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	The 2004 Stampede Theatre Festival Castmembers, Directors, Writers, and Organizers

The 2004 Stampede Theatre Festival brings together dozens of writers, directors and performers from the US, Canada, and Europe. Although their backgrounds vary significantly, they all share a passion for the originality and vision that define profound art. They are enthusiastically ready to share their gifts with you and hope you take on the challenges their ideas, works and performances demand. Scroll to learn more about them!

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Resident Artists
	Emanuel Bocchieri (Festival Technical Director; creator—PSA#1) has directed all over the world in every century. 500 years ago, he met a fine lass named Priscilla and 3000 years later they had a child and named her Sophia. Tomorrow, he will sink into the mud and eventually be discovered by scientists and named the 8th Wonder of the World. They'll realize the revolution he started as co-founder of Feed the Herd Theatre Company and probably forget it as soon as it hits the headlines. Past FTH directing credits include: Blackstocking Jenkins, Zoo Human, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Prints (Dismember), The King Stag, The Blank Line, Tequila Dreams, OBJECTS, Eightball, and Paramus.
	Brian Calandra (creator and performer—Tape's Last Crap) was not born in Dublin. He is not best known for much-celebrated plays like Waiting for Godot and Endgame, and has never been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He has only spent a weekend in Paris, but found it quite lovely and fantasizes about dying there. In spite of these seemingly central differences, his life and Samuel Beckett's are eerily similar, and Brian looks forward to receiving similar accolades for an ouvre of work that now numbers 1. Very, very special thanks to Brian Snapp for ushering Tape through his craps, now and forever. Much love to Toby and Dad.
	Kevin Kaine (Osip — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) has just completed his labor 'o' love, the mAdHoUsE in Mantua or Romeo's magical dream, which he created, starred and directed. Now ready to live out the remaining days of his life wrapped in a quilt of madness, he has chosen to slowly pass during the course of the run of this festival. So, I would like to give thanx to Death for all the good times, Ma Dukes, Frodo Boggs, Talkalot the walking Carmichael, the wondrous Juliet and all the little people who will soon stand and be heard. The Kaine is dead, long live the Kaine. Another brick baby. Live life, Love righteous.
	Eric Michael Kochmer (playwright, Platonov—Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!; director—This is Not a Knot) has been performing solidly with Feed the Herd Theatre Company for the past year and a half. For the Herd as an actor: The Foundation, Zoo Human, Gringita, The Madhouse in Mantua. As actor/playwright: I Dreamed of Dogs (solo), A Coyote Wearin' Blue Suede Shoes, HitMan. As a playwright: Blackstocking Jenkins. Other New York productions as an actor: A Political Review & Missionaries (dir. Liz Swados), Richard II, Waiting for Godot, Harm's Way, and Aunt Vanya. Watch for the Anthony Ferraro film "Everything Unspoken" that will be coming out in the spring of 2004, which is obviously a lowlowlowlow budget indie. Love to Nina and Frank and Stu K., I.T., R.M., K.K., J.C., B.S., B.C., M.B., A.C.jr., of course the big R.P. and last but not least the beautiful C.A. for being honest.
	Tom Lee (Stampede Logo Designer) Design credits for Feed the Herd: The Madhouse in Mantua; The Foundation; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. He assisted Catherine Jane Shaw with the rigging for her puppets in Mabou Mines' Dollhouse and is a puppeteer and builder for Dan Hurlin's Hiroshima Maiden at St. Ann's Warehouse this January. Tom is a resident artist with La MaMa Experimental Theatre.
	Rachel Macklin (Festival Marketing Director; associate director/vocal coach—Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!; playwright—SUBconscious) is the Producing Artistic Director of Off-off Broadway company Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, for whom she directed Antony & Cleopatra and the workshop premiere of Sharkey's Night, by Brian e. Snapp. Other credits include Lysistrata (assistant director/dramaturg) and Doña Rosita the Spinster (dramaturg) with Jean Cocteau Repertory, Losing Ground (Producer), and Committed (playwright / performer) with OTE, and Stage Door (PSM) with Salt Theater. She is also an assistant teacher of Shakespeare Performance at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, NYU (from whom she received her BFA). She is a recent addition to FTH craziness. Thanks to a wonderful cast, the inimitable Ross, and Ian-I love you.
