The Age of Innocence

SHEREEN AHMED

Countess Ellen Olenska

Shereen Ahmed (Countess Ellen Olenska) was most recently seen starring as Claudia in the Broadway Center Stage revival of Nine at the Kennedy Center. Broadway: My Fair Lady. National Tour: Eliza in My Fair Lady (LA Drama Critics Circle nomination). Off-Broadway: Franca in The Light in the Piazza (Encores!), Adele in A Man of No Importance (Classic Stage Company). Regional: Ellen in The Age of Innocence (Old Globe world premiere). Shereen has performed at the White House for President Biden, filmed a PBS live telecast performance with the Boston Pops, and starred as Joan in Strike Up the Band and Iolanthe in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe at Carnegie Hall. TV/Film: New Amsterdam, Beltline to Broadway, The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Shereen has been featured in Vogue Arabia and has been recognized as one of ‘40 Under 40’ accomplished Arab Americans in the US for her work in the theater. She was a guest speaker for the United Nations 14th Conference of States Parties and is a global ambassador for Education for Employment (EFE). Shereen holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Towson University. Instagram: @shereen_ahmed

REGINA AQUINO

Mrs. Archer and Others

Regina Aquino she/her/siya (Mrs. Archer and Others) is a proud DC-area native who grew up between DC and Manila. She has performed on most of DC’s stages, at the Kennedy Center, and at Lincoln Center in NYC. She is delighted to return to Arena Stage, previously appearing in Holiday. Nominated for multiple Helen Hayes Awards, in 2019 she earned Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play for her work in The Events, as the first Filipino to receive the distinction, and was named one of Washingtonian magazine’s “10 Biggest Theater Stars of DC.” She founded Origin Stories Productions to create Filipino forward art with multiple film/TV projects in development. Her first feature documentary, Faith Healers, which she wrote, directed, and produced, will have its world premiere at the Manila International Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this year.

For her children, R and M, always.

DELPHI BORICH

May Welland

Delphi Borich (May Welland) is thrilled to make her Arena Stage debut in The Age of Innocence after originating the role of May Welland at The Old Globe. She recently appeared on Broadway in the Tony-nominated revivals of Into the Woods and Camelot. Delphi's regional credits include Viola in Twelfth Night (Dallas Theatre Center); Emily Webb in Our Town (Lyceum Theatre); Kendra/Jenna in Gloria (Asolo Rep); Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Theatre Under the Stars); and more. Television credits include FBI: Most Wanted and WeCrashed. Delphi is passionate about the development of new works like The Age of Innocence by the incredible Karen Zacarías and has had the privilege of working with other talented emerging writers such as Isabella Dawis and Tidtaya Sunotoke, Amanda Jacobs and Lindsay Warren Baker, and Nikki Massoud. Proud graduate of Syracuse University. Instagram: @delphiborich

LISE BRUNEAU

Mrs. van der Luyden and Others / Understudy Granny Mingott

Lise Bruneau (Mrs. van der Luyden and Others / Understudy Granny Mingott) is thrilled to return to Arena where she’s appeared in Watch on the Rhine, Junk, Karen Zacarías’ beautiful Legacy of Light, and others. Other DC performances include Othello as Emilia, Hamlet, and The Winter’s Tale at Shakespeare Theatre; productions at Studio and Theater J; and she recently received a Helen Hayes Award for The Honey Trap at Solas Nua. In New York, she has appeared at the Park Avenue Armory and the Roundabout. She has played in numerous regional theaters across the country, such as the Denver Center (Hesione in Heartbreak House, Henry Award), A.C.T. San Francisco (Sweat), and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (The Revolutionists). She is an accomplished director, having helmed numerous productions across the DMV and beyond. Lise trained at RADA and is a Taffety Punk.

FELICIA CURRY

Granny Mingott

Felicia Curry (Granny Mingott) last appeared at Arena Stage in Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Death on the Nile. Most recently, she was in the one-woman thriller, Sandra, at TheaterWorks Hartford, and performed her solo cabaret at Everyman Theatre. Felicia received a Helen Hayes Award for Lela & Co. at Factory 449 where she is a company member. She is also a Resident Company Member at Everyman Theatre and an Artistic Associate at Ford’s Theatre. Felicia made her Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated revival of Into the Woods, and then toured with the show around the country, including at The Kennedy Center. She has a Berkshire Theatre Critics Award, a RTCC Award, an Anderson-Hopkins Award, and is a two-time AUDELCO nominee for Queens Girl in the World at Abingdon Theatre and Fabulation at The Billie Holiday Theatre, both off-Broadway. Felicia has been named one of “12 DC Stage Dynamos” by The Washington Post and one of “DC’s Biggest Theater Stars” by Washingtonian magazine. She is on the WAPAVA Board of Directors and the Emmy-nominated host of WETA Arts on PBS. Instagram: @thefeliciacurry

