Team
Co-Producing Artistic Directors
Amy Shoshana Blumberg
Amy Shoshana Blumberg (she/her) is the after-image’s co-founder, co-lead writer, and resident director and choreographer. Credits include: What Does PURPLE Sound Like? (Associate Director, Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State University), PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells (Associate Director, Lincoln Center’s Clark Studio Theater), Seolh (Dramaturg), When the Sky Separated from the Earth (Dramaturg), Chaos Theory (Dramaturg). Upcoming: SEDER (co-creating with Eliana Fabiyi). Amy is also a storytelling instructor with The Moth. She holds an MFA in Theater Directing from Temple University and a BA in Africana Studies and Dance from Barnard College. amyshoshanablumberg.com
Photo by Peter Cooper
Co-Producing Artistic Director (2019 - 2024)
Kate St. John
Kate St. John (she/her) is a co-founder and former co-lead writer, creative director, and production designer for the after-image. She isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty, but she is too old to build scenery in the kitchen of her third-floor walkup. Apart from her work with the after-image, Kate enjoys throwing pots, baking pizza pies, & talking to strangers. Hailing from the South, Kate has a BA in Classics & Art History from UNC Chapel Hill & an MFA in Scenic Design at Temple University. Find out more about Kate’s work here
Zahydé Pietri
Zahydé Pietri (she/her/ella) is co-lead writer and performer/devisor at the after-image. She’s a born and raised Puerto Rican actor, puppeteer, and teaching artist based in NYC. Theater credits include: Layer the Walls II: Midcentury (Grand Pistachio), 48 HOURS IN…EL BRONX (Harlem9 and Pregones/PRTT), Chain Reaction (Hostos Repertory Company), The Waters of Friendship (LATEA). Voice over credits include: Monday Night RAW and SmackDown (WWE). She holds a BA in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico and has trained and been onstage in Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Perú and NYC. Find out more about Zahydé here.
Photo by Olga Rabetskaya
Past Collaborators
Alyssa Virji
Alyssa Virji is a bit of a Drama Queen. Well, enough of one to get a BFA in Drama from NYU where she spent time at Stonestreet Studios, Experimental Theatre Wing and the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Previous credits include: Mid Shift (short film), Marcy Avenue (short film), 12 Angry Animals, Uncle Vanya, Private Lives and Mooncop; as well as producing theatre pieces for NAMT, Live & In Color and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Ash Tetreault
Ash Tetreault is RE: SHE’s production stage manager. They graduated from Temple University in May 2018 with a BA in Theater, and stage managed a show in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival last year. At the end of the show run, Ash will be moving to Virginia. They couldn't be more proud that this is their last show in Philly and can't wait to see what the future holds.
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Bryanna Bradley
Bryanna Bradley (she/they) is a Long Island born (Matinecock) and Southeast Queens (Lekawe/Lenape) bred multidisciplinary performer with a Berkshires (Mohican) twang. Trained with Urban Bush Women at The School at Jacob’s Pillow and shadowed Camille A. Brown through her Black Girl Spectrum Program. Lead performer in the 2022 MacArthur Fellow Tavares Strachan’s exhibition The Awakening at Marian Goodman Gallery. Her work buck:an exploration of black masculinity premiered in Nick Cave’s exhibition Until at MASS MoCA.
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Caroline Burkhart
Caroline Burkhart is a NYC based performer, director, choreographer, and teacher. Recently she’s performed in new theatrical works by SMPL MCHN, the after-image, and LOCAL GRANDMA. She’s appeared internationally at Théâtres de la Ville du Luxembourg, and in NYC at Theater for the New City, Target Margin Theater, and MoMA PS1. She’s presented original work at La MaMa E.T.C., Movement Research, and The Brick. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Carolineburkhart.com
with the after-image : HOUSE OF AMERICAN ACTIVITIES, LET’S EXORCISE!, & FLOW UP!
