Unbridled
Los Angeles, California | Theatre
LGBTQ, Comedy
A renowned author and professor dies, leading three unlikely women to live under the same roof: his intense wife, his flighty mistress, and his mysterious protégé. (Told with humor and heart, UNBRIDLED is THE FIRST WIVES CLUB meets CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE with a dash of THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK.)
Unbridled
Los Angeles, California | Theatre
LGBTQ, Comedy
2 Campaigns | California, United States
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A renowned author and professor dies, leading three unlikely women to live under the same roof: his intense wife, his flighty mistress, and his mysterious protégé. (Told with humor and heart, UNBRIDLED is THE FIRST WIVES CLUB meets CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE with a dash of THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK.)
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
WHAT THE HELL IS IT ABOUT?
Meet Powell Bishop, a renowned author and revered literature professor.
Got it?
Great.
Now, let’s move on to the important stuff and talk about who this play is actually about — the women in his life.
There’s his dependable, stoic wife of 20 years, Rebekah, who’s a writer, too… not that you’d know it. Her own goals took a backseat to support Powell’s, and yeah, maybe she’s a little bitter about it. You would be, too, if your husband constantly forgot your anniversary and you had to deal with the bitchiest mother-in-law on the planet.
Then there’s Powell’s high school sweetheart, Francie Sloane, whom he still sleeps with every once in a while. Born into money, Francie is bubbly, erratic, and everything Rebekah isn’t. Sure, she has a little bit of an alcohol problem and still isn’t over her divorce from the Earl of Monaco that happened a decade ago, but she’s a fun time. She swears!
Last but certainly not least is Monet Adams, one of Powell’s students. A talented writer, Powell takes an interest in her, inviting her to workshop each other’s writing after school. She knows how it looks, but it’s strictly business, okay? She has big dreams, after all, and few resources with which to achieve them, so she has to take the help where she can get it. Too bad Powell inconveniently drops dead from a heart attack during one of their critique sessions.
Unfortunately, Rebekah soon discovers she is not only a widow but a broke one, finding out that Powell gambled his entire fortune away. The good news: he leaves her the house. The bad news: he leaves it to Francie and Monet, too, and circumstances find the two of them cashing in on their right to move into it with her.
Three women primed to hate each other living under the same roof. What could go wrong?
Well, as it turns out, a lot, especially when the three of them are each keeping secrets of their own, which all come to light during an explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Still, female friendship is a powerful thing, and it can be found in the most unexpected of places. Maybe — just maybe — Powell’s fuckboy tendencies could be the best thing to ever happen to them.
HOW THE HELL DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS?
I went through a massive Cameron Diaz phase (coincidentally, right around the time I came out as a lesbian... though I'm sure there's no correlation...), and one of my favorite films in her eclectic filmography is The Other Woman, which sees her, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton get revenge on the guy who was lying to and cheating on all of them. Some of the things really haven't aged well, but I've always loved the concept of women banding together and finding a weird found family in each other after being wronged.
I am also a certified trashy reality TV lover. During COVID, the Real Housewives of Almost Every City became like family to me. Sonja Morgan and Countess Luann de Lesseps are two of my all-time favorites, and I find their wacky friendship delightful. There are certainly shades of them in these characters.
Finally, I think the end of Crazy, Stupid Love, where all of the secrets come out at once, is a masterpiece, and I have always aspired to write something hilariously, gloriously chaotic, which inspired the end of this play.
The influence of Gilmore Girls is found in all of my writing, both in its focus on intergenerational relationships between women and its fast, witty dialogue. Unbridled is no different.
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU MAKING IT?
We deserve more stories about flawed, complex women, particularly LGBTQ+ ones! Projects that celebrate female friendship — especially the kind that's unexpected, dysfunctional, and funny — are still too few and far between. We're being the change we wish to see in the world here.
OKAY, I'M SOLD. WHERE AND WHEN THE HELL CAN I SEE IT?
The McCadden Place Theatre in Los Angeles! Tickets go on sale May 1st.
