Alana Raquel Bowers - Opal
Alana is an actor, dancer and singer born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She is a proud alumna of the Baltimore School for the Arts and NYU Tisch Drama. She recently made her Broadway debut in CHICKEN AND BISCUITS, originating her role as Simone, at Circle in the Square Theatre. Regional credits include SCRAPS at Flea Theater, and CHICKEN AND BISCUITS at Queens Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERS at the Signature Theater (co-produced by The New Group and the National Black Theater) and WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN at A.R.T./New York Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, the Public Theater, and BAM, respectively. She has been featured in numerous readings and developmental workshops at notable institutions; the Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Irish Repertory Theatre,Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), and MCC Theater, to name a few. Film/TV credits include "After Class" starring Justin Long, season 1 of "FBI: Most Wanted" on CBS and season 2 of “Dr. Death” starring Mandy Moore airing soon on Peacock.

Amelia Fowler - Rabby
Ms. Amelia Fowler has been seen on or in POSE, Law & Order: SVU, The Many Saints of Newark, GLAAD award winning play She Like Girls, her one woman show Flozetta and recently had the pleasure of working on the movie “The Bride”. She is very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Sea Dog Theater.

Brenson Thomas - Juicy
Brenson is a Black and queer writer, actor, and theatre-maker. Credits: Fat Ham, and There (Wilma Theater),  Abandon (Theatre Exile, World Premiere), Backing Track (World Premiere), and Into the Woods (Arden Theatre Company), This Is the Week That Is (1812 Productions), The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special, 2019; "Best of 2019 Theatre": New York Times, Time Out New York, New York Magazine), Theatre Horizon, and InterAct Theatre. Brenson is also a TV writer, and a proud member of the Writer’s Guild of America. Much love to my family and Kevin. MFA in Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College. Socials: @brenthomas112

Danté Jeanfelix (He/Him) - Larry
Danté is thrilled to return to Sea Dog Theater for this reading of Fat Ham! As a New York based actor, he has been seen off-Broadway and regionally with credits including: Balls (OYL Theatre Co), The Tempest (Classical Theatre of Harlem) and Playing Hot (Pipeline Theatre Co). Some of his TV and Film Credits include: The Other Two (HBO Max), Law and Order (Season 21), Everything’s Trash (ABC Freeform), Holiday in Harlem (Hallmark) and upcoming, Zero Day (Netflix). Big thank you to Kimille and everyone at Sea Dog Theater! Danté is a proud SAG-AFTRA and Equity member. Insta: @dantejeanfelix

Emana Rachelle - Tedra
Emana Rachelle is a NYC based actress, comedian and award winning audiobook narrator. Select film credits include THE COLOR PURPLE directed by Blitz Bazawule, television credits: THE GOOD FIGHT (Paramount+), HBO’s INSECURE, AMAZON PRIME's #LOVEMYROOMIE, and NBC's 30 ROCK. Select theater credits: Off Broadway production of NOLLYWOOD DREAMS (MCC), In The Name Of (The Shed). She studied at the British American Drama Academy, has a MFA from West Virginia University and BFA from NYU Tisch. New Release: Narration of Cheslie Kryst’s “By the Time You Read This…” available on Audible and wherever you buy your audiobooks. IG: @emanarachelle

Roland Lane - Tio 

Roland is a film and theatre actor that has been trained at the Wynn Handman Studios. Credits include, Film/TV: Hoo-Rae presents: King Ester; Blackout on Showtime; Sauce on BRIC TV and BET’s Brooklyn. Blue. Sky., Theatre: Fabulation by Lynn Nottage at The Billie Holiday Theatre, Scraps at the Flea Theatre.

Sean Boyce Johnson - Rev/Pap

Sean Boyce Johnson is a native New Yorker. Credits include: Off Bway: Black Odyssey (Classic Stage Company), Gym Shorts: The Show (777). Regional: Man in the Ring (Huntington), Almost Maine (LPCA), To Kill a Mockingbird (Pendragon). Overseas: Amiri Baraka’s “SlaveShip” (Liverpool,UK) Television: For Life (ABC), The Endgame (NBC), The Code (CBS), Prodigal Son (FOX). Narration: Shark Below Zero, National Parks: Hidden Gems (Disney+\NatGeo). 4th and Forever (HBO/CuriosityStream) He is a Yale School of Drama graduate.
Special thanks to DeAnna Supplee for reading stage directions!

Kimille Howard - Director

Kimille is a Director, deviser, writer, filmmaker, an Assistant Stage Director at the Metropolitan Opera, Artistic Director of the Lucille Lortel Theatre’s NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, and a founder of the Black Diaspora Theatre Collective. Recent credits: The 2024 New Works Collective, Sanctuary Road, The Oscar Micheaux Project, Treemonisha, The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, The Italian Girl, The Adventures of Honey and Leon, American Apollo, B.R.O.K.E.N Code B.I.R.D Switching, Quamino’s Map, and more. She is a recipient of OPERA America’s 2023 Robert L. B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize. www.kimillehoward.com

Special thanks to DeAnna Supplee for reading stage directions!