STARRING
Marlain Angelides, Frank Carandini, Vance Clemente, Adit Dileep,
Alex Mark Eckstorm, Savannah Marie Elliott, Emilio Evans,
Charlie Jhaye, Ellen Karis, Charles Kennedy, Lili Klein, Nitin Madan,
Sara Minisquero, Bill Moore, Jon Noto, Wende O’Reilly,
Greg Pragel, Samantha Randolph, Ben Rezendes, Melissa Skirboll,
Jennifer Lynn Tune, Nic Tyler, Stephanie Windland & Janelle Zapata
MARLAIN ANGELIDES (Host 2) received her PGDip in Musical Theatre at Royal Academy of Music, London. Her first official Halloween character in the USA, so be warned...strange European on the loose! Theatre credits include Off Broadway (current) Going Once Laughing Twice (Heidi Hoe), West End: Lautrec. Tour/ International: Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie Mangano), Hair (Dionne), Othello (Desdemona), Elegies… (Judith), Annie (Miss Hannigan). Singing credits include: Hi-5 (Warner, Greece), Eurovision Song Contest (representing Cyprus), BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre (Finalist). From fronting metal bands (@AscendingDawn) to dubbing for Disney, and sporting a BSc in Biochemistry, she is thrilled to assist in guiding you through this scary eve of assuredly talented plays. www.marlainangel.com or @Marlain_A
FRANK CARANDINI (Mr. Gordon in The Monster Seated Next to Me) BROADWAY: In The Rain (Umbrella Man – principle role in workshop); OFF-/OFF-OFF BROADWAY: Hamlet (Rosencrantz – Lion Theater), Doctor Faustus (Faustus – Midtown International Theatre Festival), Fiddler on the Roof (Nachum the Beggar – Lincoln Center), Julius Caesar (title role – Jan Hus Playhouse), Pirates of Penzance (Major General – Jan Hus Playhouse), Wisdom That Men Seek (created the role of Michael in the premiere at the Fringe Festival), Check is in the Mail (created the role of Jerry Case in the premiere at the Fringe Festival), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (Claudius – Theatre Off-Park), Tartuffe (Lawrence – John Jay Theater) Madwoman of Chaillot (Ragpicker – Pearl Theatre Space); TOUR: The Fantasticks (Henry, the old actor), Jesus Christ Superstar (Herod), Guys & Dolls (Nathan Detroit). FILM: Principle roles in Norman Normal, Beneath the Rock, Twelve Fingers.
VANCE CLEMENTE (Man in A Troubled Heart) is thrilled to be working with the talented Wende O'Reilly and Constance George. Favorite theatre roles include: Nick Bottom and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, King Edward and Richmond in Richard III, Costard in Love's Labour's Lost, Harpagon in The Miser and Eddie in Fool For Love. Film Credits: Vincent in Eli's Boy (Hampton Film Festival), The Wolf in A Lothario’s Lament (Cannes Film Festival), and JC in Heysoos (Hoboken International Film Festival and The Golden Door Festival.) Check out www.vanceclemente.com for clips and recent theatrical productions. Love to my darling daughter Lana, the bat to my Dracula. His performance is dedicated to the memory of Lance Corporal Julian Brennan, a dutiful, courageous, yet sweet natured man who lost his life in Afghanistan.
ADIT DILEEP (Jafar in Taste of Hell and Tim in Call Upon) has a hard time defining himself. He suspects this may have something to do with why he’s an actor, but he’s not sure. Adit is most excited when he has a story to share, and often asks himself, “How can I better embarrass myself?” He doesn’t always write his bios in third person, but when he does, he starts with his history. Adit graduated from New York University and has studied at T. Schreiber, Weist-Barron and New York Film Academy. You’ll see Adit next on TV as a guest star in Brown Nation. He performs in a tour called Mystic India and is on a mission to get more involved in theater in New York City. You can learn more at aditdileep.com.
ALEX ECKSTORM (Host 3) is a recent graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. He moved to New York City to peruse his dream of becoming the best actor he can be. Things That Go Bump in the Night marks Alex’s New York stage debut. He began acting in 6th grade and hasn’t looked back since, and he looks forward to playing more mysterious characters in film and on stage. He feels blessed to be a part of the entertainment industry.
