Theater 173: After The Funeral
Writer: Amber Patterson
Amber Patterson is an actress who dabbles in the behind-the-scenes of theatre. This is her first play, and she is ecstatic to share her debut with all of you!
Amber Patterson
Director: Yunyi Zhu
Yunyi Zhu is a Chinese-born director and producer currently based in Los Angeles after graduating from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in directing. She has accumulated a broad spectrum of experience working in prominent international film companies, including Warner Brother, Mei Ah Entertainment (Hong Kong), Vanishing Angle, Tecent Pictures, etc. Her previous work has screened at some top-notch film festivals worldwide, including festivals that qualified for the Oscars and BAFTA recognition. Additionally, Yunyi has demonstrated her versatility by producing commercials and music videos for acclaimed international brands and artists. She is always passionate about various projects, from short films and music videos to podcasts. With her dedication to storytelling, Yunyi Zhu continues to push the boundaries of her creativity.
Yunyi Zhu
CAST:
Christine Uhebe
Christine Uhebe was born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil and started her acting career when she lived in Florence, Italy. Since moving to Los Angeles, Christine has been working tirelessly to further her career, beginning her journey studying at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Upon graduating she was cast in Distant Vision, directed by the visionary Francis Ford Coppola.
On stage, Christine has appeared as Cecilia in the sold out performance of María Irene Fornés' Fefu and her Friends, at the historic Hollyhock House. She also played Beth in Berndatte Armstrong's Simple Lives, as well as Inez in the World Premiere of Affluence at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills.
She appeared in The Rookie opposite Eric Winter, Lazareth opposite Ashley Judd, and the final season of Seal Team opposite David Boreanaz. Christine's voice career has taken off since appearing as the Brazilian “La Portia” opposite Wil Wheaton in the Facebook Watch Original Rival Speak. Her most prized credit to date has been voicing Nina Da Costa in Marvel's X-Men '97.
Christine Uhebe
Gerald James
Gerald James is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, director and street musician. In 1995 to 2005 Gerald toured Adventures In Poetry, a 45 min play teaching poetry, written completely in verse, throughout the orange county school system. In 2011 Gerald created A Dream
Continues, a review based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, Pesented in the Marilyn Monroe Theater in West Hollywood. In 2018 he wrote, produced and directed SEVEN, presented in Moldova, where Gerald was awarded as the first American artist to collaborate in an American/Moldova international exchange. SEVEN was also presented in Egypt this past January 2025. And just recently in the 2025
Hollywood Fringe Festival. In 2023 he presented an original piece called ‘The Complexity’ as an opening piece in The Sontag Theater in the Lee Straberg school, a theater named after his mentor Hedy Sontag. He is alifetime member of The Actors Studio and a senior member of the Los Angeles touring company ‘ We Tell Stories’. He is also a part of the workshop team of Imagination Workshop. He is a teacher at the Lee Strasberg School and an international acting coach.
Gerald James
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
