In this ongoing series, we briefly introduce you to the actors performing in our plays in a fun way. Episode 82: Meet Mehry Iris Eslaminia, who graduated from Regis Jesuit High School and is now making her DCPA Theatre Company debut playing Kate – and a mandolin-playing street musician – in the world premiere of Appoggiatura. Mehry, who performed locally in Cabaret for Ignite Theatre and Motherhood Out Loud for The Avenue, talks about her lineage as the daughter of an Iranian father and El Salvadoran mother; being part of the first girls’ class at Regis High; and her affinity for both music and Emma Stone. Appoggiatura plays through Feb. 22 in the Ricketson Theatre. Call 303-893-4100, or go to www.denvercenter.org. Video by John Moore. Run time: 2 minutes, 40 seconds.

Appoggiatura: Ticket information
Performances run through Feb. 22
Ricketson Theatre
Performances daily except Mondays
Call 303-893-4100, or go to the Denver Center’s web site at www.denvercenter.org

Our Appoggiatura “Meet the cast” video series (to date):
Meet Darrie Lawrence
Meet Rob Nagle
Meet Lenne Klingaman
Meet Nick Mills


Previous 2014-15 “Meet the Cast” episodes:
Leslie Alexander, A Christmas Carol
Allen Dorsey, A Christmas Carol
Charlie Franklin, Lord of the Flies
Patty Goble,The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Sam Gregory, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Matthew Gumley, Lord of the Flies
Paolo Montalban, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Linda Mugleston, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Donna English, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Eddie Lopez, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Burke Moses, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Beth Malone, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leslie O’Carroll,A Christmas Carol
Ben and Noah Radcliffe, Lord of the Flies
James Michael Reilly, A Christmas Carol
Socorro Santiago, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Lesley Shires, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Gregory Isaac Stone, Lord of the Flies

Mehry Eslaminia, Paul Bentzen and Julian Remulla in the DCPA’s staging of “Appoggiatura.” Photo by Jennifer M. Koskinen.