In the picturesque dilapidation of ​Paradise Ranch, a gay, Chicano ranch ​manager, Vaña, grapples with ​unfulfilled dreams and unrequited love ​during an outbreak,

while the arrival of Professor Stone ​and his much younger husband, ​Angelo, ignites a complex web of ​desires, regrets, and uncertain futures, ​all set against the backdrop of ​untamed vineyards and a family clause ​that binds their destinies in

Vaña in Paradise.

Michael martinez-hamilton

artistic director

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Michael Martinez-Hamilton is an ​Actors' Equity Association ​member and Artistic Director of ​Theatron Productions. Most ​recently, he served as producer ​for Theatron's inaugural ​production, The Dumb Waiter;​ he also played the role of Ben. ​He is a proud graduate of LACC ​Theatre Academy's acting ​conservatory, received his BA in ​Theatre Arts with an emphasis in ​playwriting from California State ​University, Fullerton, and is a ​recipient of a Fellowship at the ​University of Florida where he ​earned his Master of Fine Arts ​degree in acting. Upon ​graduating he continued ​teaching acting classes for ​several years as a lecturer before ​returning to his home-state of ​California. Michael is the former ​Chair of the Acting Department ​at New York Film Academy’s ​summer intensive program at ​Walt Disney World, in addition to ​being a former Adjunct Professor ​of Acting at Santa Fe College.

Currently, he works as an Artist-​Mentor with Theatre of ​Hearts/Youth First, teaching ​acting classes to at-promise ​teenagers in underserved ​communities in South Central ​Los Angeles, in addition to ​working with special needs ​students in institutions ​throughout West San Bernardino ​County. Later this year, he is ​expected to receive his teaching ​certification from the National ​Michael Chekhov Association.

Previous roles include: The ​Dumb Waiter (Ben); Love! Valour! ​Compassion!; Love! Valour! ​Campassion! (Arthur); ​Metamorphoses (King Midas, ​Poseidon, Narrator); Hobson's ​Choice (Hobson); An Inspector ​Calls (Birling); Roberto Zucco ​(Chief of Police); A Midsummer ​Night’s Dream (Oberon); Romeo ​and Juliet (Friar Laurence); ​Twelfth Night (Malvolio); Much ​Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro); ​The Tempest (King Alonso); The ​Taming of the Shrew (Baptista); ​All My Sons (Joe Keller); Equus ​(Dalton); The Crowd You're In ​With (Tom); Eat the Runt (every ​role); The Waiting Room (Dr. ​McCaskill); A Streetcar Named ​Desire (Pablo Gonzalez); A ​Christmas Carol (Scrooge, ​Marley, Ghost of Christmas ​Present, Fezziwig).

ryan holihan

Founding artist

Ryan Holihan is a graduate of The ​Orange County School of the Arts, ​has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre ​from California State University, ​Fullerton, as well as a Masters of ​Fine Arts Degree in Theatre from ​Ohio University. He has also ​developed new works in Los ​Angeles as well as regional ​theaters, most notably Milwaukee ​Repertory

Ryan landed his first professional ​role as Lumpy Addams in the ​feature film The Addams Family. ​Other film credits include roles in ​Addams Family Values, Ed Wood, ​Apollo 13, Air Heads, Amanda and ​the Alien, Attack of the 5’2” ​Woman, Father and Scout, and Ice ​Cream Man. Television credits ​include reoccurring and featured ​roles in The Wonder Years, Ellen, ​Doogie Howser M.D., Sister Sister, ​DiResta, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, ​Martial Law, Charlie Grace, The ​New Get Smart, Unhappily Ever ​After, and Saved By the Bell. He ​has alsoappeared in national and ​international commercials for ​Snickers, Del Taco, and Alaska ​Airlines.

