ETHAN COEN (Playwright) has written three previous evenings of one acts, Almost an Evening, Offices, and Happy Hour, all directed by Neil Pepe at Atlantic Theater Company. His full-length play Women or Nothing was directed by David Cromer, also at Atlantic, and he contributed a play to Relatively Speaking, a Broadway trio of short comedies whose other contributors were Woody Allen and Elaine May. Coen has written a collection of stories, “Gates of Eden,” and two collections of poems, “The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way” and “The Day the World Ends.” Coen has made 21 movies, mostly with his brother Joel, lately with his wife Tricia Cooke. The latest is called Honey Don’t!

NEIL PEPE (Director) received a Tony Nomination for Best Director for the production of American Buffalo. Broadway: Hands on a Hardbody, Speed-the-Plow, A Life in the Theatre. Off-Broadway/Regional: A Play Is A Poem (CTG); Juno and the Paycock (Irish Rep); On the Shore of the Wide World, The Penitent, Marie and Rosetta, Dying for It, 3 Kinds of Exile, Happy Hour, Offices, Almost an Evening, Parlour Song, The Night Heron, Mojo, Celebration, The Room, Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling, Sea of Tranquility, Blue/Orange, Wolf Lullaby, Cornelia Street (Atlantic); Hold on to Me Darling (Lucille Lortel Theatre, Atlantic); The Subject Was Roses, Keep Your Pantheon, Romance (Center Theatre Group, Atlantic); Red Angel (Williamstown); Further Than the Furthest Thing (MTC); The Beginning of August (South Coast Repertory, Atlantic); American Buffalo (Donmar Warehouse, Atlantic); Refuge (Playwrights Horizons); I’m Not Rappaport (Shadowland Stages). Neil has been the artistic director of Atlantic Theater Company since 1992.

CHRIS BAUER (Tough), an Atlantic Theater company member, has appeared in over 300 episodes of television, 40 feature films, and several theater productions on Broadway and Off. His television credits include starring roles in “The Wire,” “True Blood,” “The Deuce,” “Heels,” “Gaslit,” “Survivors Remorse,” “Fellow Travelers,” and “For All Mankind,” among others. His feature film credits include Thunderbolts, The Little Things, Money Monster, Sully, 8MM, Face/Off, and most recently, Henry Johnson, directed by David Mamet. He received an Outer Critic’s nomination for playing Mitch in Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, Jez Butterworth, and John Patrick Shanley. Upcoming credits include “Unspeakable” for Paramount Plus, “His/Hers” for Netflix, and the feature films Our Hero Balthazar, Maddie’s Secret, and 3 Holes and a Donut, which he wrote and directed. He is a Los Angeles native, Yale Drama grad, and a metalhead.

DYLAN GELULA (Girl) first gained attention for her role in Cooper Raiff’s directorial debut Shithouse (2020, SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner). She followed with critically praised performances in Elisabeth Moss-led punk rocker drama Her Smell (2018), Andrew Bujalski’s Gotham and Independent Spirit Award-nominated Support the Girls (2018), and Kerem Sanga’s First Girl I Loved (2016) – the latter earned Sundance’s Audience Award. More recently, she co‑wrote and starred in the indie feature Relative, alongside Susan Sarandon, Anna Sophia Robb, and her creative and real-life partner Devon Bostick. Gelula also appeared in Smile 2 (2024) and starred opposite Nicolas Cage in A24’s comedy Dream Scenario, which premiered to rave reviews at TIFF. Her broader work spans both indie and studio projects, including I Want You Back (Amazon), Jeff Baena’s Horse Girl (Netflix), and recurring TV roles in “Hacks,” “Loot,” and breakout appearances as Xanthippe Voorhees in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”

DION GRAHAM (The Man) from HBO’s “The Wire” is thrilled to be here at Atlantic. He recently filmed Oliver Hermanus’ The History Of Sound (with Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor). Broadway: Machinal (with Rebecca Hall), Not About Nightingales (also London’s Royal National Theatre, dir. Trevor Nunn). Kennedy Center: The Movement Revisited (with Christian McBride). International: The Gospel At Colonus (Edinburgh Int’l Festival, dir. Lee Breur), Pillars (Ibsen Conference, Norway). Off-Broadway: Hang Time, Lobby Hero (Lortel Award nom.), On The Levee, 10 Things To Do Before I Die, A Hard Heart, Washington Square Moves, 2, A View Of The Dome, Watbanaland, Elliot Loves, among others. Premieres and classics in NYC and at numerous leading regional theatres. Film/TV: “Madam Secretary” (Fred Cole), “The Blacklist,” “Elementary,” The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Malcom X, Mercy, “The Good Wife,” “Gossip Girl,” “NYPD Blue,” “Homicide,” “Hoop Life,” “Hacks,” “Law & Order,” and more. In addition, he’s an award winning and highly esteemed audiobook narrator. He’s also the series narrator for A&E’s “The First 48.” Critically acclaimed, his performances have been praised as thoughtful and compelling, vivid and full of life.