	Natalie McLennan (Sofya — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) Feed the Herd member since 2002. For FTH: Zoo Human, Eightball. New York credits: The Tempest (Globe Rep. Company), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Juilliard). Natalie is also one of the original members of Untimely Ripped Entertainment, where she appeared in Killing Jar Jar , 2000 Televisions and Leaf in the Mailbox. Other Canadian credits: A Small Family Business, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Saturday, Sunday, Il Campiello, Ring Round The Moon, Broadway Beckons Review. Natalie is also an accomplished dancer (1996 Tap Champion of Canada) and is blessed to have danced with Gregory Hines at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1998. She also loves everything FTH.
	Keri Meoni (Jessica — Styrofoam) Previous Feed the Herd credits include: "Sharkey" in Sharkey's Night, "Black" in Zoo Human, and "Philotis" in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Other memorable NY theatre roles include "the second coming of Melanie Griffith" in Zip Code of Atlantis at Theater for the New City and "The Girl" in Boy's Life at Blue Heron. She's had her eye on Styrofoam for quite some time and considers it - like - such a dream to actually be a part of it. Ohmygod! She's enormously grateful to Kevin for creating such a brilliant script, to Brian for all the inspiration, and to Dan, Patrick, Varick, & Darren for just all being so damn fabulous. Oh, and of course to God. Yes, thank you all.
	Ross Peabody (director — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) has directed plays and performances throughout NYC, at venues including: HERE, todo con nada, The Present Company, Theater for a New City, The Graduate Center, The Trilogy Theatre, Teatro La Tea, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Marriot World Trade Center. Past directing credits include: Garden of Paradise by Arthur Giron, School of the Americas by J. Holtham, $5000 Girl by Jeremy Soule (both NYC Fringe), and 9-11 by Susanna Speier. With Feed the Herd: The Blank Line, co-written and directed by Mr. Peabody with Emanuel Bocchieri, Seven Seconds by Mr. Bocchieri and Brian e. Snapp, and Boneyard Interim by Mr. Snapp. He has collaborated with Eric Michael Kochmer for nearly 20 presentations of 3 different shows in less than a year. Mr. Peabody is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and a member of Feed the Herd Theatre Company.
	Brian Snapp (Festival Director; director —Styrofoam; playwright—This is Not a Knot; Director - Tape's Last Crap) has produced every Feed the Herd show over the last six years, including ones he has directed (Angel City by Sam Shepard, The Foundation by Antonio Buero-Vallejo working closely with the translator Marion Peter Holt, The King Stag by Carlo Gozzi, and originals Rattlesnakes by British playwright Graham Farrow, Dark Dizayz by company member Kevin Kaine, and Brian's own play Sharkey's Night) and plays he has written (Boneyard Interim, Eightball, Seven Seconds, Sharkey's Night) as well as others he has acted in (MuchAdo.com, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Blank Line, and several Herd festivals under the monikers Harvest and Stampede). His work outside the company includes directing Waiting for Godot for a month-long run at Chashama on 42nd Street and managing the Trilogy Theatre's bookings and co-productions.
	Ian Tabatchnick* (Festival Coordinator; Nikolai—Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) is a graduate of New York University and has performed at HERE, LaMaMa, Chashama, Teatro La Tea and with the National Shakespeare Company. A Feed the Herd member since 2001, Ian has appeared in Zoo Human, Blackstocking Jenkins, as Tympani in Angel City, as Tulio in The Foundation, and as Vasques in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Ian also collaborated with Eric Michael Kochmer in creating a trippy words-and-music story, A Coyote Wearin' Blue Suede Shoes. Thanks to the whole Herd crew, Mom and Dad, Rachel who is my angel, and the booger.
