DÉJÀ ANDERSON-ROSS is a NYC based actress. She was born and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago, IL. She has received her MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Her credits include Chicken & Biscuits at Crossroads Theatre, The Equalizer, Chicago Fire, and a short film titled Pictures Only which screened at PAFF in LA and at Essence Festival. She hopes to use her art for truth telling and inspiring change.

Stephanie is the 2023 recipient for an OBIE Award for, Performance, for On Sugarland at New York Theatre Workshop. She was nominated for the 2023 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award for bandaged place, which premiered at the Roundabout Theatre. Other recent world premieres include: The Garden at La Jolla Playhouse, Frankenstein at Classic Stage Company, Suga In Our Wounds at Manhattan Theatre Club and Iced Out Shackled and Chained at the National Black Theater. A veteran actress of stage, television, and films, she has recurred in the TV series, Fantasy Island. Other film  credits include Before You Know It, O.G., Delivery Man, Invasion, No Reservations and Finding Forrester. Other tv credits include Luke Cage, The Last OG, Bull, Blue Bloods, Blacklist, and all the Law-and-Order Shows. She is the recipient of an OBIE for her solo show, THE SHANEEQUA CHRONICLES, the 2022 New Professional Theatre’s Award for Activism, and the 2021 League of Professional Theatre Women’s  Lee Reynold’s Award. She is a founder of  Blackberry Productions, a Harlem based Documentary Theater Company that develops works that address critical issues facing our communities.

Marcus is originally from Harlem, NY and is thrilled to be making his professional debut this summer with Classical Theatre of Harlem! Infinite love to his parents and sister, family, friends, and professors. Univ. Of Michigan School Of Music, Theatre, and Dance Class of 2025. GO BLUE!
IG: @marcccussssss

Taylor Collier is a native of Washington, DC where she trained with Dance Institute of Washington, KTM Extremes, and the Washington School of Ballet, under the direction of Rebecca Wright. In 2014, she graduated summa cum laude from the Dominican University of California/Alonzo King Lines Ballet BFA Program. She had the privilege to perform in Showboat at the San Francisco Opera, Black Nativity at the Penumbra Theater, Come Through with Bon Iver, and Guys and Dolls at the Guthrie Theater. In 2014, Taylor joined TU Dance Company and had the opportunity to perform works by Alvin Ailey, Ron K. Brown, Dwight Rhoden, Francesca Harper, Stephanie Batten Bland, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Marcus Willis, and Gioconda Barbuto. Taylor is a certified Pilates and Barre instructor, and a freelance artist in New York City.

John DeFilippo (he/him) is an actor originally from Queens, NY. Off-Broadway: The Last Night of the Oki Dog (Theatre Row). Regional: Macbeth (Cumberland Theatre), Into the Depp (Norwalk Conservatory). Equity Tour: Much Ado About Nothing, Pericles (Hip to Hip Theatre Company). Film: Intimate (Winner for Best Romantic Short – International Shorts Awards), Grandmafia. BFA, Queens College. John is honored to be making his CTH debut, bringing Shakespeare and Shakespearean sequels to all for free – as it should be!
Johndefilippo.com; IG: @johndefilippo16

Perri Gaffney was last seen at The Public in A Raisin in the Sun. Other credits: Shadowland, Skeleton Crew, FAMILIAR, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lifespan of a Fact, Having Our Say, To Kill A Mockingbird, Steel Magnolias, Macbeth, Death and the King’s Horseman, The Resurrection of Alice, East New York, BRAINWORKS, So Close. BOOKS:The Resurrection of Alice (debut novel) Managing Artists in Pop Music, and The Business of Broadway (textbooks written with Mitch Weiss).

Paula Galloway is thrilled to return to Classical Theatre of Harlem, after appearing in A Christmas Carol in Harlem. She recently starred in a revival of Mamma Decemba (New Perspectives Theater Company), and made her solo cabaret debut at 54 Below. Regional productions: As You Like It, All’s Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare on the Sound), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado about Nothing (Hudson Shakespeare), Measure for Measure (Looking Glass Theatre). Jamaica, The Colored Museum, The Wizard of Oz, & Pippin (Harlem Repertory Theatre), Seussical, The Musical (Gallery Players), Smokey Joe’s Café (Westchester Sandbox Theater), Three Questions (Samuel French Festival). Last year, she was featured in Ain’t Misbehavin’, directed by Ken Page (CCAE). Thanks to the cast & crew of Malvolio, thank you to Jason, Benjamin, and my family & friends for their love and support. SUPPORT LIVE THEATER!

