Ya Chin Chang (張雅琹) (she/her) is a visual artist whose work is inspired by everyday objects and moments, incorporating whimsy and nostalgia. Her oil paintings, graphite drawings, and mixed media sculptures are anchored in the coupling of concept and craft. As a child in Hong Kong, Ya Chin could be found talking to herself while drawing on the back of scrap paper, narrating the stories of her drawings. She put sketching on the back burner until 2013 when she rediscovered art. She attended academies in Florence, Paris and London, before arriving at Grand Central Atelier in NYC.
Sarah Murphy (she/her) is co-director of Tiny Box Theater with whom she has participated as story collaborator, dramaturg, voice artist, performer, and tiny box operator. Sarah also works as a school librarian and teacher of literature and theatre. She's written a number of short plays for very young actors, and from 2014-2018 Sarah directed the middle school theatre program and created “Shakespeare Camp” at the Browning School in New York. She currently teaches middle and upper school English at Professional Children’s School. Sarah has an MA in English, a Masters in Library and Information Science, and a BA in Theatre Arts.
Joy Tomasko (she/her) is co-director, primary script writer, and box designer/operator with Tiny Box Theater. As a playwright, her works have been performed in the United States, Cuba, and Germany. Joy has scripted media interactives, videos, and experiences for Batwin + Robin Productions for cultural institutions across the country. Residencies and fellowships have included the Playwrights Center’s Jerome Fellowship, WP Theater/NYSCA residency, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Lab, AROHO, and the MacDowell Colony. Joy is an affiliated artist with Denman Theatre and Dance, Theatre 167, and the Playwrights Center. 2019 Queens Council on the Arts grant recipient.
David Lamoureux (he/him) is a music and theatre artist originally from Los Angeles. Notable collaborations include Gwen Stefani, Yoshiki, Augustana, Dave Eggar, Greg Holden, The Damnwells, Katie Costello, Vanessa Carlton, Conrad Sewell, Jeff Chang, Rachel Bloom, Denman Theatre & Dance Co, Tiny Box Theater, Accidental Jacket Productions. Producer of the Reiner Reading Series ’12-’17 (LA Drama Critics Circle Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre). Creator of David & The Bombshells. English-language lyricist of Gerard Presgurvic’s Autant en emporte le vent. Composer of Tiny Box Theater’s The House We Never Lived In and Denman Theatre & Dance Co’s The Donner Party. http://davidlamoureuxcreative.com/
Jen Anaya (they/them) is a theater/music/art/ritual space maker, doula and energy healer born and raised in the desert of Yavapaiv Apache, Cocopah and O'odham land. A proud jack of all trades, they have performed in rock bands, web series, art installations, plays, operas, films, solo shows, healing rituals and musicals everywhere from La Mama to The Kitchen, Harvard Art Lab to Radio City Music Hall, the mountains of Greece to Harpa in Iceland. Jen is a founding member of Constellation Chor, occasional contributor to You Are Here Creations and current FORGE Fellow. https://www.jenanaya.com/
Arsène DeLay (she/her) is a singer/songwriter and the youngest of the Boutté Family, one of the musical dynasties of New Orleans. A veteran of the theatre and film world for over 20 years, recent credits include Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger, NFL’s Battle of the Bands: Saints versus Cowboys, and NCIS New Orleans, which used the title track of her freshman award-nominated album, “Comin’ Home.” Other credits include Tremé, Gulf Coast Theatre On Tap’s Love Taps, Neutral Ground, Hoofing for Heroes, Helen of Troy at the Getty Villa (Los Angeles) and is an alumni of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She performs in NOLA solo, with Funk Monkey, Antoine Diel & Misfit Power, and Charlie Wooton, with whom she just collaborated with on their recent release, Blue Basso. https://www.arsenedelay.com/
Nico Grelli (they/them) is a genderqueer, Italo-Americano filmmaker, screenwriter, director and performer. Nico has won a New York Innovative Theatre Award, and was nominated for Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award. Nico creates, directs, writes, shoots, cuts, and composes most of the music for their late night, public access inspired, stoner queerdo webseries: Pier Valentino's: SHOW WITHOUT END! Nico is a member of Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, and is proud to have worked extensively as a teaching artist with Epic Theatre Ensemble, The 52nd St Project, and The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Upcoming: attending London Film School's MA in Filmmaking. www.nicgrelli.com
Matthew Leonhart (he/him) is a UK-based actor originally from Hong Kong. He performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in the sold-out show Mountains in 2018, was the lead role in 59 Productions’ Invisible Cities that debuted at 2019 Manchester International Festival, and is currently workshopping a project with The Royal Shakespeare Company. Recent TV and film credits include Berlin Station season 2 and the award-winning film Philophobia. His voice can be heard in multiple video games and cartoons around the world.
Victor Santos (he/him) is a south Texas native who is currently based in Austin, TX. He is a graduate of the MFA Acting program at California Institute of The Arts. His passion for acting has led him to proudly serve as a Theatre educator where he takes on the role of Artistic Director while he engages his community through directing plays, coaching, and mentoring his students who seek to pursue a career in The Arts. https://www.instagram.com/stvick9/
Postmasters We’re grateful to these contributors who through their generosity and support helped underwrite the costs of making and distributing The Mailbox’s premiere:
Will Addis, Jessica Adler, Dawn Afanador, Mary Berdoulay, Alanna Blair, Jacob Breeden, Michelle Brown, Diana Buitrago, Kira Burkhart, Emily Cagwin, Julie Cederbaum, Jo Chang, Noreen Chapman, Daniel S Chee, Natalie Chou, Deb Coen, Carolin Collins, Clarissa Cortland, Marlee Delia, Patrick Denny, Elle and Jim Dunham, Nicholas Fortugno, Julie Gaudreau, Brandi Gestri, Maree Grant, Kevin Healey, Kate Hess, Riley Fox Hillyer, Candace Ho, Clara Ho, Helen Ho, Jenna Hoff, Tommy Honton, Morgan Anne Howard, Damon Huffman, Meghan King, Janetta Lien, Darcy McConnell, Bonnie Metzgar, Ed Milano, Jill Mumie, Meg & Harper Nelson, Maeve O'Sullivan, Danielle Pafunda, Ralph Park, Jason Planitzer, Randy J. Prescott, Emily Ray, Noelle Richardson, Lexi Robertson, Aaron Rossini, Alison Scott, Craig Shattner, Dan Short, Sarah Siyufy, Jeremy Sponder, Lisa Springle, Steven Strafford, Edward Tomasko, Helen Tomasko, Danny van Zuijlen, Natalie C Walden, Katie Whipple, Julie Wilhelm and Kevin Bouey, Emilie D Wolf, Tamilla Woodard, Jun Yung, Dale Zinkowski
The Mailbox premiered during Post Theatrical, a festival conceived and coordinated by RealTime Interventions.
The Mailbox was developed, in part, with the support of The Orchard Project and Queens Council on the Arts.
We also wish to thank: Molly Rice, Rusty Thelin, Emma Wagner DeFrange, Shaunda McDill, Bethel Printing & Graphics, Patrick Denny/Tanata Productions, Jeanette Yew, Matt Coleman, Marisa Field, Jason Planitzer, Jun Yung, and you!