9-Ball

Elijah Corbin (Larry Doucette) is very excited to be making his debut at Cape Rep with 9-Ball. Previous productions include Wickersham Brother in Seussical (North Shore Music Theater), Danny Zuko in Grease (Theater at the Mount), and Septimus Hodge in Arcadia (Point Park University). He would like to thank Michael Belliveau for his constant guidance and support throughout his life.

Izaak van der Wende (Eddie Fogal/Vinny Petrecho/Army Recruit) is thrilled to make his Cape Rep debut after five years with the Young Company. An incoming freshman at Emerson College, Izaak is the founder of the Bits and Bobs Theater Company, directing recent productions such as The Pillowman (The Academy of Performing Arts) and Gruesome Playground Injuries (Cotuit Center for the Arts). Recent acting credits include Feste in Twelfth Night (The Academy of Performing Arts), Michal in The Pillowman (The Academy of Performing Arts), and Randy in Memorial Day (Grief Dialogues). He would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.

Ju’el Martin (Rocky Thomas/Mink/Bully) Detroit born and raised, Ju’el joins Cape Rep Theatre for his first regional theater role. With aspirations to pursue a career in theater, Ju’el moved to New York City at age 18 to study musical theatre. Since graduating college, he has performed in Off-Broadway theaters and continues to hone his acting skills through ongoing training. He would like to dedicate this performance to his parents, his partner, and the mentors who have helped him reach this important milestone in his career. A special thank you goes to Art Devine, the Devine family, and the crew of this production.

Jimmy Sawyer (Brad Coyne/Officer Price/Bully/Roy/O’Connor) is delighted to make his return to the Cape Rep stage after a 10 year hiatus. You may have seen him in productions at Cape Rep like Peter & the Starcatcher, Jerusalem, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Lyle, the Crocodile & 9-ball. Jimmy has spent the last 8 years performing in NYC comedy clubs opening for acts like Michael Rappaport, Mark Normand, & TJ Miller. He would like to thank his Cape Rep family for always being a special place for artists. There’s no place like home.

Cam Torres (Tom Durkee/Army Officer/Bully/Eric/Dan/Sgt. Albertson) is a playwright, actor, and director. He has performed in countless shows across Rhode Island and Massachusetts as well as toured with a Shakespeare troupe throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. He is especially proud of his work here, at Cape Rep! You may have seen him as Davey Dean in Jerusalem, Dave in The Fully Monty, George Gibbs in Our Town, or most recently as Waiter in She Loves Me. As a playwright, his one person show, don’t feed the bear has been performed in a myriad of states across the country as well as a stint in Alberta, Canada. To find out more about Cam’s plays check out his work on New Play Exchange. As always, much love to Ashley for her unwavering, constant, port-in-storm support.

Jakov Schwartzberg (Sgt. Wirtman/Convict/Bully/Army Photographer/Reverend) is a New York-based actor originally hailing from New Hampshire. Previous credits: She Loves Me (Steven Kodaly), You Can’t Take It with You (Ed), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius), and Guys and Dolls (Nathan). Jakov holds a BFA in Musical Theater from Elon University. Many thanks and much love to his family and Hannah for their support.

Zack Johnson (Detective Allison/Convict/Bully/Carl/Kurt/ Captain Mead/ Bartender) is thrilled to be in his first production with Cape Rep! Originally from Hudson, MA, Zack has been in over 30 productions on the Cape since moving here in 2022. Some recent favorites include Shrek in Shrek the Musical (CCftA), multiple characters in Amy Brenneman’s Overcome (CCftA), Brad Majors in The Provincetown Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show, Charles Condomine in Blithe Spirit (ETC), Mr. Wormwood in Matilda (CCftA), Bobby in Sondheim’s Company (ETC), Dennis in Rock of Ages (BCC) and Man 2 in The World Goes Round (CCftA). Zack holds a Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory as well as a Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts in Opera from Yale University.

Hugo William Ceraldi (Baker/Convict/Bully/Paul/Army Recruit) is 17 years old and has been acting consistently for the past 5 years. The theatrical arts remain his single greatest passion, and with that he plans to continue in the pursuit of making that his lifelong career. Though this is his first professional show at Cape Rep, he has been involved in its YoCo program for 4 years, most notably last year in This Restless House as Agamemnon. He’d like to thank his family for supporting him in his art and the 9-Ball company for making this amazing and terrifyingly relevant show.