Cast Bios

Megan Hill (The Magician) is a Brooklyn-based actor and writer. As an actor, she has originated roles in the world premieres of Zoe Geltman's A(U)NTS!; Sandy Rustin's The Suffragette’s Murder; Ramiz Monsef’s The Ants; Leah Nanako Winkler’s The Brightest Thing in the World and Kentucky; Crystal Skillman’s Open and Cut; Amy Staats’ Eddie and Dave; Mara Nelson Greenberg’s Do You Feel Anger?; Rob Askins’ Hand To God; Joshua Conkel's The Sluts of Sutton Drive and Lonesome Winter (which she also co-wrote); and Joshua Conkel and Matt Marks’ The House of Von Macrame. Megan was nominated for two Helen Hayes awards for her work in POTUS at Arena Stage. She also received a Drama Desk Award nomination and was named one of the Best Comedic Performances of the Year by The New York Times for her portrayal of David Lee Roth in Eddie and Dave. Her play The Last Class: A Jazzercize Play has enjoyed runs in New York, DC, and Seattle. BFA Acting/Original Works: Cornish College of the Arts. MFA: ART/MXAT IATT at Harvard. www.meganhill.net Instagram: @meganhillwhat

Lily Ali-Oshatz (Magician Understudy) (she/her) is a nonbinary Brooklyn-based theatre writer, composer, and performer. She is an active member of Ring of Keys, a founding member of Musical Theatre Factory, and a founding producer of The Lesbian Bar Project. Her a cappella circus musical, The Extraordinary Fall of the Four-Legged Woman, played Off-Broadway as part of NYCFringe Encore at SoHo Playhouse. Lily’s Piper Theatre commission with Mark Galinovsky, Prospect Hill, explores the queer history of Park Slope, Brooklyn and played free and outdoors in 2021 with direction by Jessi D. Hill. She collaborates as a lyricist with Tidtaya Sinutoke and Naomi Matlow on Dear Mr. C (Issaquah’s Village Theatre, Polyphone, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat). Lily performed in the 2022 history making Off-Broadway concert of The Civility of Albert Cashier, featuring an all TGNC cast and crew. Lily’s solo Me Too project, She Said, has a history at EdFringe, MTF, #HealMe Too Festival, Arcata Playhouse and The Tank. She toured Italy performing Crystal Skillman’s Open in 2022 and is thrilled to jump back in. Love to Kendall/Pearly, Maddie, Emma and Blayze for supporting her through this wild summer. Creation is resistance. BFA NYU Tisch. lilyalioshatz.com

Creative Team Bios

Crystal Skillman (Playwright) is an internationally award-winning dramatist. Plays include NYTimes Critics’ Picks Cut, Geek, Open, as well as King Kirby, co-written with Fred Van Lente about the life of Marvel’s co-creator, artist Jack Kirby, which is now a podcast series on Broadway Podcast Network. Her new play commission, The Rocket Men, will receive a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere at three NNPN theatres around the country in their 2025-2026 seasons, starting this fall (Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis; Synchronicity Theatre, Atlanta; Angels Theatre, Nebraska). During the slow-down of the pandemic, Crystal’s plays made their international debut with Rain and Zoe Save the World. The play premiered in Jermyn Street’s season in the UK with Drew & Dane Productions, who have also optioned Mary and Max, which she is the bookwriter of, for Broadway. Featuring music by noted composer Bobby Cronin, the musical is based on animator Adam Elliot’s award-winning film. Shortly after, Open (featuring Lily Ali-Oshatz) debuted in the Onstage festival in Italy. Crystal’s first graphic novel has just come out from Rocketship Entertainment; she has previously written for Wondery Kids, Adventure Time comics, and Marvel comics. She is a proud alum of the WP Lab, Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, and Youngblood at EST, where she is a member. She is represented by Brian T. Sherman (IPEX Artists Agency). https://www.crystalskillman.com/ Instagram @crystalskillman

Jessi D. Hill (Director) (she/her) Recent: Small (2024 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations), The Ask by Matthew Freeman at wild project (2025 Drama Desk Nomination). New York: NYTW, Public Theater/Joe’s Pub, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, LAByrinth, Rattlestick, Women’s Project, 59E59, P73, New Group, Keen Company, LaMama, Clubbed Thumb, Ensemble Studio Theatre, wild project, Musical Theatre Factory, The Acting Company, Barrow Group, New Dramatists, Playwrights Realm, New Georges. Regional: Old Globe, George St. Playhouse, A.R.T, People’s Light, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Diversionary, TheatreSquared, Orlando Shakes and others. International: Edinburgh, London, New Zealand, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels, Ukraine and Rome. She currently teaches directing at Fordham and Barnard. MFA Directing: Yale. www.jessidhill.com