- Saturday, June 6th @ 5:30pm (preview)
- Saturday, June 13th @ 6pm
- Saturday, June 27th @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, June 28th @ 1:30pm
Can't make it out to California this Pride month? Don't sweat! A filmed proshot is one of the things we're raising money for, along with theater rental, Fringe Festival registration, and more. Check out our wish list to see where your money will go and our incentives to find out how you can get your very own copy of the show!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
McCadden Place Theatre Rental
Costs $1,800
The McCadden Place Theatre has been our dream venue from the start. The onstage balcony and on-site prop room are perfect for this show.
Videographer
Costs $400
We want to professionally film this show so that those who don't live in Los Angeles/aren't able to make it in June can still see the play!
Theater Tech
Costs $700
In order for everything to run smoothly, we need a professional who can handle the lights, sound, etc.
Hollywood Fringe Festival Registration
Costs $425
Being part of Fringe has a multitude of benefits, including marketing assistance/promotion, networking opportunities, education, and more.
Rehearsal Space
Costs $675
We will need to rent rehearsal space to figure out blocking, staging, etc., in preparation for the show.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
CAST
Rebecca Avery is Rebekah Bishop (The Wife)
Rebecca is an award-winning actor, narrator, and voice-over artist. She loves stories about people navigating life's challenges with perseverance, bravery, and humor. She loves stories about magic in the mundane, hope in the face of adversity, and standing up for what you believe in. (Also, anything with a ghost, Bigfoot, witches, or aliens!)
Her voice and POV have been described as warm, grounded, dry, vulnerable, and textured, with wry wit and humor with heart. Her inner strength, emotional intelligence, and sense of humor have enabled her to create memorable and varied characters through storytelling. From teenage pregnancy and adoption to touring with Jane's Addiction, Rebecca has a unique and varied life experience to draw from.
Rebecca has worked with Academy Award-winning directors Tom Hooper and Peter Farrelly, as well as award-winning directors Maggie Kiley, David Mamet, Karyn Kusama, Lawrence Trilling, Gwyneth Horder Payton, Rob Hardy, Gary Halvorson, Shawn Cassidy, and Alex Graves.
You may have seen her on Shrinking, Minx, Modern Family, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Casual, Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men, How to Get Away with Murder, Danny the Manny (recurring), Guidance (recurring), The West Wing (recurring), or in her over 50 commercials. When not reading, she enjoys hiking, making pottery, sourdough bread, playing air guitar, and learning something new. Rebecca and her husband own and run a dog walking and boarding business as well. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, youngest son, two cats, and many dogs.
Rachael Drummond is Francie Sloan (The Mistress)
Rachael Drummond’s credits include Shameless, Good Trouble, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Bombshell. She can often be spotted in sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live! or in your living room trying to sell you a new car, cleanser or cable provider. Other tv credits include: 9-1-1, From Scratch, Unprisoned, American Horror Story, Promised Land, Great News, Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, and Parks & Rec.
Instagram: @rachael.drummond
TikTok: @rachaeldrummond
Patricia Galvez is Monet Adams (The Protégé)
After taking a break to train, grow, and explore new experiences beyond the stage and screen, Patricia returns to the stage as Monet. As an actor and writer who loves collaborating with fellow storytellers, she is excited to be preparing for her directorial debut in the year ahead. With a BA in Theatre from the University of Denver, she continues expanding her craft through training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kali/FMA, dance, and voice. A huge thank you and biggest hug in the world to her family and friends who have supported her and continue to do so throughout this beautifully ever-evolving adventure. You can follow her at @patriciag_03
Credits include:
Theatre: The Green Bird (Arlecchino), The Seagull (Polina Andreyevna), This Property is Condemned (Willie), Misreadings (Simone)
Film: Dry Spell (Aimee), Peacefully Conflicted (Marie), The Brink (126), Academic Super Squad (Ella), Tribu in the Mix (Jasmine)
TV: Ballers (HBO), Sorry For Your Loss Facebook Watch)
Dwayne Tarver is Powell Bishop
Dwayne was most recently featured in the newest season of Euphoria. Other credits include: Yellowstone,
Turning Teddy, Wild West Chronicles, MK HEXE, and Sound of the Wind. You can follow him on Instagram at @dwayne_tarver.
