Crossing Borders 2021

Olivia Jampol (she/her) is an actor and filmmaker who grew up in Costa Rica and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. Passionate about boundary-pushing story-telling, she has been fortunate to develop and perform a plethora of new work with some of the most pioneering voices in New York City theater. She has participated in dozens of readings and workshops at institutions such as Ars Nova, American Repertory Theater, Bedlam, The Flea Theater, HB Studio, Pipeline Theatre Company, Primary Stages, Clubbed Thumb, The Bushwick Starr, Hartford Stage, Ensemble Studio Theatre, among many others. Her other love is filmmaking; she has written & directed a number of shorts mostly shot on 16mm, and is currently developing her first feature, a bilingual magical realism thriller set in Argentina, which she plans to direct and star in. Harvard BA, SAG-AFTRA/AEA, www.oliviajampol.com

Irene Sofia Lucio (she/her/hers) Broadway: Slave Play, Wit. Off-Broadway: Romeo y Julieta (The Public Theater), Slave Play, Love and Information (New York Theatre Workshop), Orange Julius (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Undertaking (BAM), King Liz (Second Stage Theater), We Play for the Gods (WP). Regional Credits: Yale Repertory Theatre, Studio Theater DC, Cal Shakes among others. TV credits include: The Americans, Bartlett, Madam Secretary, Gossip Girl, Casi Casi. Co-Creator of BUTS Web series, (NBC Short Film Festival winner, Imagen Award Nom). Education: Princeton University and Yale School of Drama. Native of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Jacqueline Guillén (she/her/ella) is a bilingual Mexican actress, born and raised in border towns of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico & Brownsville, Texas. She received her BFA in Acting from Texas State University and studied with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. Her work includes numerous commercials such as an AT&T spot with Elijah Wood, radio spots, theatrical productions, and TV shows. TV credits include Bull (CBS), Blue Bloods (CBS), Orange is The New Black (Netflix), & Search Party (HBO Max). She was last seen at Roundabout Company in the world premiere of Hilary Bettis’ 72 Miles to Go… directed by Jo Bonney. Jacqui was a finalist for the 2020 Nosotros Ya Tu Sabes Monologue Slam presented by NBC.  She currently resides in New York City with her fiancé and her puppy child, Ramona.

Socorro Santiago (she/hers/ella)  performed in the Broadway production of The Bacchae at Circle in the Square Theatre and has performed Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, NYTW, Ma-Yi Theater, Ars Nova, Roundabout Theatre Company, amongst others. She produced, wrote, and performed in her play Dancing With the Dead at INTAR. Regionally, she has performed at the Sundance Theatre Lab, Long Wharf Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Huntington Theatre (IRNE nomination), and Two River Theater, where she was last seen in Guadalupe in the Guest Room by Tony Meneses. She was in the touring company of Small Mouth Sounds, directed by Rachel Chavkin. TV/Film credits include Blue Bloods, Prodigal Son, Madame Secretary, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU, All My Children (ALMA Award for her work as Isabella Santos), All Good Things, Devil’s Advocate, Vampires vs The Bronx, Widows Dir: Steven McQueen. Ms. Santiago can currently be seen online in Clubbed Thumb’s Streaming of The Woman’s Party.

Karina Curet (she/her/hers) Karina was born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and holds a BFA in Acting from SUNY Purchase (’15) and is currently earning her MFA at NYU’s Graduate Acting program. She has played roles like Juliet in Romeo & Juliet (dir. Chris McCann) and Marianne in Odon Van Horvath’s Tales From the Vienna Woods. In 2019 she wrote, produced, and co-starred in the play Agua Por Todas Partes, which premiered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at Teatro Victoria Espinosa. TV Credits include Startup, The Oath, Trail of Ashes and Hurricane Flora.

