Kira Patterson (Patron Services Manager) began working at Central Square Theater in 2014, and has been here ever since! During her time here, she has served as intern, actor, teaching assistant, stage manager, house manager, and assistant director, and now also Patron Services Manager. Kira grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she spent much of her time performing with First Stage Theater. She graduated from Tufts University in 2015 with degrees in Drama and Psychology, and is excited to continue her collaboration with CST.

Matthew Zahnzinger (Chorus) is thrilled to return to Central Square for Beyond Words. Past CST credits: Machine Learning, Arcadia (Valentine; IRNE Nom), Midvale High School Fiftieth Reunion. Selected local credits – Moonbox: Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Amadeus (Salieri; IRNE, Best Actor), 39 Steps (IRNE; Best Supporting &  Best Ensemble), The Importance of Being Earnest, A New Brain, Floyd Collins, Lucky Stiff; Lyric Stage: Preludes (u/s Rach & The Master), Company; Reagle Music Theatre: Crazy for You (IRNE Nom); Titanic Theatre: Polish Joke (IRNE, Best Supporting). Matthew has also worked with Liars & Believers, Wheelock, Umbrella Stage, Bridge Rep, Flat Earth, Theater UnCorked, the Peterborough Players (NH), and Lost Nation Theatre (VT). He is a VoiceOver artist on the Penumbra Podcast, Second Star to the Left, The Cryptonaturalist, and Colonial
Radio Theatre. A Brockton native and graduate of Northeastern, Matthew also studied at the Gaiety School of Acting (Dublin, Ireland).

Jade Wheeler (Chloë Coverly) is delighted to make her premiere in Boston with the Nora Theatre. Recently Ms. Wheeler appeared in Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars with Washington National Opera. Favorite DC area credits include Debbie Allen’s Alex in Wonderland (Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences), Metamorphoses ( Constellation Theatre), and Ruined (Everyman Theatre). Other credits include Race (Susan), Ruined (Sophie), and Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike (Cassandra) at The GableStage in Miami, Fl. Thanks to my loved ones for the continual support.

Sarah Oakes Muirhead*, she/her (Lily Forrestal) is a NYC + Boston-based theatre artist whose diverse passions and collaborative spirit have earned her hats as an Actor, Singer, Director, and Coach. A proud member of AEA + Ring of Keys, Sarah has worked extensively with theaters such as the Huntington Theatre, Nora Theatre, New Rep, Barnstormers, Reagle Music Theatre, and Gloucester Stage. She holds a BFA in Acting from Boston University + the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Sarah also serves as a Director of @mycollegeaudition where it is her great privilege to help the next generation of theatre artists pursue their dreams. www.sarahoakesmuirhead.com

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Alexander Platt* (Joe Pitt) Previous Roles at Central Square: Henry Bagley/Edward in Cloud 9; Ezra Chater in Arcadia; The Ballplayer in Insignificance. Other Theatres: Macbeth, Social Creatures, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Mourners Bench, Love Alone (Trinity Rep); Macbeth (Hanover Theatre Rep); Joy and Pandemic u/s (The Huntington); Assassins, Hedda Gabler, Far Away, Festen, Paul, Why Torture is Wrong…, Don Carlos (Gamm Theatre); Stage Kiss, Chinglish (Lyric Stage Company); Baskerville, True West (Gloucester Stage); Hamlet (Actors’ Shakespeare Project) Miss Holmes Returns, Miss Holmes, Neville’s Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stoneham Theatre); Futurity (The Wilbury Group); The Forgetting Curve (Bridge Rep of Boston) The Etymology of Bird (Providence Black Rep); King Stag, Possible Worlds
(Elemental Theatre); Bad Money, Falling Up (Perishable Theatre); The Pathological Passion of the Christ (La Mama Etc.) Other: Alexander served as the Artistic Director of Elemental Theatre Collective in Providence, RI from 2006-2012 and has an MFA from Trinity Rep Conservatory.