An Intimate 2023: Wrapped!

Happy (Almost) New Year!!

As we are coming to the end of a VERY eventful 2023 season, we asked our certified intimacy professionals and teaching artists to share a few of their favorite projects they worked on this year! Amidst everything, including the strike, we are still astounded by all the work that has been done this year and so excited to continue it into 2024!

Take a look at this highlight reel from professionals who opted into sharing their 2023 experience. This list is just a snapshot of both theatrical and TV/Film work that have hired some of our favorite people (in alphabetical order) to keep their actors safe and choreograph some steamy moments...

Let us know in the comments - Have you seen any of the shows on the list???

Sharon Bajer

Theatre:

• “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” Written by Hannah Moscowich, directed by Kelly Thornton, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• “Into the Woods” Written by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Kelly Thornton, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

TV/Film:

• “Little Bird” TV series - Crave, Paramount Plus

• “Psycho Killer” film - New Regency Productions

• “The Elizabeth Thomas Story” MOW- Lifetime

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Francesca Betancourt

Theatre:

• “Henry IV” Directed by Sophie Franco, Seattle Shakespeare Theatre

• “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” Written by Alexis Sheer, Directed by Sophie Franco, Washington Ensemble Theatre in Seattle

• “Comedy of Errors” Directed by Jimmy Shields, Seattle Shakespeare Theatre

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Alexis Black

Theatre:

• “Boeing Boeing” Written by Marc Camoletti, Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans, Directed by Demetria Thomas, Hope Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI

• “In Common” Written by Quinn D. Eli, Directed by Rhiannon Ragland, The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, MI

• “CLUE” Written by Sandy Rustin, Directed by Ryan Welsh, Michigan State University

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Zoe Burke

Theatre:

• “Kinky Boots” Written by Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper, directed by Marilyn Barnes, Tri-M Productions, Santa Fe

• “On Clover Road” Written by Steven Dietz, , directed by Antonio Miniño, Santa Fe Playhouse, Santa Fe

• “The Baby Monitor” Written by David Stallings, directed by Colin Hovde, Santa Fe Playhouse, Santa Fe

TV/Film:

• “Night of the Starling” film, Written and Directed by Betsy Burke, starring Aubrey Trujillo, Lauren Marshall, and Mikie Beatty

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Ian Bond

Theatre:

• “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Written by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, Directed by Jay Woods, 5th Avenue Theatre/Seattle, WA

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Nicole Callender

TV/Film:

• “Power Book II: GHOST” Season 4 & “Power Book III: Raising KANAN”

• “Life & Beth” Season 2

• “The Walking Dead: SUMMIT.”

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Sandra Carbonell

TV/Film

• “The Border” Directed by Jayro Bustamante. Lead Actors: Frank Blake , Annie Shapero, Sebastián Buitrón and Luis Bordonada. TV Show (Pilot)

• “Hotel Cocaine” Directed by Guillermo Navarro, Fernando Rovzar, Sara Seligman. Lead Actors: Danny Pino, Yul Vázquez, Michael Chiklis, Mark Feuerstein. TV Show.

• “Chica Conoce a Chico” Directed by Raúl Martínez. Lead Actors: Camila Sodi, Sebastián Zurita, Aurora Papile. Film

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Katherine M. Carter

Theatre:

• “Don Giovanni” Written by Mozart, Directed by Ivo van Hove, The Metropolitan Opera

• “Barefoot in the Park” Written by Neil Simon, Directed by Peter Amster, Gulfshore Playhouse

• “Il Tabarro” Written by Puccini, Directed by Laine Rettmer, On Site Opera, NYC

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Sophie Cooch

Theatre:

• "Paper Cut" Directed by Scott Hurran, Park Theatre, London

• "Spring Awakening" Directed by Rei Ota, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University

TV/Film:

• "The Decameron" Directed by Michael Uppendahl & Andrew DeYoung, Starring: Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tanya Reynolds, Lou Gala, Jessica Plummer, Karan Gill, Amar Chadha-Patel. Netflix, TV Show

• "Ruth" Directed by Lee Haven Jones, Starring Lucy Boynton, Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones. ITV, TV Show

• "Apartment 7a" Directed by David Bruckner, Starring: Julia Garner, Diane West, Kevin McNally, Jim Sturgess. Paramount Players, Film

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Fiona Collins

Theatre:

