As an artistic ensemble member with Liars & Believers, Glen Moore was last seen in the devised production A Story Beyond at The Foundry in Cambridge. Before that he performed at the 75th Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the touring show Yellow Bird Chase. Regional Theatre credits: We Are The Land (Arts Emerson), The Last Schwartz (Gloucester Stage Company), BLINDERS (Flat Earth Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest & Of Mice and Men (Moonbox Productions), CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions), The Time of My Life (Zeitgeist Stage Company), Speech And Debate (Curious Theatre Company Denver) New York Credits: Who Would Be King? (ArsNova/Liar and Believers), The Tempest (Seven Day Shakespeare Central Park). Glen has also worked as a theater educator, acting coach, fight captain, set builder, sound and light designer in both New England and Colorado. BFA in Acting from The University of Northern Colorado also studied at The National Theatre Conservatory. He would like to thank his friends and family for all their continued love and support. www.glenmooreactor.com

Born and raised in Boston, Ricardo has been involved with the entertainment industry for over 25 years. Using his talents as a dancer, choreographer, actor, comedian, and model, he has single-handedly made a name for himself amongst many of today’s popular artists. Working and performing on stage with artists ranging from Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Usher, Britney Spears, NSYNC, and Shaggy to old school classics like Naughty by Nature, Wu-Tang clan, RUN DMC to name a few. He also had work featured on; Sesame Street, Entertainment tonight, Celtic halftime shows; television commercials for Marshalls, McDonald’s, Bank of America; music videos for LFO, JoJo and the Microsoft Xbox video game franchise “Dance Central” as well as Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. With his involvement and accolades received and recognized in the industry, and his work being showcased on different platforms of entertainment, Ricardo has be- come a world renowned choreographer, devoted dance teacher at Dean College.

Now, Ricardo has been focusing his talents in ventures dealing with education and live performances. Teaching and training vocal artists, guest choreographing for major dance companies, leading workshops, master classes, and lectures on the performing arts. He is also producing on-stage performances, events, and theatrical shows through his company Unyted Stylz Productions. He has fashioned Unyted Stylz to be an entertainment umbrella housing performers, teachers, dancers, and dance groups of different disciplines, styles, and backgrounds to help enrich and broaden the dance community.

With an outstanding personality, he has a way with audiences, students, and his peers alike. By using comedy, simple physical analogies, and a story-like premise behind all of his dance movements, he looks to have people understand and enjoy his performances, choreography, and classes while trying to help them find a new appreciation and love of dance and them- selves. Known as a master teacher, an exceptional performer, and an international choreographer Ricardo strives to live up to the standard of “…..not necessarily being the best, just every- one’s personal favorite.”

Rachel Wiese is an actor, divisor, director, dancer, and puppeteer. Her work as a LAB Artistic Associate includes A Story Beyond – A Musical Fable, Yellow Bird Chase, MacBeth (Pandemic Play), Irresistible, Beowulf (In collaboration with Poets’ Theatre), and Who Would Be King. Other local works include a one woman show, Walking Toward America, and Light on a Dark Winter’s Night with Heart Forward in Worcester, and the touring short, Be Clean. Regional credits include: Metamorphoses, and Wildflowers (Zach Theatre), Lifelines and Hometeam (Vetworks), Sacred Space Redux, Circle the Wagons, and A Streetcar Straight to Hell (The Exchange Artists), Frankenstein, The Jungle, and The Head (Trouble Puppet Theatre), Marvelous Things, and People Will Talk About You Sometimes (Poison Apple Initiative), Oceana (The Vortex). Rachel lives in Princeton, MA and teaches in the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Worcester State University.

Evan Northrup is a magician and illusion designer from Salem, MA. His work fuses storytelling with sleight of hand to create magic that sparks curiosity. From traditional proscenium theater to site-specific creations to experimental installation art, Evan employs magicians’ techniques as a vehicle for his explorations. No matter the medium, he uses magical thinking to highlight the unexpectedly extraordinary parts of our world.

IG: @EvanNorthrup
FB: /EvanNorthrupMagic
YT: /EvanNorthrup

Veronica Barron is a puppeteer and theatermaker. Her show Magic Pearl won support from the Jim Henson Foundation, premiered at Puppet Showplace Theater and Lincoln Center Education, and will be presented by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s family series in 2025. She is the Executive Artistic Director of Puppet Showplace Theater, a 50-year-old theater in Brookline Village. She creates intergenerational street spectacles with the School of HONK community brass band, coaches business leaders on storytelling and presence through The Ariel Group, and has toured domestically and internationally with Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall since 2016.

