Join us for our DAILY SCRIPT READ presenting local screenwriters’ work read by local actors followed by a discussion.
The Daily Reads have been organized by Festival Committee Members Andrea Lyman (Script Read Director) and Carole Thompson (Script Read Reviewer).
gavin, C.R.S.A. - thursday, june 18, 2026
JAKE MAIDA VALE
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HE/HIM
I am a British born and raised screenwriter that has written multiple competition-winning scripts over the past couple of years. Being the son of immigrant parents from Jamaica whilst living in London, my work is influenced by the many experiences I have had living in a diverse society, both joyful and harrowing. I love crafting stories with interesting characters and developed a strong desire to write screenplays a couple of years ago after watching a video by Aaron Sorkin on the art of script writing. Since then, I've worked on perfecting my craft.
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GAVIN, C.R.S.A.
A covert operative juggling therapy, career ambition, and romance discovers that being truly seen may be the deadliest risk of all. -
Ashley Aldarondo
Andrea Lyman
Jamal Perkins
Maria Wilkins
Rafael Silva
ARTIFICE - friday, june 19, 2026
BARRY
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HE/HIM
WEBSITE || EMAIL || INSTAGRAM
Barry is a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work is deeply influenced by the tradition of the West African griot—storytellers who preserve community history, provide social commentary, and pass down cultural knowledge through oral storytelling. These values are central to Barry’s filmmaking practice. His documentary work focuses on highlighting community-driven initiatives and amplifying stories centered on equity, access, and social impact. He directed a documentary for the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee documenting the impact of RISE Up Cambridge, a guaranteed income pilot program launched in partnership with the Cambridge Mayor’s Office and local organizations. The program provided monthly financial support to single caregivers in Cambridge and explored how guaranteed income can support economic mobility. Barry also created a documentary for the College Success Initiative, a college access program supporting first-generation and low-income students. The film explored the importance of mentorship and strong interpersonal relationships between college coaches and students in promoting academic persistence and success. Across his work, Barry examines themes of economic inequality, educational access, and community empowerment. In addition to his documentary work, he founded The Makers, a Boston-area filmmaking collective where filmmakers workshop scripts, collaborate on productions, and support one another’s creative development. -
ARTIFICE
An immigrant Uber driver who is facing deportation because he cannot afford to pay his lawyer, finds a drastic solution to his problems when he picks up an Art dealer who just flew back from his country of origin with valuable artifacts. -
Christopher James
Emanuel Gomes
Jacobite McFee
Janine Robinson
JD Davis
John Grigorladis
Joshua Olumide
BEFORE I GO - monday, june 22, 2026
WILLIAM ROEBUCK
ANTHONY J. DAVIS
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WILLIAM ROEBUCK
William Roebuck is an independent filmmaker, writer, and producer known for character driven narratives and compelling documentaries. He executive produced The Breaking Point (2014) and The Turnaround (2017), along with writing the short films It Can Be Deadly (2019) and Yogurt Raisin (2023). Notably, he wrote and produced the documentary 2020 Year of the Nurse (2021) that won Best Documentary at the 12th Annual Bronzelens Film Festival and was nominated for the Panavision Award: Outstanding Feature (2022) and Orlando Film Festival Best Documentary Nominee (2021).
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ANTHONY J. DAVIS
INSTAGRAM
Anthony J. Davis is carving out an impressive lane as an independent producer, showcasing a passion for spotlighting diverse voices and unique perspectives though his work on short film projects like Yogurt Raisin and Spin. Currently, he’s joined forces with Golden Globe, Emmy®, BAFTA, PGA, and NAACP Image Award-winning producer and director Anthony Hemingway on the upcoming health documentary Sugar Daddy, in which Davis serves as producer. Davis previously spent more than a decade as an assistant production accountant, with credits spanning some of the largest productions in Hollywood, including several Marvel Studios titles. -
BEFORE I GO
BEFORE I GO follows a grieving son as he prepares for, what should be, the happiest day of his life. Despite his father's best efforts to calm his anxiety, an unspoken secret threatens to tear them apart.
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Brandon Scales
Lonnie Farmer
Keith Mascoll
Ricardo Guillaume
FREEMAN GHOSTS - tuesday, june 23, 2026
HAKIM HILL
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Hakim's first career was in the mental health field, working with at-risk youth as a Therapeutic Mentor. From there, he returned to school to pursue a master’s degree in counseling, switching gears to work in college institutions and provide on-call crisis management. At the same time, he used horror films to teach students about trauma.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Hakim participated in the 2020-21 NBC's Writers on the Verge for comedy, the 2022 Yes And... Laughter Lab Showcase, and the 2026 YALL Comedy Fest. He was a writer on Peacock's horror series "HYSTERIA!” and the first season of "THE 'BURBS."
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FREEMAN GHOSTS
A rag-tag family of ghost “freers” show us a day in the life of their workshop, while sharing the history of their team freeing ancestral ghosts.