Stefanie Rons is Cleo / Producer
Stefanie Rons is an award-winning actor best known for her performance as Jess in the #1 worldwide Netflix comedy feature, Incoming, directed by the Chernin brothers, in which she stars opposite Mason Thames. Stefanie is classically trained and received her BFA from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She has also starred in feature films 50K on Peacock, The Wrong Crush on Lifetime, the award-winning Outfest short, Academic Super Squad, psychological feature The Sound of the Wind, and received Best Actress at the Roosevelt Island Film Festival for her performance as Natalie in the drama short, 42 Seconds. Stefanie will next be seen in the HBO Max anthology series, Verbatim.
Alec Milewski is Stan
A native of New Jersey, Alec Luis Milewski is an actor, musician, writer, and director. Alec has been featured in films and TV shows such as Minx, The Villains of Valley View, Pam & Tommy, and GLOW. Around Los Angeles, he can usually be found performing music with his band or driving around LA buying tons of Orchids and tropical plants.
David Barbier Jr. is Liam
David Barbier Jr is a writer, actor, and director from Miami, FL. David’s experience shadowing the CEO of AMC Networks, Josh Sapan, kick-started his ongoing and vibrant career. He’s also lent his talent on camera and behind the scenes for the PBS documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli.
David's creative prowess and education earned him a dual degree in TV, Radio, and Film & International Relations from Syracuse University. In his quest to further understand humanity from various perspectives, David studied abroad in South Korea, Japan, and Spain.
David continues to add skills to his arsenal and is piecing together his experiences to further develop his storytelling abilities. His proof of concept, Seoul Searching, takes the struggles of navigating college and sets the stage in Seoul, South Korea. In June 2025, David finished his time in the NBC Universal Page Program, supporting departments such as Universal Pictures Development and Universal Television Production.
Amy Cassandra Martinez is Señora Menendez
Amy was born in San Antonio, Texas to a single parent, Maria. They moved to Monterrey, Mexico, when Amy was 4 years old so she could learn Spanish, before moving back when Amy was 8. Amy lived in San Antonio before moving to Los Angeles in 2015. Amy is also an entertainment host and musician.
MaryKathleen Gordon is Irena
MaryKathleen Gordon, aka Kathy, was raised in Peoria, IL. This Irish Catholic Midwesterner might look like a nun, but relishes playing darker roles. She is warm, yet twisted — a playful Lioness who gets what she wants. Destined to be a character actress, at 14, she played the 40-year-old shopkeeper in Peoria's Community Children's Theatre production of Nicolo and Nicolette!
After graduating with a BA in Theatre from Butler University, MaryKathleen hit the boards, working seven seasons of midwestern summer stock theatre as a triple threat. In '78, MKG took her tap dancing prowess west, where she delighted audiences at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, playing the Buddha Bottom in Minnie Mouse and the Tap-Dancing Buddha. Turning to "serious acting," she attended The American Conservatory Theatre's Summer Training Program in 1979.
Landing in NYC in the early 80s, MKG studied with Greg Zittel of the Neighborhood Playhouse, as she worked steadily in commercials. Known as the "That Singing Comedienne," MaryKathleen hit the piano bar circuit with her one-woman shows, "Don't Call Me Mary" and "60 Seconds from Sanity." Her off-off-off-Broadway tour de force was as the lead in Nicky Silver's dark comedy, Fetid Itch. Backstage's review stated, "MaryKathleen Gordon carries the entire play in the role of Wilma. She is fantastic, quirky, and unpredictable — a potential comic superstar."
Wanting to do more film and TV as well as live near the ocean and wear shorts year-round, Kathy moved to Los Angeles. There, she felt a longing to become a Mom, and adopted her beautiful baby boy in 2003. Mom is definitely her starring role, as the ups and downs of single parenting have deepened her sense of dark humor.