Jackie Torres (she/they) is an Afro Boricua poet, playwright, actor, educator, organizer and mal’criada whose work focuses on art as a tool for organizing and education, a method of cultural preservation, and a ritual of healing. She is a co-founder of Pa’lante NYC, a collective of poets dedicated to political education, mutual aid, and the revolutionary possibilities of words. Their work is always dedicated to those in their respective communities: Black people, QTGNC people, neurodivergent and chronically ill people, Caribbean people, and the visions for the future they conjure and conspire to make material.

Francesca Fernandez McKenzie is an actor originally from the San Francisco Bay Area based in New York City. Before graduating from Yale School of Drama, she was a theater maker in New Orleans. She has shared her work in NYC (59E59, Daryl Roth Theater, The Lark, Playwrights Realm) and regionally (Cal Shakes, Magic Theatre, Horizon Theater, Southern Rep, Cleveland Play House, Theater Mu). TV/Film credits include Blue Bloods and The Locker Room Series. She is a co-founder of Encompass Collective and a recipient of the inaugural Stonehenge NYC Still Standing Artist Residency.

Esco Jouléy is an actor, singer, dancer, clown, movement artist, and creator located in New York City. Credits include: Television: State of the Union (upcoming, Sundance TV), High Maintenance (HBO), Inventing Anna (Netflix), Monsterland (Hulu), In a Man’s World (Bravo, movement coach) ABC Discovers Showcase. Theatre: Interstate, Runaways, Galatea, The Demise (Magic Theater Player), Beowulf. Esco was a resident actor at the historic Barter Theater for three and a half years. As a movement artist, Esco is the creator and performer of “One”, a mute character that lives in the same world as the great artists Charlie Chaplin, Burt Williams, and Harpo Marx. Esco has used this character to explore the language of movement and how one would communicate with people if one could not speak. Esco is a Penn State University graduate with a BA in Integrative Arts and a minor in Dance. Esco also graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Esco was awarded the Robert J. Prindle and Doris P. Prindle Memorial Award and the Lauren M. Becker Memorial Award in creative art. More information about Esco and their work can be found at escojouley.com, @escojouley, onezlife.com, and @onezlife.

Imani Russell (they/them/elle) is an actor, singer-songwriter, poet, and playwright from Crown Heights (unceded Lenape land). Trained in classical music, musical theatre, and acting, Imani has performed Off-Broadway and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is an emerging voice-over artist. They also write music under the name NANí and recently released a two-song EP titled sweetbitter creature. Imani believes in Black queer+trans power and safety, indigenous sovereignty, and art as an act of love.

Socorro Santiago (she/hers/ella)  performed in the Broadway production of The Bacchae at Circle in the Square Theatre and has performed Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, NYTW, Ma-Yi Theater, Ars Nova, Roundabout Theatre Company, amongst others. She produced, wrote, and performed in her play Dancing With the Dead at INTAR. Regionally, she has performed at the Sundance Theatre Lab, Long Wharf Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Huntington Theatre (IRNE nomination), and Two River Theater, where she was last seen in Guadalupe in the Guest Room by Tony Meneses. She was in the touring company of Small Mouth Sounds, directed by Rachel Chavkin. TV/Film credits include Blue Bloods, Prodigal Son, Madame Secretary, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU, All My Children (ALMA Award for her work as Isabella Santos), All Good Things, Devil’s Advocate, Vampires vs The Bronx, Widows Dir: Steven McQueen. Ms. Santiago can currently be seen online in Clubbed Thumb’s Streaming of The Woman’s Party.

Andrea Negrete (she/they) is an actor, facilitator, writer, and collaborative creator from the Rio Grande Valley. Recent credits include: Three Girls Never Learnt the Way Home by Matthew Paul Olmos (Cherry Lane Theatre and Dorset Theatre Festival), The Opportunities of Extinction (Cherry Lane Theatre), Saints Go Marching (Signature Theatre), Let’s Get Ready Together (The Tank), TV credits include: Tell Me A Story (CBS), The Other Two (Comedy Central). She’s a graduate of Vassar College.