THE COLLECTIVE is made up of all the types of creative beings you can imagine. It's what happens when you throw together a bunch of directors, patrons, actors, playwrights, musicians, poets, dancers, clowns, fashionistas, children, adults, men, women, painters, sculptors and many, many more.
The Collective grows every day. Every time we welcome a first-timer to the Soup, we look for the best qualities of an ensemble member and invite our performers to join the Collective on a yearly/seasonly basis. Our official members participate in "physical dues" by coming to crew calls on tech day, volunteering to house manage a performance, selling program ads and distributing publicity materials. In return, members receive primary casting offers in all seasonal productions and participate in quarterly workshops in audition technique, viewpoints, scene study and more.
Meet Our Board
The Collective grows every day. Every time we welcome a first-timer to the Soup, we look for the best qualities of an ensemble member and invite our performers to join the Collective on a yearly/seasonly basis. Our official members participate in "physical dues" by coming to crew calls on tech day, volunteering to house manage a performance, selling program ads and distributing publicity materials. In return, members receive primary casting offers in all seasonal productions and participate in quarterly workshops in audition technique, viewpoints, scene study and more.
Meet Our Board
STEVEN CARL McCASLAND - Artistic Director
Steven is the founder of the Collective and a New York City-based theater director. McCaland received his Bachelor in Arts for Directing from Pace University. Steven has directed productions of Twelfth Night, A Doll's Life, Crossing Brooklyn, Hamlet, Macbeth and Alice in Wonderland for the Soup., In 2006, he Co-Founded and served as Artistic Director of Group Therapy Productions. Group Therapy was the first student-run production company at Pace University. In his time with the company, Steven directed productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream (outdoors), Death of a Salesman, Eurydice, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dog Sees God, Antigone, Medea, Falsettos, The Diary of Anne Frank and Decadent Acts. He also directed a workshop of the original musical Crossing Brooklyn. Steven adapted poet Jack Wiler's anthologies into a one-man play about his personal struggle with HIV. That play, Fun Being Me, was workshopped with Jack before his passing in 2009. Also as a playwright, Steven has seen his plays Hope & Glory, Tip, Fifth Position, Blue and Pulchritudinous (Huntington Award in Playwrighting - First Place) receive productions at Pace University, The Huntington Community Center and Albright College. His adaptation of Alice in Wonderland enjoyed an off-Broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse. As a playwright, Steven is represented by The Carolyn Jenks Agency.
ORLANDO IRIARTE - Executive Director
Orlando is an Actor, Director, Producer and now Executive Director of The Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective. Orlando holds a BA in Theatre from The University of Southern California School of Theatre. He has also been trained by the Esteemed Louise Lasser in The Meisner Technique. He has also been trained in The Strassberg Method Technique. His Acting coach is Matt Newton. Some of his past credits include Off Broadway: Bubblemakers (Sammie Cohen), Tow Town (Joe), Second Samuel (Frisky), Thirty Share (Nelson Gullick), Devil May Care Devil May Not Care (Wes). Regional: From Broadway With Love (Performer), West Side Story (Officer Krupke), The Wizard Of Oz (Wizard), Annie (Daddy Warbucks), South Pacific (Emille Debeque), Oliver (Artful Dodger). Orlando also has various Directing credits: Second Samuel, From Broadway With Love, A Wound In Time, Bomber Jackets. TV and Movie Credits:Everything Is Coming up Roses (Barry Katz), Protector (Alpha Archrusi). He can be seen is several episodes of ID Discovery Channel's Extreme Forensics. He is the founder of St. Jude Players a Children's Theatre and Apple A Day Repertory Theatre Company.
Orlando is thrilled to be a part of the Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective, which gives back to the community. he is also thrilled to be working with the talent of Steven Carl McCasland. He is looking forward to his role as Mr. Darling in The Adventures of Peter and Wendy, with The Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective in May 2012. You can visit him at www.orlandoiriarte.com.
Orlando is thrilled to be a part of the Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective, which gives back to the community. he is also thrilled to be working with the talent of Steven Carl McCasland. He is looking forward to his role as Mr. Darling in The Adventures of Peter and Wendy, with The Beautiful Soup Theatre Collective in May 2012. You can visit him at www.orlandoiriarte.com.
MALLORY BERLIN - Talent Director
Mallory Berlin is a cross-over operatic and musical theater performer hailing from Long Island. She graduated with honors from Ithaca College with degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education. Past opera and theatre credits include Nora (A Doll's Life), The Queen of Hearts (Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles) and Viola (Twelfth Night) with Beautiful Soup, Edwin Drood (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Joanne (Company), Domina (A Funny Thing…Forum), L’enfant (L’enfant et les sortilèges), Leonard Bernstein’s MASS with Cornell University, and several premiere works and readings, including RelationShifts and Sam: The Mark Twain Story.
Mallory is thrilled to be a part of The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective, which serves to not only give back to our community, but provide incredibly original and thought-provoking theatre for all ages. As Talent Director, she helps each production director narrow down the talent pool from submissions, sits in on casting, handles contracting and scheduling. When not performing, Mallory can be found hiding money in the banana stand, proclaiming how the cake is a lie and continuing her quest to become a Pokémon master.
Mallory is thrilled to be a part of The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective, which serves to not only give back to our community, but provide incredibly original and thought-provoking theatre for all ages. As Talent Director, she helps each production director narrow down the talent pool from submissions, sits in on casting, handles contracting and scheduling. When not performing, Mallory can be found hiding money in the banana stand, proclaiming how the cake is a lie and continuing her quest to become a Pokémon master.
SAMANTHA MERCADO TUDDA - Company Photographer
Samantha Mercado Tudda is a photographer serving the New Jersey/New York area. She started out as a theater performer so her love for phototgraphing theater came quite naturally. On stage, Samantha has been seen as the title role in AIDA and EURYDICE, both directed by Steven Carl McCasland. In addition to her theatrical photography, Samantha also does portraiture, headshots, and fine art photography.
Samantha will make her BSTC stage debut as Little Bee, a very quiet Lost Babe in The Adventures of Peter & Wendy this fall!
If interested in having Samantha shoot your event or production, e-mail her today!
Meet the Collective
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HONORARY COLLECTIVE MEMBERS
Ashley Kate Adams, Shannon Agnew, Roxy Arrojo, Charles Baker, Billy Butler,
Nikki Van Cassele, Jeanette Casto, Kathleen Gubitosi and Ginny Venk
Ashley Kate Adams, Shannon Agnew, Roxy Arrojo, Charles Baker, Billy Butler,
Nikki Van Cassele, Jeanette Casto, Kathleen Gubitosi and Ginny Venk
Want to join the Collective?
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