Extra01dinary Aliens! at JACK

Vas Eli is an award-winning actor based in NYC. A multidisciplinary artist, he is also a director, writer, producer, dialect coach, educator and painter. He is the founder of BETTERFLY Productions (The Pit, Zoom With Me, Far, Lemonking, The Sketchy Eastern European Show, When & Where). Theater: The Sketchy Eastern European Show (The Players Theater) Tamburlaine (TFANA), Jericho (Attic Theatre), Unearthly Visitants (Triskelion Arts), Island of Dr. Moreau (Piper Theatre), Splitfoot (Edinburgh Fringe), Lincoln Dress (Albany NY, Bucharest) TV: Night Agent, The Endgame, For Life, WeCrashed, The Deuce, The Blacklist; Film: Snakeeater, Varlet, Delenda, Hell House 2, Kidnapping of A Fish, The Naked Woman, Dominant Species, Far From Here. www.Vaseli.org IG vaseli_vaseli

Maria Müller is a Romanian born, NY-based actor, writer, and producer for theater and film. She is also Executive and Co-Artistic Director of Et Alia, a theater company for international women. Recent acting credits include the plays BLOOD ORANGE, by Abigail Duclos, directed by Vernice Miller and UNTIL DARK, written and directed by Federica Borlenghi (for both of these plays she received a BroadwayWorld nomination), as well as the feature films No Tomorrow, written and directed by Martin Drop (Manhattan Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival) and Jet Lag in Summer, written and directed by Kunao Yan (Pingyao International Film Festival). She is the recipient of several grants including Brooklyn Arts Council and the winner of numerous awards (Best Actress, Best Drama Short, etc.) for various film projects. She has also worked as host and panel speaker for events such as East European Comic Con, National Women's Theatre Festival, etc. Her work is featured in national and international publications (Splash Magazines, The National Herald, Radio Romania Cultural), as well as in a book for which she was interviewed alongside Nadine Labaki. She holds a BFA from NYU Tisch.

Julie Tran is a Brooklyn native with a deep love of all things comedy. She's done countless sketch shows all over and hosts her own monthly stand up comedy showcase without being a stand up herself. Wild, right? And now she's found herself in EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS! which hits home for herself and hopefully you, too.

Matthew is an actor and teaching artist in Brooklyn. NYC: CIMINO'S DEFEAT, THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Adult Film), FACE VALUE (DUAF), and ARMS AND THE MAN (Gingold Theatrical Group). Regional: KING JAMES, MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY (Shadowland Stages), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). MFA, Brooklyn College.

Marlon Xavier is a New York City-based actor, a proud member of Labyrinth Theatre Company and a Finalist at The Actors Studio. He holds an MFA degree from the Actor Studio Drama School. Marlon's credits include the films 'A Stage of Twilight' in which he starred alongside Karen Allen and William Sadler, 'Magic Hour' with Miriam Shor, as well as roles in "Blue Bloods", "Law and Order", "The Equalizer", and "The Savant." Marlon is deeply grateful to his beautiful wife for her unwavering support and constant inspiration as he continues his acting journey.

Belle is a Vietnamese-American artist based in nyc. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in acting. Past credits include SEX AND THE ABBEY at the Brick and WINNING IS WINNING at JACK. She is eternally grateful for her family and friends, especially the Viet community in New York. Belle-le.com.

Carolina Đỗ is a theatre maker, community organizer, and proud descendant of Vietnamese freedom fighters and refugees. She's joyfully a downtown theater baby with a coupla of Broadway and TV credits for health insurance and residuals. An alum of the Soho Rep Writer-Director Lab, JACKLabs, Fresh Ground Pepper Playground Playgroup, Ma-Yi Lab Playground, Episodic Theater Project Writers Cohort, and Orchard Project Greenhouse Lab and Homegrown Lab, Carolina’s work is an ever-evolving exploration of how theater can be a tool for rebellion and collective healing. Carolina’s writing has been supported by residencies and fellowships at MACDOWELL, JACK, The Hearth, Fault Line Theatre, Piper Theater, and Naked Angels. She is the inaugural recipient of The Movement Theatre Company's Jody Falco and Jeffrey Steinman commission. Carolina’s works have also been finalists for the Sokhary Chau Fellowship, Leah Ryan Fund, BricLab, and Bushwick Starr, and O'Neill. Her play Ăn Chơi: eat. play. rage. was shortlisted for the 2025 Yale Drama Series Prize, judged by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Co-Founding Producing Artistic Leader of The Sống Collective and Creative Director of Mai House Studio and Betterfly Productions. In her role as Associate Director for Community Engagement at PlayCo, she bridges the gap between performance and social impact. As a community organizer, her work is grounded in radical care and organizes where she's needed: e-sims for Gaza, anti-deportation work, community fridges, bailouts, jail support, undocumented communities, mutual aid, etc. Founding member of Asians4Abolition. BFA Brooklyn College

