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Some of Joshua’s favorite recent roles include Edmund in King Lear at Berkeley Shakespeare, Robert Lambert in Boeing, Boeing at Benicia Old Town Theatre Group, and Mr. Darcy in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Altarena Playhouse. He earned his BFA in New Genres from San Francisco Art Institute. Joshua would like to thank his family and friends for their unwavering support. Enjoy the show!

Jen is grateful to be back at Masquers after performing as Norma McCorvey in Roe. Other Bay Area credits include The Tempest at Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley's staged readings of Machinal and Jizo, and the Last Black Man music video by Jamal Trulove. Other credits include North Carolina Theatre’s productions of Ragtime, A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Thank you to my acting coach, Alyson Schacherer, who teaches the Barrow Group Approach. Much love and gratitude to Dave.

Brittany Sade is an Actor and writer originally from Chicago, IL. Now calling the Bay Area home, she has previously trained in screenwriting at Second City (Chicago) and acting at Z/A Studios (San Francisco). On her down time she enjoys traveling, working on her screenplay, hiking, and dance.

She is honored to make her Bay Area stage debut at the Masquers Playhouse.

Miranda is elated to make her Masquers Playhouse debut. Some of her favorite past roles include Doctor Faustus in Doctor Faustus (UCR), Grace Farrell in Annie Warbucks (Landmark Musical Theatre), Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest (Coastal Repertory Theatre) and Jackie in Birthmark (UCR), for which she was nominated for a KCACTF Irene Ryan Award. Miranda also loves to write plays and has received an award for Excellence in Playwriting from TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. She would like to thank her cats (both on Earth and in Cat Heaven). IG: _miranda_liu

Clare started performing at a young age on the idyllic waterfront stages of Summer Stock theater in Maine, and has continued to perform across the USA, Canada, and Colombia since then--notable performances include the Canadian debuts of Blue Planet and I Am the Wind, as well as a sensual bachata showcase at the top ranked club in Cali, Colombia, La Pergola. While the stage holds her heart, she recently began expanding back into film, starring in her first indie Feature, Rockweed. A recent transplant, Clare is over the moon to begin her California performance journey at the Masquers. When not on stage, she is most likely dancing, thrifting, or escaping into the woods.

Anthony is making his Masquers debut. Favorite past roles include Floyd in Speakeasy (Boxcar Theater), Peter Timms in Chinglish (San Francisco Playhouse & Plethos Productions), and Herr Zeller in Sound of Music (Foothill Musical Theater). Anthony grew up on the Peninsula and after many years living and traveling overseas returned to the Bay Area and found a home for his wanderlust in acting. He currently studies acting at ZA Studios. Special thanks to Carmen for her faith in me and to my father for showing me how to be bigger than life. http://www.anthonypcardoza.com/

Torey Bookstein is delighted to be making her Masquers debut. In addition to acting, Torey is a classically trained soprano with experience in musical theater, improv, and cabaret. Torey trained at the Jacques Thibaud Music Conservatory, in Bordeaux, France, as well as with the theater schools at both Berkeley Rep and SF ACT. Torey has written, produced, and directed seven autobiographical cabaret shows, including Parenting: How Bad Could It Be? and Parenting 2: I’m So Glad I Caught the Vomit In My Hand! Notable credits include The Man Who Saved Christmas (Mary Gilbert) with Chanticleers; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Musical!) (Quince; u/s Titania/Hippolyta) with Berkeley Shakespeare Company; Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel) with Ballibay Theater; A…My Name is Alice (Karen, Chanteuse, & others), and Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon) with Roeper Theater; The Very Last One And Only Highly Endangered Mountain Lion In Pennsylvania (Stank) with Musical Café. Torey is especially passionate about broadening the equity lenses and social justice impact of theater, helping to develop new works, and re-imagining old works to portray and shape a more just world.