ANNA THEONI DIGIOVANNI

Janey Archer and Others / Understudy Countess Ellen Olenska, May Welland

Anna Theoni DiGiovanni (Janey Archer and Others / Understudy Countess Ellen Olenska, May Welland) is over the moon to be making her Arena Stage debut with this classic story. She was recently seen in the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Leopoldstadt, and also appeared at The Kennedy Center in the premiereof Through the Sunken Lands and in Mosaic Theater Company’s The Till Trilogy. Other favorite DC credits include Twelfth Night (Her Majesty & Sons, Founding Producer); Cry It Out (Studio Theatre); She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre); Venus in Fur (4615 Theatre); The Revolutionists, Bike America, The Explorers Club (Prologue Theatre); and Pericles (Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting). Anna is a proud graduate of The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy at George Washington University. www.annadigiovanni.com

PAOLO MONTALBAN

Julius Beaufort and Others

Paolo Montalban (Julius Beaufort and Others) is making his Arena Stage debut! He returns to the area where he played the King in The King and I at Olney Theatre. He’s appeared on Broadway in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Pacific Overtures, The King and I, and, most recently, in Funny Girl as Florenz Ziegfeld. Off-Broadway, he originated the roles of Kurt Huber in White Rose: The Musical and Tommy Haw in Bella: An American Tall Tale at Playwrights Horizons. Mr. Montalban is best known for his television roles of Prince Christopher in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Kung Lao on Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He most recently appeared as King Charming in Descendants: The Rise of Red, now on Disney+. He is a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship recipient and a Lucille Lortel nominee. Instagram: @itspaolomontalban

NOAH MUTTERPERL

Valet and Others / Understudy Dallas Archer

Noah Mutterperl he/him (Valet and Others / Understudy Dallas Archer) is thrilled to make his Arena debut! DC Area: Look Both Ways National Tour (Kennedy Center); Kipps in Woman in Black (Keegan Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination); Paul in American Psycho (Monumental Theatre Company, Helen Hayes nomination); Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dracula in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone, The Who’s Tommy (Workhouse Performing Arts). Upcoming: Senior Class at Olney Theatre Center. Much love to Alyssa, Cap, and the family. nmutterperl.com; Instagram: @noah_mutterperl

ANTHONY NEWFIELD

Sillerton Jackson and Others

Anthony Newfield (Sillerton Jackson and Others)’s Washington, DC, credits include Laurence Olivier in Orson’s Shadow at Round House Theatre and Boyet in Love’s Labour's Lost for the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Broadway credits include 1984, The Father, The Winslow Boy, The Columnist, The Royal Family, Waiting for Godot, and Tartuffe. Off-Broadway credits include Ivanov with Ethan Hawke (Classic Stage), Susan and God (Mint), etc. Irish credits include Ned Weeks in The Normal Heart (The Project, Dublin, and National Tour), T.S. Eliot in Tom and Viv (Rough Magic), and Peer Gynt (Gate Theatre). US regional theater credits include Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice at Baltimore Center Stage, directed by Hana S. Sharif; Arcadia at Boston’s Huntington; Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Horst in Bent (Carbonell Award), etc. TV/film work includes I Melt with You, All My Children, Diagnosis: Murder, etc. www.anthonynewfield.com

LILY POND

Fanny Ring and Others

Lily Pond (Fanny Ring and Others) is delighted to be in her first professional production at Arena Stage. As an Arlington native and graduate of Washington Liberty High School, she benefited greatly from local educational theater programs such as Camp Arena Stage, Educational Theatre Company, Signature in the Schools, and Signature Conservatory. Previous theater credits include Smile Lines (Signature Theatre) and 12 Million Footsteps (Signature Theatre). Favorite past roles include Don Pedro in Funk it Up About Nothin', Woman in the Yellow Dress in Tuck Everlasting: The Musical, and Johnna in August: Osage County. She recently earned her BA in Theatre with minors in Psychology and Dance from Christopher Newport University. Endless love and gratitude to her incredible family and friends for their unwavering support. Instagram: @lilypadpond4848

NATALYA LYNETTE RATHNAM

Mrs. Welland and Others

Natalya Lynette Rathnam (Mrs. Welland and Others) is so excited to be back at Arena! DC-area productions: POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Ensemble), Our War (Arena Stage); Lend Me A Soprano, A Nice Indian Boy (Olney Theatre Center); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Everyman Theatre); The Last Match (Helen Hayes nominations for Outstanding Supporting Performer and Outstanding Ensemble), The Phlebotomist (1st Stage); A Wind In The Door, Kid Prince and Pablo, Mockingbird, The Wings of Ikarus Jackson (Kennedy Center); 4,380 Nights (Signature Theatre); Bars and Measures, Shame 2.0, When January Feels Like Summer (Mosaic Theater Company); Death of a Salesman (Ford’s Theatre); The Trojan Women (Taffety Punk). Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Stage. Instagram: @natalyalynetterathnam

