Jon-Michael Reese (he/him) is an actor, musician, educator, and catdad based in Brooklyn, NY. He is an understudy for Thoughts 4, 5, and 6 in A Strange Loop on Broadway. Other favorite roles include James Baldwin in Jimmy and Lorraine, Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, Man 2 in Marry Me a Little, Padre in Man of la Mancha, Jesse Howard in This Bitter Earth, Edward Adu in My Heart is the Drum (Gregory Award, Outstanding Actor), and Cordelia in King Lear. BFA: Carnegie Mellon. Instagram: @thejmravatar.