GENRE: Comedy/Horror Mockumentary
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Chris Everett
Dashaun Knight-Barkley
Jackie Davis
Juvan Elisma
Keith Mascoll
Odis Spencer
Paul Benford-Bruce
TORTURED SOUL - wednesday, june 24, 2026
ANJIE PARKER
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ANJIE PARKER
SHE/HER/HERS
Anjie Parker (Actor, writer, & director) is excited to be making her debut as a writer for the Daily Reads with Rox Film Festival. She has been an actor for the reads for a couple of years and as always she's excited to be back in both mediums writing and acting!
She has recently concluded directing 2 short films earlier this year, and is looking to make this script “Tortured Soul” her third production. She has been writing since she was little and acting for 10+ years locally, and she uses all of her experiences to inform her crafts. Anjie has recently closed out a theatre performance “You’re Cordially Invited to the End of the World” with Company One, at the Boston Public Library. After closing, she switched gears to Directing and Writing, and is currently writing on a series called “Hue Done It” being produced by Anawan Studios.
As she debuts this new work she's excited to see it come to life for the first time. Thank you to Rox Film for this opportunity to share this screenplay. -
TORTURED SOUL
A woman is broken by the loss of her soulmate, and while trying to heal, she is forced to constantly relive the moments leading up to his death.
Trigger Warnings: Death, harsh family dynamics, foul language, grief, and mental health
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Andrea Lyman
Aria Jamila
Jade Guerra
Juvan Elisma
Lorraine Victoria Kanyike
Ricardo Guillaume
in memoriam - thursday, june 25, 2026
LOUIS JOHNSON
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HE/HIM
LOUIS JOHNSON is a playwright whose work has been produced in theatres, festivals, and schools across the United States. In New York, his presented works include “Makin’ Bond” at the Secret Theatre, “A Bullet for Jenny King” at the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Art (MoCADA), and “Remember This: Words from an Angry Young Man” by the Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network’s Gun Violence Awareness at N.A.N headquarters.
Other highlights: “The Lepers of Orchard Park” in the Fade to Black Play Festival in Houston, Texas, and “Papa” in the Stage Black Play Festival in Dallas, Texas; “Makin’ Bond” by Ghostlight Productions in Detroit, Michigan; “The Nag” as part of the “6’10 Festival of African-American Plays” in Louisville, Kentucky; “Old Man Cleans His Gun,” “Oh, the LIES we’ve told,” and “A Bullet for Jenny King” at the Darkhorse Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Mother/Daughter Reunion” at The Barbershop Theatre of Nashville, Tennessee; and “Frenemies” and “The Voice Inside My Head” with Perception Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. “The Voice Inside My Head” was later included in “8:46: A Fresh Perspective” published by New World Theatre Publishing.
Louis has written for The Rhythmic Lounge magazine. He is the lead writer/co-creator of likemindcreative.com’s web-series, “The Thrill of the Kill,” which was an official selection of the Phoenix Comicon Film Festival in 2017.
Louis was named a Fellow at the Tennessee Playwright’s Studio in Nashville, Tennessee and a Finalist for the 2020-2021 Maison Baldwin Writer-in-Residence Program presented by Les Amis de la Maison Baldwin. He is currently a member of the ESPA/Einhorn School of Performing Arts @ Primary Stages Theatre Company in New York City.
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IN MEMORIAM
Can true love last even after we're gone? Just ask the dead lady, she'll tell you.
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Anjie Parker
Ashley Aldarondo
Carmen Fields
Darline Harris
Jamal Perkins
NOT A SINNER - friday, june 26, 2026
ANGEL VINCENT
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ANGEL TONIA
(formerly credited as Angel Vincent)
SHE/HER/HERS
Angel Tonia is a passionate screenwriter and filmmaker dedicated to telling emotionally honest stories rooted in love and reflect the complexity of everyday life. Her passion for film was born during childhood visits to her local library when her family couldn’t afford cable television. Angel discovered the magic of cinema through cassette tapes of Disney classics. These early moments weren’t about escape; they were about possibility.
In elementary school, Angel enjoyed writing short stories and poems, captivated by the power of words. Recognizing her devotion to writing, her theatre teacher gave her a copy of The Lion King script which ignited a deeper calling for visual storytelling.
Today as a first-generation graduate and MFA alumna of Boston University's Screenwriting Program, Angel is committed to creating screenplays that spark dialogue, highlight underrepresented voices, and write stories that stay with audiences long after the credits roll. She believes in storytelling as a tool for empathy and connection; a space where every voice deserves to be heard in cinema.
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NOT A SINNER
After a betrayal from the one person who made her feel she belonged, Alivia, a shy girl at a prestigious Catholic school, must choose between speaking a difficult truth or finding comfort in the faith that has always been her refuge.
Trigger Warnings: This script contains themes of sexual harassment, institutional power imbalance.