Guest Artists
	David Arkema (performer—Bastard American Show) is a writer/performer and graduate of Ecole Jacques Lecoq. David has composed music, written and performed in the company Les Linottes in Switzerland and has performed with The Shakespeare Players in London and Lebanon. David is co-founder of Wakka Wakka Productions and is Skinny in Fattie and Skinny Show directed by Gwendolyn Warnock. This past summer, he co-wrote and performed in 27 Lakeside Drive at HERE Arts Center.
	Jeremy Basescu (playwright—Survival) has been honored by the Denis Johnston Playwriting Prize and the James Baldwin Memorial Fund. His plays have received workshops and productions at the Echolalia New Plays Festival (MA), the WordBridge Playwrights Lab (FL), and New World Theater (MA). Working at New York Stage & Film as a writing apprentice, he assisted playwright Christopher Shinn on the workshop of What Didn't Happen. At Amherst College, where he earned a BA in Theater, Jeremy wrote a faculty-directed mainstage production and studied with playwrights Constance Congdon and Leonard Berkman, as well as with directors Woodie King and Manu Mukasa. Currently, he acts as the Company Manager for NeoPack and has assisted on two productions. During the summer, he teaches and directs at Appel Farm Arts & Music Center in New Jersey, where he also works as a head counselor.
	Varick Boyd (HH—Styrofoam) was last seen as Osama Bin Laden in the production of 11 september 2001 by Michel Vinaver. He is currently studying Mime with Rasa Kazlas. Varick is happy to be working with Kevin Doyle again and also wishes to thank all who are involved with this project.
	Larah Bross (writer / director / performer—One Night Stand Without the Guilt) Larah's life is a shambles. However, she finds comfort in Essa-bagel's white fish salad sandwhiches, earning money behind the bar to pay off the debts she created on the other side of it, and putting on shows such as this one that leave her gasping for air in the middle of the night due to tragic dreams and mac-related issues. Besides being plump, broke, and a not so proud owner of a computer she can't work... Larah is happy to be here.
	Metha Brown (Mary—Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) Since graduating a year ago with a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College, Metha has been privileged to appear as Augusta Cunningham in the original workshop of 31 Bond at the Brooklyn Lyceum, Baobhansithe in Caryl Churchill's The Skriker at the Horace Mann Theatre, and Lila O'Keefe in After Wednesday at the Trilogy Annex. Her favorite appearances while at MMC included: Lainie Wells in Lee Blessing's Two Rooms, Suzanne Goldstein in Twilight of the Golds, Entity "A" in Samuel Beckett's Rough for Theatre II, Rose in David Karl Lee's production of Len Jenkin's A Country Doctor, and Portia in The Author's Voice; as well as Cecile in Le Liaisons Dangereuse at HERE arts center. She would like to thank Ross Peabody and all at Feed the Herd for this opportunity; and to all her muses who continue to provide an endless supply of daily creativity.
	Darrin Browne (Petrin — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) In New York: Radiant Baby (wkshp. W/ George C. Wolf @ The Public Theatre), The Arden of Faversham (wkshp @ New York Theatre Workshop), The Skriker (Horace Mann Theater), with original plays performed at The Red Room, The Kraine, and The 78th St. Theatre Lab. At the American Repertory Theatre: Richard II (dir. Robert Woodruff), Mother Courage (Janos Szasz), Antigone, The Doctor's Dilemma (u/s), 3 Farces and a Funeral, The Island of Anyplace. Performed in plays by Goldoni and Tolstoy which toured through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Moscow. TV: Ed, Now and Again, Nightline w/ Ted Koppel, Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney/Jim Henson Co.). BFA - Marymount Manhattan Collage, MFA - ART/Moscow Art Theatre Institute @ Harvard University.
