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Curley's Wife in Of Mice and Men Annie is excited to have joined Theatre Banshee! Other recent theater credits include: Sybil Vane in A Picture of Dorian Gray and Aura in Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings at Theatre @ Boston Court, Serenity in And the Winner Is. . . at the Laguna Playhouse, Ela in Charley’s Aunt at International City Theatre, Cécile in Les Liaisons Dangereuses with The Blank Theatre Company, Karma in Midnight Brainwash Revival with Sacred Fools Theater Company, and Myrrhine in Lysistrata at Stanford Summer Theater. Network TV credits include: “Veronica Mars,” “Joan of Arcadia,” and “The King of Queens.” She also recently played a role in the pilot, “Pretty Handsome” for FOX. Annie graduated from Stanford University (B.A. in Drama) and is a native of Los Angeles.
Carlson in Of Mice and Men. Originally from Maryland, Gary majored in theatre at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Most recently seen on “Grey’s Anatomy”, Gary has also been seen on “General Hospital”, and in several independent films. He has also been seen in such theatrical roles as Pepper White in Golden Boy, Sam Krulick in the comedy Claptrap, Joe Pendleton in Heaven Can Wait, Ray in the west coast premiere of In-Betweens, and the Deputy Sherriff in The Grapes of Wrath at the West Coast Ensemble Theatre, which won the award for “Best Revival of the Year” by the LA Weekly.
Sister Virginia in Eclipsed, Co-Producer of A Man for All Seasons, Maire in Translations, Maddy in The Clearing, Ensemble in Voices of the North, Valerie in The Weir, Bessy/Moya in The Hunt for Red Willie and Mandy in Eclipsed (2006). She was co-Producer of Red Noses, What the Butler Saw, The Man from Clare, Dockers, Henry IV, part one, Power, Loyal Women and Of Mice and Men. She co-produced and was the co-creator of Mine Eyes Hath Seen. Leslie received her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. She last appeared on stage as Mandy in Theatre Banshee's production of Eclipsed. She also played Valerie in The Weir, Sister Virginia in Banshee's 1995 production of Eclipsed, Maire in Translations and Maddy in The Clearing. She co-produced Banshee's A Man for All Seasons, Red Noses, What the Butler Saw and The Man from Clare. Previously, she co-wrote and performed in Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express, a one-woman show which toured schools in Los Angeles County. Among her favorite non-Banshee were: The Winter's Tale, Pericles, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Her most challenging and rewarding role to date however, has been as mother to her thirteen year old son, Aidan.
Co-producer and Director of Eclipsed, A Man for All Seasons, Translations, The Clearing, Voices of the North, The Weir, Red Noses, What the Butler Saw, The Man from Clare, The Hunt for Red Willie, Mine Eyes Hath Seen (editor and co-creator), Eclipsed (2006), Dockers, Henry IV, part one and Loyal Women. Sean played Lennie in Of Mice and Men and was Co-producer for Power. Sean founded Theatre Banshee with Leslie Baldwin in 1995. Disillusioned after being involved with uninspired small theatre projects, they embarked on a mission to create theatre that was consistently entertaining, challenging and engaging. Sean directed fifteen of Theatre Banshee's seventeen productions.
Costume Designer: Eclipsed (1995 and 2006), A Man for All Seasons, Translations, The Clearing, The Weir, Red Noses, What the Butler Saw, The Man from Clare, The Hunt for Red Willie, Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Dockers, Henry IV, part one, Power and Loyal Women. Laura has applied her skills as a costumer in the disciplines of theatre, dance, opera, television and film. She received her MFA in Costume Design from CalArts in 1992. Laura has worked several seasons for the LA Opera and Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Among her favorite designs areRobert Benedetti's Women Behind Bars and The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Grove Shakespeare Festival, for which she received a Drama-Logue award as co-costumer. She has also designed award-winning costumes for Diavola Dance Theatre. Laura constantly amazes Theatre Banshee with her ability to walk into a thrift store with a budget of $50 and return a week later with 44 custom designed and created costume pieces which are historically accurate and pretty comfortable to wear.
