Jae Woo*, he/him/his (Atung) Jae Woo is an actor based in New York. He is an artistic collaborator with Broken Box Mime Theater Company and Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble. Some of his most recent theater credits include: Take Shape at A.R.T. New York with Broken Box Mime Theater Company, Twelfth Night (Sebastian) with The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Twelfth Night (Antonio) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) with Shakespeare On the Sound, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander) with Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble, Where Do We Live (Leo) at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Jae received his BFA in Acting at Boston University and MFA in Acting at Columbia University.

November 2022

Elena Velasco, she/ella (Director) is a theatre artist whose work encompasses performance, production, education and activism. During her 25 year career, she has devoted her time equally between performance and residency work, predominantly in the Washington, DC area. An associate member of  Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, her directing and choreography credits include: Convergence Theatre, Synetic Theater, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Adventure Theatre, Keegan Theatre, Imagination Stage, Mead Theatre Lab, Young Playwrights’ Theater, Capital Fringe, Source Theatre, Discovery Theater, and the Kennedy Center’s New Visions New Voices Festival. She has choreographed for Avant Bard, Theatre J, Mosaic Theatre Company, and Keegan Theatre. Ms. Velasco has been a member of SAG/AFTRA, and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Theatre Alliance, NextStop Theatre, Discovery Theatre, Imagination Stage, and in several films, commercials, and TV shows. A dedicated educator, she teaches and creates theatre through the lens of community engagement in K-12 schools, continuing education. and bilingual creative youth development programs. Ms. Velasco’s artistry is always driven by her commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and access, and is exemplified by her work as Artistic Director and Co-founder of Convergence Theatre, a small, nomadic performance collective centered on social justice and grounded in decolonized, consensus-organized processes and structures. She has utilized her background in EDIA in service to many organizations including: the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Southeastern Theatre Conference, the Women’s Theatre Festival, and TheatreWashington. She currently serves as a board member for Educational Theatre Company, a committee member for AATE’s Leaders of Color Institute and new chair of their Professional Theatre Network, and has been a featured speaker for Boston Conservatory at Berklee, George Mason University, Hollins University, Montgomery College, and TheatreWashington. Ms. Velasco’s upcoming works include: Mojada at 1st Stage, Tysons Corner (April 2023), “Questioning Social Justice: A Dialogue on Performance, Activism, and Being In-Between”. Publications: (Routledge Companion to Applied Performance, Volume 1. Routledge Publications, December 2020), and “The Bilingual Classroom: Teaching through Verbal and Physical Language.” (Arts Integration in Education: Teachers and Teaching Artists as Agents of Change; ed. Dr. Gail Humphries Mardirosian and Yvonne Pelletier Lewis, Intellect Publishing, 2016). Ms. Velasco is the theatre production coordinator and an assistant professor at Bowie State University. MFA in Directing, Catholic University. ElenaVelasco.net