EXHUMED: Scenes of Revelation and Revival PRODUCED BY MARJIE SHRIMPTON Join us for a collection of scenes and excerpts from different plays, all featuring pivotal moments in the characters’ lives—whether revealing something for the first time or bringing them back to life in some way. Or both. Showcased works include: The Thief of Tears by Jeffrey Hatcher And scenes from: The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp Hand to God by Robert Askins In the Wake by Lisa Kron People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan Heisenberg by Simon Stephens With direction by Sammy Zeisel, Scott Freeman, Jamie Gore Pawlik, Andrew Dolan, Derek Speedy and Dan Hilt Content Advisory: This show contains mature themes and references to suicide. *Actors appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. Kind Strangers Collective is an ensemble of theatre artists dedicated to creating opportunities to perform together, amplify new talent, and share the work that excites us most with our community in New York City. EXHUMED is our first production.
FEATURING TORI ERNST*, JEFFREY GROVER*, GINA MANZIELLO*, ELI NESLUND*, AYLA PARSONS, JAMIE GORE PAWLIK*, NAAMA POTOK*, MARJIE SHRIMPTON*, DEREK SPEEDY*, AND HAMID TAVAKOLI
Conceived and lead produced by Marjie Shrimpton
Co-produced by Jamie Gore Pawlik and the Kind Strangers Collective, including all cast members
Ages: 18+ Content Advisory: This show contains mature themes and references to suicide.
Cast and Creative team for EXHUMED: Scenes of Revelation and Revival at The Atelier @ TheaterLab
Cast
Marjie Shrimpton
Actor, Lead Producer
is an actor, dancer, singer based in Brooklyn. Some favorite work includes The Skin of Our Teeth (Berkshire Theatre Group, dir. by David Auburn), A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Past), White Christmas (Judy Haynes), The Bad Years (Kerrigan-Lowdermilk), Aspu at Dusk (world premiere), and her solo cabaret honoring Judy Garland, What Would Judy Do?, which she created, produced, and performed in theaters across NYC and Minnesota. Marjie has choreographed several productions, including Paul Lincoln’s Sounds of the City summer concert series and films with director-cinematographer Julia Discenza. She has also worked alongside director-choreographer Brandon Powers as an associate movement director, including on Arden/Everywhere: The As You Like It Project (BPAC), The Goree All-Girl String Band (NYMF), and Jonah Feingold’s film What Are We? Marjie has a BA in Dance & Human Rights from Barnard College of Columbia University. www.marjieshrimpton.com
Jamie Gore Pawlik
Actor, Director, Co-Producer
is a New York–based actor. She first began studying acting in London, learning Shakespeare under the mentorship of Fiona Shaw. Jamie is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, where she performed Improv but mostly drank a lot of boxed wine. She holds an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School. www.jamiegorepawlik.com
Jeffrey Grover
Actor, Co-Producer
is an NYC-based actor. He is a member of the Freeman Studio, SAG-AFTRA, and Actors Equity. Represented by Boals-Winnett & Associates and Ingrid French Management. www.jeffreygrover.com
Gina Manziello
Actor, Co-Producer
is an actress and singer recently re-rooted in New York. Theater: Woyzeck (Wilson musical, ETC Santa Barbara), Culture Clash’s The Birds (Getty Villa), BOTH a Beatles Nativity (Broad Stage), Exit the King, Small Craft Warnings, What of the Night?, Under Milkwood, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Midsummer Night’s Dream. Devised work: Caviar on Credit (Guthrie Theater), The Wallowa Project (with Oliver Mayer), This is a Protest of What Happened (The Brick). Opera: Title role in Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s Frida (Syracuse) and new works with the Society for New Music. Sketch comedy: This Week/This Week, The Christmas Day Job (Second City, LA), DeLEARious by Ron West. TV: TNT’s Leverage, CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She has won several awards for her work on film. MFA in Acting, USC.
Eli Neslund
Actor, Co-Producer
originally hails from Anchorage, Alaska, where he started his journey in performance. After he graduated from The Boston Conservatory, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in theatre and film. You can find examples of his work at elineslund.com, including opposite Jon Hamm in Confess, Fletch. Eli believes strongly in creating new work with his fellow artists, seeing as many of his recent projects have been building theatre from the ground up.
Ayla Parsons
Actor, Co-Producer
is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s 2-year conservatory. Select theatre credits include Maria in Twelfth Night, Beth in A Lie of the Mind, and Mina Murray/Harker in Dracula, for which she earned a Best Lead Actress nomination. Her screen work spans multiple indie films, including Validation Theory, nominated for Best Short at multiple film festivals, with her role as Joanie securing a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Naama Potok
Actor, Co-Producer
Theatre credits include Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (Co-Production: Geva Theatre Center and Arizona Theatre Company); Rivkeh Lev, Anna Schaeffer, Rachel in My Name Is Asher Lev (Off-Broadway, Penguin Rep, Florida Studio); Scheherazade in Arabian Nights (BAM, Actors Gang, Steppenwolf – Lookingglass Tour), Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination for Best Ensemble; Greek Princess in Mirror of the Invisible World (Goodman Theatre); Katherine in Henry IV, Boy in Old Man and the Sea, Pia Shim in History of the Devil (Next Theatre); Eileen Rafferty in Slides (Williamstown Theatre Festival, dir. Geraldine Fitzgerald); Manke in God of Vengeance (A Contemporary Theatre, World Premiere Adaptation); Hindle in God of Vengeance (Target Margin); Helen in Helen of Troy, Debbie in The Real Thing (StageWest); Gila Marhouni in Haram! Iran! (TADA Festival of New Plays); Marjory in The Education of Marjory (Strawdog Theatre); Beatrice in A View from the Bridge (Oxford University Drama Society). Film credits: Blink, Susie, Ani, Waiting for Marion Cotillard (Médiane-Art&Comm’), The Chosen (20th Century Fox), Reindeer Games. Episodic: Larry Silver, “Larry Tries Palm Reading”.
Derek Speedy
Actor, Co-Producer
is a NYC-based actor, singer, and wine nerd. His work has been seen at Asolo Rep, Williamstown Theater Festival, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Harvard University, Gloucester Stage, Athens Theatre Group, the theatre company, 54 Below & Greenroom 42, among others. Favorite credits include: Lifespan of a Fact (Jim Fingal), Tartuffe (Tartuffe), Into the Woods (The Baker), Romeo & Juliet (Tybalt), and several characters as a four-year cast member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, among others. Next up: I Killed Penelope Cruz by Alex Ferris at New York Theatre Festival, February 2025.
Hamid Tavakoli
Actor, Co-Producer
is an actor with a diverse range of credits in both theatre and film. He is known for his role as Konstantin in The Seagull. His film work includes Ivan in Manhatta, which has been featured at several film festivals, as well as Jimmy in An Unexpected Visit and Henry in It Was Wrong of Me to Touch Your Butt on the L.
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