Iwuji played the lead villain ‘The High Evolutionary’ in James Gunn’s international blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy and co-starred in his series Peacemaker. Other film credits include John Wick: Chapter 2; A Woman, A Part; and Barry. Television credits include The Underground Railroad, When They See Us, The Split, Designated Survivor, and Doctor Who. A renowned theater actor, Iwuji’s credits at NY Public Theatre include the title role in Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra, King Lear, Hamlet, The Low Road (Obie Award). In London for the RSC he played the title role of Henry VI (Two Olivier Awards), Obsession, Hedda Gabler, and Richard III. He will soon be seen in the film Play Dirty and limited series Day of the Jackal.

Rosa Salazar will next be seen starring in Play Dirty for Amazon MGM Studios. Her many film credits include playing the title role in Alita: Battle Angel for 20th Century Fox, director Robert Rodriguez and writer/producer James Cameron; A Million Miles Away for Amazon MGM Studios; The Kindergarten Teacher for Netflix; and The Maze Runner franchise for 20th Century Fox. In television she most recently produced and starred in Undone for Amazon and produced and starred in Brand New Cherry Flavor for Netflix.

Will Hochman is best known in theater for his breakout performance opposite Mary-Louise Parker in Adam Rapp’s critically acclaimed play The Sound Inside. The play, directed by David Cromer, premiered on Broadway in 2019. Currently, Hochman can be seen opposite Tom Selleck as ‘Joe Hill’ on the final season of CBS’s Blue Bloods. Up next, Hochman will recur opposite Billy Crystal on the Apple series Before, and star as ‘Julian Turner’ in Marco Baratta’s feature film Turning for Heroboy Productions. Additional film credits include Peter Farrelly’s The Greatest Beer Run Ever opposite Zac Efron for Apple; Let Him Go opposite Kevin Costner for Focus Features; Critical Thinking opposite John Leguizamo, and Master opposite Regina Hall for Amazon Studios.

Broadway: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Regional: Black Cypress Bayou (World Premiere @ Geffen), The XIXth (WP@Old Globe), Sweat (WP & Arena Stage), Familiar (WP@Yale Rep), Head of Passes (Berkeley Rep), Her Portmanteau (ACT Strand), American Night (WP & Kirk Douglas), Ruined, The Liquid Plain (WP), A Raisin in the Sun (Huntington), Death of a Salesman (Yale Rep), The Gospel at Colonus (Mabou Mines/Moscow Art Theatre). TV: Bob Hearts Abishola, Medium, Family Law, The Commish. Film: Respect, The Abyss, Love and Other Drugs, Guess Who, K-Pax, Sam I Am, The Client, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin. MFA: Yale. Two-time Beinecke Fellow @Yale Rep and Board Member for the extraordinary environmental nonprofit Mujeres de la Tierra (mujeresdelatierra.org).

Larry Powell is enough. They come from a family of visionaries who have been in Los Angeles for nearly a hundred years, longer than this great building has been standing. Honored to finally grace the Pasadena Playhouse, the last time they walked across a stage in Pasadena was in 2004 at The Alex Theatre, graduating from Oakwood Secondary School and then flying off to Pittsburgh a few months later to study Theatre Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. Proud to stand alongside my ancestors, happy to play my part. Deep gratitude, peace, and liberation.

Jens Austin Astrup, raised in Los Angeles, began performing at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, receiving the Darren Appel Award for Excellence in Theater. He recently graduated from Vassar College, where he pursued acting and literature. He recently recurred on HBO Max’s reboot of Gossip Girl. He is honored to be making his Pasadena Playhouse Debut. He gives special thanks to his manager, Lexy Alvarez as well as Samantha Crisp, and the rest of the team at Kohner.

Aaron has worked theatrically on and off-Broadway in NYC and LA at the Roundabout Theatre Company, LAByrinth Theater Company, Second Stage Theater, The Public Theater, Geffen Playhouse and more. He currently recurs on Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and can recently be seen in Fantasy Island, The Endgame, Bull, Almost Family, Blue Bloods, Jessica Jones, House of Cards, and more. He can be seen in the recent films Susie Searches, The Noel Diary, Lazy Eye, Monsters and Men, and Set It Up. Aaron wishes to dedicate this show to June and Rick, his mom and dad. MFA: NYU Graduate Acting Program, BA: Brandeis University and University of Oxford.

