Stampede Fest sponsored by Feed the Herd Theatre Company. Think Wild, Run Wild

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Stampede Fest brings together dozens of writers, directors and performers, as well as comedians, musicians, and visual artists from all over the world. Their backgrounds couldn't be more different, but they all share the passion for the originality and vision that defines profound art. During Stampede Fest 2005 they will enthusiastically share their gifts with you and hope you take on the challenges their ideas, works and performances demand. It will be as good for you as it is for us.

For tickets to the shows written by, directed by, or featuring any of the performers below, please visit Ticket Central. Get the Stampede Pass while you're there. You can see them all and avoid tough decisions and cumbersome transactions.

We apologize for those not yet listed here. If we missed you or someone you're looking for, please let us know through Feed the Herd. For a list of those involved in 2004, click here.


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The Herd (followed by Guest Artists)
	Emanuel Bocchieri (Director, Robert and the Dawn) 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.
	Metha Brown (Famine—The Iron Horsemen 6:11) a graduate of Marymount Manhattan’s BFA program, appeared with the Stampede Festival last as Mary, the incessantly giggling school girl, in Platonov! Platonov! Platonov!. Other appearances at the Trilogy Theatre include in NeoPack’s production of After Wednesday, and Blunt Theater’s production of Seeking Eden. Other roles across the city have included Lainie Wells in Two Rooms, Baobansithe in The Skriker, "A" in Samuel Beckett’s Rough for Theater II, Rose in Len Jenkin’s A Country Doctor, and Cecile in Dangerous Liaisons, among others. Next released will be The Laundroddysey, an indescribable music and movement DVD on the Kill Rock Stars label directed by Dana Edell. She is pleased to have sufficiently survived enough of the Herd’s hazing to be asked to join the rollicking madness as one more broad branded for their kind of theatre. She thanks all her many muses for their daily doses of creative living. She would also like to give her fiery furnace hot hatred of our presidential puppet as a gift to Jermaine and Brian for their vision, passion, and this opportunity.
	Heather Carmichael performed last year in Herd shows Fragments of Ricky the Superhero and Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer. Prior to that she studied in Dublin at Joe Dowling's Gaiety School of Acting and drink some Guinness, and not necessarily in that order. There, she acted in 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.
	Matthew Hanley (Robert, Robert and the Dawn) is privileged to work again with FTH. Do you remember that time he played Grimaldi in Tis Pity She's a Whore? That was good. He spat in his own hand!? And how bout that time he played Buddha,the Enlightened One? That was good, too. And not so mean. He has played other roles outside FTH, from Iago, to Berowne and even Romeo?!? He is most thankful to have worked with this sterling group on Robert and the Dawn. They are completely spot-on, and if you knew better, you should be jealous of my time with them.Thanks to them and to my family (they made me).
	Kevin Kaine (James, Robert and the Dawn) is a native New Yorker. Original member of Feed the Herd Theatre Company and a member of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. He has been in productions such as, Tis' Pity She's a Whore (Soranzo), Othello (Cassio), Women of Manhattan (Bob), Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck (Osip) by Eric Michael Kochmer, Dark Days and its re-imagining Dark Dizayz (Mr. Lucky; Kaine also wrote these scripts) and The Madhouse in Mantua or Romeo's Magical Dream (a one-man show version of Romeo and Juliet, which Kaine co-wrote with the Bard). He also enjoys short walks, strolls to his kitchen and sitting in his room. 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, he would like to give thanx to Dracula for all the good times, Ma Dukes, EM the Hillbilly of the Vill, 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 — Robert and the Dawn) who is just a simple farm boy, has performed at many theatres in New York City, including the Culture Project, Theatre for the New City, Teatro La Tea, and La MaMa E.T.C. In the past three years, the Herd has produced seven of his plays, most of which he has also performed in. His play Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck, which was one of the headlining productions of Stampede Fest 2004, has recently been published in the Plays and Playwrights 2005 anthology. Kochmer stars in Anthony Ferraro’s feature film "Everything Unspoken" and will soon be appearing in several other features and short films. Eric thanks his beautiful, wonderful girlfriend for putting up with a madman and would also like to send a shout out to bacon. "Thanks, bacon, I never would have gotten here without your shiny, luscious, greasy charm."
