Nigel Semaj B.
Director
Alex Eckstorm is an American actor born in Russia. He has appeared in numerous commercials and television spots nationally. His theatre credits include, Things that go bump in the Night, Off Broadway Elegante "A mostly true story" and is currently directing Rumpelstiltskin for Alliance Resident Theatre. He has recently appeared in Crime to Remember television series and Holiday Homicide for Oxygen. His hobbies also include playing guitar, writing and reading. Wishes to thank his parents for continued love and support- and manager Robert Blume.
Jasmine Sharma is a graduate of the Bergen County Academies: Theatre Concentration. There, she had the honor of performing onstage in numerous productions, most notably as the Stage Manager in Thorton Wilder's Our Town and as Cymbeline in Shakespeare's Cymbeline. Jasmine is adamant about the importance of new work. She spent her high school career dedicated to creating by acting as co-artistic director of Studio216, the school’s student led theatre organization, by spending her Wednesdays interning at Playwrights Horizons NYC, and by spending her Sundays volunteering at Actionplay NYC, an amazing devised theatre program for children on the spectrum of autism. Jasmine is a Scholastic Art and Writing Awards national gold medalist, two time New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival Winner, two time NJ Governor’s Award winner, and nationally recognized in The BLaNK Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival. She is overjoyed to be part of EDEN 2.0! She is excited to continue creating at Northwestern University next year. Thank you to Mamo, Dado, Raj, Dilan, and especially Snood-aka, Jess-who supports her relentlessly. @jasminesharmaa
Jasmine Sharma
Serpent, Lilith
Liv Levine
Player 2
Liv Levine is (finally) a New York based writer and actress, and she is ecstatic to be cast in this production of Eden 2.0! She studied at Flagler College in Saint Augustine, FL and recently finished the comedy writing and performance program at The Second City in Chicago, IL. After a school tour of Laura Gunderson's The True History of You (and the Rest of the Universe), Livis happy to have made New York her home base. Previous regional credits include: Decision Height (Alice Hawkins), Emotional Creature (Girl #6), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Player). Liv would like to thank Mary Hickox for housing her while she transitions to living in New York full time and her ASTEP family for connecting her to this wonderful opportunity!
Nayem Cardenas-Lopez
God
Nayem Cardenas-Lopez is a singer/songwriter-guitarist-actress-activist recently relocated to New York City from Tejas, where she studied acting at Texas State University. Her most fulfilling role thus far is "Slough" by Caitlin Turnage, telling the story of two sisters who survived acid attacks. She believes in bringing the divided together through art. Her hope as an artist is to open conversation, spread love, and remind all that no matter the differences between us on the outside, we all bleed the same way
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