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Anjie Parker
Alexandria King
Ariel Coleman
Brandon Scales
Chris Everett
Daniel Callahan
Emanuel Gomes
Khai Tyler
GYM 3 - MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
ANIKE TOURSE
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GYM 3
A middle-aged single mom turned soul-food café waitress gets a second chance at life when she enters a local fitness competition, leaning on her imaginary friend Tiffany Haddish, a washed-up Olympic trainer, and a crew of oddball gym pals to overcome self-doubt and unite her community. -
Christopher James
Doctor Mikael Powell
Maria Wilkins
Sonya Joyner
Y'Dhanna Daniels
RED EARTH, MOTHER'S HANDS & EXCISION - TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
U-MELENI MHLABA-ADEBO
Photo Credit: Nikolai Alexander
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U-MELENI MHLABA-ADEBO
SHE/HER/HERS
U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo is a Zimbabwean American interdisciplinary artist, experimental filmmaker, poet, author, educator, marathoner, and storyteller whose work explores ancestral memory, land, migration, healing, and Black diasporic identity. Working between Boston, Lagos, and Zimbabwe, she creates immersive storytelling experiences across film, poetry, performance, and socially engaged art.
Rooted in her Ndebele and Ndau heritage, Mhlaba-Adebo approaches storytelling as both artistic practice and living archive — preserving memory, honoring lineage, and creating space for collective reflection and transformation. Her work centers Black womanhood, embodiment, grief, spirituality, movement, and belonging, drawing from ritual, ecological memory, and lived diasporic experience.
She is a 2025 Baldwin for the Arts Fellow, a national fellowship founded by Jacqueline Woodson, and a 2023 Brother Thomas Fellow recognized for artistic excellence and cultural contribution. In 2024, she was a Lantern Art Space Fellow in Lagos, Nigeria, where she developed interdisciplinary work in collaboration with artists across the African continent.
Mhlaba-Adebo is the author of Soul Psalms, a poetry collection exploring love, loss, healing, and spiritual inheritance. She is also the co-founder of the Sinmi Bench Project, a public art initiative supported by the Goethe-Institut Lagos that explores rest as infrastructure, rest as a human right, and rest as both an aesthetic and political act.
Her directorial debut experimental film, Reclamation: This Is My Country, This Is My Land, premiered at the Roxbury International Film Festival in 2025. A marathoner and wellness advocate, she views movement as medicine and her artistic practice as part of her ministry.
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RED EARTH, MOTHER’S HANDS
As an unexplained illness threatens her life, a Zimbabwean American educator must reconnect with her ancestral homeland and the memory of her mother to reclaim her strength and sense of belonging.
Content Note: This work contains themes of grief, illness, ancestral memory, and emotional loss. -
Alexandria King
Chioniso Sarah Jakazi
Joshua Olumide
Meagan Dilworth
Parmie Polk
UCHE IHEUKWUMERE
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UCHE IHEUKWUMERE
Uche Iheukwumere is a Nigerian-American playwright, screenwriter, poet, actress and storyteller whose work explores womanhood, cultural identity, faith, family, and the complexities of tradition within African and diasporic communities. Through emotionally driven narratives, she examines the ways culture, gender, and generational expectations shape the choices people make in pursuit of love, belonging, and self-determination.
A lifelong writer, Uche has been writing poetry for more than two decades. Her creative practice is rooted in a deep appreciation for language, memory, and the power of storytelling to preserve culture, challenge assumptions, and foster empathy. Drawing inspiration from her Igbo heritage and the experiences of African women across the continent and diaspora, she creates stories that are culturally specific, emotionally resonant, and universally human.
As an actress, Uche trained in the Meisner technique at The Michael Chekhov Actor's Studio Boston. Her training informs her approach to writing; grounding her work in authentic character relationships, emotional truth, and nuanced interpersonal dynamics.
In addition to her creative work, Uche has spent more than a decade working in healthcare technology, implementation, and education. Her professional experience and psychology background have deepened her interest in human behaviour, resilience, and the systems that shape individual lives - themes that frequently emerge in her writing.
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EXCISION
In a rural Kenyan village, where a girl's worth is measured by tradition, a mother and daughter grapple with the consequences of a rite of passage rooted in female genital mutilation, while wrestling with questions of womanhood, motherhood, and the cost of belonging.
Content Advisory: This play contains themes and discussions related to female genital mutilation (FGM), infertility, reproductive trauma, grief, and emotional distress. While acts of violence are not depicted graphically on stage, the subject matter may be upsetting to some audience members. -
Alexandria King
Chioniso Sarah Jakazi
Joshua Olumide
Meagan Dilworth
Parmie Polk
ABOUT the ACTORS
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ALEXANDRIA KING
SHE/THEY
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Alexandria Danielle King is an actor, writer, educator, dancer, director and nature enthusiast. She received her BA in Drama from Tufts University and advanced theatre training from The Moscow Arts Theatre School. She believes that performance art is a divine tool for revealing and examining the condition of the heart. Her previous credits include: Regional: The Bluest Eye (The Huntington Theatre). Off Broadway: Pipeline (WAM & The Nora Theatre), A Christmas Carol In Harlem (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Antigone (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Detroit ‘67 (New Horizon Theatre), The Girls of Summer (The Layon Gray Experience,LLC), The Revolutionists, (The Nora Theatre), Broken City: Wall St. (Pop Up Theatrics), Arabian Nights (The Underground Railway Theatre), Shockheaded Peter (Company One), Splendor (Company One), Midsummer Nights’s Dream (Roxbury Repertory Theater), Black Nativity (The National Center of Afro-American Artists). Film: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Compelling Pictures), Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (Film Posse), Red Monster (Beyond Measure Productions), Clear History (HBO). Education: B.A. in Drama (Tufts University), Advanced Theatre Training (Moscow Arts Theatre School, Billie Holiday Theatre & Stella Adler BASI). Other: Award Wins- Eliot Norton Awards Outstanding Ensemble & Production, The Bluest Eye. Award Nominations (Berkshire Theatre Critics, Eliot Norton and IRNE Awards).
