Gisela Adisa makes her ASF debut with Shoebox Picnic Road Side: Route One. Her credits include:
Broadway. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. (Lucille).
National Tour: Sister Act. (Deloris Standby, Michelle).
Regional. Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole (Eartha Kitt), Geffen Playhouse – L.A. Stage Alliance nominations, Best Featured Actress. Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Westport Country Playhouse – CT Critics Circle nomination, Best Actress. Once on This Island (Erzulie), Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Film/Television. “Nanny,” “Shield,” “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” “Younger,” “Royal Pains,” “Emergency Call.”
Voice artist for Dreamworks and Netflix. Soprano for Broadway Inspirational Voices choir.
Gisela holds a B.A in Arts from Fordham (Drama, African-American Studies). Follow on IG @imgisela. www.iamgisela.com

Reginald L. Barnes, Omaha native, is a man on the move. TV credits include FBI: Most Wanted and Blue Bloods (CBS), Saturday Night Live (NBC) and Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu). Select Stage: Off-Broadway hit Black Angels Over Tuskegee, Audelco nominated Timeless: The Mystery of the Dark Water, James Earl Hardy’s B-Boy Blues The Play, and recent New York Times pick The Transfiguration of Benjamin Banneker.
Recent work includes Make America Black Again (2019 WMIFF Best Supporting Actor) and current international feature film Chintu Ka Birthday (India, 2020). Catch him this December in Steven Speilberg’s remake of West Side Story.
Reginald is eternally grateful and resides in Brooklyn. Follow Reginald on IG @ReggieOnTheMove.

Lizzy Brooks is an actor, singer and screenwriter. Her NY highlights include Tartuffe (Moliere in the Park), Storming Heaven (Playwrights Horizons), Diablo Love (SummerStage – Shakespeare in the Park), Hostages (NBC) and Hairspray (RCL). She’s currently a rising 4th year at Brown/Trinity Repertory MFA program. Thank you Tiffany, Deneen and the wonderful team at ASF for making this play about black joy, family and fellowship possible. As always, thanks to her family for being her constant support and inspiration. 

Amia Curry, A familiar face at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, appears here in her first lead role as Faith. She has also played in A Christmas Carol and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. An avid learner with classical piano training, Amia enjoys gymnastics, fashion, and spending time with family and friends. Follow on IG @amianycole.

Kaiya Dixon attends Wetumpka High School. This is her first production at Alabama Shakespeare Festival and she is very excited to be here! She has been acting since she was 8. She enjoys crocheting, singing, and hanging out with her friends.

Freddie Fulton (Willy) is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and a graduate of the MFA (Acting) program at Columbia University. Theatre credits include: Long Wharf Theatre’s Paradise Blue (P-Sam), Classic Stage Company’s Julius Caesar (Brutus), Virginia Stage Company’s Detroit ’67 (Sly), Too Heavy for Your Pocket (Bowzie), The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World (Black Man with Watermelon), A Soldier’s Play (PFC Peterson), and others. To his family, friends, and supporters (new and old) thank you for your inspiration & love, it means the world to him!

Kia Dawn Fulton is elated to be joining this amazing company; this is her first production with ASF. Kia was last seen playing Kalimba as part of the international touring company of The Book of Mormon.
Many thanks to my agent Ashely and the entire KMR Family. Step out and be blessed!

Micah Hayles is a contagiously bubbly 8 year old from the capitol city of Montgomery, AL. He is beyond excited to be a part of ASF’s season opener production of Shoebox. Micah was cast in a nationally syndicated commercial at the age of five. When not on the stage Micah loves spending time with his big brother, little sister, and dog Beaux Nestle! If asked his three favorite things to do, Micah’s response would be “I like to win, I like to eat, and I like to play video games!”

Rama C. Marshall (Spencer) – Regional: In the Southern Breeze (ASF); Do It Ms. Celie (14th St. Playhouse); Charlotte’s Web, Freedom Train (Theatreworks); The Wiz ( Hangar Theatre); Stephen Foster Musical, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stephen Foster Productions); Hamlet, A Christmas Carol, the Imaginary Invalid, Romeo & Juliet, Topdog/Underdog, Othello, Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (Trinity Rep. Co.). TV: “The Rosa Parks Story”. Education: BA, Alabama State University; MFA, Brown/Trinity Rep. Consortium. A recipient of the KC/ACTF Irene Ryan Award for best partner.