Marty Levin considers himself an “expressionist.” He has a great love for touching and uplifting the lives of others through the great arts of clowning, mime, storytelling, singing, dancing, music, mask performance, and improvisational art. He often goes “out on the wire with no net” in performing improvisationally, which can and often are his most powerful and provocative performances, reaching the audience in a way where hearts become intertwined. Marty doesn’t perform for an audience he shares an experience!! From the streets to the Big-top he has shared his art with very divergent audiences, here and abroad.

He is thrilled to be sharing his art with Liars and Believers!!

Ben Heath has been an actor and fight choreographer in the Boston area for over 10 years. His work has always centered around community impact, whether that be bringing theater to underserved communities with Brown Box Theatre Project, or teaching young people and adults through a variety of organizations all over New England. Ben is thrilled to be working with Liars and Believers on this project, where he is able to bring his full creativity out to play.

Erin is an actor and performer who originally hails from upstate New York. She loves to showcase movement, dance, improvisation, commedia dell’arte and mask. Erin earned her MS in classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). London credits include Measure for Measure and Richard III. NY credits include Diary of a Catholic School Dropout. Locally Erin has worked with Imaginary Beasts, Boston Playwrights, Zeitgeist Stage Company and Momentum Theatre Troupe.

Erin also works in film production and is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA. She is thrilled to be working with Liars and Believers for the first time!

Instagram: @erincolema
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erin.cole.1447

C. Cal (they/them), simply known as “Cal” to all, is a Boston raised performing artist hailing from Jamaica Plain. Seen previously: A Story Beyond (LaB 2024), ART RAT (Trinity La MaMa Class of 2021), All American Boys (ISGM 2019 curated by Helga Davis), Beauty and the Beast (Wheelock 2018). Educational credits include: Peerless (selected scenes), Machinal, Language of Angels (Mount Holyoke College). Cal has been hibernating for the past year, and is thrilled to make their return to performing for Liars & Believers! When not on stage, you may find them wandering the streets of JP, teaching various classes, and working for Mei Mei Dumplings, the best food company in Boston. If you see them, do say hi – and let them know your favorite cereal!

While pole dance has become most of her identity, Olivia Moon is also a photographer, sock-lover, boy, martini enthusiast, princess, and simp. Based in Boston, Olivia is curious about pushing boundaries and buttons of all sorts; in 2022 WBUR named her as one of 15 artists of color making an impact in Boston. A recipient of the Next Steps for Boston Dance award last year, Olivia experiments with fusing the grace and fluidity of contemporary dance with the sensuality and athleticism of pole dance. With gender as the playground, her home is within the dynamism of performance and visual artistry. You can find her snapping pix at @halfasianlens, and grooving at @mooningeveryone on Instagram.

Leahy Ardon is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. With experience in both theater and music, she has performed in the UK, Israel and the USA. As musician, she has played with and performed for artist such as Sarah McLachlan, Lionel Ritchie, and Lucinda Williams. She has also written and directed several plays for both children and adults. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music in 2017 and a master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2021.

Joe LaRocca is one of America’s most sought-after woodwind players, earning a reputation among theaters around the country for his versatility as a multi wind and multi-genre artist. Joe’s ease with all genres combined with a commanding stage presence has quickly made him a go-to choice for top theaters around the country, bringing pit musicians into the spotlight for on-stage musician roles. With primary focus on flute, saxophone, clarinet, and double reeds, Joe’s expertise extends to include a wide assortment of ethnic and historical winds, bringing opportunities to explore more traditional orchestral and chamber performances, as well as new experimental works.