SAVANNAH MARIE ELLIOTT (Ashley in The Monster Seated Next to Me) enters the New York theater scene with this production, having arrived here at the top of the year. Previous regional credits include Annie Warbucks (Grace Farrell); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus) and Bijoux in Crushed. Ensemble work includes Grease and The Wiz. Before coming to NYC, Savannah performed for casting directors from companies like Twentieth Century Fox and Mattel at the AMTC Shine Christian Conference in Orlando, Fl. Her work with the All-County/All-State Choirs allowed her to work with nationally renowned composers and directors. Next year, Savannah begins studying at New York Film Academy. She is a member of the Musical Masters and Stage and Screen Acting program at Brooklyn's M Center for the Performing Arts sponsored by Genesis Repertory.
EMILIO EVANS (Peter in Call Upon) knew he wanted to be an actor since the age of six; however due to circumstance, he didn't begin to pursue an acting career until the age of 19, when he enrolled in Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) to study as part of their Theatre Program. There, he learned the fundamentals of acting, and honed the discipline necessary to bring characters to life. Afterwards, he began to train with different NYC based acting coaches to pick up more techniques. His goal is to bring as much fun, life, honesty and realism as possible to every role he is fortunate enough to land. He is an actor on the rise, looking to effectively do great work that will hopefully, in turn, grant more work.
CHARLIE JHAYE’s (Lanie in UFO Weather and Alice in Call Upon) most recent credits include tottering about as Lolli in Brownie & Lolli go to Hollywood for the Frigid Festival NYC, playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret with In The Wings Productions/Theatre Now New York, Broadway’s Rising Stars Concert for the Town Hall Broadway Festival, and working as a (rather sweaty) roving performer at The New York Renaissance Faire. She is a graduate of AMDA, where she learned to make CORRECT spirit fingers, The Actors Hub - Australia, where she learned to whisper intensely, and The Australian Stunt Academy, where she learned to light herself aflame and jump out of a three story building. She is also a song writer, a visual artist, a costumier and a proud Gryffindor. Charliejhaye.jimdo.com
ELLEN KARIS (Mother in Scrambled and Lady Bolshka in Call Upon), a native New Yorker, is the “Greek Goddess of Comedy” and has a successful career as a Stand-Up Comedian performing in North America alongside such notable comics as Drew Carey and Tom Papa. She’s been a guest hot topics panelist on numerous Cable TV and Radio Shows, as well co-hosting her own weekly internet radio show. As an actress Ellen, has been in several independent films and has an on-going supporting role in the webisode series Living in Exile. She recently worked on the feature film The Nest, starring Tina Fey. Her theatre and improv work include the lead role in Searching for Frankie, and she is writing a woman show on the life of her Great-Grandmother. www.ellenkaris.com, @GreekChickComic
CHARLES KENNEDY (The Waiter in Scrambled) is an actor and improvisor who studied Stories & Society at the NYU Gallatin School, where he founded the improv group "After School Special" and performed in many short films and plays. He also recently wrote and directed Shakesparody: a comitragic satire in one act, and performed in Life Unexpected at the Manhattan Repertory Theater this summer. Charles is currently performs in the political improv show Electoral Dysfunction at the PIT every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. He thanks everyone who helped launch this unique production.
LILI KLEIN (Loretta in Fang) is thrilled to be back in New York working with such a fun group! She has been blessed to perform on stage, screen, and lawns around the world. Thanks and love always to M, M, B, S, M, M, CFS, Friends, Fans, and YOU!
NITIN MADA (Majid in A Taste of Hell and Mitch in The Greenhouse), having mostly worked in film and television in the last two years, returns to the New York stage in Things That Go Bump in the Night. Nitin completed his Master's from Columbia University's Film program, and has written, directed and produced for cinema, television, and theater in India and the United States, for almost two decades! As a Comic and an Improv artiste, he has been seen at venues in New York and India. His documentary work has included subjects such as India’s greatest painter, MF Husain, legendary Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, and contemporary New York painter Russell Connor. In 2009, he produced his first feature film, Colin Harts Kay, and is currently working on his second. Nitin divides his time between New York and New Delhi.