	Elizabeth Browning (creative consultant—I Need a Guy Who Blinks) is one of New York's most respected acting coaches and has been teaching acting in New York City for 18 years. She is featured in "The Actors Guide To Qualified Acting Coaches: New York" by Larry Silverberg. Formerly on the faculty at New York University/Circle in the Square and Director of The Studio of The Actors Space, Ms. Browning has appeared on "ABC World News Now" and "NBC Today in New York: Weekend Edition" to introduce her revolutionary approach to acting.
	Jeff Catanese (performer — Bastard American Show) has been performing for over 20 years and has worked in more than 60 theatrical productions as an actor, writer, director and/or producer. Jeff is the co-author of Folktale Plays from Around the World and a book of plays about Colonial America, both published by Scholastic, Inc. Jeff is also the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Attic Salt Theatre Company. An acting instructor and coach specializing in scene study, monologue study and technique, Jeff is also an improv coach specializing in long-form and Pure Performance.
	Heather Carmichael (Sasha — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) has been away from New York for 2 years- studying in Dublin at Joe Dowling's Gaiety School of Acting and drinking Guinness, and not necessarily in that order. She's happy to be home and acting with her fellow Marymounties. The last production she was in was To Be Confirmed, an original show that ran in Dublin's Project Arts Center- where she played a super-fly-bi rock star. Previous work in New York includes Spoon River Anthology (Various Roles) and Toybox Wetbar (Barbie). She'd like to thank Will Ferrell for getting her through another day, cause "smiling is (her) favorite" too.
	Dianna Cevallos (ASM — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) was born and raised in Queens, NY, and has had a hidden passion for the theatrical arts. It's been a long journey to get here, but she is determined to continue following her passion. Past credits include: Sharkey's Night (PSM—workshop for Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), Losing Ground (PSM—for OTE), Antony & Cleopatra (ASM—for OTE), Missing Something (PA), and Gameshow (Kathy). Rachel, once again, thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this experience.
	Eric Davis (performer — Bastard American Show) is an actor and a clown. He is the Co-Founder of the John Brown Theatre Company. He has performed and taught improvisation for over 10 years both in the U.S. and Abroad. His Bouffon, Red Bastard, has been photographed by some of New York's most sought-after photographers and appears regularly throughout the exploding variety, vaudeville and burlesque circuit. He strongly encourages you to say Hello to him after the show.
	Kevin Doyle (playwright — Styrofoam) is a writer/director who prefers to divide his time between Brooklyn and Quebec. A graduate of Drama Studies at Purchase College (SUNY), he recently directed the American premiere of 11 september 2001 by the French dramatist Michel Vinaver. He is the author of several plays, most recently The Position, Not from Canada, and "E" is for Empire.
	Shonna Drew (Eve—Survival) graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a B.F.A. in acting. Recent Stage credits include A Country Doctor (Wedding Guest), The Sandalwood Box (Professor Claudia Mitchell), and The House of Bernarda Alba (Angustias). She recently finished filming the independant feature film Slice (Chelsea). She is delighted to be part of a wonderful cast and gives special thanks to Seth for directing a wonderful piece.
	Dawn Elane* (performer - SUBconscious, director - Dancing Though Neverland) has worked with a wide variety of theaters. She was the assistant director for the Lady Cavaliers' Women at Arms Festival this fall and fight director for the Workshop Theater's December production of A Midsummer Nights Dream. She has directed for Pulse Ensemble's Opal series, and the Spotlight-On series at Raw Space, as well as fight directing for Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, and has performed most recently in Antony & Cleopatra, and in Richard III.
	Sam Forman (playwright—Please Stop Talking) is a playwright and lyricist living in New York City. His plays have been produced at The Maverick Theater (off-broadway, NYC) The York Theater (off-broadway, NYC) The Hangar Theater (Ithaca, NY) Roadworks (Chicago, IL) The Powerhouse Theater (Los Angeles) Naked Angels (NYC), HERE Arts Center (NYC), Manhattan Theater Source (NYC), Pantheon Theater (NYC) and the Dosto Theaterfest (Berlin, Germany). His play Newton's Second Law (Dramatic Publishing) is performed regularly in high schools throughout the USA and Canada. Sam is also a monthly contributor to High Times magazine.