Elijah is known as a jack of all trades; multi-instrumentalist, singer, actor, dancer, martial artist & producer. He regularly performs in the New England area as a singing pianist at private functions, birthday parties, concerts, holiday and corporate events. Last year, he performed as ‘Richie’ in ‘A Chorus Line’ with Weston Friendly Society and is now gearing up for the Arrow Streets Arts Festival in the fall with ‘Liars and Believers’ where he’ll be dancing, singing, fighting, and performing original piano music. Film & TV credits: Good Burger 2, The Collaboration, Gravesend.

elijahakindolie.com

Zakiyyah is an artist-changemaker who utilizes music and visual media to explore themes that centralize marginalized communities via her production company, Black and Bold Productions. As an actress and classically-trained singer who is well-versed in Opera, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and R&B, she employs her extremely versatile skill-set to reach a broad range of audiences and craft a sound that is uniquely her own–including her most well-known, “Hip-Hopera”. She’s had the pleasure of bringing these sounds to numerous audiences from the House of Blues to the United Nations. In addition to her artistic practice, Zakiyyah teaches voice through Harvard’s Holden Voice Program and recently served as the Season Partner for Boston Children’s Chorus’ 22-23 fiscal year, an engagement which comprised of composing for the choir, writing their MLK script, curating an accompanying music video and facilitating workshops in arts-activism. Her recent Tedx Talk, “Being Good Is a Privilege” highlights the repercussions of overlooking class in our quest for social change. Her upcoming album, African Import, provides a window into both the beauty and complexity of the black diaspora, and the significance of its consumption by mainstream society.

Website: www.zakiyyahofficial.com
Instagram: zakiyyah_official
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/zakiyyah

Jonah Spritz is a hip hop dancer from the North Shore. He started dancing in 2010, training with the world renowned Phunk Phenomenon, and since then he’s had opportunities to dance and compete across the North East in shows such as World of Dance and Prelude. In 2018, he won a bronze medal as a part of the Mega crew division, at Hip Hop International. Jonah is now dancing with the company Unyted Stylez Theatrical Dance Company created by Ricardo Foster Jr.

Shealeigh O’Connell, is 19 years old , born in Albuquerque New Mexico and raised in Bedford NH for most of her life. She has been dancing for 11 years now, starting at the Bedford Dance center. At BDC, she auditioned and was picked for their Ensemble group, which traveled and performed at festivals like the Southern Vermont dance festival and Philadelphia Youth dance festival. As Well as working with New York choreographer Joyce King, auditioning, learning and performing her piece “Chairs” at festivals and galas. In 2018, she started dancing at Phunk Phenomenon on top of BDC taking workshops and classes, eventually transitioning to dancing only at Phunk Phenomenon. In 2019, she was offered a scholarship to go to New York for the Joffrey Summer of Hip Hop two week intensive. She was chosen to  learn and perform a full showcase as well as a music video with Daytona Rose at the end of the intensive. While dancing with Phunk, she performed at renowned competitions like World of Dance, Prelude, and in 2022 Hip Hop International. Since 2020, she has danced with the Unyted Stylez Theatrical Dance Company created by Ricardo Foster Jr and continues to dance with them. Her most recent was as one of the lead roles, Rose in Unyted Stylz Productions “The Nightlife”.

Instagram: @querquebaby05

Hailing from Boston, MA. Keon has been dancing for over 20 years, specializing but not limited to hip hop dance. Keon has performed all over the east coast displaying his talents in countless stage, events, competitions, and theatrical productions. Performing and featured in shows such as Prelude Dance Competition, World Of Dance, Walk for Cystic Fibrosis, the Boston AIDS walk, Lawn on D, and many many more. Keon is now assistant director of Unyted Stylz Theatrical Dance company as well as a trained dance instructor. With his emphatically positive personality Keon brings energy, fun and enthusiasm to every class leaving all his students always excited for more.

Lindsey, a Boston-based dancer, began her dance career 21 years ago. Her passion has allowed her to train in various styles and cultures, while learning, performing and competing at various events across the country. She trained at Step-By-Step Dance Studio as a company dancer, showcasing her talent alongside artists such as Lyric Rachae, Sweet Tooth and The Sugar Babies. She also shared her dance and theatrical skills with Reagle Music Theatre of Boston during their beloved ChristmasTime production. Additionally, Lindsey competed at the All-Star Dance level, and even went on to win the U.S. Finals Grand. Currently, Lindsey continues to grow as a dancer and performer with Unyted Stylz Theatrical Dance Company under the training of world-renowned choreographer Ricardo Foster Jr. Lindsey strives for artistic growth and expression and hopes to perform and collaborate with other artists in the near future.