SARA MINISQUERO (The Girl in The Greenhouse and Host 5) Emerson College, Theatre Studies BA graduate. Recent credits include the premiere of Linoleum's Hard as Emily, written by Joanne De Simone and presented as a part of John Chatterton's Midwinter Madness festival, a staged reading of Old Men are Full of Sh!t by Mohammad Saad Ali as Rose, and Othello at the Narrows Botanical Garden as Emilia and fight captain. Other credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Quince), The Tempest (Trinculo) and As You Like It (Phebe). Sara can also be spotted in a number of GRETH Productions titles, including Meat Me in Plainville, Sink Hole, and the Supercute! music video for "Dumb Dumbs". Sara is thrilled to be joining this elaborate cast on such a spectacularly spooky festival.
BILL MOORE (Brad in Not Funny) graduated in 2013 from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He studied improv and sketch comedy with the Upright Citizen's Brigade and has had the privilege of performing on their LA and NYC stages. He has gone on to write, perform, and edit for the internet sketch comedy group, The Flavor Department, which he founded in 2010. The Flavor Department is currently expanding their talents into short films. He recently acted in an independent short film for Trifecta Cinema. Bill can be heard on the podcast Late Night with Black Troi, which is available on iTunes. Bill is very excited to be a part of the play Not Funny -- which is his first play. Yay!
JON NOTO (Dennis/Luciden in The Change) is dedicated to creating his own work whether it's with his improv team "The Internet Disagrees" or the monthly short films he creates. And with training from Rutgers, William Esper, and Second City, he knows he's in it for the long run. He is currently seeking Legit and Commercial representation. Follow his work at JonNoto.com.
WENDE O’REILLY (Sarah in A Troubled Heart) was last seen as Broadway Baby Betty Blue (the former child star, out of touch with reality) in Reading Between the Lies. Other recent New York credits include Savage in Savage in Limbo, Ariel in The Tempest, Mistress Quickly in Merry Wives of Windsor, and Woman in Man Again (also written by Constance George).
GREG PRAGE (Rod Serling/Host 1) is originally from Buffalo, New York and graduated from Niagara University. Recently, he was seen in the city as Dante Rossetti in The Muse (TFANC - Dream Up Festival) and as Father in Eurydice (Kore Theater Project). He is blessed to have worked with many regional theaters. Some favorite roles include Peter Van Dann in The Diary of Anne Frank - National tour Barter Theater), Motel in Fiddler on the Roof - National Tour (Prather Theater), and Woof in Hair (Tibbits Opera House). He is currently studying at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Greg would like to thank Jay for this opportunity, and his friends and family for all their love and support. Always and always to Liz!
SAMANTHA RANDOLPH (Sara in Call Upon) is a Brooklyn-born actor, singer, dancer, playwright, and aspiring poet, with great enthusiasm and passion for everything she does!! Her favorite off-off Broadway credits include The Smoker and the Blue-Haired Chick (Roy Arias Theatre), On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning (City College), Seussical (Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy), and Geri' Pimpin (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). She made her directing debut this fall with the premiere of Bright.Apple.Crush, which also performed at Manhattan Repertory Theatre. When not performing, you can catch Sam listening to jazz music, reading poetry, playing piano, and watching classic movies. Much love to the hard-working parents, true blue friends, and to her teachers for their never ending support and making her the professional that she is today!
BEN REZENDES (Cosgrove in Fang) grew up in WA and has been living in NYC for the past six years. He moved here to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and has since been working in regional theater, independent film and commercials as an Actor and Fight Director. For more information, visit his website at benrezendes.com.