Vas Eli is an award-winning actor based in NYC. A multidisciplinary artist, he is also a director, writer, producer, dialect coach, educator and painter. He is the founder of BETTERFLY Productions (The Pit, Zoom With Me, Far, Lemonking, The Sketchy Eastern European Show, When & Where). Theater: The Sketchy Eastern European Show (The Players Theater) Tamburlaine (TFANA), Jericho (Attic Theatre), Unearthly Visitants (Triskelion Arts), Island of Dr. Moreau (Piper Theatre), Splitfoot (Edinburgh Fringe), Lincoln Dress (Albany NY, Bucharest) TV: Night Agent, The Endgame, For Life, WeCrashed, The Deuce, The Blacklist; Film: Snakeeater, Varlet, Delenda, Hell House 2, Kidnapping of A Fish, The Naked Woman, Dominant Species, Far From Here. www.Vaseli.org IG vaseli_vaseli

Isabel Criado is a Spanish/Peruvian multidisciplinary theatre artist based in New York City wanting to voice the experiences of multicultural immigrants. A graduate of The New School’s School of Drama (BFA, with Honors), Isabel has worked on a diverse range of productions as Stage Manager including BLOOR ORANGE by Abigail Duclow (A.R.T. Gural Theatre), ALEXANDRIA by Markley Bortz (Dixon Place), THE EDGE OF NATURE by Josh Fox (La MaMa Experimental Theatre), and CLOWN BAR 2 by Adam Szymkowicz (Parkside Lounge). More @isabelcriadob

Maria Müller is a Romanian born, NY-based actor, writer, and producer for theater and film. She is also Executive and Co-Artistic Director of Et Alia, a theater company for international women. Recent acting credits include the plays BLOOD ORANGE, by Abigail Duclos, directed by Vernice Miller and UNTIL DARK, written and directed by Federica Borlenghi (for both of these plays she received a BroadwayWorld nomination), as well as the feature films No Tomorrow, written and directed by Martin Drop (Manhattan Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival) and Jet Lag in Summer, written and directed by Kunao Yan (Pingyao International Film Festival). She is the recipient of several grants including Brooklyn Arts Council and the winner of numerous awards (Best Actress, Best Drama Short, etc.) for various film projects. She has also worked as host and panel speaker for events such as East European Comic Con, National Women's Theatre Festival, etc. Her work is featured in national and international publications (Splash Magazines, The National Herald, Radio Romania Cultural), as well as in a book for which she was interviewed alongside Nadine Labaki. She holds a BFA from NYU Tisch.

Federica Borlenghi (Line Producer) is a multi-hyphenate artist from Milan, Italy, based in Brooklyn. Selected Line Producing credits include THE LEG. by notAmuse at Mitu580, Ellen Winter's YIKES concert at Joe's Pub, CHRISTIE at The Waterfront Museum. Associate Producer credits include What Will the Neighbors Say?'s AT THE BARRICADES at Mitu580, and the pre-production of THE KING'S WIFE MUSICAL reading premiere at the Adirondack Festival. Federica specializes in Site-Specific performances with immersive elements. She has curated numerous productions and recurrent events at the Italytime Cultural Center, and collaborated as Founding Co-Artistic Director of HERE WE GO, a Site-Specific Theater Company.

Michi Zaya (any pronoun) is a Mongolian storyteller of all trades, based in Brooklyn. Michi’s work can be seen on stage as a performer, projections designer, and director. Michi has worked with Asian American & immigrant stories on stage in New York and Boston. Thematic elements in their body of work have been language, grief, Queerness, and community. Their black cat is her son and the center of their universe. Projections Credits: X#*! YOU VERY MUCH, MOM (Leviathan Lab, Second Generation Prod.); THE CEREMONY (Chuang Stage); SILENT SKY (Central Square Theatre); DID YOU EAT?/밥 먹었니? (World Premiere, Chuang Stage, Seoulful Productions); wAve (The Public Theater, Brooklyn College); THE BAKKHAI, RIDE THE CYCLONE, KISS (Queens College); CURIOUS INCIDENT OF A DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway) and more. Website: michizaya.com

Jiahao (Neil) Qiu 邱嘉皓 (he/him) is a Chinese-born Theatre Collaborator and Lighting Designer. His recent design credits in the United States: THE WILDERNESS (Time Theatre Collective), REDEMPTION STORY (The Associates Theater Ensemble), SEVEN COUSINS FOR A HORSE (Thrown Stone Theatre), and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Yale Repertory Theatre, Connecticut Critics Circle Award). For more information, please visit neilqiu.com | @neilqiu_design