Cast
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Chloe Troast / Writer & 'Pepper Slit'
Chloe Troast is an actor, writer and comedian based in New York City. Chloe is a former writer and featured cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and can currently be seen in the Feature Films Sweethearts starring Kieran Shipka, Goodrich opposite Michael Keaton, the Netflix series “Four Seasons” with Tiny Fey and the NBC series “The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins.” Chloe can also be seen in Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain opposite Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang and Megan Stalter, directed by Paul Briganti and produced by Judd Apatow and her debut Adult Swim Smalls series “DOHLS” is currently streaming on HBOMax. Chloe was a 2023 Just For Laughs “New Face” in the character category. Chloe is currently working on her hit Stapleview sketch show Spilling Your Seed, and will soon be seen in the Hulu miniseries “Furious.”
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Sam Blumenfeld / Writer & Director
Sam Blumenfeld is a comedian and producer based in New York City. Sam is the President of the production company collective, Lisa (www.thelisawebsite.com). Sam is the director and co-head writer on Spilling Your Seed, produced by Lisa and Stapleview (www.stapleview.com), starring Chloe Troast. Theatrically, Sam is the head writer and director of Lisa's live sketch shows, the co-writer and director of Chloe Troast's Pepper Slit, Dylan Adler's Haus of Dy-Lan, and Emily Wilson's Fixed, which was nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Together, Sam and Emily host the weekly sold-out standup show Tuesdays at The Red Room in the East Village. Sam has produced and performed in shows all across the U.S. and internationally in London, Edinburgh, and Australia as part of the Adelaide Cabaret festival.
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Gus Laughlin / Piece of Shit Mover
Current writer/performer with LISA and LOOK AT ME immersive comedy shows. 2021 CAMP Resident Artist at Ars Nova where he developed his solo show Ugh, I’m Going Viral (Again) and 2023 Resident at The Barn at Lee in, Lee, MA. BFA NYU Experimental Theater Wing and former director of Hammerkatz NYU. Can’t do the splits (yet!)
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Josh Nasser / Piece of Shit Mover
Josh Nasser is an NYC based actor and comedian. He has been featured on Comedy Central, Vulture, and is a recurring panelist on the Nebula Original, Abolish Everything! Josh currently hosts the Jezebel recommended comedy show, The Trash King at The Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. He has also written episodes for the Webby Award winning Story Pirates Podcast, which adapts children's stories into musical comedy sketches. And of course his favorite food is plain cheese pizza. He knows that’s a boring choice and he will work on it.
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Jamie Linn Watson / Landlord
Theatre/ Comedy: Story Pirates National Tour, Character Cabal at UCB, LISA, Rumpleteaser Musical Improv TV/ Film: What We Do in the Shadows, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, Abolish Everything!, Spilling Your Seed
IG: @jamie.linn.watson
Fears: none
Thanks: everyone!!!
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Charlie O'Connor / Music Director & Original Music
Charlie O’Connor is a British composer and comedian based in NYC, most recently composing for the FX series “Adults” When he’s not writing music for stage and screen he can be found playing with his band Charlie & The Darlings.
Creative
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Rodri Hernandez Martinez / Scenic Designer
Rodri Hernandez Martinez is an incredibly hot, sexy and beautiful scenographer and artist from Cancun and Mexico City working in different mediums including performance art, theatre, opera, and dance using design elements as dramaturgy. Previous works include: SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING GREEN commissioned performance piece at Park Ave. Armory, NYC. Scenic and Costume designer for I’M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE at The Cell, NYC & Southwark Playhouse, London. M.F.A. in Design for Stage and Film from NYU Tisch
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Ricky Reynoso / Costume Designer
Television: HBO's We're Here (Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes). Select Theater: Bigfoot (MTC), Velour: A Drag Spectacular (La Jolla Playhouse), Grangeville (Signature Theatre), This Beautiful Future (Cherry Lane), Murder in the Manor (Virgin Voyages), The Weekend (Barrington Stage Co.), Uncle Vanya in a loft (DVRF), The Animal Kingdom (Connelly Theatre Upstairs), A Tender Thing (BSC). He has also worked on commercial projects for Intel, Kroger, Coors Light, & many looks seen on Rupaul’s Drag Race.
