Company members Tala Ashe and Marjan Neshat are in English, the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Both Tala and Marjan received Tony nominations for their performance in the roles on Broadway last year. The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say? Performances run through April 26 in Los Angeles, CA.
Angel Desai appears on 9-1-1: Nashville in Season 1, Episode 16 โLove to Deathโ on ABC & Hulu.
Purva Bedi appears on Elsbeth in Season 3, Episode 14 โDeadutanteโ on CBS/Paramount+.
James Seol appears on The Hunting Party in Season 2, Episode 5 โElliot Carr” on NBC/Peacock.
Tala Ashe appears on CIA in Season 1, Episode 5 โDeep Coverโ on CBS/Paramount+.
Company member Welker White is in the feature film Outcome, directed by Jonah Hill and starring Hill, Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz. Beloved Hollywood star Reef Hawk becomes the target of an extortion plot when he receives a mysterious video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. Hoping to identify the blackmailer, he soon embarks on a soul-searching journey to make amends with anyone he could have possibly wronged. The film is now available to stream on Apple TV and in select AMC theaters. Watch trailer here.
Company member Sydney Lemmon is in the feature film, The Drama, a romantic dark comedy written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. The film stars Robert Pattinson and Zendaya as a picture-perfect Back Bay couple whose lavish wedding plans are thrown into disarray after a drunken confession shatters the foundations of their relationship. Now in theaters nationwide. Watch trailer here.
Company member Chris Perfetti is in DTF St. Louis, the dark comedy miniseries from creator Steven Conrad, and starring Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour. The series, which is loosely based on a true story, follows a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, which leads to one of them ending up dead. Two detectives investigate and learn the crime is connected to a dating app called “DTF St. Louis”, which enables married couples to have affairs. The final episode airs on April 12 on HBO Max. Watch trailer here.
The Actors Center hosts Resonance Room, Edition No. 5ย โthe secondย sharing of works in process by the 2025-26 Mentorship Cohort. The evening will feature original work by cohort members Saige Larmer, Carson S. Davis, Alyssa James, Madeline Grace Barbush, and Rebecca Salzhauer, alongside scenes, poetry and musical numbers. Come join us!
Company member Colby Minifie returns as Ashley Barrett in the final season of The Boys, the satirical superhero series developed for television by Eric Kripke and based on the comic book series written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The show is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroesโwho are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as Godsโabuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. New episodes air on Wednesdays through May 20 on Amazon Prime.
Company member Blake Hackler is in Ragtime, with book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and directed by Joel Ferrell, presented by Dallas Theater Center. In 1902 New York, anything is possible! Ragtime bursts to life with a soaring score that tells the intertwined stories of three families from different walks of life, all chasing the American Dream. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel, the show is a thrilling, powerful portrait of hope and perseverance in a time of tumultuous change. This beloved, epic musical theater classic creates a powerful portrait of America’s pastโand a stirring reminder of its future. Performances run through April 19 in Dallas, TX.
Jane Guyer Fujita, Head of Voice and Speech at NYU Grad Acting and voice and dialect coach , and Steven Epp, actor, writer, director, and Co-Artistic Director of The Moving Company, join The Actors Center for teaching residencies exploring voice, movement, and creation, and Moliรจre.
Actors, teachers, and founders of The Moving Frame, Welker White and Damian Young, return to The Actors Center for a teaching residency, exploring key principles in cinematic storytelling.

