The Team

Maeve Z. O'Connor is a playwright, poet, and cabaret clown. After her debut play Leaving Manzanita made her the youngest playwright in the history of the Fertile Ground Festival, she went on to produce a multitude of other works on both coasts, including The Icarus Paradox with Cascadia Creative Conservatory, Someone Has to Die with New York Theatre Festival, and Reckoning with Portland Center Stage's Visions & Voices series. Her poetry and short plays have been featured in Periphery Journal, You Might Need to Hear This, Bridge: The Bluffton Literary Journal, and on the air at KBOO.FM radio. Her clown has made appearances across New York at venues including Bar Nine NY, Special Club, Reverie Room, and Club Cumming. When not in the rehearsal room, Maeve can be found annotating horror novels, singing jazz, and folding balloon animals.

Faith Pasch is a NYC-based actress, singer, and producer with a flair for bold storytelling and rock-infused musical theatre. She most recently spent the summer originating the role of Nancy Nelson in the UK premiere of "I Was a Teenage She-Devil" and produced "The Silly William Gambit" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Her performance credits include Disney Cruise Line (Believe, The Golden Mickeys, Beauty and the Beast), Flounder (The Little Mermaid in Concert), Maureen (Rent in Concert), and Susan (Miracle on 34th Street). A passionate cabaret artist and producer, Faith has produced and emceed numerous concerts and cabarets at venues such as Experimental Cocktail Club, Bar 9, The Special Club, and Club Cumming.

She recently founded her solo production company Faith Pasch Productions; and co-founded two theatrical production companies: Diamond Mesh Inc. with its upcoming NYC Theatrical Festival The Manifestival, and Fate Productions which will debut original cabaret shows in 2026 aiming to highlight female and non-binary voices. 

Gabriel Greenwood is a New York-based arranger, singer, pianist, and songwriter. A graduate of Belmont University, he enjoys blending his soulful influences together to create a sound all his own. Whether performing his own songs, or covering the greats on cruise ships, Gabriel showcases his training and tenacity for music. He is excited to be the lead arranger for Club 27!

Parker Jenkins (he/him) is an actor, playwright, director, and designer originally from North Carolina. He holds an MFA in Acting & Stagecraft from the Actor’s Studio Drama School @ Pace University. Recent acting credits: Point Loma (Manhattan Repertory Theatre), The Great Garbage Monologues (The NuBox), The Happiness Treatment (The Tank), Clean Slate (Rogue Theatre Festival). Recent writing/directing credits: The Edge of Tonight (NY Equity Library Theatre, “Best Play”), What We Choose To Breathe (The Tank). Recent design credits: Burnout Kingdom (Hudson Guild Theatre), Sign of the (End) Times (The Tank), Diamond As Big As The Ritz (ATA Sergeant Theatre), Love, Science, & Magic (The Tank). Parker is also a member of the Dramatists Guild. Huge thanks to his friends, family, personal demons, and Keurig coffee machine for always supporting his dreams. IG: @_parkerjenkins_ / www.parker-jenkins.com

Kyle Watkins is a Jersey City based photographer and performer. He has a deep passion for storytelling through photography and is thrilled to be a part of the team bringing Club 27 to life! When he's not working out of his Hoboken studio, he's playing Dungeon & Dragons, reading, or spending time with his fiancée, cat, and bunny. @kylewatkinsphotography www.kylewatkinsphotography,com

Danielle MacMath is an actor and theatre marketer. Campaigns include: Sylvia and Urinetown at the Grange Theatre (Social Media Manager), SantaCon the Play with Richard Kind (Social Media / Producer), Sacco and Vanzetti are Dead! (Marketing / Producer), and the audition prep service No Sweat Rep (Social Media). During her time as a Producer at The Black Box, she contributed to over 50 productions and countless readings, including Eric Bogosian's 1+1 Off-Broadway, John Patrick Shanley's The Lost Years, Imaginary Comforts by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), Premiere Production of Exposed by Beth Henley, and the U.S. Premiere of Sam Shepard’s unpublished Little Ocean. Favorite acting credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mrs. Teavee), Othello (Emilia), Spring Awakening (Wendla), and alongside F. Murray Abraham in Fragments. www.DanielleMacMath.com IG: @DanielleMacMath 

Matt Bader is an actor, writer, and producer from Milford, CT. Past production credits include The Silly William Gambit (Star, writer, & producer: Edinburgh Fringe & The Producers Club Theatre). Performance credits include Doobie (I was a Teenage She-Devil UK Premier), Connecticut Repertory Theater’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Deputy) and It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (Young George). Ridgewood Opera Company’s Ruddigore. (Richard Dauntless) and Theatre for the New City’s Stitch in Time. (Lowly Henry). He also tours the Northeastern US as the titular role in The Dinner Detective. Film/TV, he is a series regular for Justin Jager’s The Startup (Paul).  

Contact: Mattbader@diamondmeshinc.com

Jay Michaels is one of the most enduring and visible personalities of independent theatre & films. A veteran of the original Off-Off Broadway and underground movements in NYC, Michaels’ career spans from the national tours of Cats and Les Misérables to the executive offices of international galas featuring Hillary Clinton, Jon Stewart, Vera Wang, and James Earl Jones. He has lent his strategic acumen to Broadway shows like The Vagina Monologues, Guys & Dolls, Damn Yankees, Beginnings, and Audra McDonald at Town Hall. Today, he remains a champion of the independent artist through his boutique firm, Jay Michaels Global Communications, serving a vast array of independent international talent and their projects including some of New York’s most prominent indie stage companies. Michaels is also co-producer of Channel Indie, a ROKU station dedicated to the indie artist and on-air personality for ACW-TV and Boston Sci-Fi Channel.