The View UpStairs Cast

Autumn Jones is a singer-songwriter from Maplewood, NJ, and a recent graduate from Berklee College of Music. The soulful R&B she creates is an expression of her life experiences as told through her stories and in each of her songs, which are available on all major platforms. Autumn has toured across the county & abroad in venues most notably; City Winery, Hard Rock Cafe Silvana in Harlem, Rockwood Music Hall in Manhattan, Radio City in Valencia and the annual Maplewoodstock festival. She also opened for Vivian Green and Jon B. at the acclaimed SOPAC in South Orange, NJ. Her recent release, "Bittersweet" was selected as a finalist in the Tracks Music Awards for Best Music Video. She's excited to challenge herself in returning to theater her first ever major role in a musical.

Born in Newark, NJ, Daniel Drew is an actor, singer and traditional Irish Dancer. He began performing at a young age, first in his local church choir, and then at a number of productions at Rutgers University in Newark. He later went on to attend Rutgers University where he sang for the Rutgers University Men's Glee Club under the direction of Dr. Patrick Gardner, performing such works as Straivnsky's Oedipus Rex, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's Das Berliner Requiem, and the Brahms Nanie. In the last few years his focus has shifted back toward the theater and he has performed in several regional productions, most notably appearing as Huey Calhoun in Vanguard Theater Company's production of Memphis: The Musical as well as playing Paris in the New York Musical Theater Festival production Searching for Romeo. ​

David Rivera, Jr. is an actor, director, and educator who is currently pursuing a BA Theatre degree with a teaching certificate from Kean University. His favorite acting credits include dEAD dOG pARK (Ricky), Sunday in the Park with George (Franz/Bob Greensburg), Sister Act (Eddie Souther/Dance Captain), and Anna in the Tropics (Palomo). His directing credits include Take Down the Fence and Time Flies from Directors Workshop. He would like to thank everyone involved in making this production happen, as well as his family and friends for their constant support.

Demetrius Kee recently was seen in the HP21 Short Play Festival as Robert in the play Till Death Due we Part? His other credits include Going Viral (Deathdrop4dkids/Voice4), Dante (Devon), Sister Act (TJ), The Mountaintop, Once upon a Mattress (Jester/Nightingale), Big River: The Musical (Crossing Soloist (u/s)/Ensemble), Gospel at Colonus (Oedipus Singer), Houdini among the Spirits: The New Musical Equity Workshop (Ensemble), and Patterson Falls (Robert Edmund Jones). Instagram: @demetriustrk, Facebook: @Demetrius Kee

James DeVoursney is honored to make his debut with Progressive Theater! His previous work includes Todd in The UVX by Luxury Universal Experience, The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz at Saint Michael’s Playhouse, and Warren in Ordinary Days. James also toured as a Tour Actor/Director with Missoula Children’s Theatre. He has a BA in Theatre and Psychology from Saint Michael’s College. When not performing. James is working towards his EMT certification. More at backstage.com/u/james-devoursney

Jaz Astwood is thrilled to be working on this production of View From Upstairs as her first production back after a year of no live Theater! A New York based, Bronx raised actress, she has been seen in the Public Works production of Hercules, at the 2019 ICE Factory Festival production of LORDES and an Off-Off Broadway production of Year of the Monkey. Instagram: @JazAstwood www.jazastwood.com.

Michael Giorgio is an experienced actor and voiceover artist. Select NY Theater: Polikushka (Gallery Players); Czestochowa Musical Chairs (Gene Frankel Theater); Gravitity-A Test (Kraine); Myth (Horace Mann Theater); Slumming It (Dixon Place Regional): More Fun Than Bowling & Darkness To Light (12 Miles West);TheNormal Heart (George Street 99); America For Sale (PEP) Film: 3 Dollars (Eddie) – Phat Cat Films; The Divine Instrument (Ben) – ReelRegal Prods.; Pocket Full of Sunshine (Diner Owner) – King Mountain Prods. TV/Webisode: Ghosts of Fort Greene (Eddie) – The Arthouse

Randy Campo is a NYC/NJ based actor/performer. He is delighted to be making his Progressive Theatre debut in The View Upstairs. A 2021 Rutgers graduate, his favorite theatre credits include: She Loves Me (Arpad), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Legally Blonde (Emmett), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), and Godspell (All Good Gifts) for which he received the 2018 BroadwayWorld Regional award for Best Actor in a Musical. Sending love to his family and Craig, for their endless support. Heartfelt thanks to Gregory for this opportunity as well the entire cast and crew of TVU.

SHAQ HESTER is thrilled to make his Progressive Theater debut. Off-Broadway: Antigone in Ferguson (Theater of War) Other: A Message From a Wanderer (TEDXBroadway/Radial Park), Treemonisha (Trilogy Opera), Five Guys Named Moe (Workshop Theatre -SC). Master of Music, Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music. Instagram: @shaqhester

Tommy Nichols has appeared on stage in NYC and around the country, in GODSPELL, CABARET, THE PRODUCERS, PECOS BILL, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, and THE PIED PIPER, among many others. He often performs cabaret shows at Don’t Tell Mama in NYC, and hopes to return there again sometime soon in post-pandemic times. Tommy wrote shows for ABC's Disney Saturday Morning, including DOUG, PB&J OTTER, and STANLEY. His play, INCIDENT ON WEST 43RD STREET, was showcased in 2019 at Equity Library Theater. Tommy spent his early years in theater following in the footsteps of Matthew Broderick, always called in to audition when Matthew was moving on to his next great project. This experience features prominently in the new musical Tommy is writing about his own life, titled (what else?) THE TOMMY SHOW. He lives in South Orange, NJ, and considers his 3 adult children, Kate, Max and Harry, his greatest accomplishment in life!