ANDREA LYMAN
SHE/HER/HERS
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Andrea Lyman enjoys organizing the RoxFilm Daily Script Read zooms each year. Along with moderating the talkback she is an actor in two works this year, GAVIN and TORTURED SOUL. Andrea is the New England Local President of SAG-AFTRA. She will be co-leading the free Actor Workshop with Brandon Scales and David J. Curtis at 10am Sunday, 6/21/26. She has loved being in films presented at the festival over the years, NOT A TYPICAL ALIEN, UGLY SWEATER, COME ON IN, PLUS 1’s and more. Andrea has played real life characters in the historical docudrama films HALF THE HISTORY: ELLEN GARRISON STORY playing Ellen Garrison and NEGRO ELECTION DAY playing the Phyllis wife of the King. Andrea has performed locally, nationally and internationally on stage and screen, such as Radio City Music Hall’s CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, ION-TV’s A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS, her solo musical show BROADWAY LADY and various local and national commercials and podcasts. She volunteers on Advisory Board of The Secret Society Of Black Creatives, the Executive Board of the Greater Boston Labor Council and the board of Roxbury International Film Festival.
Anjie Parker
SHE/HER/HERS
Anjie Parker (Actor, writer, & director) is excited to be making her debut as a writer for the Daily Reads with Rox Film Festival. She has been an actor for the reads for a couple of years and as always she's excited to be back in both mediums writing and acting!
She has recently concluded directing 2 short films earlier this year, and is looking to make this script “Tortured Soul” her third production. She has been writing since she was little and acting for 10+ years locally, and she uses all of her experiences to inform her crafts. Anjie has recently closed out a theatre performance “You’re Cordially Invited to the End of the World” with Company One, at the Boston Public Library. After closing, she switched gears to Directing and Writing, and is currently writing on a series called “Hue Done It” being produced by Anawan Studios.
As she debuts this new work she's excited to see it come to life for the first time. Thank you to Rox Film for this opportunity to share this screenplay.
ARIA JAMILA
INSTAGRAM
Aria Jamila is a Trinidadian actor and writer interested in stories that live at the intersection of spirituality, identity, memory, and liberation. Trained at both New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the William Esper Studio, her work is rooted in emotional honesty, cultural specificity, and a belief that storytelling can be both deeply human and transformative.
She is especially drawn to Afro-diasporic, Afro-Caribbean, Muslim, immigrant, and women-led stories; particularly stories that reclaim the parts of ourselves we are taught to hide. Her work often explores how shame, longing, tenderness, and difference can become sites of power, beauty, and connection.
Her screen credits include Sweet Freedom, an official selection of the Pan African Film Festival, as well as theater work including Gathering. Across mediums, she is drawn to work where drama and comedy exist in the same breath and where characters are allowed to feel recognizable and fully alive.
Raised with strong Trinidadian roots, Aria brings a distinctly Caribbean sensibility to her work ie warm, intuitive, spiritually curious, and full of vibe. She approaches storytelling with both rigor and play, believing that imagination and presence are essential to meaningful art.
She is honored to participate in the Roxbury International Film Festival table read and excited to continue creating stories that feel intimate, resonant, and culturally grounded.
ARIEL COLEMAN
Ashley Aldarondo
SHE/HER/HERS
Ashley is a Puerto Rican born, proud Afro-Latina. She is a Rhode Island based actor who is excited to be back participating in this year’s RoxFilm Festival. Her credits include Clyde’s, (Burbage Theatre), La Tierra Que Buscó Yo, (Teatro Chelsea), Que Diablo, Faustus (Trinity Repertory Co/RILA) Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Speakeasy), Someone Will Remember Us, (Trinity Repertory Company), Crown of Times (ReRooted Space), Alguien Más (Trinity Repertory Co//RILA),
brANDON SCALES
HE/HIM/HIS
Actor Brandon Scales starred as a police officer who captures and arrests ghosts in the fantasy pilot Deadlock. He’s Chandra West’s cameraman in the comedy Love, Weddings & Other Disasters, and he appears opposite Taika Waititi, Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer in the adventure/comedy Free Guy. Early in 2020, he portrayed Terrence Graham, a doomed police detective in director Peter Berg’s crime drama Spenser Confidential, his third film with actor Mark Wahlberg.
It was through background work on films that he received a huge break. Determined to show off his skill even in extra parts, his energy and passion to be an authentic character was noticed by director Peter Berg on the set of Patriot’s Day.
Suddenly, Brandon had lines to speak.
Berg later cast him as a U.S. embassy analyst/computer hacker opposite Mark Wahlberg in Mile 22 – that support from one of Hollywood’s top creators has propelled Brandon’s career.
In addition to acting, Brandon has also starred in, written, and produced a number of short films, including Trumpet Gumbo, Hardened, I Forgot To Say Thank You, and Fire.
CARMEN FIELDS
WEBSITE || BLUESKY || TWITTER || LINKEDIN
A fixture in the greater Boston journalism community for over 30 years, Carmen Fields has broad experience in both print and broadcast journalism; journalism education and corporate and non-profit media relations. Additionally, Fields is a SAG-AFTRA affiliated actor and voice-over artist. The Tulsa, OK native earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Lincoln University (MO) and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. Other achievements include Harvard University’s Nieman Fellowship and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Salem State University.
CHIONISO SARAH JAKAZI
SHE/HER/HERS
Chioniso Jakazi is a Zimbabwean public health researcher and lover of the arts based in Baltimore, Maryland. Born and raised in Zimbabwe and shaped by years of living, studying, and working across continents, she brings a grounded cross-cultural perspective to everything she touches.
She is a doctoral candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where her research focuses on maternal and newborn health in sub-Saharan Africa. Her work sits at the intersection of history, data, and human experience, asking why mothers and babies live and die the way they do, and what systems, policies, and decisions shape those outcomes.
Film, writing, and music have always been part of how she understands the world. She believes that public health and the arts share the same fundamental question: whose lives get centred and whose voices get heard. The Roxbury International Film Festival is a natural home for that belief.
Outside of her research, Chioniso enjoys trying new recipes, reading, going to concerts, watching a good show, and singing in her church choir.
CHRIS EVERETT
SHE/HER/HERS
Chris Everett (she/her) is an Elliot Norton Award nominated actor, writer, and voiceover artist based in Boston. She is thrilled to participate in the International RoxFilm Festival and Daily Reads for the 5th year in a row. Most recent theater credits include Weighting the Wait (Open Theatre Project) and Dust (Art Salon Reading with TC Squared). Other theater credits include; How Long Must We Wait (History at Play) and the debut performances of; can i touch it? (Company One), at the Strand Theater in 2022, Confidential Informant (TC Squared) in 2023, The Interrobangers (Company One) in 2024, and There for You (I Got Your Back) with the touring educational theater troupe 2nd Act at the Grunin Center for the Arts in New Jersey. Television credits include, Kevin Can F*** Himself (AMC), SMILF (SHOWTIME), and Castle Rock (Hulu). In 2025, Chris starred in the independent feature film, Dual Plans. Additional film credits include Don’t Look Up, I Care A Lot (Netflix), About Fate, Godmothered (Disney+), TED, The Good House, Ella McCay, Sleepwalker, and Rubber Hut (pre-production).
CHRISTOPHER JAMES
HE/HIM/HIS
Chris grew up in California and made his first appearance on stage in his third-grade class’s performance of “The Elves and the Shoemaker” where he played the Shoemaker. Chris did not pursue acting, instead choosing the Navy, where he was detailed as ‘Escort’ for the “1973 Miss California Beauty Pageant” in San Francisco, California. Later he was again singled-out for a Navy enlistment photo shoot, that ran in 1984-85. After serving 25 years in the service, later pursuing a master’s in social work at the University of Connecticut, Chris studied “Stage and Theater Acting” under Michael Bradford. Working as a member of Professor Bradford’s ensemble, and preforming play’s such as “Black like my Sole is Black”, by Michael Bradford, Chris might have stayed in theater. However, upon exiting the Navy, Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad” had drawn him in to work as Chiewetel Ejiofor’s stand-in. It has been voice over, stand-in, background work and commercial’s ever since. Currently Chris is serving as SAG/AFTRA convention delegate for 2021-2023, and in the running for 2023-2025. Chris was elected to the New England Board.
DANIEL CALLAHAN
HE/HIM/HIS
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Daniel Callahan is multi-disciplinary artist and performer. Merging a plethora of mediums including film, painting, photography and performance Daniel seeks to create immersive experiences incorporating story, ritual and the human form to explore aspects of resilience and mysticism. A graduate of the UPenn School of Design, and Emerson College, where he received an MFA in Film and Video, Daniel and his work have been featured at the Museum of Fine Art, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Queens Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art and publications such as Believer Magazine, The Smithsonian Press, and Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture.
Darline Ann Harris
SHE/HER/HERS
Darline Ann Harris is a union actor in the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Actor’s Equity Association, with credits in stage, TV, film, radio, and voice overs. One of her many career highlights includes being named Artist in Residency for the California Arts and Corrections Program, teaching theater in the Southern California Correctional Institutions and doing Simulations for medical students in various educational institutions on the east and west coast. Represented by Model Club, Inc.
DASHAUN KNIGHT-BARTLEY
HE/HIM/HIS
Facebook: Dashaun Knight
I’m 26 with the whole world ahead of me I’m ready to embark on this great journey called life with hope and aspiration. I plan on building generational wealth from my family and making sure all my dreams come true in the process. right now I’m currently working as a behavioral therapist, but that was not always the goal. I’ve wanted to be an actor since I was little. And I even went to Boston Arts Academy as a theater major. Life had other plans for me, but that does mean I stopped loving the idea of being on the big screen, and hopefully one day it will happen. I just have to keep pushing forward.
