The Great Privation

Yetunde Felix-Ukwu (Mother) makes her Woolly Mammoth debut. Selected acting credits include Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep); Nollywood Dreams (Round House Theatre); A Christmas Carol (TheatreSquared); Babel (Unicorn Theatre); and School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Kansas City Repertory Theatre). As a Dialect Coach selected credits include Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.), Time Bandits (Apple TV+), and Metamorphoses (Folger Shakespeare Library). More information can be found on all social media platforms @yetundelive and at www.yetundelive.com.

Victoria Omoregie* (CHARITY) she/her is excited to join the cast of The Great Privation for her Woolly Mammoth Theatre debut! Her selected credits include: “Paige” in BUST (The Goodman Theatre & The Alliance Theatre), “Opal” in FAT HAM (The Alliance Theatre), “Nell Shaw” in JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, “Opal” in FAT HAM (The Huntington Theatre), “Faith” in acts of faith (American Stage), “Keisha” (Elliot Norton Award Nominated) in FAIRVIEW (SpeakEasy Stage Company), “Antipholus of Ephesus/Adriana” in The Bomb-Itty of Errors, “Perdita” in The Winter’s Tale (Actors’ Shakespeare Project), “MEDEA” in LORENA: A Tabloid Epic (Boston Playwrights Theatre). She holds a BFA in Acting from Boston University School of Theatre. Victoria forever thanks God and honors her mother (her real life Wonder Woman), father (her fuel that keeps her going), and loved ones for their unending encouragement. Find her on social media @victoriaosaku

Marc is thrilled to be making his Woolly Mammoth debut! Recent Theatre Credits: “Topdog|Underdog”, “An Octoroon”, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Gloria” (Gamm Theatre), “The Play That Goes Wrong” and “Peter and the Starcatcher” (Lyric Stage), “We Are Proud to Present…” and “Leftovers” (Company One Theatre), “Brawler” (Kitchen Theatre Company), “Airness” (Actors Theatre of Louisville), “When January Feels Like Summer” (Central Square Theatre), “Milk Like Sugar” (Huntington Theatre Company), “The Flick” (Gloucester Stage) TV/Film: Castle Rock, Twelve (Dir. Joel Schumacher) Other: Marc has a B.F.A. from Emerson College. He is a recipient of the Isabel Sanford Scholarship and Emerson College’s Acting Area Award. www.marcalexanderpierre.com

Zack Powell [he/him] Is thrilled to make his WOOLLY MAMMOTH debut! He is a Resident Company Member at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore and a DC Theatre Artist. Select credits include: EVERYMAN THEATRE: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Mystery of Irma Vep, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Lion in Winter, Sense and Sensibility, THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE CO.: Red Velvet, Dunsinane; THE KENNEDY CENTER: Silvain, Shear Madness (600+ performances); ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; THE CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE: Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Robin Hood); WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD: Arms and the Man, REPSTAGE: E2 (Edward II); ROUND HOUSE THEATRE: The Legend of Georgia McBride (Georgia McBride); THEATER J: The Last Night of Ballyhoo; THE FOLGER THEATRE A Midsummer Night’s Dream; as well as three seasons at UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, two seasons at ILLINOIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL and one at the AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER [FILM]: Tapawingo; The Call. [EDUCATION]: MFA in Acting from Illinois State University, BFA in Acting from Wichita State University.
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