	Tom Lee* (Stampede artwork, 2004-2005) Set design credits for Feed the Herd: The Madhouse in Mantua; The Foundation; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. With Feed the Herd, Tom acted in The Foundation by Antonio Buero Vallejo and Eightball by Brian e. Snapp. He assisted Catherine Jane Shaw with the rigging for her puppets in Mabou Mines' Dollhouse, and was a puppeteer and builder for Dan Hurlin's Hiroshima Maiden at St. Ann's Warehouse. His own puppet creation Hoplite Diary was performed at La MaMa in the Henson Foundation International Puppet Festival. Tom is a resident artist with La MaMa Experimental Theatre.
	Rachel Macklin is the Literary Manager of Jean Cocteau Rep and Producing Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, for whom she directed Antony & Cleopatra and the workshop premiere of Sharkey's Night, by Brian 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).
	Natalie McLennan Feed the Herd member since 2002. For FTH: Zoo Human, Eightball, and Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer. 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 Previous Feed the Herd credits include: Jessica in Stampede Fest 2004's Styrofoam, "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 — Blackface) 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: directed Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer, 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.
	Joe Serpa (Death — The Iron Horsemen 6:11) This is Joe's fourth production with the Herd. Last year he appeared in Fragments of Ricky the Superhero and Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer. Prior to that he appeared as Dick in 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 (War — The Iron Horsemen 6:11) This is Kate's third production with Feed the Herd. Last year she appeared in Fragments of Ricky the Superhero and Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer. 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.
	Brian Snapp (Festival Director; director —The Iron Horsemen 6:11; producing artistic director) has produced every Feed the Herd show over the last seven 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, Styrofoam by Kevin Doyle, Dark Dizayz by Kevin Kaine, Tape's Last Crap by Brian Calandra) and plays he has written (Boneyard Interim, Eightball, Seven Seconds, Sharkey's Night, This is Not a Knot, On the Back Door) as well as others he has acted in (HitMan, 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 and acting in Shakespeare in the Parking Lot. Brian is thankful for the simple marfs in life, and the always enchanting EJ.
	Ian Tabatchnick* 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, and Platonov! Platonov! Platonov! or The Case of a Very Angry Duck by Eric Michael Kochmer. Ian also collaborated with 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
	Stephanie Atlan (Stage Manager, Robert and the Dawn), a recent graduate of Guilford College, received her B.A. in Theatre Studies. She stage managed "Piecework" at Theatre for the New City and assistant stage managed "Oh, the Innocents!" at Theatre J in Washington, DC.
	Caroline Barnard (Costume Designer, Commedia Dell' Artemisia), an associate member of The Stolen Chair Theatre Company, is delighted to be designing costumes for her third Stolen Chair production. She is a graduate of Princeton University and hopes to begin law school later this year.
	Wendy Baron (Elizabeth, Robert and the Dawn), is very excited to be working with the Feed The Herd gang. Over the past two years she had a blast with the Michael Chekhov Theatre Company, where she got to workshop some great plays such as Top Girls, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Her recent NY theatre credits include the roles of Thea & Ina in the Michael Chekhov Theatre Company’s production of Spring’s Awakening, Gail in The Man Who Couldn’t Dance, and Nettie Jo in The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker. You can drop in and visit Wendy at www.wendybaron.net. And may Jupiter bring us all good fortune!
	David Bengali (Lighting Designer, Commedia Dell' Artemisia), a longtime devotee of Commedia, is very excited to be working with Stolen Chair on this project. Recent lighting design credits include Don Giovanni, L'Enfant et les Sortileges, Ba Ta Clan, Albert Herring (New Jersey Opera Theater), and Images of a Union (Jamal Jackson Dance Company).
	Andrew Boyd (Love is Good), New York and regional theatre: Eastern Standard and The Lion in Winter. For Marymount Manhattan College: The Importance of Being Earnest, The Lucky Chance, and Love's Labour's Lost. National Tours: The Music Man (Dallas Summer Musicals) and Jason and the Golden Fleece (TheatreWorks)..
	Benjamin Camp (various characters or Others, The Crazy House), is a senior acting and directing student at Swarthmore College. Ben will continue to pursue acting after graduation in New York and London. Special thanks to Stolen Chair, the festival, Ulla Denzer, Roger Babb, Quinn Bauriedel, Mom, Sarah, and Sam.
