CREATIVE & CAST

Jesse Ayala is an award-winning storyteller and lyricist amplifying outsider voices that challenge and reshape their eras. Trained at the BMI Lehman Engel Workshop, Harvard’s advanced playwriting, and Berklee College of Music, his works include Marlise!, Madame X, and June Moon. He is a Broadway investor in the 2024 revival of The Wiz! and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. Jesse also contributes to the Rise Directory for BIPOC visibility in theater, participates in Transport Group’s Emerging Theater Makers, and serves on the review committee for the Susan J. Westfall Short Playwriting Contest.
His film and media work has premiered at Tribeca, Cannes, and SXSW, with residencies at The New Museum, Meta’s Creator Lab, and The Future of Storytelling. Originally from Wisconsin, Jesse is a first-generation Latino gay artist creating work that blends stage, screen, and immersive experience.
Website: jesseayala.com
Instagram: @jesseayalajr

Justino Tesoro is a New York–based composer, lyricist, and performer whose work blends theatricality, humor, and heartfelt perspective. A graduate of Wagner College and Berklee NYC, his music and performances have been featured at Carnegie Hall (Transport Group), Sony Music Hall, Green Room 42, Lincoln Center, Don’t Tell Mama, and The Triad. Justino is a proud member of the Dramatist Guild, co-founder of Punch-Up! Theatre Co., and faculty at StookU Music Academy.
Growing up queer and on the autism spectrum, Justino brings a singular lens to his storytelling; celebrating individuality through melody and mischief. His works focus on those who feel “othered” and how the misunderstood can find community in unlikely places. Justino’s current works include MARLISE! (Berklee NYC), and June Moon (NYPL at Lincoln Center). He is currently developing two new works, Out of BODY Out of MIND, and Angry Old People. His Music Directing Credits include Spongebob Jr. (Gateway Playhouse), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (SSTE), June Moon (NYPL at Lincoln Center).
Website: justinotesoro.com
Instagram: @justino_tesoro

Isa Peña is an actor and writer from Miami, Florida. Select Credits include: American Idol (Season 3 on ABC), Heathers (Chandler), Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy), The Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard College. She is the co-creator of Admission, a sitcom scandal musical.
Instagram: @isapenamusic
YouTube: @IsabellaPenaOfficial

Eliza Fitch is an actor, director, and producer with bi-coastal roots. A graduate of Chapman University, selected directing credits include To Fall in Love (Conundrum Theatre Co.), Ordinary Days (Makeshift LA), June Moon (NYPL at Lincoln Center). She is thrilled to be back working with the June Moon team!
Website: elizafitch.com
Instagram: @elizafitch_

Jaylen Gray (Ramy) is an R&B artist and actor born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He graduated with a degree in vocal performance from Wagner College and is ecstatic to bring Ramy back to life again.
Instagram: jaygray_the_voice

Jules Curtis is a queer actor, playwright, and poet based in NYC and Long Island. They graduated early from Muhlenberg College with a BA in Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing, then was a musical theatre student of Daisy Prince in the Tepper Semester NYC through Syracuse University. Recent projects have included playing Maleficent in Disney's Descendants: The Musical at the John W. Engeman Theater and playing Carolina in new musical "June Moon" at the Bruno Walter Theater at NYPL Lincoln Center. Jules is so excited and grateful to be reprising their role as Carolina!
Website: julesmcurtis.com
Instagram: @julesmarie.c

Emma Rogers is a singer, dancer, actress, songwriter, and playwright specializing in musical theater performance. A recent graduate of Harvard College in Theater, Dance & Media, she is currently studying Writing and Production for Musical Theater at Berklee NYC. At Harvard, Emma was a cast member of The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, The Harvard Callbacks, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company. Emma is thrilled to reprise her role as Dr. Millikin in June Moon!
Website: emmarogers.com
Instagram: @emmarogers21
Spotify: Emma Rogers