ALESANDRA NAHODIL (Angela)
JULIA PETERSON (Angela)*

​KRISTEN VAUGHAN (Grace)


Personal statement:
Phoenix Rising is a beautiful ritual reclamation of grace and wholeness. Laura has given us storytelling that (while surely both) goes beyond provocative and entertaining... It heals.  What an incredible gift. 

Alesandra is a New York based theater and film actress and a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.  She has trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, The Stella Adler Conservatory, the Stonestreet Film & Television Studios, and WITS University Johannesburg, South Africa. Theater credits include: Ronnie (lead) in the D.C. Black Theatre Festival production of STILL LIFE GOES ON; QUIZZICALLY QUIMSICAL; a showcase with Front and Center NYC.  Alesandra made her directing debut at the Ancient Drama Festival in November 2012.  She is also workshopping sketch comedy with EndTimes Productions for their 6th annual winter show "Naked Holidays" and is shooting her first sci-fi action feature with Silver Cheese Productions.  Some of her favorite roles include Claire Zachanasian of THE VISIT and Suzanne of PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE.  As always, thank you Mom, Dad, Jake & family for always supporting me and my endeavors!

The Cast

Julia is thrilled to be in the same room time and time again with these magical creatures, she enjoys dancing randomly on street corners while reciting Shakespearean verse.  She also acts her life away: Theatre credits include; Iphigenia, IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS (Off-broadway & North American Tour); Agnes, BUG (Regional,); Alexandreyevitch, AN ANALYSIS OF SUSPENSE & DRAMATIC TENSION (Strawberry One Act Festival, nominee Best Actress); Masha, THE SEAGULL (Dir. Geoffrey Horne); Ophelia, THE OPHELIA LANDSCAPE (Dir. Naum Panovski); Mrs. Antrobus, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (Dir. Jimmy Maize); Shelly, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Dir. George Loros); Ruth, APPLAUD THE DEVIL, PRAISE THE LORD (Arthur Saleen Theatre); Sonia, UNCLE VANYA (LSTFI); Hilde, SA KA LA (U.S. workshop premiere); Mother,  TI-JEANS & HIS BROTHERS (NYU); Kate Mundy, DANCING AT LUGHNASA (NYU); Marisol, MARISOL (NYU); Masha, THREE SISTERS (Robert Ellermann, NYU); Kathy, VANIIES (Robert Ellermann, NYU); Sam, SOME GIRLS(s) (NYU). 

Kristen is elated to be joining the PHOENIX RISING ensemble (Thank you Helene Galek!  And Laura!  And Brian!  And everyone!) and to have the opportunity to explore the world of Grace's supple and fierce power.  Kristen's other recent favorite roles include Amelia in THE HONEYCOMB TRILOGY and Victoria Frankenstein in FRANKENSTEIN UPSTAIRS with Gideon Productions; Eglantine in LICKSPITTLES with Boomerang; Eugenia in ONCE UPON A BRIDE A FOREST with Flux Theatre Ensemble; and Blanche DuBois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE with Bleecker Company. 

Kristen is a three-time New York Innovative Theatre Awards nominee for Lead Actress, winning for Jane in BENEFACTORS with Retro Productions.  This Fall, you can find Kristen in the downtown horror favorite, THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW.

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