• Olivia Bernábe (they/them)  is a queer Latine theatre artist focused on musical theatre and puppetry. Most recent credits include Special Guest Star in Sesame Street The Musical (Kennedy Center) and the Off-Broadway 10th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (The Duke). They have also performed at various professional theaters including Theater 555, Ars Nova, La MaMa ETC, and HERE Arts Center. Offstage, Olivia enjoys playing fetch with their cat Guillermo, eating charcuterie boards, and taking naps. Un agradecimiento especial a Julliette, mis padres, and the whole Slam Team. IG: oliviab_24 Website: oliviajbernabe.com 

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  • Anya van Hoogstraten is a NY-based actor, singer, dancer, and amateur trombonist. She recently graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Sociology. NY credits: The Little Match Girl (Signature Theatre/Theater 555), The Glitch (Gural Theatre). Select Yale credits: Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Sonya), Hand to God (Margery), Cabaret (Lulu). Many thanks to the entire Slam Frank team. Madison at ME Talent, Mom, Dad, and Naomi! @anya_vanh www.anyavanh.com

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  • Best known for his viral comedy band Lewberger which tours comedy clubs and theaters around the world, and ran a sold-out off-Broadway show in 2023 titled The Wizard of Friendship. Alex has produced and starred in several musical comedies, including Dear Jerry Seinfeld and Stranger Things The Musical, and can be seen in films and television shows, including Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, Dexter, Valley Girl, and more. 

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  • Kris Bramson (she/her) is absolutely thrilled to be a part of the Slam Fam! Proudly from Southern California with both Salvi & Ashkenazi roots, she never thought she’d find a musical that would… involve both. She is so grateful to this team for their trust and to her family and friends for getting her this far. BFA: NYU Tisch (Atlantic Theatre Company & Stonestreet Studios). Favorite roles from stage & screen:  Amber Von Tussle (Hairspray), Ava (The Haunting of Hype House), Maria (West Side Story). ig: @krisbramson

  • Austen Horne is a Brooklyn based actor, model and comedian. With a background in improv and musical theatre, Austen has expanded her work into commercial acting and modeling, appearing in a variety of short films and ad campaigns. When she’s not performing, can often be found teaching the macaroni penguins in the Central Park Zoo how to dougie in an attempt to create the first multi-species semi-professional competitive Olympic breakdancing team. She is fluent in Pig Latin, an experimental granola artist, and the world’s leading Sarah Palin impersonation expert. She dedicates this performance to her voice teacher Eli Rose, her bodega cat Michelle, and her house cat Penny. To find out more, you can find her at AustenHorne.com or on Instagram @austen_horne

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  • Crystal Marie Stewart is a Brooklyn resident (originally from South Carolina) with an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa. Some past credits include: [FILM] The Occupation (short), Charcoal Skies (feature) [OFF BROADWAY] Lt. Uhura/ Carol Marcus in Khan! The Musical, Judas Iscariot in Ring of Keys’ Queering the Canon: Andrew Lloyd Webber concert at Joe’s Pub, [REGIONAL] Cinna the Poet in Julius X at The Folger Theater’s inaugural ‘Reading Room's series. For more from Crystal: https://crystal-m-stewart.wixsite.com/

  • Rocky Paterra is playing Otto Frank in Slam Frank. It's his first time playing a real person from history, unless you count Turkey Boy in A Christmas Carol, who was real. It's important to Rocky as an Italian man from the suburban South Hills of Pittsburgh that he doesn't take up too much space with this bio. We could all learn from that. Here is his Instagram: @rockypaterra 

  • Jaz (Zapp) Zepatos is an NYC-based actor, creator, and mistress of musical comedy. She is also the producer and host of the Millennial Movie Club podcast. She is so stoked and so scared to join the Slam Fam. Big love to Drew, Jeffy, and the Zapps. This one’s for Sherbear. @jaz_zapp

  • Peter Kendall is a New York City based actor who attended Montclair State University (BFA Acting). Theatrical: CRAZY FOR YOU (Ogunquit Playhouse), SMILE (J2 Spotlight), ALIBI, MAMMA MIA!, PERFECT ARRANGEMENT (Hippodrome Theater),DRACULA, ILLUSIONARIUM (NCL).Tour: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS, PADDINGTON GETS IN A JAM. Film/television: The Girls On The Bus (HBO), Hotbed Of Hate. Peter currently lives in NJ with his wife and fellow actress Katie Claire McGrath who wrote this bio for him. She's the best. PeterKendall.me @PetahK

  • John Anker Bow is a New Jersey native, and Rider University graduate.  National Tours: Come From Away (Nick/Doug), Kinky Boots (George), CATS (Bustopher/Gus), Ragtime (Henry Ford), A Christmas Carol (Jacob Marley).  Regional: Drowsy Chaperone (Man in Chair), Damn Yankees (Applegate), Noises Off! (Lloyd), Les Mis (Thenardier).  John is a licensed NYC tour guide and co-host of the Flop of the Heap Podcast.  Many thanks to Jon Hand.

  • Walker Stovall is an actor. He recently graduated from the Atlantic Acting School Full-Time Conservatory and is happy to be making his professional debut in New York with Slam Frank. He recently appeared in In Spite Of Everything (The Tank) and The Moors (Atlantic Stage 2) He would like to thank his mother for detecting something fierce in him as a child which prompted her to move him from soccer to theatre. The world was never the same.  

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