Welcome to
Our Bar:
"True Crime"!
OUR BAR is site-specific, alcohol-soaked entertainment for less than a shot and a beer. Founded by the members of Project:Theater in 2009, OUR BAR has been producing all-original theatre at our home bar Failte and other venues around this city for 13 years straight. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and watch the stories unfold!
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PRESENTING
THE CAST & CREW OF
OUR BAR: TRUE CRIME
CULT-TEA PODCAST EPISODE #99 by Amanda Nicastro & Andrew Tejada
VIOLET: Tara Bopp
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
JEN the Bartender
True Crime Tours WITH ORMOND BITCH by Jeremy Nuñez
ORMOND BITCH: Andrea Woodbridge
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
JEN the Bartender
Podcast Wars by Kristin Macke
VIOLET: Tara Bopp
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
Podcast Read 1 by Fennell Harris
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
Couldn’t Cut It In the Cult by Vicky Gomez & Colin “Naomi” Jackson
NAOMI: Emily Cordes
HANK: Colin Jackson
Detective M’s True Crime Volume 1 by Rob Schray
DETECTIVE MAGS: Andrea Woodbridge
PENNY: Erin Triplett
JEN the Bartender
Price of Fame Part 1 by Andrew Tejada
VIOLET: Tara Bopp
TANSY: Jessica Sherr
The Felonious Farkas by Andrew Tejada
FARKAS: Jeremy Nuñez
BARBARA: Kellie Williams
HOLLY HULU: NJ Agwuna
JEN the Bartender
Podcast Interview by Kellie Williams
HOLLY HULU: NJ Agwuna
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
Podcast Read 2 Fennell Harris
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
VINNIE: Jeremy Nuñez
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
TRANSITION by NJ Agwuna & Andrew Tejada
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
Cracked the Case by Amanda Nicastro
MAXINE: Emily Cordes
BARBARA: Kellie Williams
PENNY: Erin Triplett
JEN the Bartender
Detective M’s True Crime Volume 2 by Rob Schray
DETECTIVE MAGS: Andrea Woodbridge
PENNY: Erin Triplett
JEN the Bartender
Podcast Read 3 by Fennell Harris
VIOLET: Tara Bopp
TASTY-AID by Kristin Macke
MALCOLM: Andrea Woodbridge
LES: Andrew Tejada
Price of Fame Part 2 by Andrew Tejada
VIOLET: Tara Bopp
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
TANSY: Jessica Sherr
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
THE TRUTH IS IN THE PROOF by NJ Agwuna & Andrew Tejada
DETECTIVE MALCOLM BITCH: Andrea Woodbridge
PENNY: Erin Triplett
VAL: Rebecca Kopec
TANSY: Jessica Sherr
ARLIE: Kristin Macke
MANNY: Michael Najman
LES: Andrew Tejada
FARKAS: Jeremy Nuñez
JEN the Bartender
Want to join Our Bar?
We're always looking for talented and collaborative performers and writers to join our merry band. If you're interested in auditioning, drop us a line at ourbarauditions@gmail.com. If you'd like to learn more about submitting as a writer, email ourbarnyc@gmail.com.
The Our Barbarians
This Month's Showrunning Team:
Showrunner: Andrew Tejada
Assistant Showrunner: Colin Jackson
Jury Foreperson: NJ Agwuna
Assistant Jury Foreperson: Rob Schray
Social Media Lead: Andrea Woodbridge
Creative Associate: Jessica Sherr
Our Bar: True Crime's Full Crew
Presented in Alphabetical Order
(*denotes members of Actors' Equity)
NJ Agwuna: NJ Agwuna is a freelance theater and film director, hailing from the ‘burb’s of central Maryland. She spends her days coaching audition techniques, devises new pieces, performing musical Improv, and assists with casting shows. She is thrilled to be acting with the amazingly talented folks at Our Bar. www.njagwuna.com
Tara Bopp: Tara started with our bar in 2023, and has studied Shakespeare at RADA and Theatre/Film at AMDA. Her most recent films have garnered some wins in the festival circuits including SXSW with “Never Fuggedaboutit” hitting “best of” in 2023. She recently can be seen in the newest season of Law and Order. TaraBopp.com
Emily Cordes*: Emily Cordes is an NYC-based stage, film, and new media actress. A founding member of the feminist theatre group Tapestry Collective, in 2022 she co-created, performed in, and produced “#SoSadSoSexy,” a devised play about the fetishization of mentally ill women. Recent roles include Faye in “TomToms” (The Theater Project); Quince/Starveling (u/s) in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Tier5 Theatre Company), & Debby in “Trauma, Bonding” (Hudson Guild Theater). She is also a published poet, and performs spoken word live in NYC and on Zoom screens across the country and globe. Proud Member of Actors Equity Association. IG: @postmodern.psyche; http://bit.ly/EmilyCordes .
Victoria L. Gomez: Victoria is based in NYC and couldn’t be happier working with OurBar- shoutout to ANDREW! Theatre credits include: anything that Andrew writes. Thanks for coming! Actual theatre credits include: FIT’s production of Polaroid Stories, the Millennial Plays 1-3, Queens College productions of the Cherry Orchard, Middletown, Machinal & more.
Fennell Harris: Originally from Winston-Salem, NC, Fennell studied acting at Greensboro college and is now making New York his home. NYC credits: The Legend of Eustis Ray Jackson (Project: Theater), The Imaginary Life of Millo St. John (Snapdragon Theatre Works), American Tall Tales (The Compass Players), and various plays with the Negro Ensemble Company Children’t touring company.