LA has been very good to MKG, with juicy roles in many major episodics. From the drug-dealing receptionist in Weeds to the grief-stricken Mother in Cold Case, to Giggling Secretary #75 on Murphy Brown, MaryKathleen brings power, playfulness, compassion, and complexity to all her character roles. She is now bi-coastal, splitting her time between LA and NYC.
CREW
Taylor Gates - Writer/Director
Born and raised in Indiana, Taylor Gates is a queer writer and filmmaker who loves crafting stories filled with complex female characters and pop culture references. After earning her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. In December 2018, she wrote and executive-produced her first short: a comedic, LGBTQ+ take on the noir genre called Make Yourself at Home. In 2019, she made her debut as a writer/director in the OutSet Fellowship with a high school comedy short called Academic Super Squad, which premiered at Outfest later that year.
The OutSet Fellowship also sparked her partnership with co-writer Sav Rodgers. Their co-written script, I Love You, Margot Robbie, was a finalist for the ScreenCraft Comedy Competition, accepted into the Outfest Screenwriting Lab, and selected for the 2022 GLAAD List. Her feature screenplay, a comedic coming-of-age murder mystery called Bump, Set, Kill, was a quarter-finalist in Issa Rae and Paul Feig's Teen Movie Contest.
Gates' young adult novel Summer at Cece’s was a 2021 Pitch Wars selection. Her feature debut, a horror film called Dry Spell, screened at several film festivals in 2025, including the Micheaux Film Festival, Cabin in the Woods Film Festival, Cinema Scares, and Toronto Indie Horror Festival. Gates is currently a senior editor at Collider, where she has profiled talent like Kathryn Hahn, Regina Hall, Tessa Thompson, Samara Weaving, and Colman Domingo. Unbridled is her theater debut.
Zoe Alper - Producer
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Zoe Alper is a writer, creative, and television enthusiast with a passion for stories and narratives that put identity and human connection at the center. After earning her BA in Screenwriting and Narrative Filmmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington, she moved to Los Angeles to build a career at the intersection of storytelling and the industry that brings it to life.
Zoe currently serves as a Coordinator within the Creative Affairs department at The Jim Henson Company, where she works across within development and current series for the Kids/Family team. She also lends her production skills to the Television Academy, supporting some of the industry's most celebrated events.
Her background spans talent management, live events, development, and talent relations — and she brings the same energy to all of it: passionate, hardworking, and deeply creative. Zoe's goal is simple and enduring: to cultivate spaces where identity and stories are not just represented, but celebrated.
Sarah Clingenpeel - Producer
Sarah Clingenpeel was born and raised in New Orleans, LA and began her training at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts: Acting from AMDA: College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in 2016. In 2020, she directed the music video for Fr. Ron & Friends' "Marie Laveau" and shortly after, their music video for Black Lives Matter anthem "Don't Let The Fire Die." Sarah wrote, produced, and starred in her first feature, Dry Spell, in 2022.
Claire Shea - Producer
A proud, born-and-raised Memphian, Claire Shea is an LA-based producer with a particular interest in developing projects that embrace and explore the sociopolitical. After graduating from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a BA in Political Science and Psychology and minors in Gender Studies and Spanish, she decided to turn her penchant for binge-watching television and scouring the internet for Broadway bootlegs into a career in entertainment.
Her introduction into the industry was a summer spent at Williamstown Theatre Festival during a season that saw revivals of GHOSTS and A RAISIN IN THE SUN, plus world premieres of GRAND HORIZONS, SELLING KABUL, and BEFORE THE MEETING, among others. She came up in Hollywood in C-suite offices at WME and NBCUniversal, following a brief PA stint in rural Mississippi on the ABC series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT.
By day, she is a Creative Executive at Adam McKay’s HyperObject Industries, working across both film and television on scripted and non-scripted projects. All other times, she can often be found hiking, playing the Sims, and cheering on a number of ill-fated sports teams.
Bailey Padgett - Producer
Originally from North Carolina, Bailey Padgett made the move to Los Angeles in 2012 after graduating college to follow her passion in filmmaking. Climbing the ladder from Production Assistant to Production Supervisor/Producer, she has successfully made her way in commercials as a freelancer for the last 13 years, working with notable brands such as Nike, Apple, Google, and more.