MELISSA SKIRBOLL (Lisa in The Change, Scream Queen Zombie/Host 3) is a director, writer, actor and producer. Currently directing I Have It by Bekah Brunstetter at this year's Estrogeius Festival, her other recent directing work includes Andrew Rothkin's Father's Day at MRT, NOLA: Three Plays About Home by Vivian Neuwirth for the Estrogenius Festival 2013. She won Best Director (Short Form) at the Planet Connections Theater Festivity for her work on The Closet by Amy Gray Piper in 2012, and was nominated for her direction of Straight Faced Lies by Mark Jason Williams in 2013 and her play Hell is where the Heart Is was nominated for four awards and took home two prizes in 2010. She directed her own plays, Blood is Thicker as part of the 2013 SWAN Day celebration at the Abingdon Theater, and Pizza for Life as part of Ego Actus NYC Icon Play in November of 2011. She is proud to have directed readings of 14 different 10-minute plays in Abingdon Theatre's Benefit Challenge Series since 2011. She also directed and produced Girlfriend Experience.
JENNIFER LYNN TUNE (Shane in UFO Weather), originally from Europe, has been working professionally in the NYC Theatre as well as the Film and TV scene for the past three years. Recent credits span from appearing on National Geographic and the History Channel to dancing in Deborah Kampmeier's newest independent feature film, Split, performing in Incubator Art Project's interactive play, Take Me Home, to singing in Verdi's opera, Aida, with MORE Opera. Lynn has continued her education with the Pearl Theatre Company, as well as studying with Fiona Shaw, Jenny Mercein and Leqoc legend Norman Taylor. When not performing, Jennifer Lynn Tune teaches Hot Yoga around the city and recently traveled to Thailand to get certified in Thai Massage. For more information visit www.jenniferlynntune.com.
NIC TYLER (Joe in The Greenhouse) lives in New York and has appeared in numerous productions and showcases. He has appeared in such diverse settings as La MaMa, ETC. as well as on As The World Turns. He lives in Manhattan and can be seen walking in Central Park with the loves of his life, Kimberly and Dhante (a six pound Chihuahua). He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.
STEPHANIE WINDLAND (The Daughter in Scrambled) is a recent graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she majored in Musical Theatre and Communication. She is currently in the New Jersey tour of Henry's Law with Playwrights Theatre. Favorite past roles include Laurie (Oklahoma), Wendla (Spring Awakening), Cinderella (Into the Woods), and Olive (25th Annual...Spelling Bee). She would like to thank her friends and family, her amazing cast, and Leslie for giving her this wonderful opportunity.
JANELLE ZAPATA (Emily in Not Funny) is an actress, producer and stage manager from New Jersey. She studied theatre at Rutgers University in Newark. She is a founder and Producing Director of theatre company Black Note Theatre. Favorite roles include 1 in 4:48 Psychosis and Sloth in Attempts on Her Life, a role for which she won Outstanding Lead Actress in the 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Visit her at http://www.janellezapata.com/.
FRANK CARANDINI (Mr. Gordon in The Monster Seated Next to Me) BROADWAY: In The Rain (Umbrella Man – principle role in workshop); OFF-/OFF-OFF BROADWAY: Hamlet (Rosencrantz – Lion Theater), Doctor Faustus (Faustus – Midtown International Theatre Festival), Fiddler on the Roof (Nachum the Beggar – Lincoln Center), Julius Caesar (title role – Jan Hus Playhouse), Pirates of Penzance (Major General – Jan Hus Playhouse), Wisdom That Men Seek (created the role of Michael in the premiere at the Fringe Festival), Check is in the Mail (created the role of Jerry Case in the premiere at the Fringe Festival), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (Claudius – Theatre Off-Park), Tartuffe (Lawrence – John Jay Theater) Madwoman of Chaillot (Ragpicker – Pearl Theatre Space); TOUR: The Fantasticks (Henry, the old actor), Jesus Christ Superstar (Herod), Guys & Dolls (Nathan Detroit). FILM: Principle roles in Norman Normal, Beneath the Rock, Twelve Fingers.
