Hostage

An award-winning playwright whose work is currently being staged across the U.S. and Canada. Hostage was a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Drama Award, the Fratti Newman Political Play Contest, and was a Showcase finalist for the National New Play Network. Hitler’s Tasters, winner of the 2017 Susan Glaspell Award, made its world premiere at Centenary Stage Company in April 2018, and will be produced by New Light Theatre Project in New York, October 2018. Kalamazoo, co-written with Kelly Younger, won the 2014 Riva Shiner Comedy Award, Bloomington Playwrights Project. It has been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced across the country. Family Planning made its world premiere at the Colony Theatre and was a finalist for the 2014 Riva Shiner Comedy Award. Chair was a finalist for the Firehouse Theatre’s Festival of New American Plays. Brooks has received additional productions and developmental support of various works from Pacific Resident Theatre, The Road Theatre Company, The Boston Court Theatre, The Barrow Group, Wordsmyth Theatre and the Bay Street Theatre. Brooks is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, The Playwright’s Center and Pacific Resident Theatre. She is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council within the Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security.

Co-Artistic Director Rogue Machine Theatre: 5 World premieres; IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, Katherine Cortez, DIRTY FILTHY LOVE STORY, Rob Mersola, NICE THINGS, Vince Melocchi, YARD SALE SIGNS, Jennie Webb. American Premiere, Oliver Cotton’s DAYTONA. West Coast Premieres: BHUTAN, Daisy Foote, VIVIEN, Rick Foster, STOP KISS, Diana Son, and FALLING, Deanna Jent.  Founder Celebrating Voices, youth playwriting program serving Boys and Girls Club of America. PRT: ORPHEUS DESCENDING, A DELICATE BALANCE (LA Premiere), ROCKET TO THE MOON, DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Skylight Theatre: 3 World Premieres, HOSTAGE by Michelle Kohlos Brooks (May 2018), CHURCH & STATE by Jason Williams, THE SEXUAL LIVES OF SAVAGES by Ian McDonald. WCJT: NEW JERUSALEM, BROKEN GLASS. Pasadena Playhouse; WCP of VINCENT IN BRIXTON, Odyssey: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, SPEED THE PLOW (LA Premiere), AWAKE & SING!, ALL MY SONS. Regional credits: ORPHANS by Lyle Kessler (ICT), ROMEO & JULIET: CIRCUS VERONA, (DWT), AWAKE & SING!, BTF & PPT.

Recipient of the LADCC Milton Katselas Distinguished Achievement in directing, 2012. Member: Actor's Studio Directors unit and the SDC serving on 2 committees.

Vaneh Assadourian is a Los Angeles-based actor and director born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Selected credits include: Theater (Actor): HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST (the LATC); AS YOU LIKE IT (The Southland Company); THE ORANGE GARDEN (Theatricum Botanicum); TALL TALES: MYTHS OF MAGICAL TREES (UCLA and The Geffen Playhouse); MERCY STATION (The Vagrancy); UNCOVERED CITIES (Circle X Theatre). She received a BA from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television.

Jack was last seen performing his one-person show, "Not to be Negative but…" at the United Solo festival where it was picked to be part of an anthology. He has also performed it at the Comedy Central Stage. Jack has performed in numerous plays on both coasts.

Zachary studied at the British American Drama Academy in London and is a graduate of the School of Dramatic Arts at USC. He was seen as William in Punk Rock directed by Lisa James at the Odyssey Theatre and in the film Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner.

Christopher Hoffman began acting at age 10 in his hometown of Evanston, Illinois with the role of Will Stanton in an adaptation of Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising". He continued acting through high school and college, earning a BFA from USC before making the move to NYC.  After a two-year internship at The Public Theatre, Christopher produced and acted in dozens of off-Broadway plays including playing 17 different roles in Gia Forakis's award winning "Solo Allegro Cappuccino" as well as his favorite role to date - Bobby Sands in "Awaiting the Lark".  After returning to LA, Christopher has pursued a TV and film career while working at The Skylight Theatre Company as Production Stage Manager.  His credits included recurring work in David Milch's "Luck", Jeffrey Bouchard on "Better Off Ted" and as the casually racist white guy on "Everybody Hates Chris".

Notable theatre credits include Marco in the critically acclaimed production of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Pacific Resident Theatre, Bingley in PRIDE & PREJUDICE, Dionysus in THE BACCHAE, and the Count in DRACULA. Television credits include Days Of Our Lives, J.A.G., and The Practice. Satiar is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.F.A. - Acting degree. Growing up in Los Angeles, Satiar enjoys life by the beach where he lives with Maximus his Rottweiler, and is often seen on his motorcycle.

A graduate of SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. THEATRE: Most recently, The Suppliant Women @ The Getty Villa produced by the Rogue Machine Theatre TV: NCIS, NCIS: LA, 24, The Unit, CSI: Miami, General Hospital: Nightshift, E-Ring, The Closer, Judging Amy, and Days of our Lives. FILM: Most recently, SAMIR, a remake of the classic “Count of Monte Cristo” and “The 15:17 to Paris.” Ethan is of Iranian decent and his birth name is Iman.