	Anthony Ferraro (Rough for Cinema) was born and raised in Schenectady, New York and holds a BFA in theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and a MA in Directing from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA). Anthony has been producing theatre, video and film projects for well over ten years. In the past 4 years Anthony's focus has been producing & directing narrative short film and documentaries for non-profit arts organizations. Several of his shorts have shown throughout the United States as well as Italy and Austria. Anthony was awarded Best Director in the 2002 NYC Royal fest for his short film "Rough for the Cinema".
	Edith Freni (2. —Please Stop Talking) is really a playwright masquerading as an actor. Her plays have been staged and read and read staged all over NYC at various venues including the Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Present Company Theatorium, Center Stage NY, The Trilogy Theatre, The Producer's Club and her own living room. In March 2004, Youngblood, EST's resident group of emerging playwrights (of which Ms. Freni has been a member for going on 5 years) will produce her one-act play WATERBORN as part of Thicker Than Water 2004. Ms. Freni was a 2002 Lark Theatre Playwrighting Fellow, is a brand spanking new member of Partial Comfort Productions (Robert O'Hara, Artistic Director) and is a graduate of NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing. As an actor she has studied at NYU, the William Esper Studio and with David Deblinger and John Gould Rubin of the LAByrinth Theatre Co. She cooks like the dickens. Big ups to Sam, Stephanie and the whole crew.
	Laura Hanna* (Vicky—Survival) is happy to be working with Seth Soloway again having appeared in Sharon and Billy in December, and in After Wednesday last spring. Regional credits include: Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, The Witch and The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Hedy la Rue in How to Succeed; Independent films: Tracks, Vivian's Daydream. New York Theatre: The Irving Berlin Revue for Bandwagon, readings for Playwrights Horizons, as well as numerous new plays, films, industrials and corporate entertainment.
	Lynde Houck (performer—One Night Stand Without the Guilt) Lynde is happy to be performing with Feed the Herd again, as well as Untimely Ripped for her first time. She has lots of theatre credits, including MCC Theatre, the John Montgomery Theatre, and the Portland Stage Company. But, her favorite role was that of a Nascar driver in an independent film.
	Denise Alessandria Hurd (director—SUBconscious) Denise is an actor and a fight choreographer. She is pleases to be working with Dawn Reed again, having been directed by her in Ripples on the Water at Pulse Theater. She has fight directed King Lear, Westside Story and Yerma. She has taught acting at CCNY for the past 7 years, and she recently appeared in Why Do Good Boobs Go Bad with her sister in the Estrogenius Festival. Other recent credits: Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Inwood Shakespeare) and Regan/Fight Choreographer in King Lear (Artemis and the Wild Things). She is a founding member of the Lady Cavaliers, and appeared as Birch and Donabella in their inaugural production of Gloria (Genesius Award). Thanks go to her mother, Merlyn, for all her love and support, and to the memory of her father, Hugh, for his loving heart and generous soul.
	Amy Noel Johnson* (performer — One Night Stand Without the Guilt) is tired of the country club life. Instead she has decided to give acting a go and teach in East Harlem. Her days of fast men and white socks are over. Past favorite roles include: a nurse, schoolgirl, professor, doctor, patient, slave and a trench-coat-wearing owner of a company. Weightless, unencumbered and drunk on Schweppes, she is happy to take apart this production.
	Nick Jumara (performer — Bastard American Show) is an actor-creator and member of John Brown Theatre. Nick hails from Kansas City where he spent most of his childhood in an experimental school that combined mentally and behaviorally challenged kids with not-so-challenged kids (Nick was supposedly of the latter variety). Nick studied physical theatre while working on the New York production of FrankenClown with John Brown. Since moving to New York he has studied, clown with Phillipe Gaulier, bouffon with Sue Morrison, and mask and commedia with Chris Bayes. Nick is also currently working on a degree in anthropology to be applied to the creation of new and innovative work.