Allen reprises the role of Malvolio from last year’s production of TWELFTH NIGHT and the remount at Skirball Center. He was previously seen in December as Scrooge in A SHERLOCK CAROL at New World Stages. He has played great roles across the US and Canada including Othello, Iago, several roles in the August Wilson cycle, Cyrano De Bergerac, Ichabod Crane, Aaron the Moor, Hamm in ENDGAME, Vladimir in WAITING FOR GODOT, and many Commedia Dell’Arte shows among many others. Allen is a 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow, a 2015 3Arts Prize recipient, a 2019 Nicholas Ruddall Prize recipient, a proud ensemble member of Congo Square Theater Company, and a US Army Infantry veteran. Originally from Houston, he dedicates these performances to his family who travels from all parts of the country to support him. Allen seeks New York representation. allengilmore.com

Matthew J. Harris – Off-broadway credits: DOWNSTATE, A Midsummer Nights Dream, She Calls Me Firefly. Regional: King Lear, IN THE HEIGHTS, Milk Like Sugar, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, Romeo and Juliet, Tartuffe, and more. TV: Person of Interest, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Search Party, The Endgame, Fleishman is in Trouble. BFA from Rutgers UniversityMason Gross. matthewjharris.net.

Originally from Arizona, Brynlie moved to New York City in 2017 to join Elisa Monte Dance, now known as EMERGE125, and under the direction of Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Brynlie has performed at venues such as the National Gallery of Art, SummerStage, The Flea Theater, and New York Fashion Week with designer Paola Hernandez. Brynlie was also cast in The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s productions of Antigone, The Bacchae, and Seize The King. Brynlie then joined the Steps on Broadway Conservatory to perform the works of Janice Rosario, Billy Griffin, and Robert LaFosse (Jerome Robbins’ Opus Jazz) and studied with choreographers such as Al Blackstone, Nicholas Palmquist, Max Stone, and Patti Wilcox.
Brynlie was Assistant Choreographer for two Victoria’s Secret projects with Irene Ashu, and Movement Director for the 100% recyclable shoe brand, Thousand Fell.

Most recently, Brynlie was the Assistant Choreographer and Swing in The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s NYT’s Critic’s Pick, Twelfth Night, and returned for their revival at the NYU Skirball Center in February, 2023. In June, she performed in Broadway Bares, fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She is thrilled to return to Illyria for her 5th production with CTH in MALVOLIO. @brynlie_

Marjorie Johnson is thrilled to be making her Classical Theatre of Harlem Debut. Ms. Johnson has created and recreated a wide range of characters across the country and abroad. Most recently she portrayed Ruthie Mimms in The World Premiere of Kyle Bass’s TENDER RAIN at Syracuse Stage. Some of her other favorite roles include Lena Younger in RAISIN IN THE SUN at The Sharon Playhouse in Sharon , Ct.,  Rose in THE LAST  ROMANCE at The New Theatre & Restaurant in Kansas City, MO.  Dotty in Colman Domingo’s DOT at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City which garnered her the Lead Actress AUDELCO Award. The Candy Lady in Katori Hall’s HOODOO LOVE at the Cherry Lane Theatre which won her the Best Supporting Actress AUDELCO Award. Mrs. Antrobus in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at The Delaware Theatre Co. in Wilmington in which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the Philadelphia Critics Award, M. THE MANDELA SAGA by Laurence Holder portraying Winnie Mandela winning her The Lead actress AUDELCO Award, and Sojourner Truth & Zora Neale Hurston in THE PEN & THE PODIUM at The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.  Some of her TV and Film roles include the upcoming film Rob Peace,  Armageddon Time, Modern Love, Bull, Sneaky Pete, Mozart in the Jungle, Nurse Jackie, The Leftovers, Law & Order: SVU, and American Gangster.