A recent transplant to LA from Chicago, E.M. is thrilled to make their Pasadena Playhouse debut. They were last seen in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Richard III, directed by Edward Hall and starring Tony nominee Katy Sullivan. Regional credits include Stateville Voices (Goodman Theatre); Otello (Lyric Opera Chicago); At The Table, Plainclothes (Broken Nose Theatre, former Artistic Director); along with workshops of Joan (Northlight Theatre); Reawakening Desire (Red Orchid Theatre); and A Million Tiny Pieces (South Coast Repertory and Colorado New Play Festival). TV/Film: 4400 (CW); How’d It Go; I’m Pretty Sure My Therapist Thinks I’m a Bad Actor; My Dearest Sexual Freak. Recipient of the inaugural Sarah Siddons Society Professional Development Grant and proud member of AEA. @emdavischi

Christine Lin is thrilled to return to the Playhouse after playing Connie in The Great Leap. Christine originated the role of Miss Zhao in David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish on Broadway and at the Goodman Theatre. Additional stage: Back Room Shakespeare Project, CalArts CNP at the Huntington Library, Cincinnati Playhouse, Nashville Repertory Theatre, Firefly Theater & Films, Stir-Friday Night! (sketch comedy). Screen: Quiz Lady, Abominable, Surfside Girls, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl, American Horror Story, Ghost of Tsushima (video game). Originally a Chicagoland native, she studied at the Second City Chicago Conservatory as well as Steppenwolf West, UCB NYC/LA, and Duke University BSE in electrical and biomedical engineering. www.Christine2Lin.com

Barry Livingston’s career has spanned decades. Stage credits include: The Skin Of Our Teeth on Broadway, Bertesgaden Off-Broadway, Cause Celebre at The Ahmanson Theatre, Love Streams directed by John Cassavetes, Creeps at Theatre Theater and most recently, Stella’s Last J-Date at The Whitefire Theater. Film credits: War Dogs, Jersey Boys, First Daughter and such Oscar winning films as Argo, The Social Network, and Zodiac. On TV, Barry found national fame playing “Ernie” on the hit series My Three Sons for eight years. Recently, he’s appeared in Bosch (recurring), Lessons in Chemistry, Mrs. Davis and many more. Working at Pasadena Playhouse is a dream come true for this SoCal native.

Michael Nathanson is an award winning actor, writer, & producer. Best known to audiences as ‘Sam Stein’ in Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix/Disney+) and ’Dr. Zinberg’ in Steven Soderbergh’s HBO series The Knick. Other credits include: Succession; FBI: Most Wanted; Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Madam Secretary; Unforgettable; Chicago Med; The Good Wife; 30 Rock; Rescue Me; Elementary; Law & Order; Side Effects, directed by Steven Soderbergh; The Wolf of Wall Street. He has performed in theaters in NYC and across the country, including the national tour of The Lion King as Ed, Timon, & Zazu, and most recently received the CT Critics Circle award for his performance as ‘Uncle Louie’ in Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers, directed by & starring Marsha Mason, at Hartford Stage.

Kila was most recently seen on stage in Nöel Coward’s Hay Fever at The South Pasadena Theatre Workshop. Off-Broadway and Regional theaters include: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Classic Stage Company, Pearl Theatre Company, Crossroads Theatre Company, LaMaMa etc., Mark Taper Forum, The Wallis (Ovation Award), and Theatricum Botanicum. He is the co-author of Unnatural Acts (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and GLAAD Award nominations). Film: Bad Hombres. Television: Grey’s Anatomy; Hawaii Five-0; NCIS: Hawaii; This Is Us; 9-1-1; Shooter; and S.W.A.T. Kila is the associate director of Shakespeare Youth Festival LA & Kenya, and head mentor with Young Storytellers. MFA: Columbia University’s School of the Arts.

Sawyer Patterson is excited to be making his Pasadena Playhouse debut. He grew up in Burbank, CA and was last seen on stage as Edward Brocket in Alice, Formerley of Wonderland by Mark Saltzman at Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara. He has a BFA in Theater Performance from Baylor University where he was seen on stage as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Alcippe in The Liar by David Ives. He was also an MFA Candidate in Theater Performance at UC Irvine. Sawyer is grateful to his sword mentors Jan Bryant and Dan Speaker and the Academy of Theatrical Combat for his foundation and training.

Notable Theater Credits: Broadway: The Sisters Rosensweig (Barrymore Theatre). Off-Broadway/Regional: The Best Of Schools (Ubu Rep), Six Degrees of Separation (Dallas Theatre Center). LA Theatre: Sukkot (Skylight Theatre), Homefront (The Victory Theatre), Freud On Cocaine (The Whitefire), The Boomerang Effect (The Odyssey). Notable and/or recent film/TV: Sugar, Santa Clarita Diet, Starf*ckers, St. Dennis, Pam & Tommy, Dr. Ken, Better Off Ted, Grey’s Anatomy, Grace and Frankie, Speechless, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Friends, My Name Is Earl. Proudly vegan and very queer.

John Garet is thrilled to be making his Pasadena Playhouse debut. Past theater credits include: Significant Other and Trayf at The Geffen Playhouse. Past film/television credits include: Insecure (HBO), Crazy-Ex Girlfriend (CW), CSI: Vegas (CBS), Eye Candy (MTV), and the upcoming film Inheritance starring Phoebe Dynevor. He received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.