Actors

Oksana Zhiganova

Oksana Zhiganova graduated from the Yekaterinburg State Theatre Institute. She spent over 20 years performing in professional theaters across Russia, primarily in leading roles. Her work has received awards at Russian and international theater festivals, including Amur Autumn, Kolyada-Plays, and Siberian Ramp. She has also participated in staged readings at the Lubimovka Festival in Moscow. Now based in California, Oksana continues to work in theater and film. She also sings in a choir and practices tap dancing.

Anton Krasavin

Anton Krasavin is a bilingual, Los Angeles-based stage and screen actor. Born in Russia and educated in England and the United States, he trained with Eric Morris, Susana Morris, and Larry Moss. He brings a global perspective and a commitment to authenticity to his performances. His dream roles range from Hercules and Paul Newman to an original character blending the worlds of Johnny English, Forrest Gump, and Borat.

Julia Kostenevich

Julia Kostenevich is a Russian-American actress based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, she continued her training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. She works across theatre and screen in English and Russian.

Maria Opelyants

Maria Opelyants graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, where she studied under Kirill Serebrennikov. Her screen credits include Moths, directed by Vitaly Vorobyov; Corrections Class, directed by Ivan Tverdovsky; and He’s a Dragon, directed by Indar Dzhendubaev.

Elena Mercuri

Elena Mercuri is an actress, producer, and host. She began her television career as a correspondent for MTV Russia, then spent more than five years in event production. Alongside directing live corporate events, she created corporate videos, conducting interviews, writing scripts, and directing. She later transitioned into acting and has appeared in more than 100 film and commercial projects. Today, she combines acting with producing theater projects that introduce audiences to contemporary drama.

Georgi Goldberg

Georgi Goldberg is a Los Angeles-based actor. His stage credits include Iago in Othello at Kentwood Players, Trigorin in Dead Bird, an adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, and an ensemble role in John Milton’s Paradise Lost with Metaphysical Theatre. His film credits include Strawborn, Safe Little World, and Orchids.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and raised in Tallinn, Estonia, Georgi draws on his multicultural background and theatrical training to create characters grounded in emotional truth and vulnerability, with room for the unexpected and the fantastical.

Iuliia Elkhimova

Iuliia Elkhimova is an actress, dancer, and stage director, a GITIS graduate, and the founder of Metaphysical Theater Los Angeles. A member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia, she combines classical training with a contemporary creative approach.

She received Gold for Best Actress at the London Movie Awards and Silver at the New York Movie Awards. “The Gabrieliad” won the Grand Prix at League of Stars and First Prize at Without Borders (2026). She is also an ambassador and associate director for Marmalade Kids Show Company and a performer in “Poe-Etique.”

“Art has no borders—only bridges waiting to be crossed.”

Margarita Litovchenko

Margarita Litovchenko is a Los Angeles-based actress, singer, and producer. She trained in musical theatre at the School of Russian Drama in St. Petersburg and studied composition and piano at the Mussorgsky College. She played leading roles in Russian theatre, film, and television, and sang in a burlesque cabaret and with the a cappella group U-like. In Los Angeles, she co-founded Ujinn Club, produces live shows and brand videos, works as a voice-over artist in Russian and English, and teaches voice, piano, and public speaking.

Stas Stanis

Stas Stanis is a professional stage and film actor, director, and graduate of GITIS.

Isuda

Isuda is a writer, director, and actor based in Long Beach. Her stage credits include South Pacific and Oliver, and she writes scripts for short films, features, and shows. She recently wrote and directed Ultimatum, a short drama in which a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity exposes a couple’s fears and brings them to an ultimatum.

Jonathan Millan

Jonathan Millan is an actor from Las Vegas, Nevada, with a background in music and performance. A passionate drummer and beatboxer, he has also explored fire spinning, fire eating, and cardistry. After serving in the Marine Corps and attending automotive school, he discovered acting—a transformative experience that gave him a sense of belonging.

Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas is an Irish actor based in Los Angeles. Trained in performing arts, he works across theatre, film, and television and recently completed his first US feature film since moving from Ireland. A character actor, he enjoys exploring a wide range of roles and genres on stage and screen.

Trevor Jonathan Lown

Trevor Jonathan Lown is a Los Angeles-based actor and writer. He is a founding member of The Firebugs and has appeared on LA stages in The Arsonists at Skylight Theatre and Imagined Dialogs at The Broadwater, and as a producer and reader at Readings Are Fundamental at Akbar. In New York, he has performed at Ars Nova, Dixon Place, and Playwrights Horizons Downtown. On screen, he has worked with The National Lampoon on Professional Tag League and can be seen in the upcoming feature films pop pop and Dead Shepherds.