April 17th - 25th, 2026
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Josh Lombard
Headwall Theatre Company’s revival of The Comeuppance marks its first production in the five boroughs since its 2023 premiere at Signature Theatre. On the night of their 20th high school reunion, the self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” gathers for the first time in years to pregame the party. As jungle juice and weed flow, they reminisce, wrestle with the fickleness of memory, and try to reconcile who they once were with who they have become. But when one unexpected guest forces a reckoning with the past, the evening takes a haunting, funny, and deeply unsettling turn. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, Purpose), The Comeuppance is a darkly comic meditation on friendship, mortality, and time.
Content Warning: Please note that this production contains reference to sexual abuse and suicide, and the use of herbal cigarettes. Recommended for mature audiences.
CAST
Benjamin Cardona*
Lanisha Javon Gholston*
Le'Asha Julius
Tanya Perez*
Arisael Rivera*
Nicholas James Reilly*
*Equity member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production. An Equity Approved Showcase.
CREATIVE
Josh Lombard is an Astoria based director, producer, editor and photographer. Select theater credits: The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh (Headwall Theatre Company,) #Crazyland by Andrew Marvel (Headwall Theatre Company,) Bridal Shower by Andrew Marvel (Fresh Fruit Festival), Ink (Samuel French Festival), Unleashed by Emmet McConnell (HB Playwrights Theatre), Fire by Rita Marchelya (HB Studios), Asi Wind: Close Up by Asi Wind (Wind Production), Co-director: Concert of the Mind (Conjuring Arts & Wind Productions); Producer: 1 in 4 (Headwall Theatre Company). Besides theater, he has also worked on numerous Films, commercials, and TV projects.
Nim Dhillon is a born again theatre nerd, having rekindled the spark after moving to New York City in 2018. Nim has been with Headwall Theatre Company since 2019, filling many roles and wearing multiple hats in the years since. Credits include: #Crazyland by Andrew Marvel (Producer); HTC’s New Voices Workshop Series 2022 & 2023 (Producer); Separated, an Online Play, by Luke Gray (Stage Manager, Producer); Hunting and Gathering by Brooke Berman (Stage Manager); The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh (Producer). Nim also sits on the Board of Directors for Headwall. Outside of theatre, when not in the audience or running around behind the scenes, you can find her at the gym.
Matthew White graduated from Lafayette College with a BFA in Theater. Since graduation, they have performed with Off-Broadway and regional theaters. They have also worked administrative positions, such as internships for Broadway League and Chi Talent Management, as well as production team positions, recently Music Directing at Rodeph Sholom and Kidz Theater. In their free time, they release original music under the artist name, Melody Matthews. They are incredibly excited to return for their second production as Stage Manager with Headwall. -Insta: @matthewsmelodyy
John Orosz serves as Technical Director on all Headwall Productions. Lighting Design – Absolution, The Other Place, Hunting and Gathering, Echoes of Ireland, Other Desert Cities, #Crazyland, 1 in 4, Funny, The Pillowman. Sound Design – Absolution, The Other Place, Hunting and Gathering, Echoes of Ireland, Other Desert Cities. Video Production – Echoes of Ireland (Live Stream), Separated (Live Stream), The Other Place (Graphics and Projection).
Brian Bernhard is a set designer and theatre artist from Long Island, NY. With backgrounds in performance and mechanical engineering, he focuses heavily on a design’s function—both practically, and dramatically. Analyzing the world through Clowning and Queerness, Brian seeks to tackle big questions by discovering the intimate questions at their cores. Recent Credits: The Pillowman (Headwall); A Little Treat (East Village Basement); Meat Suit (Props & Assoc. Set, 2nd Stage). Education: MFA Design for Stage, NYU; BA Theatre Arts & BE Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook. See more at: brianbernhard.com
Annie Garrett-Larsen (she/her) is a New York based lighting designer for live performance. Recent NYC designs include Sober Songs (Theater Row), The Maenads (The Tank), Italian American Reconciliation (The Flea), The Trunk (The Flea), and Queen, The House That Will Not Stand, and Fabulation (New York University). Her work has also been seen regionally/non-NYC at: Cleveland Play House, Chautauqua Theater Company, Detroit Public Theater, PS21 Chatham, and The Peterborough Players. Annie holds a BA from Bard College and MFA from NYU Tisch. anniegarrett-larsen.com @smileyfaceannie
Max Van is in the pursuit of being a jack-of-all-trades, master of theater. He has worked on productions and concerts, serving various key roles as projection and sound designer. Recent credits include, Amahl and the Night Visitors (Lincoln Center Theater), Jesa (The Public Theater), Roadkills (Good Apples Collective), The Word of the Day (Classic Stage Company), Zoetrope (Caborca), cankersore paradise (Lenfest Columbia University), Left On Tenth (Broadway), cunnicularii (Good Apples Collective), and more. In his “free” time, he works as an Associate Production Coordinator for the annual synthetic-biology iGEM Grand Jamboree. For more, find him on his website @maxvan.work
Bio coming soon!
Marianne Goodell is an actor and producer and the Managing Director of Headwall and fully supports our mission to get out of our comfort zone and try a new role. She recently performed in Be a Good Little Widow at The Chain Theatre, under the direction of her son George, and in the hilarious farce POTUS with City Gate Productions in Queens. She appears in the independent film Gazer that premiered at Cannes in 2024 and will be released in theaters across the US in February 2025. She is represented by UGA Talent. www.marianne-goodell.com
Michelle Orosz holds a BFA in musical theatre/minor in dance (East Carolina University). Directing credits include: Hunting and Gathering by Brooke Berman, Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, Absolution by Brian C. Petti, The Other Place by Sharr White. Assistant Dir./Producer: Echoes of Ireland by Brian C. Petti. Producer: Separated by Luke Gray, #CrazyLand by Andrew Marvel, Funny by Caroline Festa, The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh and Hyper Bare It by Lesley Shires. “Woman”/Writer of 1 in 4 by Michelle Orosz and B.J. Boothe. Michelle would like to thank The Comeuppance team for their endless hours of dedication, and her family for all their love.