Craving a shift in 2021, she began working with her creative partner, director/writer Simone Faoro. Their first major short film, titled The Yellow, made its premiere at TIFF in 2024. They are currently preparing to shoot their feature film this year.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
WHAT THE HELL IS IT ABOUT?
Meet Powell Bishop, a renowned author and revered literature professor.
Got it?
Great.
Now, let’s move on to the important stuff and talk about who this play is actually about — the women in his life.
There’s his dependable, stoic wife of 20 years, Rebekah, who’s a writer, too… not that you’d know it. Her own goals took a backseat to support Powell’s, and yeah, maybe she’s a little bitter about it. You would be, too, if your husband constantly forgot your anniversary and you had to deal with the bitchiest mother-in-law on the planet.
Then there’s Powell’s high school sweetheart, Francie Sloane, whom he still sleeps with every once in a while. Born into money, Francie is bubbly, erratic, and everything Rebekah isn’t. Sure, she has a little bit of an alcohol problem and still isn’t over her divorce from the Earl of Monaco that happened a decade ago, but she’s a fun time. She swears!
Last but certainly not least is Monet Adams, one of Powell’s students. A talented writer, Powell takes an interest in her, inviting her to workshop each other’s writing after school. She knows how it looks, but it’s strictly business, okay? She has big dreams, after all, and few resources with which to achieve them, so she has to take the help where she can get it. Too bad Powell inconveniently drops dead from a heart attack during one of their critique sessions.
Unfortunately, Rebekah soon discovers she is not only a widow but a broke one, finding out that Powell gambled his entire fortune away. The good news: he leaves her the house. The bad news: he leaves it to Francie and Monet, too, and circumstances find the two of them cashing in on their right to move into it with her.
Three women primed to hate each other living under the same roof. What could go wrong?
Well, as it turns out, a lot, especially when the three of them are each keeping secrets of their own, which all come to light during an explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Still, female friendship is a powerful thing, and it can be found in the most unexpected of places. Maybe — just maybe — Powell’s fuckboy tendencies could be the best thing to ever happen to them.
HOW THE HELL DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS?
I went through a massive Cameron Diaz phase (coincidentally, right around the time I came out as a lesbian... though I'm sure there's no correlation...), and one of my favorite films in her eclectic filmography is The Other Woman, which sees her, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton get revenge on the guy who was lying to and cheating on all of them. Some of the things really haven't aged well, but I've always loved the concept of women banding together and finding a weird found family in each other after being wronged.
I am also a certified trashy reality TV lover. During COVID, the Real Housewives of Almost Every City became like family to me. Sonja Morgan and Countess Luann de Lesseps are two of my all-time favorites, and I find their wacky friendship delightful. There are certainly shades of them in these characters.
Finally, I think the end of Crazy, Stupid Love, where all of the secrets come out at once, is a masterpiece, and I have always aspired to write something hilariously, gloriously chaotic, which inspired the end of this play.
The influence of Gilmore Girls is found in all of my writing, both in its focus on intergenerational relationships between women and its fast, witty dialogue. Unbridled is no different.
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU MAKING IT?
We deserve more stories about flawed, complex women, particularly LGBTQ+ ones! Projects that celebrate female friendship — especially the kind that's unexpected, dysfunctional, and funny — are still too few and far between. We're being the change we wish to see in the world here.
OKAY, I'M SOLD. WHERE AND WHEN THE HELL CAN I SEE IT?
The McCadden Place Theatre in Los Angeles! Tickets go on sale May 1st.
- Saturday, June 6th @ 5:30pm (preview)
- Saturday, June 13th @ 6pm
- Saturday, June 27th @ 7:30pm
- Sunday, June 28th @ 1:30pm
Can't make it out to California this Pride month? Don't sweat! A filmed proshot is one of the things we're raising money for, along with theater rental, Fringe Festival registration, and more. Check out our wish list to see where your money will go and our incentives to find out how you can get your very own copy of the show!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
McCadden Place Theatre Rental
Costs $1,800
The McCadden Place Theatre has been our dream venue from the start. The onstage balcony and on-site prop room are perfect for this show.