DOCTOR MIKAEL POWELL
DOC/HE/HIM/HIS
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Doctor Mikael Powell is a New England actor, commercial print model. VO artist and a longtime member of SAG/AFTRA. Doc is represented by Maggie Inc., in Boston, MA. Principal leads in film and TV include Public Defender in the feature LOSERS (2027), Renny in the feature DECLINED (2027), Reggie in the short film SOUTHPAW (2026), Freddy in the short film LAUNDROMAT (2026), and Mr. Kimani in the short film HIS NAME IS EKU (being screened at this festival). Significant roles in theater include Jimmy in A TASTE OF HONEY, Archie in THE LITTLE TOMMY PARKER CELEBRATED COLORED MINSTREL SHOW, and in the workshop ensemble of PROMETHEUS BOUND directed by Richard Schechner.
EMANUEL GOMES
HAKIM HILL
Hakim's first career was in the mental health field, working with at-risk youth as a Therapeutic Mentor. From there, he returned to school to pursue a master’s degree in counseling, switching gears to work in college institutions and provide on-call crisis management. At the same time, he used horror films to teach students about trauma.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Hakim participated in the 2020-21 NBC's Writers on the Verge for comedy, the 2022 Yes And... Laughter Lab Showcase, and the 2026 YALL Comedy Fest. He was a writer on Peacock's horror series "HYSTERIA!” and the first season of "THE 'BURBS."
JACKIE DAVIS
SHE/HER/HERS
Jackie Davis is an actor, director and choreographer and intimacy director/advocate. She has worked in theater, film and television primarily on the east coast. Notable theatre directing credits include Blues for an. Alabama Sky, Notes from the Field, and Ruined. Notable Intimacy Direction include The Inheritance, and References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot. Notable choreography projects include La Tempestad (The Tempest), The Wiz and Caroline or Change. Jackie is a member of the Resident Acting Company of Trinity Repertory Company and was last seen on stage as FLOTUS in their production of POTUS. Other notable roles include Rose in Fences and Margaret in The Inheritance. Jackie received her BFA in Directing from the University of Rhode Island. She is on staff in Trinity's Education Department as a Teaching Artist/Master Instructor for both the Adult Intro to Acting classes and TRC's Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI). She is also part of the Movement Faculty for the Brown/Trinity MFA Program. Jackie is the founding artistic director of New Urban Theater Laboratory, (https://nutl.wordpress.com) where she produced and directed five seasons of new works in Massachusetts.
JACOBITE MCFEE
HE/HIM/HIS
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Jacobite McFee is thrilled to join the reader list for the RoxFilm Festival Daily Script Reads. Jacobite is both a stage and film actor. On stage, recent roles include Richard III (Richard III, Gazebo Payers); Macbeth (Macbeth, TPAC); King Lear (King Lear, Gazebo Players) Oberon (Midsummer Night’s Dream ; Nemasket River prod.) Jacobite has also appeared in over 60 films, several taking top prizes at domestic & international festivals. Deep gratitude to his wife of 33 years and three amazing kids for their patience & love.
JADE GUERRA
SHE/HER
Actor/Educator Boston based. Resident artist company member of Actors Shakespeare Project. Recent credits include “Your Cordially Invited to the end of the world” by Keiko Green at Company One Theater, Macbeth(ASP), Piano Lesson by August Wilson (ASP), Her Portmanteau by Mfiniso Udofia ( Central Square Theater).
JAMAL PERKINS
HE/HIM/HIS
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Born In Chicago IL, Currently Living in MA. Jamal Perkins began art as a child playing trumpet since The age of 9. He continued on to Write/Record music, get broadcasted across numerous Radio Stations, gain Stage experience across the country, & Gain Recognition for acting in music videos.(Which led Him to the film industry!)
Jamal loves to preform in general, as He’s had to learn to dive into multiple roles throughout his real life. Acting comes naturally & He’s always open to work On different projects!
JANINE ROBINSON
SHE/HER/HERS
Janine Robinson, a native of Massachusetts is an actor, writer and producer. She is also a member of Screen Actors Guild. Her passion for collaborative film-making led her to work on numerous film productions in Boston.
She wrote and produced a short experimental film, "CHEERS, A Barstool Story" in 2012, and self-published a book of poetry entitled "Walk With Me".
Janine recently completed her science fiction-themed tale, "The Access Road", and is now working on the screenplay.
JD DAVIS
THEY/THEM
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JD Davis is grateful to return to Roxbury International Film Festival Daily Reads. An RI raised, Boston-based, communicator and arts professional with a passion for making and supporting art that amplifies voices we don't get to hear often. Some of their most recent credits are Sister Act, Seacoast Rep; A Christmas Carol, Trinity Rep; amongst others. JD is a vocalist for multiple wedding bands. You can hear them in their downtown Boston residency this summer and fall! They also teach and compete in various dance styles in New England. Education: Houde School of Acting, Ted Wold Studio, B.A. Rhode Island College.
JOHN GRIGORLADIS
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John Grigoriadis is a Greek American born and raised in Somerville, MA. His favorite pastime as a child was watching movies, which is where his passion for film began.