Ciera Miller
Ciera Miller is a director and producer based in NYC. You can find her over at @inconfidence.club producing secret and interactive stories in venues all over the city. She loves collaboration, radical vulnerability and sharing a good chuckle cieramiller.com
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Courtney Bryan Devon
Courney Bryan Devon (they/them) is a Black, Queer, nonbinary Theatremaker, Somatic Healer, and Arts Educator. Courtney proudly serves as the Rosetta LeNoire Academy director at Amas Musical Theatre and Education Committee presenter for the 2023 Shakespeare Theatre Association international conference. Courtney is most enlivened in enriching and connecting communities through creativity, believing in the universal power of the arts and storytelling to facilitate environments of learning, healing, transformative justice, and radical joy. @Coourtinator
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Dakota Silvey
Dakota Silvey is a playwright, wildland firefighter and stage manager. Selected credits: Almost, Maine (S.M.) Gridlock, From Prison II Purpose (S.M.), THE DEATH OF TRUTH/TRUTH HAS DIED (S.M.), She Kills Monsters (S.M.), Peter and the Starcatcher (S.M.), Hoppla, we’re alive! (Dramaturg), The Laramie Project (Dramaturg), The Importance of Being Earnest (S.M. Intern), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (A.S.M.) He graduated from The New School with a B.A. in Creative Writing.
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Diana Pou
Diana Pou is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Dominican actress, singer, and bilingual voiceover artist based in NYC. HOLA, ATI, LATA and TALIA Awards (2022-2023) recipient as Best Leading Actress for playing "B" in Boundless Theatre Company's production of "Mercado Libre.” She recently debuted in the Honduran movie "La Condesa”. She's also a member of the music duo "TeTxtié" with Puerto Rican artist Gilberto Gabriel. Their single "Sal Pa' Fuera" is available on every digital music platform. www.dianapou.com
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Eliana Fabiyi
Eliana Fabiyi is an actor and sound designer based in Philadelphia, PA. Sound projects include: La Gringa (Teatro del Sol), The Lesson (Theatre Contra), Now More Than Ever (Val Dunn/ Maura Krause), The Duende Cycle (Tanaquil Marquez), and They Extract! (Eppchez/Alma’s Engine). Recent acting credits include: Treasure Island, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (Arden Theatre Company), and A People (Orbiter 3). Education: B. A. from Case Western Reserve University. Arden Professional Apprentice, class 22.
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Elizabeth Atkinson
Elizabeth Atkinson is delighted to be working with the after-image for the first time. Liz currently resides in Philadelphia, after many years in Pittsburgh as Resident Sound Designer at the City Theatre Company. Her freelance career includes regional theatre credits at Arden Theatre Company, The Wilma, Theatre Exile, Simpatico Theatre Project, InterAct Theatre, and Inis Nua Theatre. Liz has also had the honor of exhibiting at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Prague Quadrennials.
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Hannah Brannau
Hannah Brannau is a founding member of Acting Without Boundaries, a non-profit theatre group for actors with physical disabilities. While at Saint Joseph’s University, she performed with the SJU Theater Company and Followed By A Bear, and earned a BA in English Literature. Some performance credits include: The Media Theater, Waiting For Rain, videos with Buzzfeed promoting representation for the disabled community, and The Phoenix Theater’s The Glass Menagerie.
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Hannah Gold
Hannah has devised with Ninth Planet and performed in Philly with the Wilma, InterAct, EgoPo, Mauckingbird, People’s Light, Orbiter 3 and Shakespeare in Clark Park among others. She is a graduate of Temple University and Vassar College. She has taught at Ursinus College and the University of Delaware and currently teaches acting at Temple University. More info at hannah-gold.com
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Jerry Soto
Jerry Soto is an Actor, Voice Over Artist, Singer and Guitarist who started his acting career at the University of Puerto Rico. He’s trained with Malayerba (Ecuador) and Yuyachkani (Peru). In NYC his theatre work has been recognized with various awards including HOLA, ACE and ATI. Look for the song Brave One by Carmen Borla, the guitars you hear, yeah, Jerry played that! He loves his performance based life that includes his work as Commentator and TV Host for WWE.
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Jessica Money
Jessica Money is a New Jersey native and a graduate of Temple University’s musical theatre and acting programs. Most recent credits include: Nettie (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon), Cordelia (King Lear, Shakespeare in Clark Park), Sarah u/s (Ragtime, Arden Theatre Co.), Ensemble (Wizard of Oz, Quintessence Theatre Group). She is proud to be working with a company who is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and equitable creative space.
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Jonah Reeder
Jonah Reeder is a Philadelphia based artist who once stage managed for the after-image's RE: SHE. Today, he works in a series of other mediums, including stained glass, wood, vintage imagery, and more. He seeks to make connections and community through his sustainably sourced creations. His art can be found on thelazyglazier.com or on his Instagram, @thelazyglazier
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Marcus Barainyak
Marcus Barainyak is an Actor/Writer from Philadelphia, PA, and an enthusiastic collaborator/deviser who loves working with the fabulous team at the after-image. He is a Resident Company Member at The Phoenix Theatre, and has a BA in Theater with an Acting Concentration from Temple University. He likes to keep busy, learn, and stay creative.