	Alex Kipp (performer — Bastard American Show) has studied at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, St. Petersburg University (Russia, not Florida), and the University of Kansas. Alex has studied clown with Bob Berky, Philippe Gaulier, and David Gaines, and bouffon with Sue Morrison. He is a founding member of the John Brown Theatre. His knowledge of Russian was put to good use when he worked under directors Veniamin Smekhov (in the US) and Evgenii Arye (in Tel Aviv) as an assistant. Alex has appeared in numerous cabarets and collaborations in the NYC area, and has directed several new vaudeville groups (The Kourageous Kiplingers, Big Guy & Boo).
	Ryan Knowles (performer — One Night Stand Without the Guilt) Aside from performing, Ryan chooses to spend his time volunteering for sight & hearing impaired Paraplegic Agoraphobic Orphan Pets. He is a proud alumnus of CalArts, Univ. of LaVerne, and Hambone & Flippy's school of acting Hotel Mgmt. In 2000, Ryan became the first American in history to win the world championship of Stand-Up Comedy. He lives in Wyoming.
	David Leicht (performer — Bastard American Show) is a graduate of the Experimental Theatre Wing and Playwrights Horizons Theatre School at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He has studied with the American Mime Theatre in NY, at the Nikitsky Gates Theatre in Moscow, and in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is the co-founder of Bonejesters, a collective of actor/musicians dedicated to the creation of new works incorporating live music, movement, and circus performance. He is also co-founder of The Salon, a twice-monthly venue for artists to develop original theatre pieces. Some of David's favorite past productions include The Nose at HERE, Henry VI, Part I: Talbot's Revenge at One Arm Red, and the original Bonejesters at LaMama. He was most recently seen in the original pieces Round and Obscurity Knocks at CSV and The Gowanus Arts Exchange.
	Sue Morrison (director—Bastard American Show) has created and performed in spectacles nationally and internationally, including Toronto, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Orlando, California, Sweden, Germany, Poland, France, Brazil, England and Scotland. Most recently, Sleeping Beauties, was one of the top 50 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as picked by Time Out London. Other shows include Burnt Tongue, It's Me, Only Better, Out of My Skin, Knot My Best Moments, Does this mean anything to you?, Shatterbox, Clowns in the Vagina, Blah, Blah, Blah, and God is Sitting on My Head. Sue was the protégé of Richard Pochinko and has trained with the originators of The Second City, Keith Johntone, and Phillipe Gaulier. She was a member of The Second City Company and is also a puppeteer with credits including the Muppets, Dudley the Dragon, and Brats of the Lost Nebula. Sue has been the Artistic Director of the Theatre Resource Centre in Toronto since 1993.
	Jason Munt (Sergey — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) has been recently seen in Dunkler Related Disorders, Hamlet and Invasion of the Brat from Hell. He also was seen in Feed the Herd's production of The Hitman (written by Eric Michael Kochmer and directed by Ross Peabody) at the Trilogy. Jason is a graduate of Wagner College.
	Ilka Pinheiro (3. —Please Stop Talking) is very much at home working with some of her great friends and favorite artists once again. She has appeared in Christina at Soho Rep; Magnum Opus at MTS, and in David Greenspan's Five Frozen Embryos, which was voted a Village Voice "Choice." She'd like to thank her friends and family for everything. She'd also like to thank the lovely people over at the Office of Unemployment Insurance for releasing her checks, although technically, it's her money anyway.
	Israel Raba (performer — One Night Stand Without the Guilt) When Israel's not willing pigeons into flight on the streets of NYC you might find him juggling and dancing for derelicts in Central Park or riding the F train in hopes of meeting his true love, but whatever he's doing, there's a good chance that it is something interesting, and he encourages you to join him of friends here yet.