Kineta Kunutu (she/her) is a New York-based actor originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. Favorite theater credits include: Slave Play U/S (Center Theatre Group), But I Cd Only Whisper (The Flea) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival); TV credits include Citidal, The Blacklist and The Good Fight. Kineta is an alumna of the Yale School of Drama—where her credits include Romeo & Juliet, Trojan Women, If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka, Mies Julie, and In the Red and Brown Water—and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In addition to her screen and stage work, Kineta is also a voice actor, yoga instructor and teaching artist.

René has performed professionally in all of the plays in Shakespeare’s Folio. Recently he was seen in as Chorus in Henry V at Orlando Shakes and in his 6th season at the Utah Shakespeare Festival as Kent in King Lear and Alonso in The Tempest. He has also been seen at the REP at University of Delaware as John Proctor in The Crucible; Old Globe—Leonato in Much Ado about Nothing, Antonio in The Tempest; American Shakespeare Center (14 years, 118 productions) favorite roles there include Timon, Lear, Leontes, Benedick, Faustus, Othello, Coriolanus, Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest, Valmont in Les Liasons Dangereuse. Awards and Nominations – Falstaff Awards—Best Principal Performance Male (nominee), Timon; San Diego Theater Critics Award—Best Dramatic Production, A Doll’s House, Part 2. He has his MFA from PTTP University of Delaware and BFA from ATP at the University of Utah. Member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Valériane Louisy Louis Joseph, a native of the French Caribbean, graduated from The Ailey School in 2018. She has performed works by renowned choreographers such as Darrell Moultrie, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Amy Hall, Earl Mosley, and Chester Whitmore, among others. Valériane was a member of Ronald K. Brown’s EVIDENCE A Dance Company and furthered her career as part of the dance ensemble in the Broadway production of The Lion King in Paris. Most recently she has appeared in singer songwriter Omah Lay’s « SOSO » music video choreographed by Izzy Odigie and is currently dancing with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, RudduR Dance.

Tony Macht (Valentin) Off Broadway: The Sasquatch Rituals (The Kitchen), The Shadow of a Gunman (NYU), A Streetcar Named Desire (Mister Rogers). TV/Film: At Home with Amy Sedaris, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, After-Class. MFA from NYU. Tony is thrilled to be making his Classical Theater of Harlem debut.

Collin is thrilled to return to CTH after making his debut with the company last year in Twelfth Night. Other favorite credits include Guildenstern in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Macbeth/Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Hal/Henry V in 1 & 2 Henry IV and Henry V in rep, all with Adirondack Shakespeare Company, and originating Ace in Mallory Jane Weiss’s Pony Up. As a playwright, his work has been developed at The Lark, Cherry Lane, Stable Cable, IRT, and The Wild Project. His one act, Dancing Shoes, recently won Best Play at the Queens Short Play Festival. All the love to his incredibly supportive partner, Simone, and his incredibly floofy rabbit, Rhino.

J.D. Mollison: CTH Debut! Past productions: OCTET, (Signature Theater NYC, Berkeley Rep), X OR BETTY SHABAZZ VS. THE NATION (The Acting Company), black odyssey (CalShakes), MOBY DICK (A.R.T.), A WINTER’S TALE (Public Works DTC), VENICE (N.Y. Public Theater), A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS (NYTW), LES MISERABLES (Broadway Revival), JULIUS CAESAR (The Acting Company), THE BOX (The Foundry), IPHIGENIA 2.0 (Signature Theater), GREATER ANGELS (EPbB), AVENUE X (Dreamlight), MONSTROSITY (13P), JELLY’S LAST JAM (Alliance Theatre, Suzi Bass Award). Audio: HANDS UP (National Black Theater), KING LEAR (PlayOn Podcasts) TV/Film:” Godfather of Harlem”, “Shameless,” “Madam Secretary,” “SVU”, “Shades of Blue,” “The Snare”. “Training: Carnegie Mellon University.

John-Andrew Morrison is thrilled to be back at Classical Theater of Harlem. Previous CTH credits The Blacks – A Clown Show, Caligula with Andre DeSheildsand Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death. John-Andrew is a TONY Award Nominee, a Lucille Lortel and OBIE Award Winner for the Pulitzer Prize and TONY Award winning musical A Strange Loop. He is also an Outer Critics Circle Honoree for Blues for an Alabama Sky with KEEN Company Off Broadway. BA from Brandeis University and an MFA from UC San Diego with a residency at La Jolla Playhouse. John-Andrew hails from Kingston, Jamaica.