• “AIGA” Written by Lusi Faiva, Directed by Moana Ete, Touch Compass, Te Pou Theatre, Auckland, NZ, Auckland Arts Festival 2024

TV/Film:

• “Inky Pinky Ponky” Co-Directed by Damon Fepulea'i, Ramon Te Wake. Leads: Amanaki Prescott-Faletau, JP Foliaki. TV Show

• “Mother Hood”Co-Directed by Jaycee Tanuvasa, Harry McNaughton. Leads: Jessica Hunt-Auva'a,mAna Tuisila. TV Show

• “End Of The Valley” Co-Directed by Richard Curtis, Tihini Grant, Carey Carter. Leads: Matia Mitai, Kataraina Howden-Borell. MIRO Productions. TV Series.

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Lauren Kiele DeLeon

Theatre:

• “This Land Was Made” Written by Tori Sampson, Directed by Taylor Reynolds, The Vineyard Theatre, NYC

• “Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard” based on the book by Jonathan Jakubowicz, Directed and Adapted by Moises Kaufman, The Colony Theatre (Tectonic Theatre and Miami New Drama), Miami, FL

• “Real Women Have Curves” Music & Lyrics by Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez, Book by Lisa Loomer, Directed and Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA.

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Matt Denney

Theatre:

• “Anastasia: The Musical” Written by Terrence McNally, Arts Express Theatre

• “Proof” Written by David Auburn, Pima Community College

• “Brontë” Written by Polly Teale, Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre

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Yarit Dor

Theatre:

• “Death Trap” Choreographed by Ben Duke, Rambert Dance

• “A Strange Loop” (London Transfer), Directed by Stephen Brackett, Barbican Theatre

• “The Homecoming” Directed by Matthew Dunster, Young Vic

TV/Film:

• “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Directed by Ryan Johnson, Netflix

• “Wheel of Time” Season 2, Various Directors, Amazon Studios

• “Daisy Jones and The Six” Directed by Will Graham, Amazon Studios

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Julia Fisher

Theatre:

• "Fun Home" Music by Jeanine Tesori and Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron, Directed by Joanna May Cullinan, Cain Park

• "The Light" Directed by Jeannine Gaskin, Written by Loy A Webb, Ensemble Theatre

• "The Addams Family" Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa, Directed by Matt Simpkins, , Ohio Northern University

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Lisa Goebel

Theatre:

• “Starwalker” Directed and written by Corey Payette, Urban Ink, Vancouver BC

• “Henry V” Directed by Lois Anderson, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver BC

• “Someone Like You” Written by Christina Quintana, Directed by Jivesh Parasram, Arts Club, Vancouver BC

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Andy Grapko

Theatre:

• “The Pearl Fishers” Directed by Alison Moritz, Bizet, Austin Opera

• “Fabulous Monsters” Written by Diana Burbano, Directed by Jerry Ruiz, Public Theatre of San Antonio

• “Jack and Aiden” Written by Lane Michael Stanley and Tova Katz, Directed by Trace Turner, Ground Floor Theatre, Austin, TX

TV/Film:

• “Growing Pains” Directed by Ellen Rodnianski, Brincini Entertainment and Ford Films (post-production), 2023, Feature

• “Do Not Disturb” Directed by Hugo Ortiz Clemons, One Wey Productions, 2023, Short

• “RAPS” Directed by Cameron Bruce Nelson, Columbia University Film Festival, 2023, Short

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Èmil Haarhoff

TV/Film:

• "Blood & Water" Season 4, Directed by Keitumetse Qhali, Nozipho Nkelemba & Zenn Van Zyl, Starring: André Lamoglia & Ama Qamata. Netfix Series

• "Reyka" Season 2, Directed by Rea Rangaka, Starring: Catharine Cookeft. Kim Engelbrecht & Iain Glen. HBO Series

• "White Lies" Directed by John Trengove, Catharine Cooke, Christiaan Olwagen & Thati Pele, Starring Natalie Dormer. TV Series

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Casey Hudecki

TV/Film:

• “The Boys” TV show

• “Priscilla” Directed by Sofia Coppola, Film

• “Cruel Intentions” Directed by Alan Arkin, TV Show

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Denise Hurd

Theatre:

• "Intimate Apparel" Written by Lynn Nottage, Directed by Bridget Kelso Anthony, City College of New York Aaron Davis Hall