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Cha See / Lighting Designer
Cha See made history as the first Filipino lighting designer on Broadway with Oh, Mary! and Liberation. Her honors include the 2026 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for The Unknown at Studio Seaview, a 2026 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Design, and an Obie Citation for Wet Brain at Playwrights Horizons. Recent highlights include Oh, Mary! in the West End, Jesus Christ Superstar at Goodspeed, The Disappear at Audible, The Monsters at Two River and MTC, Trophy Boys at MCC, Josh Sharp: Ta-Da! at Greenwich Theatre, Hold Me in the Water at Playwrights Horizons, and You Will Get Sick at Roundabout. Upcoming: Eureka Day at Huntington Theatre Company, The Whoopi Monologues at Lincoln Center, and The Notebook at Theatre Group Asia. seelightingdesign.com | @seethruuu
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Brandon Bulls / Sound Designer
Brandon Bulls (He/Him) is a sound designer and composer whose work spans theatre, opera, and devised new work. Recent design credits include Well, I'll Let You Go (Studio Seaview), The Tragedy of Coriolanus (Theatre for a New Audience), N/A (Barrington Stage Company), NINA and The Lucky Ones (TheaterLab), On Set With Theda Bara (The Brick), Singin' in the Rain (Playhouse on Park), Hedda Gabler (Atlantic Theater Acting Studio), and Tempo (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Brandon holds a BA in Theater Arts and a BM in Music Composition from the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a proud member of USA 829 and is thrilled to be telling this story alongside such a talented team.www.brandon-bulls.com
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Allie Nation / Props Supervisor
Allie Nation (Props Supervisor) is a creative artist in the New York area, specializing in fabrication and props with an affinity towards making the weird and wonderful happen however possible! Allie is a recent NYU Tisch graduate with a B.F.A. in Theatre for Production and Design, with work on various student and independent productions. Allie is honored to have had a part in making Pepper's weird and wonderful world come to life! See more at allienation.com
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Five Ohm Productions / Production Management
Five OHM Productions is a full service theatrical and event support company that offers Theatrical and Event Staffing, Audio and Video Designs, Production Management, Technical Direction, and Lighting Supervision. Charlotte Vosseler is the lead Production Manager for Pepper Slit. Charlotte is a theatrical Production Manager with over a decade in production and events experience. She spent 9 years working with Emursive Productions with Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel managing the maintenance and run of an over 100,000 sq ft immersive theatrical experience and innumerable full building events, concerts, and activations. Charlotte also assisted in mounting the immersive show Life & Trust at Conwell Tower where she was introduced to the Five OHM team. Charlotte joined Five OHM in 2024 and has since Production Managed shows and events including the Signature Theatre Company’s 2025 and 2026 seasons, the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the 2025 American Theatre Wing Gala, and works frequently with Regular People on their incredible productions. When not in the theatre Charlotte lives in Manhattan with her spouse, Ian, Bucatini the dog, and Alfredo the cat.
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Cassiel Fawcett / Production Stage Manager
Cassiel Fawcett is honored to be working with the iconic Pepper Slit, herself, on this special show about her incredibly influential life. Cass has been working professionally in New York since graduating from Pace University’s Stage Management program in 2022. Previous Stage Management credits include A Sign of the Times (New World Stages); (Un)conditional (SoHo Playhouse); Sugar Sugar! Performance Series (Public Assembly); Cold Water (Little Engine Theater) and many more! Thanks to Regular People, Christian, Sam, Chloe, and the rest of the team for this wonderful opportunity. Big love to her friends, family, and KB for all of the unwavering support.
