JONATHAN SPETCOR (playwright) is a Tony Award-winning playwright based in Oakland, California whose work has been produced on and off Broadway, regionally, and internationally. His plays include EUREKA DAY (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award, Dorian Award, Glickman Award); THIS MUCH I KNOW (Glickman Award, Bay Area Theater Critic Circle Award, Edgerton Award); GOOD. BETTER. BEST. BESTED.; and BEST AVAILABLE. Spector’s plays have been produced at theaters including Manhattan Theater Club, The Old Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Aurora Theater, Marin Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Hampstead Theater, Theater J, Miami New Drama, Syracuse Stage, Burg Theater, Colt Coeur, and been translated into Swedish, German, French and Spanish. He is currently under commission with Manhattan Theater Club, Roundabout Theater Company and La Jolla Playhouse. In addition to BIRTHRIGHT, in the 2025-26 season he will have the Off-Broadway premiere of THIS MUCH I KNOW at 59E59 in September, and over twenty productions of EUREKA DAY around the world (though not at the Kennedy Center…).

TEDDY BERGMAN (director): Recent work includes the revival of URINETOWN (NYCC Encores!, Drama League Nom), the world premier of Jonathan Spector’s BIRTHRIGHT, and the immersive experience LIFE AND TRUST. Other work includes the critically acclaimed EMPIRE TRAVEL AGENCY and Broadway musical KPOP (Drama Desk Nom, Lucille Lortel Winner for Outstanding Musical, Richard Rodgers Award Winner) with his company Woodshed Collective. Other directing work has been seen at Lincoln Center, Park Avenue Armory, Public Theater, Roundabout, New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theater Club, Ars Nova, Ma-Yi, Pasadena Playhouse, Williamstown, Edinburgh Fringe, Portland Center Stage, Bay Street, Miami New Drama, and more. He also works with pop acts including co-creating and directing Tegan and Sara’s tour “HEY, I’M JUST LIKE YOU.” With director and producer Jason Eagan he is half of Ad Hoc, creators and producers of original and large-scale live entertainment.  As an actor he has originated roles on and off-Broadway and appeared in numerous films and tv shows.

HALE APPLEMAN (Lev) also played Lev in the Miami New Drama production of Birthright at the Colony Theatre. Further stage credits include the revival of David Rabe’s Streamers (Roundabout), the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play (Epic Theatre), as well as productions with The Public Theater, EST, ART, The Old Globe, Berkshire Theatre Festival, L.A. Theatre Works, and Audible Theater. In TV, he is best known for playing Eliot Waugh for all 5 seasons of the fantasy series The Magicians (UCP/Netflix), based on the novels by Lev Grossman. He’s recurred on Smash (NBC), Truth Be Told (Apple TV), and American Horror Story: NYC (Hulu/FX). His film credits include Beautiful Ohio opposite William Hurt, Pedro (Toronto Film Festival), Private Romeo (Outfest Acting Award) and the Sundance horror comedy Teeth.

MOLLY BERNARD (Alona) is best known for her role as Lauren Heller on Paramount’s Younger, in which she starred for seven seasons. Additional television credits include Brilliant Minds, Chicago Med, Transparent, Alpha House, High Maintenance, Blindspot, and The Blacklist. On the film side, Molly starred in and executive produced the indie features Milkwater, Best Man Dead Man, Damned If You Do, and appeared in Richard Linklater’s Hit Man opposite Glen Powell. Last year, she made her Broadway debut starring in Leslye Headland’s Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman. Select additional theater credits include Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at Soho Rep and House Plant at NYTW Next Door.

ELI GELB (Noah) played the role of Grover in the Broadway production of David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, directed by Daniel Aukin, and he recently completed the show’s West End transfer. His performance earned Tony Award and Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nominations. He originated the role Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, for which he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play, and he and his castmates share a Drama Desk Special Award for Best Ensemble.

He currently leads Jordan Fein’s production of Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass at London’s Young Vic. Additional theater credits include Joshua Harmon’s Skintight (Roundabout Theatre Company/ Geffen Playhouse).

