Meet the Madness

  • Kristina Asriyan

    Hailey Beaufort

    Kristina is a NY based multicultural actor, singer, and dancer. She is a proud graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Career highlights include : Meet The Justice League International Tour (Lois Lane), Spamilton : An American Parody National Tour (Leading Lady), Cocomelon Live! JJ’s Journey (Original National Tour Cast), Legally Blonde (Brooke), Aida (Amneris), Friends of the Deceased (Lanie) and her major motion picture debut in the box office hit film Hustlers. She has performed in various NYC cabaret shows and staged readings as well as worked on screen in both commercial, film and TV. A singer/songwriter as well - her debut EP entitled “Not Gonna Lie” along with several singles are released on all streaming platforms under the stage name Kris Alberts. Most recently she performed in a concert reading of the brand new Armenian-American musical When Two of Us Meet, a story close to home. Kristina is very excited to be participating in NYC Fringe in the very first reading of Method's Abyss. Follow her artistic journey on instagram @KrisAlberts.

  • Mychal Leverage

    Dalton Beaufort

    Mychal is an alumnus of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York. He is an actor, playwright, and voice-over artist. Tours: Little Women (Professor Bhaer). Off-Broadway: Sleepy Hollow the Musical (Ichabod Crane). Regional: Daddy Long Legs (Jervis), Shrek the Musical (Shrek), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Monty), A Streetcar Named Desire (Mitch), and the Arizona state debut of Nice Work If You Can Get It (Jimmy Winter).  He lives in New Jersey with his lovely wife, Heidi, and their dog, Atticus Finch. mychalleverage.com // @MychalLeverage

  • Andre Silva

    Marlon Tioski

    Andre is a fearless creative force, blending innovation with storytelling across film, acting, and voice work. With an MFA from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has co-written and developed award-winning short films and lent his voice to an actual play D&D podcast. From documenting indigenous tribes in the Amazon to starring in a Taco Bell commercial, his eclectic journey defies convention. When not on set, he hones his skills in martial arts or dives into gaming. Based in NYC, Andre continues to push his artistic boundaries. Most recently he has been seen in The Secret Handshake, which premiered to raving reviews.

  • Paul Wallace

    Jimmy Hanz

    Paul is an actor, poet, playwright and proud member of IATSE local 52. His participation is dedicated to the memory of Calyn Heller and all her wonderful friends and friends and family, most of all, my friend Riley Patterson.

  • Sarah Wadsley

    Cindy Zellen

    Sarah was trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Sarah performed the roles of Maggie - A Chorus Line,Elizah - A Little Touch of Chaos, and Portia/Celia - Shakespeare, on Love. Prior to WAAPA, Sarah appeared as Hero in Directions Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing,and Sillabub opposite Debra Byrne in CATS. During COVID, Sarah played the role of Vikka in The Water Code online, part of the Hope. New Works theatre initiative. She read stories to children around the world, and produced voice overs for online education for health care professionals. Recent credits include: Stunt Double for Elizabeth Banks - The Better Sister (Amazon Prime), Audio Description for Irreverent (Peacock) and The Stranger, Celeste Barber: Fine, Thanks, and Wellmania (all Netflix), Pleasant Bay (Audible), The Willows (post-prod), The Briefly Dead (59E59), Two Shakespearean Actors (Do No Harm), Michael Lavine and Friends (54 Below), 12:34 (staged reading), The Wind in the Willows (Australian Shakespeare Company), Shakespeare InterACTive (Young Australia), The Modern Guide to Dating (workshop), and Noirhouse (ABC/Screen Australia). For Noirhouse, Sarah won Best Supporting Actress at Miami Web Fest, 2014. She is currently narrating a series for High Gravity Productions, and teaches Argentine Tango at Anais Haven Tango.

  • Emile Aslan Lacheny

    Dr. Kvetch

    Emile Aslan Lacheny is a French-Turkish author, actor and director from Paris, France. He developed a love for storytelling at an early age which lead him to teach himself English and the American dialect by watching movies and shows and recreating the sounds he heard. He first obtained a BFA at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Then moved to New York where he graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in July 2021. He has been in several Off Broadway and Off Off-Broadway shows. Lead short films (One premiered at the Chelsea film festival this year), went on tour as the Phantom of the Opera in Turkey, won awards for his writing, sold his first screenplay to be produced by a streaming service and had all six of his plays produced in New York city. He co-founded Between Us Theatre Co in 2021 to help immigrant artist like him and build a community. On his free time, his biggest passion is consuming all forms of art, especially all things Dr. Who and DC comics. (He really loves those) @chynelaslan

    “seni seviyorum annecigim”

  • William Burns

    Ralph Dorcel

    William Burns lives in Hell's Kitchen and acts, writes, sings, and goofs around all parts of New York. He's excited to see what NY's Fringe Fest has in store! He just finished an original musical devised and produced by his clown group, Soft Brain Theatre Company. //IG @william_john_burns

  • Emily Tetzlaff

    Director

    Emily is one of the co-artistic directors of New Circle Theatre Company, where she has developed, produced and directed many new plays, most recently RED BIKE by Glenn Alterman, BONUS LIFE by Stacia Teele, THE HEARING by KJ Steinberg, and DEAD THERAPIST by Cate Allen. 

  • Stephanie Ambarsumyan

    Playwright

    Producer

    Stephanie is a writer and educator whose work explores people at their most base, vulnerable, and morally messy. Her work digs into the raw nerves of human behavior—where sex, violence, and fractured psyches collide. Method’s Abyss is her debut production at the NYC Fringe Festival. She is thankful to her two children, her husband (Arthur), her parents (Steve & Joanne), and her best friend (Amanda.) 

  • Lory Costa

    Official photographer for Methods Abyss

    Lory puts our cast and crew at ease with her collaborative and calm demeanor. She understands our creative vision easily (even with it being so obscure) and works tirelessly to ensure that each photo she takes measures up to that vision.

    www.lorycosta.com

    IG: _lory.costa_