THE WEST END AMARA JAMES AJA (HEATH) Amara is making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. His New York appearances include The White Devil (Red Bull Theater) and Tender Napalm (HERE Arts Center). Regionally, Amara has appeared at The Old Globe, Barter Theatre, The Argyle Theatre and Oregon Symphony. On television, he has appeared in Madam Secretary and Search Party. He received his Master’s of Fine Arts from the University of San Diego/Old Globe. amarajamesaja.com and @amarajamesaja on Instagram. LaTONYA BORSAY (GRACE) LaTonya is thrilled to be making her Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. Her New York appearances include The Saintliness of Margery Kempe (The Duke on 42ndStreet), Des Moines (The Flea Theater), The Exonerated (Bleecker Theater) and Civil Sex (The Public Theater). Regionally, LaTonya has played at Yale Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Crossroads Theatre Company and Denver Center. On television, she has appeared in For Life, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Knick, Show Me A Hero, Orange is the New Black, Law & Order-CI and SVU. Her films credits include The Reunion, Sisterhood of Night, Unburden and It Takes Two. She received her Master of Fine Arts from Tisch School of the Arts/New York University. A recipient of the Van Lier and Fox Fellowship, she is also a proud member of The Actors Center in New York. LaTonya dedicates her performance to her mother Iris and daughter Yaania, who are her muses.
BRIAN D. COATS (PEEK) Brian is pleased to be making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. On Broadway he was a member of the premiere of August Wilson’s Jitney at Manhattan Theatre Club as well as the National Tour. Other New York appearances include On the Levee (LCT3/ Lincoln Center), The Merry Wives of Windsor, Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public Theater), Travisville (Ensemble Studio Theatre), La Ruta (Working Theater), The Brothers Paranormal (Pan Asian Repertory Theatre), The Bacchae and The First Noel (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Brian has performed lead roles at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Rep, The Old Globe, Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center Theatre, Two River Theater, Geva Theatre, Studio Theatre, Huntington Theatre and many other regional houses in the U.S. On television he has appeared in FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, JAG, Blue Bloods, The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Luke Cage and The Blacklist. He graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts/ UNCSA in Drama (formerly NCSA). His Instagram handle is @abc4coats. KEVIN CRISTALDI (ZIEGLAR) Kevin is pleased to return to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where he appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird. New York credits include (A)loft Modulation (the american vicarious), A Peregrine Falls (Loading Dock Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Masterworks Theater Company), A Dish for the Gods (The Lion Theatre), Message to Michael (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater) and The Dirty Talk (Center Stage). Regional credits include When I Come to Die (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), The Exonerated (Florida Studio Theatre), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Schoolhouse Theater), An Actor’s Carol (Cape May Stage), Uncle Vanya: Scenes from a Jersey Life (Hudson 12 | 2021–2022
