Queen of the Night

PLAYWRIGHT

travis l. tate (they/them) is a queer playwright, poet, and performer living in Brooklyn. Their poems have been published in Southern Humanities Review, Vassar Review, The Boiler, among other publications. Their first collection of poetry, Maiden, was published in June 2020 by VA Press. Their first collection of short stories, UNTENABLE MYSTIC CHARM, will be published by Stanchion Book Press in early 2024. Recently, they had a reading of YOUR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL at the Shiva Theatre with Breaking The Binary Theatre Festival in October 2023. They were a fellow in the Liberation Theatre Company's Playwriting Residency and Theatre East's Writers Group. Their plays have been produced by Dorset Theatre Festival, Victory Gardens, Theatre East and Breaking The Binary Theatre Festival. They earned their MFA in playwriting and poetry from Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. Find out more information at travisltate.com

DIRECTOR

Lucas Pinner is honored to be making his Luna Stage directorial debut with Queen of the Night. Lucas is an actor, director, fight choreographer and teaching artist, in addition to being Luna Stage's Production Manager. As an actor, some of his credits include performing in Richard III in England (Oxford Shakespeare Company), Peter and the Starcatcher and The Story of the Nutcracker (The Growing Stage) and Razia's Shadow (Bullet Theatre Collaborative). In his teaching career, he has worked at many New Jersey theatres, including Luna Stage, Paper Mill, George Street Playhouse, and Two River Theatre. At these theatres, he has directed performances and taught acting, improvisation, devised theatre, stage combat, and many other techniques and theatrical forms. Stage combat work includes Broadway's Aladdin as a pre-production combat assistant, as well as choreographing performances and teaching workshops and residencies at theatres and high schools around the state. Lucas graduated from Kean University with a BFA in Theatre Performance. @luccam2342 www.lucaspinner.com

TY

Adrian is from Ghana, Africa by way of Pittsburgh, PA. Broadway: THE INHERITANCE. Off-Broadway: SEPARATE AND EQUAL (59E59); ROCCO, CHELSEA, ADRIANA...(HERE); PIRIRA (WEST END THEATER); ON STRIVER’S ROW (METROPOLITAN PLAYHOUSE). Broadway First National Tour: CINDERELLA. Regional: Pioneer Theatre Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, REV Theatre Company, MUNY, Music Theatre Wichita, West Virginia Public Theatre. TV: “Royal Pains”. Film: "Your Labs Are Normal"; “Alien Hearts” (upcoming). Awards : Audelco Nomination- Best Lead Actor in a Play. Numerous Commercials, Print, and Editorial. BFA University of Michigan and Moscow Art Theatre School Graduate. Thanks to Ari and the Luna crew! @AdrianBaidoo www.AdrianBaidoo.com

STEPHEN

Roy Jackson, “Stephen”, is excited to be a part of Luna Stage’s production of QUEEN of THE NIGHT! Roy Jackson hails from Richmond, California and he is a graduate from The University of California Berkeley. He trained at The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Some select film credits are: THE NARROWS, LOVE 40, VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX, and FIRST SUNDAY. Notable TV credits include: LAW & ORDER: SVU, BLUE BLOODS, BLINDSPOT, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, and DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Some select theater credits are: ANTIGONE and THE TEMPEST with The African American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco. Roy Jackon is also a stand-up comedian who has performed in clubs in New York City and Los Angeles, and he has his own 1 hour comedy special: OFF THE CHAIN: ROY JACKSON. INSTAGRAM: @goroyjackson