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(Lis Adams)

Age Range 35 - 55

LIS ADAMS has enjoyed performing in New York, Boston, and with many area theater groups, playing everything from murderous little old ladies to tap-dancing nuns.  Lis appeared in such films as “The World According to Garp” and “Daniel,” and she has been featured in commercial voiceovers for both film and radio.  Most recently her voice has toured the country in the award-winning animated film “Unspoken,”  and she can be heard as multiple voices in the video game “System Shock 2.”  She sings with the award-winning Sweet Adelines International’s Liberty Belle Chorus, and serves in her daytime job as Director of Education at Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott.Contact E-mail:  adamslis@aol.com

 

(Zele Avradopoulos)

Age Range 30-45

Zele returned to the US after having lived in Athens, Greece for 13 years.  While in Greece she taught at international schools and instigated the revival of a small English- speaking theatre company.  Since her return, she worked at the Allenberry Playhouse, has shot a commercial, a few student films and an indie short.  Recently she worked with Kevin James on his project, which is filming in Burlington, MA.  zavradopoulos@yahoo.com

 

(Mike Bash)

Age Range 20-30

Mike Bash is a working actor in Boston, which means he gets paid to do what he loves (sometimes) 07' graduate of Emerson College. Regional: Davey in "second" (Hovey Players, Boston Premiere); T Plays (Mill 6); Workshop actor for "Dracula Communist Pageant" (ART); Juliet, Macbeth in Compleat Works of Shakespeare Abridged (Gurnet Theater Project), Samuel in Three Sisters Who Arent...(Imaginary Beasts) Tom (Glass Menagerie), Valentine (Arcadia). National Tour w/ Theatre IV (Brom Bones, Bob Cratchit) Film: Business as Usual (upcoming Festivals) The Suitcase (on Demand) Plastic (Netflix!) T.V: "24". When he doesn't want to memorize things Mike is part of the Improv Boston family and does a lot of sketch comedy/standup/Improv. He also does a good deal of Voiceover work for Video Games, commercials and oh yes, training videos for software companies Wooohooo! He loves new work and will work for food, seriously, Chinese does wonders for an actor...Oh and people tell him he looks like a young Tom Hanks which he will one day find out how to use to his advantage... MikeBash@gmail.com

(Penny Benson)

Age Range late 20's and up

This is PENNY BENSON’S second year as an Actor in Residence. She was honored at the Playwrights' Platform Festival as winner for Best Actor in '06, and runner up in '07. Recent stage performances include: Family Beef (SCRAMBLED by Brett Hursey and IT HAS NO CHOICE by Ed Bullens,) Playwrights' Platform Festival '07 (DRESS REHEARSAL by Hortense Gerardo,) the Boston Theater Marathon / Dragonfly Festival (NOT ON MY WATCH by David Schrag) and the Shea Festival (MOTHER IN MY HEAD by Chris King.) She performs regularly on KidStage at the Boston Childrens' Museum and teaches in the Huntington Theater's FIRST ACT program. Penny is also an artist and creates, teaches and performs with Behind the Mask Theater. Please see her website for pictures and information on upcoming performances.  ( email: pjforshort@gmail.com  /website: http://myspace.com/pjforshort)

 

(Jerry Bisantz)

jbisantz@comcast.net

 

(Katy Blair)

Age range: 40’s – 60’s

Kate has acted in theater, television and film since the age of five, and has worked in many of the community theaters in the Boston area. Some of her favorite roles include Sandy in The Prime of Miss Jean Brody, Mrs. Morehead in The Women and Sister Mary Thomasina in Catholic School Girls. She can be seen in several episodes of Showtime’s The Brotherhood, and will soon be seen as one of the many grooms’ mothers in the film Twenty Seven Dresses. Her voice can be heard on several commercials for Eaton Pharmacy, playing an old lady and her daughter! She lives in Concord with her husband and son. kdblair46@aol.com

 

 

(Shelley Brown)

(Andrew Cavanaugh)

Age range 13-16 Andrew Cavanaugh made his stage debut as the lead in his kindergarten class play. He loved it so much he never looked back! As a student at the Burt Wood School of Performing Arts, he has the distinction of booking professional work from his first audition. Andrew made his Boston debut as David in the Boston Conservatory's production of Rags and his professional debut as Tiny Tim in Trinity Rep's Boston production of A Christmas Carol. Andrew is also an accomplished musician, playing euphonium and electric guitar as well as singing tenor. He was chosen to participate in SEMSBA and Districts the last 3 years and was selected as first chair for 2008 Districts. He runs competitively for his high school and is an active Boy Scout with the rank of Star and the position of assistant Senior Patrol Leader. anncav@comcast.net

 

 

 

(William DeCoff)

Age Range: 35-50

William DeCoff lives in Danvers Mass.  He has appeared in over 50 films and TV shows in the past 5 years alone. This past season appeared in Showtime's "Brotherhood" where he plays Charlie Walsh a corrupt street fighting Providence Police officer.  When he isn't terrorizing people on screen he is a loving doting father and uncle. He is a Massage Therapist working out of Comeau Health associates in Danvers. He specializes in relaxation therapy, Polarity and Reflexology.  He can be reached at williamdecoff@msn.com.