	Jon Campbell (Tassi, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) is happy to return to both Stolen Chair and Commedia dell' Arte. His work has been seen in venues large and small throughout the U.S. He would like everyone to know that he hates writing these things. But he digresses...Love to those I love, especially Jenny, who just might be the funny one.
	Matt Dallmann (Love is Good), Since receiving a BFA at Marymount Manhattan College in 1999, Matt has been a thespian, a rock star, a lover and a writer. He is currently doing intense character research in 9-5 corporate America. Matt also holds the record for successfully tipping the second largest cow in WI. In addition, Matt recently placed second in The Writer's Place fall Teleplay contest.
	Sam Dingman (Bellhop, The Crazy House), is a recent graduate of the Honors Acting program at Swarthmore College and the Summer Acting Workshop at the Circle in the Square Theatre School. He has also studied and performed with the Upright Citizen's Brigade, the Pig Iron Theatre Company, and the Stolen Chair Theatre Company. He has appeared in the independant films "Everyone Sees It But Me," "Bransfeld," and "Citizen Spleen." Sam would like to thank Ben, Ben, Jon, Kiran, Brian & Feed the Herd, Gerrit, Mac, Roger, Musheg, Dante, Jiggs, and Lu.
	Josh Drimmer (Playwright, Love is Good), is the author of Waiting for the N (Yale Playwrights Festival, 2003), Abigail and Anthony (Houston Young Playwrights Exchange, 2000), For You, and the work-in-progress Victory Edition. He is a Yale graduate coming September 2005 to a drama school near you. He's also a music critic for Dusted and Stylus Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn.
	Rob Fellman (Composer, Robert and the Dawn) has played bass in a number of bands in the New York City area and is currently affiliated with several musical projects. He has also recently completed his first entirely self-performed and recorded record album and is at work on its follow-up album. The music for Robert and the Dawn is the first he has written for the stage.
	Anne Catherine Hundhausen (Schkank) is a dreamer and likes to act out onstage to save money on therapy. Some may remember her, but probably not, from her days in Chicago where she was seen singing and high-kicking it in various musical theatre classics. She also likes to spend hours and hours geekily editing videos on her Mac and pretend that she is a famous Hollywood moviemaker. Anne Catherine can also be seen in the resident improv ensemble, How Bazaar, which performs regularly at Gotham City Improv.
	Bob Kalison (Schkank) Bob Kalison has been making things up since he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, age 3. He has written, acted and directed plays and sketches throughout the tri-state area. When he isn't working on material for Schkank, he writes feature and short film scripts. Bob has never met a pug he didn't like.
	Andrew J. Lederer (Artistic Director, Parker Entertainment) Performer since childhood. Appeared as vocal soloist with Brooklyn Boro-Wide Chorus in live performance and on CBS TV. Became a comedian as teenager; acted as teen in movies and television, including Family Ties, Facts of Life, and Fame. Became entertainment journalist, writer and editor for Film Threat Magazine, Wild Cartoon Kingdom, and SCI-FI Universe, among others. Wrote a good portion of the famous Disney/McDonalds Triva Challenge, which was so hard it was reported on in the major newsweeklies and caused the overworked Motion Picture Academy Library to suspend its information line for the duration of the contest. Original screenplay, Won't Fade Out, is given its own chapter in the book "The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made" (St. Martin's Press, 1999), alongside unproduced/unfinished efforts by Stanley Kubrick, Billy Wilder, and Alfred Hitchcock. Prominent 'alternative' performer and producer with projects including the long-running Second Show variety show and his own one-person show, Petula Clark's Greatest Hits, which was part of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2003. Recently completed a British stand-up tour and made a high profile return to singing as part of the Loser's Lounge Tribute to the Bee-Gees. Contact Andrew at ajl@parkerentertainment.com.