	Dan Roach (Christopher—Styrofoam) received his BA in Theatre from The University of South Carolina, and his MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College. Some recent NY credits include: Deathtrap (Gallery Players), Uncovering Eden (Wings Theatre), Yanni & Johnny (Theatron), and Medieval Knights (Chashama Theatre) for which Daniel won a Best Supporting Actor Award for the Spotlight On Midtown Festival in February of this year. Some other favorite roles have included Eddie in Fool for Love, Richard in Fuddy Meers, and Tom in Escape from Happiness.
	Slaney Chadwick Ross (creator and performer—Dancing Though Neverland) is currently a student at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, where she has studied at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School and will begin training at the Experimental Theatre Wing in the spring. She has been seen in Dracula (NYU/TSOA) and Riders to the Sea (PHTS), among others. Directing credits include Mountain Language (Quo Vadimus Theatre Company) and Dreamboy (Manhattan Theatre Source). I owe infinite thanks to Marleen Pennison and Rebecca Berg of PHTS' Creating Original Work program. All my gratitude as well to the incomparable Rachel Macklin and Dawn Elane Reed for this amazing opportunity and support for the work.
	Kelly Scanlon (Amy—Survival) is pleased to skip across the hallway into the big theatre! She just completed NeoPack's evening of theatre by Alan Bowne, where she played Blue in Beirut and Sharon in Sharon and Billy at the Trilogy Annex Theatre. Kelly has also appeared in the 2002 NY International Fringe Festival as Mindy in Sin-Agog, and Mimi in Guys & Dolls at the Interlude Theatre. Other favorite roles include the title role in Cinderella, Jackie in No Mercy and Dana J. Upton in The Prince of the Pyramid for the National Theatre for Children.
	Darin Sergent (assistant director — Styrofoam) graduated from the University of Kentucky and has just recently moved to the city of New York. Since his move to the city, he has been exposed to the theatre scene by participating in Charis.ma Productions running of 'Tea and Sympathy,' heading set design and construction. He wants to further his career in writing and directing, and hopes this opportunity will help him in taking a step in the right direction. In doing this, he wants to thank Charis.ma. Productions for the opportunity, Brian "Yoda" Snapp for the chance, and Santa Claus for getting me all that I wanted for Christmas.
	Joe Serpa (Ivan — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) This is Joe's second official production with the Herd. He recently appeared as Dick in their production of Sharkey's Night by Brian e. Snapp. Joe has been active in the Theater, Film, Video and Arts Management industries since 1990 and received a BFA in Acting From Marymount Manhattan College in 1998. Some of Joe's New York acting credits include: Cliff in The Woolgatherer, Carling in Search and Destroy, Rudolfo in Hamlet Variations, Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. Favorite roles from the pre New York era include: the title role in Macbeth, Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macheath in The Three Penny Opera, The Father in Blood Wedding, Skelly Mannor in the Rimmers of Eldritch and the Succubus/La Condessa in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Joe would like to thank Katherine Serpa whose love and support, makes all things possible.
	Kate Serpa (Anna — Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!) Although this is Kate's first production with Feed the Herd, she has worked with many of the members previously and is happy to be reconnecting with them. Trained as a ballet dancer, Kate moved to New York in 1994 and discovered a love for acting which prompted her to refocus her life. She graduated magna cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Theatre in 1998. Some of Kate's favorite roles include: the original Cleo in Dilettantes & Debutantes, Chloe in Lips Together, Teeth Apart and Aunt Ruth in Marvin's Room. Kate would like to thank Joe for his constant love and support and the Herd for welcoming her with open arms.
	Patrick Shefski (BB—Styrofoam) has appeared in dozens of shows in NYC since he graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. He has worked with J.P. Shanley on his play Celini at the Civita Festival in rural Italy. And he has had several opportunities to work with Brian Snapp in and out of college. It's good to be hangin' with the Herd again.