VANCE CLEMENTE (Man in A Troubled Heart) is thrilled to be working with the talented Wende O'Reilly and Constance George. Favorite theatre roles include: Nick Bottom and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, King Edward and Richmond in Richard III, Costard in Love's Labour's Lost, Harpagon in The Miser and Eddie in Fool For Love. Film Credits: Vincent in Eli's Boy (Hampton Film Festival), The Wolf in A Lothario’s Lament (Cannes Film Festival), and JC in Heysoos (Hoboken International Film Festival and The Golden Door Festival.) Check out www.vanceclemente.com for clips and recent theatrical productions. Love to my darling daughter Lana, the bat to my Dracula. His performance is dedicated to the memory of Lance Corporal Julian Brennan, a dutiful, courageous, yet sweet natured man who lost his life in Afghanistan.
ADIT DILEEP (Jafar in Taste of Hell and Tim in Call Upon) has a hard time defining himself. He suspects this may have something to do with why he’s an actor, but he’s not sure. Adit is most excited when he has a story to share, and often asks himself, “How can I better embarrass myself?” He doesn’t always write his bios in third person, but when he does, he starts with his history. Adit graduated from New York University and has studied at T. Schreiber, Weist-Barron and New York Film Academy. You’ll see Adit next on TV as a guest star in Brown Nation. He performs in a tour called Mystic India and is on a mission to get more involved in theater in New York City. You can learn more at aditdileep.com.
ALEX ECKSTORM (Host 3) is a recent graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. He moved to New York City to peruse his dream of becoming the best actor he can be. Things That Go Bump in the Night marks Alex’s New York stage debut. He began acting in 6th grade and hasn’t looked back since, and he looks forward to playing more mysterious characters in film and on stage. He feels blessed to be a part of the entertainment industry.
SAVANNAH MARIE ELLIOTT (Ashley in The Monster Seated Next to Me) enters the New York theater scene with this production, having arrived here at the top of the year. Previous regional credits include Annie Warbucks (Grace Farrell); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus) and Bijoux in Crushed. Ensemble work includes Grease and The Wiz. Before coming to NYC, Savannah performed for casting directors from companies like Twentieth Century Fox and Mattel at the AMTC Shine Christian Conference in Orlando, Fl. Her work with the All-County/All-State Choirs allowed her to work with nationally renowned composers and directors. Next year, Savannah begins studying at New York Film Academy. She is a member of the Musical Masters and Stage and Screen Acting program at Brooklyn's M Center for the Performing Arts sponsored by Genesis Repertory.
EMILIO EVANS (Peter in Call Upon) knew he wanted to be an actor since the age of six; however due to circumstance, he didn't begin to pursue an acting career until the age of 19, when he enrolled in Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) to study as part of their Theatre Program. There, he learned the fundamentals of acting, and honed the discipline necessary to bring characters to life. Afterwards, he began to train with different NYC based acting coaches to pick up more techniques. His goal is to bring as much fun, life, honesty and realism as possible to every role he is fortunate enough to land. He is an actor on the rise, looking to effectively do great work that will hopefully, in turn, grant more work.
CHARLIE JHAYE’s (Lanie in UFO Weather and Alice in Call Upon) most recent credits include tottering about as Lolli in Brownie & Lolli go to Hollywood for the Frigid Festival NYC, playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret with In The Wings Productions/Theatre Now New York, Broadway’s Rising Stars Concert for the Town Hall Broadway Festival, and working as a (rather sweaty) roving performer at The New York Renaissance Faire. She is a graduate of AMDA, where she learned to make CORRECT spirit fingers, The Actors Hub - Australia, where she learned to whisper intensely, and The Australian Stunt Academy, where she learned to light herself aflame and jump out of a three story building. She is also a song writer, a visual artist, a costumier and a proud Gryffindor. Charliejhaye.jimdo.com
ELLEN KARIS (Mother in Scrambled and Lady Bolshka in Call Upon), a native New Yorker, is the “Greek Goddess of Comedy” and has a successful career as a Stand-Up Comedian performing in North America alongside such notable comics as Drew Carey and Tom Papa. She’s been a guest hot topics panelist on numerous Cable TV and Radio Shows, as well co-hosting her own weekly internet radio show. As an actress Ellen, has been in several independent films and has an on-going supporting role in the webisode series Living in Exile. She recently worked on the feature film The Nest, starring Tina Fey. Her theatre and improv work include the lead role in Searching for Frankie, and she is writing a woman show on the life of her Great-Grandmother. www.ellenkaris.com, @GreekChickComic
CHARLES KENNEDY (The Waiter in Scrambled) is an actor and improvisor who studied Stories & Society at the NYU Gallatin School, where he founded the improv group "After School Special" and performed in many short films and plays. He also recently wrote and directed Shakesparody: a comitragic satire in one act, and performed in Life Unexpected at the Manhattan Repertory Theater this summer. Charles is currently performs in the political improv show Electoral Dysfunction at the PIT every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. He thanks everyone who helped launch this unique production.
