MEET THE CAST

Susan is a longtime broadcaster and actor who can currently be heard anchoring weekday morning drive on the legendary 1010 WINS at 92.3FM radio in New York City. She's emceed numerous animal rescue events/fundraisers including for Animal Care Centers of NYC, Petco Love & Best Friends Animal Society. Susan hosts a video blog at AllForAnimalsTV.com.

As an actress, Susan has appeared in the short films ‘Echoes of Us’, ‘Paid For By’, ‘River Oaks’, ‘Florid Arias’ and the 5 part series ‘The Corona Chronicles'”.  On stage she’s performed in New Ambassador’s Theatre Company’s Heartbroke Festival., and more than three dozen times with Break A Leg Productions Theatre Company, including portraying Elisabeth Heisenberg in the world premiere of Farm Hall by David C. Cassidy at the 2014 Midtown International.  BAL staged readings include The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Marie), The Brother (Ruth Greenglass), Gore Vidal's The Best Man (Alice Russell) and The Good Doctor (in all the Marsha Mason roles!), as well as Theatrical Haiku, Boy Meets Girl, The Jealous Husband, The Philadelphia, Stay Carl, Stay, and the hilarious comedy Goodbye Already!, among others.  As a regular in the BAL/CUNY Grad Center Art & Science Series, roles have included Rosalind Franklin in No No Nobel, Marie Curie in Pierre & Marie, Virginia Galilleo in The Starry Messenger and Jean Shockley in W=S: The Transistor Shock. 

Eliud is thrilled to be a part of the Inner Circle family!  Eliud started acting in his high school drama program. His big break in movies came with the Roberto Duran biopic "Hands of Stone" starring Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez and Ana de Armas. He booked the role of Duran's father Margarito Duran off his audition tape. Since then, he has had the privilege of working with extraordinary talent in films such as "The Intern" (alongside Robert De Niro), "Bel Canto" (with Julianne Moore), the Mexican thriller "Sin Fondo" (alongside Manuel Masalva), "From Nowhere" with Julianne Nicholson and Denis O'Hare (Audience Award at SXSW), "Lloro" (Best Actor in Leading Role Nomination at the New York International Film Festival). Recent film credits include the upcoming "Concessions "directed by Mas Bouzidi and starring the great and recently departed Michael Madsen, Steven Ogg and Josh Hamilton and Regarding Veronica (Apple TV & YOUTUBE Channel). TV credits include "FBI "(CBS), "Law and Order SVU" (NBC), "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO), "Blacklist" (NBC), "Blue Bloods" (CBS), "Flesh and Bone" (STARZ).  Eliud also loves working on stage having worked on productions at the Roundabout (72 Miles to Go), Signature Theatres (The Night of the Iguana) with Tim Daly, Daphne Rubin Vega and Lea Delaria and The Alley Theatre (Torera). He was born in Monterrey, Mexico, but grew up in South Texas. Eliud attended Princeton University and the T. Schreiber Conservatory in New York.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Samantha Ayala has been acting since the age of 18. Samantha is a member of the Open Hydrant Theatre Company where she's appeared in several short play festivals as well as musicals including Footloose. Training includes at T. Screiber and Acting & Voice Studios.  Samantha is excited and grateful to be part of Inner Circle. 

Steph Patella is a passionate storyteller whose interests lie in writing, acting, and entertainment. She received her bachelor's degree in film and television from Sacred Heart University. 

During her time at SHU, she ran a playwriting festival entitled TheatreFest inspiring her peers to tell their stories through one-act plays. She continues to tell stories each day through her current role as a News Producer at 1010 Wins radio station covering a wide range of topics and live events including the Tribeca Film Festival. She anticipates a more extended run as an actor as she has appeared in four short films, one on location in Dingle, Ireland. With a stint in network television interning at A&E Network and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, she hopes to continue her career in the entertainment industry both on and off screen.