Midnight Theatricals (Producer) is a Tony-nominated production company dedicated to developing and showcasing innovative, diverse storytelling worldwide. Its inaugural production, Afterglow, originally slated for a two-month run in the summer of 2017, extended six times and finally closed after a record-breaking year and a half run Off-Broadway. Afterglow continues to thrive with runs across North America, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and plans for Australia in 2026. The play will return to New York City for its tenth anniversary production in 2027. Other notable works include Scarlett Dreams starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, safeword (both by S. Asher Gelman), and the cult favorite slasher cheerleader musical, We Are The Tigers. At the beginning of the pandemic, the company pioneered a virtual reading series featuring Tony nominee Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney. Award-winning dance films include The Greatest City in the World and the internationally recognized In Memoriam. Additional work include Hir in London, Pulitzer Prize finalist Here There Are Blueberries with Tectonic Theater Company, On Your Feet National Tour, Velour: A Drag Spectacular at La Jolla Playhouse, and the Broadway productions of The Last 5 Years and Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham, which received five Tony nominations, including Best Play. Midnight Theatricals is also a producer on the upcoming Noam Ash film “Bookends”, starring Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham.

The Tank (Co-Producer) Founded in 2003, The Tank is an Obie Award-winning, multi-disciplinary non-profit arts presenter and producer, which provides a home to emerging artists working across all disciplines, including theater, comedy, dance, film, music, puppetry, and storytelling. Led by Artistic Director Meghan Finn, Managing Producer Molly FitzMaurice, and Director of Artistic Development Johnny G. Lloyd, The Tank champions emerging artists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas and forms of expression. In doing so the company removes the economic barriers from the creation of new work for artists launching their careers and experimenting within their art form. From the company’s home with two theaters on 36th Street, The Tank serves over 3,000 artists every year, presents 800 to 1,000 performances, and welcomes an average of 36,000 audience members annually. The company fully produces a curated season of 8-12 theatrical World or New York premieres each season. In addition to a 2020 OBIE Award for Institutional Recognition celebrating our Extraordinary Support of Emerging Artists, The Tank has been honored with 6 Drama Desk nominations for our co-produced work, and an official New York City Council proclamation. Recent work includes hit productions of Midnight Coleslaw Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! by Joey Merlo (2024), Invasive Species by Maia Novi (2023), Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California by Chloe Xtina (2023), Mahinerator by Jerry Lieblich (2023), New York Times Critics’ Picks Simon and His Shoes (2022), Taxilandia (2021, 2023 OBIE Award), OPEN by Crystal Skillman (2019), Red Emma & The Mad Monk by Alexis Roblan (2018), and The Offending Gesture by Mac Wellman (2016); as well as Drama Desk award-nominated productions The Hunger Artist (2018), The Paper Hat Game (2017), the ephemera trilogy (2017), Ada/Ava (2016) and youarenowhere (2016). https://thetanknyc.org/

The Flying Carpet Theatre Company (Co-Producer) Incorporated in 2003, Adam Koplan (Founding Artistic Director) created The Flying Carpet Theatre Company (FCT) after spending formative time training at Playwrights Horizons in New York City and at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Over nearly 20 years, The Flying Carpet Theatre Company has created and/or premiered 20+ original plays including early works by artists who continue to shape the American Theatre such as Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, Frozen) and Geoff Sobelle (All Wear Bowlers, The Object Lesson, Elephant Room). We have performed our shows in our home bases of New York, NY and Atlanta, GA and have toured nationally to 15 states, and internationally to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Prague and Rome. We generate new theatre that uses American historical stage traditions — physical theatre, dance, circus arts, vaudeville, puppetry, stage magic, cabaret performance, autobiographical storytelling, live music performance, and more — to tell stories about big ideas. American entertainment history reflects the best and worst of our society, and we utilize this tension to investigate flashpoints in our culture. By rooting our work in age-old theatrical forms, we pursue innovative theatrical experiences that connect us to our basic human need for telling stories while inspiring essential, complicated and deep discussion. We are committed to delighting, inspiring and challenging audiences by making performance art in collaborative, communal, non-hierarchical creative spaces and bringing our transformative theatre to communities across the globe. Please visit https://flyingcarpettheatre.com/ to learn more about The Flying Carpet Theatre Company.

