APTCo Presents "THE WOLVES"

Sophie Claire Cox (she/her), #13, is a theatre performer and choreographer. She is thrilled to return to Asbury Park Theater Company, where she recently made her debut as Emily Webb in Our Town. Her favorite performance credits include Kelly and Margo in New Works presented by Act Out, Diva! Festival, Jenna Rolan in Be More Chill (West Chester University), and a Ballerina in Cinderella (Surflight Theatre). Sophie can be found at Six Flags Great Adventure, where she performs as an Acrobatic Clown through November 1st! She is incredibly grateful to her family, as well as this talented cast and crew, for their love and support. She hopes you enjoy the show! @_sophieclairecox

Blake Wilton Donovan is thrilled to be making her Asbury Park Theatre Company debut as #11. Her recent credits include Viola in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, as well as performances in Big: The Musical, Freaky Friday, Spamalot, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, and Newsies. On screen, Blake has appeared in Heart of Gold, That’s When the Music Died, F#$& You Old Man, If You Show Me Yours I’ll Show You Mine, and Miracle. Blake is thrilled to share this story with you and hopes you find something of your own within it. She would like to thank her team, family, friends, and everyone who continues to support her artistic journey. She is so excited to share this incredible show with you. We are the wolves! @blakewiltondonovan

Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlie is currently a junior at Rider University getting her BFA in Acting for Film, TV, and Theater with a minor in Stage Management. She is so excited to be a part of this show and to make her debut with Asbury Park Theater Company. Some of her previous credits at Rider University include Lost Girl (Mother), From Up Here (U/S Grace), Stupid F***ing Bird (Conrad), and The Importance of Being Earnest (Cecily). Charlie wants to thank her castmates, the director, and everyone involved in the process for this show! WE ARE THE WOLVES!! @charliedubendorfer 

Naia Edmonds is an actor proudly born and raised in good ol’ New Jersey. She graduated last May from Rutgers University with her B.A in Theatre Arts, and two minors in Dance and Psychology! This June, she finished up her fellowship with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, where she worked with McCarter Theatre and Jersey City Theatre Center’s artistic and producing departments on both of their respective seasons. A few of her favorite roles include: Joanne (Company), Hanschen (Spring Awakening), Iphis (As Above, So Below: A New Musical). @naiajedmonds 

Brandi Nicole McLeain is an actor, wordsmith, and director based in NYC. CT born, Baltimore bred and Dallas fed, everything Brandi creates is born of a love and reverence for storytelling. Brandi currently holds a BFA in Theater Studies with emphasis in acting, playwriting, and directing from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Brandi is honored to be making her Asbury Park Theater Company debut. She’d like to give reverence to her ancestors, without whom she would not have the freedom to pursue her dreams, her parents for believing in those dreams, and her friends and family for supporting them. Theater: Seven Guitars (Dunbar Repertory Company), Green Beanz: A Solo Performance (NY Theater Festival), Dee & Di’s Beauty Shop (Lincoln Center), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (SMU), Nocturama (SMU), Film: Working Girls (short), For the Boys (web series), Black Enough (web series). @_brandiwithaneye_ 

Emily Ommerborn (#2) is thrilled to collaborate with APTCo for the very first time! Her regional theater credits include the world premiere of Curtsey, A Royal Comedy (Bette English) and Are the Bennet Girls OK? (Lydia Bennet). She has also appeared in Southside Theater’s stylized production of Iphigenia in Tauris (Iphigenia), Footloose (Ethel), and Radium Girls (Marie Curie/Harriet Roeder). Other credits include Mean Girls Jr. (Cady), The Addams Family Jr. (Grandma), and The Wizard of Oz Jr. (Dorothy). Outside of theater, Emily is a decorated student writer and filmmaker. Her recent honors include first prize at The Theater Project’s Young Playwrights Competition and the Shine Global Resilience Award at the Montclair Film Festival. She sends a huge thank-you to APTCo and her friends and family for their support! @ emilyreese.acting

Jordan Perucki (#8) is delighted to be making her Asbury Park Theater Co. debut in The Wolves! Currently she is earning a BFA in Acting from Rider University, with a double minor in dance and arts entertainment industries management. Some of her recent credits include: Romeo & Juliet (Juliet U/S), Steel Magnolias (Annelle), and Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really (Mina Harker). Upcoming this spring Jordan will be joining Rider’s production of Our Town (Emily Webb). She would like to thank the whole APTCo team for this wonderful experience and the memories being made. Here’s to more memories! @jordan.perucki

Nancy Roig,#46 (she/her) is a senior BFA Acting for Film, Television, and Theatre Major at Rider University. Nancy has been doing theater for 17+ years and hopes to continue her passion for performing post-graduation. She would like to thank her professors and faculty for giving her the tools to succeed, and her family for being amazing and supporting her till the end. Credits include: Willy Wonka TYA (Mike Teavee; Broward Center for the Performing Arts), West Side Story (Anybodys; Broward Center for the Performing Arts), Finding Nemo TYA (Pearl/Baby Jellyfish/Turtle; Broward Center for the Performing Arts), Nell Gwynn (US Rose Gwynn; Rider University), Romeo and Juliet (Peter/Apothecary/Friar John/Ensemble; Rider University), Stage Door (Big Mary; Rider University) @_nancyr__ 

Rebecca Worthington is thrilled to make her debut with the Asbury Park Theater Company. Recent  roles include Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire (First Avenue Playhouse), for which she  received an NJACT Perry Award nomination, Meg in Crimes of the Heart (South Street Players),  Olivia in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare 70), the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods (Gateway Playhouse),  and The Woman in Death of a Salesman (First Avenue Playhouse). Rebecca studied classical acting in  London with teaching artists from The Royal Shakespeare Company and trained in Practical Aesthetics  with founding members of the Atlantic Theater Company, including David Mamet and William H.  Macy. Earlier in her career, she worked professionally in New York City, appearing in Off-Broadway  and regional productions. After stepping away from acting to focus on raising her young children,  Rebecca returned to the stage in late 2024 and is delighted to be performing again. @sweetrebeccaw