Yan | JANETTE LUU

Janette Luu is new to Iowa City after moving from Toronto with her husband and daughter. A former broadcast journalist, Janette works in retirement marketing for Transamerica. She is thrilled to be supporting the New Play Festival and is grateful to the cast and crew for this exciting opportunity to return to the stage. 

Ouyang | ALYSSA BENITEZ**

Alyssa Benitez is a first-year MFA actor here at the University of Iowa. Favorite past credits include Eliza in Tom & Eliza, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire and Carlo in At The Wedding. She is honored to have been a part of this developmental process. She is grateful to her friends, cohort, and family for their support and hopes you enjoy the show. 

Ling Ling | ROXY GLAVE*

Roxy Glave is a second-year screenwriting and theater arts major. She performed this semester in Grown Backwards (Laura) and last semester in another student workshop called The (T-)Re(x)formation. In the past she’s been in other shows such as Reflections (April), Into the Woods and American Rusałki (Esther). She’s very excited to be involved in such an amazing story, and grateful to be a part of Xiaoyan’s thesis. The process to build and further develop this show has been so insightful and she couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it. She would like to thank the cast and crew who put so much time and effort into it and hopes you enjoy!

Han | JOSH SAZON

Josh Sazon has worked on a number of productions in the area, both onstage and off. He has performed most frequently on the University of Iowa stages on Global Express, a series of readings that had showcased the work of participants in the International Writer’s Program.

Meiye | EMMA SCHROEDER

Emma Schroeder is a recent university graduate. She has acted in several productions and readings, her most recent being Home is Where the TV Is (Eric), Men On Boats (Hawkins), directing The Worst Supervillain in the World, and And the Past Remains. She thanks the cast and crew for creating something spectacular for people to see. She's excited to be back and acting with the university again, and hopes everyone enjoys the show!