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Stella Cole at Yoshi’s

West Coast Tour | Oakland, CA | 2024

“Stella is a New York based actor and singer. She is well known on social media, particularly on tiktok, where she has a following of 800,000+ for singing jazz standards and musical theatre songs. In November, she released two pop singles with GRAMMY Award winning Producer Dave O'Donnell (James Taylor, Katy Perry, Ray Charles) and songwriter Emma Scotson.

She is a student of Tony Award winning voice teacher Joan Lader (other students include Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone, Rachel Zegler, Madonna, and Hugh Jackman). She studies jazz technique under La Tanya Hall, a widely acclaimed jazz vocalist who has worked with Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, and Michael Feinstein.

Stella is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where she received a double major in theatre and international relations, a minor in German, and a certificate in Musical Theatre.” - Stella Cole via IMDB

One to watch! TikTok / IG: @stellakcole

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You Did It! at Cutting Ball Theater

Bay Area Premiere | San Fransisco, CA | 2024

A solo-show, written and performed by Payson Witwell
Directed by Jax Blaska and Molly Kirschenbaum

About the Playwright: “Payson Witwell (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based writer and actor whose work is grounded in a deep commitment to vulnerability in storytelling. As a writer, Payson deals with questions like: why does my mom act like that? Do I act like that? And additionally, am I the only person in the world who cares this much about being pretty? Payson is a lover - not a fighter - a freak, and an intellectual. She has a bad habit of seeking things that cannot be found.”

Past Collaborations: 2016 & On

Gabe Kessler | New Brunswick, NJ | 2019
Springtime in a cul de sac of abandon homes surrounding Little Theater, since torn down.

TAN - Short Dance Film

"A Fosse inspired 1960's poolside film with dancers from San Francisco Ballet."
Napa, CA | 2021

Directed by Ty Molbak, Choreographed by Benjamin Freemantle
Prod Co. Blue Collaborative

CYMBELINE at Kirkpatrick Chapel

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | New Brunswick, NJ | 2018

Directed by Dara Malina, Produced by Maia Karo
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - BFA / MFA Actors, Class of 2020

PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE at Little Theater

RUTGER’S UNIVERSITY | New Brunswick, NJ | 2018

Devised process directed by Kevin Kittle
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - BFA Actors, Class of 2021

COWBOY MOUTH for Huddled Spaces

HAGEDORN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL | Glen Gardener, NJ | 2018
GIBNEY DANCE | New York City, NY | 2018

Site-specific promo photoshoot for Prod Co. Huddled Spaces

Cowboy Mouth - A movement based adaption of the original play of the same title, by Patti Smith and Sam Shepard, explores the complicated relationship between characters Cavale and Slim. Part of Cavale’s backstory, that undoubtedly influence the action of the plot, was her time in a psych ward.

After much Googling, thanks to Atlas Obscura, I landed on the abandon Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital as our location.

“Huddled Spaces is a new artist collective exploring the impact of an environment on the individual; the space being the first ingredient with all else following in procession. The mission of Huddled Spaces is to explore variant experiences, expressions, and understandings, thereby enriching conversational convergence and discovery. Interests include the abstraction of text and movement, as well as the use of live performance technology.”

HANDS UP! at Mortenson Hall

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | New Brunswick, NJ | 2018

Directed by Ashley Nicole Williams & Candace Grace Taylor

”The New Black Fest commissioned seven up-and-coming Black playwrights, including Idris Goodwin (They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared …) and Nambi E. Kelley (Dead of Night … The Execution of …) to create original monologues in response to the ongoing murders of unarmed Black people by police officers. “Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments” is the thought-provoking result.” - Charlotte Is Creative