march 2–15, 2020 | new york 55
CYNTHIA NAVARRO
38, Actor and Dancer, Upper West Side
LOGAN RICKET
31, Actor and Server, Bushwick
SHANI BEKT
27, Actor and Dancer, Prospect Lefferts Gardens
BRIANA PACKEN O’MELVENY
35, Movement Co-Founder, Inwood
JESSIE MCLAUGHLIN
21, Student, Bed-Stuy
KALIE NATTINGER
28, Bartender and Student, Bed-Stuy
ABI LIEFF
26, Producer, Williamsburg
JULIA CROCKETT
33, Movement Co-Founder, Ridgewood
(^) How often do
you audition?
A few times
a week. This is the
exact opposite of
what an audition
room is like.
In class today,
there was so
much babbling,
screaming, noises
you never hear
adults make.
The last time
I’d heard those
noises was when
I used to babysit.
PHILIPPE GARCESTO
34, Actor and Bartender, Jersey City Heights
(^) What was your
last acting job?
I was a soldier
recently in a
World War II period-
piece situation.
I manifested that
character here
in Movement—put
my energy in my
chest, imagined
myself as someone
who is a bit
naïve but ready to
go. It’s funny,
though; generally
I’m typecast as
a techie nerd.