Evan Taylor (Frank Gardner) he/him, is thrilled to make his CST debut. A Boston- based actor, other roles include: Actors’ Shakespeare Project— A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet; Sh!t-faced Shakespeare— Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Chuang Stage— Flight of The Legless Bird.
Elijah Estolano Punzal (Dramaturg) They/He/Siya, is thrilled to join the Ufot Family, Front Porch Arts Collective, and Central Square Theater with Her Portmanteau! Select dramaturgical works include: Sanctuary City (Tufts University),Eggshell; or Vỏ Trứng (Pork Filled Productions), Twelfth Night the Musical (Tufts University), Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (UC Irvine), and Tea (UC Irvine). Elijah is also a playwright whose plays have been presented at Company One Boston, Boston Theatre Company, Fresh Ink Theatre, Tufts Children’s Theater, CIRCA Pintig, and The Playground Experiment. In addition to being an arts practitioner, Elijah is a PhD student in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University.
Al Gentile (Technical Director) is a carpenter, maker and scenic builder based in Lowell, MA. Some of Al’s recent work in theater and film include Aftermath (2025), The Look of Love at the Cutler Majestic (2025), What You Are Now at the Merrimack Repertory Theater, Her Portmanteau at Central Square Theater, and Rumors at the Rialto Theater(2024). Al is also currently working to bring Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s As You Like It on The Boston Commons to life.
Bibi Mama (Dialect Coach) is a dialect coach based in Los Angeles, CA. Recent projects include The Masters Tools (Zora Howard), Blue Door (Aurora Theater Company), The High Table (Diversionary Theater), Kim’s Convenience (Westport Country Playhouse), and Detroit ’67 (The University of San Diego). She is a graduate of Howard University (BFA) and the University of San Diego/Old Globe (MFA) in San Diego, CA.
Emmanuel Sylvester (Language Consultant)