Videographer
Costs $400
We want to professionally film this show so that those who don't live in Los Angeles/aren't able to make it in June can still see the play!
Theater Tech
Costs $700
In order for everything to run smoothly, we need a professional who can handle the lights, sound, etc.
Hollywood Fringe Festival Registration
Costs $425
Being part of Fringe has a multitude of benefits, including marketing assistance/promotion, networking opportunities, education, and more.
Rehearsal Space
Costs $675
We will need to rent rehearsal space to figure out blocking, staging, etc., in preparation for the show.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
CAST
Rebecca Avery is Rebekah Bishop (The Wife)
Rebecca is an award-winning actor, narrator, and voice-over artist. She loves stories about people navigating life's challenges with perseverance, bravery, and humor. She loves stories about magic in the mundane, hope in the face of adversity, and standing up for what you believe in. (Also, anything with a ghost, Bigfoot, witches, or aliens!)
Her voice and POV have been described as warm, grounded, dry, vulnerable, and textured, with wry wit and humor with heart. Her inner strength, emotional intelligence, and sense of humor have enabled her to create memorable and varied characters through storytelling. From teenage pregnancy and adoption to touring with Jane's Addiction, Rebecca has a unique and varied life experience to draw from.
Rebecca has worked with Academy Award-winning directors Tom Hooper and Peter Farrelly, as well as award-winning directors Maggie Kiley, David Mamet, Karyn Kusama, Lawrence Trilling, Gwyneth Horder Payton, Rob Hardy, Gary Halvorson, Shawn Cassidy, and Alex Graves.
You may have seen her on Shrinking, Minx, Modern Family, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Casual, Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men, How to Get Away with Murder, Danny the Manny (recurring), Guidance (recurring), The West Wing (recurring), or in her over 50 commercials. When not reading, she enjoys hiking, making pottery, sourdough bread, playing air guitar, and learning something new. Rebecca and her husband own and run a dog walking and boarding business as well. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, youngest son, two cats, and many dogs.
Rachael Drummond is Francie Sloan (The Mistress)
Rachael Drummond’s credits include Shameless, Good Trouble, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Bombshell. She can often be spotted in sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live! or in your living room trying to sell you a new car, cleanser or cable provider. Other tv credits include: 9-1-1, From Scratch, Unprisoned, American Horror Story, Promised Land, Great News, Speechless, Fresh Off the Boat, and Parks & Rec.
Instagram: @rachael.drummond
TikTok: @rachaeldrummond
Patricia Galvez is Monet Adams (The Protégé)
After taking a break to train, grow, and explore new experiences beyond the stage and screen, Patricia returns to the stage as Monet. As an actor and writer who loves collaborating with fellow storytellers, she is excited to be preparing for her directorial debut in the year ahead. With a BA in Theatre from the University of Denver, she continues expanding her craft through training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kali/FMA, dance, and voice. A huge thank you and biggest hug in the world to her family and friends who have supported her and continue to do so throughout this beautifully ever-evolving adventure. You can follow her at @patriciag_03
Credits include:
Theatre: The Green Bird (Arlecchino), The Seagull (Polina Andreyevna), This Property is Condemned (Willie), Misreadings (Simone)
Film: Dry Spell (Aimee), Peacefully Conflicted (Marie), The Brink (126), Academic Super Squad (Ella), Tribu in the Mix (Jasmine)
TV: Ballers (HBO), Sorry For Your Loss Facebook Watch)
Dwayne Tarver is Powell Bishop
Dwayne was most recently featured in the newest season of Euphoria. Other credits include: Yellowstone,
Turning Teddy, Wild West Chronicles, MK HEXE, and Sound of the Wind. You can follow him on Instagram at @dwayne_tarver.
