The Lifespan of a Fact at Anchorage Community Theatre

Justin M Stewart

Justin is the Drama Teacher for Grace Christian School. Before that, he lived in Beijing, China for a couple years and starred in a combination live-action and animated educational children's program. He's also been seen in numerous productions at UAA ("Twelve Angry Jurors", "Taming of the Shrew", "Spamalot", "Big River", "Stalking the Bogeyman"), recently at Cyrano's Theatre Company as Father in "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas The Musical" (2023), at Anchorage Community Theatre as Officer O’Hara in "Arsenic and Old Lace" (2023), as John Glenn in "They Promised Her the Moon" (2023), and director of "The Claw" (2022). In 2022 he was also voted Best Director & Best Actor by Anchorage Press readers for his role as Max in the smash hit farce "The Play That Goes Wrong" with Ghost Light Productions. He is currently a company member of the Midnight Sun Theatre.

Nava Bastani Sarracino

Nava made her main stage debut in 2008, in her home country of South Africa, when she played Corrie Bratter in "Barefoot in the Park". Her first performance on American soil was in 2009 was "The Big One" where she was blessed to meet Dick Reichman. Nava’s best known role was in the one women show "The Syringa Tree" in 2014 where she seamlessly wove through 24 roles. Her most recent role was in the monodrama "Child Behind the Eyes", in 2016 through 2019, which was performed in Alaska, Victoria Fringe Festival, Amsterdam and the Halifax Fringe Festival. It's January again and Nava is once more grateful to be working with Dick and the great cast in this new piece.

Jay Burns

Jay is a 5th generation Alaskan who was a regular in Anchorage theatre before leaving Alaska to pursue an MFA in Acting from Michigan State University. Since his return he has appeared in "Orson's Shadow", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Afterlife of J. Edgar Hoover", "Private Lives", "Christmas Carol", "Laura", "Sila", "The Winter's Tale", "Bus Stop", "Women of Lockerbie", "Perfect Arrangement", "Flowers for Algernon", and "All The Great Books". Jay is also a procrastinating writer, a happy husband, and a father of four amazing kids.