And our final new play reading of 2026 has been cast! We’re thrilled to announce the cast for American Steel, by Alex Lin. The play is our third reading of the 2026/27 New Plays Indy season. More information and a link to reserve tickets here.
Ryan Artzberger (Rory/Tom)
Ryan is a local actor with several national credits and extensive credits at the IRT. He has also been seen in productions with the Phoenix, Summit, and Indy Shakes, where he is the artistic director. He is a graduate of Ohio University and Juilliard. Love and gratitude to Marita, Will, and Clara.
Oliver Palmer (Liam/Wyatt)
Oliver Palmer feels blessed to be working with Alex Lin and the folks at The New Harmony Project. Off Broadway: This Land Was Made (Vineyard Theatre) Holy Ghosts (Theatre East) Regional: American Buffalo (Dorset Theater Festival) Film/TV: Upcoming Apple TV miniseries opposite Jessica Chastain, The Bride!, The Hunting Party, Power, FBI, Godfather of Harlem, Blue Bloods, Orange is the New Black, & Daredevil. Originally from Owensboro, Kentucky, Oliver Palmer is also an impassioned playwright and screenwriter dedicated to sharing southern stories. More at www.olivercpalmer.com
Sean Patrick Reilly (Tadhg/Liam Jr.)
Broadway: Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts and Martin McDonough’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Other recent theatre: Relentless (Syracuse Stage), The Front Page (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross (Alley Theatre), Amadeus (TheatreSquared), Doubt (Geva Theatre), Good People (Indiana Rep.), American Buffalo (Two River Theatre), Of Mice and Men (Westport Playhouse), Bill W and Dr Bob (Cleveland Play House). TV includes four seasons as Joe Scolari on Billions (Showtime), Bull, SVU, Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, and more. Films include: Jury of Your Peers, The Book Signing, A Wife Alone, Following Bliss, and Sleepers among many. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and The Neighborhood Playhouse.
Shelbi Berry Komohara (Darragh/Alana)
Shelbi is a local Indianapolis actor and musician. Credits include The Addams Family (Wednesday), Footloose (Rusty), Hello Dolly! (Minnie Fay), and Honky Tonk Angels (Darlene) at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, originating the role of Marjory Meade in Mr. Confidential at ATI, The Two Kids that Blow Shit Up (Diana) at Fonseca Theatre, Bat Boy: The Musical (Rick) with Cryptid Entertainment, Amadeus (Katherine/Opera Soloist) with Catalyst Repertory, Dance Nation (Amina) with Betty Rage Productions, numerous original plays through Summit, and assistant directing a recent production of Hamlet for the Garfield Park Shakespeare Company. She can also be seen as a vocalist in Crossroad Entertainment cabarets at Feinsteins: Hotel Carmichael or working on the admin team at Indy Fringe Theatre.
Eric Reiberg (Padraic/Daniel)
Eric is an (almost) lifelong resident of Indianapolis. He has most recently appeared on stage in Wad and A Case For The Existence Of God with American Lives Theatre at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre. He is once again extremely excited to be a part of a New Plays Indy project with New Harmony.
Eric’s career in the performing arts has been spent working in technical theater, event production, and teaching stage technology at the high school and university level. He has worked as a designer and technical director for numerous plays and musicals. He currently works as a building inspector in Marion County.
He thanks Leo, Lucas, and all his family and friends who are endless and enduring with their support and love.
Samantha Lewis (Maeve/Kelly Anne)
Samantha J Lewis is an actor, technician and educator based in Indianapolis. She graduated from Ball State with her BFA in Acting and minors in Spanish and New Works for the Stage in 2024. Credits include Mrs. Greene in The Prom, Fantine in Les Miserables and Olga in a 1990’s-based adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters. She was also a part of Defiance Comedy’s 2026 Indy Fringe Show: A Scout’s Honor as well as the 2025 Phoenix Theatre and Cultural Centre’s annual Christmas comedy. As a technician, Sam has experience in wardrobe, carpentry, electrics, scenic painting and stage management. She is a frequent over-hire at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, where she recently understudied for The Da Vinci Code in addition to assisting in its construction and working as a dresser. As an educator, she has directed, stage-managed and assistant production-coordinated for Summer Stock Stage’s summer Academy programs. She aims to pass on the gifts of resilience, camaraderie and joy that theatre can inspire in future generations. Sam is also an aspiring playwright with some staged readings under her own belt, and believes strongly in the power of theatre as an act of resistance. She lives with her partner Lo and their cat, Gorgonzola.
Claire Wilcher (Brenda Jean/Lucy)
Claire is feeling lucky to be back among the NHP folk, having been in last year's reading of Hiraeth, or When Pluto Was a Planet. Recent credits include IndyShakes' ADO, What the Constitution Means to Me with ALT, and IRT's The Play That Goes Wrong. Claire is the Education & Artistic Associate at IRT, and as a certified intimacy director, she is the resident intimacy consultant for both IRT and Summer Stock Stage.
Carly Everett (Stage Directions)
Carly Everett is an accomplished artist and theatrical professional holding a Bachelor of Science in Theatrical Performance & Directing from the University of Indianapolis (Class of 2020). Her multi-faceted career spans acting, directing, and design, notably serving as Drama Director at Oldenburg Academy and earning recognition as both a KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Nominee and a KCACTF Costume Design Finalist. Carly’s extensive stage credits include principal roles such as Shannon in Post Democracy and Kathleen Haag in 1980 with the Storefront Theatre, as well as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, Jenny in Rare Birds, and Sylvie in Move Over Mrs. Markham at UIndy. She is absolutely thrilled for the opportunity to grace the stage once again and share live storytelling with an audience.
Outside of the theatre, Carly is incredibly grateful to her fiancé, Alex, for his unwavering support in the pursuit of all her dreams. Her deepest joy and inspiration come from her two beautiful children, ages 1 and 6, whom she lives her whole life for.