Welcome to
Rowan University's
Advanced Acting Showcase
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 5:00pm
Asian Arts Initiative
Jeremy Burns
they/them
Jeremy Burns is a senior with concentrations in Acting, Directing and Musical Theatre and experience in puppetry. They have recently been involved in: Ragnaruckus directed by TJ Jacobs as Loki, Equus directed by Dane Eissler as Dalton, and Starchild directed by Grace Fox as puppetry director and performer.
Elliot Colahan
he/him
Elliot Colahan (he/him/his) is a Transgender performer, director, and musician graduating from Rowan University this May. He is currently a Senior Theatre Major with concentrations in Acting, Musical Theatre, Directing, and Theatre Education, along with a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies and a CUGS in American Sign Language. Recent performance credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher (Ted) at The Ritz Theatre Company; The Exit Interview (Priest/Ensemble) at Masquerade Theatre; Clyt; or, The Bathtub Play (Agamemnon) and The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer (J. Robert Oppenheimer) at Rowan. In June, he will be performing with the Chautauqua Theatre Company with their Young Playwrights Project in Chautauqua, New York. He is passionate about inclusivity in the theatre world, and seeks to create spaces where people of all identities and walks of life are welcome to watch, participate in, and create theatre for all.
Erica Gerold
she/her
Erica Gerold (she/her) is a Senior from Philadelphia graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Public Relations and a BA in Theatre Arts with concentrations in Musical Theatre, Acting, Directing, and Theatre Education. Recent performance credits include Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties (Betty #1), The Trail to Oregon! (Son), The Lovesong of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Lilith), Plum Bun (Esther Bayliss) and Urinetown (Cladwell’s Secretary). Erica also performed in the world premiere of a one-woman, testimonial play Girl in a Striped Dress: the Holocaust Story of Rosalie Lebovic Simon in New Jersey with subsequent performances in New York; she intends to continue telling Rosalie’s story for as long as she can. Erica is the 2023 recipient of the Phillip Graneto Excellence in Theatre Medallion Award. Instagram: @erica.gerold
Janea Hundley
she/her
Janea Hundley is a Senior Theatre Arts Major with concentrations in Acting and Musical
Theatre. Her most recent credits include: Hesther Salomon in Equus, Jack In The Ways of
White Folks, Itka Frajman Zygmuntowicz in The Manya Project, and Mary Hastings in Plum Bun.
After graduation, she plans to stay in the Philadelphia area and pursue acting as a full time
career. She would like to thank everyone involved in this process.
Cade MacFee
he/him
Cade MacFee (he/him) is a theatre and dance artist who strives to use his art to tell stories that will push our culture forward and make our world a better place. He grew up in the Baltimore area and is currently based in Philadelphia. He found his passion for performing during his sophomore year of high school and became very active in various theatre companies throughout the DMV. He has since begun working with SouthJersey/ Philadelphia area theaters and is pursuing a BA in Theatre from Rowan University with concentrations in Musical Theatre, Acting, Directing, and Theatre Education with a minor in Dance. Furthermore, he has begun coursework for an MST in Theatre Education from Rowan that will provide him with the tools necessary to become an effective teaching artist and put him in the best position to utilize his skills in the theater in as many ways as possible.
Dave Martinek
he/him
Dave Martinek (he/him) is an actor, director, and educator graduating from Rowan University this upcoming Spring. He is currently a Senior Theatre Arts major with concentrations in Directing, Musical Theatre, and Theatre Education. Recent performance credits include Red Faced Man in Plum Bun, Andrew in 21 Chump Street, and Yale Man in The Ways Of White Folks. Dave recently made is directorial debut with The Trail To Oregon! through Rowan Lab Theatre.
Alexa St. Clair
she/her
Alexa St. Clair is graduating this semester Summa Cum Laude with her BA in theatre arts, concentration in Musical Theatre, and CUGS in Entrepreneurial and Independent Media. Rowan credits include Mother in Trail to Oregon, performer/deviser in Crossroads, and New Wave Girl in Heathers. You may have also seen her last Spring in Xanadu at the Eagle Theatre as Euterpe/Kira US, or Margo in Bright Star at the BToP. Next up, you can find her choreographing James and the Giant Peach JR at the Eagle Theatre Conservatory, and working on her podcast. She plans to continue auditioning and working in the Philadelphia/New York region. Instagram: @alexastclair, YouTube: Beyond the Bows with Alexa and Friends.
Asia Todd
she/her
Asia Todd is a Jersey based artist that aims to embrace and embody the vulnerability, awareness, and community within theater. Her path to performing first began in the 6th grade where she appeared in the ensemble of Peter Pan Jr. Since then she has performed in shows such as Melancholy Play (Frances), The Ways of White Folk (Mama/ Assistant Director), Plum Bun (Rachel Powell), and the one-woman show titled The Penny Executive; for which she won the Ann B. Ward Medallion Award for excellence in performing arts. Aside from acting, Asia has also dabbled in writing, directing, stage managing, choreography, set design, and dramaturgy. Currently, she is pursuing a BA in both Theatre Arts and Radio, Television, and Film with concentrations in acting and directing at Rowan University where she is set to graduate Summa Cum Laude in December of 2023.
Gian Verderose
he/him
Gian Verderose (He/Him/His) -Is an actor, director, dancer and choreographer graduating from Rowan University this spring. At Rowan, he studied the Theatre Arts major with Acting/MT and Directing concentrations as well as a Dance minor. Performance credits include SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical (Perch Perkins) at Off Broad Street Players, A Chorus Line (Greg ) with Triple Threat Workshop, James and The Giant Peach (Ladahlord) Off Broadstreet Players. Dance performances include Groove and Making Good Trouble! At Rowan University. He recently made his directing debut with the Trail to Oregon! Through Rowan Lab theatre. Choreography credits include James and The Giant Peach, Melancholy Play and The Trail to Oregon!. He loves to find fun in silly little things. Socials: @_giandante
Emilia Weiss
she/her
Emilia Weiss (she/her) is graduating from Rowan University with a bachelors in Theatre Arts with concentrations in Acting and Directing and a Minor in Film and TV Studies. During her time at Rowan, she was in numerous shows–her favorites include The Wolves (#11), Urinetown (Little Becky Two-Shoes), and Failure: A Love Story (Ensemble). Originally from West Virginia, Emilia has enjoyed getting to explore the Philly/South Jersey theater scene as well. Outside of school, she was seen in Our Town (OBSP) and Nocturne (EgoPo Classic Theater). Emilia is thankful for her time at Rowan and is eager to continue to grow as an actor, director, and creator.