Stage credits include: Sherlock ​Holmes; The Final Adventure (as ​Sherlock Holmes), The Turn of the ​Screw (as Man/Male Lead), ​Urinetown: The Musical (as Pa ​Strong/Hot Blades), Damn ​Yankees (as Applegate), The Full ​Monty: The Musical (as Malcolm), ​and Into the Woods (as Jack). ​Theatre directing credits include ​productions of shows such as ​Vanya and Sonia and Masha and ​Spike by Christopher Durang, An ​Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, ​Play On by Rick Abbot, The Secret ​Garden: The Musical with book ​and lyrics by Marsha Norman, ​Dog Sees God; Confessions of a ​Teenage Blockhead, by Bert V. ​Royal, Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill, ​Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil ​Simon, Noises Off by Michael ​Frayn, A Flea in Her Ear by ​Georges Feydeau, A Spider’s Web ​by Agatha Christie, Water by the ​Spoonful by Quiara Algeria Hudes, ​Disney’s The Little Mermaid the ​Musical, The Addams Family the ​Musical by Andrew Lippa, his own ​adaptation of A Christmas Carol ​by Charles Dickens as well as an ​award winning LA area production ​of Angels in America; Millennium ​Approaches (2021 Broadway ​World Best Director and Best ​Play).

ramon suzara

Founding artist

Ramon Suzara attended California ​State University, Fullerton's B.F.A. ​Theatre Performance program ​where he performed in several ​main stage productions. Most ​recently, he appeared as Gus in ​Theatron's debut production of ​The Dumb Waiter. He was also ​seen in the world premiere of​ Sustained Release at The Larking ​House in Anaheim, CA, and in P3 ​Theatre’s production of Love! ​Valour! Compassion!, which was ​nominated for the Best Ensemble ​award by Broadway World. He is ​excited and grateful to be ​developing his artistry at Diana ​Castle's The Imagined Life Studio. ​"I'm in love with this art form. To ​be able to experience humanity ​through infinite perspectives ​teaches me so much about ​empathy and compassion. I ​understand the responsibility I ​have with being an actor and I do ​not take that for granted."

Ramon accepted this role in The ​Dumb Waiter for “the opportunity ​to shine another light on this story ​and dig for some deeper insights.” ​He adds, “The Dumb Waiter is one ​of those stories that leaves you ​with questions and searching for ​answers. . . I think it’s important to ​retell this story with fresh eyes so ​that we can ask ourselves what ​else in this work can we discover ​about today’s society and what ​can we learn about ourselves?”

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sarah figoten

Founding artist

Sarah is a director, designer & ​teaching artist based in Los ​Angeles & Orange County (i.e in the ​car). Directing credits include She ​Loves Me (Chance Theater), the ​world premiere of The Face in the ​Reeds (Ruskin Group Theatre), ​Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well… ​(Costa Mesa Playhouse), Odilia ​(Chance Theater, Hunger Artists ​Theatre, Kennedy Center Award ​Winner), Riders to the Sea (Grand ​Central Arts Complex), This ​Property is Condemned (Hallberg ​Theatre, CSUF), and The One ​Armed Man (CSUF). She served as ​Assistant Director on Death of a ​Salesman and The Motherf**ker ​with the Hat at the Tony-Award ​winning South Coast Repertory ​Theatre under Marc Masterson, ​and Michael John Garces, ​respectively. Sarah is a graduate of ​Cal State Fullerton’s Theatre ​Department with her B.A. in ​Directing.

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As a costume designer, Sarah is a ​recent LA Weekly Nominee- Best ​Costume Design- for her work on ​the revival of El Grande de Coca ​Cola at the Ruskin Group Theatre, ​where she serves as resident ​costume designer. Other design ​work: Talhotblond, Paradise: a ​Divine Bluegrass Musical, Cyrano ​De Bergerac, Burn This, ​Shakespeare Abridged, Italian ​American Reconciliation, and ​Mutiny at Port Chicago (NAACP ​nominee-Best Costume Design). ​Sarah is a graduate of the Ruskin ​School of Acting’s 2 year Meisner ​Program, and a company member ​of the Ruskin Group Theatre.

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