SONDER at Alternative Theater Company

Calvin Zanetti (he/him)(Anthony): based in Mineola, New York and received his AA in Acting at Nassau Community College. Made his Off Broadway debut as Peter Pan in the world premiere of Pandemonium: A Sequel to Peter Pan and Jimmy in Frankinatra. Other notable works include Buddy Layman (The Diviners), Buddy the Elf (Elf The Musical), Aaron Shultz (Legally Blonde), Chip Tolentino (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Jason Dean (Heathers The Musical), Orin Dennis (Children of a Lesser God), Amos Hart (Chicago), Jekyll/Hyde (Jekyll and Hyde The Musical), Alan Dangle (One Man, Two Guvnors), Aaron (First Date), Ensemble (Sweet Charity, Cinderella, Hello, Dolly!, Mean Girls), Pitman/Fleet (Titanic The Musical), Caldwell B. Cladwell (Urinetown), Dennis (All Shook Up), Shrek (Shrek The Musical), Otis (Suite Surrender).

JK is absolutely thrilled to be working alongside such a wonderful group of new and familiar faces alike! Recent credits include Something Rotten! (Herrick’s Players), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown! (Royal Star Theatre), Romeo & Juliet (Richmond Hill Park Players)

Justin Cimmino (Scott) is ecstatic to be back on stage in this thrilling production. Justin has been in a wide variety of productions over the past 17 years. Some favorite credits include, The Wild Party (Oscar), Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), Phantom (Young Erik), Ascension Day (Randy), Wizard of Oz (Nikko), Mary Poppins (Neleus Swing), A Christmas Carol (Featured Dancer) and many more.

Regional Credits: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Chief Berry), Bullets Over Broadway (Long Island Premiere, Warner Purcell), Curtains (Oscar Shapiro), Ragtime (Henry Ford), Memphis (Mr. Simmons), A New Brain (The Minister), Falsettos (Mendel), Little Shop of Horrors (Mushnik), Hairspray (Wilbur Turnblad), Company (David), Into the Woods (Narrator/Mysterious Man), The Secret Garden (Albert Lennox).

Sonder, is really something special, and I feel that my fellow cast members and myself have had chills ever since reading the script for the first time. I definitely had to be a part of it as I really do believe this show needs to be seen by a wider audience, I hope you all can come out and see this magnificent production.

Hayden Walsh joins our cast in the role of Nick.

Joe is a proud member of the New York Dramatist Guild. After studying at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Joe obtained his F.C.C. License in broadcast communication from the Arizona Technical Institute. Joe founded the Alternative Theatre Company while living in Phoenix, where he was also the Director of Children's Programming at Theatre Works, winning five People's Choice awards. Joe's Off-Broadway plays include THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER!, A NIGHT IN VEGAS, A WANING GIBBOUS MOON! and DIRTY SECRETS. A Night in Vegas received multiple AriZoni awards for Best Original Script, Best Overall Production, and Best Director. Throughout his theatre career, Joe has directed and choreographed more than thirty award-winning productions in Arizona, California, New York City, and Long Island.