Fans have another chance to celebrate 60 years of sci-fi brilliance.
Star Trek lovers, who were not able to make the trek to Las Vegas this last August for the diamond anniversary of creator Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction franchise, have yet another opportunity to celebrate six decades of sci-fi excellence. The ST-PHI: Trek to Philadelphia takes place this weekend, and a number of fan-favorite actors are slated to appear during the special two-day event.
Most notably, Voyager and Picard actress Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) will be on hand in Philly to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek. Plus, fellow Trek voyagers Tim Russ (Tuvok), Garrett Wang (Harry Kim), and Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) are scheduled to attend, as is The Next Generation’s Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar, Sela).
Sadly, though, Star Trek legacy actors William Shatner (James T. Kirk) and George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) will NOT be in attendance for the 60th anniversary celebration in Philly. Nevertheless, while their absence will be greatly felt, plenty of talent will be available for photo ops and to provide autographs.
So, with that in mind, the following is a comprehensive list of all the other Star Trek performers scheduled to appear at ST-PHI over the weekend, which starts with these major actors from each series (per Creation Entertainment):
Deep Space Nine
Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys)
Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax)
Nicole de Boer (Ezri Dax)
Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko)
Enterprise
Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed)
Strange New Worlds
Anson Mount (Christopher Pike)
Christina Chong (La’An Noonien Singh)
Celia Rose Gooding (Nyota Uhura)
Melissa Navia (Erica Ortegas)
Discovery
Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets)
David Ajala (Book)
Picard
Alison Pill (Dr. Jurati)
Todd Stashwick (Captain Shaw)
Prodigy
Bonnie Gordon (voice of the USS Protostar)
Lower Decks
Gillian Vigman (voice of Dr. T’Ana)
Fred Tatasciore (voice of Shaxs)
Starfleet Academy
Karim Diane (Jay-Den Kraag)
Bella Shepard (Genesis Lythe)
Other Star Trek actors scheduled to be on hand in Philly:
Daniel Davis (Professor Moriarty) — one of my favorite TNG guest stars!
Chase Masterson (Leeta)
Brian Bonsall (Worf's son Alexander)
Diane Salinger (Lupaza)
J. G. Hertzler (best known for portraying Martok)
Sandra Lee Gimpel (best known of portraying the Salt Vampire and an original Talosian)
Tanya Lemani (dancer from "Wolf in the Fold")
The most disappointing news ahead of this weekend’s 60th anniversary Star Trek celebration is that Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway) and Michelle Hurd (Raffi from Picard) won’t be able to attend ST-PHI after all: both have officially canceled their respective appearances in The City of Brotherly Love.
Personally, I think it’s also a shame that most of The Next Generation’s core cast won’t be in Philly for the other major Star Trek 60th anniversary celebration this year. Nonetheless, the two-day event will go on: Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown.
Tickets are still available at the time of this writing. And for more information about the ST-PHI: Trek to Philadelphia, which includes the entire calendar of events, celebrity availability, autograph, and photo-op prices, please visit Creation Entertainment’s official website.
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Live long and prosper, Trekkies!
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