The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes

Billie Krishawn is excited to make her Woolly Mammoth debut. As a DC native and Duke Ellington alum she’s passionate about caring for the community through activism and advocacy. If there’s any chance of changing the world, we have to work together to do it. She’s a two time Helen Hayes award winner, but her greatest work is her daughter Elby Zen Clover. Some of her acting credits including: Till Trilogy, Mosaic Theatre Company; JUMP at Everyman Theatre; Blood at the Root at Theatre Alliance; Joy That Carries You at Olney Theatre Center;Angels in America, Arena Stage; Until the Flood at Studio Theatre; HERstory at The Kennedy Center; Melancholy Play at Constellation Theatre; Airness at 1st Stage and Keegan Theatre; Something Moving, Fords Theatre. Major film credits include Amazon Prime’s Water in a Broken Glass. You can follow her journey on instagram: @AbsoluteReality or by visiting www.BillieKrishawn.com

Like Aleyse, Lauren is a freshman to Woolly Mammoth and she’s so excited to be making her debut! Since graduating in 2020 from the George Mason School of Theatre, Lauren has been working in Theatre and film in the DMV and NYC areas. Recent works include, the world premiere of John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theatre, a soloist for Sizzling Summer Nights at Signature Theatre here in DC and the world premiere of The Things She Held at Chain Theater in NYC. Lauren would like to thank her friends and family for always encouraging and supporting her. @laurenfraites

Kimberly Dodson is a performer/director born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She holds a B.A. in Acting and Performance Studies and a double minor in Dance and Sociology but honestly she got it so long ago now, she barely remembers. She gotta keep it in though cause she’s still paying for it. Ha! She loves that you love theater. She hopes it inspires you, and challenges you. That it lets you see the most human parts of yourself. She loves new works and hopes to continue to make bold, beautiful theater. And she promises to continue to work toward an equitable and safer theater industry. After 8 years in NYC on Regional stages and Broadway, she’s thrilled to call Baltimore home again and to be making her DC Theater debut at the wonderful and radical Woolly Mammoth. Big thank you to her fiance for keeping her fed.

Sabrina Lynne Sawyer (she/hers) is thankful to return for the full production of The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes after workshopping it at Woolly Mammoth this past fall. She has performed in the DC area in The Winter’s Tale and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Folger Theatre, The Cake at NextStop and Prologue Theatre, and toured nationally with the Olney Theatre Center-based National Players in A Raisin in the Sun and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other credits include: the Boston premiere of Chicken & Biscuits (Elliot Norton award for Outstanding Play); and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and Henry IV Pt 2 at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. She received her B.A. in Theatre (Acting) from the University of Southern California, and is always studying and avidly excited about the ways that theatre can create space for community. She is south side Chicago and God’s child, through and through. sabrinalynnesawyer.com

Kalen Robinson (she/her) is excited to make her Woolly Mammoth debut! She is DMV based actress from Atlanta, GA. This southern belle has attended arts school since the 3rd grade and received her BFA in Musical Theatre at Howard University in 2020. She has always wanted to be a majorette and is excited to live that dream through her art. Kalen credits her success to God and her endlessly supportive village of family and friends who believe in her! REGIONAL CREDITS: Theatre Alliance/The Kennedy Center: Look Both Ways (Ensemble); Imagination Stage: Nate the Great (Annie), The Hula Hoopin’ Queen (Kameeka); Signature Theatre: Passing Strange (Swing); Constellation Theatre: Once on This Island (Ti Moune); Folger Theatre: Our Verse In Time to Come (Sprite); Fulton Theatre: Cinderella (Stepsister), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Logainne S.); Round House Theatre: Spring Awakening (Thea). INSTAGRAM: @k_nicole143

Khalia Muhammad (she/her) is an actor and writer originally from Memphis, TN (home of the best BBQ). She studied Psychology at Syracuse University and moved to the DC area after graduation. She is thrilled to have her Woolly Mammoth debut! Khalia was mostly recently seen onstage in Diagnosed and The Bluest Eye at Theater Alliance (nominated for BroadwayWorld’s 2023 Best Ensemble). She can also be seen in the upcoming feature film For What It’s Worth (BET+) set to premiere in the spring. She is currently a Meisner student at Houde School of Acting. When not on stage or on set, Khalia may be found reading an intoxicating thriller, watching an unhealthy amount of YouTube videos, or frequenting her favorite record store. Khalia is honored to have the opportunity to help tell this story about Black experiences. You can find out more at www.actorkhaliamuhammad.com.

Wynter Cook (she/her) is a Senior BFA Musical Theatre Major at Howard University from Detroit, Michigan. Throughout her pursuit of the performing arts, she has embodied characters both on stage and on screen. Since arriving at Howard University she has notably performed in Coming Home: A Musical Revue (Ensemble), Brown Girl, Brown Stones (Narrator) a stage reading at Shakespeare Theater Company, and most recently the Howard University production of Black Nativity (Soloist/Ensemble). Wynter looks forward to bringing life to impactful stories and characters throughout her career. Wynter has been blessed to have family, friends, and professors guide and continuously support her as she has begun her career in the performing arts; special thanks to each and every one.

Mahlet Gebreyesus (she/her) is overjoyed to make her professional debut in The Sensational Sea-Minkettes at Woolly. She is currently a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major at Howard University. She was recently in Howard University’s production of Black Nativity this fall. She learned so much from that experience as an actress and person. She is ecstatic at the opportunity to be a part of this project and grow in her artistry even further. She hopes the audience can walk away with a strong understanding of community, representation, and love.

Instagram: @mahlet.gb.