VANDA

Julia is so proud to work with this incredible group of folks on Dirty Gold’s first full-length production! As an actor who enjoys exploring a wide variety of mediums and art forms, they are always learning how those forms feed into each other in surprising ways. Their first collaboration with Dirty Gold Theatre was in the 2025 FronteraFest piece Sticky (written by Meret Slover), with other favorite productions including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Backyard Theater), Antigone (The Filigree Theatre), Red (ACC Drama), and various experimental performance projects created both solo and with friends. Julia couldn’t be more stoked to be here - thanks to the entire Venus in Fur team for their dedication!

THOMAS

Dylan Hoeffler is an actor and creator who lives for collaboration and experimentation. Dylan studied acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and improv at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. He has been working and performing (and loitering) in theatres since before he can remember - and will continue as long as they let him. Notable favorite roles include Austin in True West, Peter in The Heidi Chronicles, and Prince Hal in Henry IV. He is eternally grateful for the love and support from his wife Sara, and their two children Owen and Margot.

DIRECTOR

Roy Lazorwitz is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Dirty Gold Theatre. He was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey and dropped out of community college twice before moving to Astoria, Queens to pursue the life of a starving artist. Since that time he has gotten the chance to write, direct, produce and perform across many different mediums. Ingraining himself into the comedy scenes of New York, Boston and Austin with a specialization in storytelling, sketch comedy, and variety. Roy has always focused on building strong collaborative communities and the punk ethos of anything worth doing is worth doing yourself.

PRODUCTION MANAGER & MINDFULNESS COORDINATOR

Rebecca Greaves is a queer theatre artist and yoga teacher based in Austin, TX. She holds a BA in Theatre Performance and an MA in English Literature from Tulane University. After a decade in the New Orleans theatre scene, she moved to Austin, where she co-founded Dirty Gold Theatre—a mindfulness-based company focused on sustainable, provocative, character-driven work. Her work blends mindfulness, embodiment, and storytelling to create more sustainable spaces for artists.

STAGE MANAGER

Cynthia Gage believes in the magic of creativity, education, and joy. She is an Austin native and holds degrees from the University of North Texas and Baylor University. Cynthia participates in the local Austin theatre scene both onstage and backstage. She is incredibly grateful to be a part of this production and the Dirty Gold team! 

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Joe Kelley is an Austin resident with a passion for collaboration and storytelling. He has been active in the Austin performing arts community since 2014 as a designer, educator, scenic artist, director, technician and performer with local companies including: Pollyanna Theatre Co., The Archive Theatre, Summer Stock Austin, Bottle Alley Theatre Co., and ACC Drama. 

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Trace Turner is a multi-disciplinary queer storyteller originally from Austin, TX. Trace holds a degree in Directing from the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. Trace works as a free-lance director, intimacy professional, actor, and writer. Their style has been described as a blend between the fantastical and naturalistic. They work primarily to help support imaginative and exciting new work.

SCENIC/PROP HEAD

Jacob is an Austin native and St. Edward's University grad. He is also the scenic artist for the Zach Theatre, and an aspiring set designer on the side. Jacob is very proud of this company and the audience for participating in a tradition definitive to us as humans.. story telling. Jacob would like to thank his friends at Zach, St. Edward's, and ACC drama for helping make this show happen! And thank you Rachel Koske for being my first mentor in theatre, I wouldn't be here without your guidance.

Enjoy the show and PLEASE clap louder than the person next to you! ;)

COSTUME/MAKE-UP HEAD

Parke Ballantine earned their BA in Film Production and Ethnic Studies from Mills College, an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University, and a Fashion Design Certificate from SAIC. A multimedia artist, stylist, and creative director, her work moves at the intersection of art, style, and transformation—using wardrobe as a tool for self-invention and storytelling. In addition to editorial and commercial styling work, Parke is the co-founder of Pleasure Principle, a photography studio devoted to sensual, body and sex positive imagery, and hosts two shows on KOOP 91.7FM that explore queer identity, sound as spell and mood as medium.

LIGHTING/SOUND HEAD

Luis Sandoval is a lighting designer, writer and actor who graduated from Southwestern University with a BA in Theatre (Design and Performance emphasis) and a Minor in Psychology. He has worked in the Austin area for 5 years with various companies and is proud to have found a home with Dirty Gold Theatre. His focus is to bring the themes of a show out through lighting and performance to immerse the audience in an authentic experience. Lives should be full of experiences and theatre is one. 

Lighting/Sound Assistant

Evan Sandoval is currently pursuing a degree at Austin Community College for Audio Engineering and this show will be his first time exploring sound design. Having only lived in Austin for under 2 years, he is ready to go in full-force on his creative passion for music and sound, both in the theatre and the studio. He is excited to start off with Dirty Gold Theatre, and hopes to give the audience a unique experience with every show he touches. Music and sound is his life-force; sharing those feelings and experiences with YOU is his wish.