AtlanticTheatre.org/Production/The-Saviors BUY TICKETS Ivan Howe Michael X Ivan Howe (Michael) is thrilled to be making his Atlantic Theater Company debut in The Saviors. Previously seen as Edgar in Netflix’s “Eric,” Ivan has also enjoyed being on stage in upstate New York and Connecticut, playing Oliver on the mainstage at the Sharon Playhouse, Peter Pan, a young Josh Baskinin Big, and Michael in Elf. When he’s not onstage, Ivan can be found on tennis or squash courts, camping in the Catskills, running or biking on winding country roads, practicing his latest magic trick on anyone willing to watch, exploring science and nature, or practicing bass or piano. His dream is to learn every language, or at least around ten. He thanks his parents and siblings for cheering him on at age six when he sang Coldplay for a school talent show and for being in the audience ever since. Julius Rinzel Paul X Julius Rinzel (Paul) is thrilled to be part of The Saviors at Atlantic Theater Company this summer. He made his Off-Broadway debut in The Antiquities at Playwrights Horizons, written by Jordan Harrison and directed by David Cromer. He co-starred as Alex in the independent film A Beautiful Voice and has participated in developmental readings of new plays & musicals. Currently a freshman at the Professional Performing Arts School, Julius will be attending LaGuardia High School next year. Parental Guidance TBA Review Quotes Culture Sauce "Howe and Rinzel are magnificent as the boys, old enough to articulate complicated church precepts while also naive about their own inchoate feelings" New York Stage Review "Rinzel telegraphs Paul's growing frustration, both with Michael and the religious framework offered to him, with steely and staccato gestures, as if the uncertainty in his life makes him more precise with his movements. Conversely, Howe contrasts Michael’s supposed sureness in his faith with quakes and awkwardness in his body, vibrating with desperation to do good at the level of Paul, who offers to care for Julian. Personal and existential instability course through Howe’s body, and you can hear the waver — of what he believes, of who he is, of how he feels about Paul — in Howe’s voice." NY Stage Review "The director draws lovely performances from the actors, especially observed in the easy, believable interplay between Ivan Howe and Julius Rinzel. They contrast as chatty, troubled Michael, desperate to hang tightly to his friend Paul, a goodhearted fellow already thinking about distant horizons." Theatrely "Rinzel is a sharp young performer and, with the slighter larger role, Howe is a serious talent to watch—a massive empathy machine able to sell a laugh and a tear. "