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Michael-Anthony Souza
Michael-Anthony Souza is an artist living in Harlem where he spends most of his days problem solving. As an actor and director he is dedicated to keeping children involved in the arts. Stage credits include: Dinner is Served (Greenspace) And She Would Stand Like This (Movement Theater Company) Books Cook (Atlantic Theatre Company); Standby:The Musical (FringeNYC). Michael-Anthony has also toured the country with TheatreworksUSA, and traveled the world as a vocalist with Royal Caribbean. NYU/Tisch alum. IG: @michaelanthonysouza
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Michaela Esteban
Michaela Esteban is a Filipina-American performer based in NYC. Currently, she is a resident of the acclaimed immersive show Sleep No More. She also dances with the Stephen Petronio Company and SAXYN Dance Works in addition to freelancing around New England. Recent collaborators include GREYZONE and c/s movement projects. Michaela holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Michigan and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Doris Humphrey Foundation for Dance.
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Nick Alselmo
Nick Alselmo is a graduate from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in contemporary dance. In addition to starting his own company based in Brooklyn called The Pocket Fuel Groovers in 2020, Nick freelances as a performer and has worked with Abarukas, Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Emotions Physical Theatre, The New York City Children’s Theater and many more. Nick has been DJing since his college days, spinning under the moniker DJ Scenick Roots since 2021.
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Nina Field
Nina Field (Sound Design),Regional: Our Town, (Dallas Theater Center; Dallas, TX), Beyond the Fourth Wall (WMPAC; Big Sky, MT), Ms. Bennet, Christmas at Pemberley (Playhouse On Park; West Hartford, CT). New York: The View (Columbia U. School of the Arts). Virtual: Murder, We Spoke (Tantrum East). Associate Design: Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Designer: Lindsay Jones), Hamlet on the Radio (The Old Globe, Designer: Lindsay Jones).
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Sarah Constable
Sarah Constable is a Brooklyn based costume designer and is very excited to be collaborating with the after-image. She has worked with Walt Disney World, Stella Adler, NYU, The Public Theater and many others. You can see her work at www.sarahconstable.com
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Tad Cameron
Tad Cameron is an Atlanta native with a degree in Theatre and Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University. After a bizarre and trying few years, Tad is thrilled to be creating new work in the city. An NYC-based actor, Tad has also worked as a director, playwright, clown, instrumentalist, and improviser all across the country. He gives many thanks to friends and family who have helped through this whole mess.
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Tariq Kanu
Tariq Kanu is a Philadelphia-based actor from Maryland. Tariq is a recent graduate of Temple University, performing in Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation, an immersive rendering of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, and Romeo and Juliet, among others. He also performed in the after-image’s production of RE: She at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Tariq is proud to collaborate with a company focused on providing its performers and artists a seat at the table, all while sharing uplifting and reflective work to audiences.
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Vida Manalang
Vida (they/she) is a psychotherapist and theatre maker based in Philadelphia. Vida's practice is rooted in liberatory, embodied, and emotionally-focused processes that cultivate community, self-compassion, and play. They hold a Masters in Applied Psychology from NYU. Ninth Planet, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists, Mauckingbird Theatre Company.
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Yang Yu
Yang Yu is a New York based lighting designer. Her design focus is to use light, space, and rhythm to create an emotionally charged environment. Productions include lighting design for Revolution (The Tank), The Shes (The Public Theater); lighting and set design for St. Vincent’s Project (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater). She holds an MFA degree in Design and Technical Theater from Brooklyn College, an MA degree in Fashion Design from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Yangyudesign.com
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Yoonie Yun
Yoonie Yun (She/Her) is a stage manager, director and lighting designer currently based in NYC. She graduated with her M.A. degree in Theatre and Performance from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Yoonie’s selected works include: Devised theatre Speak to us of… (University atBuffalo, Stage Management), Dance Performance Schism (University at Buffalo, Lighting Design), New musical Gretel and Hansel (Down-In theatre, Directing), Literary Glory (Chelsea Rep LAB, Directing), and the 2021 NAMT Directing Observership. Yoonieyuntheatremaker.com
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