 

 

(Steve Denson)

Age Range: 60+

Steve Denson has returned to “Active Duty” in the Arts after a health and life event enforced hiatus. He has comprehensive experience in the Performing Arts and in Performing Arts Management and Administration, in Education at all levels from K through Graduate School, in business, and in Church Music. He has also had professional experience in publications, development and fund raising. Steve is an enthusiastic and energetic team member and has strong computer and communications skills. steve.denson@gmail.com

 

(Bill DeRusha)

Age Range: Late teens – mid/late 20’s

Bill DeRusha is a recent graduate of Bentley College and now lives and works in Waltham, MA.  He is very excited for his first year in the Actors in Residence program.  Bill began his acting career in the first grade where he took on the challenging role of “a blade of grass” as part of the ensemble in Danny the Dark Green Dinosaur.  He took a brief hiatus from theatre following that role, citing stress and other school related obligations. It wasn’t until his college years that he began doing more serious acting, and he hasn’t looked back since. While he enjoys stage acting immensely, his true obsession is improv acting. Some of his recent acting credits include: Romeo & Juliet (Paris); Fools (Leon Tolchinsky); Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II); Rumors (Lenny Ganz); The Complete Wks of Wllm Shakspr abrgd (Daniel). In addition to acting, Bill has a handful of musical talents: playing the saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor), and the guitar.  All of which have been utilized on stage at one time or another.

Email: bill.derusha@gmail.com

 

 

 

(Mikey DiLoreto)

Age Range: 15-30

Mikey DiLoreto is an East Boston denizen who haphazardly fell into the lap of acting and has snuggled up there for the past 8 years. Favorite credits include Billy in Aloha, Say The Pretty Girls (Holland Productions), a Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show and Ensemble in Reefer Madness: The Musical (Loki Arts), Zeke in When The Music Stops (Happy Medium Theatre Company), Eugene Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs (Winthrop Playmakers), Norman in Moonchildren (Zero Point Productions), Various Roles in Smoke and Mirrors: The Short Stories of Neil Gaiman (978 Theatre), and Actor Three in The Dining Room (Bad Habit Productions). Mikey is also the Executive Producer of The Happy Medium Theatre Company and will be directing their inaugural show in September, Neil Simon’s The Gingerbread Lady. Feel free to contact him: mikeydiloreto@gmail.com

 

 

(Karen Dervin)

Age range 30-40.

Karen’s theatrical career began at the tender age of 3 and she has been addicted to the bright lights ever since. After winning the Drama Award in 8th grade, she knew she was destined for greatness. Indeed, a stellar career has followed: she has played dogs, ducks, monkeys, and the occasional human- proving that versatility (and various animal noises) is her strength. She has performed locally with multiple theater groups including Acme Theater, Arlington Friends of the Drama, the Hovey Players, the Quannapowitt Players, and the TCAN Players.  You may have also seen her as an extra in the Showtime series “Brotherhood” as sitting in a café reading the paper is right up her alley. kderv@hotmail.com

 

(Renee Donlon)

Age Range: 22-35

Renée Rossi Donlon

.After six years in New York, Renée is back on her home turf, Boston. Her return was immediately followed by her appearance as “Linda” in Woody Allen’s Play It Again, Sam (The Milton Players). New York credits include Nora (A Doll’s House), May (Fool for Love), Harper (Angels in America), Sunny (The Cheese Shop), etc. She wrote the screenplay for the short film Unspoken Sun and the script for the short play Cards, which was work-shopped at the John Drew Theater’s “Naked Stage.” (She also played the lead in both the film and the play). At times Renée can be found backstage: she was Sound Master for Gary at the Boston Playwrights’ Theater, Technical Coordinator & Stage Manager for the SWAN Day Play Festival, and Sound Coordinator for Playwrights’ Platform’s Summer Play Festival. At other times, Renée is a freelance writer; her articles have appeared regularly in the famous Hamptons’/NYC

magazine, Dan’s Papers, for over four years.

reneedonlon@gmail.com

 

 

(Franci DuMar)

Age Range: 8 - 12

Franci DuMar is a fifth grader who loves acting, singing and dancing.  She has performed in two Open Fields productions (Dover) and has attended their drama camp for two summers.  Franci has performed in readings at Playwrights' Platform and she recently played the role of TICK in Away Message on the Word of Mouth live radio drama series for WBRS Brandeis, Waltham.  Since age three, Franci has studied dance with Erin's school of Dance (Dover) taking tap, ballet and jazz.  She can play characters between 8-12. Email at diarydoor@aol.com.