Has long admired the fantastic work and camaraderie of Theatre Banshee. She has worked with several Banshee members in various projects outside of the company and is very happy to finally be a part of this stellar ensemble! Recent Credits: Boy Gets Girl, All In the Timing at the Attic Theatre Company, Christmas O’Carol and The Beauty Queen of Leenane at the Celtic Arts Center, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Pandemonium Theatre Company, Ten Little Indians at Santa Clarita Repertory and Twelfth Night with the Pasadena Shakespeare Company. Regionally, she has appeared with the Alliance Theatre Company, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Charlotte Repertory, Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Blowing Rock Stage Company. TV and Film Credits include: “Murder 101: New Age,” “Six Feet Under,” “Without A Trace,” and “Haunted Hotels.”
Stage Manager of Red Noses, Juliet in Eclipsed (2006), Louise in Power and makeup artist for Henry IV, part one Andra is happy to be on stage for her first Theatre Banshee production in Banshee's recent production of Eclipsed. Some of her favorite roles include Maggie in The Shadow Box, Madge in Picnic, Gain in The Man Who Couldn’t Dance, and Osric in Fortinbras. Andra recently completed filming of a new horror film in Montana. She would like to thank Theatre Banshee for such a great opportunity to work with such an outstanding group of actors and thanks her family and friends for all of their love and support.
Slim in Of Mice and Men Theatre credits include, Jesus in The Love Council at the Odyssey, Davidson in In Walked Monk at the Hudson Theatre, he played Slim in Of Mice and Men and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Knightsbridge. Mark has worked at the Denver Center Company, and the Rep. Theatre of St. Louis. Mark originated the role of Oscar in the World Premiere of A Picture of Oscar Wilde, a one person play at the Boarshead Theatre. Recent film roles include Flags of our Fathers, Marked and Passed the Door of Darkness, which Mark co-wrote and will be released this spring. On TV, Mark has most recently been seen on “Heroes” and “CSI:NY”. Other credits include recurring roles on “Invasion”, “Angel”, and “Days of Our Lives”. Mark thanks his wife and partner Janet for always believing, he thanks Townes Van Zandt, as well as the support given by Adele, Forrest and Fiona
Blunt in Henry IV, part one David Combs has been a professional actor for 35 years. His stage credits include Broadway, Off Broadway, national tours and regional theatre. Mr. Combs has performed in 12 of the Bard’s works, his last was The Met Theatre’s production of The Merchant of Venice in which he played Shylock. Mr. Combs is very pleased to be involved in the Banshee production of Henry 4 and have the opportunity to work with his wife Mary and the skilled actors of the Banshee Co.
Danny Boy in Dockers and Prince Hal in Henry IV, part one Seth Compton grew up in Franklin Massachusetts; home of the nation's first public library. West Coast credits include King O’Leary, Titus the Clownicus, Bury the Dead and Gulliver’s Travels with the Actors’ Gang, Dublin Carol at Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and No Second Trumpet at the Celtic Arts Center in Studio City, and Rippers Last Log at LA's EdgeFest with All Spot Theatre Company. Seth is a member of the Actors' Gang and a graduate of Bard College.
Packey in The Man from Clare and Gadshill/Vernon in Henry IV, part one and Terry in Loyal Women. Dan first appeared on the Banshee stage as Packey in The Man from Clare and was honored to be invited to solo in the “Banshee Dedication Benefit” and An Even Scarier Solstice CD project. Dan studied at A.C.T in San Francisco, moved to New York and worked with Tommy Tune in Grand Hotel the Musical. Dan is a founding member of Bantam Street (Films) and appears in the cult hit The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Trail of the Screaming Forehead and the upcoming Dark and Stormy Night. He’s also a proud member of Slugger O’Toole, the Banshee born Celtic Rock Band. He’d like to thank his wife Trish for her love and support and he dedicates his endeavors to the memory of his father Eddie Conroy. Visit DanConroy.com for more.
Jenny in Loyal Women Amanda is very excited to join the immensely talented company at Theatre Banshee. She hails from the deep south where she received her BA in Dramatic Arts from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before coming to Banshee for Loyal Women, Amanda finished a run as “Mona/Lupe” in Eccentric at RipRap Theatre in North Hollywood. Other favorite productions include The Vagina Monologues at The Actor’s Gang and the lead role of “Cal” in Meghan Gambling’s The Kitchen Sink which Amanda originated in Hollywood at the Complex Theatre and also at The Actor’s Playhouse in NYC for the Fringe Festival. Amanda is currently filming as the lead character in a web series produced by Sundance winner, Anastasia King (American Blackout) and written/directed by NYIIFF winner, Mel Robertson. This year she can be seen in the feature films Walk Hard (Columbia Pictures) and The Dog Days of Summer (The Film Foundry). Amanda has also appeared on various television shows including several episodes of Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous and Nip/Tuck and is in the Student Academy Award winning short film Christmas Wishlist.