John’s acting career started with Mobston, a story about a detective facing a moral dilemma when a mob boss offers him a payoff in the gritty streets of Boston. In the film, John played the mob boss’s driver.
After seeing the process of making the film, John realized that he was not only interested in acting but also in producing films. He is currently working with local filmmakers to help produce their projects.
JOSHUA OLUMIDE
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Joshua Olumide is an actor raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. He studied acting at, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. His theatre credits include: Macbeth (Hanover Theatre Rep), Romeo and Juliet (Classic Theatre of Maryland), A Raisin in the Sun (New Repertory Theatre), Our Town (People’s Light), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival). Film credits include: “American Fiction,” (MGM, Oscar winning screenplay). “Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures, directed by Kathryn Bigelow). This summer you can catch Josh out on Boston Common in William Shakespeare’s, The Winter’s Tale, produced by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company.
JUVAN ELISMA
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A SAG-AFTRA actor and model based out of Boston, MA and local to Los Angeles and New York City. Juvan specializes in TV, Films and Commercials. He's trained with many successful industry professionals such as Anthony Meindl, Michael Connors at Zak Barnett Studios and his latest training credit comes from an on camera class at Heather Whitty Studios.
His most recent work include a co starring role on season 2 of 'High Potential' on Hulu. And his feature film in a leading role, titled 'CRAZIE', directed by the legendary Greg Alan Williams is set to release this year!
KEITH MASCOLL
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The Triggered Project: www.triggered1.com
The Triggered Podcast: @livingatriggeredlifepodcast
Keith Mascoll SAG-AFTRA,AEA, M.Ed is a Actor, Producer ,Mental Health advocate, Sneaker-head, and Founder of the Triggered Project. Keith is a co-host/Producer of the Living a Triggered Life Podcast with his wife Roxann. Keith strives to use his art for social change in the black and brown community. As a survivor of sexual abuse Keith hopes to help end the stigma that surrounds mental health, and black men. He hold a Master Degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education.Keith has a New York Critics Choice award, and a Best Actor Award in The Triggered Project’s film Triggered Life Directed by John Oluwole Adekoje about Keith’s Life as a Survivor from the Las Vegas Black Film Festival.He is also an multiple IRNE nominee for best One Man Show for his work in Love Jones. Keith has also been in national and local commercials, and is excited about creating new opportunities behind the camera like with his documentary Sneaker Therapy. Look for Keith in Kevin Powell’s New Movie When we where Free and the lead role in the movie Confused by Love on Amazon Prime, and as Applesauce in The Polka King on Netflix.
KHAI TYLER
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Khai Tyler is a SAG-AFTRA actor of Caribbean and African American descent. Her credits include the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Netflix), the drama-thriller film, Boston Strangler (Hulu) and she plays the lead in the coming of age film, Memoirs of a Black Girl (Amazon Prime, Vudu, Apple TV) which won Best Narrative Feature at the Roxbury International Film Festival several years ago. She also stars in several short films, and has a supporting role in the short film His Name is Eku which is premiering at the Rox Film Festival this year. She can also be seen in several commercials and print ads. Khai has a BA in Theatre from Ithaca College and continues to train and work on her craft. She is thrilled to participate in the RoxFilm Festival and Daily Reads again.
LONNIE FARMER
LORRAINE victoria KANYIKE
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Lorraine Victoria Kanyike is an Ugandan-American theater artist, writer, and DJ born and raised in Massachusetts. Her work spans through film and stage, with appearances on several stages throughout the northeast and beyond. Lorraine’s work channels her love of Black culture and seeks to join the Black diaspora through storytelling. She is incredibly honored to be a part of the Roxbury International Film Festival!
MARIA WILKINS
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Maria is delighted to be participating once again in the Roxbury International Film Festival! A proud citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Nation, she recently made her stage debut in John Tavano's celebration of Federico Garcia Lorca, Fuénte Grande. Maria began her career as a voice-over talent but quickly fell in love with on camera work, appearing in commercials and several short films. She has also appeared in stage readings by the Native Theatre Thursdays program in conjunction with American Indian Community House/The Eagle Project in NYC.
MEAGAN DILWORTH
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Meagan Dilworth (She/Her) is an actor, theatre educator, and choreographer. Acting Credits include Atlanta: Father Comes Home from the Wars (Actors Express) Chicago: Tokens of Promise (Digital–Goodman Theatre), A Day of Absence (Congo Square), The Ridiculous Darkness (Sideshow Theatre). Boston: Paradise Blue(Digital-Gloucester Stage) Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (Lyric Stage), Blues for an Alabama Sky (Trinity Repertory Company). She has worked as an educator with Chicago Children’s Theatre, Court Theatre, Kenny Leon’s True Colors, Emerson College, and Trinity Repertory Theatre. She holds a B.A. in Theatre & Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University and M.A. in Theatre Education from Emerson College.
