Our History
Our History
Epheverie Theatre Company was founded by Fae Hartt and Michelle Jong following their work together at Atlantic Acting School in 2024. After a successful inaugural short play festival at The Tank, REFLECTION, in August of 2025, Fae continued on their work as sole Artistic Director. Although they are just getting started, there are so many great things in store for ETC including a main stage production coming in spring of 2026 to be announced!
Our Team
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Fae Hartt (they/he) is a queer director and performer based in NYC that is passionate about bringing stories about queer, disabled, and other marginalized groups to light. Off-Broadway: Pandora's Shut-the-Box Game - Kitchen Sink Theatre Co (Co-Producer), Odd Man Out - Pitchblack Immersive (Run Crew). Directing credits include My Best Friend’s Fish, Ella In Stardust (Epheverie Theatre Co), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Kitchen Sink Theatre Co - AD) Kik (First Kiss Theatre Co), and the award winning short film, all that’s left. with Zima Blue Productions. Recent acting credits include the titular role in Doctor Silkfingers Will See You Now (Chain One Act Festival) and Brad Majors in Rocky Horror Picture Show (KSTC). Fae is a Co-Producer and Grant Writer at Kitchen Sink Theatre Company. Education: BM Vocal Performance from Mannes School of Music. Atlantic Acting School Evening Conservatory. https://faehartt.com/ @faehartt
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Mayah Lourdes Burke (she/her) is a queer, Haitian-American director, choreographer, and producer born and raised in NYC, who creates space for the unseen, centering bodies often left in the margins. Off-Broadway: 24 Hour Plays: Nationals - Classic Stage Company (Director); Dakar 2000 - Manhattan Theatre Club (Assistant Director); The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window - BAM (Directing Observer); Get Out Alive - New World Stages (Directing Observer). Recently: The Wolves (Ghostlight Players); Tariq’s Interlude (HERE Arts); STEPS (The Tank); The Imaginary Invalid (Moliere in the Park). Fellowships: SDCF Directing Fellow 2025; TPOC Fellow 2024; NAMT Producing Residency 2024; SDCF Directing Observer 2023. Training: The Barrow Group. Member: The Makers’ Ensemble, SDC Associate. Thank you, God, for everything! www.mayahlourdesburke.com @mayahlourdes
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Gabriela Llarena (she/her) is a Cuban-Filipino actor, writer, and makeup artist. Originally hailing from Sacramento, CA, she received a BFA from NYU Tisch and was a member of the 2019-2020 Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She has been an Artist-In-Resident with Self Designs Art Gallery and contributing writer-actor for Teatro Nagual both based out of California. Joining the team as Community Outreach Manager, she is excited to start building the Epheverie community.
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Alex V Andersun is an arts administrator, scenic designer, and props designer. Proud alumnus of New York University’s Production and Design Studio, his past credits include Waiting for Lefty (Tisch Drama Stage, nicHi Douglas), Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom (TDS, Mei Ann Teo) and We Want You to Watch (Playwrights Downtown, Lizzie Leach). He enjoys collaborating on projects that celebrate stories that often go untold and encourages artists to be true to themselves. He dedicates his work to all the people who love him. Love has been the inspiration.
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Rory O'Neill is a playwright, designer, and actor currently based in Brooklyn. In her plays, Rory loves to explore the fine line between reality and a secret other place, especially through the lens of complicated and imperfect queer characters. Select recent writing credits: Meeting Notes (Fork & Shoe Theatre Co-op), dogboy supreme (QTC Boston Developmental Residency), 4 Genres in Search of a Plot (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025), Coolwater (Staged reading, Full Circle Players; Shortlist, Boston Court Pasadena), You Should Talk to Someone (Boston Theatre Marathon 2024), Art Imitates (Edmonds Driftwood Players). Recent acting credits: Macbeth (Banquo), As You Like It (Celia), Hamlet (Player 2, Guildenstern, Assistant Director) - Hilltown Theatre Anonymous; Julius Caesar (Lucius), The Real Inspector Hound (Simon Gascoyne) - Deadword Theatre Company.
Epheverie Theatre Company is proud to partner with Hire Survivors Hollywood, an organization that works to end career retaliation against survivors of sexual violence in the entertainment industry by encouraging those in positions of power to pledge to hire Survivors and Silence Breakers.