A.J. SHIVELY

Newland Archer

A.J. Shively (Newland Archer) is making his Arena Stage debut. A.J. has worked extensively in regional theater, including at The Kennedy Center (Bright Star) and Baltimore Center Stage (Pride and Prejudice). Broadway credits include Paradise Square (Tony, OCC, Chita Rivera Award nominations), Bright Star (Drama Desk nomination), and La Cage Aux Folles. Off-Broadway credits include Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Theatre World Awards’ Dorothy Loudon Award; Drama Desk, Lortel nominations) at Irish Repertory Theatre, A Man of No Importance (Lortel Award; OCC nomination) at Classic Stage Company, Titanic at Encores!, and February House at The Public. His film and television work includes leading roles in Other People’s Bodies (upcoming), Julia (HBO Max), Bull (CBS), and Hunters (Amazon Prime). A.J. trained at The University of Michigan and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

JACOB YEH

Dallas Archer and Others / Understudy Newland Archer

Jacob Yeh (Dallas Archer and Others / Understudy Newland Archer) last appeared at Arena Stage in The 51st State. Other DC credits include King of the Yees (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor); Vietgone, Chimerica (Studio Theatre); Yellow Face (Theater J); Julius Caesar (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Folger Theatre); How the Light Gets In (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor), The Farnsworth Invention, Take Me Out, Fuddy Meers, Trevor (1st Stage); East of Eden (NextStop Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor); The School for Lies (Constellation Theatre); The Horse and Carriage (Prologue Theatre); Dragon King’s Daughter (The Kennedy Center); Anime Momotaro (Imagination Stage). Regional credits include The Chinese Lady (American Stage, FL). www.jacobyeh.com

KIM BEY

Understudy Mrs. Archer, Mrs. van der Luyden

Kim Bey (Understudy Mrs. Archer, Mrs. van der Luyden) was last seen at Arena Stage in The Little Foxes as Addie. Other DC credits include Maggie in the US premiere of Nine Night and Suzanne in Sleep Deprivation Chamber at Round House Theatre; Citizen One in Something Moving at Ford’s Theatre, and Mary Seacole in Marys Seacole at Mosaic Theater. Additional regional credits are as Auntie Fola in Beneatha’s Place at Baltimore Center Stage and as Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun at the Lyric Theatre in Utah. Off-Broadway credits are as Grace in Zooman and the Sign at Second Stage and as Grace in Salt at the Actors Studio. Kim is a voice contributor on the African American History is American History podcast on YouTube.

PETER BOYER

Understudy Julius Beaufort, Sillerton Jackson

Peter Boyer (Understudy Julius Beaufort, Sillerton Jackson) previously appeared at Arena Stage as Henry in Holiday and as Voice in The High Ground. Notable roles include Ebenezer Scrooge in A Broadway Christmas Carol and Whistle in Uprising at MetroStage; Groucho Marx in Groucho: A Life in Revue at Wayside Theatre; Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors at Baltimore Shakespeare Festival; Captain Hook in Tinkerbell and Captain Braidbeard in How I Became a Pirate at Adventure Theatre; and Charles Dickens in Discord and Mr. Praed in Mrs. Warren’s Profession at Washington Stage Guild. His recent plays Captain Hook: My Story, Or How I Clawed My Way to the Top and Tofana Bobana have received multiple productions in the Washington-Baltimore area. www.petersbrain.art

LILLI HOKAMA

Understudy Janey Archer, Mrs. Welland

Lilli Hokama (Understudy Janey Archer, Mrs. Welland) is thrilled to return to Arena following last year’s Death on the Nile. Other DC credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Amadeus, and Viola in this spring’s Twelfth Night all at Folger Theatre. As an actor, voice actor, and director, past highlights include The Wolves at Lincoln Center Theater; Little Women (Dallas Theater Center/The Old Globe); Now Circa Then, I and You (Chester Theatre); Matt and Ben  (Kitchen Theatre Company); Antigone (Baltimore Center Stage); and Water by the Spoonful, Elf The Musical, and Guadalupe in the Guest Room (Fine Arts Center in Colorado). She presented an original story for We Hear You - A Climate Archive, presented at The Kennedy Center and Dramaten, the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. TV credits include Prodigal Son, and several short films including Jellybones and Chip!. It is an honor and privilege for Lilli to be here, eternal gratitude to her partner, family, and friends.