Iris is appearing on the OCT stage for her first time. She comes to us from San Francisco, CA but is no stranger to Ashland as she holds a BFA in Performance from Southern Oregon University. Other regional performance credits include Understudy in Midsummer Night's Dream (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler, Caterina in Silkworms (Oregon Center for the Arts); Maria in The Palacios Sisters (Brava for Women in the Arts). “Thank you to my Big Fat Greek/Salvadorian Family, my partner Sean, my cat Zuko and Carlos-Zenen Trujillo.”

Al is making his OCT debut. He is originally from Miami, FL but has been a resident in Ashland for the past ten years where he has appeared in many productions with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Roles with OSF include Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Edmund Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo,  Trigorin in The Seagull,  Parolles in All's Well That Ends Well. Other performance credits include Broadway: Roberto in Getting Away With Murder (Broadhurst Theatre), Ramone & Cracker Jack (u/s) in Sacrilege (Belasco Theatre). Off Broadway: Hippolito in Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theatre), Oliver in As You Like It NYSF/Public Theatre, Orsino in Twelfth Night (NYSF/Public Theatre). Film/TV: Che, Mob Rules, The Tavern, Law & Order LA, Law & Order, House (recurring), 30 Rock, Numbers, Fidel (Miniseries) NYPD Blue, One Life to Live (recurring), among others. “Dedicado a mi Tio Eloy Eduardo Espinosa y Prima Tamara Espinosa and my dear friend Jeremy Eisen.”

Alina is appearing with Oregon Cabaret Theatre for the first time. Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, she has been living in Southern California since 1977. Other regional performance credits include Words From a Cuban Father, national and international tours of original solo show since 2014. More theater credits include Tilly in He Who Gets Slapped (Hudson Backstage); Deborah in Touch of the Poet (East LA Classical Company); Rosita in Pacific Ocean (South Coast Repertory); Mami in Accelerando (Odyssey Ensemble); Carlota in Women Without Men (Bilingual Foundation of the Arts); Modesta in Thin AIr (San Diego Rep); Sheila in A Chorus Line (Michael Bennett Spanish Touring Company). TV credits include The Shield, Judging Amy, Diagnosis Murder, Days of our Lives, Quantum Leap, Matlock, Webster. “Thank you Carlos for writing about my Cuban culture with such rich characters!”

Savanna is making her Oregon Cabaret Theatre debut. She is originally from the Humboldt County, CA area. Other regional performance credits include Chavonne in Pick Me Last (La Jolla Playhouse); Shakespeare in Love, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, Off the Rails (U/S, Oregon Shakespeare Festival); UC San Diego credits: Ali in Shame Spiral, Estrella in Life is a Dream, Bellhop in Orestes 2.0, Elektra in Elektra, Mailperson in HEAP, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream;Written in Stone (LJP WOW Fest); SOU credits: Master of Cermonies The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Sarah Good in The Crucible, Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Caliban’s Dreams, Horse Girls. The Refugee Hotel (Latinx Play Project); Julia in Dream Hou$e (Latinx New Play Festival); The Madres, The Return of Tartuffe (Ashland New Plays Festival); The Epic of Gilgamesh (Oregon Fringe Festival); Jo in Saints Go Marching (Ingenio Milagro Festival). “Thank you to CarlosZenen Trujillo who created such a beautiful community! I love you and your words!”

JL is appearing with Oregon Cabaret Theatre for the first time. He comes to us from Tampa, FL. Other regional performance credits include Kevin Rosario in In The Heights, Diego Rivera in La Casa Azul, Tito Merelli in Lend Me A Tenor, Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Polonius/Gravedigger in Hamlet, and Sancho in Man of La Mancha. TV work includes The First Wives Club, Billions, 30 Rock, and multiple commercials in Spanish & English. Film work includes The God Committee, The X Job, and Pan American. Directing credits include West Side Story, Evita, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Merry Widow, In the Time of the Butterflies, and The Lady from Havana. “This performance is dedicated to my father.”