MEET THE CAST
Jesse Corbin
(Peter, Aslan, and others) Jesse is thrilled to help bring his favorite childhood story to life by joining the cast. Most recently he has appeared as “Link Larkin” in Hairspray and Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S Pinafore. Other credits include performing in the NYC Frigid Festival for new works of musical theatre as well as appearing across the country in such shows as Les Misérables (Enjolras), Joseph and the… Dreamcoat (Joseph), and A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage (Hugh Gregory). Col. 1:18 @jessemcorbin www.jessecorbin.com
Kelly Strandemo
(Lucy and White Witch) Kelly is delighted to be “on the move” with Aslan! Her previous NYC credits include Antigone Noir (EST); The Drunken City (Workshop Theatre); Belles; Thirds (Heiress Productions/Theatre Row). Kelly has appeared regionally in roles such as “Guenevere” in Camelot; “Lucy” in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and “Eileen” in Moon Over Buffalo. She is a founding member of Ducdame Ensemble, and has appeared in their productions of Fuente Ovejuna (2015 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award) and Dames of Thrones (NYC and International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe). Kelly holds a Master’s Degree in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and can be found online at www.kellystrandemo.com
Alexander Kirby
(Understudy) Alexander Kirby was most recently seen onstage at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in Zanne Hall’s Ethereal Killer. Before that he was in the holiday production of A Hoboken Tale and in the Ducdame Ensemble’s award winning production of Fuente Ovejuna as a part of the New York Fringe Festival. Regional credits include: Oh Gastronomy, HeroDad, Sense and Sensibility (Actors Theatre of Louisville), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oregon Adventure Theater), Licking Batteries (Playwrights West), King John (Linbury Studio). Alexander holds a BA in Drama from the University of Portland, is an alumnus of the acting apprentice program at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and holds his MA in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. www.alexanderkirby.com
Rachel Osterhus
(Understudy) Rachel is thrilled be a part of this adventure to Narnia! A graduate of Liberty University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts Performance, she was most recently seen in West Side Story (Anybody’s) at Greater Ocean City Theatre Company, and in Merry-Go-Round Playhouse’s production ofOklahoma. Other regional credits: The Little Mermaid, 42nd Street, Les Miserables, Tarzan, and Peter Pan. Love to the Lord, my family, and sweet Rylee Jane. www.aboutrachelosterhus.com
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
Julia Beardsley O’Brien
(Director) NY directing credits include The Rise of Dorothy Hale (Assistant Director); the National Tour of Gilligan’s Island, the Musical (Assistant Director); Mad Forest (QED Productions), True Story Project: Faith (Visible Theatre), and Clucky, the Brave Little Hen (Visible Theatre/Stone Barns Center). She has also worked as the Education Director for a non-profit theatre, a teaching artist for various organizations, and is an Off-Broadway Producer and General Manager with Jessimeg Productions. Julia studied theatre at Temple University (B.A.) and Indiana University (MFA program). She was recently directed by Ed Sherin and has trained with, Fay Simpson, Krista Smith and Jean-Rene Toussaint among others.
Josh Iacovelli
(Scenic and Lighting Design) Josh Iacovelli is originally from NJ just outside of Philadelphia. He has a BA from Stockton College with focus in Acting and Directing. He later attended the Actors Studio Drama School where he received his MFA in acting. Josh has successfully produced for television, theatre and film. He has Production Managed such hits as Michael Birbiglia’s Sleep walk with Me (Bleeker St Theatre) and most recently, the smash hit Silence! (Theatre 80). He has also designed sets and lights for numerous Off-broadway shows. His most recent designs include:The Big Bank (St Clements Theatre) Teeth of the Sons (Cherry Lane Theatre) One Night With Fanny Bryce, (St Lukes Theatre) Zero Hour (St Clements Theatre & DR2) Deitrich and Chevalier (St Lukes Theatre) Black Angels over Tuskeegee (The Actors Temple) and the long-running hit, Danny and Sylvia.
Tom Long
(Mask and Costume Design) Tom Long is the director, playwright, and chief storyteller for Friends of the Groom Christian Theater Company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been a performer for Public Educational Television, and has served as a consultant in youth work and theater for the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, the Cincinnati Library, and a number of schools and social agencies throughout Ohio. Tom has an M.A. in Theatre from the University of Cincinnati. His religious plays and musicals have been published by Baker’s Plays, Chorister’s Guild, Hal Leonard Publishing, Hope Publishing, and the National Christian Education Council of Great Britain. His work has won the Christians in Theatre Arts sketch writing and one-act play writing competitions, two Telly Awards, and a Dove Award nomination.