3 Sisters, Four Women | SoHo Shakespeare Company

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By Laura Michele Erle

& Samantha Haviland

Directed by

Kanika Asavari Vaish

A Reimagining of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters

WORLD PREMIERE

October 20 - November 4

Preview Oct. 19

The Flea Theater, 20 Thomas Street, Manhattan NY

About or Show | 3S4W | 2023

About our Show

Inner lives and secret loves ...

SoHo Shakespeare Company is proud to present the World Premiere of Three Sisters, Four Women by Laura Michele Erle and Samantha Haviland.

Irina Prozorova doesn’t want to get married; she wants to move to Moscow. But that isn’t possible, as sisters Olga and Masha are quick to remind her. When Natasha – a new sister-in-law with radical ideas – enters the scene, the three sisters’ world is turned upside down. Things are finally changing for the better...or so they hope.

Three Sisters, Four Women is a reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s classic, exploring the inner lives and secret loves of its four heroines as family and personal politics threaten to drive them apart. A timeless story of resilience, self-discovery, and sisterhood, this world premiere play examines what it means to be a woman in a man’s world.

Directed by Kanika Asavari Vaish; Assistant Director Calla Nelles-Sager;

Executive Producer Alex Pepperman; Producers Laura Yumi Snell & Abbas Seyed.

The cast includes Laura Michele Erle, Samantha Haviland, Jordan Mosley, Karina Simmons; understudies: Asha Devi, Eli Wassertzug, Marcus Xavier Stewart, Umberina Rao.

The production team includes Yui Kitamura (Original Score Composer & Live Musician), Kevin Anderson (Master Carpenter), Jimmy Kavetas (Sound Design & Audio Engineering) Sara Decker (Costume Design), Eden Mullins (Production Stage Manager), Laura Yumi Snell (Intimacy Director), Katherine Wright (Dramaturgy), Keith Anderson (Graphic Design), Alex Pepperman (Production Manager, 2nd Carpenter), Corban Gililland (Lighting Tech & Electrician), Antonio Davis (Associate Producer), Laura Michele Erle (Associate Producer), Samantha Haviland (Associate Producer)

Produced by SoHo Shakespeare Company, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization

The Cast

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By Laura Michele Erle & Samantha Haviland

Directed by Kanika Asavari Vaish

Presented by SoHo Shakespeare Company

Jordan Mosley

Olga

Jordan Antonette Mosley is an NYC based Actor and Performer from The suburbs outside of Detroit, Michigan. Excited to be making her SoHo Shakes Debut! She began her Acting Career with Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and since received her Masters in Fine Arts from The New School for Drama and her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Western Michigan University. Recent Credits include: Bloodshot (SheNYC Arts), AT GOD'S BACK (Sanguine Theatre), SOMEONE ELSE'S BULLET (The Civilians R&D Group), MALIGNANT (29 Hour Workshop), SUNSET BABY (BACC), IN THE BLOOD (BACC), SPELL #7 (NSD), LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT (NSD). Special Thanks to my Family and Friends for their love and support.
IG: @jordanantonette www.jordanantonettemosley.com

Laura Michele Erle

Irina

Laura Michele Erle (she/her) is delighted to join SoHo Shakespeare Company for this world premiere production, returning to the cast after playing Irina in an earlier workshop, directed by Jason O'Connell. Based in Chicago, she also frequently works in NYC and holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Hofstra University. Classical theater credits include: ROMEO AND JULIET (Juliet), Kate Hamill's SENSE & SENSIBILITY (Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele), TWELFTH NIGHT (Olivia) and THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Governess). A voiceover artist and singer, you can hear Laura as Vesper Kind in A Theatre in the Dark’s A MATTER OF RED HERRINGS, an audioplay available for download, and as Kasey in the new musical WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, streaming on Spotify.

Karina Simmons

Natasha

Karina Simmons (she/her is incredibly grateful to make her NYC debut with SoHo Shakes. From a very young age, Karina has spent the majority of her free time on stage and is proud to call the theatre her home. An Atlanta native, Karina is a recent graduate of LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). Select credits include: Jeannette Marks in BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, Oya in IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER, Natasha Boyd in WOKE.

Samantha Haviland

Masha

Samantha (she/her) is a proud actor and playwright, and a graduate of Hofstra University with a BFA in Performance. Samantha is thrilled that Soho Shakespeare is home to the world premiere of Three Sisters, Four Women, Haviland & Erle's first play. As an actor, she was most recently seen as a "Goth-Shakespearean fool" (twi-ny) in spit&vigor's production of Blood Countess off-Broadway at the Players Theatre, but classic roles such as Ophelia in Hamlet, Celia in As You Like It, and Medea herself remain close to heart. As a playwright, Samantha and co-writer Laura have many more twists on well-known stories in the works that they can't wait to share sometime soon! All the love and thanks to this incredible and inspiring cast and crew. And to Rainer: SO BIG. @samdehaviland

Marcus Xavier Stewart

u/s Olga

Marcus’s return to the stage with SoHo Shakes in Three Sisters, Four Women,They are looking forward to joining the cast alongside this incredible company of actors, artists, and generous humans. Marcus extends infinite gratitude to all who made this production possible. Marcus was last seen in SoHo Shakes’s Richard III, and their playonline production of The Tempest as Ariel, alongside the brilliant Jack Wetheral. They also enchanted audiences as Hecate, in The Sisters. Thank you Soho Shakes for this space to do what I love most.

