Chris Marsh Clark* (Johnny Cash) (he/him) is so happy to return to SCR as the Man in Black. Clark recently wrapped up a year on the national tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, understudying Neil-Then. Other credits include Tully in Escape to Margaritaville (first national tour and Forestburgh Playhouse), Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Tommy Devito in Jersey Boys (North Shore Music Theatre and Theatre by the Sea), Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre), The REV Theatre Company and Music Theatre Wichita. He earned his BFA in musical theatre at Texas State University. My immense thanks to SCR, The Crunchy Nut, and CGF Talent; and my love to my family and Nev. @chrisclark55
JP Coletta* (Jerry Lee Lewis) is an actor and musician based out of New York City. He is making his SCR debut. Recently, he was seen as Jerry Lee Lewis in Milwaukee Repertory Theater production of Million Dollar Quartet. Other credits include the tour/cruise ship productions of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet and Grease; regionally in Little Shop of Horrors (Studio Tenn Theatre Company), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center) Million Dollar Quartet (various), Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (original cast), We Ain’t Ever Gonna Break Up: The Hymon and Parfunkel Story (The Phoenix Theater), Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver, Godspell, White Christmas, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, Urinetown and Sweeney Todd. Coletta is also the creator and star of Rock n’ Roll Piano Man, a theatrical concert that celebrates the history of the piano in rock ‘n’ roll! Follow @jp.coletta and @rocknrollpianoman on instagram.
Armando Gutierrez* (Carl Perkins) is living the dream! He was last seen at SCR in The Old Man and The Old Moon. His New York credits include Signature Theater, Minetta Lane Theatre and Atlantic Theater Company. He starred in the world premiere of Run, Bambi, Run at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Actor/Musician revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Cincinnati Playhouse, and composed an original score for Primary Trust at Syracuse Stage. Gutierrez is the bandleader for Jefferson McDonald’s Great Balls of Fire (currently touring) and the bass player for Saddlemen (albums available on all streaming platforms). Thanks to Jim, Kim, Wiley, David and PMA. Special thanks to my family, friends and Lanae. @teactemando
Austin Gutierrez* (W.S. "Fluke" Holland) is a Huntington Beach-born, New York City-based drummer. He has been featured in three productions of Venice Theater’s Buddy Lives! (2018, 2019, 2020). Most recently, he played drums and co-arranged for Princess Caribbean Cruises’ Jefferson McDonald’s Great Balls of Fire (2022). Outside of productions, you can find Gutierrez playing local clubs with his various bands, including Saddlemen and Anti Heroes, a Taylor Swift live cover band. Special thanks to his parents for fostering a love and dedication to music and spreading inspiration.
Doshima Iyorlu (Understudy)< Hailing from Sacramento, CA, Iyorlu is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut in Million Dollar Quartet at South Coast Repertory Theatre, and honored to work alongside such a stellar team! After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from California State University Long Beach, she is currently working towards her Master’s in Acting at University of California Irvine and is expected to graduate in 2027.
Matt MacNelly* (Understudy) is an actor, musician, director and producer living in Los Angeles. He’s thrilled to be back at SCR following his work as Music Director on Cambodian Rock Band and serving as understudy on Million Dollar Quartet. MacNelly has been playing guitar and writing original music since he was 14. His acting credits in Southern California include Woyzeck (Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara), Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town (La Jolla Playhouse) and Three Plays in a Tattoo Shop (THE TRIP Theater Company). He has a BA from Georgetown University and an MFA in acting from the University of California, San Diego.
Michael Manuel* (Sam Phillips) is happy to be returning to SCR where he last appeared in A Christmas Carol and as Editor Webb in Our Town. Also at SCR, Boris in Amos and Boris, Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe, Big Stone in Eurydice, Francis Flute/Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and in numerous readings and workshops since 1994. He has worked in regional theatres across the country including Alley Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company DC, Group Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, among others. In L.A., he has worked with A Noise Within (Ovation, LADCC Awards for Frankenstein), Pasadena Playhouse (LADCC for The Father), Mark Taper Forum, Cornerstone Theater Company, Shakespeare Festival LA, Geffen Playhouse, Interact Theatre Company, UCB, Main Street Players, and Impro Theatre where he is a member of the Main Company. He has appeared in numerous television programs and films, including the upcoming feature Redux Redux directed by the McManus Brothers. Manuel is an Acting Coach and has served as the coach and creative consultant for John Legend: An Evening of Songs and Stories. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and a 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.
