywood!

Luke Stanaway
Luke has spent a decade in Los Angeles acting, writing and directing. He was among the last graduating class at the iO West improv school, studied Meisner with the prestigious Terry Knickerbocker Studio in NYC, and staged his own one man show at theaters in both New York and LA. He most recently released JACKSON: A Proof of Concept on YouTube - please check it out!

River C. Johnson
River C. Johnson is an actor, writer, producer known for “Acquired Taste,” “The Sound of Walking,” cutting a rug whenever anything Beyoncé comes on, and for creating the YouTube series, “That’s Hollywood, Baby.”

Grace Kitchen
Grace Kitchen is a recent graduate of PCPA’s acting conservatory and is thrilled to be apart of 14/48. Grace has spent the last decade performing up and down the coast of California. Grace would like to thank her wonderful friends and family for the endless support!

Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz
Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz is a Los Angeles based actress and writer with an extensive background in theatre, VO, and film. Some of her current credits include narrating a series of sci-fi audiobook stories called Hidden Signal with Qcode Media and starring in the upcoming AFI DWW short film Above the Sea. She also performed 26 Pebbles at Above the Curve Theatre, which won her a Valley Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress. She’s a current member of Theatre of Note in Hollywood and is jazzed to get the opportunity to perform for 14/48.

Nick Roy
Nick graduated with a BA in Acting and Directing from East Stroudsburg University, performed in an original off-broadway production “A Therapy Session With Myself”, and co-wrote and acted in the 2024 Fringe show “Our American Tragedy” where he played John Matthews. He was recently seen as Prior in “Angels in America”, and is currently working on a new pop album. Instagram: @nickr0y

David B. Meadows
David is thrilled to raise a ruckus with everyone at 14/48! A former SPECOPS member, Dave took to acting later in life and has had a blast studying the craft and performing around the world. Catch him on the hit TV Show “Walker” and the movies “Osiris” and “Hollywood Grit.”

Erika Mugglin (FRIDAY ONLY)
Erika Mugglin is a multi-disciplinary creative whose vibrant style has lent itself to work both in front of and behind the camera. She has trained with Margie Habor Studio and UCB.

Francisco Javier Rodriguez
Francisco is an Actor/Theatre Maker with a fervor for Latin American story telling. As a Mexican-American, he grew up watching Telenovelas along with Sit-coms; after spending some time living in Mexico he's produced and translated several Mexican plays into English. He's eager and blessed to join the 14/48 festival!

Paul Root
Paul is an actor/writer/podcaster based in LA, originally from the Pacific Northwest.

Lorne
Lorne is an independent artist based in LA. Past works include, Ben and George; The Young Jane Show. Thank you for supporting the theater and enjoy the show!
Musicians

Mike Adams (Band Leader)
Mike Adams is a musician, writer, guitar technician, and a Guitar Specialist for an auction house. Mike is based in Long Beach, CA where he plays with as many other musicians as possible, blending noise and melody, calm and chaos, and joy and sorrow with every new musical project, including 14/48. As a musician, 14/48 is one of his favorite challenges –– a crash course in flexibility, versatility, and stamina. His favorite artists include Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Wilco, Sigur Rós, Marc Ribot, IDLES, Woody Guthrie, Neko Case, Muddy Waters, Slacktone, Sonic Youth, Pedro the Lion, Lightning Bolt, and too many others to list. He is endlessly grateful to his wife Charissa and his pup Lilac.

Brian Cudina
Brian is your typical sportscaster turned theatermaker. Originally from NYC/NJ, he now resides in LA where he can be found writing lyrics, plays, or the latest encounter in his weekly D&D game. He has played drums in musical pits and concerts for 15 years. His party trick is drumming while reciting Phil Rizzuto’s part in “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” He’s thrilled to be with 14/48, and to show you his party trick.

Sal Gabriel
Sal is a multi-instrumentalist devoted to chasing to the emotions that live somewhere between sight, sound, and the fringes of pop/rock spaces. He's toured the country with a handful of bands, wants to do more film score work, watches way too many movies, and has a cat named Maddy.