• "Five Lesbian Brothers: The Secretaries" Written by Maureen Angeles, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbnell, Peg Henley and Lisa Kron, Directed by Sarah Mayhew, Texas Tech

• "Two Gentlemen Of Verona the Musical" Written by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, Directed by Chan Harris, City College of New York Aaron Davis Hall

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Sam Jeffery

Theatre:

• "Elf: The Musical" Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, Music by Matthew Sklarand, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Directed by Stephen Drover, Arts Club Theatre Company

• "MOB" Written by Catherine-Anne Toupin, Translated by Chris Campbell, Directed by Heather Inglis, Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre

• "Boy Trouble" Written by Mac Brock, Directed by Mac Brock, Amoris Projects

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Allison R. Jones

Theatre:

• "The Masque of Night: A Romeo & Juliet Cabaret" Directed by Craig Bacon, New Place Players in collaboration with University Settlement, The Players, Gramercy Park NYC

TV/Film:

• "The Calling" Directed by Ali Salim, Starring: Annabelle Dexter-Jones. Peacock, TV Show

• "The Girls on The Bus" Directors Marcos Siega and Erica Dunton, Starring: Melissa Benoist, Natasha Benham, Christina Elmore, Brandon Scott, Carla Gugino. HBO, TV Show

• "No Hard Feelings" Directed by Gene Stupnitsky, Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman. Covering IC, 2nd team

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Lormarev Jones

Theatre:

• “Blood Wedding” Written by Frederico García Lorca, Directed by Rachel Klem, Raleigh Little Theatre, NC

• “Misery” Written by William Goldman, directed by Sean Brosnahan, Raleigh Little Theatre

• “Barbecue” Written by Robert O'Hara, Directed by Aurelia Belfield, Theatre Raleigh

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Renee Redding Jones

Theatre:

• "Forgive the Kids" Written and Directed by Frances Goth, The Tank, NYC

• "Blood Wedding" Written by Federico Garcia Lorca, Directed by Borna Barzin, Atlantic Theatre Stage 2, NYC

• "In the Valley Coming Forth" Written and Directed by H. "Herekhuti" Sharif Williams, Weeksville Heritage Center

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Kayleigh Kane

Theatre:

• “Summer Stock” Directed & Choreographed by Donna Feore, Book & Additional Lyrics by Cheri Steinkellner, Starring: Corbin Bleu & Danielle Wade, Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, CT

• “The Band’s Visit” Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek, Book by Itamar Moses, Directed by Paul Daigneault, Huntington Theatre Company / Speakeasy Stage

• “Angels in America Pt. 2: PERESTROIKA” Written by Tony Kushner, Directed by Eric Tucker, Central Square Theatre/BEDLAM

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Samantha Kaufman

Theatre:

• “Carmen” Directed by Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, Lyric Opera of Chicago

• “Hatefuck” Written by Rehana Lew Mirza, Directed by Arti Ishak, First Floor Theatre

• “The Flying Dutchman” Directed by Christopher Alden, Lyric Opera of Chicago

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Lotus Lain

TV/Film:

• “Down Town” Directed by Gavin Gaitan, Starring: Cheyenne Marie Washington & Mark Aaron. Film

• “You Don’t Know The Half Of It” PSA, Directed by Daniel Wolfe, Starring: Austin Patrick & Aiden Grillo

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Eli Lynn

Theatre:

• “Camp Siegfried” Written by Bess Wohl, Directed by Deborah Block, Theatre Exile

• “Head Over Heels” Written by Jeff Whitty and James Magruder, Directed by Rebecca Wright, Theatre Horizon

• 2023 Summer Season at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

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Juuso-Matias Maijanen

Theatre:

• "Love Simulation EVE" - An experience that combined immersive live performance with virtual reality (VR), Written by and Artistic Director Eero Tiainen, Co-produced by: Avatar's Journey Travel Agency & Espoo City Theatre, Finland

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Irmingard Mayer

TV/Film:

• “Mr. and Mrs Smith” on Amazon, Directed by Hiro Murai, Starring: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, TV Show

• “Crimson Shadows” Directed by Bears Rebecca Fonte, Starring: Chloe Carroll and Anna Hindman. Movie

