Recent Tragic Events
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National Tour: The Little Prince (National Theatre of the Performing Arts). New York: Night Sky, Just Before the Drop (NativeAliens Theatre Collective), Five Flights, Love Letters, The Baltimore Waltz (Tongue in Cheek Theater), Variations on the Death of Trotsky, Sisters, Thanksgiving Dinner (Prospect Theatre Company), and The Last Circus (Post Theater). Currently, Jake is submitting her solo show, Up a River/Down the Aisle to festivals. MFA in acting (Actors Studio Drama School) BA in French and art (Smith College). www.jakelipman.com
Off-Broadway: Fools In Love (BAM Harvey Theater), The Shadow Box, Tempest Tossed Fools (Manhattan Ensemble Theater), Tape, Joined at the Head (Westbeth Theatre); Off-Off-Broadway: A Case of Murder (La MaMa E.T.C.), South Delancey (Metropolitan Playhouse), Hay Fever, The Baltimore Waltz (The Producers Club), Zoloft or Zofia (13th Street Rep). Regional: Macbeth, Pigeon River Opera, As You Like It (Petoskey Theatre Festival). Film/TV: The Unidentified, The Graduates, Deleted Scenes, Nailing Jello (all currently playing in festivals across the country). MFA in Acting (Actors Studio Drama School), BA in Communication (Oakland University).
New York: Five Flights, Spike Heels, Hay Fever, 365plays/365days. Regional: Charlotte’s Web, You Can’t Take It With You. Conservatory Performance: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Rimers of Eldridge, Moonchildren, The Three Sisters, among others. Film/TV: All My Children and SNL. Conservatory training: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York.
Favorite UK credits: The Seagull; The Karaoke Show and Lost Pirates (Edinburgh Fringe Festival.) New York: Death by Joinery (La MaMa, Etc.); Age Game (Players Theatre); To Kill a Mockingbird (Westco Productions) and Little Britches improv. TV/Film: Taste of June (2008 Tribeca Film Festival) and Crime Team (Channel 4, UK). British Actors’ Equity. www.taragadomski.com
Regional: Romeo & Juliet, Amadeus (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), A Christmas Carol, Night of the Living Dead, Alice in Wonderland (Hippodrome Theatre, FL). New York: Twelfth Night (Waterloo Bridge), Macbeth (CAGE Theatre). Chicago: The Merchant of Venice (Tinfish Theatre), The Yellow Wallpaper (director Jessica Thebus, Estrogen Fest). MFA Acting, University of FL. BA Theatre, Bradley University. www.robynberg.com
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Directing (New York): Five Flights (Tongue in Cheek Theater), They Walk Among Us (Nico Spoon Theatre and 2008 Midtown International Theatre Festival), Sure Thing and Variations on the Death of Trotsky (Prospect Theatre Dark Nights - West End Theatre), The Duck Variations. Choreography: Sherlock Holmes - The Early Years (2007 New York Musical Theater Festival), The King and I, It’s A Wonderful Life. Assistant Director: World AIDS Gala (Capetown, South Africa, director: Baayork Lee), Jesus Christ Superstar (European Tour, director: Baayork Lee). Resident Director: West Side Story (European Tour).
Syche Hamilton – Stage Manager
Off-Broadway: The Vietnamization of New Jersey (Alchemy Theatre Co.), Eccentricities of a Nightingale (The Actors Company Theatre). Other New York: Witness for the Prosecution, My 3 Angels, Kind Lady (The Actors Company Theatre); Kraken (Push Productions), Brilliant Traces (At Hand Theatre Co.). California: Cabaret, Into the Woods, The Rocky Horror Show, Beauty and the Beast, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Mikado.
Philip Rothman – Technical Advisor
Philip holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Rice University and is an active composer and consultant. www.philiprothman.com
