BIOGRAPHIES JESSICA T. JOHNSON (Racine) was born in Houston, TX. Jessica received her MFA in Acting from the University of Central Florida and B.A. in Theater at Texas Southern University. She has worked in regional theaters such as The Orlando Shakespeare Theater, where she has appeared in Aesop’s Fables (Goose / Grasshopper), Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Fairy/ Mustardseed). At The Ensemble Theater in Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters (Messenger) and Brer Rabbit (Brer Raccoon). Main Street Theater in The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963 (Wilona Watson). Amongst her theater career, she works as a videographer, photographer, and director. https://jessicatjohnson35.wixsite.com/mysite COMFORT IFEOMA KATCHY (Anaia) is a playwright/actor rooted in Houston, TX and a member of the Rec Room Writers program. Acting: Lady in Orange, Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf (AMDA NYC); April, Student Body, Frank Winters (Flea Theatre NYC); Writing: How I Learned to Play Tennis (University of Houston) You Can Tell a Tree by its Fruit (Rec Room Arts). School: University of Houston BFA Theatre, Yale MFA Playwriting (c/o 2025). KIMBERLY HICKS (She) was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Theater. There, she had the privilege to act in Dangerous Liaisons, William Shakespeare’s Richard III, Christmas Pageant, and Now This. She worked with The Ensemble Theater in productions such as Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, Knock Me a Kiss, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, What I Learned in Paris, and Jimmy. She was Juror #5 at Upstage Theater in 12 Angry Women, and was a part of four seasons of Fade to Black’s playwright festivals and The Flow. She was also seen at Company Onstage as Actor 2 in Poe! Poe! Poe!, and at Obsidian Theater as Lady in Red in Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf. She was last seen as Quencella in Mildred’s Umbrella’s production of The Mother Project.
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Kimberly would like to thank the Director, Candice D’Meza and Assistant Director, Robert Jackson for the opportunity to tell this amazing story as well as her castmates and crew for this wonderful experience. Most of all, she would like to thank her mother and sister for their never ending love and support BRANDON MORGAN (Chuck Hall) a Houston native, has been a professional actor for nine years. In that time he has been blessed to be involved in over 70 productions. Voted “Best Actor of 2020” and “Best Everywhere We Looked Actor of 2019” by Houston Press. Brandon has worked for many theatres in Houston: Rec Room Arts: Pass Over, The Royale; Stages Repertory Theatre: My Mañana Comes; Houston Grand Opera: Romeo & Juliet; The Alley Theatre: Skeleton Crew; Main Street Theatre: Love and Information; and Ensemble Theatre: Platanos y Collard Greens. Brandon’s only intent is to be as natural as an actor can be. @actoratwork88 #NeverNotWorking GRANT EASON (Riley) is a (very) recent graduate from Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA), and he’s extremely excited to participate Is God Is as his first professional production. Some of his previous credits include Dreamgirls (Jimmy Early), The Color Purple (Mister), Sweeney Todd (Anthony) and FELA! (Ensemble). When he’s not busy learning his lines, he enjoys skateboarding, making music, spending time with friends and long walks on the beach. He would like to thank his family, friends, and girlfriend for always supporting him, and he’s overwhelmingly excited to be a part of this production. He plans on attending The Juilliard School this fall to further study acting. JACKSON SWINTON (Scotch) is making his professional debut at Rec Room Arts. Jackson will be entering his 3rd year as a theatre student at Kinder HSPVA. Past productions include: Hairspray, A Year With Frog and Toad, and Dreamgirls at Kinder HSPVA; Chicago at HITS Theatre. Jackson enjoys the theatre industry and
