Psychopathia Sexualis
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Sam Bianchini
Director
Sam (she/they) is a director, actress, writer and producer who has worked in LA, NYC and Chicago on both the stage and screen for 20 years. She creates immersive, intimate, and awe-inspiring pieces of theatre and film that aim to be a gift shared between artist and audience. She is the artistic founder of Wolf & Snake Collective (wolfandsnake.com), and is beyond honored to be working with all these fabulous artists on this gift of a show, and to have you (yes, you) as a part of it. She holds an MFA in Acting from UCLA.
Select LA Theatre: Vanda in VENUS IN FUR (AVT), Sinner's Laundry (Wolf & Snake and Season 10), The Very Best People (IAMA), The Road, The Odyssey, The Vagrancy. Select Directing: Conceived of and directed the critically acclaimed Romeo+Juliet w/The Family Crest, an immersive play/party/concert in LA, SF, and Chicago. Talking Blues (LGBT Center). She recently directed Ren Martinez’s music video Take Touch.
Sam can be reached at samfbianchini@gmail.com
Ali Axelrad
Lucille
Ali is a proud member or AEA & SAG-AFTRA who was last seen on stage as Anna in the LA Premier of H*tler’s Taster’s at Rogue Machine.
Favorite stage credits: Peter Pan (Wendy/ Stephen Sondheim PAC) opposite Tony Nominee Jenn Colella, Fiddler on The Roof (Chava/ Sierra Repertory Theater), and Man of No Importance (Adele /Performance Riverside). She made her Carnegie Hall Debut in Mechaye Hametim with the Israeli Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Zubin-Mehta. She can be seen in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life & David Fincher’s Academy Award winning film Mank, both streaming on Netflix.
Thank you for coming, visit www.AliAxelrad.com for more info.
Amber Steigelfest
Ellie
Amber is a SAG actress, comedian, writer, and director based in Los Angeles, originally from Nashville, TN. Her most recent stage credits include her original one-act Cancel Queen (Playhouse West), where she plays the Cancel Queen herself, Corky in Meteor Shower (Playhouse West), and Pompey Bum in Chapman University’s Measure for Measure. She recently starred in the indie feature F*cking Hilarious, and her original short film Cultivate is making the festival rounds.
When she’s not on stage or on set, she’s probably lost in a fantasy novel or planning her next big adventure around the globe.