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PERFORMANCE COMPANY

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Curtis Howard

Curtis Howard (he/him) is an NYC-based actor, dancer, theatre-maker, creative producer, theatrical JOAT, and proud member of The American Mime Theatre. You may have seen him touring New England, juggling hats as a circus ringmaster with Hideaway Circus, or in NYC back-up dancing for Anthony Rapp in the play Daedalus Lounge, or regionally hating on Sierra Boggess in West Side Story.

He was also the acting coach for the off-Broadway dance show Breakin' NYC. When Curtis is not performing, he has found a home in NYC’s technical theater world, where he has been a tech director on dozens of off- and off-off-Broadway shows. He’s made costumes, masks, and headdresses for Ringling Bros and built sets all over the city.

He serves as Production Manager/Tech Director for Theater Now New York and House Manager at Theater 555.   www.Curtis-Howard.com

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BIO COMING SOON

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Timiki Salinas

Timiki Salinas is a theatre/film artist with a deep passion for devising. He is a co-founder of The Bellwether Project, an anti-hierarchical arts collective that creates work for theater, film, and hybrid spaces using the principles of radical nuance and radical joy. Favorite credits include Becky Nurse of Salem (Lincoln Center), Dr. Rees Ziti’s Pageant For A Better Future (The Bellwether Project), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Ivoryton Playhouse), and Cymbeline (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). He received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and further studied movement at the Moscow Art Theater, Odin Teatret, SITI Company, and Teater Sláva,   

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JULIE SANDLER

Julie Sandler (she/her) is a New York-based actor, director, producer and filmmaker. She is thrilled to be a company member of the American Mime Theatre. Recent acting credits include Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (14 Street Y), The Shakespearean Crossdressers Support Group (American Theatre for the Actors), Operation: Destroy Beff Jezos (Studio 45), Short Plays Where the Queers Win (WOW Cafe Theater), and Yes, But I Have To. She recently founded a production company with one of her close friends called kindakismet productions. She is a proud member of the Letter of Marque theater company. Julie also works as an Impact Producer on several documentaries, such as CURED, an Emmy-nominated film that premiered on PBS; THE LAVENDER SCARE, ANXIETY CLUB and others.

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Francesco Pireddu is an actor and a dancer based in NYC. 

Francesco has performed at the Royal Opera House, New York Live Arts, Medicine Show Theater, Dixon Place, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center Plaza, Triad Theater, and more. He danced in The Nutcracker at Mohegan Sun Arena, and has performed with choreographers such as Marina Van Hoecke, Lindsay Kemp, Micha Van Hoecke, Romayne Grigorova, Roberto Villanueva, Linda Diamond, among others.

Francesco is also a longtime Yoga instructor.

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LAUREN CRIVELLI

Lauren Crivelli (she/her) is a native New Yorker, actress, improviser, dancer, gymnast, and comedy writer. As a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, she is a human encyclopedia on all things  fashion. She regularly performs improv at The Second City and Uprights Citizen Brigade. 

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Catherine diGiacomo Sholtis

Catherine diGiacomo Sholtis (she/her/hers) is an actor, vocalist, and creator working in New York City. She is a graduate of Xavier University in Cincinnati with degrees in Theatre Performance and Political Science, with additional physical theatre studies completed at Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy.  diGiacomo Sholtis has worked in on-stage collaborations with The Young Americans, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Columbia University's New Play Festival. Her other artistic endeavors include voice acting with Audible's ACX and figure modeling for the School of Visual Arts

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John Meehan

John Meehan is an actor, writer and improvisor that’s excited to be part of the American Mime Theater Company. He’s an alumni of Second City Hollywood Conservatory, Improv Olympic West, Pack Theater improv, sketch writing, tv writing, character performance and clown/physical comedy programs. He was a performer and writer at Second City Hollywood for six years as part of their house ensembles. He wrote and performed his 1-person play A Shot Of Courage at various regional comedy festivals such as Solocom, Uptown Comedy Festival in Utica, Hudson Valley Comedy Festival, Miami Improv Festival and QED Astoria. He has also performed in regional and Off-Off Broadway plays. He also studied the Strasberg Method of acting for six years at Venice Actors Studio in Florida.

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Taylor Moury

Taylor Moury (she/her) is a New York-based actor, singer, dancer, and occasional costumer. She is passionate about storytelling through movement and is currently focusing on the development of new works.