Stranger Things: The First Shadow Tickets

Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Classic Stage Company). Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, with 13 MUNY credits. Other regional work includes Lost in Yonkers (Palm Beach Dramaworks), and Bye Bye Birdie (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). Victor studied dance with the inaugural class of the Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts. Many thanks to John Mara Jr.

Broadway: Patriots, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Stick Fly, Accent on Youth (MTC), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Roundabout Theatre Company). Off-Broadway: Illyria (Public Theatre) Saturn Returns (Lincoln Center), Row After Row (Women's Project), Temporal Powers, Wife to James Whelan (Mint Theatre). Film: Simple Little Lives, Return, Angels in Stardust.  TV: Law & Order: SVU, FBI: Most Wanted, Blacklist, Bull, Betty, Instinct, Chicago Med, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Elementary. B.F.A: Syracuse University, M.F.A: NYU Graduate Acting Program.

Ayana Cymone is a recent BFA graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. Since graduating, she has starred in the Santa Cruz Shakespeare production of Troilus and Cressida playing the titular role of Cressida and in the Dartboard Productions theatrical adaptation of Treasure Island at New York’s West Park theater. A native of Richmond, VA, Ayana is proud to call New York her new home. Representation: Hannah Roth at Framework Entertainment.

Matthew Erick White is honored to make his Broadway debut after originating the role of James Hopper, Jr. in the production’s first workshop. He is best known for his performance in The Blind, Fathom Events’ highest-grossing film, with additional credits including NCIS: Origins (CBS), Criminal Minds: Evolution (Paramount+), Station 19 (ABC), and The Young and the Restless (CBS). His career includes a wide range of work across film, television, and commercial platforms. Beyond his on-screen work, Matthew is the creator and host of the entertainment podcast “In the Mix with Matthew Erick White” and holds a master’s degree from Boston University. He is represented by LBI Management and CESD.

Pronunciation: “struh-JE(H)-ski.” Broadway: The Great Gatsby (OBC); Good Night, Oscar. Off-Broadway: Jonah (Roundabout); Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons, Obie Special Citation). Film and TV: House of Dynamite, The Breakdown Parables, Evil, Billions, and Madam Secretary. As a singer/songwriter, his original music is available under the pseudonym “Barstow Drive” on most streaming services, and “John Zdrojeski” on Apple Music. Education: BU (BFA) and NYU (MFA). 

Juan Carlos is making his Broadway debut! With a resume that includes standout roles on shows such as ABC’s Grey's Anatomy, The Better Sister with Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel on PRIME VIDEO, HBO’s Sex Lives of College Girls, as well as working opposite the legendary Matthew Broderick in Elsbeth on CBS, Juan brings a wealth of passion and joy to the Broadway stage. Juan is very lucky to be represented by Jackie Joyner at 3G Management.

Shea Grant is an actor living in New York City. She is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut. Recent TV/film credits include FBI and TWST: Things We Said Today, which premiered at Venice Film Festival. Throughout the past year, Shea has dedicated herself to the development and production of new plays as both an actress and director. In her free time, Shea loves to laugh at stuff: movies, theater, books, comedy, friends, enemies, strangers, roommates, herself. BFA: New York University.

Andrew Hovelson is best known for raising three boys in triple bunk beds in Hell’s Kitchen with his beautiful wife. Other credits include – Broadway: Lucky Guy (w/ Tom Hanks), The Father, An Enemy of the People. Select New York Theater: Mother of the Maid (w/ Glenn Close, The Public Theater), Othello, As You Like It (New York Shakespeare Festival), An Ordinary Muslim (New York Theater Workshop), Golden Age (Manhattan Theater Club), Tamburlaine the Great (Theater for a New Audience), Life Sucks! (Wheelhouse), Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine (written and directed by Ruben-Santiago Hudson).  TV:  FBI, The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue, TURN, The Good Wife, Mysteries of Laura, Unforgettable, ER.  Film: Thine Ears Shall Bleed, Stranger in the Dunes, The Magnificent Meyersons. M.F.A. NYU Graduate Acting.  Andrew has workshopped over 100 new plays and musicals throughout his career in New York City.

Broadway: A Wonderful World (Lil), Hamilton (Angelica Schuyler), The Color Purple (Nettie). National: Hamilton, Motown the Musical. Film: Silent Night in the City. Jennie is thrilled to join this incredible show. Grateful to God, DeWitt, Ella & Olivia.

