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FRANKIE A. RODRIGUEZ (Calvin) is thrilled to be back on stage with Calvin Berger! He is best known for playing Carlos on the Emmy-nominated High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+, which just wrapped its fourth season and earned him an Imagen Award nomination for Best Actor. Other TV/Film: Will & Grace (NBC) and Modern Family (ABC). Favorite theatre roles: Dog Sees God (Beethoven), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), She Loves Me (Arpad), and Into The Woods (Jack). You can also hear him on the soundtracks for Disney Princess Remixed, Christmas Again, and Seasons 1-3 of HSMTMTS. Thank you for supporting live theatre!!
JORDAN QUISNO (Matt) is thrilled to be making his Colony Theatre debut with this incredible team! He carries a BFA in music theatre and has been seen and heard on the stage, screen and voiceover. Currently, you can hear him in the Disney animated series Ghostforce. Lots of love for this cast, his amazing family and his always supportive team at CLA Partners. @jordanquisno
JASMINE SHARMA she/her (Rosanna) is overjoyed to be part of Calvin Berger! Recent credits include The Wolves (McCarter Theatre Center), Wives (Aurora Theatre Company), and The 24 Hour Plays, both as an actor and a writer. Plays include the World Premiere of Radial Gradient (Shattered Globe Theatre), For Your Consideration (Moxie Arts NYC), Virgins: A Madonna Bootcamp (Jackalope Theatre Company), Kids Club/Club Kids (SERIALS by The Fled Collective), Cancelled/Cancel Me (The Road Theatre, Ashland New Plays Festival), Gut Punch (AlterTheater Ensemble First Acts commission), among others. Jasmine is a 2022-2023 Reel Sisters Fellow, currently in the 2023 Center Theatre Group’s Writers Workshop, and developing Peachy: a sorta chekhovian traumedy, with IAMA's 2022-2023 Emerging Playwrights Lab. Northwestern University. jasminesharma.org | @jasminesharmaa
CORINNE MILLER (Bret) is elated to be making her debut at The Colony Theatre as Bret in Calvin Berger! Corinne received her BFA in Music Theatre from The Hartt School. Her most recent credit was Nina in In The Heights at the Rubicon Theatre Company. Some of her past credits include: Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, Cathy (The Last Five Years), Heather (Hands on a Hardbody), and Martha (Spring Awakening). One of her favorite moments on stage was when she sang backup for
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Kristin Chenoweth at the Ridgefield Playhouse! She would like to thank her friends and family for being the best supporters a girl could ask for, my love for you all is endless. "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." -Judy Garland
LAUREN LORATI (Understudy for Rosanna/Bret) is grateful to be a part of this Calvin Berger production! She is an LA-based actress and singer from Portland, Oregon and recently graduated with honors from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre and Music. Most recently, Lauren originated the role of Pearl in Americana: A Murder Ballad at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A few of her Pepperdine credits include Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Futureproof (Serena), and Men on Boats (Hall). In recent years, Lauren had the privilege of being a part of Disney’s West Coast premieres of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Newsies. Along with her work in theatre, Lauren has also performed as a classical vocalist for most of her life, singing numerous solo recitals and placing in NATS competitions throughout the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, you can find Lauren accompanying herself on the banjo performing around LA. laurenlorati.com
EVAN PASCUAL (Understudy for Calvin/Matt)
is so happy to join this production of Calvin Berger! He is excited to be able to tell such a fun story with an incredibly talented cast of performers. His previous credits include roles such as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, TJ in Sister Act, Hamlet/Lysander in Shakespeare: A Musical Revue, etc. He’d like to thank his friends and family for their continuous support as well as the team at Michael Donovan Casting for this opportunity!
BARRY WYNER (Book, Music, Lyrics)
received the Richard Rodgers Award, Jerry Bock Award, Noel Coward Prize, and Kleban Prize for Calvin Berger, which had a critically acclaimed production at George Street Playhouse directed by 3-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall. Calvin Berger has a cast recording on Ghostlight Records and has been produced around the world. Its songs have been sung by theater stars like Neil Patrick Harris, Jeremy Jordan, Annaleigh Ashford, and Aaron Tveit. Barry’s other works include two childrens musicals, Austin The Unstoppable and Gabi Goes Green. He composed original music for plays at BBC Radio, The Actor's Studio, AMDA, and more. Barry received a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill and MFA from Queens College, both in music
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