	Vanessa Leuck (Costume Designer, Robert and the Dawn) had worked Off-Broadway on Two Brothers Who Are Not Brothers (Player's Theatre). Other New York Credits: Idiot's Delight (OOBR), Cedarwood Avenue, Wishing Time, Dear Vienna (Vital Theatre Co.), Spring's Awakening (Michael Chekov Theater Co.), Diary of A Chambermaid (Dramahaus), Like You Like It (NYMF), Woyzeck (Manhattan Theatre Source). Vanessa has also worked at regional theatres and with designers at Disney. She has an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
	Dolores McDougal* (Grandmother, Robert and the Dawn) was recently seen in Barefoot Theatre’s production of Israel Horovitz’s North Shore Fish and Eugene O’Neill’s Beyond the Horizon for Boomerang Theatre Co. She has appeared on screen in Light Fantastic, Never Again, Mind the Gap, The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Stephen King’s The Road Virus Heads North, and the forthcoming Carlito’s Way: The Beginning. On television she has been seen in Ed and Law & Order. She toured the U.S. and Canada in the second national company of Brendan Behan’s The Hostage and appeared off Broadway in Oedipus Rex and The Skin of Our Teeth, and more recently in The Lysistrata Project. Love to Bill and my family and friends.
	Aviva Meyer (Managing Director, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) After several years as the company's unoffical fairy godmother, Aviva is happy to join The Stolen Chair Theatre Company for her first season as a member and Managing Director. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health and looks forward to continuing work in the nonprofit world.
	Deborah Miller (puppeteer, Robert and the Dawn) is a newbie to the Herd group. She began her journey with the Herd designing a postcard for the show Fragments of Ricky the Superhero. Then she felt the itch to extend her talents into other areas of interest such as acting and puppeteering. Deborah is originally from Colorado and meandered into the City to follow her dreams and aspirations. She seeks to push the boundaries everyday with herself and those around her. Currently Deborah is an Art Director/Production Manager for a book publishing company, is a freelance graphic/web designer and dabbles in various other creative projects on a daily basis.
	Kelly Moylan (Schkank) is an actor and improvisor, which makes her an exceptional liar. She is currently writing and performing sketch comedy with Gotham City Improv's Schkank and rehearsing for a production of the Vagina Monolgues which will be performed in March 2005 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Kelly is also a singer/songwriter performing regularly with her band, mavis jay. Really.
	Catia Ojeda (Love is Good) is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College's BFA program. Since graduation, she has done a lot of awesome theatre that doesn't pay much, commercials, print, student film, and the inevitable restaurant job. She is happy to be making her Stampede Festival debut.
	Jesse Ann Pirraglia (stage manager, The Iron Horsemen 6:11) has recently made the jump from television and radio to the theatre. While in college, she participated in radio plays such as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as the voice of Cindy Lou Who, produced by WSIA 88.9 FM and was heard through-out New York City as the abducted 10 year old girl for the Sergeant's Benevolent Association Bloomberg-bashing radio commercial produced by Time Warner Cable. Jesse was frequently heard over the radio waves of WSIA 88.9 FM while producing and engineering for their Production Department. Jesse would like thank her parents for their support and understanding, and David's mommy Janet Galasso for being crazy insane and instilling her wonderful craziness in her son. She would especially like to thank Brian Snapp for giving her the chance to participate in this production.
	Ollie Rasini (puppeteer, Robert and the Dawn) is a freshly graduated theatre major from Brown University, Providence, RI. This is her first show outside La MaMa ETC, and her second engagement as a puppeteer. She has been living in New York for six months and is, reportedly, still bright-eyed.
	Thomas F. Ray (Love is Good) has studied under Tracey Moore Marable's The Spirited Actor and has recently done extra work on Saturday Night Live. He has also been a member of The Grown-Ups Playground improv troupe.
	Kiran Rikhye (Playwright, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) is a writer whose works include original adaptations of texts by S. Ansky, Chikamatsu, John Lyly, Freud, and Theodore Dreiser, and have been performed in New York and in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival (2002-2004). A founding member and Co-Artistic Director of The Stolen Chair Theatre Company, Kiran is thrilled to be participating in the Stampede Theatre Festival.
	Steve Rousseau (Assistant Director, Love is Good) received a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College, with a concentration in Playwriting. This past spring Steve premiered his new play Princes at the Trilogy Theatre.
	Kelly Scanlon (Cocaine and Underpants) 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.
	Meryl Scheinman (Schkank) is a trained vocalist, actor, comedian, and improvisor and has made it all the way to the exceptional industry of Public Relations where she makes a menial salary. Meryl is a proud member of Schank where she writes and performs sketch comedy. Some day Meryl hopes to fall down a flight of stairs, collect disability and be able to audition for professional theater jobs. Until then, you can find her at Gotham City Improv as well as other comedy venues in NYC.