Ana Marcu* (Dyanne) (she/her) returns to SCR after having appeared in The Old Man and The Old Moon. Her New York and Off-Broadway credits include Georama (Playwrights Horizons), 90210! The Musical! (Theatre 80), Gogol (Todd Almond, Josh Schmidt) and Chapters (Alanya Bridge). Her regional and touring credits include Sunny Afternoon (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Almost Heaven (Weston Theater Company); Once, Peter Pan and Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Jersey Boys (Theatre Aspen); A Christmas Carol (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Once (California Center for the Arts, Escondido); Disney on Classic (Japan National Tour); Man of La Mancha (Arizona Theatre Company); As You Like It (Great River Shakespeare Festival); and The Music Man (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). She also appeared in the film My Hero. She earned her BFA at Syracuse University. IG: @a_marcu. Special thanks to Gray Talent Group and my love, Alex.
Rustin Cole Sailors* (Elvis Presley) is thrilled to “enter the building!” and be back at SCR reprising this iconic role. He was last seen shaking his Elvis hips in Million Dollar Quartet at Mission San Juan Capistrano and Lincolnshire Marriott Theatre. Sailors made his SCR debut in the critically-acclaimed production of Once. His portrayal of Guy won him Best Actor in a Musical by BroadwayWorld. Currently, Sailors can be found on Amazon Prime, portraying Lucien Maxwell in the 4th season of “Into The Wild Frontier” and the premiere episode of ABC’s “The Prank Panel.” Sailors has been a proud AEA member since his Las Vegas Venetian debut as Drew in Broadway’s sit-down production of Rock of Ages. He also starred as the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Sierra Repertory Theatre. Other notable credits include Deaf West Theatre’s Los Angeles revival of Broadway’s Spring Awakening as Voice of Moritz, Hair at the Hollywood Bowl, RENT (Roger), Les Misérables (Marius) and For the Record: The Brat Pack for NCL (Rebel). “Thanks to family friends and my team @Infin8artists.” @rustinsailors
Sam Saint Ours* (Understudy) is stoked beyond words to be making his SCR debut, and honored to cover such iconic roles among this amazing cast. As a weathered swing and actor-musician (and West Coast wannabe), this production seems a perfect fit! Previous performing credits include several productions of Once as Eamon, Billy, and male swing (Rubicon Theatre Company, Engeman Theatre, and 2019 national tour); Bright Star as Jimmy Ray—for which he also played banjo (Theatre West); Billy Bishop Goes to War as Narrator, and The Lion in Winter as Philip (Cape May Stage); Oil as Nate (Olney Theatre Center); Wonderland: Alice’s Rock and Roll Adventure (Atlantic Theatre Company); and the majority of Shakespeare’s canon over three years as a resident company member with the American Shakespeare Center, including such roles as Bertram in All’s Well That Ends Well, Alonso in The Tempest, and Antipholus S. in The Comedy of Errors. Music directing and composing credits include dozens of shows with the American Shakespeare Center, Mill Mountain Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Laguna Playhouse, James Madison University, and more. Saint Ours would like to thank his family, his perfect dog, Nona, and vegan doughnuts—all for their unwavering support and ability to make unparalleled improvements to his world. SamSaintOurs.com
Wyatt Wireman* (Brother Jay) is a freelance bass player in Los Angeles CA. Previous musical theater engagements include productions of Guys and Dolls at Spokane Civic Theatre, South Pacific with the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, and Million Dollar Quartet with South Coast Repertory’s Outside SCR summer series. Wireman is experienced in multiple genres and has performed with diverse ensembles across Washington, Ohio, and California. He is currently studying with multiple teachers in the Los Angeles area. When not playing music, he can be found rock climbing, and enjoying the mountains around Southern California having recently summited Mt. Whitney in 14 hours up the Mountaineer’s Route. Wireman is originally from Richland, WA.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
