Rachel Bonds’ plays have been developed or produced by Ars Nova, WP Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Studio Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and New York Stage & Film, among others. Her plays include: JONAH (Roundabout Theatre Company); THE LONELY FEW (with music & lyrics by Zoe Sarnak, The Geffen); GOODNIGHT NOBODY (McCarter); SUNDOWN, YELLOW MOON, a play with songs by The Bengsons (Ars Nova & WP Theatre, NY Times Critic’s Pick, Raven Theatre); CURVE OF DEPARTURE (South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, Northlight); AT THE OLD PLACE (La Jolla Playhouse); FIVE MILE LAKE (South Coast Rep, McCarter, Shattered Globe, Weissberger Award); SWIMMERS (Marin Theatre Co, Sky Cooper Prize); THE WOLFE TWINS (Studio Theatre); ALMA (Atlantic Theatre Company commission); MICHAEL & EDIE (NY Times Critic’s Pick); WINTER GAMES (Humana Festival, Heideman Award, Public Radio’s “Playing on Air”); ANNIVERSARY (EST’s Marathon of One-Act Plays, Sam French OOB Festival Winner and Public Radio’s “Playing on Air.”); and BIRD (“Playing on Air” co-commission with David Auburn).

Bonds was the 2016 Tow Foundation Playwright in Residence at Ars Nova. She is an Alumna of EST’s Youngblood, Ars Nova’s Play Group and SPACE on Ryder Farm’s Working Farm Writers’ Group. She has also been both a Fr. William Ralston Fellow and a Tennessee Williams Scholar at The Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She has served as a frequent Volunteer/Playwright for the 52nd Street Project.

She recently finished writing THE BOARS’ NEST scripted series with Dub Cornett & Holly Gleason for Audible, is currently developing her original scripted series, also for Audible, collaborating with Danya Taymor on the premiere of her play JONAH at Roundabout Theatre
Company, and co-raising a family. Originally from the mountains of Tennessee, Bonds is based in Brooklyn.

Trip Cullman is a director. Broadway: THE ROSE TATTOO, CHOIR BOY, LOBBY HERO, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Select Off-Broadway: MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW MOSCOW, YEN, PUNK ROCK (Obie Award), A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER OF NEW YORK CITY (MCC); DAYS OF RAGE, THE LAYOVER, THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE, LONELY I’M NOT, BACHELORETTE, SOME MEN, SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS (Second Stage); UNKNOWN SOLDIER, THE PAIN OF MY BELLIGERENCE, ASSISTANCE, A SMALL FIRE (Drama Desk nomination), THE DRUNKEN CITY (Playwrights Horizons); CHOIR BOY (MTC); MURDER BALLAD (MTC and Union Square Theatre); THE MOTHER, I’M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD (Atlantic); ROULETTE(EST); THE HALLWAY TRILOGY: NURSING (Rattlestick); THE LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE (Rattlestick and Century Center); DOG SEES GOD (Century Center); US DRAG(stageFARM); and several productions with The Play Company. London: THE COLBY SISTERS OF PITTSBURGH, PA (Tricycle). Select regional: Geffen, Arena, Alliance, Old Globe, La Jolla, South Coast Rep, Bay Street, Williamstown Theater Festival.

Ellenore Scott (she/her) is a New York-based choreographer and director. Broadway: GREY HOUSE, FUNNY GIRL, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Off-Broadway: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, TITANIQUE (Lucille Loretel Nomination). Other choreography credits include: So You Think You Can Dance?, Single All the Way (Netflix), and Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. In 2023, Scott directed THE LONELY FEW, a world premiere musical at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA. Scott’s work has also been seen at The Bushwick Starr, The Old Globe, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, and Seattle Repertory Theatre. As a performer, Scott appeared in numerous television shows (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, The Blacklist, Glee!) and was a finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance? Scott is the Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance, a contemporary-fusion dance company. As a content creator, Scott makes lifestyle, dance, and comedy videos for over 1 million followers on TikTok. @helloellenore https://www.ellenorescott.co/

BILLY COHEN (u/s Dylan, Adam) Credits: THE BAND’S VISIT (1st National Tour, dir. David Cromer), I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE (Classic Stage, dir. Trip Cullman), NATASHA, PIERRE… (PCLO), BEAUTIFUL (Sacramento Music Circus), BILLY ELLIOT (Goodspeed), INDECENT (San Francisco Playhouse), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Theatre Aspen), ONCE (Geva), OKLAHOMA! (Weston Playhouse). Graduate of Princeton University. @cohenbilly.

