THE SALLYWAGS in association with The Tank presents yo ho. (a pirate play about mary read & anne bonny)

Co-Produced by “CAPTAINS” Black Watch Theater and Linda Bubeck

Special Thanks to ‘First Mate’ Donor Carson Crowe and Sponsor Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective

THE CREW (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

SMJ - Playwright

(they/them) is a mixed-Latiné and non-binary playwright, educator, & theatermaker originally from Mount Vernon, OH. They were a 2022-2023 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow. Currently, SMJ is creating work with Ars Nova, Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Orchard Project, and The Road Theatre Company. Their work has been seen in various forms at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, New York Stage and Film, Lincoln Center, National Queer Theater, Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, Carnegie Mellon University, Otterbein University, Wright State University, New York University, Art House Productions, Andy's Summer Playhouse, The Workshop Theater, The 24 Hour Plays. SMJ has been a semifinalist for the O’Neill’s National Playwrights Conference (three times), Princess Grace Award at New Dramatists, and Van Lier New Voices Fellowship as well as a Finalist for the 2024 June Bingham New Playwright Commission, 2023 Parity Development Award, Write Out Loud Contest, and the Doric Wilson Playwright Award. They’re a member of the Dramatists Guild and Ring of Keys. www.smjwrites.com

Laurel Andersen - MARY/MARK/M

(they/them) is an nonbinary, NYC-based actor who is so thrilled to be here! NYC work includes: SLEEPY HOLLOW (Players Theatre), ROMEO AND JULIET (Match: Lit); and originating roles in THE OTHER OTHER WOMAN, (Turn to Flesh Prod.), ALL ONE FOREST (Barefoot Shakespeare); THE COWARD, THE TRAGICAL HISTORIE OF MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE (workshop, The Fled Collective), and the new musical LADIES' LADY. They’re also a frequent player at SERIALS and at THE DRUNK TEXTS. Regional includes INTO THE WOODS (Playhouse on Park); THE RESOLUTE (Wyoming Theatre Festival), two seasons with Adirondack Shakespeare. More info at: laurelandersen.com. Socials: @laurelmrc

Lydia Brinkmann

Lydia Brinkmann (she/her) is a lighting designer, dramaturg, and performer from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is currently a resident lighting technician for Frigid Theater New York and the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. She is a member of Theater Anywhere, a traveling technical company for unconvential theater spaces. Previous credits include Faustine (The Spade), The Jeweler's Shop (Arthouse 2B), Homunculous (IRT), SODA (Framhand Productions), Arranged (Theater 71), Doom Tank (Under St. Marks), Conspiracy Plays (The Tank), Love, Fantasy, and Euphoria (Shades Dance Co.), BKLYN the Musical (Baruch NY), and Ulysses Missa (Teatro Latea).

Emily/Bubeck - Director

(She/her/hers) is a Queer, Catholic, Appalachian theatre practitioner who enjoys facilitating the development and consumption of new works by traditionally underrepresented artists. She is especially drawn to projects that allow us to expand our ideas on *how* we tell stories and *who* those stories serve. Bubeck is a co-founder and co-artistic director of Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, a community based, indie ensemble committed to breaking down the gatekeepers in the Theater Industry. She’s been NYC based for the past 6 years, serving the downtown & Indie theater scene as a stage manager, production manager and freelance producer; collaborating on projects at LaMama ETC, The Players Theater, the New Ohio, Dixon Place, The Fled Collective, Ars Nova and more. By day Emily is the Development Associate at New Dramatists, where she is proud to raise funds to support the future of American storytelling. In her spare time Bubeck likes to section hike the Appalachian trail, experiment with crochet and rewatch Columbo. emilybubeck.com

Alex Church-Gonzales - Costume Designer

(she/they) is a director, designer, and stage manager. She is a resident artist with Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective and supporting artist with CO/LAB Theater Group. As a director of plays that don’t exist yet, they specialize in both devising new ensemble works and co-incubation with playwrights. Previous credits include *Serials* (The Fled Collective), *All At Once [40th Anniversary Remaster]* (The Tank), *the doctor will see you shortly* (Keen Company), *Artemisia’s Intent* (The Anthropologists), *The Mannequin Play* (The Tank), *Everyone Hated Us* (Dixon Place), *A Play About Lucas Hnath…* (NYC Winterfest), *small town icons* (Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective). Ask them about their climate crisis sea monster play! alexchurchgonzales.com @alexncg

Natalie Myrick -

is a Brooklyn-based actor/musician/writer. Since graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, her focus has been on new works in development. Natalie has performed regionally and Off-Off Broadway, created theatre for young audiences in South Korea, composed music performed at 54 Below and Joe’s Pub, and played in a classic rock band on an Alaskan cruise ship. Select performance credits: *Bridges of Madison County* (Bucks County Playhouse), *Rent* (Milton), *SWAY* (Fled Collective), *I’m Fine Though* (Ars Nova ANTFest), *But I Met You On TV* (TheatreLab). @noots.mcgoots

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Sarah Norcross - Sound Designer

she/her is a New York-based composer, music director, and sound designer. Her work as a sound designer has been previously heard at The Tank, The Spade, Adult Film, and Columbia University. Her work as a composer and music director has been seen in the Polyphone Festival for New Musicals, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Catholic University of America, Rev Theatre Co, The Tank, Spark Festival, and others. She currently designs through her theater tech company, Theater Anywhere. She loves it all.

