UNIVERSES

N'SANGOU NJIKAM (aka Glenn Gordon) (Actor/Playwright). A member of UNIVERSES, he performed in productions of Ameriville and was a contributor for Party People. As a playwright, Gordon has written: SYNCING INK; RE:DEFINITION; and received a fellowship from the New Black Fest to write SEARCH FOR THE CRYSTAL STAIRS. Gordon is co-founder of the Continuum Project, Inc., which uses African Ancestry DNA testing and theatre to promote cultural identity and community healing.  In 2010, after tracing his African Ancestry, Gordon was given the name NSangou Njikam by the Bamoun/Tikar people of Cameroon. He received a B.F.A. in acting from Howard University.

ASIA MARK (Actress/Vocalist/Photographer) is a native of Detroit, MI. A Detroit School of Arts Broadcast team member while at the Detroit School of Arts where performances included in forensics multiples such as 'The Wiz', 'Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk' and the 'Yellow Boat.' Asia is a heart and soul alum of The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit's acting program. Upon graduation, she received Mosaic's Outstanding Artist Award and Mosaic's Leadership Award. In 2009, Asia became an NAACP Act-So National Gold Medalist for dramatics in New York. She is finishing her B.F.A in acting at the University Theatre at Western Michigan University. She has performed in A Song for Coretta (Helen), Tambourines to Glory (Laura), Ruined (Joesphine), Check Your Privilege (Nadira, Vanessa), Tony and Tina's Wedding (Connie), AMERIVILLE and UNISON by Universes. She performed as Louise in Cane River King, the winner of the 2015 Midwest New Play Festival at the Victory Gardens Theatre.

Sophia Ramos

Born in the Bronx, New York, Sophia cut her teeth as a member of the NYC hard rock band Sophia’s Toy with a commanding, snarling stage presence.  Named “Best Undiscovered Artist” by VH1, she has collaborated with the likes of Metallica’s Jason Newstead, Psychotica, and Joey Ramone, and performed as vocalist with an incredible variety of artists, including Screaming Headless Torsos, Government Mule, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Hudson and Jefferson Starship. Sophia is a veteran live and studio vocalist and voiceover artist. Her talents in both English and Spanish have been employed in countless commercials and jingles. Sophia has released two CDs of killer rock & roll, Her Majesty and Revelator, co-written and produced by guitarist Billy White. In Fall 2014, Sophia appeared at The Berkeley Repertory Theatre as a featured actor and vocalist in PARTY PEOPLE an original play about the ambitions and regrets of the 1960s revolutionary groups the Black Panthers and Young Lords. PARTY PEOPLE is directed by Liesl Tommy and created/produced by UNIVERSES, an award-winning ensemble that fuses theater, poetry, music, rap and politics. PARTY PEOPLE opened at The Public Theater in New York City on November 14, 2016. 

Nate John Mark

Actor at Shakespeare In Detroit; Actor/Writer at UNIVERSES; Actor at Idaho Shakespeare Festival; School Visit Tour -Actor at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; (FAIR) Audience Development Assistant in Marketing and Communications at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Paraprofessional at Kalamazoo Public Schools; From Grand Rapids, Michigan

Chris Mansa

CHRIS MANSA (Actor) is a new member of Universes from Detroit, MI.. Graduate of Western Michigan University (BFA:Acting). Previous acting credits include: UNIVERSES’ Live From The Edge; UNIVERSES’ Ameriville (directed by Steven Sapp and William "Ninja" Ruiz at Western Michigan University); Cane River King by Jeremy Llorence (directed by Mark Liermann at Victory Gardens Theatre); Fourth and Long by Jeremy Llorence (Kalamazoo Piano Company).