Jeremy Rafal, writer and performer
Jeremy Rafal was born in the Philippines, raised in Hawaii, and now a New York City based multi-hyphenate artist as an actor, musician, writer, director, and educator. He was last seen in Heart Strings (The Atlantic Theater), Maple & Vine (Constellation Stage and Screen), Machinal (The Mechanicals), The King & I (Interlakes Theatre), Richard III and King John (American Theatre of Actors). He is excited to finally bring The Boy from Bantay to Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025 after its premiere at FringeNYC. TV credits include FBI, Power Book III, I’d Kill for You, among others. He has also appeared in films and several commercials. As a writer, his play Where Voices Linger was a 3rd runner up in Kingsman Quarterly’s Holiday Playwright Contest and his short film Exit 15 has won several accolades at film festivals including Best Dramatic Short, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and an Audience Award. Besides being an actor-musician, Jeremy is also into linguistics, jump roping, and CrossFit as a certified CF-L1 trainer. IG @thatonepinoyguy
Josh Boerman, director and co-producer
Josh Boerman is a New York-based director and designer. From 2013 to 2015 he worked as costume manager at the Flea Theatre, assisting with and maintaining costumes for shows including Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love, a cautionary tail, and the Drama Desk-nominated The Mysteries. He also designed the costumes for Kapow-i GoGo, currently in monthly residence at the PIT. Josh has directed over 20 episodes of the long-running late-night play competition #serials@theflea, and is an internationally ranked competitive pinball player.
Kate Morris, co-producer
Kate is a graduating Arts and Entertainment Management student at Pace University. She has interned at The Thrasher-Horne Center and The Jazz Gallery, gaining hands-on knowledge in venue operations, marketing, and event logistics. Now, she’s co-producing The Boy from Bantay at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, further honing her skills in live event production. Kate is passionate about performance, music, and travel.