	Seth Soloway (director—Survival) holds a BFA in theatre with mixed concentrations in Directing and Design from Marymount Manhattan College. Past credits include Two Rooms (Blessing), No Mercy (Congdon), Twelfth Night, God (Allen), After Wednesday (Schwarz). Most recently Seth directed and executive produced Sharon and Billy and Beirut by Alan Bowne for Neo Pack, a company for which he is one of the founding members and serves as Managing Director. Seth spends his summers directing and teaching acting at the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer, New Jersey.
	Janine Squillari (creator and performer — I Need a Guy Who Blinks) has been working theatrically in NYC for the past 10 years. Her work has been seen at The SoHo Playhouse, The Paradise Theater, One Dream Theater, The John Houseman Theater, and The Salon. She was a member of The Cubist Theater Company, and has worked with The Sanctuary Theatre Company, The Epoch Theater, and The Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Janine has also done commercial and film work, and currently produces Indie Soy, a monthly series for independent filmmakers that has been running for over three years. Ms. Squillari has been developing her one-woman show over the past year with her acting coach, Elizabeth Browning, at The Trilogy Theater.
	Jenny Weaver (1. — Please Stop Talking) is pleased as punch to be working on another Sam Forman play. Other Forman credits include I'm in Relationship Hell at Columbia University, Rob at Naked Angels (NYC), and Schmoozy Togetherness at MTS… and all those back in the day at good ole U. Northwestern. She has also appeared in The Fall and I Licked a Slag's Deodorant as part of the Singularity Company's Stage '02 and Stage '03 Festivals. She loves working with her immensely talented friends. Thank you Sam and Stephanie... Edith and Ilka you girls rock my soul.
	Robert Weinstein (performer — Bastard American Show) studied theatre at the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas; L'Ecole Intèrnationale du Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France; and Kiklos Teatro in Padova Italy. Robert has worked with Theatre Lumiere on The Dreaming of the Bones, in Tulla, Ireland; with Mutantitanti Compagnanti in A Night on the Clown, in Venice, Italy; with The LITE Company in their productions of The Master of Prayer, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The King Stag; and with John Brown Theatre in Frankenclown. Other roles include Pandarus in Troilus & Cressida, Damis in Tartuffe, and Froggy Laseur in The Foreigner.
	Stephanie Yankwitt (director—Please Stop Talking) is proud to be working with this talented crew of theater artists. Her past credits include: Directing: Ephemera; LAByrinth Theater Company Summer Intensive 2003, Rain; Rebel Verses Festival, Developing Artists Theater Company, Serenading Louie; Taylor Theater, NC. Assistant Directing: Darwaza; LAByrinth Theater Company, Celebrity; LAB Academy, Neurotica; LAByrinth Theater Company Barn Series, 2002, The Adding Machine; Taylor Theater, NC. Associate/Assistant Producing: Our Lady of 121st Street; LAByrinth Theater Company, Dirty Story; LAByrinth Theater Company, Culture Bandit & Darwaza; LAByrinth Theater Company.
	Elan Zafir* (writer / director / performer —One Night Stand Without the Guilt) Elan Zafir's roommate is going bald. He writes about this. Elan Zafir's recent relationships have all sprung from an internet dating service. He writes about this. If Elan Zafir ever walked into his apartment to find his balding roommate making out with his internet girlfriend, he'd probably write about that too. Don't forget to check out Elan Zafir's upcoming play; "You call this trust, you Balding Bastard?"
	*ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION was founded in 1913 to protect Actors from the severe mistreatment that permeated industry at that time. Since its inception Equity has had only twelve Presidents. Its current President is Patrick Quinn. The 39,000 member Association consists of distinguished stars and other professional Actors and Stage Managers who work nationwide, from New York's Broadway to Los Angeles, from Minneapolis to Miami Beach, in regional, stock and dinner theatre, and in theatres for young audiences which build the audiences of tomorrow. These Actors and Stage Managers are committed to working in the theatre as a profession, not an avocation, and bring to you the finest professional training and experience. By presenting Equity productions, this theatre offers to you our audience, the best entertainment presented by the finest quality Actors and Stage Managers that your admission dollars can buy.