Megan E. Carter (Consulting Producer) is a creative producer, dramaturg, and organizational strategist with over 20 years of experience in interdisciplinary performing arts. As a producer and dramaturg, Megan has developed work with acclaimed artists/companies including Ripe Time, Lear deBessonet, SITI Company, and the Rude Mechs, and new plays by Liz Duffy Adams, Sheila Callaghan, and Virginia Grise. Her dramaturgical work includes the American Premiere of Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek and editing English translations of Jelinek's plays including Rechnitz and The Charges. As Producing Director of CalArts Center for New Performance, she produced innovative work with international artists including Polish director Natalia Korczakowska and acclaimed Chinese director Stan Lai at venues from REDCAT to the Wuzhen Theatre Festival and Małopolska Garden of Arts in Krakow. At WP Theater in the early 2000s, she produced ten world premieres and six New York premieres while facilitating the WP Lab for Directors, Playwrights, and Producers (where she met Crystal Skillman and Jessi Hill!). She is the founder of Mechanical Raven Productions (est. 2025), which develops formally innovative, intellectually rigorous performance projects that view the audience as a collaborator. Through her consulting practice, Carter Creative, Megan guides arts organizations through transformational change, specializing in organizational development and legacy planning. Most recently, she developed a comprehensive legacy plan for SITI Company, encompassing organizational transition strategy and archival preservation. Education: MFA in Dramaturgy, Brooklyn College/CUNY; BA in Theatre, Centenary College of Louisiana. She is currently on faculty at Einhorn School for the Performing Arts.

Sarah Johnston (Lighting & Scenic Designer) Selected credits: When We Went Electronic (The Tank; Europe Tour 2021 - Athens, Milan, Rome); Sun & Sea (BAM Fisher); Medea (BAM Harvey); Monsoon Season (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre); Open (The Tank); The Brobot Johnson Experience (The Bushwick Starr); Squeamish (Theatre Row); Speak Up, Rise Up (The Connelly Theater); Charleses (The Brick Theater); I’m Bleeding All Over the Place (LaMama - Ellen Stewart Theater); A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (The Night Shift at IRT); Acappella: The Musical (NYMF); Emily Climbs (The Brick Theater); The Harper's Play (JACK); Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Happily Ever; Miss Julie (NWT); The Downtown Loop (3LD). Associate Lighting Designer selected credits: Girl from the North Country (Belasco Theater); Moulin Rouge (Boston Colonial); Jagged Little Pill (ART); Saint Joan (MTC); The Little Foxes (Samuel Friedman Theater, MTC); Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (The Public Theatre); American Psycho (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre); The Humans (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Helen Hayes Theatre; Laura Pels Theatre); Invisible Thread (2econd Stage); 10 out of 12 (Soho Rep.); Pretty Filthy (Abrons Arts Center). Co-Creative Director and Designer: Drake, 2017. Architectural Lighting Designer at Focus Lighting. Sarah is a graduate of Brooklyn College. www.sarahjohnstonlighting.com

Wyatt Moniz (Associate Lighting Designer) is a designer and visual artist who creates unconventional storytelling devices using light, shadow, sculpture, and projected image. With a background in interactive art and experimental theater, his work explores design as a form of performance. Recent credits include a solo exhibition in Lincoln Center’s David Geffin Hall called The Digital Sundial, lighting design for What Happens to Brown Girls... and projection design for Sisters by Water by Shenny de Los Angeles, lighting for the film The Baptism by Carl Hancock Rux & Carrie Mae Weems, and projection design for The Vicksburg Project at Harlem Stage. See wyattmoniz.com. Current MFA Candidate at New York University for Lighting Design, Class of 2026.

Madeline Wall (Costume Designer) [they/them, sometimes she/her] is a Seattle-born multi-disciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. They received their BFA in Film and Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. They work primarily as a film and theater director, they are also an award-winning producer, production designer, costume designer, and film editor. They cut their teeth on productions such as Blacklist, Billions, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, Orange is the New Black, Katy Keene, Beyoncé’s Parkwood, and Madonna’s Living for Love music video, as well as countless commercials and independent films. They were a member of the Emmy-award-winning costume team for Russian Doll. As a theater director, they have directed Shakespeare, musicals, site-specific, and new work at: 54 Below, The Clemente, SoHo Playhouse, The Tank, The Flea, Mercury Store, Caveat, and the education departments of Long Island University and Piper Theatre. They are the Director of Programs at the Old Stone House & Washington Park, a non-profit historic site that hosts music, theater, and community events. MadelineFWall.com

