Cast & Crew of 2009 World Premiere
AARON KAPLAN (Jack) Previous roles include Jeff in Lobby Hero, Ray Dooley in Beauty Queen of Leenane, Bob in Beyond Therapy, Bobby in American Buffalo and Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He has also performed
numerous Shakespearean roles, 17 different characters as Man in A
Perfect Ganesh and multiple parts in various David Ives one-act plays
JAMES HIPP (Dick) Previous credits include Molly Sweeney, Reefer Madness, in addition to many others. His latest shows are Sex, Relationships and Sometimes...Love performed at the 45th Street Theatre, New York and a supporting role on NBC’s Kings.
KATYA COLLAZO (Cass) Katya graduated from Salve Regina University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. Recent credits include Nancy in Gaslight and Salome in Salome. Other roles include Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music; Zubaida Ula and Narrator in The Laramie Project.
QUINN
UNIACKE (Marcie) Quinn recently graduated from the University of
Connecticut with a BFA in Acting. Some of the productions in which she
performed include: Scenes from an Execution, As You Like It, 4:48 Psychosis, and Pentecost.
SEBASTIAN (Sebastian, Jack’s Nephew) See Dick ... marks Sebastian’s stage debut.
LAURA GILBERT (Stage Manager) Laura’s stage management credits include Les Liaisons Dangereuse, Pygmalion, Tea at Five, Salome, The Man Who Came To Dinner, A Little Night Music. She has traveled with Tea at Five to Sharon, Brookfield, and Newtown Connecticut.
JOSEPH RUSSO (Director) Recently directed Oscar Wilde’s Salome this past summer. Other directing credits include Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer, the non-Equity tour of Tea at Five, and The Philadelphia Story (the latter two with Jane Farnol), as well as Boeing-Boeing and All About Eve, both staged readings. He has been involved with local theater since
1997. A playwright and member of the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences since 2007, Joseph’s award-winning works have been
seen at The Hartford Stage Company and the HBO Studios in New York
City. Please visit his website: http://jrusso.yolasite.com/
B. PETER HUGHES (Playwright) As author, Mr. Hughes was most recently
represented on the area stage by 2005’s critically acclaimed puppet & people production
of Ghost of a Chance. Previous Connecticut productions include
successful stage adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray and Frankenstein.
Growing up in and around NYC theater offered the opportunity to
witness and learn from many of the best, on, off and backstage. The result
of these opportunities ranged from founding several theater troupes
to acting, directing, puppet design and performance, choreographing and
teaching, set and scenic design, alongside many truly talented individuals.
While the majority of the work occurred Off-B’way and Off Off B’way,
there were the periodic visits uptown.
During his “ New York “ years Mr. Hughes, as well as enjoying
professional associations with a number of performers, producers and
playwrights, had the privilege of lending some of the latter a hand and
an occasional word or two. Nowadays, non-ectoplasmic authorship has
its rewards as well as risks, with one’s own, flesh and blood name sitting
alongside the title. Next up, the finishing touches to a dark comedy titled,
The Trinity Recruit.
For a look at some of Mr. Hughes artwork please visit: http://overtheline.yolasite.com/