Bridget in Eclipsed, Ensemble in Voices of the North, Bríd in The Man from Clare, Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Brigit in Eclipsed (2006), Mistress Quickly in Henry IV, part one and Gail in Loyal Women Holds a BA in Theatre from SUNY Fredonia and an MFA in Drama from USC. Favorite LA theatre credits include Naked Will at Celebration Theatre, Eclipsed with Theatre Banshee, Solace at the Hudson, Midsummer Night's Dream at the Mark Taper Forum Amphitheatre, Problem Child at Actor's Art Theatre, and The Ragu Incident from which she recreated her role for the film, winning an Audience Award at the NY Indie Film & Video Festival. Backstage Award for work at the West Coast Ensemble. TV & film credits: 2 series regulars on shows that have gone to the great beyond; guest-stars on 24, CSI, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Providence, Becker, Norm, Nash Bridges, e.r., Friends, and others; various indie films, and the feature Daredevil. She's honored to be a part of Theatre Banshee's consistent works of integrity and heart.
Sister Virginia in Eclipsed (2006), Theresa in Dockers and Adele in Loyal Women Lisa is delighted to be a part of Theatre Banshee. Previous favorite roles include Medea, Merteuil (Les Liasons Dangereuses), Varya (The Cherry Orchard), The Duchess (Duchess of Malfi) and Electra (The Flies). Lisa would like to thank her family and friends for all of their love and encouragement, especially Mom and Dad, whose support knows no boundaries or distance! And with all of my heart, thanks, C.
In addition to making faces on stage at Theatre Banshee, Matt has performed as Samuel in Unfinished American Highwayscapes 9 & 32, Ensemble in Mother Courage & Her Children at The Theatre @ Boston Court, Emil Hahn in Judgment at Nuremberg at International City Theater, Dromio of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors at Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Portland), Heinrich in Oscar at The Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Badger in The Streets of Los Angeles at The Geffen Playhouse, and others. Film and TV: appearances in Days of Our Lives, LA Forensics, Guilty or Innocent, a string of forgettable commercials, and the films Follow the Bitch, Opie Gone Mad, and the recent Branney/Leman co-creation, The Call of Cthulhu. Matt is a graduate of The California Institute of the Arts.
Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons, Doalty in Translations, Pierce in The Clearing, Ensemble in Voices of the North, Jim in The Weir, Brodin in Red Noses, Padraic in The Man from Clare and Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, John in Dockers, and the Douglas in Henry IV, part one A Bay Area native, Dan graduated from CalArts in 1991 and has been active the Los Angeles theatre community ever since. As a producer, credits include Douglas Carter Beane's The Country Club at the late, lamented Mojo Ensemble, the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwrights Festival, and Naughty, Naughty! and Lovely Dreadfulness with the legendary comedy group Someone Stole Our Name. As an actor, Dan has performed with the Blank Theatre Company, Santa Clarita Repertory Theatre, Company of Angels and Someone Stole Our Name. Recent appearances include The Glorious Uncertainty at the Victory Theatre, The Evil Fighters with Burglars of Hamm at the Comedy Central Space and the National Comedy Theatre, and Christmas O’Carol at the Celtic Arts Center (of which he is also a co-creator and producer). He has been seen on the silver screen as Johansen in the worldwide cult sensation The Call of Cthulhu, on television on Judging Amy, and in commercials for pick-up trucks and psoriasis medication. Dan is a professional calligrapher, a bad-ass behind a BBQ grill, a classic car enthusiast, and is proud to serve as the Educational Programs Associate for Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum & Kirk Douglas Theatre). Up the Banshee!
