BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
group of artists -- my wonderful cast mates, our passionate playwrights, and our loving director. At the end of the two week workshop I felt like I was a part of something that I would never forget. I have been so touched by PHOENIX RISING and I know you will, too.
*Core Member.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). 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!
Noelle is honored to be part of LTPR! She has also been seen on stage in Layon Gray's ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS: A NEGRO LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN; LENA (a story about Lena Horne); and AMADEUS (Washington, DC). Television: One Life to Live, and Celebrity Ghost Stories. Noelle has been seen in various short films and commercials. Previously, she worked for Congress as an Africa policy expert. Outside of acting, directing, and producing, her dream job is to be a yoga instructor. www.noellelusane.com
Personal statement:
Sometimes life sends you exactly what you need at a time when you need it, even when you didn't know you did. Sometimes, when that happens, it can change your life in ways unimaginable. For me, Living Lotus Project was that answered prayer I forgot I had uttered. After being cast in the workshop, I embarked on a journey with an amazing