Meet Our Company Members

ANDREW BROWN

NIDAL BUKHARI
​In the world of theater, Andrew has taken on classic roles such as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (Prospect Theater Project), Damis is Tartuffe (Gallo Center for the Arts), Kinesias in Lysistrata (Michael Lynch),  Bernard in Death of a Salesman (Prospect Theater Project), and many more. Recently, Andrew played the lead in the award-winning short "FIXATION" as well as in the feature "Slashlorette Party" (Available to stream on Amazon Prime). You can also see him on TV in "Dave", "Hacks" and "The Last Gasp"  as well as in various commercials (Google Pixel, Lets Disco, Lullyboo).

He is a proud student of Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), Ivana Chubbuck Studios, VoicePrint West, and Stan Zimmerman. 

Nidal Bukhari was born in Modesto, CA where he carved out a name for himself becoming a local celebrity known for his classic roles as his Viking high school mascot, the Jamba Juice banana, Head Leprechaun in a local St. Patrick's Day parade event, and your "Marshal, Marshal, Marshal" at Laser Tag. Knowing his skills were desired in Los Angeles, he finally decided to help Los Angeles out and made the move, lending his incredibly unique skills to such roles as Terrorist in "Bosch: Legacy," Neil in "Displaced," and Guest on multiple podcasts. After a few years of leading a successful performer's life within the restaurant and service industry, Nidal gravitated toward the production end of entertainment, which humbled and provided him with a much deeper appreciation for show business. He is very excited to be a part of Firefly Theater Group and performing again, and hopes to reprise his role one day as Head Leprechaun. Keep In Touch (K.I.T.)! Have a good summer!

CAITLIN CHARLES

Caitlin is an actor and artist who was raised on the East Coast. She has participated in several theatrical performances all over the world as both an actor and designer. Caitlin has a BFA from The Pace School of Performing Arts, and has continued her training with The Lir Academy (Dublin), The Meisner Center, MN Acting Studio, and The Groundlings. She was introduced to Firefly through their 2022 production of The Seagull. Outside of theatre, Caitlin enjoys filmmaking, animation, digital design, and painting.

SARAH DENNIS

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SARAH DENNIS is a recent transplant to Los Angeles, who couldn’t be more thankful to have stumbled into the lives of these sweet fireflies. She believes in using her artistry to play her part in building the Beloved Community by bringing people together through the joys of storytelling. Select Theatre: The Seagull (Firefly Theatre Company), Dance Nation (The Theatre School at DePaul), Brooklyn Bridge (Chicago Playworks), Romeo and Juliet (Seattle Shakespeare Company), Julius Caesar (Prague Shakespeare Company). Select Film: Flour Girls (Trip Sit Productions). BFA Acting, DePaul University.

RICARDO BLAYDE DIAZ

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The proverbial class clown, Ricardo grew up in small town Illinois. Surprisingly, he didn’t actually make his foray into theatre until his junior year at the University of Missouri, but after one acting class, he was hooked! After graduating with a BA in Biology/Theatre, Ricardo accepted a Production Management Apprenticeship at the American Theatre Company in Chicago. During his time there, he continued honing his craft by performing in dozens of stage productions across the city as well as training in improv and sketch comedy, graduating from the iO Chicago. In 2017, Ricardo made THE BIG MOVE to Los Angeles, where he continues to write, act in film/TV, and work with an amazing FIREFLY THEATRE GROUP.

ANASTASIA NARINSKIY

Anastasia is a Russian born actress raised in the suburbs of Cleveland (but aren’t they all). She came to LA to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where she completed the acting program. After that she went on to complete all levels of sketch and improv at UCB and The Groundlings. She has been performing in sketch and improv shows across the country every since. She’s all sorts of excited to be joining Firefly and looks forward to seeing you at all of the shows

OMARI WILLIAMS
Omari Williams, a Houston native and a BFA alumni of Baylor University, moved out to LA to pursue his acting career and has various credits in film/TV, theater, voice over, and the ever popular quarantine hobby, scripted podcasts. Some of his theater performances include DUN in Pipeline (the Art of Acting Studio), JAKE in Clownfish (Theatre of NOTE), CHIP SKIPPER in Space Captain: Captain of Space (Boomstick Theatre), RONNIE in Mirror Mirror (Firefly Theatre Group), ACTOR 4 in We Are Proud to Present… (Third Culture Theatre), and LYONS in Fences (Jubilee Theatre). You can hear his voice in podcasts such as Alpha 8, Quiet Please (2020), Premiere the Play Podcast, Open Door Playhouse, and The Disappearance of Olivia Perry. He is ecstatic to join such a prestigious group of artists as a member of the FTG!