The Legend of DC Colorado at The Broadwater - Mainstage

CONSTANTINE MALAHIAS - WRITER/PRODUCER/ACTOR Constantine Malahias is a Greek-American film, television, and stage actor. Constantine’s passion for performing from a young age carried him to train professionally at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. There, Constantine established himself as a preeminent Shakespearean actor, earning high praise in particular for his multi-role tour de force in an Off-Broadway production of ROMEO & JULIET. He then starred and executive produced the independent feature film HAMLET IN THE GOLDEN VALE (available on AppleTV, Amazon), which was awarded Best Feature at the Manhattan Film Festival. More recently he starred in the independent comedy feature TANKHOUSE directed by Noam Tomaschoff. In recent years, Constantine and Christopher Merlino create and produce their own comedy through their company ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, including their original musical THE LEGEND OF D.C COLORADO. For more info, visit ConstantineMalahias.com

CHRISTOPHER MERLINO -WRITER/PRODUCER/ACTOR Christopher Merlino is an Actor, Writer and creative juggernaut. As an (almost) graduate of FSU’s BFA Acting program and eventually Marymount Manhattan's Theatre History Program, Christopher enjoys all facets of the entertainment industry. As an actor, Christopher is a member of Endstation Theatre Company in Lynchburg, Virginia where he specialized in Shakespearean and new works for over 5 years. Christopher has recently portrayed “Diego” in a national Checker’s commercial and “Oscar” in Lifetime’s feature film The Family. The Legend of D.C. Colorado is Christopher’s Los Angeles debut as a writer, producer and lead in a production. Christopher spends his free time painting fantasy landscapes on canvas and creating anything that makes people laugh with his creative partner Constantine.

FELIX BIRDIE -COMPOSER/MUSICAL DIRECTOR Felix is an NYC based actor happy to be back in LA for the premiere of DC Colorado! He was most recently heard voicing the pipe smoking pipe, Pipey, in Open the Portal’s “Psycho Psalms.” Felix spent the early part of his career studying in NYC at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Upon graduating, he spent several years working professionally with theater company’s around the city, and many small independent filmmakers. One of the films he was seen in, “Green,” went on to win the Short Film Grand Jury prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. For more info, visit www.felixbirdie.com

ALESSANDRA MESA- DIRECTOR Alessandra Mesa is a Cuban-American screenwriter and actor. Her latest project Superior, in which she played the lead and co-wrote with Erin Vassilopoulos, participated in the IFP Filmmakers Lab 2020 and had its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2021. Superior is based on a short of the same name that premiered at Sundance and was screened at the Berlinale and other notable film festivals. She is currently writing a television series titled Havana on the Hudson, which was recently accepted into the (IFP) Gotham Television Series Lab 2021, as well as three feature films, Hi Baby, A Kinder Sea, and To The Bone. A Kinder Sea and Hi Baby have been recognized as semi-finalist and quarter-finalist by several screenplay competitions.