Asha Devi

u/s Irina

Asha is a West-Indian and American actress, and writer represented by A3 Artists. She is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch, where she earned a BFA in Drama, and has also trained at NYFA, The Terry Knickerbocker Studio, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. As an artist, she is committed to telling stories that inspire purpose over ego, self-awareness over self-consciousness, and revolution over resignation. She has been seen most recently in the award-winning films Rising Lotus and Purpose, and on stage in The Leading Lady Club at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. In addition to starring in several films and many plays, Asha teaches devised theatre to NYC students through her work with the Peoples’ Theatre Project.

Umberina Rao

u/s Natasha

Born in Kuwait to a Mumbaikar father and Hyderabadi mother,
Umberina Rao's affinity for storytelling stems from when she starred in a play at age five. Upon discovering that acting was her anchor, she enrolled in Trinity College London's drama course, becoming one of the first students in the Middle East to achieve success in the course.

In 2021, Umberina moved to New York City to study at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The following year, Umberina became a member of AADA’s Company, led by director and dialect coach, Barbara Rubin. Her previous credits include Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Irina Arkadina in Chekov’s The Seagull. Her recent Off-Broadway credit was Kaycee in Annie Brown’s “Remembering Morgan” which was featured at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival. This is Umberina’s first time with SoHo Shakes and she is thrilled to be a part of this much anticipated production.

Eli Wassertzug

u/s Masha & u/s Live Musician

Eli Wassertzug is an NYC-based actor and singer originally from Northern Virginia with a BA in Drama from Vassar College. They are so excited to make their debut with SoHo Shakespeare, and have also recently worked with Notch Theatre Company, Staten Island Shakespeare Theatre, Milky Way Theatre Company and Pinky Swear Productions; in addition to Vassar, Eli has trained with Hangar Theatre, Powerhouse Theater, Synetic Theater, and Traveling Players Ensemble.
Eli aims to create inclusive, collaborative, and spectacular theater that challenges entrenched systems of power, especially gender. Eliwassertzug.com

The Production Team

Kanika Asavari Vaish

Director

Kanika is an NYC-based director, playwright, performer, and co-founder of South Asian theater ensemble Fresh Lime Soda Productions. Her work focuses on hope, community, and transformation, and she believes in using theater as a tool for collective healing. Recent credits include: Richard III (Associate Director, SoHo Shakespeare Company), Let Me Speak (Director, Wellesley College), Eight Ways to Plead with a God (Playwright, Columbia University) Jyoti’s Bridge (Playwright, Columbia University), and Guards at the Taj (Director, SoHo Shakespeare Company). MFA: Columbia University. Much love, admiration, and gratitude to the 3S4W company and crew, and a special thanks to Eden & Calla for their endless patience, wisdom, and affirmations.

Calla Nelles-Sager

Assistant Director

Calla is a NYC and Philadelphia based theater artist. She has written and directed for the stage, and designed for both stage and screen. Calla holds a B.A. in Theatre Studies from Wellesley College and their work has been seen throughout the east coast. Calla is so excited to be back working with Soho Shakes again, especially with such an amazing cast and crew!

Alex Pepperman

Executive Producer & Production Manager

Alex Pepperman (he/him) is the Founding Artistic Director and Executive Producer at SoHo Shakespeare Company. He is a director, actor, producer, teacher, text coach, and is on the faculty at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC, where he teaches Acting Shakespeare. He holds a Masters in Theatre from Harvard University, where he specialized in Shakespeare studies (David Hammond); a BA in Creative Writing, Acting, and Business Marketing from FDU, Madison; and an AOS from AADA, NYC. He has studied Shakespeare under the tutelage of acclaimed Broadway actor Jack Wetherall, and has worked professionally on the stages of New York, Boston, and Moscow.

Directing credits include: RICHARD III (SoHo Shakespeare Co.), THUNDERSTRUCK (Gene Frankel Theater), COMPLICITY MACHINE (Eden Theatre Co.), BARDCORE: HAMLET (A.R.T. Oberon), MONOGAMOUS ANIMALS (Eden Theater Co.); and has acted professionally on the stages of New York, Boston, and Moscow.