Stefanie Rons is Cleo / Producer
Stefanie Rons is an award-winning actor best known for her performance as Jess in the #1 worldwide Netflix comedy feature, Incoming, directed by the Chernin brothers, in which she stars opposite Mason Thames. Stefanie is classically trained and received her BFA from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She has also starred in feature films 50K on Peacock, The Wrong Crush on Lifetime, the award-winning Outfest short, Academic Super Squad, psychological feature The Sound of the Wind, and received Best Actress at the Roosevelt Island Film Festival for her performance as Natalie in the drama short, 42 Seconds. Stefanie will next be seen in the HBO Max anthology series, Verbatim.
Alec Milewski is Stan
A native of New Jersey, Alec Luis Milewski is an actor, musician, writer, and director. Alec has been featured in films and TV shows such as Minx, The Villains of Valley View, Pam & Tommy, and GLOW. Around Los Angeles, he can usually be found performing music with his band or driving around LA buying tons of Orchids and tropical plants.
David Barbier Jr. is Liam
David Barbier Jr is a writer, actor, and director from Miami, FL. David’s experience shadowing the CEO of AMC Networks, Josh Sapan, kick-started his ongoing and vibrant career. He’s also lent his talent on camera and behind the scenes for the PBS documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli.
David's creative prowess and education earned him a dual degree in TV, Radio, and Film & International Relations from Syracuse University. In his quest to further understand humanity from various perspectives, David studied abroad in South Korea, Japan, and Spain.
David continues to add skills to his arsenal and is piecing together his experiences to further develop his storytelling abilities. His proof of concept, Seoul Searching, takes the struggles of navigating college and sets the stage in Seoul, South Korea. In June 2025, David finished his time in the NBC Universal Page Program, supporting departments such as Universal Pictures Development and Universal Television Production.
Amy Cassandra Martinez is Señora Menendez
Amy was born in San Antonio, Texas to a single parent, Maria. They moved to Monterrey, Mexico, when Amy was 4 years old so she could learn Spanish, before moving back when Amy was 8. Amy lived in San Antonio before moving to Los Angeles in 2015. Amy is also an entertainment host and musician.
MaryKathleen Gordon is Irena
MaryKathleen Gordon, aka Kathy, was raised in Peoria, IL. This Irish Catholic Midwesterner might look like a nun, but relishes playing darker roles. She is warm, yet twisted — a playful Lioness who gets what she wants. Destined to be a character actress, at 14, she played the 40-year-old shopkeeper in Peoria's Community Children's Theatre production of Nicolo and Nicolette!
After graduating with a BA in Theatre from Butler University, MaryKathleen hit the boards, working seven seasons of midwestern summer stock theatre as a triple threat. In '78, MKG took her tap dancing prowess west, where she delighted audiences at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, playing the Buddha Bottom in Minnie Mouse and the Tap-Dancing Buddha. Turning to "serious acting," she attended The American Conservatory Theatre's Summer Training Program in 1979.
Landing in NYC in the early 80s, MKG studied with Greg Zittel of the Neighborhood Playhouse, as she worked steadily in commercials. Known as the "That Singing Comedienne," MaryKathleen hit the piano bar circuit with her one-woman shows, "Don't Call Me Mary" and "60 Seconds from Sanity." Her off-off-off-Broadway tour de force was as the lead in Nicky Silver's dark comedy, Fetid Itch. Backstage's review stated, "MaryKathleen Gordon carries the entire play in the role of Wilma. She is fantastic, quirky, and unpredictable — a potential comic superstar."
Wanting to do more film and TV as well as live near the ocean and wear shorts year-round, Kathy moved to Los Angeles. There, she felt a longing to become a Mom, and adopted her beautiful baby boy in 2003. Mom is definitely her starring role, as the ups and downs of single parenting have deepened her sense of dark humor.
LA has been very good to MKG, with juicy roles in many major episodics. From the drug-dealing receptionist in Weeds to the grief-stricken Mother in Cold Case, to Giggling Secretary #75 on Murphy Brown, MaryKathleen brings power, playfulness, compassion, and complexity to all her character roles. She is now bi-coastal, splitting her time between LA and NYC.