Emma Wilk (Sound Designer) is a New York-based sound designer and collaborator. Her designs have been heard at New York theaters including The Public, DR2, Theater Row, The Lortel, The New Vic, New World Stages, La MaMa, 59E59, Rattlestick, and HERE. She is excited and grateful to have the chance to revisit Open with the same creative team six years after the 1 original production. Some of her favorite designs include Everything’s Fine, Confidence (and the Speech), Monsoon Season, The Heiress, Dog Man: The Musical, A Clockwork Orange, Bright Half Life, Machinal, Ajijaak on Turtle Island, and Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey. She has worked regionally in Washington DC, New England, New Jersey, Upstate NY, Idaho and Aspen, CO. Broadway Associate/Assistant Designer credits include Take Me Out, How I Learned to Drive, Caroline, or Change, Burn This, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Heisenberg, and The Lyons. Member USA 829.

Sydney Golden (Stage Manager) Is excited to be bringing OPEN to WP after our successful runs at The Tank in 2019 and On The Road: In Italy in 2022 Previous Credits Include: Broadway: American Psycho and Fiddler on the Roof; Off-Broadway: Popcorn Falls (Davenport Theater), Operation Crucible (59e59); The Band’s Visit and The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois (Atlantic Theatre Company), If Only (Cherry Lane Studio Theater), The Mother of Invention (Abingdon Theatre Company); Regional Griswold’s Family Vacation: The Musical (5th Avenue), The Drowsy Chaperone and The Music Man (Connecticut Repertory Theatre). Readings/Labs/ Showcases: West Side Story (Joey Parnes); Chasing Gods (NewYorkRep); The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravits and Hope (York Theatre Company); A Wall Apart (NYMF); Touch (59e59)

Abi Rowe (Assistant Stage Manager) Is excited to be joining the magical team of OPEN! Off Broadway credits include: Islander, Jersey Boys, Sleep No More, Is There Still Sex in the City, The Imaginary Invalid (Red Bull), See What I Wanna See (OOTB), The Light and the Dark (Primary Stages) Bathhouse.pptx (The Flea), Wolf Play (MCC Theatre). A Bright New Boise, My Broken Language (Signature Theatre). As You Like It (The Public). Cyrano (The New Group). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Papermill Playhouse) Candide (Skylight Music Theatre). Cinderella (Geva Theatre). A View From the Bridge, Yasmina’s Necklace (Goodman Theater). International: West Side Story (IHI Stage Around Tokyo).

Morgan Bailey (Production Manager) (she/her) is a stage and production manager from Keller, Texas. Recent work includes Pansy Craze (Audible's Minetta Lane Theater), Machinal (New York Theatre Company), and Cold Call (New York Comedy Fest). BS Stage Management University of Evansville. All the love to her family and her cats. Dazzle the dark. @watermorgansugar

Rachel Wax (Magic Consultant) One of the most in demand magicians in New York, Rachel brings her quick wit and signature comedy style to every performance. Those who've seen her perform know she leaves her audiences laughing and in awe. She is regularly featured at New York’s hottest venues, and has brought her craft all across the country. Her engaging and personal brand of comedy magic has been featured on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us and in the New York Times. Rachel will be the life of your party, delighting and roasting her audiences every chance she gets.

Edoardo Tesio (Line Producer Mentee) (he/him) is a playwright, director, and producer who focuses on original stories and dark fairy tales about human emotions set in imaginary worlds. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Theater Company della Luna. Credits with Theater Company della Luna as a writer, director, and producer include Love’s Concordia Bar (Off-Broadway, The Flea and Edinburgh Fringe), La Linfa del Villaggio (International Lovers Film Festival), Le Bijou de Paris (Off-Broadway, Chain Theatre), La Belle Époque (New York Theatre Festival), Vanity (Triskelion Arts), Lo Sguardo della Luna (Teatro Q-77), and All Eyes On Me! (In-Vita A Teatro Festival). He holds a BFA with honors in Drama from New York University and is currently attending The New School’s MA program of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship. @edoardotesio

Emily Owens PR (Press Representative) Founded in 2007, Emily Owens PR specializes in representing World Premiere productions Off and Off-Off Broadway. With over 18 years of experience, Emily has built a solid reputation for representing ambitious new work, and a strong track record of securing high-profile media coverage for early-career playwrights. EOPR's clients include performing arts venues, theatre festivals, indie theatre companies, and self-producing artists. www.emilyowenspr.com

Think Big Picture (Advertising/Marketing) is a full-service strategic partner empowering creative entities to grow, connect, and thrive. Specializing in digital advertising, marketing, project management, graphic design, strategic planning, and business development, the agency offers comprehensive support tailored to the unique needs of artists, storytellers, and mission-driven brands. With a global network and a foundation rooted in deep research and data-driven insights, Think Big Picture is committed to helping clients set meaningful, realistic goals while cultivating authentic audience engagement. Their approach blends innovative mixed media design with unconventional guerrilla marketing strategies to drive real-world impact. Fueled by curiosity, collaboration, and a passion for big ideas, Think Big Picture delivers creative solutions that not only serve the moment—but shape what comes next.