Hassiem Muhammad is a New York City based actor, multidisciplinary movement artist, and filmmaker. Hassiem is excited to return to the theater, and make his ASF debut in Shoebox Picnic Road Side: Route One! Some of Hassiem’s recent work includes the Pulitzer Prize winning play, SWEAT, at the Pioneer Theater Company. He can also be seen on a few CBS TV shows: Madam Secretary, FBI, and has an upcoming spot on the Blue Bloods season 12 premiere. Hassiem is a member of Actors Equity Association, the Society of American Fight Directors, and the Screen Actors Guild. He would like to thank his family, Blythe, and agents over at HCKR for all of their support! www.hassiemmuhammad.com

Danea Osseni is an actor and singer from New York City. Past Credits include “Sistas the Musical” (Off Broadway), The Bodyguard , The Color Purple(Regional) and a Princess Tiana Vocalist in Hong Kong Disneyland. For more information about Danea visit daneacosseni.com or follow her on IG:daneac_o. Danea would like to Congratulate ASF on their 50th Season! She is so thankful to be apart of this beautiful cast and to tell this story about the love and togetherness of a family. Special thanks to her own family and husband Kossim for their endless encouragement and support! Enjoy the show!

Tunisia Thomas is the executive assistant at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. A native of Montgomery, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tuskegee University. It was there that she realized her passion for the performing arts. Since 2003, Tunisia has performed at the Wetumpka Depot Players, Prattville’s Way Off Broadway Theatre, the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, and the Tuskegee Repertory Theatre. She has worked on several film productions, including Big Fish, Selma, Just Mercy, Son of the South, and Hidden Heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She most recently played the lead role in the short film, Language of Joy. Tunisia is an interpretive dancer and choreographer who has worked with several groups in the community. A former ASF volunteer, she is excited to be involved in her first production at the theater!

Eunice Woods is thrilled to return to ASF where she last appeared as Nya in Pipeline. She’s currently based in Chicago where her credits include Ohio State Murders (Goodman Theatre); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks (Manual Cinema); Much Ado About Nothing (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (American Blues Theater); The Project(s) (American Theater Company) and more. Other regional credits include Her Portmanteau (American Conservatory Theater). TV credits include Shameless and Chicago P.D. Eunice is represented by Gray Talent Group. Follow along on IG @eunicewoods.

Deneen Reynolds-Knott lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and their two boys, who are growing way too fast. Her play, BABES IN HO-LLAND, was featured at the 2020 Bay Area Playwrights Festival and can be seen at Shotgun Players in Winter 2022. Deneen’s play, BATON, was included in San Diego Rep’s 2021 Black Voices Reading Series. Deneen’s play, ANTEPARTUM, was presented at the 2020 Fire This Time Festival. Other plays include FLASHES & FLOATERS, ASSUMING POSITIVE INTENTIONS, and OPPOSING OPHELIA. She is thrilled to share, SHOEBOX PICNIC ROAD SIDE: ROUTE ONE, with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival community.

Tiffany Nichole Greene is a Freelance Director and Resident Director of HAMILTON, an American Musical. She is also a leader, creator, and aggressive explorer of the human condition as it relates to relationships and the injustices of this world. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep, where her hunger for a deeper involvement in story-building began. While in graduate school, Tiffany began to cultivate the skills of a great director. She became a mad scientist in her pursuit of opportunities to observe, investigate, explore, and experiment with her newly defined artistry. Tiffany is a NYTimes Pick, Lincoln Center Directors Lab Alum, Soho Rep Directors Lab Alum, two-time Drama League Finalist, and a proud member of SDC. While Tiffany works on a great variety of genres in theatres across the nation, she is particularly dedicated to the continued development of new works and the play development process.

Ramona Ward is a tenured Associate Professor of Theatre and costume designer in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Alabama State University. She received her BA in Theatre Arts from The Pennsylvania State University and her MFA from Memphis State University in Theatre Arts, Design and Technical Production. She is an artisan and graphic artist and has served as curator, producer, and arts administrator. Ward brings her extensive knowledge in those areas to her work in theatre.
“Shoebox” represents one of the many untold stories in African American culture, and she is honored to be a part of this important narrative.

Russell Thomas Bush is the Head of Sound for ASF and was raised by the coastal waters of Alabama. His first experience in theater was playing bass in high school productions of Camelot and The Music Man. While completing a degree in English Literature at the University of Alabama, he also studied studio and live sound engineering and worked at venues hosting national and international touring bands. He is a member of the nationally touring band Electric Blue Yonder. 

Katie An Siegel (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to live theatre, especially with an outdoor show. Some of her favorite credits include Alabama Story (ASF), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (ASF), The Sound of Music (ASF), All the Great Books (abridged) (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz (Variety Children’s Theater). She is a proud graduate of Webster University with her BFA in Stage Management.

Arminda Thomas is co-producer and resident dramaturg for CLASSIX. Selected dramaturgy credits include Black Picture Show (Artists Space), Mirrors (Next Door at NYTW); A Harlem Triptych of Eulalie Spence, Wine in the Wilderness, and Soul Struggle: The Works of Georgia Douglass Johnson (New Perspectives); Black History Museum…According to the United States of America (HERE Arts Center); Jazz (Marin Theatre Company); Zora Neale Hurston (New Federal Theatre); and The First Noel (Classical Theatre of Harlem). She has also served as associate artistic director and resident dramaturg for the Going to the River Festival and Writer’s Unit.