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UNIVERSES (Creator) is a national Ensemble Theater Company, of multi-disciplined writers and performers of color, who fuse theater, poetry, dance, jazz, hip hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros to create moving, challenging and entertaining works for the stage. The group breaks the traditional theatrical bounds to create its own brand of theater. Founded in The Bronx, New York in 1995, the members of UNIVERSES came together in the urban poetry and music scene of the late 1990s; quickly moving through the “down town” performance scene to built a home for themselves in American Theatre. In their 28 years, UNIVERSES has performed at venues throughout the United States and toured extensively worldwide.

Asia Mark (she|they) (Performer) is an interdisciplinary artist from Detroit, MI. BFA: Theatre Performance (Western Michigan University) Asia seeks to tell diverse stories through directing, photography, writing, music and theatre. As a member of UNIVERSES Theatre Ensemble and the Co-Resident Teaching Artist of The Acting Ensemble at The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, Asia is excited about bringing new work and experiences into the American Theatre. They are passionate about using various art forms to spread light, artistry and love. As a director and teaching artist, she is excited to simultaneously be a part of and support the next generation of theatre artists that will shape the American Theatre to reflect our reality. Acting credits Include: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: UniSon (Robert O’Hara—The Apprentice), Shakespeare In Love (Christopher Liam Moore—Lady in Waiting / Ensemble), Julius Caesar (Shana Cooper—Artemidorous / Ensemble); AmeriCUS (Joan Herrington-Playwright/Sunny); OSF PlayOn/Shakespeare In Detroit’s Twelfth Night (JaMeeka Halloway—Viola); Hook & Eye Theatre’s She She She (Off, Off Broadway—Cornelia); Ruined (Awoye Timpo—Josephine); Ameriville (UNIVERSES—Marie Laveau). Awards: NAACP ACT-SO National Gold medalist (Acting). Instagram: Asiamaybay

Nate John Mark (Performer) Actor at Shakespeare in Detroit; Actor/Writer at UNIVERSES; Actor at Idaho Shakespeare Festival; School Visit Tour—Actor at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; (FAIR) Audience Development Assistant in Marketing and Communications at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Paraprofessional at Kalamazoo Public Schools. From Grand Rapids, Michigan.