Aaron Carter (Playwright) is a Chicago playwright, originally from Ohio. His paternal grandfather was a black Baptist preacher, and his maternal grandparents were white vaudeville performers. Both traditions influence Aaron’s work which centers on race, faith, and an obsession with obscure performance skills. Aaron's play Panther Burn is currently running at the Victory Gardens Greenhouse in Chicago. First Words will be read at Around The Coyote in November 2006, also in Chicago. His play Evening News was a finalist for the 2005 Heideman Award at Actor's Theater of Louisville. Recently his short play Kegger appeared in Collaboraction's Sketchbook 2006. Aaron's recent plays also include Swamp Baby and Nicodemas. He is a recipient of the 2004 Ohio University Scott McPherson Playwriting award, and was a finalist in both 2000 and 2002 in Prop Theatr's New Play Festival. His play If Condition was read at a Victory Gardens showcase in June 2005. This spring, Aaron will be a Writer In Residence at Grinnell College. Aaron is working on a new play, Iowa Akhbar, which will be read at Grinnell College during his residency.
Carolina Conte (Director) is from Brazil, and at Ohio University she received a Master degree in Film (2001) and a Doctoral degree in Film/Theater (2005). At the Ohio University School of Film, School of Theater and at ARTS/West (Athens, OH), Carolina has directed and assisted many theater and film projects. In NYC, she has been directing plays and working on different projects with her theater company, and freelancing as an editor. At the same time, Carolina continues projects in Athens, OH, as a Resident Artist for ARTS/West. In this coming year Carolina will be starting a film program at Jacksonville University in Florida.
Matthew Archambault is new to NYC. He has appeared as Benvolio at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Banquo and Gooper at the Monomoy Theatre, and Biff at the University of Houston, where he recently earned his MFA. He would like to thank thank-you's, which have always been a source of joy and creative inspiration.
Carolyn Bersnak recently moved to New York after receiving her BFA in Acting from Ohio University. Previous productions include Marat/Sade, The Cider House Rules, Boston Marriage, Hair, and most recently The Ibsen Project at Manhattan Theatre Source.
David Bunch is originally from Morgantown WV and now resides in Astoria Queens. Some of his credits are, "Therese Raquin" at the Looking Glass Theatre, "A Witness for the Prosecution" at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, "Inherit the Wind" with The Peterborough Players. David received his MFA in Acting from Ohio University in 2006.
Alex Dittmer is thrilled and grateful to be working with this talented staff and equally talented group of actors. Hailing from Illinois, Alex is an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan. Alex, an MFA graduate of Ohio University, has been seen on stage through out the country. Some of his past roles include: Uncle Stanley – Smoke on the Mountain; Balthazar – Our Lady of 121st Street; Toby Belch – Twelfth Night; Banjo – Man Who Came to Dinner. Alex wishes to thank his faith, family, friends and his agent Ron, for their help and inspiration. Thanks for coming to see the show!
Libby Ewing has her BFA in Performing arts from Ohio University. Some of her past credits include Nora, in the Ibsen Project, The Gnadiges Fraulein in the upcoming Tennessee Williams Festival, Rachel in Reckless, Hero in The Ohio Shakespeare Festivals Much Ado About Nothing, among other credits.
Libby is extremely excited to work on this project w/ such collaborative artist and would like to thank the cast, her family and friends for their constant love and support.
Rudy Frias is very excited to be apart of this project. He has a BFA in Performance from Ohio University. He has various credits with The Great Lakes Theater Festival, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, and the Cleveland Playhouse. He can currently be seen in David Mamets' Prairie du Chien with the Folding Chair Theater Company. He'd like to thank his family and friends for having his back with love and support.
Mike Mihm: New York theatre credits include Love in ten minutes (TSI Playtime Series), Found A Peanut (Red Fern Theatre Company), The Dare Project (Tax Deductible Theatre Company). Regional: Mister Roberts, A Christmas Carol (Cincinnati Playhouse), Deathtrap, Biloxi Blues (Monomoy Theatre). Film credits include Cold Storage (Synthetic Fur Productions) Before I Wake, The Invisible Hand, Wings For Flying, (New York Film Academy). Commercials include Kmart, Nascar-Sprint/Nextel, IBM Information on Demand, FoodLion. Mike is a proud graduate of Ohio University School of Theatre.
Erinn Ruth (Ruby) is excited to be working again with Aaron Carter's text. A fellow graduate of Ohio University, she previously performed in both the staged reading of Swamp Baby and production of If Condition. She has spent the summer filming a very silly feature about the worst production of CATS, staged as a war protest. www.erinnruth.com
Nathan Whitmer is a recent graduate of Ohio University with a BFA in Theater Performance. Regional credits include A Christmas Carol, Reckless, and Sherlock Holmes: the Final Adventure, as well as the children's tours of The Tomato Plant Girl and The Yellow Boat at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Annie Get your Gun, Kind Lady, Henry V, How to Succeed In Business..., A Flea in Her Ear, The Taming of The Shrew and Henry in The Fantasticks at the Monomoy Theater; and most recently, Antony and Cleopatra at The Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater in Alaska. Nathan is excited to now be working in New York and thanks Carolina for the opportunity to work with this wonderful group of people.
