91352: Sun Valley Salvage

At ANTAEUS: Glass Menagerie, Native Son, Cloud 9, Picnic, The Liar, The Seagull, Tonight at 8:30, Mother Courage, Pera Palas, Trial By Jury; and directed The Importance of Being Earnest and You Can’t Take It With You. OTHER STAGE:  Pasadena Playhouse, Old Globe, Kirk Douglas Theatre, La Mirada, ETC Santa Barbara, Rubicon, MainStreet, Skylight, Blank, Odyssey, Boston Court, Playwrights’ Arena, and New York’s Public Theatre. FILM:  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Amsterdam, Alex and Emma, etc. TV: Recurring on NCIS: Origins, Platonic, Loot, Chicago Fire, Clipped; guest appearances include: Hacks, The Last Thing He Told Me, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Terminal List, S.W.A.T., American Horror Story, Jane the Virgin, etc.  2013 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Leading Actress for portrayal of Maria Callas in Master Class at International City Long Beach; and L.A. Drama Critics Circle Natalie Schafer Award and an Ovation for Solo Performance for her solo comedy Non-Vital Organs. Gigi coaches actors and is a career mentor. gigibermingham.com

JON CHAFFIN (Mr. Lonnie) is excited to be returning to Antaeus Theatre, where he previously lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed production, Native Son. Theatre: Two Trains Running (Matrix Theatre), American Saga: Gunshot Medley – Part 1 (Rogue Machine), Native Son (Antaeus Theatre), King Hedley II (Matrix Theatre), The Dumb Waiter (PushPush Theater). Television/film: Perry Mason, BMF, DIARRA From Detroit, Quantum Leap, S.W.A.T., Lucifer, Snowfall, Hawaii Five-O, Blindspotting, If Not Now, When?, 96 Minutes. Jon received his BA from Fort Valley State University. He is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Julia Fletcher has been a theater professional for more than 35 years, working in new play development, as an adapter of the works of Shakespeare, as a director, an Equity stage manager, and a master teacher. She trained and worked as an actor with the American Conservatory Theatre, and has performed with the Old Globe, the Intiman, San Jose Rep, ACT/Seattle, Antaeus, P.C.P.A., and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, among others. She was also the Founding Artistic Director of the Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles.

Steve is a playwright and storyteller whose work has been developed by American Blues, Antaeus Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre Company, CAP 21, Chicago Dramatists, Eclipse Theatre Company Chicago, Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles, June Lake Theatre Festival, Manhattan Rep, Moving Arts, Playwrights Horizons, Prop Theatre, The Road Theatre, Santa Monica Rep, Sacred Fools, Shattered Globe, Strawdog, and Victory Gardens.His recent work includes Next Wave  in November 2019, presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Moving Arts’ Theatre at the Museum evening and When You’re Lost, presented at the 2019 June Lake Theatre Festival. Previous work includes the web series Before We Go to Sleep with Elizabeth Greer and Rob Nagle, directed by Darin Anthony (www.beforewegotosleep.com), official selection in the 2015 HollyWeb Festival, and EST-LA’s 2013 workshop production of The Last Look Back  with Brent Spiner, directed by Gates McFadden. West coast credits include Xenogenesis, Garland Award for Best Play from Backstage West, presented at the Eclectic Theatre Company. He is a contributor to EST-LA’s spoken word series True Story and the spoken word competition Write Club Los Angeles.  Other credits include Andrea Lane, presented at EST-LA’s 2012 WinterFest, and Dogtown, Eclipse Theatre (Jeff Award-Best Sound). Affiliations include: Member, Playwrights Lab, Antaeus Theatre Company; Member-Alum, The Playwrights Union of Los Angeles; Resident Playwright Alum, Chicago Dramatists. A Baton Rouge native, Steve studied Dramatic Writing at NYU/Tisch’s Dramatic Writing Program and acting at The Theatre School/DePaul University. Publications include Waning Crescent Moon (Samuel French) and Xenogenesis (Chicago Plays).