MARY McCANN (The Broad) is a founding member of Atlantic Theater Company. Atlantic productions include: The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood; On the Shore of the Wide World, Harper Regan (title role), and Bluebird (with Simon Russell Beale) by Simon Stephens; Ghost Stories, Our New Girl, Offices, and Almost an Evening by Ethan Coen. Irish Repertory Theatre: A Touch of the Poet and The Weir. Shadowland Stages: Off Peak, God of Carnage. TV: “FBI Most Wanted,” “The Chair” (Netflix), “Dirty John,” “Jessica Jones,” “Madame Secretary,” “Elementary,” “The Blacklist,” “Law and Order,” “Law and Order Special Victims Unit” (recurring), “Boardwalk Empire” (recurring), “Person of Interest,” “A Gifted Man,” “Sex and the City.” Film: Frathaze, Caught (Lifetime), Little Children, Choke, Phil Spector, It Must be Love, and more. Broadway: The Old Neighborhood, Our Town with Spalding Gray, and Search and Destroy. Other Off-Broadway: Oleanna (Orpheum Theater), Uncommon Women and Others (Second Stage), Boys’ Life (Lincoln Center). Mary is the Director of Atlantic Acting School in NYC.

NELLIE McKAY (Singer/Musician) has released an eclectic bunch of critically acclaimed albums, her songs and sound ranging from jazz to pop to indefinable. She’s won a Broadway Theatre World Award for Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, co-created/starred in Off-Broadway’s Old Hats, created musical biographies of Barbara Graham, Rachel Carson, Joan Rivers, and Billy Tipton (“Best Concerts of the Year” – The New York Times). As well as acting and recording music for the films PS I Love You, Downtown Express, and Widowbird, Nellie provided music for Rumor Has It, Monster-In-Law, Last Holiday, Gasland, and Private Life. Her TV appearances include David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, The View, and Jimmy Dore, and her music has been heard on “Mad Men,” “Weeds,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “NCIS,” and “Nurse Jackie.” Most recently Nellie was nominated for an Ovation Award for her performance in Ethan Coen’s A Play is a Poem at the Mark Taper Forum. McKay is a recipient of PETA’s Humanitarian Award for her dedication to animal rights, and she is a vocal critic of endless war, capitalism, and the two-party system that sustains them.

AUBREY PLAZA (Susan) made her on-stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. The play was nominated for a Drama League Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival. Upcoming, Plaza stars in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s dark comedy, Honey Don’t!, which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and will open in theaters on August 22, as well as Legendary’s Animal Friends, which will be released by Warner Brothers on May 1, 2026. Previously, she starred in the second season of Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” which garnered her Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a SAG Award as part of the cast ensemble. Additionally, she is well known for starring in the Emmy-nominated series, “Parks and Recreation,” and recently starred in and produced the acclaimed feature, Emily the Criminal, which she’s adapting for Legendary Television, both through her Evil Hag Productions company. Other producing credits include Black Bear; Ingrid Goes West (for which she won the Independent Spirit Award); Little Hours; and the 34th & 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (won Emmy Award). Next, she will begin production on The Heidi Fleiss Story which she will star in and produce through Evil Hag Productions.

NOAH ROBBINS (Boy) has been seen on television most notably in Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” TV Land’s “Younger,” Amazon’s “Forever,” and CBS’s “Evil.” His feature credits include an upcoming untitled Steven Spielberg film, Fly Me to the Moon, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Assistant, The Week Of, Set It Up, Indignation, and Miss Sloane. He has also appeared in Hulu’s “Up Here,” Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” and Fox’s Grease Live. His Broadway credits include his debut in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Arcadia, To Kill a Mockingbird, and most recently, Purlie Victorious. His Off-Broadway credits include The Twenty-Seventh Man, Punk Rock, Clarkston, and the title role in the revival of Master Harold…And The Boys. 

CJ WILSON (Dan). Broadway: Bronx Bombers, The Big Knife, Festen, Henry IV, The Best Man. Off-Broadway: Hold On To Me Darling (Lucille Lortel); Epiphany, All-American (Lincoln Center); On the Shore of the Wide World, Hold On To Me Darling (Lucille Lortel nom.), Dying for It, Our New Girl, Offices, The Voysey Inheritance (Atlantic Theater); Medieval Play, The Lady from Dubuque (Signature); Happy Now? (Lucille Lortel nom. Primary Stages); Race (Classic Stage Company); Stop Kiss (Public). Regional: Mark Taper Forum, Berkshire Theatre Group, Williamstown Theatre Festival, ACT Seattle, McCarter, Old Globe, Shakespeare Theatre. Film: Rain Reign, Drive Away Dolls, Hungry Dog Blues, Irresistible, Manchester by the Sea, Demolition, A Vigilante, Easy Living, The Intern. Television: “The Gilded Age,” “American Sports Story,” “Teenage Euthanasia,” “The Blacklist,” “Quantico,” “Bull,” “The Sinner,” “Homeland,” “Elementary,” “The Characters,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” “The Following,” “Onion Sportsdome,” “Brotherhood,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Fox Fellow. www.cj-wilson.com

MARY WISEMAN (Faye). Broadway: Thérèse Raquin. Off-Broadway: Business Ideas (Clubbed Thumb); Translations (Irish Rep); At the Wedding (LCT); The Skin of Our Teeth (TFANA); Romance Novels for Dummies, Off the Main Road (Williamstown Theatre Festival); An Octoroon (Soho Rep, TFANA). TV/Film: Office Romance, “Devil in Disguise,” “The Residence,” “Star Trek,” Marriage Story, “Room 104,” “Baskets,” “Longmire,” “Difficult People,” “The Characters.” Education: Juilliard.