A multi-hyphenated artist earning a BA with a Concentration in Social Justice from SUNY Empire State College as a Director, Composer, Writer, Producer and Performer. CB has performed twice on Broadway, numerous times Off-Broadway, on TV and in films. He has received ADULCO nominations for acting, writing, and choreography. Has received awards from: SMPS (Society of Marketing Professionals Services) and the US Army Corps of Engineers as a teaching artist, awarded the 2015 Union City, New Jersey, Artist of the Year Award, won for Best Play in Annual NYC Short Play Festival in 2020, and won Best Screenplay in the 2020 Harlem Film Festival. This is CB’s fifth production with his beloved CTH family. @cbm4th

Al-nisa Petty is an actor and voiceover artist from Newark, New Jersey. Credit’s include: On Strivers Row (Metropolitan Playhouse), Twelfth Night (The Acting Company), A Raisin in the Sun (TheatreWorks Colorado Springs), School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Berkeley Rep), SLUT, The Play (NJPAC), KIN (WP Theatre), and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Huntington Theatre Company). Al-nisa studied at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, and received a BFA in Acting from Rutgers University.

Nathan is thrilled to make his debut at The Classical Theatre of Harlem! As a proud Afro-Latino and Bronx native, bringing this play to this community is a dream come true. Recent credits include the world premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Plays for the Plague Year (The Public Theater), The Tempest (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), A Christmas Carol (People’s Light) amongst others. Nathan is a graduate of the MFA Acting program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Love to Courtney for all her patience, love, and support. Phillipians 4:13. www.nathanmramsey.com

Duane Shabazz, hailing from Detroit, MI and graduate from NYU Grad Acting. He is making his theatre debut here in New York. His mission as an artist is to engage and inspire the next generation of underprivileged people working to break family curses.

Broadway: One Man Two Guvnors, Passing Strange. Off Broadway: Arden of Faversham (Lortel Theater); Candida (Theater Row) Epiphany (Lincoln Center); Merry Wives, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, Pericles (Public Theater/NYSF); Where We Stand (Women’s Project); Passage (Soho Rep); The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World (Signature Theater Company); Mankind (Playwrights Horizons); Gone Missing (City Center Encores!); The Glory of the World (BAM);  Marat/Sade (Classical Theater of Harlem). Regional: Berkeley Rep, Rep of Saint Louis, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barrington Stage Company, American Conservatory Theater, Dallas Theater Center, California Shakespeare Theater, among others. Film: Relay, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Medal of Victory, Bee Season. Other Credits: Member of Project Number One at Soho Rep for the 2020/21 Season and serves on the Acting Faculty at The Playwrights Horizon’s School/NYU.

Jonathan Smith comes to NYC, and to the Classical Theater of Harlem, after having spent three years with Celebrity Cruises as a dancer and aerialist. He has had the privilege of being able to dance with a myriad of different companies and in different venues. He has danced with Step Afrika!, The 7 Fingers, Telemundo, Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque Dreams, Les Farfadais, and many more. Smith’s dance journey began under the guidance of Terrance Henderson in 2009, progressing from an apprentice dancer to Henderson’s primary assistant and professional artistic collaborator. He has contributed to the premieres of three works by Henderson, including “The Black Man…Complex,” “RUINS” (part of the Incubator Series at Harbison Theater), and the children’s theater production “SHINE.” Smith has also made a mark in the film industry, appearing as a featured dancer in the award-winning short film “Rising” by Ron Hagell.

Born and raised in Southern California, Timothy grew up performing throughout his childhood. After graduating high school, Timothy was accepted on a dance scholarship to The Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, CA.
His credits include: Tokyo Disney, Hairspray at The Hollywood Bowl, The Jay Leno Show, Dr. Oz, Co-Star roll on GLEE, The Jungle Book on Broadway, In The Heights, The Grammy Awards, Diggy Simmons (music video), “A Jazz Man’s Blues” Tyler Perry and Cleopatra (Off Broadway). Since 2017, Timothy has traveled to India to teach dance and also became certified in yoga.

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