• “Kaiser Permanente” Directed by Malik Hassan Sayeed, Commercial

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Samantha J. McDonald

TV/Film

• “American Rust” Season 2, Freevee, Directed by Jim McKay, Michael Lehmann, Melissa Hickey, and Radium Cheung

• “Ruthless” Season 5, BET+, Tyler Perry Studios, Co-Intimacy Coordinated with Nikki Tomlinson, Directed by Armani Ortiz

• “The Color Purple” Directed by Blitz Bazawule, Film

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Rocio Mendez

Theatre:

• “Marry Me” Written by Hansol Jung, Directed by Leigh Silverman, New York Theater Workshop

• “Daphne” Written by Renae Simone Jarrett, Directed by Sarah Hughes, Lincoln Center Theater (LCT3)

• “The Great Gatsby” Book by Kait Kerrigan, Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Nathan Tysen, Based on the Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Directed by Marc Bruni, Papermill Playhouse

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Jessica Morgan

Theatre:

• "9-5: The Musical" Music and Lyrcis by Dolly Parton, Book by Patricia Resnick, Directed by Leda Hoffmann, Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO)

• "Bright Star" Written by Steve Martine and Edie Brickell, Directed by Ryan Scoble, West Virginia University

• "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" Written by Selina Fillinger, Directed by Leda Hoffmann, The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio

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Karim Muasher

Theatre:

• “Small Mouth Sounds” Written by Bess Wohl, Directed by Scout Davis, Pace University

• “Spring Awakening” Written by Frank Wedekind, Directed by Will Detlefsen, Pace University

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Judi Lewis Ockler

Theatre:

• “Bite Me” Written by Eliana Pipes, Directed by Rebecca Martinez, WP Theater, (World premiere)

• “Dracula, a comedy of terrors!” Written by Gordon Greenburg and Steve Rosen, Directed by Gordon Greenberg, New World Stages

• “Dreams of Dracula” Written and Directed by Nicole Coach and Johnathan Albert, Immersive theater experience at Musica, NYC

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Marie Percy

Theatre:

• “Clyde’s” Written by Lynn Nottage, Directed by Mikael Burke, Theater Works Hartford

• “Death and the Maiden” Written by Ariel Dorfman, Directed by Gary English, Connecticut Repertory Theater

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Nicole Perry

Theatre:

• “Chicken and Biscuits” Written by Douglas Lyons, Directed by Bianca LaVerne Jones, Asolo Rep, Sarasota

• “Refuge” Written by Satya Chavez and Andrew Rosendorf, Directed by Satya Chavez, TheatreLab, Boca Raton, (a Rolling World Premiere)

• “Thrill Me” Written by Stephen Dolginoff, Directed by Christopher Michaels, Island City Stage, Wilton Manors

TV/Film:

• “Pain Hustlers” (Miami Unit) Directed by David Yates, Starring: Andy Garcia, Film

• “Jagged Mind” Directed by Kelley Kali, Starring: Shannon Woodward and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Film

• “Sombras Nada Mas” Directed by Kathy Esquenazi-Mitrani, Short Film

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Stephanie Schneider

Theatre:

• “The Good Kids” Written by Naomi Iizuka, Directed by Anne Woldt, Simpson College,

• “Almost Maine” Written by John Cariani, Directed by John Rothmayer, Drake University

• “Wings: A New Musical” Written by Danny K. Bernstein, Directed by Erin Degner, Drake University (World Premiere)

TV/Film:

• “The Salvages” Directed by Carrsan Morrissey, Indie Film

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Kristin Storla

Theatre:

• "Urinetown" Written by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, Directed by Freddie Ashley, Actor's Express

• "Kim's Convenience" Written by Ins Choi, Directed by Rebecca Wear, Aurora Theatre

• "Fairy Cakes" Written by Douglas Carter Beane, Directed by Pam Joyce, Oglethorpe University

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Stephanie Sutherland

Theatre:

• "Indecent" Written by Paula Vogel, Directed by Julie Kramer, . Fordham University, NYC

• "Down the Road" Written by Lee Blessing, Directed by Chris Ryan, Arts on Site, NYC

• "La Finta", "Midsummer Nights Dream", and "Vixon" Written by Mozart, Britten, and Janacek. Three Operas Directed by Jennifer Williams, John De los Santos, and Dennis Whitehead Darling. Manhattan School of Music

TV/Film:

