An Octoroon - June 11 - September 19, 2021
The Fountain Theatre
Who's Who
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Leea Ayers
as Grace, Bre'er Rabbit
LEEA AYERS is excited to be making her LA theater debut with Fountain Theatre! A recent transplant from Chicago, her previous credits included the world premiere of BLKS (Steppenwolf Theatre); Incendiary (u/s Goodman Theatre - New Stages Festival); Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse); Smart People (u/s, Writers Theatre); Earthquakes in London (Steep Theatre) and Letters Home (Griffin Theatre). She also participated in Jackalope Theatre's Living Newspaper Festival, performing in plays written by Ike Holter and Calamity West. Television credits: Chicago PD. She is a proud graduate of the MFA Acting program at DePaul University and has also trained at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio. She is repped by Weissenbach Management. Instagram: @leea.ayers
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Matthew Hancock *
as BJJ, George, M'Closky
MATTHEW HANCOCK is grateful to be back on stage. Favorite theatre credits include: the LA premiere of the The Brothers Size (Oshoosi), Between Riverside and Crazy (Junior), Hit The Wall (Carson), Hype Man: A Break Beat Play (VERB), I and You (Anthony), This Bitter Earth (Jesse), TransScripts (Zakia), and The View Up Stairs (Wes). TV: Westworld, Kidding, I’m Dying Up Here, Five Points, Giants and Snowfall. He is a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and Stage Raw award winner as well as an NAACP Theatre Award and Ovation Nominee. Matthew holds a BFA from Adelphi University (cum laude). To his incredibly supportive family, thank you. Follow Matthew on instagram: @imatthewhancock.
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