Colin Jackson moved to NYC two years ago from Chicago. While in Chicago, he was an Ensemble Member and the Company Manager for Organic Theater Company. Colin received his BFA from Northern Illinois University, and also studied at Interlochen Arts Academy and the Moscow Art Theatre School.
Rebecca Kopec: Rebecca is an actor and writer with a big belty voice, a heart of gold, and a scar on her face from the time she dropped a puppy on it. She has been part of this crazy team since 2011 and has loved every second of it. Other than walking the boards of various pubs throughout the city (both for OUR BAR and to enjoy a fine bourbon), Rebecca has performed in everything from downtown experimental theatre (Perfect Disgrace Theatre's A Crucible), to musical theatre, to various feature films. www.rebeccakopec.com
Jennifer Logue*: Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Phenomenal Speaking, and has been performing in NYC for several decades, from her stand-up career at Caroline' s on Broadway, Gotham, and Stand Up New York, to the Fringe Festival in Musical Chairs and Two Chairs and a Table. Regional: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Blue Window, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Occupation. Jennifer has an MFA in Acting from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. She loves whiskey, diamonds and Shakespeare (not necessarily in that order).
Kristin Macke: Meisner trained, Kristin has played roles from Shakespeare to Lanford Wilson in Regional and Off-Off Broadway productions. Film credits include Colorblind Color Corrector, The Night of the Harvest, Dark Frequency, and Becoming Clara Dogood (in post-production). BA: University of Westminster. Conservatory: Ted Bardy Studio. Kristin tried to think of a clever and quippy humanizing thing to say at the end of this bio but was unable to do so. IG: @kristin_arielle
Michael Najman* is thrilled to be a part of Our Bar! Native to Queens, NY, he is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Master of Fine Arts in Acting program and Actors Equity member. His most recent roles include Chief Bryant in “In the Woods Somewhere”, Mickey Schwerner in a staged reading of “The Invaders”, and Hector MacQueen in “Murder on the Orient Express”. Voice coaching credits include “Cry it Out”, “A Christmas Carol”, “Hair”, and “She Kills Monsters”. He also played Aspen Kimura in “He Who Forsakes the Crown”, an audio drama podcast which recently released its final episode. Michael would like to thank you, the audience, for making theatre possible!
Amanda Nicastro: Amanda is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian from New York City who has entertained sold out crowds at the International Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at theaters and comedy clubs across the United States. She is thrilled to also be a part of the behind the scenes magic as a member of the Our Bar Operations Team. She wouldn't be able to juggle all that she accomplishes without the love and support of her family & her husband, Tom. @TheLastAmanda
Jeremy Nuñez: Jeremy Nuñez is an actor, musician and writer who hails from the Bronx, New York. A recent graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse, he has been performing at Our Bar on and off for the past four years and he is incredibly grateful to his fellow Barbarians for their commitment and welcoming air. His credits include "Henry IV Part I", "Stop Kiss" and "Translations.”
Rob Schray: Rob is so excited to be contributing to Our Bar! As a long time audience member, he’s honored to put his theatre and English degrees to use and get back to writing something other than corporate emails. Rob currently works for a retail company and he’s thankful to be stretching these creative muscles again.
JESSICA SHERR: is an actress, writer and producer whose television credits include memorable roles on hit shows like Claws (TNT), Blue Bloods (CBS), Flight of the Conchords (HBO) and Cloak and Dagger (Freeform). Sherr also wrote, created, produced and stars in the acclaimed one-woman show Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies — a long-running play that's a love letter to the free-spirited Hollywood legend Bette Davis, which Sherr has performed in over 450 shows, across 30 states and 3 countries. Sherr is also currently developing Bette — a biopic about the life of Bette Davis — for the big screen! www.JessicaSherr.com www. BetteDavisAintForSissies.com
Andrew Tejada: Andrew Tejada is a NYC writer, actor, and nerd who's been working with "Our Bar" since "Dune" came out (The 2021 one, not the wild 1984 one). Outside of bars, Andrew co-hosts the Cap or Cape podcast and is available for birthday parties. His favorite NYC credits include "Con" in "Stupid F**king Bird", "King John" in "King John" and "Showrunner" of "Our Bar" shows from time to time.
Erin Triplett: Erin Triplett is a writer/comedian living in Brooklyn. This is her third time as a Barbarian and she is pleased as punch to be a part of this incredible team. You can read her substack “But Have You Seen It High?” at buthaveyouseen.substack.com
Kellie Williams is a New York-based actor and singer. Her favorite credits include singing in many cabarets at Don’t Tell Mama, acting and writing on an all-women sketch comedy team called the Industry Plants, and playing "Zuzu" in Dance Nation at Sarah Lawrence College. You can find her on Instagram @k3llie_wil.
Andrea Woodbridge is honored to be a new member of OurBar. As an actor, some of her favorite roles have been Charlotte and Colette in Dark Ladies, Henrietta in The Hollow, Enid in The Stranger, Anna Báthory in Blood Countess, and Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol the Musical (4 years and counting). As a playwright, she’s produced several short plays in The Players Theatre Short Play Festivals. She hopes you get a good chuckle at her satire! www.andreawoodbridge.com; @andrea_m_woodbridge


