Julia Wright is so excited to be bringing Love U to the stage for the first time! You may have recently seen her singing with an eel sock puppet as Gabby in the staged workshops of Eels! (The Musical) at the Marsh Theatre, or wielding a sword as Tilly Evans in She Kills Monsters with Plethos Productions. When she isn’t performing, Julia works as a librarian in the coastside town of Pacifica. 

Lucca is an electro-acoustic composer, director, and performer. She holds a BA in Psychology and Music from Smith College and an MA in Composition from Mills College in Oakland. She regularly performs throughout the Bay Area and was recently featured as Eve/Louise in Ruthless at NCTC, Allison in Fun Home at Berkeley Playhouse, Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors at TheatreWorks, and co-created Digital Milk at CounterPulse with her multidisciplinary ensemble, Driven Arts Collective. Outside of performing, Lucca enjoys teaching, creating eclectic art, and spending quality time in nature with her affable dogs, Ama and Valo. 

Keli’i is so excited to be a part of this production! This is the first time that they are able to play a non-binary character and they are proud to be able to represent their identity. Recent credits include Dani in The Space In-Between (Fragmented Light Theatre), Stokes in Carrie (A.C.T.), Squidward/Plankton in SpongeBob (YPTMTC), Zander Valle Don't Stop Me (YMTC). You can see them next as Carlos in Legally Blonde at YMTC. When they're not on stage you can find them annoying their dogs or playing the ukulele. Huge thanks to the cast and crew for putting this together! 

Lena Sibony (She/Her) is a proud performing artist, poet, people person, and Bay Area native. Her previous shows include The Trees (3Girls Theater) Shoshana in December (Custom Made Theatre) Indecent (SF Playhouse), Anton in Show Business (Contra Costa Civic Theatre) as well as work with Town Hall Theatre and Crowded Fire. 

Benjamin Hoàng Nguyễn is delighted to be a part of the Love U cast! His most recent performances include the semi-opera The Fairy Queen, Macbeth: I Want It Frat Way, and The Man Who Saved Christmas, and a staged reading of the Soulmate Play. Outside of theater, Benjamin works as a model and commercial actor under Models Inc Talent Agency. He'd like to thank to his family for their constant support. 

Emma is a recent graduate from UC Berkeley, where she studied Molecular & Cell Biology and Psychology, while also being involved in the Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) department. Her TDPS credits include Pool of Unknown Wonders: Undertow of the Soul (Mrs. Bankhead), In the Red and Brown Water (Shun), Daughters of Leda (Spin/Electra), and The Wednesday Club (Susan). Other Bay Area credits include Blackbox (Beauty/Commander) for Z Space’s Word for Word and Legally Blonde (Margot) for Barestage. She would like to thank her family for always being her number one fans and her wonderful friends for supporting her through thick and thin. 

Al has been performing since a nativity play at age 10 and an atheist since 13. Al is a working actor as well as a theatre teaching artist for kids and adults with nonprofits like SF Shakes, SFYT, NCTC, and CuttingBall to provide access to theatrical spaces and education. They have had the privilege of studying at institutions like CSSSA and SF State for their art and they are excited to add this production to the many that have shaped them as an artist. Some of which include: Hanschen (Spring Awakening), Albert/Rheticus/Danny (Queerstory) Ezra (The Other Plane) and The Entertainer (Complete Works of William Shakespeare[Abridged]) Al would like to thank their friends and family for being there to support and Thank YOU for coming and enjoy the show! 

Rae is an actor, vocalist, and illustrator from the Bay Area. She is a powerhouse vocalist heavily influenced by R&B and Soul, with a special love for musical theatre and Broadway tunes. She has so far had the honor of performing in beloved spaces such as Bindlestiff Studio, Zellerbach Hall, Oakland’s Flight Deck, and more. An advocate for more and more groundbreaking QTBIPOC representation on stage and film, she is thrilled to make a return to Z Space, this time for Love U! 

Olivia Gregor Brown is a San Francisco native, an actor, and a teaching artist working with the American Conservatory Theatre, as well as other Bay Area schools and outreach programs including StageWrite: Literacy Through Theatre, The Arc San Francisco, Town Hall Theatre Company, The Berkeley School, and others. Olivia is a New York University Tisch graduate via the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and an MFA graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the United Kingdom. She has worked as a theatre educator for individuals of all ages within the Bay Area, with a specialty focus towards students with disabilities. As an actor and performer, she has worked locally with companies including Boxcar Stage Company, Awesome Theatre Company, Novato Theatre Company, and others. She is passionate about queer storytelling and new works, and absolutely thrilled to be a part of this project! 

Tennessee Mowrey has been making music as long as he has been able to speak. He has a degree in music from Wesleyan University and is currently Youth Programs Director at Blue Bear School of Music in SF. He plays in several bands (Sarah Coolidge, Parka Parka) and sings in several choirs (Free Key Choir, Slavei). He is a multi instrumentalist (guitar, bass, piano, drums, etc) and singer/songwriter. Check out his bands on Bandcamp!