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CARRA PATTERSON (Claudia)
Carra Patterson is best known for her breakout performance as the only female (alongside 8 men) in the 2017 Tony Award Winning play Jitney (Best Revival). Jitney was written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson (FENCES) & co-produced by John Legend. A graduate from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Carra’s additional notable credits include her role as Tomica Woods (Eazy E’s wife) in the critically acclaimed 2015 film Straight Outta Compton and her series regular role in E!’s The Arrangement. Carra made her theater debut alongside Cynthia Nixon in the 2012 Broadway production of WIT. After headlining the comedy pilot, Patty’s Auto, up next Carra will star as 'Jessica' in a new series for Disney+, Turner & Hooch.
ROTIMI PAUL (Wale)
Rotimi Paul is someone who is living his dream: acting in the New York theatre scene has led him to television roles in series such as Blue Bloods (CBS), Bull (CBS), and Sleepy Hollow (FOX), as well as roles in films such as the 2014 short Ship of Fools and 2015’s feature-length Dutch Kills. His major studio film debut was in the Purge franchise prequel, The First Purge (2018).
After living in Guyana, South America and Antigua, West Indies, he settled in Freeport, Long Island NY. His colorful experience provides him with an informed point-of-view of the world—“It is the thing that I think fundamentally separates one character from another…perspective.”
TONI ANN DENOBLE (Virginia)
Toni Ann De Noble was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ; and is now based in Los Angeles. Her credits include: Sneaky Pete (Amazon), Elementary (CBS), Shades of Blue (NBC) and Manifest (NBC). Her theatre credits include: Smoke & Mirrors, New Georges, Playwrights Realm, Negro Ensemble Company, National Black Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and Poetic Theatre. VR: Tender Claws and Oculus Quest (Emmy nominated).
Her solo show Eulogy for Cookie was featured at Dixon Place main stage & The Nuyorican Poets Café. A Secret Cup of Gladness her solo short was recently featured at All For One Theater.
SAWANDI WILSON (Gonzo)
Sawandi Wilson can be seen on Netflix's The House Of Flowers/La Casa De Las Flores, Law & Order: SVU.
Sawandi currently divides his time between New York and Los Angeles. When he isn't on set shooting, he is empowering the youth through dance and expressive arts. He's taught through non-profit organizations in Haiti, dance studios in Spain, and throughout the US in the creative arts as both an actor and a dancer.