Our BLOOM Festival Artists for 2025
Pioneers! by Elijah Guo
Maddie Conti
Maddie Conti is pleased to be returning to the Bloom festival! She has most recently been seen as Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet with The Gallery Players, as well as Susan in [title of show] with KOPCORP LLC maddieconti.com
Renee Shohet
Renee Shohet is a Texas-born performer, graphic designer, and cook based in New York City. Offstage, she serves as the lead designer at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, a non-profit music school in Park Slope. She also volunteers with Civic Power of Change, an organization that connects progressive campaigns to pro-bono marketing and communications professionals. You can usually find her digging in the dirt in her garden or in the kitchen, entirely covered in butter.
The Comforter by Katherine Alberta
Gracie Connell
Gracie Connell is an actor, voiceover artist, writer, Basset Hound Enthusiast, and overall funny-girl based out of New York City.
Nicole Stewart
Nicole Stewart is a Mexican-American actor based in New York City. She earned her MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School and holds a Marketing degree from ITESM in Mexico City. Some of her favorite stage roles include Jo March in *Little Women* and Alma Winemiller in *Summer and Smoke*. Her recent short film, *Wildest Dreams*, was officially selected for the Latino and Native American Film Festival. She’s grateful to her family for their unwavering support—los amo.
a full no holds barred exposé on the BFA MT class of 22 by Grace Gobel
Kayla Amani
Kayla Amani is a director, actor and storyteller from NYC, dedicated to creating art that captures the vibrant diversity of the city they grew up in. Kayla has directed at PlayGround-NY and is a current company member. They have assisted directors such as Lileana Blain-Cruz, Caitlin Sullivan and Tamilla Woodard at Second Stage, Lincoln Center and WP Theater. A Syracuse University graduate, Kayla holds a BFA in Acting and minor in Music Industry.
Charli Bush
Charli Bush is super excited to be participating in the BLOOM 10-minute play festival! She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and attended Syracuse University for Musical Theatre (bleed orange!) Outside of performing she loves film photography, beaded embroidery and noodles. @charlibush
a most theatrical kidnapping of jeremy strong and/or a centaur, a centaur, my kingdom for a centaur by Courtney Taylor
Sarina Freda
Sarina Freda (she/her) is an NYC-based actor/writer/producer. She has worked on several short films and new plays with Clubbed Thumb, P73, The Geva Center, the 24-Hour Plays Festival (Nationals 2020), and more. Together, she and Tom Costello created no no no please no god no, nevermind i’m fine, a one-woman show which debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024. She loves to swim. She loves to dance. And her passion project is finding inner peace. Literary Rep: Elissa Friedman, Zero Gravity | NYU Tisch BFA https://sarinafreda.com/ @sarinafreda
Isaiah Frank
Isaiah Frank is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. Film: Naomi Daniels (writer/director/performer), Paisley & Willis (writer/director), Using Protection (performer). NY Stage: Afraid? Woolf! (The Tank, upcoming), Middle School Play (The Brick), The Seagull (Parabasis), ProLapsiXca (Second City), Boy Crazy (Upright Citizens Brigade), Wig Pageant Variety Hour (Brooklyn Comedy Collective). Regional: To Kill A Mockingbird, All My Sons, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Rocket Science (Nashville Rep). Playwriting: Serious Artists (upcoming), Thirst Trap and The Passions (Vertigo). Graduate of Northwestern University.
Flight Plan by Christian Missonak
Phoebe Jennings Johnson
Phoebe Jennings Johnson (she/they) is a bicoastal performer from El Sereno, California. Alongside stage, commercial, & film work with directors like Olivia Wilde and Errol Morris, she is a lifelong singer, classically trained pianist, and proud alum of the National Theatre Institute. Recent theatre credits include Bruiser (Theatre Write Now), Actual Throat (The Tank), I Love Sorority Rush! (Hollywood Fringe), Broken Arpeggio (Columbia MFA), Supermarket 86 (NYTF). Special thanks to her parents, Lucy, and the team at Daisy Theatricals! TLT Management, LA Talent. @phoebejenningsjohnson
Stuart Green
Stuart Green is an Actor, Writer and Director, glad to be working with the folks at Daisy Theatricals. He recently played the lead in the film "Party of One," and has worked with Theater Breaking Through Barriers, The Barrow Group, Rufus Wainwright, Everett Quinton, and the Upright Citizens Brigade. IG: @ArsGratiaArtisan / www.Stuart-Green.com
It’s Just a Pop Song by Thomas James Boudreau
Sara Moinuddin
Originally from Irvine, CA, Sara is an actor/singer-songwriter based in NYC. Sara is a recent graduate of Pace University’s BA Acting - International Performance Ensemble program. She has been a part of a variety of original work including Meat (Pace University) and Be My Baby (The Player’s Theatre). Sara is also a proud member of Girl Dirty Theatre Company where they recently put up a production of The Lacy Project by Alena Smith. When she’s not on stage, Sara can be found scrolling on Ebay bidding for vintage clothes she doesn’t need and blasting Fiona Apple’s entire discography in the shower.
Miciah Wallace
Miciah Wallace is a young artist making his way in NYC. Originally from the Midwest, Miciah has embarked on a journey to build his career as a performer primarily in Theatre. Credits include work with TheatreNow, National Black Theatre, New Light Theatre Project, Rock Rising and OCTC. Miciah is thrilled to be joining and contributing to this body of work!