Girl, Interrupted

Leela Bassuk

Understudy

LEELA BASSUK (Understudy) is an actor and writer originally from the Midwest. A 2025 graduate of The Juilliard School, she is thrilled to be making her Off-Broadway debut. Recent credits include film (Hot Minute, Good Sex) and voiceover (Midnight on the Celestial, Fallen City). With thanks to Brookside, IAG, and my family. 

Ta’Rea Campbell

Valerie

TA’REA CAMPBELL (Valerie) is beyond excited to be performing at The Public Theater! She has appeared in 7 Broadway shows and several national tours. Some of her favorite roles include Angelica in Hamilton, Nala in The Lion King, Deloris in Sister Act and being an original Broadway cast member of Little Shop of Horrors, Leap of Faith, The Hills of California, and The Book of Mormon. She was most recently seen in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Let's all be nice to each other.  

Gabi Campo

Tori

GABI CAMPO she/her (Tori) has appeared on television in “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Billions,” and Apple TV+’s “Helpsters.” She was also seen on Broadway in the most recent revival of Cabaret as Frenchie, as well as Sally Bowles at select performances. Additional Broadway credits include Some Like It Hot (OBC), Beetlejuice (Miss Argentina), West Side Story (2020 revival), and The Prom (OBC). She is a Pace University BFA Musical Theater graduate. LA native. Proud Chicana. 

Juliana Canfield

Susanna

JULIANA CANFIELD (Susanna) received a Tony Award Nomination and Drama Desk Award for her performance as “Holly” in the most Tony Award-nominated play in history, Stereophonic. Other Theater: Playwrights Horizon’s Stereophonic, TFANA’s Fefu and her Friends, Atlantic Theater’s Sunday, NYTW’s The House That Will Not Stand, NYTW’s Zürich, and TFANA’s He Brought Her House Back in a Box. TV: HBO’s “Succession” (2x SAG Award Winner), Peacock’s “The Calling”, FX’s “Y: The Last Man”, Apple’s “Amazing Stories”, and FX’s “American Horror Story: Delicate”. Film: HBOMax’s The Family McMullen, A24’s On the Rocks, Bleecker Street’s The Assistant and two upcoming Warner Brothers features: F.A.S.T and The Great Beyond. 

Eileen Doan

Understudy

EILEEN DOAN she/her (Understudy) is an Asian-American actor, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Recent credits include the US and New Zealand premiere of The Lord Of The Rings: A Musical Tale, as well as regional productions of Cambodian Rock Band, Once, and The Twelfth Night Show. Eileen is a singer-songwriter with music available on all streaming platforms. Find Eileen on IG @eileeneileend and online at eileendoan.com. Let it bring hope, let it be a tale. 

Manoel Felciano

The Male Presence

MANOEL FELCIANO he/him (The Male Presence). Broadway: Nine shows, including Sweeney Todd (Tony nomination) Off-Broadway: Imaginary Invalid, Alchemist, BTW Meet Vera Stark, Secret Life of Bees, The Changeling, Trumpery, Shockheaded Peter. Regionally: Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Much Ado, Mothers and Sons, Clybourne Park, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Zoo Story, Elektra, Ragtime, Three Sisters, Sunday in the Park with George. TV: “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (upcoming Apple TV),” “Evil,” “Blacklist,” “Elementary,” “NCIS,” “Trauma,” “The Unusuals.” BA: Yale, MFA: NYU Grad Acting. 

King Princess

Lisa

KING PRINCESS (Lisa) is a Brooklyn-based vocalist, songwriter, producer, and actor making her stage debut in Girl, Interrupted. She made her screen acting debut as a series regular on the second season of “Nine Perfect Strangers” (Hulu) and can be seen in the Oscar-nominated feature Song Sung Blue alongside Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. She will next appear in One Night Only (2026). In music, King Princess first gained acclaim with her debut album Cheap Queen (2019), followed by Hold On Baby (2022) and her most recent release, Girl Violence (2025). Her work has earned widespread critical praise for its emotional depth and genre-defying sound, establishing her as a distinctive voice across both music and film. 