• "Lilith" A short film Written and Directed by Jordan Ashely

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Doug Scholz-Carlson

Theatre:

• "Dead Man Walking" Written by Jake Hegge, Directed by Ivo van Hove, The Metropolitan Opera

• "Rosenkavalier" Written by Richard Straus, Directed by Paula Suozzi, The Metropolitan Opera

• "Don Giovanni" Written by W. A. Mozert, Directed by Keturah Stickann, Minnesota Opera

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Annie Spong

TV/Film:

• “The Sympathizer” on HBOMAX

• “RAP SH!T” Season 2 on HBOMAX

• “BEEF” Season 1 on NETFLIX

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Cessalee Stovall

Theatre:

• “Nosferatu” Written by Keziah Warnee, Directed by Bridget Balodis, Malthouse Theatre

• “Choir Boy” Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Directed by Zindzi Okenyo and Dino Dinitriades, Riverside Theatre of Parramatta

• “A Very Jewish Christmas Carol” Written by Elise Esther Hearst, Directed by Sarah Giles, Melbourne Theatre Company

TV/Film:

• “Neighbours” Soap opera, 90 episodes

• “Better Man” Directed by Michael Gracey, Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies. Film

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Anise S. Hines Theus

Theatre:

• “Kill Shelter” Directed by Shaina Rosenthal. Starring: Ashley Romans, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Jack Clevenger, Brandon Warfield. Theater of Note

TV/Film:

• “Practice” Directed by Carlos López Estrada, Starring: Jamila Woods. Music Video

• “The Method” Directed by Jace Anderson. Leads: Sekai Abeni, Jackie Earle Haley, Kathleen Turner. Feature Film

• “The Good Samaritans” Directed by Isaiah Wright. Leads: Aja Hinds & Jeff Lawless. Short Film

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Aimy Tien

TV/Film:

• “Adult Children” Written by Annika Marks, Directed by Rich Newey. Feature

• “All That We Love” Written and Directed by Yen Tan. Feature

• “Exit Statement” Written and Directed by Ben Kitnick. Feature

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Neha Vyaso

TV/Film:

• "Kohrra" Directed by Randeep Jha, Showrunner Sudip Sharma, Starring: Barun Sobti, Suvinder Vicky and Harleen Sethi. Web Series on Netflix 

• "Satyaprem ki Katha" Theatrical Release, Directed by Sameer Vidhwans, Starring: Karthik Aryan and Kiara Advani 

• "Scoop" Directed by Hansal Mehta, Starring: Karishma Tanna and Zeeshaan Ayuub. Web Series on Netflix

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Claire Warden

Theatre:

• “Company” National Tour, Written by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Steve Bebout

• “Evita” Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Directed by Sammi Cannold, ART, Boston and STC, Washington DC

• “Le Comte Ory” Written by Gioachino Rossini, Directed by Pat Diamond, Yale School of Music

TV/Film:

• "Make It Look Real" Director Kate Blackmore, Documentary on the life and work of an Intimacy Coordinator (Claire Warden), Filmed in Australia, New York and Guernsey

• "And Just Like That" Directed by Michael Patrick King and Cynthia Nixon, Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarita Choudhury, Sara Ramirez, Karen Pittman, Evan Handler, Oliver Hudson, Chris Jackson. TV Show

• "Billions: Season 7" Directed by Daniel Longino, Starring: Melina Kanakaredes, Rick Hoffman. TV show

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Marcus Watson

Theatre:

• “Toros” Written by Danny Tejera, Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch,McGinn/Cazale Theater NYC by Second Stage

• “The Sweet Spot” Written by Alice Jankell, directed by Page Clements, 59e59 Theaters NYC by the American Bard Theater Company

TV/Film:

• “Cleo from 8:20 - 2:35” Directed by Shaina Feinberg, Short

• “xXPonyBoyDerekXx” Directed by Gage Tarlton & Carlos Cardona, digital play performed on OnlyFans

• “Maestro” Directed by Bradley Cooper

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Kate Wormald

TV/Film:

• “Anyone But You” Directed by Will Gluck, Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Dermot Mulroney. FILM

• “Apples Never Fall” Directed by Dawn Shadforth & Chris Sweeney, Starring: Annette Benning, Sam Neill. TV series

• “Narrow Road to the Deep North” Directed by Justin Kurzel, Starring: Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, Simon Baker. TV series