The Cast and Crew of
Sing in Me, Muse
Zoë Bowen Smith as Calliope
Zoë is an actor, singer, comedian, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Leading award-winning productions both onstage and on-screen, Zoë is a versatile, energetic emerging artist with comedic sensibility and thoughtful technique. She can be seen on Netflix in Academy Award-nominated Rustin (2023), the acclaimed independent shorts The Death of Anne Brontë (2022), and Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock (2022). Zoë recently starred in Incredibly Okay Film's last feature, The Trip (2024) streaming now on YouTube.
Ari Fromm as Leonardo
Ari (they/them/he) is an LA-based actor, voice actor, and content creator. They are passionate about telling stories around trans issues, disability, mental health, and marginalization. Before moving to LA, Ari earned a BA in both Theater and Computer Science. You can hear more of Ari’s voice on the upcoming podcast All Things Undone or on their Instagram @ari.fromm.
Janine Sobeck Knighton: Playwright
Janine is delighted to join the Premiere the Play community. An award-winning playwright, her stories have been seen around the globe, including London, NYC, Chicago, Connecticut, Ohio, and Utah. One of her plays, Scaredy Kat Presents, is available through YouthPLAYS. Beyond the stage, Janine is a 2024 Fred Rogers Writers’ Neighborhood Fellow and a Second Round finisher at the Austin Film Festival. She worked as a nanny in Florence at age 19, sparking a lifetime obsession with all things Italian. https://janinesobeckknighton.com/
Natalie Kane: Director
Natalie is thrilled to return for a new season of Premiere the Play! A New York-based theatre artist passionate about developing new plays, she has worked on recent seasons at National Women’s Theatre Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Gloucester Stage. For PTP: Mommy-Person, The Powers That Be, Zig-Zag, and The Puck Project. Favorite directing credits elsewhere include Dinosaur on the Moon (WTFringe), Lady Percy Will Not Sing (ShakespeareMoves Festival), and The Winter’s Tale (Evergreen Theatre Collective). Natalie is a proud alumna of Kenyon College and National Theater Institute, and enjoys ballroom dancing in her free time. NatalieKaneDirector.com, @nataliekane1323
Rebecca Lynne: Sound Designer
Rebecca is the founder of Dean Productions and host of Premiere the Play. As a theatre director, her work has been seen around the world, including New York, London, New Jersey, Washington DC, Bali, and California. Among her solo directing credits are The Last Five Years, Into the Woods, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Comedic Tragedy of Macbeth, The 39 Steps, Sleeping Beauty Ballet, The Lady of Shallot, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Ghost Sonata, the Opera. Rebecca recently made her film directorial debut with Binders and The Rise of the Binders, the prequel mini-series.
Howard Frederics: Dialogue Editor
Howard Fredrics (Composer/Sound Designer) Billie, Malcom and Yusuf (Castillo), Dietrich Rides Again (United Solo), Bulldozer: The Ballad of Robert Moses (St. Clement’s), Threepenny Opera (Marvel Rep), Sanctuary (Lion), Anna Nicole: Blonde Glory (Theater for A New City), Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Capitol City), Wedekind’s Lulu (Pacific Resident), Wild Women of Planet Wongo (Brooklyn Fireproof), an opera, The Whitechapel Whirlwind (Bloomsbury), The Raven’s Kiss, with poet, Charles Bukowski, and Vagvisa För Mitt Ofödda Barn, with poet, Elsa Grave. Website: howardfredrics.com/howard.html