Vinnie Jewel
Vinnie Jewell is a singer and songwriter from Sacramento, California. They started musical performances on the violin at four-years-old and fell in love! Vinnie went to college at Los Angeles College of Music where they released an EP in 2024 and a new single in January of 2026. With all the new skills they’ve learned over the last couple years, they are excited for a new adventure with 14/48!

Zoe Mark
Zoe Mark (she/her) is a Los Angeles based trumpet player and multi-media artist. She is interested in combining textile arts and music to create an immersive concert experience. Having earned her Bachelor of Music from the UNCSA and Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from Shenandoah University, she plays with all types of ensembles from musical theatre, orchestra, big band, and chamber music. She is excited to be playing with 14/48 Hollywood.

Garry Simms-Rowe
A child prodigy on the keyboards since age 3. Born in a small town on the east who came to the west to make it big. Been blessed by the Lord since 2017.

Salem Trinidad
Guitarist/vocalist. Audio engineer. Emotive Hardcore enthusiast. String Saint of the Greater DIY Music Corps of Los Angeles County. 'Filipino Gilgamesh.' Bearer of the word 'Blast'
Designers

Maria Abrahamian
Maria Abrahamian (they/them) is a Midwestern Armenian installation artist and sculptor located in Los Angeles. Their work primarily centers around autobiography, memory, queer timelines, and food. They have acted as set designer for Long Beach based dance series "Show n Tell" producing bizarre domestic spaces, and scale shifted performance props. Their current work utilizes easily found materials such as cardboard, aluminum foil and paint– referencing craft through the lens of childhood and the economically oppressed.

Rhiannon Brady
This is Rhiannon’s second year in the festival, and first time on the design team! They are thrilled to be helping out behind the scenes and getting to flex their costumer skills (which they honed working at their mom’s thrift store, Uptown Cheapskate.) Hi Mom!!

Ben Burris (Design Leader)
Ben is an award winning actor/puppeteer/creator and a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts. He is an LA native, veteran designer of 14/48 Hollywood and veteran actor of 14/48 Seattle. Ben recently designed, built and directed the puppetry for an adaptation of H.G. Well's The Time Machine, written and directed by Benjamin McFadden for the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Stay tuned for the short film Outgrowth, featuring Ben.

Megan Trapani Diven
Megan is a local prop master for indie theatre who is over the moon to join the 14/48 again this year. When she's not dressing sets for Rogue Machine, S10 Stage, The 6th Act, and Village Green Productions, she can be found planning dinner parties, volunteering at the marionette theatre, or making Pinterest boards for all of her friends.

Robert Kompare
Rob is excited for his second 14/48.

Alex Kowal
Alex is a creator at heart, with a crippling craft addiction. She believes almost anything can be fixed with a glue gun and sheer willpower. When she's not working on a project, you can find her at the movies or chilling at home with two adorable cats. Alex loves 14/48’s mission to make theater accessible and is ecstatic to help that become a reality!

Swan Shannon
Swan is a tattoo artist from Chicago. They have participated in 1448 as an Actor and Musician and are excited to step into the Designer role this year!

Andrea Tufekcic
Andrea Tufekcic (she/her) is a lab safety specialist for UC Santa Barbara and has always loved theater, from acting to costuming. Her previous credits include Bel-Imperia in The Spanish Tragedy and Antonia in The Tempest.
FESTIVAL CREW

Jaffe - Lighting Designer/Board Op
More to come!

Lauren Currie - Production Manager
Lauren (she/her) is so happy to be working with 14/48 Hollywood for the 3rd time! She has a background in theater, and holds a BFA in Directing from Cornish College of the Arts. She currently works as a commercial producer, and does freelance creative and story development work in the film and TV industry.
Special Thanks
Rhiannon Brady
Jamie Bridgers
Laura Burris
Maritza Cabrera
Freaknature Puppets
Rebecca K. Hsia
Kitt
Jessica Erin Martin
Charles Norris
Rose Park Roasters
Samantha Simmons
14/48 Hollywood Volunteers
Everyone who supported our Fundraiser/Mixer at The Roguelike Tavern.