 

 

(Dorothy "Dara" Eagle)

museagle@gmail.com

Dara holds a BFA in acting, with minors in music and dance, from Adelphi University. She graduated with honors, winning both The Ruth St. Denis Prize for the Best Work in Fine or Performing Arts as well as The Charles H. Levermore Prize for the Best Senior Thesis, for her suite of original musical compositions, 2006. Favorite credits include: Maryjo ( A Piece of My Heart), Eden (Feeding the Moonfish), Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and Laurie ( Oklahoma!). Look  for her around Boston singing/playing her own compositions or with her band at local bars and clubs: www.myspace.com/daraeagle and www.myspace.com/stroamata

 

(Gillian Gordon)

Age range: 13-24

Gillian Gordon has performed locally with ACTS (www.acts1.org) in 42nd Street (Dorothy Brock), Oklahoma (Ado Annie), High School Musical (Sharpay) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie Dillmount) and Les Miserables (Eponine).  Favorite recent roles include American Repertory Theatre (Emily Bates, Donnie Darko, world stage premiere) Stoneham Theatre, (Helen, Christmas Story) Wheelock Family Theatre (ensemble, Pippi Longstocking, Citizen, Phantom Tollbooth, Emily, Little Princess), Reagle Players (flapper, No, No Nanette), Boston Playwrights' Theatre (Meghan, Benny and Serena's High School Graduation, world premiere), Our Voices Playwright's Festival @ Turtle Lane Playhouse (staged reading Laura, Tweens) and Boston Playwrights' Theatre's Theatre Marathon at The Boston Center for the Arts (Stacy, Class Act Version 379). Gilly received an IMTA monologue award, New York, 2007, she can be seen in a Disney Toontown Commercial and the You Tube launch for the mystery TEASER,  by Jan Brogan, Doubleday Press. Reach her at abgmarket@aol.com.

 

(Kamau M. Hashim)

Age range: 40-48

Kamau M. Hashim began his professional acting career in Boston appearing in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of LeBlanc. He then worked with the R.O.S.E. Theatre Company and the Publick Theater Company for several years before moving to New York to continue his training at Circle in the Square a professional acting program. Kamau has appeared on popular television shows such as America's Most Wanted and PBS's Tall Tales as the voice of John Henry. He once made a brief appearance on Law and Order SVU,very brief, about three seconds, after fifteen hours of shooting, but he's not bitter about it. Kamau is

pleased to accepted as an actor in residence with the Playwrights Platform.

kmhashim@tmo.blackberry.net

 

(Geralyn Horton)

Age Range: 50 - 80

GERALYN HORTON became a performer-member of Playwrights' Platform soon after its foundation 30-some years ago. She has taken part in hundreds of cold and staged readings and appeared in or directed more than 20 productions in the Platform's annual New Works Festival, including 2008 where her performance in Phyllis Rittner's "The Entertainer" won Best Actress. In addition to church basement productions of G&S operettas and American musicals, her acting high points include American premieres at the Sugan Theatre; and an Edinburgh Fringe stint in "Martha Mitchell", a solo show written for her by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro (still available for bookings!) Her own play scripts, essays, reviews, resume and bio are all on her web site, www.stagepage.info

 

(Peter Floyd)

Age range: 35 - 55

Peter Floyd is a playwright and actor who has been a member of the Platform since 2005. He has appeared with groups such as the Quannapowitt Players, the Hovey Players, the MIT Community Players, and Theater at Old South. Favorite roles include Henry Carr in Travesties, Doolittle in Pygmalion, and George Spelvin in The Actor's Nightmare.His email address is Peterfloyd@verizon.net 

 

(Barry Friedman)

Age range: 40-50.