Chapuys in A Man for All Seasons, Grez in Red Noses and Match in What the Butler Saw, Tanner/Q Pat the Ram in The Hunt for Red Willie and Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen A native southerner, John moved west and received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, where he first became friends with many members of the company. In the years since he has worked at several venues around Los Angeles including Shakespeare Festival/LA, The International City Theatre, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, The Inkwell Theater, the Classical Actors Lab, the Pilgrimage Theatre, The Blank Theatre Company, the Pasadena Shakespeare Company, and a few others. He has also had a few small roles on television and in independent films, most notably on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly" and "Dragnet." He is also a genuine Hollywood Teamster, and just finished a 6-month stint as the Location Manager in Alaska and South Dakota for Sean Penn's film "Into the Wild." Most importantly, he is the husband of Erika and the father of Hannah Rose (almost 5) and Isaac (almost 2) who when told to stop eating the baby gate replied, "I was just chewing it."
Cathy in Eclipsed (2006) and Mary Anne in Dockers. Melissa is thrilled to join Theatre Banshee. Past Los Angeles theater appearances include Triple Crown at Sacred Fools, Busted Jesus Comix and After Loyal with Moving Arts, Contentious Minds at the Lillian Theater, Dancing At Lughnasa with the Knightsbridge, The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars at the Hollywood Court, as well as several productions at the Powerhouse. Melissa's television credits include Spin City, Primetime Glick, The Gilmore Girls, The Bad Girls Guide (pilot), and the Hallmark movies "Fielder's Choice" and "A Family of Strangers." Film appearances include the indie comedy Bachelorman and Sci Fi Channel’s The Fallen Ones. Melissa is a graduate of Northwestern University. She sends out special thanks to The Colonel for all his love and support.
Marie and Sabine in Red Noses and Mrs. Prentice in What the Butler Saw, Sally/Kitty in The Hunt for Red Willie, and Heather in Loyal Women. Assistant Director of Dockers and Director of Power. McKerrin Kelly is proud to be a member of this fine company. She has appeared on the Banshee stage in What the Butler Saw, Red Noses, and The Hunt for Red Willy. She also served as assistant director to Mr. Branney on the production of Dockers. Other Theatre: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Theatre at Boston Court (Ovation Nomination); Yellow/ Flesh/ Alabaster/ Rose (LA Weekly Nomination), Clytemnestra At Home, Famous Blue, Theatre of NOTE; Teibele and Her Demon (Backstage West Award), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (San Diego Critics Circle Award), The Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard. TV: Criminal Minds, The New Adventures of Robin Hood. FILM: Outta Sync, Call of Cthulhu.
Whit in Of Mice and Men PJ is honored to be a member of Theatre Banshee. He was last seen in The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s timeless production of The Chicago Conspiracy Trial playing the role of Albright. Other LA theatre credit: Leonardo in HFCT’s production of Lorca’s Blood Wedding. Favorite theatre roles include: Matt Burke in Anne Christe, Brick in Cat on a Hot Tim Roof, and Eddie in Fool For Love.
Anne in Power and Maureen in Loyal Women Other Theatre: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Theatre at Boston Court (Ovation Nomination); Yellow/ Flesh/ Alabaster/ Rose (LA Weekly Nomination), Clytemnestra At Home, Famous Blue, Theatre of NOTE; Teibele and Her Demon (Backstage West Award), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (San Diego Critics Circle Award), The Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard. TV: Criminal Minds, The New Adventures of Robin Hood. FILM: Outta Sync, Call of Cthulhu. Casey Kramer’s career has been marked by women in need of lawyers, guns and money. She has garnered awards across the country in Happy Birthday, Freddie!, Tower of Masks, 1789: The French Revolution, Romeo and Juliet, Just Like Home and A Moon for the Misbegotten. A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Los Angeles audiences flocked to see her “Martha” in the Actors Studio production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Barbara Bain, and under special blessing from Edward Albee. The Celtic Arts Center hosted her performance of “Mag” in The Beauty Queen of Leenane, along with Banshee fellows John McKenna and Seth Compton. At The Theatre at Boston Court, she worked with a talented ensemble in the world premiere of Unfinished American Highwayscape #9 and 32 by Carlos Murillo, directed by Jessica Kubsansky, playing the unlikely mother to Banshee Matt Foyer. Film and television credits include General Hospital, Falcon Crest, McBride, The Runner Stumbles, The Lone Star Letters, Such Great Joy, and The Counter. Opening this year: The Substance of Things Hoped For with Vanessa Lengies and Ray Wise, Watercolors with Karen Black, and The Wrath with Bertie Higgins. She is currently filming On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres for director, Jason Mann. She has enjoyed wicked luck in other ancillary pursuits as writer, trompe l’oeil muralist and skydiver.