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Instagram: linds.johnson7

Haley is a Boston-based dancer with 25 years of training and almost a decade of professional experience in the industry. Having danced with Phunk Phenomenon, Boston Community Dance Project, DanceWorks Boston and currently with Unyted Stylz Theatrical Dance Company she has had the opportunity to perform across the country at Hip Hop International, World of Dance, Choreographer’s Carnival, Prelude, Celtics halftime performances, and featured in Disney’s “Godmothered”. As she continues to evolve and inspire, Haley remains committed to leaving a lasting impact through her artistry.

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Instagram: @haleybrooney
Facebook: /haley.rooney.58

Ayla Kanciruk (they/them) is a physical theater performer with a deep interest in multidisciplinary work. They received their BA in Drama and Dance from Bennington College, and are currently pursuing additional training from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where they also work to bring accessibility to BCB’s Admissions department. They were most recently seen as Ms. Zempik in Murder Mystery USA’s original show The BBQ Sauce. They are incredibly stoked to be working with Liars and Believers, and hope you enjoy the show!

Insta: aylakanciruk

Lila Kay is a 20 year old actor who is currently based in Boston. She is a second year student attending Boston Conservatory At Berklee, studying contemporary theatre. She has done several short films including Runner Up, Avenging Angels, and Asylu. She started her acting training at Duke Ellington school For the Arts in Washington DC, Where she studied under Vera Katz. She has traveled abroad studying multiple different styles of theater. Studying experimental theater in Berlin Germany, Greek theater in Athens Greece, and Shakespeare in Oxford. Lila loves creating whimsical and exciting theater of all kinds, and can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Sam Webel is an actor and theatre artist based in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up on the island of Bermuda, and currently is a junior at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Theater. Recent acting credits at Boston Conservatory include Bernardo/Third Player in Hamlet and Rodé in Three Sisters, and most recently he played Wise Person in Apples, the Universe, and a Little Something for Later which debuted at the Boston Theater Marathon XXVI. Sam is incredibly excited to make his debut with Liars and Believers, and he thanks his family and friends for their constant support.

IG: @sam.webel

Ty is a recent Boston transplant excited to make his debut with Liars and Believers. Originally hailing from Oregon where he worked as an actor and climbing arborist. Ty has been seen in productions with Bag and Baggage, Triangle Productions, The L.A. Troupe and many more. In recent years he has found himself engrossed in immersive theatre, working primarily with Witch Hunt Theatre on both the west coast and New England.

Jason Slavick is the Artistic Director of Liars & Believers. He is a director, writer and educator. For the LAB, he conceived and directed Who Would Be King, Yellow Bird Chase, and ICARUS, which premiered in Cambridge, played Outside The Box in Boston and made an acclaimed New York debut at the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival (honorable mention for book and design). Jason directed 28 Seeds, he co-wrote and directed, Song of Songs: a LoveRomp, and wrote and directed Le Cabaret Grimm: a punk cabaret fairy tale {sans fairies}, which premiered in Boston and played at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival (best featured performer and best design, honorable mention for choreography). Jason also directed the LAB’s experimental project, Talk to Strangers. Jason wrote and directed Heaven & Hell: The Fantastical Temptation of the 7 Deadly Sins, a musical excursion commissioned by The Boston Conservatory. As a company member of Boston Theatre Works, Jason directed Othello (Elliot Norton Award nominated for Best Production and Best Actor), The Tempest, Antony & Cleopatra, and Macbeth. He developed and directed Emily Mann’s critically acclaimed Meshugah, Olga Humphrey’s Veronika Vavoom Volcanologist, and his own play J: a one-act improvised tragi-comedy. He also directed numerous developmental workshops and readings including Joyce Carol Oates’ The Tattooed Girl. Jason has directed throughout New England, in Tel Aviv, and in Philadelphia. Besides the shows above, Jason has written and directed The Golem, Icaphish, and Alice: a Grotesque Turn in Twelve Scenes. Jason has taught at colleges and schools throughout New England. He earned his MFA in directing from The Trinity Repertory Conservatory in Providence, where he was awarded the inaugural Pell Scholar Award.

There he had the great fortune to work with Oskar Eustis, Brian Kulick, and Kevin Moriarity. Jason also studied at the Dell Arte International School of Physical Theatre, the Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Institute, and the Warsaw Theatre Academy in Warsaw, Poland.

