Michael Aronov is a Tony Award winning actor that has made a name for himself by pushing the boundaries on stage and screen. He has worked opposite titans in the field like Sir Ben Kingsley in "Operation Finale", playing real life Nazi hunter Zvi Aharoni; took on the disarming and ferocious role of head Chechen Warlord Chovka in "The Drop" with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini; spent three seasons on the award winning series "The Americans" as a physicist torn from his family; three seasons as the fast-talking lovable hustler Smokey Putnum on "The Blacklist"; and was lead detective Jackie Dillon — fighting for love and loyalty in the HBO series "Jett". Most recently he was seen as Isaac, a nightclub owner with a sordid past in the Netflix show “Hit and Run." Up next for the artist is the highly anticipated showtime project "The First Lady", where Aronov portrays Obama’s controversial chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, going toe-to-toe with Academy Award Winner Viola Davis as Michelle Obama.

Earlier in his career Aronov earned respect for his unique level of immersion into a role as he lost nearly fifty pounds to reflect the authentic downfall of Sacco Valenzia, a charismatic and boundless addict in the Sundance Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award nominated film - “Lbs.” Just prior to that, the actor’s film debut was in another Sundance Film Festival favorite, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” - playing the long-haired, diesel glam-rock drummer, Schlatko.

For his Theatre work, Aronov has won the Tony Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Obie Award, and the Elliot Norton Award. The actor has also been nominated for the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the IRNE Award. He originated the roles of Uri Savir in “Oslo” on Broadway; Paul in Lyle Kessler's “First Born” at The Actors Studio, and Dennis in Theresa Rebeck's “Mauritius.” Other Theatre highlights include: Siggie, in the Tony-nominated revival of “Golden Boy” on Broadway, the American premiere of “Blood and Gifts” by J.T. Rogers at Lincoln Center; his solo-show “Manigma” (NYC); Stanley Kowalski in the classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” (Europe); Jean in “Miss Julie” at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Dionysus in “The Bacchae 2.1,” and Edgar in an award winning production of “King Lear.”

As a writer Aronov has penned the plays “Seaguts", “Loyal T and the King”, and “Manigma"; the screenplays “The Painter” and “The Fazanulli Brothers”; and a pilot for television entitled “Breezewood.”

Talya Dayan is an actress and project manager born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Israel. In 2018, the artist enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. During that time Dayan participated in a variety of live performances and short films.

Talya is the co-founder of LBL. - a cosmetics and skin care company in Louisiana.

She currently owns TD LLC, an interior design and home improvement company in New York City.

Mike Roche is an actor, creator, and collaborator. Since 2001 he has worked extensively in multiple NYC public schools in all five boroughs, running Arts Based After-school and Violence Prevention Programming for Students, Parents and NYC DOE staff. There, through the Leadership Program, Mike has served as a Community School Director, Site Coordinator and Facilitator (Martial Arts / Tae Kwon Do, PDW's, Curriculum).

From 2001-2006, Mike worked extensively as a PSM, ASM, Production Assistant and Actor with artists including Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Rip Torn, Fay Dunaway, and Dianne Wiest at the Actors Studio; working directly with Al Pacino as an assistant, since 2006.

As an actor, Mike recently appeared as "Meathead" in the American Premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook (Brave New World Rep dir. Claire Beckman). Other credits include: Night Over Taos (INTAR/dir. Estelle Parsons), Doubt (dir. Peter Jensen/Gloria Maddox Theatre) The Father (reading w/Al Pacino at The Actors Studio), Johnny Johnson Dream Show (dir. John Strasberg/The Living Theatre), Room Service (The Actors Studio/dir. Arthur Storch), A Clockwork Orange & Fahrenheit 451, (59E59, EST, Edinburgh/dir. Joe Tantalo), Billy the Kid (Flea Theatre/dir. Jim Simpson), cul-de-sac (Unquowa Rep/John Cariani) Salome (PA: Barrymore Theatre/Broadway dir. Estelle Parsons), Salome (Two River Theatre dir. Jonathan Fox), Hedda Gabler (Judge Brack) and Creditors (Gustav) with Strindberg Rep at TNC. Member: Godlight Theatre Company (2010 Drama Desk Award).

Jee Duman is an actor and director. He worked as an assistant director with Avra Sidiropoulou in "And God Said", and with Brian Rhinehart in "Butoh Medea" - which were performed in Italy, Iran, Germany, Poland, Turkey and all over the U.S.

His recent directing credits include: "Park", "HAK", "Mend the Envelope" and "The Answer-Killing Question Buys a Crisis."

His recent acting credits include: Chekhov in New York, Lonely Souls and From Sacred Wrath.

He received his MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School, where he works as the Program Manager. Jee is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab.