Harley Elias is an Indian-Iraqi Arab-Jewish playwright and performer from New York City, who often writes plays about the strangeness of history, the dismantling of power systems, and revolutions. He has been the recipient of residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, with Resonance Ensemble, a Fulbright Grant, the Wild Epiphanies New Play Award, two Samuel French OOB Awards, a Young Playwrights Award, the Hester-Franklin Prize, and his Play #3 is published by Samuel French. Recent plays include Thug Play (Resonance Ensemble), The Pardon (Brown University), and 47 Years of Marriage (Samuel French OOB). For the composer Francisco de Guevara, he wrote the libretto for the opera 11:35, set to premiere in Mexico City in 2023. The documentary he co-wrote and directed, Reconquest of the Useless, was shown at the Havana, Zurich, Woodstock, and Virginia Film Festivals. As an actor his credits include Les Miserables (Broadway and National Tour), A Thousand Clowns (Broadway), A Christmas Carol (Broadway), Ragtime (National Tour). He has worked at the Goodspeed Opera House, EST, Workhouse, Second Stage, HB Studio, Soho Rep, and performed solo at the Kennedy Center. He holds a BA and MA in History and Art History from Stanford and is currently pursuing his MFA in Playwriting at Brown. He is currently under commission from Miami New Drama and Theater J.

Jay Duffer directed The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) for Amphibian both in 2014 and 2017, and Babbette’s Feast in 2019. He will direct Marie Antoinette in our 2022 season. Past Amphibian acting credits include Wittenberg, The Nosemaker’s Apprentice, The Mystery of Irma Vep and the workshop production of David Davalos’ Daedalus (Retitled A Lost Leonardo). He has professional acting and directing credits spanning several decades and has performed in theatres from Off-Broadway, to regional theatres, to productions overseas. Jay has been involved in new works and script development with Threads Theatre Company (serving as a Founding Member and the Executive Director of New Works), Pulse Ensemble Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Source, Kaleidoscope Theatre Company, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and Brooklyn based The Artful Conspirators. His play, Asleep in the Arms of God, received its world premiere in November 2017 at the Box Theatre in Riverside, CA produced by New Threads Productions (CA). His play, Big Girl, Little World premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival. His latest play, naked, was included in Amphibian’s inaugural SPARKFEST in the summer of 2021. Prior to joining Amphibian as Managing Director, Jay was Associate Professor of Theatre and Department Chair at Huntington University in Indiana. At HU, he directed a wide variety of approximately 50 plays and musicals while heading the theatre program. Jay currently teaches Directing for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas Arlington. He is a member of Actors Equity Association and is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Kaitlin Hatton is excited to be working with Amphibian Stage again! Recent props designs include Ann (WaterTower Theatre), La Medium (FW Opera), Baba, Spaceman, Marie Antoinette (Amphibian Stage Productions), Kodachrome, Fences, Young Frankenstein, An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf, The Glass Menagerie, The Last Wide Open, and One Man, Two Guvnors (Circle Theatre). Recent stage management includes I’m Proud of You, The Other Josh Cohen, Tiny Beautiful Things (Circle Theatre), Marjorie Prime, Handle With Care, Between Riverside and Crazy, Witch, On The Exhale (Stage West), Baba, Spaceman, The Hollow, Egress, Hans & Sophie, She-Wolf, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Babette’s Feast, Lonely Planet, and Artist Descending A Staircase (Amphibian Stage Productions). Kaitlin holds a BFA in Theatre – Design and Technology from Texas Wesleyan University and teaches Stage Management there. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and received the 2019 Live Theatre League Bill Garber Young Artist Award.

Levi Richey is a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He most recently worked on the stage management team of THE VISIT and MISS MOLLY here at Amphibian. Some recent roles include: the Beadle in SWEENEY TODD and the Emcee in CABARET.

Jeff Stanfield is a graduate of Texas Christian University. After spending eight and a half seasons with Dallas Children’s Theater, he is pleased to have returned to Fort Worth with Amphibian Stage. You may have seen him on stage under the open Texas sky at the Hip Pocket Theatre in such productions as Love Letters to a Raven, Loop the Loop, In Watermelon Sugar, The Lake Worth Monster and Don Quixote.

Soria is a proud Iranian American born and raised in Arlington, Texas. With a background in sustainability and environmental planning, this is Soria’s first entry working in theatre, and she is bursting with appreciation to Amphibian Stage for the opportunity to be immersed in the creative arts while amplifying the diversity of MENASA experiences. Soria holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Masters degrees in City and Regional Planning, both from the University of Texas at Arlington.

When not playing around in the garden, Soria enjoys observing people and culture through media, food, and politics. Connect on LinkedIn to stay in touch.

Patrick Bynane is originally from Northeast Ohio and has lived and worked across the US. He has a Ph.D in Theatre History from LSU (Geaux Tigers!) and is a proud member of Actors Equity. He has lived in Denton, TX since 2006 when he moved there to join the Texas Woman’s University Theatre Program. He is Program Director for TWU Theatre and is currently enjoying a semester sabbatical to pursue creative and scholarly projects. He is thrilled to return to the Amphibian stage where he has previously been seen in this past summer’s SparkFest, Babette’s Feast and A Lost Leonardo among other productions.

Parker Gray is a Dallas-based Actor, Teaching Artist, and Playwright and is excited to be immediately returning to Amphibian after being seen in this year’s SparkFest! Recent favorite credits include The Play that Goes Wrong (Stage West & WaterTower Theatre), Young Frankenstein (Circle Theatre & Theatre Three), Stede Bonnet: A F*cking Pirate Musical, Little Shop of Horrors (Theatre Three) and other various productions at Dallas Theater Center, Casa Mañana, Kitchen Dog Theater, Undermain Theatre, Shakespeare Dallas, Lyric Stage, Fair Assembly, Shakespeare in the Bar, and Second Thought Theatre where he currently serves as the Executive Director. Parker’s voice can be heard in various shows with Crunchyroll and seen in the Dallas-made horror film The Finale. Parker’s premiere play, Incarnate, received a reading at Undermain for their Whither Goest Thou America Festival in 2022 and he can be seen next in the World Premiere of Anne-Tig-Uh-Knee at Second Thought. Parker would like to thank his family and Kristen for their endless support. BFA in Acting from SMU. Represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.

Aaron Mateo Arroyo (Administrator) is thrilled to be making his Amphibian Stage debut with SparkFest! Recent credits include Sam in Mamma Mia at Lyric Stage, Inspector/ Hermit in Young Frankenstein at Circle Theatre and Theatre Three. Some of his favorite roles are Freddy Trumper in Chess: The Musical, Abram Baker in Our Class, and Florizel in The Winter’s Tale. He holds an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine. Aaron is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Sends many thanks to Jay, Harley, the cast, and the crew of this show. Love to Sterling, Matty, and Tiresias.

Analisa Salinas is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, with a BFA in Theatre Arts (with a concentration in Musical Theatre) and minors in History and English. Most recently, she was the Bird Seller in UTA’s Sweeney Todd. She was also an apprentice for Amphibian Stage’s annual SparkFest in 2022, where she made her professional debut. Her other credits include Roz in 9 to 5, and a performer/writer for Design for the Future, a devised theatrical piece in collaboration with MIT. She’s also written and directed short plays for UTA.