	Brad Schenker (Schkank) has been performing sketch and improv comedy for the past 3 years and involved with the theater for over 10. Besides his work with Schkank, he performs with the long-form improv troupe Shampoo, Rinse, Repeat and is currently co-producing the group’s show Threat Level: Orange. His ultimate goal is to make the In Memoriam tributes at the end of the Oscar and Emmy telecasts, which means he must have at least been important to someone important. Brad hails from the two cornerstones of the United States, Cleveland and Buffalo.
	David J. Smith III (Pestilence, The Iron Horsemen 6:11) is a fan of humorous, non-sensical bios, but since Manny already did that, let's just say that DJS3 was a castmember in the first FTH production ever, went on to achieve mediocrity in Los Angelas as a gameshow producer for MTV, joined the Army on September 11th, served as a Broadcast Journalist (see Good Morning, Viet Nam), and most recently was seen reporting the news for a tiny little TV station on Staten Island (Shao Lin represent, yo). He has collaborated with director Brian Snapp on several projects including the musical combos The Sea Monkeys and The Slithy Toves, productions of Pteradactyls and whatever Brian's directing project was, and Sharkey's Night. David would like to thank his Mommy for giving him impossible expectations to live up to; the Pirraglia's for producing such a lovely little girl and for giving him a home away from his own; and Brian for leading the Herd and allowing so many to indulge in so much. He would like to dedicate his performance to Jesse and the rest of his life (or until she gets sick of me) to making her happy.
	Seth Soloway (Director, Cocaine & Underpants) currently serves as the Manager of Arts Education at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. He holds a BFA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Directing from Marymount Manhattan College and is currently working on his MFA in Performing Arts Management at Brooklyn College. Prior to graduate school he was one of the founding members of NeoPack, and served as Managing Director. Past directing credits include Two Rooms (Blessing), No Mercy (Congdon), Twelfth Night, God (Allen), After Wednesday (a new play by Louise Schwarz), Antigone, and Macbeth. In last year's Stampede Festival he directed the New York premiere of Survival by Jeremy Basescu. Most recently he directed an evening of Alan Bowne’s work which included Sharon and Billy and Beirut. He spends his summers directing and teaching acting at the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer, NJ.
	Jon Stancato (Director & Orazio, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) Jon is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of The Stolen Chair Theatre Company, for which he has directed 7 original productions. His work has been seen in New York and in the last three Philadelphia Fringe Festivals. Recent training includes work with the SITI Company and the Roving Classical Commedia University. Jon currently teaches Commedia dell' Arte to 9th graders. Many thanks to the Chairs and all of the mentors, friends, and families who have made our work possible.
	The Stolen Chair Theatre Company (Producer, Commedia Dell' Artemisia) is a non-profit laboratory theatre dedicated to the collective creation of imaginative new work and original adaptations of classical texts. Fusing high theatricality and playful dramaturgy with traditional storytelling, Stolen Chair is committed to recycling the old to create the new and to discovering a joyful space between irony and sincerity. Visit www.stolenchair.org for more information.
	Pearl Sun (Love is Good) was most recently seen as Kimm in the Off-Broadway production of Irrationals at ATA. She was also a member of the ensemble in the NYTW's reading of The Seven directed by Jo Bonney. Favorite roles include, Sheila (HAIR), Woman 2 (Closer Than Ever) and Comrade Chin (M. BUTTERFLY). Pearl would like to thank her family, friends & everyone at Henderson Hogan. BFA: NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
	Shane Taylor (Cocaine & Underpants) Mr.Taylor earned his M.F.A. at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. New York credits include Romeo and Juliet at Lincoln Center Institute and The Love Talker at the New York Fringe Festival. Most recent regional credits include Blues for an Alabama Sky at Actors Theatre of Louisville and The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jitney at Indiana Repertory Theater and Insurrection. Next Mr.Taylor appears opposite N'Bushe Wright in the film God's Forgotten House.