Have acted in community theater for eighteen years.  Previous credits include:  Howard, Central Park West; Brian, The Shadow Box; Henry Irving, Actors Nightmare; Bob, Beyond Therapy; Eddie, Lost in Yonkers; Pale Young Man, Dorothy Parker Revived; Dr. Wally, Marvin's Room; Kuvl, The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis; Lt. Walker, Nightwatch; Victor, Private Lives, Priest, Montserrat; Jesus Costazuela, The Odd Couple, Female Version; Dr. Jadin, Madwoman of Chaillot.  Studied for several years at Jeannie Lindheim's  Theater Workship and briefly at Southwick Studio.  Email: dovber@comcast.net

 

(Wayne Fritsche)

Age Range:  30-50

Wayne is a Boston-based actor, singer, and voiceover talent and a member of the New England Shakespeare Festival repertory company.  Recent local performances include Birdboot in The Real Inspector Hound (Apollinaire Theater Company), Trigorin in The Seagull (11:11 Theatre Company), Marcus Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Boston TheatreWorks), Male Greek Chorus in How I Learned to Drive (Devanaughn Theatre), and Body in the world premiere of Monsters the Musical (Centastage).  Other roles include Baker in Into the Woods, Harold Hill in The Music Man, Japheth in Two By Two, Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff, Albert in Bye Bye Birdie, Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Reverend Mother in Nunsense A-Men.  In addition to Monsters the Musical, Wayne has appeared in world premiere performances of Molly Maddox through the New England Opera and Musical Theatre Initiative and Belief through SLAMBoston.  Email: wrfritsche@gmail.com

 

(Anabel Graetz)

Age Range 50-75

Anabel Graetz has extensive experience in acting and directing in theater, film and television.  She performs Victorian Parlor Songs as half of The  Proper Ladies, recreates Victorian characters  in solo programs and appears on stage and in film, most recently in Twelve, which premiered at the Boston Independent Film Festival in April.  She is an accomplished voice teacher and has extensive training in Bel Canto (classical) technique.  She also studied Balkan traditional vocal styles on a Fulbright Fellowship in Bulgaria. Email her to request her resume.   See photos online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQnaUTlPuc.   Email:  LadySong5@gmail.com

 

(MIchael Haddad)

Age Range: early 20's - mid 30's

Michael is an actor/director/writer who bears the cross of serious addiction. For some it’s alcohol, others are hooked on crack, some people are addicted to dressing dogs in people clothes; but Mike's addiction is for theater. By day Mike is a mild mannered teacher of Latin and the Classical Humanities at Lynn English High School. At night, when he's done corrupting the youth of America, he likes nothing more than to work in and around the theater (I know, he's sounds like a lame super hero). Mike has been involved in about 16 shows as an actor and director for Devanaugn's Dragonfly Festivals (including playing Karl in Along for the Ride, winner of the Samuel French Festival in 03). He won the Best Actor award for Playwright's Platform's '07 play festival. Most recently Mike was seen playing Dev Hart in Jim McLindon's Distant Music and directing the production of Titus Andronicus for MI T's Shakespeare Ensemble. Feel free to contact Mike for the full list of shows he's been involved in (Lord knows, he never gets tired of hearing the sound of his own voice...that's why he became a teacher) at: haddadm@lynnschools.org.

 

(Peg Holzemer)

Age range 60+    

Peg has done everything in Theatre from cleaning toilets to producing. She holds a M.A. in Performing Arts from Emerson College in Boston and a B.A. in Communications from Bridgewater State College,Bridgewater,MA.  Peg has also trained as a film actress with Carolyn Pickman of CP Casting in Boston.  She performed in summer stock as part of the resident company of Priscilla Beach Theatre, from 1981 to 82, And  from 82 to 07 Peg was Producing Artistic Director of Theatre One Production,Inc. in Middleboro, where she co-produced 13 shows a season, ran a Children's Theatre Workshop and created a 10 min play festival "A Slice of Life." She produced and directed for two seasons, new works from playwrights both local and from all over the country. Theatre One Productions closed in 2007.  Peg has taught classes for Theatre and film for Cameo, The Boston Ballet's Summer program fo r Children and John Robert Powers. She has performed on stage with the Huntington Theatre Company, Speakeasy, Cent A stage, and other regional Theatre Companies. In film she can be seen in "The Departed," "Gone Baby Gone," and to be released next year "Tel-Tale," with Josh Lucas and directed by Michael Cuesto of "Six Feet Under." fame and director and executive  producer of Showtime's "Dexter." 

 pegasus@tmlp.com

 

(Sonya Joyner)

Age Range 35 – 45

Sonya is honored to be a new member of the Actors In Residence program.  She began acting in 2003 and can’t get enough.  Her most recent and favorite role was as Juror 8 in Twelve Angry Jurors with Theatre@First.  Other performances include: Dryope in Common (Lotis) with Essayons Theatre Company; River Of Babylon (Samantha) with Playwright’s Platform; Rhinoceros (Firewoman) with TheatreZone; and many SLAMBoston performances with Another Country Productions.  Sonya has also worked in many local short and independent films, corporate videos, and television commercials as well as appearing in several television and major feature film productions such as Brotherhood, Unhitched, Underdog, The Game Plan, and The Great Debaters. amythyststar2003@yahoo.com