Gilberto Saenz -

(he/him) can't wait to set sail with the cast of yo ho! Gilberto is a Mexican-American actor, writer, and teaching artist based out of NY. He is a proud Lin-Manuel Miranda Fellow and a graduate of Yale University. Select credits: Utah Shakespeare Festival (Emma the Musical, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar), Milwaukee Rep (West Side Story, A Christmas Carol), Chain Theater (before the flood), Lean Ensemble Theater (Fun Home), Disney Cruise Line Development, and the National Theater Institute at the O'Neill Theater Center. Check out his work at gilbertosaenz.com Follow: @gilbertthehuman

Kristan Seemal - Stage Manager

came up in the theater working on new plays, serving as dramaturg on a score of premiere productions and developmental workshops in Portland, Oregon where he worked for almost a decade. He is passionate about new writing and his directing projects include many recent premieres by Idris Goodwin, Mallery Avidon and Ed Himes. Kristan co-produces SERIALS, newly at The Tank, a project he has been involved with for over a decade where all the best artists of the NYC Indie Theater Party come together every couple of months to reignite invention in storytelling. He is always on the hunt for novel ways to make original theater--drop him a line with your idea.

Claire Tumey - Stage Directions

(She/Her/Hers) is an emerging writer, actor, and theatrical facilitator based out of Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from the University of Evansville in 2019 with a BFA in Theatre Performance, and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Applied Theatre from the City University of New York School of Professional Studies. Selected written works include (...) prty grl (Edinburgh Fringe, IRT, The Tank), GIIIIIIRLS TRIIIIIIP (Lanford Wilson Fest Finalist 2024), Marina Abramović Said This in a Podcast (The Makers' Ensemble Short Play Festival) and Match/Stick (Queens University Belfast). Favorite Performances include all the ones she wrote for herself and Wendla Bergman while under the influence of an Orthopaedic Boot. She's thrilled to be joining the crew! Instagram: @clairetumey

Natalia Mar Urzua - Calico Jack and Fight Choreographer

(they/she/he) is a Latine actor, writer, combatant, and D&D enthusiast based in Brooklyn. Recent work includes Gamepiece and the Dealer’s Choice Festival with the Spade Collective, Fucked-Up Play Fest, Taking the Plunge (Kaia), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt/Paris/Friar), and the developing Latine musical The Boogie Down Gospel (multiple roles). They are a recurring performer in Serials at The Tank.

Kayla Zanakis - Anne/Andy/Ana

Kayla Zanakis is a Domini-Greek actor. INTAR UNIT 52 Member. Off-Broadway: *you don’t have to do anything* (HERE Arts Center). Select Theatre Credits: *Aztec Pirates and the Insignificance of Life on Mars* (Chain Theatre), *SWAY* (Flea Theatre in co-production with the Fled Collective), *No Mercy* (DR2 Theatre), *Richard III* (Shanghai Theatre Institute). She’s performed at Radio City Music Hall, Caveat, Soho Playhouse, Flea Theater, the Tank, and more. Past Workshops: *Quantum* (Primary Stages) *yo ho., Legume* (Artist Co-op), *this old haunt* (Fort Salem Theatre, *Broadway World Best New Musical* nomination), *SWAY* (Broadway DNA), and *Their Great Magic* (Boomerang Theatre). She studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she received a President's Service Award, Best Actor Award, and Community Connector Award. www.kaylazanakis.com @kayla_zanakis

Ema Zivkovic - Intimacy Director

(they/them) is a Croatian actor, writer, and choreographer/intimacy director living in New York. They have worked with Clubbed Thumb, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The TEAM, The 24 Hour Plays, The Hangar Theatre, Target Margin, National Theatre Institute, Williamstown Theatre Fest, Joe’s Pub/The Public, Perseverance Theatre of Alaska, Dramatist Guild Foundation, Drama League, National Queer Theatre, and more.They are an alum of the British American Drama Academy & Sarah Lawrence College. Ema is currently part of the Mercury Store Acting Company. Oh and Ema is looking for an agent. Get Ema an agent. Are you an agent? You could be Ema's agent.

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