CREW
Taylor Gates - Writer/Director
Born and raised in Indiana, Taylor Gates is a queer writer and filmmaker who loves crafting stories filled with complex female characters and pop culture references. After earning her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. In December 2018, she wrote and executive-produced her first short: a comedic, LGBTQ+ take on the noir genre called Make Yourself at Home. In 2019, she made her debut as a writer/director in the OutSet Fellowship with a high school comedy short called Academic Super Squad, which premiered at Outfest later that year.
The OutSet Fellowship also sparked her partnership with co-writer Sav Rodgers. Their co-written script, I Love You, Margot Robbie, was a finalist for the ScreenCraft Comedy Competition, accepted into the Outfest Screenwriting Lab, and selected for the 2022 GLAAD List. Her feature screenplay, a comedic coming-of-age murder mystery called Bump, Set, Kill, was a quarter-finalist in Issa Rae and Paul Feig's Teen Movie Contest.
Gates' young adult novel Summer at Cece’s was a 2021 Pitch Wars selection. Her feature debut, a horror film called Dry Spell, screened at several film festivals in 2025, including the Micheaux Film Festival, Cabin in the Woods Film Festival, Cinema Scares, and Toronto Indie Horror Festival. Gates is currently a senior editor at Collider, where she has profiled talent like Kathryn Hahn, Regina Hall, Tessa Thompson, Samara Weaving, and Colman Domingo. Unbridled is her theater debut.
Zoe Alper - Producer
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Zoe Alper is a writer, creative, and television enthusiast with a passion for stories and narratives that put identity and human connection at the center. After earning her BA in Screenwriting and Narrative Filmmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington, she moved to Los Angeles to build a career at the intersection of storytelling and the industry that brings it to life.
Zoe currently serves as a Coordinator within the Creative Affairs department at The Jim Henson Company, where she works across within development and current series for the Kids/Family team. She also lends her production skills to the Television Academy, supporting some of the industry's most celebrated events.
Her background spans talent management, live events, development, and talent relations — and she brings the same energy to all of it: passionate, hardworking, and deeply creative. Zoe's goal is simple and enduring: to cultivate spaces where identity and stories are not just represented, but celebrated.
Sarah Clingenpeel - Producer
Sarah Clingenpeel was born and raised in New Orleans, LA and began her training at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts: Acting from AMDA: College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in 2016. In 2020, she directed the music video for Fr. Ron & Friends' "Marie Laveau" and shortly after, their music video for Black Lives Matter anthem "Don't Let The Fire Die." Sarah wrote, produced, and starred in her first feature, Dry Spell, in 2022.
Claire Shea - Producer
A proud, born-and-raised Memphian, Claire Shea is an LA-based producer with a particular interest in developing projects that embrace and explore the sociopolitical. After graduating from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a BA in Political Science and Psychology and minors in Gender Studies and Spanish, she decided to turn her penchant for binge-watching television and scouring the internet for Broadway bootlegs into a career in entertainment.
Her introduction into the industry was a summer spent at Williamstown Theatre Festival during a season that saw revivals of GHOSTS and A RAISIN IN THE SUN, plus world premieres of GRAND HORIZONS, SELLING KABUL, and BEFORE THE MEETING, among others. She came up in Hollywood in C-suite offices at WME and NBCUniversal, following a brief PA stint in rural Mississippi on the ABC series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT.
By day, she is a Creative Executive at Adam McKay’s HyperObject Industries, working across both film and television on scripted and non-scripted projects. All other times, she can often be found hiking, playing the Sims, and cheering on a number of ill-fated sports teams.
Bailey Padgett - Producer
Originally from North Carolina, Bailey Padgett made the move to Los Angeles in 2012 after graduating college to follow her passion in filmmaking. Climbing the ladder from Production Assistant to Production Supervisor/Producer, she has successfully made her way in commercials as a freelancer for the last 13 years, working with notable brands such as Nike, Apple, Google, and more.
Craving a shift in 2021, she began working with her creative partner, director/writer Simone Faoro. Their first major short film, titled The Yellow, made its premiere at TIFF in 2024. They are currently preparing to shoot their feature film this year.