Dashawn McClinton (Henry) is Thrilled to be making his CST Debut in a show as special as Next to Normal, Dashawn is a rising senior at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying musical theater and a recent graduate of The Link Program! Past credits include Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten, JaKeith in Rock of Ages and Mister in The Color Purple. Dashawn would like to thank his amazing family and friends for always being in his corner and his best friend Shelby for always being there to support him since the beginning.
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Sofia Cardona , she/her/hers (Dramaturg) is an actress and theatre artist from North Carolina. She is a senior BFA Theatre and Performance major at Emerson College. In the past year, she was the assistant to the creative director at Central Square Theater. Sofia comes from a Colombian background and is very passionate about diversity and inclusion in the arts. She has acting credits in various students films and was just in a production of How We Got On by Idris Goodwin for Emerson stage. After graduation, Sofia hopes to continue pursuing a career in the performing arts on the East Coast.
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Grant Abbott (Movement Director) is a recent Boston transplant from Cincinnati, OH, and is absolutely elated to be living and working in his dream city. Grant’s work, both on and off the stage, has always centered around movement, dance, and expression. Grant is passionate about storytelling and connecting with others; regardless of their species!
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Xavier Rosario (Young Jorge) hopes to portray Machine Learning’s young Jorge in a way that makes him relatable and bring out the authentic emotions and experiences that make Jorge’s character feel like someone we can connect with. Xavier is a talented bilingual actor and model who has worked with renowned companies like Hasbro, Lindt Chocolate, and Everyday Speech. He has also appeared in commercials for Hood Milk and L’il Critters Vitamins. Recently, Xavier showcased his acting skills as a young boy in the upcoming film ‘Mooch.‘ With a passion for learning, Xavier aspires to take on meaningful roles and make a name for himself in the acting industry. Instagram: @xavi_rosario
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Liv Dumaine (she/her) is a Boston-based actor and Intimacy Director. Select intimacy credits include: Fun Home (Huntington Theatre Company); Wait Until Dark, Little Shop of Horrors (Greater Boston Stage Company); Little Women, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Piano Lesson, Emma, Romeo and Juliet, King Hedley II, How I Learned to Drive, Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Beyond Words, Ada and The Engine (Central Square Theater); The Glass Menagerie (Gloucester Stage); The Hombres (Gloucester Stage/Teatro Chelsea); All Shook Up (Reagle Music Theatre); Fade (Teatro Chelsea); The Normal Heart (New Repertory Theatre); The House of Ramón Iglesia, Passing Strange (Moonbox Productions); The Piano Lesson, Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare & Company); Calf Scramble, Corpus Christi, The Rink (Boston University). Liv is the resident Intimacy Director at ASP, a graduate of the BFA Theatre Performance program at Salem State University, and a certified intimacy director through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators.
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