On screen, he plays a supporting role in Kelly Reichardt’s latest feature, The Mastermind, alongside Josh O’Connor. Additional credits include HBO’s “The Newsroom,” Indignation (James Schamus), Holy Rollers, and The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach).

Eli is represented by Buchwald and Circle Management + Production.

ABBI JACOBSON (Izzy) is an acclaimed writer, director, producer, and actor. She served as the co-creator and co-star of the hit television series “Broad City,” as well as the critically acclaimed series, “A League of Their Own” which earned recognition from GLAAD for Outstanding New TV Series as well as the 2023 National Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign. She is a New York Times Bestselling author of the collection of personal essays, “I Might Regret This,” as well as her illustrated book, “Carry This Book.” Abbi can be heard voicing Bean in Netflix’s animated series “Disenchantment,”  Katie Mitchell in the Oscar-nominated Netflix animated film, “THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES,” and Shira in Netflix’s “Long Story Short.” She is the co-founder of Prelude, a fellowship program aimed at leveling the playing field for early career storytellers entering the industry.

LIZ LARSEN (Deborah) stars in the film The Baltimorons (IFC Films and the SXSW 2025 Audience Award Winner), directed by Jay Duplass, which she was nominated for a 2025 Independent SPIRIT Award for her performance as ‘Didi’. She is a Tony Nominee for her performance in The Most Happy Fella. Recently, she played Sarah Silverman’s ‘Nana’ in The Bedwetter musical at DC’s Arena Stage. She also starred in the world premiere of TRANSPARENT The Musical as the fabulous matriarch ’Shelly Pfefferman’ (The Mark Taper).  Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Hairspray, Damn Yankees, The Rocky Horror Show, A Little Night Music, Smell of the Kill, Starmites, Fiddler on the Roof, A New Brain (Lincoln Center). TV: Madoff (w/ Richard Dreyfuss), Mr.Robot, Law and Order (10 years), SVU (4 years), The Americans, Bunheads, Criminal Intent, Sopranos, Raising Kanan, Third Watch, The Street, Deadline, The Breaks. Movies: The Week Of, Hudson Tribes. IG: @lizthelarsen

NATE MANN (Emerson) will next be seen in the upcoming BBC series and KILLING EVE spinoff, HONEY created by Emma Moran. He recently wrapped playing the lead role on the independent feature THE UP AND COMER across from Andrew Burnap and from director Chris Long. Prior to that, Nate shot the independent feature ACT ONE across Ella Beaty and Ari Graynor. He can currently be seen starring opposite Austin Butler in MASTERS OF THE AIR for Apple/Playtone and in the limited series APPLES NEVER FALL for Peacock. Nate made his film debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA and debuted on Broadway in A SOLDIER’S PLAY for director Kenny Leon. He played a young Liev Schreiber in the final season of RAY DONOVAN shortly after graduating from Juilliard. He is based in New York City.

ZOË WINTERS (Chaya) is a longtime New York stage actor. Her NY credits include Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Nomination), White Noise (The Public Theater), Small Mouth Sounds (Pershing Square Signature Center), Red Speedo, Love and Information (NYTW), An Octoroon (Soho Rep), Walden (Second Stage Theater), The Last Match (Roundabout Theater), The Harvest (LCT3), Much Ado About Nothing (The Public’s Shakespeare in the Park) and 4000 Miles (LCT3 and Lincoln Center).

On screen, Zoë will next be seen in the Apple+ series THE OFF WEEKS with Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain. She will also next be seen in the FX series SEVEN SISTERS starring opposite Elizabeth Olsen and Cristin Milioti. Zoë was most recently seen in Celine Song’s A24 feature MATERIALISTS, alongside Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, and can currently be seen in Kristoffer Borgli’s A24 feature THE DRAMA, in a standout role opposite Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Zoë is best known for her breakout role as Kerry on HBO’s critically acclaimed SUCCESSION, which won the Emmy for Best Drama Series and the 2022 and 2024 SAG Award for Best Drama Ensemble.