Playwrights Asha Bagal Kelly (left) and Sabrina Caruso (right)
Sabrina Caruso (she/her) is a queer actress and writer based in Philadelphia. She studied the Meisner Technique at Rutgers University, and through Cabaret Theatre became involved in new work development and script adaptation. She continued her studies at Playhouse West in Philadelphia. Her theatre credits include Dawn (Lobby Hero), Angela (Stage Kiss), Lenny (Crimes of the Heart), and Laura (Significant Other). Her film credits include the upcoming queer horror short Beat Sweet Heart. She won Best Performance at the East Brunswick Film Festival for her role in This Isn’t Working and the Campus MovieFest National Golden Tripod Award for her role in Unsex Me.
Sabrina is passionate about telling queer stories and exploring feminist themes, often examining the darker corners of humanity and the feminine experience.
About the Creators
Asha and Sabrina met at Broken Mirror Studio in Philadelphia, where they were paired for a scene study and quickly discovered a strong artistic connection. Through their work together, they began questioning the shifting dynamics of power within their scenes. These explorations ultimately inspired the concept of a mirrored performance.
Asha Bagal Kelly (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia. Her earliest drama training was in Bharatanatyam, an ancient form of South Asian dance theatre. She also trained as a violist, performing in venues including Chicago's Symphony Center and the Sydney Opera House. Previous regional theatre roles include Luciana (Comedy of Errors), Ariel and Trinculo (The Tempest), Rosie Probert and Ensemble (Under Milk Wood), and Lizzy (The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley), among others. Asha will make her Philadelphia debut in Inis Nua Theatre Company's Same Team this June.
As a writer and director, Asha’s short film In Quiet Company, featuring an all-woman cast and crew, screened at last year’s Women’s Film Festival in Philadelphia. She also produced and directed the feature-length concert documentary Garden of Treasures for the Lyric Theatre of San José, celebrating turn-of-the-20th-century composers from historically marginalized backgrounds. She holds a BA in Theatre from San José State University. Asha's work experiments with form and medium, surprising audiences with unexpected perspectives and revealing the subtle layers beneath every story.