	Barri Tsavaris (Schkank) Barri is a sketch comedy writer and improv artist who performs frequently at Gotham City Improv. She graduated from Boston University with a degree in Film & TV. Yes parents, you can major in TV. Look for Barri in something upcoming. Not sure what yet, but it's coming. Save the Oyster Bar.
	Alexia Vernon (Commedia Dell'Artemisia) Alexia is excited to be working with Stolen Chair for the second time. She performed as Minnie in Sister Carrie at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Since relocating to NYC last year to complete her MA in Experimental Theatre at NYU, she has performed in Hopscotch at the Red Room and Producer's Club and most recently Baby with the Bath Water at 29th Street Rep. Thank you Jon for being at the SITI Workshop. You and your cohorts have rocked my world!
	Katherine Walley (Tech Coordinator, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) As a founding member of Stolen Chair, Kathy is excited to be working with the company once again, albeit off stage this time. As much as she would love to be on stage with this talented group of actors under the watchful gaze of Kiran, Aviva and Jon, she has decided to take time to focus on her studies in American Sign Language interpreting. Her dream is to one day interpret SCTC's productions
	Bill Weeden* (Clown, Robert and the Dawn) played The Boy's Father in the final New York cast of The Fantasticks, the longest-running show in the history of the American theater. Bill’s Shakespearean roles include Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Adam in As You Like It. Mr. Weeden was featured in international tours of The Rocky Horror Show and The Wizard of Oz and in regional theater in Little Shop of Horrors and Damn Yankees. More recently he was Agamemnon in The Oresteia of Aeschylus. He is the evilest man in the world in the cult film classic Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. and has played Santa Claus in Atlantic City opposite Mickey Rooney and John Byner. A comedy writer and composer, Bill has created material for Lily Tomlin, Carol Channing, and Stiller & Meara, and is himself a multi-award-winning cabaret comedian and musician.
	Jennifer Wren* (Artemisia/Judge, Commedia Dell'Artemisia) Jennifer has been performing in the theatre for over 10 years. Some of her favorite credits include her recent turn as Betty in Granola! The Musical (NY International Fringe Fest 2004) and her portrayal of Sally Simpson in Tommy at Berkshire Theatre Festival. She is a company member of the New Jersey Repertory, a director, a musician, and a spanking new member of Actor's Equity Association. Thanks to Jon, you never cease to amaze and inspire me.
	Tom Wojtunik (Director, Love is Good) last directed the premiere of Steve Rousseau's Princes at the Trilogy Theatre. Credits include the original plays The Calcutta Auction, Bliss, and Creeping Charlies, as well as productions of Rum and Vodka, Pterodactyls, U.S. Drag, and Eastern Standard. Tom most recently served as Artistic Director of NeoPack from 2001-2004.
	Calvin Wynter (Stampede Festival Executive Producer; Blackface) Mr. Wynter was Executive Producer for Jodie's Body (Drama Desk nomination), Reverend Billy (Obie Award) and Spic Chic (AUDELCO nomination). He has presented shows in several venues including 45 Bleecker Theater, Naumburg Band Shell in Central Park and C Venues in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Wynter is also an Actor and has performed the title role of Oscar Micheaux during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004. His prior performances include being an original cast member of Tatjana in Color by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Julia Jordan and portraying Bartholomeus II in Improvisation for the Ionesco Festival. Mr. Wynter will perform in a new play Blackface for the Stampede Festival during February 2005. He has studied acting with John Strasberg, member of the Strasberg family, well known for coaching such luminaries as Al Pacino and Marilyn Monroe. Mr. Wynter was an Investment Banker at Lehman Brothers (middle-market minority-owned businesses) and Trader at Merrill Lynch (socially conscious equities). His political activism is chronicled in the non-fiction-best-seller BLACK CORONA. He is a graduate of Colgate University, The Universite De Geneve and Bronx High School of Science. Contact Cal at crw@parkerentertainment.com.
	Catherine Yeager (Love is Good) was last seen at the John Houseman in the High Fidelity production of Pandora's Box and looks forward to upcoming productions with The Theatre of Necessity (Desdemona in Othello) and a retelling of the Grimm Brothers' lives at the Connelly Theatre. She has worked Off-Broadway with Elizabeth Swados (LaMama/ Playwrights Horizon), Daniel Goldstein (Signature Theater Company) and Henry Akona (Guthrie Theatre).
	*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.