 

(Chris King)

Age Range: 45 plus

Chris King is a playwright/actor. Enjoys playing character roles 45 to decrepit. Handy with accents and dialects. Sings baritone. Director of legit plays and musicals. Chris has done a range of roles, from the Bellhop in Lend Me A Tenor to Orsino in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. christolking@comcast.net

 

 

(Tom Large)

Age Range: 40 plus

Over the past thirty years, Tom has directed and acted in over 100 semi- professional, community theater, and educational theater productions. Recent roles include Big Daddy in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Harry Brock in BORN YESTERDAY, and Henry II in THE LION IN WINTER. Other highlights include Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Garfinkle in OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, and Jake in JAKE'S WOMEN. Email: largetom13@yahoo.com

 

 

(Ellen Lokos)

Age range: late 30's and up. Ellen Lokos is delighted to be returning as Actor in Residence with Playwrights’ Platform, where she has performed in Dan Bancroft's Choices and was honored with an audience choice award for her role as Dr. Crystal Ramirez in Frank Shefton's Wounds. Ellen is active in local theater, improv, film, voiceover and commercials. She played the title role in the Boston premier of Edith Stein by Arthur Giron. Other favorite theatrical roles include Flora in A Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot; Lady in Orpheus Descending; Maggie in The Shadow Box; Sister Mary Ignatius in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It all for You; and the inimitableMiss Voglia Cannoli in Murder Cacciatore. In a previous incarnation, Ellen was a professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at Harvard University. Prior to that, she worked on camera in Madrid, interviewing and interpreting on a weekly television newsmagazine. Most recently Ellen worked on Disney’s The Game Plan and MGM’s Pink Panther 2 in Boston.

ellenlokos@gmail.com

 

John Los

Age Range: 50's and up

I worked for many years with The RI Playwrights Theater doing staged readings. I am currently doing readings with The Writers' Circle, Perishable Theater, and The SECT in New London, CT at the Art Garde Center. Theatrically I have worked with Perishable, City Nights Dinner Theater and Mill River Theater. I have produced, directed, and acted in many WhoDunnit Dinner Theater productions in the area.

Contact: captainjohnlos@aol.com

 

(Maddy Maguire)

Maddy has a beautiful voice and she loves the stage. Her past performances include Young Cosette in Les Miserables with ACTS, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel with The Wellesley Players, Peppermint Patty in Snoopy, the Musical and Josie Pye in Anne of Green Gables with the Westborough Players Club and an orphan in Annie with The Reagle Players.
Contact: murphymaguire@comcast.net

 

 

(Marvelyn McFarlane)

Age Range: 20 plus

MARVELYN is honored to be a new Actor in Resident. Originally from Florida, Marvelyn came to Boston to attend Eastern Nazarene College where she graduated with a degree in communications. Since graduating, she has been seen in several plays, industrials, films and commercials. She is a member of Our Place Theatre Project where she recently performed in MOTHER G and FEATHERS ON MY ARM...ZORA NEALE FLYING HIGH as part of the 2009 African American Theatre festival. She has received two Best Supporting actress IRNE nominations for her work with Company One in the roles of Saartjie, in VOYEURS DE VENUS, and Freida/Darlaene, in THE BLUEST EYE. She is a performer/poet in the traveling, spoken word, theatre troupe: ARTiculation, and is also a actor/educator in Deana's Educational Theatre. Try as she might, she is still not used to this New England weather, but will continue to stick it out as long as this fair bean town continues to provide her with interesting and challenging work. Or a lifetime supply of puppies. marvelyn.mcfarlane@gmail.com

 

(Lida McGirr)

Age Range: 37 plus

LIDA MCGIRR  Began her acting career at age 7 as leprechaun singing and dancing at Nathan's Hot Dog Stand in Coney Island. She was one of the three found ing members of Little Theater on 26th Street in NY where she performed as the Logician and Mrs. Boeuf in "Rhinoceros." Some of her favorite roles are Martha in "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", Shirley Valentine in "Shirley Valentine" and Abigail in "The Crucible." She began directing her brothers in Peter Cottontail on the back porch when they were 3 and 1 and has moved on to directing mini-operas in protest of the discontinuation of "Saturday at the Met", entertainment for Romance Novelist Conventions and productions for local theaters. Her short plays have appeared in festivals, women's clubs, senior groups, bakeries and annual meetings in Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Arlington, Concord and Natick.  lida.mcgirr@gmail.com

 

(Stuart Meyers)