Producing Partners
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Regular People / Lead Producer
Regular People, founded and run by Jacob Stuckelman and Andrew Patino, is an award winning creative studio that seamlessly connects producing, marketing, and general management for live entertainment all under one roof. Regular People is developing several projects across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and London. Recent: the New York Times Critic’s Pick production of Bubba Weiler’s Well I’ll Let You Go directed by Jack Serio at Studio Seaview following the award-winning sold-out run at The Space at Irondale, the U.S. premiere of Blackout Songs by Joe White (Olivier Award nominee) at MCC Theater, and the two-time Drama Desk Award–winning production of Ken Urban’s Danger and Opportunity directed by Jack Serio. Upcoming: the stage adaptation of Lore Segal’s acclaimed memoir Other People’s Houses, adapted by Emily Feldman (The Best We Could) and directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Aukin (Stereophonic); the new musical In Pieces by Joey Contreras, a two-time Fred Ebb Award finalist and three-time Jonathan Larson Grant finalist. Regular People also collaborates with leading independent producers in New York and London to help bring compelling theatrical work to wider audiences. Recent and current marketing clients include; Marin Ireland’s Pre-Existing Condition, The Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody, Mexodus, Beau the Musical, Marcel on the Train, Color Theories by Julio Torres, the Off-Broadway revival of Heathers the Musical, and Samuel D. Hunter’s Clarkston in the West End, among others.
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Paloma Theatrical / Lead Producer
Paloma Theatrical provides producing and general management services for ambitious new works. Select management credits: The Animal Kingdom, JOB, Uncle Vanya, Color Theories. Select producing credits: Oh, Mary!, ALL IN, Uncle Vanya, Color Theories, Sparks. Current projects: Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Parody Musical, Pepper Slit.
Christian Palomares is a producer and general manager specializing in Off-Broadway and commercial theater. His work focuses on the development, production, and management of new productions and their live capture. He is an Olivier Award–winning producer whose credits include Oh, Mary!, ALL IN, and Uncle Vanya along with film projects Color Theories and Sparks. Palomares has experience spanning management, finance, and creative development. His expertise lies in developing new work and adapting commercially driven stage productions for the screen.
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Zacqué Aaronson
Scuttle About Broadway is (as far as he knows) the first ever canine theater producer! Scuttle is an 8-year-old toy poodle, volunteer therapy dog, trained service animal, local Hell’s Kitchen legend, but most importantly, he’s an avid theatergoer, having seen hundreds of productions all over NYC, Vegas, London, Edinburgh and beyond. Non-singing member of New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Ally to queer and trans people everywhere. Lifelong sober advocate and friend to the sober/addiction recovery community. He is thrilled to be making his producing debut with this show! Love and gratitude to Zacqué Aaronson, his faithful assistant and support human, especially for carrying him when he feels too important to walk on his own. If you see him, say hello! Big fan of scritches, attention, being held, giving kisses, hugs and cuddles. LOVE YEW!! XOXO @scuttleaboutbroadway @zacqueaaronson
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Mikayla Kibel
Mikayla Kibel is a New York City-based producer thrilled to be part of the team bringing Pepper to the East Village. Producing credits include The Last Five Years (Broadway), with associate producing credits including This Beautiful Future (Off-Broadway) and Clarkston (West End). Endless thanks to her family, friends, and collaborators for their support. Welcome to Pepper's living room!
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Rafaella Rosenberg
Rafaella Rosenberg is a Tony nominated and an Olivier award–winning producer. Recent credits include Oh, Mary! (Broadway, West End, US Tour), and Well, I'll Let You Go (Off-Broadway). Originally, from Winnipeg, Canada, Rafaella is a graduate of the Ivey Business school as well as the Columbia University School of the Arts. She is a proud member of this production. For now, for always, for Fran.
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Duncan Miller
Duncan Miller is a Tony nominated and Olivier award-winning producer. Recent credits include Oh, Mary! (Broadway, West End, US Tour) and Color Theories (Off-Broadway). Duncan is a proud graduate of Brown University. He is grateful to be a part of this production.
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Tommy Doyle
Tommy Doyle is a Tony Award-nominated and Olivier Award and Drama League Award–winning producer. Recent Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End credits include Oh, Mary!, All In: Comedy About Love, Dead Outlaw, and Well I'll Let You Go. He serves on the board of the New York Circus Project, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to producing contemporary circus, and is the co-founder of Stagearts, a conservatory style training program for young musical theatre artists. He is a proud U.S. Army Veteran, Columbia University graduate, and grateful member of this production team.
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Lisa
Lisa is a production company that makes sketches, short films, and stages comedy shows all around New York City.
Co-founded in their dorm room by William Kenton, Sam Blumenfeld, John Higgins, Steven Raia, Cullen McMillian and Lisa Krainik, Lisa has since produced hundreds of live comedy shows, short films, sketches, web series, music videos. They also were once banned from YouTube for copyright infringement.