The Match
In a future where corporations have total control of society, regular people must go to extraordinary measures to live normal lives. Ever the idealist, Colm decides to fight back - but at what cost?
CAST
Leeth Singhange
Recently awarded ‘Best Emerging Actor’ at the world’s largest solo theater festival, United Solo, in New York City (2022), Leeth is a 21-year-old Sri Lankan actor and writer based in California. Leeth made his international television debut on ITV’s The Good Karma Hospital appearing as “Shaan Murthy,” and has starred in internationally touring theater productions including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group production of The Sound of Music and his original solo-show GROWTHesque which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.
Dhriti Nagar
Margarita Jamero
Margarita Jamero is a Filipina-American actor, playwright, and screenwriter from Sacramento, California with a BA in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University. She most recently played Anne Margaret in the Contemporary Asian Theater Scene's (CATS) staged reading of Teenage Dick by Mike Lew. She had the pleasure of working with Valia Dee on both The Match and Demon Dance and is excited about collaborating again in the future.
Emily Zhao
Emily Zhao is a third year undergraduate studying Earth Systems and minoring in Theater Arts and Performance Studies at Stanford University. This is her first time acting in a short film, and she had a blast on set and learning from everyone. Emily likes street dancing and the most recent film she has watched is Forman’s 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Iyanu Olukotun
Iyanu Olukotun is a Freshman at Stanford looking to double major in Symbolic Systems and Theater and Performing Arts with a concentration in Acting, and is a lifelong film enthusiast. His understanding and love for the subtleties of performance art, combined with an enthusiasm for drama, guide his efforts to contribute meaningfully to both theater and film. His journey in theater began with small youth and community theater projects, and after a brief hiatus from the stage, has re-emerged bringing an invigorated passion to his film and theater endeavors at Stanford.