LILI KLEIN (Loretta in Fang) is thrilled to be back in New York working with such a fun group! She has been blessed to perform on stage, screen, and lawns around the world. Thanks and love always to M, M, B, S, M, M, CFS, Friends, Fans, and YOU!
NITIN MADA (Majid in A Taste of Hell and Mitch in The Greenhouse), having mostly worked in film and television in the last two years, returns to the New York stage in Things That Go Bump in the Night. Nitin completed his Master's from Columbia University's Film program, and has written, directed and produced for cinema, television, and theater in India and the United States, for almost two decades! As a Comic and an Improv artiste, he has been seen at venues in New York and India. His documentary work has included subjects such as India’s greatest painter, MF Husain, legendary Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, and contemporary New York painter Russell Connor. In 2009, he produced his first feature film, Colin Harts Kay, and is currently working on his second. Nitin divides his time between New York and New Delhi.
SARA MINISQUERO (The Girl in The Greenhouse and Host 5) Emerson College, Theatre Studies BA graduate. Recent credits include the premiere of Linoleum's Hard as Emily, written by Joanne De Simone and presented as a part of John Chatterton's Midwinter Madness festival, a staged reading of Old Men are Full of Sh!t by Mohammad Saad Ali as Rose, and Othello at the Narrows Botanical Garden as Emilia and fight captain. Other credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Quince), The Tempest (Trinculo) and As You Like It (Phebe). Sara can also be spotted in a number of GRETH Productions titles, including Meat Me in Plainville, Sink Hole, and the Supercute! music video for "Dumb Dumbs". Sara is thrilled to be joining this elaborate cast on such a spectacularly spooky festival.
BILL MOORE (Brad in Not Funny) graduated in 2013 from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He studied improv and sketch comedy with the Upright Citizen's Brigade and has had the privilege of performing on their LA and NYC stages. He has gone on to write, perform, and edit for the internet sketch comedy group, The Flavor Department, which he founded in 2010. The Flavor Department is currently expanding their talents into short films. He recently acted in an independent short film for Trifecta Cinema. Bill can be heard on the podcast Late Night with Black Troi, which is available on iTunes. Bill is very excited to be a part of the play Not Funny -- which is his first play. Yay!
JON NOTO (Dennis/Luciden in The Change) is dedicated to creating his own work whether it's with his improv team "The Internet Disagrees" or the monthly short films he creates. And with training from Rutgers, William Esper, and Second City, he knows he's in it for the long run. He is currently seeking Legit and Commercial representation. Follow his work at JonNoto.com.
WENDE O’REILLY (Sarah in A Troubled Heart) was last seen as Broadway Baby Betty Blue (the former child star, out of touch with reality) in Reading Between the Lies. Other recent New York credits include Savage in Savage in Limbo, Ariel in The Tempest, Mistress Quickly in Merry Wives of Windsor, and Woman in Man Again (also written by Constance George).
GREG PRAGE (Rod Serling/Host 1) is originally from Buffalo, New York and graduated from Niagara University. Recently, he was seen in the city as Dante Rossetti in The Muse (TFANC - Dream Up Festival) and as Father in Eurydice (Kore Theater Project). He is blessed to have worked with many regional theaters. Some favorite roles include Peter Van Dann in The Diary of Anne Frank - National tour Barter Theater), Motel in Fiddler on the Roof - National Tour (Prather Theater), and Woof in Hair (Tibbits Opera House). He is currently studying at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Greg would like to thank Jay for this opportunity, and his friends and family for all their love and support. Always and always to Liz!