Gunnar Manchester

Understudy

GUNNAR MANCHESTER he/him (Understudy). Off Broadway: Macbeth in Stride (BAM). Regional: Safety Not Guaranteed (Signature Theatre) OCTET (Hudson Valley Shakespeare); also Yale Rep, Huntington, Trinity Repertory, Gamm, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Wilbury. He is a graduate of the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Training Program, where he was recipient of the Stephen Sondheim Graduate Fellowship in Theater Arts. gunnarmanchester.com @snugmanchester 

Mia Pak

Grace

MIA PAK (Grace). OFF-BROADWAY: Three Houses (Signature Theatre), Suffs (The Public Theater), In the Green (Lincoln Center Theater), Your Own Personal Exegesis (Lincoln Center Theater). REGIONAL: Octet (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Riddle of the Trilobites (Flint Repertory Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Interlochen Shakespeare Festival). UPCOMING: Safety Not Guaranteed at Signature Theatre in DC. She released her first album titled All Too Much in 2024 under the name miamiamia. 2025 Lucille Lortel Nominee for Best Actor in a Musical (Three Houses). Represented by Ivy Rock Management. Miajpak.squarespace.com. IG: @miajpak and @miamiamiamusic. 

Katherine Reis

Daisy

KATHERINE REIS (Daisy) made her Broadway debut in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  Reis starred in Adam Rapp’s The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois at Atlantic Theater Company, Dream Big World Theatre’s Cracked Open at Theatre Row, and Nina at TheatreLab.  In film, Reis was seen in Jason Lester’s independent feature film Taipei. Katie Holmes directed her in All We Had, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and she appeared in Todd Solondz’s Wiener-Dog.  On the small screen, she recurred on the HBO Max reboot of “Gossip Girl,” “Claws,” “Rise,” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”  Her additional television credits include NBC’s “Chicago P.D.,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Bull,” and “Unforgettable.” Instagram: @k8r3is 

Anna Roman

Understudy

ANNA ROMAN (Understudy) is an actor-singer-songwriter and a 2025 MFA Acting graduate of DGSD at Yale (Carol Finch Dye Prize). Off-Broadway credits include What in the Actual F***?! (NYTW Next Door). Regional credits include Falcon Girls (Yale Rep, world premiere), Escaped Alone (Yale Rep), The Dreamer Examines His Pillow (Tampa Rep, BroadwayWorld Regional Best Performer in a Play Winner 2023), Romeo + Juliet (Sketchbook Theatre), and Pride and Prejudice, Cannabis Passover (readings at Chautauqua Theatre Company).  TV credits include "The Hunting Party" (NBC). Roman has her BFA from UF. Her debut EP “LARK” is available anywhere you stream music this April. annaroman.com. @a.rom 

Sally Shaw

Polly

SALLY SHAW (Polly). Public Debut! Broadway: Gypsy (Marjorie May, u/s Tessie Tura + Electra / Miss Cratchitt). Regional: La Cage… (BSC). Hoping her journey with Girl, Interrupted honors the wisdom and friendship of her childhood piano teacher, Harriette Flachmeier. Ithaca College BFA. Profoundly shaped by her time working with Sammy Rae & the Friends, The House of Velour and Sea Dog Theater. Family, fiancé, CLA Partners, HCKR, Public Casting + Creatives: Thank you? An understatement. Non Nobis! @sal.shaw / sallyshaw.com  

Emily Skinner

Dr. Wick

EMILY SKINNER (Dr. Wick). Broadway: Suffs (Drama Desk nomination), Side Show (Tony nomination, Drama League Award), The Cher Show, Prince Of Broadway (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty, James Joyce's The Dead, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Billy Elliot (Broadway World Award), New York, New York, A Christmas Carol. Off-Broadway: House of McQueen (The Mansion at Hudson Yards), Picnic (Transport Group, Drama Desk Nomination), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Carnegie Hall); Fiorello!, No Strings, Pardon My English, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (all at City Center Encores!). Television: “The Blacklist” (NBC), “Madam Secretary” (CBS). She sings with symphonies around the globe and her numerous CD recordings may be found on all major streaming services. www.emily-skinner.com 

Rachel Stern

Understudy

RACHEL STERN (Understudy) is a singer/songwriter from NYC. Broadway credits include Girl from the North Country, Shrek the Musical, High Fidelity, and Tarzan. Television credits include “The Deuce,” “Blacklist,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order SVU,” “Louie,” “The Big C,” “Unforgettable,” and the lead singer in the movie My Depression. A graduate of NYU (Lee Strasberg Studio), Stern has voiced many animated characters, video games,  commercials, and fronts her own band. Proud member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA. @juststern- therachelstern.com 

Lauren Jeanne Thomas

Judy/Musician

LAUREN JEANNE THOMAS she/her (Judy/Musician) is an actor and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Off-Broadway: Beau (OOTB), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Stage 42, Drama Desk Best Revival), The Goree All-Girl String Band (NYMF). Additional select credits: Once (Nat’l Tour), Richard III (The Curtain), The Comedy of Errors (STC), Hester Street (Theater J, world premiere). Training: Boston University BFA Acting; LAMDA. Instagram: @taurenlhomas. LaurenJThomas.com. Love to Mert!