RV '25 PROGRAM
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Bryson Brunson
GUEST ARTISTS
April 17 @7PM: Liza Colón-Zayas & David Zayas
April 18 @7PM: Neil Tyrone Pritchard
April 19 @7PM:: Liza Jessie Peterson
DEVELOPING ARTISTS
Opening Performers
Layla Navarro
Emma Llanos
Kadiatou Bah
Performing Ensemble
Kayla Suarez
Noah Gibbons
Esme Thorne
Zachree Adams
Mia Fowler
Medina Anthony
Vicckaash Krishnan
Andrew Levy
Loulou Hubner
Lauren Ince
Khamani Brown
Mia Corona
Jaylene Ortiz
Arabella Neff
Shia Khanan
Zaniyah Jones
Creative Team
Jill DeArmon
Harvaniya Krishnan
Danielle Dougé
Naila Negron
Salena Steward
Megan Greener
Bryson Brunson
THE DOOR
Performers
Phoenix Hernandez
Jorell Willis
Javier Flores
Leslaynie Delgado
Tom Joseph
Creative Team
Megan Kemple
Special thanks to Alejandro Rodriguez and Holly Harrison
Hi-ARTS' & URBAN WORD'S JOURNAL 2 JOURNEY
Performers
Delaney Jocelyn
Creative Team
Katherine George (director)
Eboni Hogan
Aaron L. McKinney
Journal 2 Journey is a partnership between Hi-ARTS and Urban Word.
ALUMNI THEATER COMPANY
Performers
Marvaya Hampton
Nia Dupree
Sharae Bynum
Cayah Leavy
Creative Team
Hallie Donner
Shae Wofford
EPIC THEATER ENSEMBLE
Performers
EJ Duarte
Oath Moses
Chloe Violet Rivera
Victor Santiago
Bella Rose Tirado
Dominic Valerio
Creative Team
Melissa Friedman (director)
RV PRODUCTION TEAM
Jill DeArmon - Artistic Director
Lianne Becker - Producing Director
Megan Greener - Program Director/Acting Coach
Nicole Amaral - Stage Manager
Jaden Dearmon - Assistant Stage Manager
Nathanael Brown - Sound Designer
Alex Wolfe - Venue Rep/Board Op
Amaya Montanez - Production Assistant
Jaden Dearmon - Assistant Stage Manager
SPECIAL THANK YOUS
Filipe Costa, Portia, Reza Salazar, Shawn Randall, Liza Colón-Zayas, David Zayas, Russell G. Jones, Aya Aziz, Liza Jessie Peterson, Steven Sapp, Benvenuti Arts, The Public Theater, LAByrinth Theater Company, Materials For The Arts, Adrian White, Esti Bernstein, Jaden DeArmon
Christina Germaine(co-founder), Katherine Hutt (co-founder), Scarlet Maressa Rivera (Managing Director), Martin Sweeney (IT) at Houghton Hall Arts & The Church of the Transfiguration
DEVELOPING ARTISTS
Board of Directors
Heather Corbett (Chair), Chris Bell, Jill DeArmon,
Jinn S. Kim, Julian Elijah Martinez, Ana Ortiz
Advisory Council
Kevin Geer (In memoriam), Stephen Adly Guirgis, Sean Headley, Philip Seymour Hoffman (In memoriam), Phivos Christofides, Russell G. Jones, Diana Oh, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephen Sapp, Sarah Sidman, Ben Snyder, Barbara Toy, David Zayas
Staff
Jill DeArmon - Artistic Director
Jinn S. Kim - Executive Director
Chris Bell - Managing Director
Lianne Becker - Producing Director
Danielle Dougé - Outreach Coordinator
Megan Greener - Program Director/Acting Coach
Nicole Amaral - Program Manager
JOIN DA's INSTITUTE
This is text.Developing Artists’ Institute 2-year performing arts program applications for our fall session are open. Tuition is FREE upon acceptance.
At Developing Artists, we believe the practical application of the performing arts can affect change. Our program is designed to inspire and challenge students to develop their artistic voices and skills while creating socially impactful work. Students will receive extensive training, including theater fundamentals and specialized workshops led by guest professionals in areas like spoken word, dance and playwriting. We believe that teen artists can change the world, and this training gives them the tools to do it.
At Developing Artists, we believe the practical application of the performing arts can affect change. Our program is designed to inspire and challenge students to develop their artistic voices and skills while creating socially impactful work. Students will receive extensive training, including theater fundamentals and specialized workshops led by guest professionals in areas like spoken word, dance and playwriting. We believe that teen artists can change the world, and this training gives them the tools to do it.
Developing Artists is now accepting students age 13 - 17 for Fall 2025!
OUR GENEROUS FUNDERS
REBEL VERSES is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council as well as the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by Curtis McGraw Foundation, Donald C. Brace Foundation, Find Your Light Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Lotos Foundation, NYCT/Mosaic Foundation, Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, Tiger Baron Foundation. Rebel Verses is also supported by a Good Neighbor rental subsidy provided by Vineyard Theatre.
