The Anemone and the Boar at The Asylum Theatre

Gigi Guizado is an award-winning actor, director, translator, and writer. Her original plays, theatre translations, and adaptations have been staged in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, and London. Her critically acclaimed acting career spans film, voiceover, regional theatre and off-West End. Her translations of Latin American plays have been published by Inti Press, Another Chicago Magazine, Asymptote Journal, The Mercurian, and featured on Performing International Plays. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and published in The Emerson Review, Rogue Agent Journal, Salamander Ink Magazine, The Bluebird Word, and elsewhere. Her debut poetry chapbook Hourglass is published by dancing girl press & studio.

Jackie Hoopz Lakoudis left North Carolina and moved to Los Angeles at age 25 to pursue acting professionally. She built her career gradually through community theatre before moving into commercials, film, and stage productions. The experience taught her resilience, adaptability, and patience — qualities that continue to shape her artistic voice. For Hoopz Lakoudis, storytelling is fundamentally about connection and representation. She is especially drawn to projects that challenge traditional expectations and expand the perspectives audiences encounter onstage.

Lizette Hunter is a Las Vegas-based performer. She was born in Juárez, Mexico, and raised in Las Vegas. Hunter discovered storytelling through music videos, cinema, and creative writing. Hunter's emotional honesty grounds the production and she gravitates toward intense, emotionally charged roles that challenge both performer and audience. Audiences may also recognize her from Session, a recent selection at the Nevada Women’s Film Festival. 

Mónica Maffía is a respected Argentine scholar, musician, and theatre artist. Maffía studied at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Middlesex University before earning a Doctorate in Literature from the University of El Salvador. Her work often blends poetry, music, political history, and theatrical experimentation, giving The Anemone and the Boar its lyrical structure and emotional complexity.

Sophie Stevens is the English translator of the play The Anemone and the Boar. This production marks the U.S. and international launch of her translation of The Anemone and the Boar.

O'Connell assumed the role of The Asylum's Artistic Director in 2003. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she served as the Associate Artistic Director of Impact Theatre. She holds an MDra in Directing from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). Her work includes several regional and world premieres. O'Connell is an alumnus of the Director's Labs in Los Angeles and Chicago, and La Mama ETC in Umbria. In addition to teaching at UNLV, she has worked at American Conservatory Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the SF Mime Troupe, and Glasgow's Theatre Cryptic. O'Connell is also the founder and publisher of Eat More Art.