Pictured above (L to R): Playwright Rachel Yong, Director Gregory G. Allen, and actors William English, Jenny Fabrizio, Julie Griffin, Drew Lazaroff, and Maddie Sledge.

Rachel Yong is a writer and actor residing in Brooklyn whose play Guilt is a Mother was featured in Irvington Theater's 2021 Arts Incubator Short Play Fest. Her plays have been performed at The Flea Theater, JACK, HERE, Berkeley Rep, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. She is a founding member of Decent Company, where she wrote and performed three solo shows, including porn at grandma's house, per | form, and Diver Girl: or, The Most Fearless Rachel Yong! Prior to moving to New York, she was a proud member of PlayGround, the Bay Area's leading playwright incubator. She is the writer and creator of the comedy web series Randee So Dandy and has written and produced two short films screened at the Asian American International Film Festival. She also writes essays, novels, reviews, and poems

Gregory G. Allen is the manager of Irvington Theater. He is an award-winning writer & director of film & stage. He spent six years as artistic director of 4th Wall Theatre in NJ who specialized in lessor known & original theatre pieces. He is a published author of several books, a member of the The Dramatist Guild, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and a former member of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop.

William English (Levis) began studying acting 5 years ago with Hunter College's Theatre Dept. His first role was that of The Captain in Eugene O'Neill's play The Long Voyage Home; staged aboard the tall-ship, Wavertree, at the South Street Seaport Museum. He is an Associated Artist with New Circle Theatre Co. and has played numerous Shakespearean characters as a member of Stag & Lion Theatre Co in NYC. His recent focus has been on roles in three soon-to-be released independent films; Midlife, The Great Dismal and Dragon Eats Eagle. William thanks the director, writer and friends of the Irvington Theater for the opportunity to participate in this reading.

Jenny Fabrizio (Dee) is a Media Studies major at Mercy College. She has written, directed, and performed in many student productions as well as interned for a local media production company in Westchester, NY. She has won runner up in Mercy’s first annual screenwriting competition and first place in Mercy’s second annual screenwriting competition. Jenny has a passion for voice acting and is excited to use her voice to perform in this production.

Julie Griffin (Vicky) is a graduate of The Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. She has studied, performed and taught improv for over 30 years and is also a voice over artist. She is a member of WCT in Ossining and Axial Theater in Pleasantville. She is thrilled to be a part of this performance and excited to be in Irvington!

Drew Lazaroff (Bill) has been in awe of the performing arts since childhood but most recently studied at HB Studio in NYC. He has worked extensively on stage and film, notably in his comedic performance as Don, The Man-Child on the web series The Mom List (an official selection of cinnequest, NYC Web Fest and itvfest). He graciously thanks his wife and children for their patience with him.

Maddie Sledge (Jenny) is a current student at NYU Tisch and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She has performed at the Irvington Theater many times as a student of Broadway Training Center. She is very excited to be a part of this reading of Statewide Self Storage.