Rebecca Lehrhoff is a Boston area theater, visual and teaching artist who creates dynamic and inspiring worlds for play to happen within. Her work ranges from scenic design, installation art and painting to acting, devising, puppetry and clown. As a LAB Artistic Associate Rebecca’s work includes, A Story Beyond – A Musical Fable, Yellow Bird Chase, MacBeth (Pandemic Play), Irresistible, Beowulf (In collaboration with Poets’ Theatre), Who Would Be King, and Interference. Rebecca is an actor and writer for the interactive puppet series Cozy Corner where plays the roles of Trudy and Professor Lumens. She has worked with many Boston area theater companies as both an actor and scenic designer including: Imaginary Beasts, Flat Earth Theater, Fresh Ink Theater, Off The Grid Theater Company, Poets’ Theatre, Chimera Lab Dance Theater, Bad Habit Productions and Titanic Theater Company. Rebecca received her MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University and a BA in theater from Skidmore College.

Matan Rubinstein is a composer, pianist, electronic musician and sound designer, active in a variety of contexts and modalities: from concert works for orchestra and chamber groups, to Jazz and other forms of improvised music, to Acousmatic music from speakers. Many of his works are a result of collaborative efforts, making music for dance, theater, film, television, art installation and interactive media. He is Associate Professor of Music and Sound Studies in Emerson College, Boston.

http://ma-ru.bandcamp.com

Deb is a Boston-based lighting designer with off-broadway, regional, local, touring and educational credits. She is thrilled to be shining the lights IN this spectacular performance space and ON so many talented artists, magicians, musicians, dancers, puppeteers, designers, visionaries, movers, shakers, death defying madmen and performers. Recent designs include: ‘The Islanders’, a world premier by Carey Crimm at Shakespeare and Company, a very pink ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Actors’ Shakespeare Project and ‘The Mermaid Hour’ in collaboration with MoonBox Productions here at Arrow St.Arts. upcoming work with LyricStage, Northeastern University and BOCO@Berklee. Ms Sullivan is the parent of a teenager, a member of IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829, the resident lighting designer of a radio station,wbur/CitySpace and always looking for work.

Contact info and lots of pretty pictures at www.dlsullivanld.com.

Ari Grossmann is a Brooklyn based artist and stage manager. After learning and stage managing with Jason Slavick through high school, she started as an intern with Liars and Believers in 2015, and has since stage managed several shows in New York, in several different theaters including La Mama. She’s thrilled to be working with LAB, where she got her start, again. When not stage managing or grinding at a day job, Ari moonlights as an author under the name Ellie Martin-McKinsey, with her debut novel Turtle A having won first place at the Bookfest Awards in the Literary Coming of Age category. Her second novel is set to release later in the fall.

Sophia Nora Giordano is an independent artist in the Boston area. She has served as stage & production manager for several Winter (and non-Winter) Pantos and several other pieces by imaginary beasts; costume, lights, & props designer for Still, Now (Heart & Dagger), costume designer for Dmitri in the Dark (the Spectacle Collective), and producer for the Boston Arm Wrestling Dames’ tournaments.

Past clients include: Boston and Ft. Wayne Ballets’ Nutcrackers, Sugarloaf Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast, Boston Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly, Peabody Museum at Harvard, Gamm Theatre’s Morality Play, corporate video game promotions for Bethesda Softworks video games: Dishonored (Versailles, France), Skyrim/Elder Scrolls at The Boston Park Plaza Castle, Wolfenstein, and The Evil Within, Underground Railway Theater’s Life of Galileo, and First Night Boston. Eric was also featured on the PBS hit show, Pinkalicious and Peteriffic.

He currently teaches classes in making and performing masks, and offers performances and residencies to schools throughout the state through Young Audiences of Massachusetts. Over the last 30 years Eric’s masked characters have been the subject of numerous media features. Local and national media have described Eric as “Boston’s preeminent mask maker”…”a man of many talents” and his masks as “phantasmagoric,” “magnificent,” “Stunning, finely crafted…first-rate,” “eerie/enchanting,” “masterful,” “outstanding,” and “gorgeous.”
For more information please visit www.behindthemask.org or https://www.facebook.com/behindthemask1.

E. Rosser (she/hers) causes mischief as a designer, technician, and sometimes performer in the Boston theater scene, with a particular penchant for costume fabrication, interactive and immersive art, and puppetry. Among her favorite creations are 8-foot giraffes, rococo zombies, drag queen metamorphoses, surgical gowns (think “evening” not “hospital“), Victorian teenagers, drag king fish, and merpeople influencers. See more at erosser.com!