Laura Yumi Snell

Producer & Intimacy Director

Laura is a Japanese American actress-singer-pianist hailing from LA, and Founding Artistic Producer at SoHo Shakespeare Company. Select Theatre: Avenue Q (tour), Murakami Music (Symphony Space), Oliver! (Signature), The Sisters (SoHo Shakes), New Creation (Dixon Place), After the Storm (Kennedy Center w/ Lea Salonga), The Great Capitulation (Moscow Art Theatre). Film: Carsick, Quarantine Horror Story, Keiko's Hands. Fun Facts: Regionally, she played Marcy Park in ...Spelling Bee three times, loves performing in cabarets, and can be seen on DailyBurn 365 workout videos. Artist-in-Residence at the cell theatre, Founding Artistic Producer of SoHo Shakespeare Company. Masters in Acting from Harvard University / Moscow Art Theatre. www.LauraYumiSnell.com

Abbas Syed

Producer

Director of Development at SoHo Shakespeare Company. Originally from Bangladesh, Abbas Syed immigrated to the United States at a young age and cut his teeth working with computers in Washington DC and New York throughout the 90’s. Rising to prominence as an respected IT engineer has enabled him to venture into an entrepreneurial space by creating a small international real estate development company, Adobe Builders, where he is the current Managing Director and has been responsible for the development of 150 units across ten buildings. His career in IT has also allowed him the opportunity to create Pragma, an IT staff augmentation company. During his early days of living in New York, Abbas became enamored with the vibrant and exciting art scene of downtown Manhattan, and he knew that someday he would find a way to help bolster this special community. It was this passion for and belief in the arts and effective storytelling that led him to his current philanthropic position as the Director of Development for SoHo Shakespeare Company. What better way to contribute to theatre in New York than by investing in the continued proliferation of the master storyteller himself? www.syedamirabbas.org

Eden Mullins

Production Stage Manager

Eden (she/her) is a nature-obsessed theatre lover from Johnstown, PA who's studying in Columbia University's graduate stage management program. Some of her favorite projects include the musical Cabaret and her friend Greg T. Nanni's plays, Loneliness and LOVE (Among Dreamers). When not in the theatre, you can find her wandering among the trees along the river. Eden is excited to start working with SoHo Shakespeare Company!

Katherine Wright

Dramaturg

Katherine is a Company Associate at SoHo Shakespeare company, as well as an actor, writer, and singer in New York City. She received her MFA from the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, and her BA in Acting and Dramaturgy from Emerson College. With a love for research, writing, and acting, Katherine has devised and performed in both adaptations and original works throughout the North East with her A.R.T. collaborators. She recently started to write and perform stand up comedy at Broadway Comedy Club, West Side Comedy, and the Comedy Cellar in New York. Member: AEA (She | Her)

Antonio Davis

Associate Producer & Front of House Manager

Antonio is an actor-producer originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since his graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Company in NYC, he’s produced an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet entitled Juliet and Romeo, along with many productions at SoHo Shakes, and performed as Cory in August Wilson’s Fences directed by Ted Lange (The Love Boat). Select Theatre Credits: Trouble in Mind (Mannie Greenfield Theatre), Henry IV (Lester Martin Theatre), Blood at the Root (Mary MacArthur Theatre). As Associate Producer at SoHo Shakespeare Company, he looks to help create theatre that makes lasting change in his community, and is constantly looking for new ways to impact and inspire through his art.

Emilio Maxwell Cerci

Lighting Designer

Emilio is a Directing MFA Candidate at Columbia University, Producer, and Lighting Designer based in New York City. He currently resides at The Space at Irondale Center as a Resident Designer and the Production Manager. His current and past projects include: Irondale Center's OnWomen Festival '21 (Producer), Walking with Bubbles at OnWomen Festival 2021 (Director), The Maids (Director), alice, Alice, ALICE! (Lighting Designer), Three Penny Opera At Hofstra University (Lighting Designer), The Four of Us & Wolfpack at NYCFringe Festival BYOV (Director), Bright and Brave at Dixon Place (Lighting Designer), Hadestown on Broadway (Assistant to Lead Producer), Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune on Broadway (Assistant to Lead Producer), Sketching at Playzoomers (Director)

Yui Kitamura

Eli Wassertzug

Sara Decker

Jimmy Kavetas

Liv Rigdon

Azra Red

Kevin Anderson

Alex Pepperman

Keith Anderson

Corban Gililland

Composer & Live Musician

u/s Live Musician

Costume Designer

Sound Designer & Audio Engineer

Props Designer

Makeup Designer

Master Carpenter

Second Carpenter

Graphic Designer

Lighting Tech & Electrician

Special Thanks

The Flea Theater, Studios 353: Olga & Andrei, CJ Howard and The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, Hugo Juarez

The SoHo Shakespeare Company Board of Directors:

Abbas Syed, Jennifer Fouché, Eunice Sosa, Justin Walker White, Alex Pepperman, Jesse Charles Friedman, Laura Yumi Snell, Rita Pepperman

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