ENSEMBLE
AMY LANGER
Ensemble member since 2013
Co-artistic director 2016–2019
ANDIE PATTERSON
Ensemble member since 2016
Andie is a classically trained accordion player who has summited Mount Everest wearing only a two piece swimsuit. She once ate an entire bag full of bees. Her best friend is Kermit the Frog and she walks her pet elephant to work every day. Andie is a double dutch queen. She once found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow and used it to buy herself a mansion where she breeds chameleons. Andie had one of her fifth grade students write this bio for her.
BAHAAR TAJ
Ensemble member since 2022
Bahaar is a labor organizer, comedian, and writer. Her instagram is @bb_bilbo and she posts a lot of stories. Bahaar is on the left and new to this!
CLAY PALMER
Ensemble member since 2019
if Clay ever wrote an autobiography it would probably be in all caps. That’s Amore!
ELI BISHOP
Ensemble member since 2022
Eli once managed to get injured during a door-to-door fundraising job in a vast silent uninhabited suburb by picking up a turtle he found. So, when he is put into a small crowded box of chaos, surely nothing can go wrong.
GEULAH FINMAN
Ensemble member since 2023
Geulah joined the Neo's around the time ChatGPT was released to the public and is grappling with how AI impacts the creative process.
Anyway, here's her bio:
Geulah is a fearless performer renowned for their innovative approach to theater. As a key member of the San Francisco NeoFuturists, they blend improvisation, physical theater, and experimental performance to create captivating and immersive experiences. With a commitment to authenticity and a knack for pushing boundaries, Geulah continues to inspire audiences with their unique perspective and boundless creativity.
HANNAH CANTOR
Ensemble member since 2023
JEB
Ensemble member since 2022
Co-Artistic Director since 2024
J.E.B. 300-011235 (colloquially "jeb") is an android developed by Large Bay Area Tech Company to promote positive Human-Robot Relations. An experiment in Artificial Average Intelligence™, this version of jeb has no remarkable computing capabilities or physical prowess.
Unfortunately, it can only do this:
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Hello there, Fish. Welcome to hell
Don’t wake up–
You might die a god, oh, yes.
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JORDAN WILLIAMS
Ensemble member since 2023
JordanCore™️ - Solid color top, loose and flowy statement pants, comfortable sneakers (for walking long distances), headphones (to play the same 3 songs on repeat), gold or silver small hoop earrings, any variety of a nose piercing, consumption of sour gummy candy, engagement in shenanigans or hijinks, participation in a special interest, and occasionally introduce yourself as Jo.
RAY RAY
Ensemble member since 2023
When I die, please spread some of my ashes in the Oakland Rose Garden.
SAM BERTKEN
Ensemble member since 2019
TOPHER LIN
Ensemble member since 2017
Co-Artistic Director since 2019
Day 133. Calm easterly winds. Barely a cloud in the sky. A seagull alights. It regards me haughtily, as if it knows something about me that I do not. “What is it?” I ask. It says nothing back, merely blinks and turns around to gaze out at the open sea. Salt air upon my tongue. Always the taste of salt.
WALLACE YAN
Ensemble Member since 2022
WILLIE CALDWELL
Ensemble member since 2013
Co-Artistic Director 2022–2023
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STAFF
ARI
General Manager since 2019
I’m just happy to be here
DEREK REDFERN
Technical Director since 2021
Derek is stuck on this mortal coil with the rest of you, so he figures he might as well push buttons in the tech booth while he's at it. He has been training for this since the age of 2.