SAMANTHA RANDOLPH (Sara in Call Upon) is a Brooklyn-born actor, singer, dancer, playwright, and aspiring poet, with great enthusiasm and passion for everything she does!! Her favorite off-off Broadway credits include The Smoker and the Blue-Haired Chick (Roy Arias Theatre), On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning (City College), Seussical (Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy), and Geri' Pimpin (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). She made her directing debut this fall with the premiere of Bright.Apple.Crush, which also performed at Manhattan Repertory Theatre. When not performing, you can catch Sam listening to jazz music, reading poetry, playing piano, and watching classic movies. Much love to the hard-working parents, true blue friends, and to her teachers for their never ending support and making her the professional that she is today!
BEN REZENDES (Cosgrove in Fang) grew up in WA and has been living in NYC for the past six years. He moved here to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and has since been working in regional theater, independent film and commercials as an Actor and Fight Director. For more information, visit his website at benrezendes.com.
MELISSA SKIRBOLL (Lisa in The Change, Scream Queen Zombie/Host 3) is a director, writer, actor and producer. Currently directing I Have It by Bekah Brunstetter at this year's Estrogeius Festival, her other recent directing work includes Andrew Rothkin's Father's Day at MRT, NOLA: Three Plays About Home by Vivian Neuwirth for the Estrogenius Festival 2013. She won Best Director (Short Form) at the Planet Connections Theater Festivity for her work on The Closet by Amy Gray Piper in 2012, and was nominated for her direction of Straight Faced Lies by Mark Jason Williams in 2013 and her play Hell is where the Heart Is was nominated for four awards and took home two prizes in 2010. She directed her own plays, Blood is Thicker as part of the 2013 SWAN Day celebration at the Abingdon Theater, and Pizza for Life as part of Ego Actus NYC Icon Play in November of 2011. She is proud to have directed readings of 14 different 10-minute plays in Abingdon Theatre's Benefit Challenge Series since 2011. She also directed and produced Girlfriend Experience.
JENNIFER LYNN TUNE (Shane in UFO Weather), originally from Europe, has been working professionally in the NYC Theatre as well as the Film and TV scene for the past three years. Recent credits span from appearing on National Geographic and the History Channel to dancing in Deborah Kampmeier's newest independent feature film, Split, performing in Incubator Art Project's interactive play, Take Me Home, to singing in Verdi's opera, Aida, with MORE Opera. Lynn has continued her education with the Pearl Theatre Company, as well as studying with Fiona Shaw, Jenny Mercein and Leqoc legend Norman Taylor. When not performing, Jennifer Lynn Tune teaches Hot Yoga around the city and recently traveled to Thailand to get certified in Thai Massage. For more information visit www.jenniferlynntune.com.
NIC TYLER (Joe in The Greenhouse) lives in New York and has appeared in numerous productions and showcases. He has appeared in such diverse settings as La MaMa, ETC. as well as on As The World Turns. He lives in Manhattan and can be seen walking in Central Park with the loves of his life, Kimberly and Dhante (a six pound Chihuahua). He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.
STEPHANIE WINDLAND (The Daughter in Scrambled) is a recent graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she majored in Musical Theatre and Communication. She is currently in the New Jersey tour of Henry's Law with Playwrights Theatre. Favorite past roles include Laurie (Oklahoma), Wendla (Spring Awakening), Cinderella (Into the Woods), and Olive (25th Annual...Spelling Bee). She would like to thank her friends and family, her amazing cast, and Leslie for giving her this wonderful opportunity.
JANELLE ZAPATA (Emily in Not Funny) is an actress, producer and stage manager from New Jersey. She studied theatre at Rutgers University in Newark. She is a founder and Producing Director of theatre company Black Note Theatre. Favorite roles include 1 in 4:48 Psychosis and Sloth in Attempts on Her Life, a role for which she won Outstanding Lead Actress in the 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Visit her at http://www.janellezapata.com/.