Alika Hope – Understudy (she/her). Alika is a woman whose soul soars in the heavens with feet grounded solidly on earth…sometimes. WAM: Dr. Beth Whitney in The New Galileos, MisCast Cabaret singer, Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England. Selected Theatre Credits Elsewhere: Margaret Garner (Opera Company of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera), Intimate Apparel (New Century Theatre), Good People (New Century Theatre), Philomel (Off-Broadway), Medea in Corinth (Off-Broadway), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bronx Opera) Current Artistic Endeavors: Host, New England Perspective TV (airs Sundays on Channel 7 in Boston), Host, Alika Hope and Change Podcast. Creative Inspiration: Every creative thing I do is inspired by, and in honor of, the ancestors. Community Engagement/Activist Work: Founder of The Ray of Hope Project, using music and spoken word to amplify under-heard voices across the US. Selected Training: University of Notre Dame (BA); Columbia University (MA); Cornell University (post-grad). Awards/Proudest Achievements: Ms. New England America 2019, Gold Global Music Award, Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award, being mom to E and G. Final word: Hope is a Verb. Connect: @alikahope across all social media; www.alikahope.org