REBEL VERSES '26 PROGRAM
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HOST
Zaniyah Lanaè
GUEST ARTISTS
May 7 @7PM:
Chris Chalk
(It: Welcome to Derry, Gotham)
May 8 @7PM:
Deborah S. Craig
(HBO’s And Just Like That…, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
May 9 @7PM:
The (Dressed) Cast of Undressed: The Musical
(A show Willem DeFoe knows about but never saw)
DEVELOPING ARTISTS
The Opening Number
By: Developing Artists Ensemble One
Emma Llanos
Kadiatou Bah
Zenani Jones
Zoe Fowler
Skyla McNeil
Demi Jackson
Avril Pierre-Louis
The Holy Garden
By: Developing Artists Performing Ensemble
Esme Thorne
Jaylene Ortiz
Khamani Brown
Lauren Ince
Lou Lou Hubner
Medina Anthony
Mia Fowler
Noah Gibbons
Vicckaash Krishnan
Zachree Adams
Andrew Levy
Creative Team
Jill Ashley Kim, Danielle Dougé, Megan Greener, Timothy Kim, Arabella Neff
BRUNSON MOONLIT MOVEMENTS
Choreographer: Bryson Tate Brunson
Composer: Gigi Dahlil Fuchel Beats Per Movement
Poets and voices: Rowan Hauk + Amaya Montañez
Dancers:
Salena Steward
Naila Negron
Kamari Curtis
Betta Malagon
Kerry Kaufman
Caleb Wein
Lindsay Sherrick
Sydney Milan
EPIC THEATER ENSEMBLE
An excerpt from
Epic Theatre Ensemble’s
REBORN RUNAWAY: A Twelfth Night Remix
Written by the 2026 Epic Remix Ensemble
CAST:
Christopher Brooks
Ashly Marte-Mora
Victor Santiago
Maia Gadsden
Noah Cruz
Eva Chowdhury
Maxxwell Rodriguez
Dana Fowler
Audrey Rodriguez
Creative Team
DIRECTOR: Melissa Friedman
Assistant Director: Liv Dunbar
Founder/Co-Artistic Director: Melissa Friedman
THE DOOR
We’re Still Here
Directed by Maria Mercedes Galuppo
Cast:
Leslaynie Delgado
Javier Flores
Creative Team
Maria Mercedes Galuppo (Director)
Special thanks to Alejandro Rodriguez and Holly Harrison
Hi-ARTS' & URBAN WORD'S JOURNAL 2 JOURNEY
an excerpt from
Luminance: The Unearthing
Cast:
Kadija Camara
Colin Sherer
Creative Team
Katherine George, Kristina Gramlich
Journal 2 Journey is a partnership between Hi-ARTS and Urban Word.
RV PRODUCTION TEAM
Lianne Becker
Jaden DeArmon
Amaya Montanez
Ondionna Phillips
Elliot Culpepper
Luke Luxor
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
Chris Bell, Heather Corbett (Chair), Elliot Culpepper, Hallie Donner, Cristina Garcia,
Russell G. Jones, Jill Ashley Kim, Jinn S. Kim, Roberta Casagrande-Kim, Julian Elijah Martinez,
Ana Ortiz
Advisory Council
Kevin Geer (In memoriam), Stephen Adly Guirgis, Sean Headley, Philip Seymour Hoffman (In memoriam), Phivos Christofides, Diana Oh (In memoriam), Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephen Sapp, Sarah Sidman, Ben Snyder, Barbara Toy, David Zayas
Staff
Jill DeArmon - Artistic Director
Danielle Dougé - Associate Artistic Director, Interim Program Coordinator
Jinn S. Kim - Executive Director
Chris Bell - Managing Director
Lianne Becker - Producing Director
Megan Greener - Resident Teaching Artist & Acting Coach
JOIN DEVELOPING ARTISTS'
INSTITUTE
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 high school students ages 13 - 16 for Fall 2026!
UPCOMING SHOWS OF DA FAM
Liza Jessie Peterson was director and collaborator for Developing Artists 2025 summer show We Deserve Better. Her solo show Peculiar Patriot @ New York Theater Workshop, a collab with The National Black Theatre, starts May 5th!
