We’re thrilled to announce the cast for NHP’s first workshop of the 26-27 season, I Hope This Letter Reaches Mictlān, by Amalia Oliva Rojas. More information on the reading, and a link to reserve your tickets, here.
Amaya Montañez (Sarai)
Amaya Montañez is a Puerto Rican artist from Jersey City, NJ. She holds a BFA in Acting from Rutgers University. She is alumni of INTAR’s UNIT 52 and LABrynth’s I.E. Her life’s goal is to remind POC that no form of self-expression is exclusive. Some of their credits include: Cleopatra at The Shakespeare's Globe and Flor in In The Bronx Brown Can Girls See Stars Too by Amalia Oliva Rojas.
Fé Torres (Saul)
Fé Torres (he/they) is a Chilean-American actor, writer and teaching artist born and raised in Queens, NY. He obtained a BFA in Multimedia Performing Arts from Lehman College. He has trained at HB Studios, Atlantic Acting School and Dell’Arte International as well as playwriting with Jose Rivera and Josefina Lopez. He is a proud UNIT 52 member at INTAR. Theatre Credits: With Deepest Regrets, Lupe Velez (INTAR), I Hope This Letter Reaches Míctlān (Lenfest), How to Melt Ice (BAC/ Working Theatre), Admitted (DUAF), A Boy Called Lobo (INTAR), The Devil and the Playwright (Theatre for the New City). www.fetorres.com @fetorresnyc
Dakota Reed (Ariel)
Dakota Reed most recently appeared as Luke in All You Can Eat, written by Christopher Wittman and directed by Jacob David Lang, as part of the Indy FRINGE Festival. Previous stage credits include Peter Pan in Peter and the Starcatcher, McDermott in Alias Grace, Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Felix in The Normal Heart, Cheché in Anna in the Tropics, and Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Dakota holds a BFA in Acting from Ball State University, where he trained in dialects, movement, and stage combat. Dakota stepped away from performance for a brief period following the pandemic to dedicate his efforts to public housing in Chicago. His additional talents include advanced juggling, acrobatics, clowning, and guitar.
Aneisa Hicks (Rubee)
Aneisa is based in Chicago. Her past credits include Lifted Reading (Huntington Theatre /Wellesley College) Intimate Apparel (Asolo Repertory Theatre) POTUS (Steppenwolf Theatre) Chicago PD (NBC) A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime) Chicago Med (NBC) She is represented by DDO Artists Agency.
Victoria Lino (Jaqueline and Mictecacihuatl)
Victoria Lino is an Afro-Dominican artist whose work spans performance, playwriting, and poetry. She is an alum of The People’s Theatre Playwright Cohort. Her work has been recognized as a Semi-Finalist for the Van Lier New Voices Fellowship. As a performer Victoria has worked at INTAR theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company, and Powerhouse Theatre. An alum of The Soul Soiree Monologue Slam powered by BET. She is an inagural member of The Actors Center Mentorship Program & Graduate of Circle In The Square Theatre School. Victoria’s work was recently featured in Checkmark Production’s Summer Reading Series. She is a community curator, as she hosts open space salons, and has produced events to connect people to new work specifically by BIPOC individuals.
Suraj Choudhary (Noor and Fernando)
Suraj is excited to return to the Phoenix Theatre after being in last year’s Very Phoenix Christmas. He has been acting professionally for almost 3 years in Indianapolis. You may have also seen him as Jay Gatsby in CIVIC’s rendition of the F Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby, Scotty in Evil Dead the Musical! and Brad in Zach and Zack’s Rocky Horror Picture Show! After hearing more about The New Harmony Project, Suraj is very excited to help bring Amalia Olivia Rojas’ play to life with this reading!
When not on the stage, Suraj is regularly featured on his YouTube channel: The Normies. A company he started 11 years ago that now has 15 full time employees.
Milton Espinoza (Xavi)
Growing up in Newark, Milton dreamed of one day joining the ranks of the city's most influential artists. Even now, he aspires to inspire the masses with a voice as powerful as Whitney Houston’s, to master his craft with the precision of Sarah Vaughan, and to push artistic boundaries like Redman. His work centers on telling stories that are part of a Caribbean Rasanblaj—a rich tapestry that amplifies marginalized identities often overlooked in mainstream media, theater, and Hollywood. His recent credits include 2nd Murderer at the Flea, Julius Caesar, Passion Play, The Colored Museum, and An Octoroon at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, as well as Oedipus El Rey & Action at Wesleyan University.