Damon Daunno received a Tony® and Grammy nomination for his performance as Curly in Daniel Fish’s revival of OKLAHOMA!. TV/film credits: Interview with a Vampire (AMC), The Hating Game (Amazon), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), and Blue Bloods (CBS). Other theater credits: THE LONELY FEW (Geffen), The Bengsons’ THE LUCKY ONES (Lucille Lortel Award Best Lead Actor in a Musical), Daniel Fish’s OKLAHOMA! (St Ann’s, Bard), Dave Malloy’s BEARDO, Anais Mitchell’s HADESTOWN (NYTW). With UK-based Kneehigh Theater Co. BRIEF ENCOUNTER (Bway, Int’l Tour), WILD BRIDE, TRISTAN AND YSEULT, and THE TIN DRUM. He has performed with orchestras on behalf of the US State Dept throughout Russia and Europe. He is a multi-instrumentalist and has scored feature and short-length films. He is currently working on an EP of original music, available to stream soon. Graduate of NYU’s Tisch SOA.

CHRISTINE DWYER (u/s Lila) is stoked to be joining the family of The Lonely Few at MCC! Broadway/National Tours: WICKED(Elphaba), WAITRESS (Jenna), FINDING NEVERLAND (Sylvia Lewellyn Davies), RENT (Maureen). Other favorite credits include “JCS Live” with John Legend, Sara Bareilles and Alice Cooper, RAGTIME (Mother), MURDER BALLAD (Sara), ROCK OF AGES (Regina). Currently she is most proud of being the co-founder of The Janice Jam with her husband Matt DeAngelis in honor of her late Mother In Law, which helps women struggling with Breast Cancer. All my love to Mom and Katie and Noel Smith Voice Studio. Special thanks and extra love to Matt and dog Chowdah. Thank you CLA, HCKR, MCC, Bryan Perri and Zoe Sarnak and the entire team for believing in me. Dedicated to her late Dad, Thomas Leonard Dwyer, who is the only reason she ever picked up a guitar.

ROSE VAN DYNE (u/s JJ) is a multifaceted artist and educator based in NYC. She is the co-founder of @BroadwayCooks, an organization that provides fresh food for houseless and hungry community members in Times Square and the five boroughs. Recent credits include: Actor— 1776 (Broadway, National Tour, ART), CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), INTERSTATE (Mixed Blood Theatre). Music Director— ALLEGIANCE (54 Below), DRAGON BABY (ART), SPRING AWAKENING (Montclair State University), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Out of the Box Theatrics), American Theatre Wing Songwriters Competition (2020-2022). Educator— Pace University, Marymount Manhattan College, BroadwayVox. @rose_van_dyne

DEWITT FLEMING JR (u/s Paul) – was most recently seen in the pre-Broadway tour of A WONDERFUL WORLD as Lincoln Perry and is the show’s tap choreographer. Off- Bwy: NY City Center’s THE TAP DANCE KID (Daddy Bates) and COTTON CLUB PARADE (Lead/Nicholas Brother), Orphan Train(conductor), Pearl (Bill Bailey),  Dutchman(Clay) Regional: AFTER MIDNIGHT, SCOTTSBORO BOYS (Ozie/Ruby), JELLY’S LAST JAM (Jelly), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Simon).  National Tours: Riverdance (Lead Tapper, Baritone Soloist), Cirque Du Soliel’s Banana Shpeel (Ensemble, featured tapper).  TV/Film: Boardwalk Empire, Smash, Limitless, How to be Single. DeWitt has played drums with The Hot Sardines at the Bluenote Tokyo, Jennie-Harney Fleming at Carnegie Hall, Brandon Victor Dixon on MTV,  Daniel J Watts at Lincoln Center, and Jared Grimes at The National Auditorium in Mexico City, to name a few. DeWitt is also the proud owner of DeW It Right Tap Mics BE HEARD! For more on DeWitt please visit www.dewittflemingjr.com instagram @dewittflemingjr

Taylor Iman Jones recently left the cast of SIX after a year run. Previous Broadway original casts: HEAD OVER HEELS, GROUNDHOG DAY. Off-Broadway and Regional: Roundabout’s SCOTLAND, PA, TALE OF DESPEREAUX, THE WHO’S TOMMY AT KENNEDY CENTER, HAMILTON and AMERICAN IDIOT tours. She dedicates her performance and sends love to her parents, and thanks Liberman Zerman and Cornerstone Talent for believing in her.