Age Range: 14-25

Stuart Meyers is a new theatre artist in the Boston area, having just started his college education as an acting student at Boston University.  Stuart hails from South Jersey, where he has performed since the age of six.  Not only has he been trained in acting, but he also has a strong foundation in both singing (tenor) and dance (jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, modern).  Stuart has performed in both community and regional theaters as characters ranging from The Cat in the Hat in Seussical to a member of the ensemble in The Laramie Project.  Stuart also has film training and has done commercial work.  He is thrilled to work as an Actor in Residence and is more than ready for new challenges!   Email: LV2tap@comcast.net

 

(Bill Miller)

William (Bill) Miller - Age Range 50’s – 60’s

Bill spent 30 years as an actor performing in theaters across the country.  He studied at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and trained professionally with the Cleveland Playhouse, completing the Equity Apprenticeship/Journeymanship program with CPH.  He has appeared in over 80 productions in his career.  Some of his favorite roles are: The Bishop in Genet’s ‘The Balcony’ with Case Western Reserve; Clov in Beckett’s ‘Endgame’ with the Cleveland Playhouse; Roy Wild in Paul Zindel’s ‘The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild’, Zoditch in Ronald Ribman’s ‘The Journey of the Fifth Horse’ both with the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon;  Gibson MacFarland in Joanna Glass’ ‘Artichoke’ with Minneapolis’ Crickett Theater and Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller’s ‘A View from the Bridge’ with Boston’s Lyric Stage.  Bill enjoys developing new plays and looks forward to readings as a new member of the Playwrights Platform. uudeem@comcast.net

 

(Mary-Liz Murray)

Mary-Liz Murray - Age Range 15 - 26

Mary-Liz Murray is a graduate of the University of Connecticut’s BFA Acting program and a Boston native. Over the last year Mary-Liz has worked with Fort Point Theatre Channel, Holland Productions, Harvard University, Company One, Exquisite Corps Theatre Co., and Wheelock Family Theatre

You can reach her at maryliz.murray@gmail.com

 

(Bob Mussett)

Age Range: Mid-twenties to late-thirties

Bob Mussett has been a Boston-area actor for 9 years, and is pleased as punch to work with the Playwright's Platform. He has previously worked with the development of new plays at the WordBRIDGE Playwright's Laboratory in South Carolina, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut. He has used the First Folio 'no rehearsal' approach to Shakespeare in Threadbare Productions' Comedie of Errors and Julius Caesar, and acted as prompter in John Marston's The Malcontent. Other recent roles include Seiffert in Conquest of the South Pole (Molasses Tank Productions), Len in Objective, Peter in Surprise!, and Philip in Know When to Fold 'Em (Devanaughn's 2007 Dragonfly one-act Festival), and Adam in The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Threadbare Productions). He is co-founder of Hijinx Unlimited, and a board member of Generous Company.

email: bobmussett(at)yahoo(dot)com

 

(Yvonne Murphy)

Age Range: late 20s - early 40s

As a local actor from Boston Yvonne Murphy has had the pleasure of working extensively with youth in theater by way of 'KidStage' at the Boston Children's Museum, Wheelock Family Theatre,   ShakespeareNOW! (Touring) Theatre Company, and presently with Behind the Mask Theatre – playing in schools [faire des jeux en masque] throughout New England this Fall.   A recent recipient  of the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2007/8 EMACT Festival ("Raisin in the Sun"/Footlight Club), Yvonne has also been honored with two IRNE Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress ("Pippi Longstocking"/WFT) and Best Ensemble Performance ("Spell #7"/Company One). Having had the pleasure of working  with such companies as: Up You Mighty Race, Another Country Productions,  Zeitgeist Stage, and Acme Theatre just to name a few, she is delighted to be joining the AiR Collective at Playwright's Platform.   Email:: wymurphy@gmail.com

 

 

(Sally Nutt)

Age Range: 40 plus

Sally Nutt’s theatre roots date to a gripping third-grade Arbor Day play in rural New Jersey ... and maintained hold in spite of many transplants around the world with the Air Force. Since moving to New England, she’s performed with many groups in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire ... most recently in Blackburn Performing Arts’ Something About Swans, Bad Habit Productions’ Barefoot in the Park, Image Theatre’s Distant Music, Busy Boy/Bad Boy’s Funny Money in Newburyport...and as a very shady Madame Toureau in Mayhem and Murder’s ongoing musical mystery dinner theatre. She is a new member of SAG and AFTRA, and very honored to be in the company of such accomplished talent in the AIR program. Sallycandace at gmail.com.

