This wildly funny play tells the story of Maria, a young, precocious Latina aspiring to be an actor, and her dream of going to college. Coming soon to Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025.

Performance Dates

Fri. June 6, 2025 at 7:00pm

Sat. June 14, 2025 at 6:00pm

Wed. June 25, 2025 at 7:00pm

Sun. June 29, 2025 at 7:00pm

The Madnani Theatre

6760 Lexington Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90038

Simply Maria, or the American Dream is produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Cast

Phoenix Marroquin

Maria

Stella Ramirez

Carmen/Ensemble

Alessandro Mendoza

Ricardo/Ensemble

Alessandro Mendoza (He/Him) is a born and raised Angeleno who began his acting journey in his early teen years. He received his B.A. in theatre from The California State University of Northridge, where he performed in shows such as In the HeightsA Streetcar Named DesireThe Mad Dog Blues, and a Devised Movement piece, When at Last We Arrived. This is his first project with Crazy10 Entertainment. After a brief hiatus from live theatre, and is grateful for what is ahead.

Jacob Gonzalez

Jose/Ensemble

Jacob is very excited to collaborate with Crazy10 Entertainment once again. He previously worked on their project, Mortuus Est: Origins as Jack. Wanting to build a successful career in voice acting, he is studying to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts. Jacob is grateful for the opportunity to work with Nik and Amy and for their creativity, dedication and an open space to truly collaborate. Working with his beloved, Victoria Zamora has been a blessing that many ask for. Jacob is also fortunate to work with his close friends on the show, Celine and Gelo. And of course, he thanks his mother, Sarah, for supporting his acting career and is grateful for her wise words. Work to live, don’t just live to work.

Sharai Bravo

Girl 1/Mary/Ensemble

Sharai Bravo (she/her) is a first generation Filipino-American who has been working as an actor, stage manager, and dresser in Los Angeles for twenty-two years. Recent credits include Los Angeles Mission College’s Frankenstein, Crazy10 Entertainment’s Griefand Conundrum Theater’s Legally Blonde. Sharai is grateful to her loved ones for their unwavering support on every project she works on. She’d also like to thank the amazing production team and the Hollywood Fringe Festival for the opportunity to share Maria’s deeply relatable and timely story.

Vicki Zamora

Girl 2/Myth/Ensemble

Celine Reyes

Girl 3/Maria 2/Ensemble

Celine Gisselle Reyes (she/her) is a Chicana who grew up in both the AV and LA. With a background in theatre and ad work, after a months long hiatus, she is delighted to get back into acting. After recently losing her beloved cat, Smalls, she would like to dedicate her performance to him. She would also like to thank her family, friends, and partner for holding her together through it all. 

Deniz Boysan

Ensemble

Gelo Rosales

Ensemble

Gelo Rosales (He/Him) is an actor honing his craft at Los Angeles Pierce College, who wanted to get into the entertainment business from watching Goku turn Super Sayian for the first time in Dragon Ball Z. Some of his works include Duarte in The River Bride and Vic in Ironbound! It is an honor to work with Crazy10 Entertainment and the Rest of the Simply Maria cast! When Gelo isn’t acting you can find him in many different fighting games always looking for new challengers and stronger opponents! 

Nicole Ohara

Ensemble

Nicole Ohara is a Hapa* actor, producer, and writer. She is on a mission to build a body of work that takes people on a journey of self-discovery and awareness. We all hurt, we all love, we all laugh, we all cry. By exploring the humanity in all of us, Nicole hopes to create art that brings us one step closer to healing. Her notable acting credits include: California Skate, Moving on Hulu, Graveyard S2 on Netflix, Small and Mighty on Disney+, Love Deadline on Netflix, and Found Family (Winner Paris Film Festival Best LGBTQ). As a producer she has experience both on stage and film including The Seagull (dir. Bruce Katzman, starring Sasha Alexander and James Tupper, Odyssey Theatre); Orion and the Dark (Netflix – Top 10);  All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Oscar Nominee Best Documentary); Gummy Worm (Best Comedy Nominee, Encore Producers’ Award Winner). She is currently in pre-production for Ashes: Hai Iro No Yuki a short film she wrote, will star in, and is executive producing. The screenplay has won plenty of attention, earning many accolades. Nicole is also the founder and Executive Producer of Street Rat Media a multi-media company focusing on films, television, and theatre.

Creative Team

Amairany Solano

Director

Amairany Solano (she/her) is an actor, director, and producer based out of LA. Amairany has studied theatre at Pierce College where she learned stage direction, acting, movement, and voice work. Her directing projects include the short film, Grief, and Interact Interplay devised shows. She has also Assistant Directed notable shows such as, Arabian Nights, and award nominated Mortuus Est: Legacy and Origins. She has acted in El Nogalar by Tanya Saracho, where she was nominated and a semi-finalist for the Irene Ryan award in KCACTF, and In the Heights.

Amairany has always had a passion for acting and performance. She grew up working in a small theatre based in North Hollywood where she worked on productions from the age of 5 to 18 and later co-directed, produced, and taught young actors in the same theatre. Amairany believes in empowering and enriching her community and hopes her collaborative creative works will draw in the hearts and minds of her peers and audience.

Joshua Alvarado

Technical Designer

Josh Alvarado (he/him) is an LA-based actor. Gaining his Bachelors in Theatre Arts from CSUN’s Theatre Department, he starred in Weird Theatre Festival directed by Larry Biederman. He has also worked behind the scenes as an Assistant Scenic Designer for A Streetcar Named Desire. Much love!

Matt Gutierrez

Stagehand/Swing

Monica Vigil

Assistant Director

Monica Vigil is proud to be working with Crazy10 Entertainment again after having voiced Morena in Mortuus Est and voicing Gabby for The Fina Mendoza Mysteries. She has previously played both Mash and Nina in Stupid F*cking Bird at Los Angeles Pierce College and San Diego State University’s Skull and Dagger festival. She is thrilled to be back in the assistant directing position after having done so at Los Angeles Pierce College for Tartuffe and Hairspray.

Nik Jermaine

Producer

Nik Jermaine (she/they) is a writer, director, model, and actor based in Los Angeles. Theater credits include Catherine in Proof, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, and ensemble for Frankenstein and In the Heights. She is the co-founder of Crazy10 Entertainment and the writer & director of the Mortuus Est audio drama series.

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