CELESTE BUTLER CLAYTON (Ursa Major) is thrilled to reprise Ursa Major, a role she originated in 2021. Celeste has toured globally and worked with artists like Diana Ross, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter. Credits include: Joker 2, The Equalizer,
ARI HERSTAND (Copper Jones/Co-Creator/Producer/Songwriter/Music Director) would like to thank his songwriting partner Brett Nolan for keeping the focus on the music, his co-creator Andrew Leib for helping get this over the finish line and most of all
MORGAN DANIELLE DAY (Gem) is an actress/dancer/writer/ spoken word artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Hailing from Baltimore, MD. She received her BFA in Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the A
MARQELL EDWARD CLAYTON (Gil) is an Actor, Singer, and Teaching artist in LA. Favorite credits include: Ain’t Too Proud, 5th Ave Theatre, SCR, Rockwell, and session-vocals for BTS, Anderson Paak, and Jon Batiste. Marqell gives honor to God, his wife,
KAYAH ALEXANDRA BULLOCK (Nancy) is thrilled to return to the funky world of Brassroots District! Credits include West Side Story (Stumptown Stages), FLY (Dallas Theater Center), The Tale of the Lion King (Disneyland), and 7 seasons with Dallas Black
BRYAN DANIEL PORTER (Donny Davis) works in film, theater, television and videogames. Variety Magazine called him “The MVP Among Performers” for leading Reefer Madness, produced by Kristen Bell and Alan Cumming. Next: Wings of Freedom with Eva Longori
ADAM FISHER (Barry) is a comedian, improviser and actor from Southern California and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and the Fuse Network. He can be seen regularly performing with ComedySportz Los Angeles. This is his first immersive theater produc
JORDANA LILLY (Cassie the Brassie) is a writer, actor, comedian, and aspiring one-hit wonder whose work blends humor and heart. When she’s not breaking the fourth wall, she’s usually building strange worlds across film, stage, and music. She’s thrill
ALEX VERGEL (That Guy) What an absolute joy and blessing it is to return to this funktastic voyage with hottest band in town! I’ve had the great fortune of spending my time between 1973 and 1974 involved in immersive productions, a production of Lisa
NATALIE LALL (Suzy / Nancy and Cassie the Brassie Swing) acts, sings, writes stories, births songs, spins rituals, develops immersive experiences, and is generally into resisting fascism. Her debut album "MULTIRACIAL PRINCESS" will be out by the end
DANIELLE JOHNSON (Lola / Ursa Major Swing) is a dynamic performer and LA native with a profound love for storytelling on both stage and screen. Her recent work includes The Prince of Egypt (Tuya), Xanadu (Erato), Hunchback Of Notre Dame (ens.) as wel
BRANDON "butta b" SAMUELS (Trumpet) is a professional multi-instrumentalist, artist, producer, and educator originally from Long Beach, California. He works teaching and playing with Jazz Angels, The World Stage Big Band, the Long Beach Big Band, pla
QUINTEN FARR (Keys) is an LA-based keyboardist, talkbox artist, producer, and audio engineer from Milwaukee. With over 20 years of jazz and classical training, he has performed internationally, held residencies at Zaya DTLA, toured with Vivian Green
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Creative Team
Created and Produced by Ari Herstand and Andrew Leib
Written by Chris Porter
Directed by DeMone Seraphin
Story By Ari Herstand, Andrew Leib, Chris Porter, and Lauren Ludwig

Crew
Christopher Nathaniel — Production Manager
Ursula Collins-Laine — Production Coordinator
Shawna Voragen — Production Stage Manager
Lexie Secrist — Stage Manager
Rachel Hauser — Set Decorator
Rylan Sunseri — Technical Director / Lighting Designer
Wilder Ludwig — Immersive Theater Consultant
Cherryland — Marketing
Jon Bleicher, Prospect PR — PR
John Robert “JR” Kurtz — FOH / A1
Edgar J. Mendoza — A2
Camal Pugh — Choreographer and Associate Director
Monica Miklas — Creative Consultant and Producer
Daysha Veronica — Creative Consultant

Brassroots District — Original Music
All songs written by Ari Herstand and Brett Nolan, with select tracks co-written by Stephanie Nina Storey
Produced by Brett Nolan & Ari Herstand
Recorded by Brett Nolan

Special Thanks To:
Brett and Stephanie Nolan
Kevin and Chloe Churko
Lisa Felix
Philip Kaplan
Vince Petaccio
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