Howard Leder is a Los Angeles-based actor as well as one of TV’s most respected editors. In 2021, he appeared at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in The Comedy of Errors and Cymbeline. LA theater credits include The Nether (Veil Theatre), Duet For One (Beverly Hills Playhouse), and Our Country’s Good (Actors’ Rep Theatre of Simi). He recently made his TV debut in the acclaimed

Timothy P. Brown is a versatile trained thespian with many credits on the stage under his belt. With an M.F.A. in theater [S.M.U.], Timothy is proficient with dialects and improv skills. Timothy’s vast Shakespearean versatility stretches from the dark depths of Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus to the love-sick Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night.

Syanne Green is an actor born and raised in Florida. Recently graduated from AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts she is now a new member of the Open Fist theatre company and looks forward to many endeavors with the company the first being “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. She prides herself in making people

Erica Mae McNeal grew up in a small town in Colorado where she found her love for theatre. She decided to make the big move to Los Angeles where she received her BFA in Acting at AMDA LA. She studied in both Los Angeles and New York. Erica Mae is so excited to pursue her

Growing up in Michigan, Dionna spent much of her childhood performing in local productions before touring internationally with The Young Americans. She carries that collaborative, playful spirit into all of her acting work, and has extensive experience on stage, film, and the 405. She is co-creator and plays Avery Stevens, a Type-A perfectionist juggling app

Sherry Larson. An educator for most of her life, Sherry took up acting in her retirement years. Eight years of training at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and 6 years with The Professional Artist’s Workshop have ignited a passion for acting and made it possible for her to participate in many plays and film projects. Sherry

Casey Sullivan. Theater credits include the role of Gary in DADDYO DIES WELL, written and directed by Obbie award winning Murray Mednick. Variety said, Sullivan, a winning performer even at Gary’s lowest ebb, believably charts a progression from panicky dry heaves to wonder as the Quechua brew brings this modern Everyman face to face with

Carmella Jenkins is an actor, singer, storyteller. Since third grade, she has been captivated by the magic of theatre and storytelling. She is happy to call OpenFist her theatrical home. Long live “Live Theatre”.

Ethan Niven

Originally from the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Angel found his passion for theatre in middle school while competing within the TFA (Texas Forensic Association) and placed 31st in the nation in dramatic interpretation. His passion grew into profession while at the University of Houston where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and