ODIS SPENCER
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Odis grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He went to Brookline High School and became a member of the Dramatics Society. By the time he finished his freshman year, he realized that he wanted to be an actor. Odis then went to Ithaca College to study acting and directing. He studied acting with Oscar Nominated actor Richard Jenkins Aka Ron Parady. He graduated with honors and received his BFA in Acting and Direction. Two years out of college, Odis became a member of AFTRA, AEA and SAG. He worked on local and national commercials during the early part of his acting career. He also performed in radio plays on WGBH Radio. Odis can be seen In the TV series “Spenser for Hire” with Robert Urich - Seasons One and Two, “Here Comes the Boom” with Kevin James, “Defending Jacob” With Chris Evans on Apple TV Plus as the school principal and on Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” With Meryl Streep as the Chief Justice. Odis also played Professor Leon in a Short film “Miles of Summer” by Sam Zilic, and Oswald in “Magpie Optical” a film by Madeline Kotary and A short Film “Like Me” by Elias Stevens, which will show June 21, 2024 at the MFA at 8pm. In 2023 he was in a commercial for Point32Healthcare.
PARMIE POLK
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Parmie’s thrilled to be participating again in the RoxFilm Daily Script Reads. As an undergraduate student at Northeastern University, she discovered her interest in acting with the encouragement of her drama professor to pursue a career in acting, but life intervened. Her passion for the arts and a desire to train and become an actor stayed with her.
An avid theatergoer, Parmie remains an active member of the Arts Emerson Play Reading Book Club (PRBC) since 2014 as well as a member of the Huntington Theater’s Community Membership Initiative. She’s participated in many Staged Readings and Workshops.
Her theatrical debut in 2018, was in a Workshop Performance of Bar Girl of Jamaica, by Robert Johnson Jr; in 2019, she appeared in a walk-on role in The National Theater’s Landmark Production of JB Priestley’s Classic Thriller An Inspector Calls Directed by Stephen Daldry and presented by Arts Emerson at the Cutler Majestic Theatre and in November 2019, under the direction of Michelle A. Baxter, she performed in A Raisin In The Sun, in the role of Mama, Lena Younger at Pine Manor College.
In the interim, as she continues to pursue her goals she is taking on “acting-adjacent” roles to hone her acting skills, by playing a witness, victim or police officer in various in-person training exercises with lawyers who are developing their skills.
PAUL BENFORD-BRUCE
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Paul Benford-Bruce – Knight is a Boston-based actor who is looking forward to partake in the reading of Freeman Ghosts. Other credits include stage readings of Dust, A Christmas Play, The Earnest Path of Duty, The Adventures of Lottie Forten, Howrounds, Mirrors, and The Laundromat, and If Walls Could Talk. Stage performances include The Court Martial at Fort Devens, Hamlet’s Ghost in Hamlet, Smoked Oysters (Ulysses), The Piano Lesson (Wining Boy), Chicken and Biscuits (understudy), Three Sisters (Chebutykin), The Visit (the teacher), and The Convert (Uncle), an Elliot Norton Award-winning play. Paul also had the pleasure of working with Alan Alda on Brains on Trial, a PBS production. Additionally, Paul appeared briefly in Roberto Mighty’s production of World’s Greatest Cemeteries, Episode 1-Mount Auburn Cemetery, which had its Boston-area debut in April 2022 on GBH, Channel 2. He was a featured actor in the following independent films: Into the Night, A Very Merry Christmas, Say Your Name (which had its 2023 premiere at The Coolidge Corner Theater and won best drama at the Top Shorts Film Festival), and The Mayor’s Wife. Paul is also a board member of the Apollinaire Theatre and an Executive board member of the TC Squared Theatre. He is immensely proud to be a 2023 DASH Award winner for best supporting actor for The Piano Lesson.
RICARDO GUILLAUME
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Ricardo Guillaume is an actor based in Boston. His work includes a supporting actor role in Taper, an award-winning short film, a featured extra role in Apple TV’s Defending Jacob, and an additional production assistant position on the crew for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
SONYA JOYNER
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Sonya Joyner has been a mainstay of the Boston (and beyond) theatre scene for many years, working with community, fringe, and professional theatres where favorite roles include Gary Coleman (Avenue Q), and Mrs Muller (Doubt, A Parable). She has filmed commercials, independent films, and the award-winning YouTube web series Love Undone (Lead Actor, Director, and Producer), which just dropped it's final season. Currently, Sonya is preparing to film a feature horror film this summer in NYC. You will now find Sonya acting in more interactive roles such as The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Theatre (Boston-South). She is a Standardized Patient, working in the local medical school programs, and a Standardized Witness in mock trial exercises with lawyers. Voice over, and corporate videos round out her acting projects. In her few minutes of spare time she loves creating in the kitchen and riding roller coasters!
Y'DHANNA DANIELS
Y’Dhanna Daniels is an actor, screenwriter and voice over artist. She began her entertainment career in Houston, Texas while working for a NASA contractor, appearing in television commercials, industrial films, voicing radio ads and performing as a stand-up comic. Y'Dhanna currently voices characters in podcasts and appears in episodic television as well as commercials. Her performances in plays include: A Raisin in the Sun, The Colored Museum, Long Time Since Yesterday and Since ‘76. She holds an MFA in TV & Screenwriting from Stephens College and writes sketch comedy, half hour comedy and one hour TV drama.