Broadway credits include A Life in the Theatre, It’s Only A Play, Noises Off and Tartuffe. Off-Broadway credits include The Merchant of Venice, Pocatello, Romeo and Juliet, and Scattergood, for which he received a Drama Desk nomination. Other theater credits include Parade at the Mark Taper and Amadeus at the Guthrie. His television credits include The Flight Attendant, Genius: Picasso, Genius: Einstein, Stephen King’s 11.22.63, and The Comey Rule. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Grey’s Anatomy. Film credits include 42 and Forge.

Ben Ashcraft (he/him) is so excited to be making his Broadway debut! Mom I made it!! Regional: Cabaret (Breckenridge Backstage), Trailer Park (Lyric Stage Dallas). BFA: UTA. Thanks to: this company/production team, Netflix, Carnahan, Stranger Things. Love to: his best friend, brother, mom and late father Wes. See you in Hawkins! 

Broadway: The Outsiders (Bob, u/s Darrel, Soda, Paul). Off-Broadway: It’s Not What It Looks Like (Playwright) (M), which earned him Best Play at SoHo Playhouse’s ‘Lighthouse Series’. He loves his team, friends and family. For Suzanne.

Zoe Sage is so thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in Stranger Things: The First Shadow! Born and raised in The Bronx, Zoe is a current senior at NYU, earning her BFA in Drama with training at the Atlantic Acting School. She has also studied Shakespeare abroad at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Recent credits include: Celia in As You Like It (RADA) and the title role in Antigone (Atlantic Acting School).  Zoe gives her endless gratitude to all her friends, family, and mentors for their unwavering support and the biggest thank you to her mom, whose love and sacrifice made this journey possible. Proudly represented by Jason Bercy at Bercy Talent Management and Bonnie Shumofsky at Stewart Talent.

Thatcher Jacobs from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is proud to make his Broadway debut in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. A student at DePaul pursuing a BFA in Acting, Thatcher is best known for his role as Lepus in The Seeding (2023) and Jason in Falsettos Broadway Tour (2019).

(they/them) Broadway debut! Regional: Sanctuary City (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Ever in the Glades (Kennedy Center). TV/Film: The Big Leap (FOX), Southside (HBO Max), How to L0ve (OTV), Mom & Dad (Momentum Pictures), Knives & Skin (IFC Midnight). Robert is also an award-winning screenwriter, receiving recognition from Comedy Central’s Yes And...Laughter Lab, Halsey's Black Creators Funding Initiative, Red Bull Arts, Outfest, and The Orchard Project. B.A. in Film from Northwestern University. Robert sends endless thanks to their family, friends, Stewart Talent and their Chicago creative community.

Broadway debut! Regional: Dear Evan Hansen (Zoe Murphy, Muny) Film/TV: Ouija (Blumhouse), Schooled (ABC), Legit (FX). She’d love to highlight CESD & Prime Talent Media, the Stranger Things family, her parents (and pets), friends, and Kelly - for everything.

Dora Dolphin is honored to make her Broadway debut in the Stranger Things universe after originating her role as young Karen Wheeler in the first workshop. Favorite regional theater credits: World Premiere of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical with Broadway Producer Kevin McCollum (CTC), A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater), World Premiere of Teen Idol: The Bobby Vee Story (History Theatre), and her star-turn performance as Coco in Coco’s Diary (History Theatre). Film/TV/Voiceover credits: Disney’s The Villains of Valley View (Shadow), A Loud House Christmas (Leni Loud), American Housewife, and GYLT the game (Sally). Endless gratitude to God, family, friends, and her dream team (CESD, ZOOM Talent, and Luber Roklin).

Broadway: To Kill A Mockingbird, JUNK, The Pillowman, Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elling. National Tours: To Kill A Mockingbird, Frost/Nixon, Death of a Salesman. Off-Broadway and Regional: Days of Wine and Roses (Atlantic), The Gravediggers Lullaby and Abundance (TACT), Strange Interlude (Shakespeare Theatre), Donnybrook! (Irish Rep.), True West (Arena Stage, Helen Hayes nomination Best Actor), All’s Well That Ends Well (Goodman Theatre). Television credits: Dear Edward, FBI Most Wanted, Succession, New Amsterdam, Bull, The Get Down, The Path, Blindspot, Elementary, The Americans, Punisher, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Gossip Girl, The Sopranos, The West Wing, Law & Order, Ed. Films: Cold Souls, Hannibal, Englishman In New York, Death of a Salesman, Love to Leenya, Autumn in New York, Dinner Rush.

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