Peter Mark Kendall is an actor and musician based out of New York City. He most recently starred on stage in Samuel D. Hunter’s A BRIGHT NEW BOISE at the Signature Theatre, as well as starring on screen in Netflix’s limited series Kaleidoscope. Recent acting: Broadway: SIX DEGREES OF SEPERATION (Tony Nom for “Best Revival”, dir. Trip Cullman). Off-Broadway: DODI & DIANA (Colt Coeur), BLUE RIDGE (The Atlantic), THE HARVEST (LCT3), MERCURY FUR (The New Group), NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY (Partial Comfort), LESSONS IN SURVIVAL (Vineyard Theatre; co-conceiver), THE TRIAL OF THE CRYSTAL MASON (Rattlestick; co-conceiver), CAPSULE(The Public); MACBETH IN STRIDE, ALL IS BUT FANTASY (Joe’s Pub with Whitney White). Regional: Lake Lucille Chekhov, Bay Street, Baltimore Center Stage, Trinity Rep., Chautauqua, Gloucester Stage, Baltimore Shakespeare, Studio Theatre. Film: The History of Sound (upcoming), Top Gun: Maverick, Entangled, Time Out of Mind, Louder Than Bombs, The Ticket (TriBeCa), The Rest of Us, Seven Lovers, The Scottish Play. Television: “Kaleidoscope,” “Strange Angel,” Sam Esmail’s “Act of Crime,” “Outpost” (series regular); “Girls,” “The Americans,” “Chicago Med,” “The President is Missing,” “Eye Candy” (recurring); “Evil;” Awkwafina…from Queens;” “The Good Fight;” “Gotham;” “Law and Order: SVU;” “The Leftovers;” “Blue Bloods;” “Public Morals.” Education: M.F.A. in Acting, Brown/Trinity Rep; B.A. in Theatre and Jazz Performance, McDaniel College. Founding member of the theatre collective The Commissary (NYTimes Best Theater of 2020). He is in the duo-band Hickory, which released their second album “batten down the hatches” in the winter of 2023. He co-wrote, co-scored, and stars in the film CAPSULE with actor/director Whitney White, which premiered in the Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in January 2021

TALORIA MERRICKS (u/s Amy) is making their MCC Theatre debut. With a rich background in musical theatre, they have showcased their talents in various productions. Some memorable performances include Dorothy in THE WIZ, True Colors Theater; Duckling Donna in THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL, Aurora Theatre; Leading Player in PIPPIN, School Street Playhouse; Chantel in ALL THE NATALIE PORTMANS, Out Front Theater; and most recently the new musical KING OF PAGEA by Martin Storrow. Taloria continues to pursue their passion in all forms of performing arts and is excited to take on MCC Theater’s THE LONELY FEW.

Helen J Shen (she/they) is thrilled to return to THE LONELY FEW after appearing in the world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. Off-Broadway: TEETH (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: MAN OF GOD (Williamstown Theatre Festival), SUNSET BOULEVARD (ACT of Connecticut). BFA: University of Michigan. @helenjshen

Thomas Silcott (he/him) broke out performing in national and international tours of the Tony Award® winning Broadway musical BRING IN ‘DA NOISE, BRING IN ‘DA FUNK playing “‘da Voice.” Broadway: Sarah Ruhl’s BECKY NURSE OF SALEM directed by Rebecca Taichman, BIRTHDAY CANDLES opposite Debra Messing, and Off-Broadway: Fugard’s BOESMAN AND LENA at the Signature Theatre. Regional: THE ROYALE (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Alliance Stage Company); BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (Laguna Playhouse); Fugard’s COMING HOME (Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Fountain Theatre, LA, winning Best Supporting Actor from Backstage Theatre Awards, and an NAACP Image Award Best Actor nomination) and PAINTED ROCKS (The Fountain Theatre, LA, Stage Raw Best Actor nomination), and as a musician “Slow Drag” in MA RIANY’S BLACK BOTTOM (Mark Taper Forum, LA, Ovation Award for Best Ensemble). Television credits include: Law & Order, Evil, New Amsterdam, Luke Cage, This Is Us, Hand of God, and Criminal Minds. Graduate of Salem State University with a degree in theatre, and an M.F.A from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.