The Social Team (Social Media) is a dynamic organic social media agency specializing in digital strategy, content development, and community engagement for clients in theatre, live events, entertainment, and more. We keep our finger on the pulse, and on the For You Page, to help creatives build and engage audiences across platforms, across trends, and the world. @tst.nyc // www.TheSocialTeam.com // Lead Social Strategist: Micayla Brewster; Account Lead: Adrian Collen; Creative Direction, Design: Leah Vicencio

OPEN House Events

Adam Rothenberg (Call Me Adam/Talkback Interviewer): Since 2008 Adam Rothenberg has been interviewing celebrities from the world of Film, Television, Theatre & Music on his Entertainment Platform "Call Me Adam" & more recently his podcast, "Baring It All with Call Me Adam." With more than 2,200 interviews under his belt, Adam just released his debut book, "Behind-The-Curtain: The Mistakes, Lessons Learned & Triumphs of Interviewing Celebrities" in January 2025. Adam takes audiences behind the curtain as to what he experienced during these 22 featured interviews. Connect with Adam at https://callmeadam.com

Sara Crasson (Flavors of Magic Magician) is a vibrant personality whose innovative approach to magic and unique style have made her a performer in demand up and down the East Coast. She is an attorney by day and a magician by night, producer of “Flavors of Magic” (www.flavorsofmagic.com), the first official Resourceress of the Society of American Magicians, and the author of Own Your Magic: A Magician’s Guide to Protecting Your Intellectual Property.  She is a proud graduate of Harvard University, Fordham Law School, and the Coney Island Clown Skool. https://saracrasson.com/

Lou Baron (Special Events Producer) (she/her) is an NYC based producer of audio, theatre, and sometimes events. By day, you can find her producing audio for brands, films, podcasts and museums at duotone. By night (and whatever other time she can find), she’s contributing to work like Open. This July, you can also find her producing a new play called Rocks and Geodes at the BCTR Playlab. more at lou-baron.com

THE MAGICIANS' SOCIETY PRODUCER'S CIRCLE

SUPERNATURALIST
Fiordellisi Williams Family Foundation, John Gordon Hill and Ellen Anne Hill

HYPNOTIST
Fred & Beth Van Lente, Michael Wolk & All For One Theater, Inc 

SPIRITUALIST
Anne Dalin, Geneva Carr, Henry & Jo Strouss, Jason Howard, Jerry Polner, Oliver Baer, Patricia Lewis, Sasha Dash, Tom & Carole Oosting

SPELLCASTER
Christine Toy Johnson, Harlan Alford, Jeff Grow, Laura Campbell, Melissa Rainey, Mindy Downey, Sarah Storm, Sasha Dash, Susan Bernfield, Susan Gurman, Wendy Smith

PARLOUR MAGICIAN
Allison Waters, Emily Weiss & Steven Boyer, Nicolas Boyon & Joseph Small, Sara Farrington

Partnerships

Open + The Center

This production of OPEN supports The NYC LGBT Community Center. Right now, vulnerable communities are at risk from the powers meant to protect them. We know we’re stronger together. Every day, The Center provides life-enhancing and love-affirming services spanning the areas of advocacy, health and wellness, recovery, youth, families, and the arts. Join us in supporting their work for all LGBTQ+ New Yorkers at gaycenter.org/give.

Open Partnerships

Girls Write Now

TDF Young Playwrights Summer Program

Mid Atlantic Arts

In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY/KIT-Kairos Italy Theater

Kairos Italy Theater

TheaterLab

Parity Productions

National Queer Theater

Company of Fools

New York Theater Barn  

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat

Classical Theatre of Harlem  

More Than a Fallback (Jessica Shapall Rosen)

We appreciate the support of playwright organizations such as Dramatists Guild, Playwrights’ Center, Playwrights Foundation, and New Harmony Project. Open is published by Broadway Licensing (Concord Theatricals): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=6082