 

 

(Joe Orrigo)

Age Range: 20 - 35

Joe Orrigo, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, is a Boston-area actor who has appeared in numerous Playwrights' Platform readings and productions, including the 2008 Playwrights' Platform Summer Festival where he performed in Kelly DuMar's The Cell and Hortense Gerardo's On the Strut, and he was Runner Up for Best Actor.   He can also be seen in Dribbles, the feature film, www.dribblesmovie.com. 

email: orrigoj@aol.com

(Richard Pacheco)

Richard is an award-winning playwright, poet, artist, journalist, filmmaker and educator. His play “Happily Ever After” was given an honorable mention in the Writer’s Digest script competition. He was a finalist in the grant competition in playwrighting for the Massachusetts Artists Foundation (1976) and recipient of an ARTA (American Regional Theatre Award) best new play award in 1986. He was an arts writer and critic for the Standard-Times for 21 years. His plays have received productions and staged readings at Culture Park, Theatre One, Playwrights Platform and other venues. He is a member of SAG and AFTRA. Hsi entire acting resume is visible at: www.sag.org/RichardPacheco .He has acted in over 30 plays most recently for Firehouse Theater in Newport as Jay (lead) in Mafia on Prozac and also for the Chekhov Festival at Boston Playwrights Theater. He holds a BFA in painting and an MFA in art education/printmaking from U. Mass. Dartmouth.

rpacheco@imagination-unlimited.net

 

(Gail Phaneuf)

Age Range: 35 to 55

GAIL PHANEUF is a playwright, actress and director in Boston. Gail most recently appeared in the role of Stevie in THE GOAT or WHO IS SYLVIA? for The New Provincetown Players.  Other favorite roles include Anna in THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, Flo Owens in PICNIC, the Woman in Christopher Durang's LAUGHING WILD, Phyllis in FOLLIES, and Ouisa in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  Directing credits include Fallen Star at the Shea Theater, STOP REQUESTED, DANCERS and CHOICES at the Playwrights’ Platform summer festivals.  gphaneuf@computerdoctor.org

 

 

(Jonathan Popp)

Age Range: 18 - 35

JONATHAN POPP jon@jonpopp.com is a North Shore native and a Graduate of Boston College where he received a BS in Computer Science and a BA in Theater Arts and studied abroad with the British American Drama Academy (BADA).  He has performed at various theaters throughout the Boston area including The Gloucester Stage, NSMT, Stoneham Theatre, Turtle-Lane, and the BCA.  Most recently Jon played Miles Gloriosus in Boston Theatre Work's production of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Matt in Gurnet Theater Project's DOG SEES GOD, Tom Joad in Stoneham Theatre's THE GRAPES OF WRATH, and Dev Heart in Image Theater's DISTANT MUSIC.  http://www.jonpopp.com

 

(Phyllis Rittner)

Age Range:  28-48

PHYLLIS RITTNER is the co-coordinator of the Actors in Residence Program.  She is also a playwright, actress, voiceover artist and line coach.  Phyllis has performed in over 25 theater productions in the Boston area.  Favorite roles include Amanda in Private Lives, Louka in Arms and the Man, Lenny in Crimes of the Hearts, Rose in Dancing at Lughnasa and Suzette in Don’t Dress for Dinner.  She has narrated two television series and has worked for over 50 clients in radio and television. She can be reached at phyllis560@comcast.net.

 

(Allison Ritts)

ALLI RITTS has had the pleasure and honor of participating in the reading and performing of new plays for the past few years. She recently won "Best Actress" award for this season's "Playwrights’ Platform. Alli has performed in many festivals including “Playwrights’ Platform" , “Mill City Minutes”, and the “Hovey Summer Shorts Festival” Other past roles include "Audrey" in Little Shop of Horrors and "Sarah" in Guys and Dolls, and "Ophelia" in Hamlet. Alli feels honored to be a part of this ambitious project and has thoroughly enjoyed working with such a brave and creative group of people. allijoritts@hotmail.com

 

(Will Sahlein)

age range is 65-70+

My staged readings in NYC at Harold Clurman Theatre; Maxwell Anderson Theatre; Women-in-theatre; Actors Outlet; Theatre Guinevere; Playwrights Horizons.  Top 10% of earnings of SAG for 9 years, including 2 films for WGBH, 2 for Saturday Night Live.  Sole principal as senior editor for Houghton Mifflin industrial film, which won 6 CINDY awards including casting, & was finalist at the N.Y. International Film/TV festival. Willokay@aol.com

 

(Linda Sughrue)

Age Range: 25-35

A business executive by day, Linda has been performing for over 20 years, and has worked in front of and behind the footlights of theatres in the Boston area including: Image Theatre, MetroStage Company, Turtle Lane Playhouse, Hovey Players, The Theatre Cooperative, The Footlight Club, Concord Players, and Newton Country Players. A musical theatre trained dancer and singer, Linda performed in her first "straight" play 4 years ago, and has been acting in non-musical performances since. Most recently, Linda appeared as the dancer in "Pole Dancing" in the 2008 Playwrights Platform Festival and as Mellie in "The Space Beside Me" in Tales from the Tavern with Image Theatre. Linda is a graduate of the Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College. greatgambs@yahoo.com

 

(James Tallach)

James Tallach originates from Scotland and works locally as an actor/director/dialect coach. He has performed or directed for Turtle Lane Playhouse; Indy Productions, Playwrights Platform, Boston Theater Marathon, AFD, ACME, Metro Stage Company, Company Theatre, Hovey Players, and with various playwrights associated with Playwrights Platform including George Massalem, Geralyn Horton and Jerry Bisantz. Special skills include: Stage Managing, Light/Sound Board operation; Dialects (primarily British, including Irish, Scottish, English). He is also an accomplished singer in the Baritone/Ten or range. jamesscotman1@comcast.net

 

 

(Joye Thaller)
Age Range 20s-40s

Joye is a Cambridge resident who has been part of the Boston Theatre scene for the past 10 years. Favorite roles include Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's 10-Year High School Reunion (Queer Soup Productions), Vixen in The 8: Reindeer Monologues (The Footlight Club), The Praying Mantis in In the Jar, (Theatre@First), and Elsa in the adaptation of the sci fi radio drama, X Minus One (Counterproductions Theatre). She has a soft spot for new plays, which is why you haven't heard of most of the stuff she's been in, and why she is excited to work with the Playwrights' Platform. She also has directed several shows, including long-form improv, children's shows, and full-length plays. Email: joyethaller@gmail.com

 

 

(Steve Triebes)

 

Steve Triebes

Steve is a versatile actor, equally comfortable in comedic and dramatic pieces, and places roles in a range of 25 to 35. Having trained in theatre at Rice University, he has performed in theatre, film and TV commercials across the country. Most recently seen playing several roles in CentAStage’s production of “Plays on Tap” and as George in “Getting Some Air” at the SWAN Day event at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Steve just returned from the International Presentation of Performers competition in Los Angeles where he won 7 awards, including the grand prize “Star of the Year”.  striebes@yahoo.com

 

 

(Phil Thompson)

Age range:  45 +

Phil was last seen as Connor in Image Theatre’s production of Distant Music and will appear this fall in Dead City at Theatre Zone.  Phil was also recently seen in Race at Charlestown Working Theatre (White Man # 2).  Other appearances include: By The Bog of Cats (Xavier Cassidy), Simpatico (Simms) at the Devanaughn Theatre,  Triple Play an original musical at Image Theatre and Tony in Tit For Tat at the Theatre Cooperative.  He has appeared in dinner theatre, summer stock and various companies in the Boston area. Phil has also appeared on television in the daytime drama, All My Children and been a back-up vocalist for television an d radio commercials. e-mail:  pltipswich@yahoo.com

(Jonathan Welch)

Jonathan Braedley Welch is an actor, writer and journalist living in Boston. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, his freelance work has been featured in several local publications throughout New England. When he doesn't have his pen to paper, he likes to hang out on stage or film. Most recently, he appeared in Slam Boston at Boston Playwrights' Theatre. e-mail:  jbraedleyw@gmail.com

 

(Andrew Wetmore)

Age Range: 37 plus

Andrew Wetmore is a playwright and actor living in Lowell. He recently adapted the entire Bible as an audio script--the New Testament part won Audio Book of the Year in June 2007. He was seen as Anton Chekhov in "Chekhov and Pinter take a (pause)" at the 2007 Festival and on Newton Television, and has worked during the past year with Image Theater in Lowell and Yellow Taxi Productions in Nashua, NH. He is comfortable with cold readings and last-minute requests, and Can play men from their thirties on into old age. Strong baritone voice. cottage14@gmail.com.

 

(Alicia Zipp)

Age Range: 35 plus

Alicia M. Zipp is very pleased to be part of this season’s Playwrights Platform Actors in Residence program. Most of her work in the last few years has either been in film - working those crazy twelve hour days on numerous movie and TV sets, or in music - as lead singer for the rock band Catbasket. Now that her 15 year old son has begun his own acting career, she is free to resume working in theatre, where her greatest thrill has always been the opportunity to work on new material. She is also happy to report that she can be seen onscreen in the recent film Evening as the parlor maid in Glenn Close’s house. alicia@night-kitchen.com

 

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