Sturman in The Clearing, Ensemble in Voices of the North, Finbar in The Weir, Father Flote in Red Noses and Daigan in The Man from Clare, Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, King Henry in Henry IV, part one and George in Of Mice and Men. Andrew Leman has been doing theatre with Sean Branney since their high school days in Denver, Colorado. Andrew earned his MFA in acting from the University of Illinois, and spent several years as an actor in Chicago, where he worked with Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Shaw Chicago, and The Cypress Group. In Los Angeles Andrew has appeared at Theatre/Theater, Moving Arts, and of course with Theatre Banshee. Most recently Andrew collaborated with Sean Branney in producing a short film adaptation of a classic horror story by H. P. Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu.” The film has screened at numerous festivals worldwide, and was named best American feature film at the Avignon Film Festival in 2006. When not working on theatre and film, Andrew is a graphic designer. He spent many years as a prop designer for movies and televisions shows: his graphic work has been seen in such films as Galaxy Quest, Gods & Monsters, American Beauty, Scream 3, and What Lies Beneath, and on TV shows "Dharma & Greg" and "The West Wing." Now specializing in type design, Andrew creates best-selling digital fonts, and will be featured in the forthcoming book Indie Fonts 3.
Hugh in Translations, Solomon in The Clearing, Jack in The Weir, LeGrue in Red Noses, Morisheen in The Man from Clare, Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Buckets in Dockers, Falstaff in Henry IV, part one, Mark in Loyal Women and Candy in Of Mice and Men.. Barry is a founding member and Artistic Director of An Claidheamh Soluis -- The Celtic Arts Center. He is a five-time Drama-Logue Award winner and Garland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre. He was last seen in Ray Bradbury's Pandemonium Theatre Company's production of Falling Upwards at Theatre West and The Falcon Theatre. Some of his favorite roles include Victor in Arthur Miller's The Price, Dylan Thomas in Sydney Michael's Dylan, Robert in David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. He is delighted to be working with Theatre Banshee continuously, having performed in their productions of Translations, The Clearing, The Weir, The Man from Clare, Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Henry IV, Loyal Women and Of Mice and Men.
Frapper in Red Noses and Nellie in The Man from Clare, Nellie Nora in Eclipsed (2006), Sarah in Dockers and Brenda in Loyal Women. Director of Of Mice and Men. A graduate of the Master of Fine Arts Program at the California Institute of the Arts in acting, Rebecca has been working and living in Los Angeles for 15 years. She has been seen on such television programs as "ER", "Chicago Hope" and "The Young and The Restless". She has also made some regional theatre appearances at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Garden Grove Shakespeare and The Arizona Theatre Company. Rebecca is most proud of her work in the LA theatre scene with Singular Productions, Theatre Banshee and the Classical Theatre Lab. She was part of the Ovation nominated cast of Nicholas Nickleby and was awarded a Dramalogue Best Performance for the LA premiere of The Triumph Of Love. She won an LA Drama Critic's Circle Award for her performance in Banshee's Loyal Women. Rebecca is very proud to have been a part of the world premiere of Mark Knowles' musical Angry Young Teenage Girl Gang playing DiDi and Sharky. "Sean and Leslie have created a company of artists and a working environment that any actor would count themselves lucky to be part of. For me, Banshee is home." Rebecca lives in Burbank with her son and future Banshee member, Gabriel.
Leg in Dockers, and Glendower in Henry IV, part one John was born in the Bronx to Irish immigrant parents and for that he is forever proud and grateful. He last appeared here at the Banshee in Martyn Lynch's Dockers. Prior to that he could be found at the Celtic Arts Center in their productions of Synge's Well of the Saints , Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen of Leenane and CAC's revival of Dylan. He is a graduate of Hunter College in NYC, the Joanne Barron DW Brown Academy of Dramatic Arts in LA and a member of the Sarah Fulton Group. Thanks to the Branney's for their faith. Special thanks to Mark and Louise for the Welsh and to my girls , Hilary and Katie Reilly.
Lighting designer for Eclipsed (2006), The Man from Clare, Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Dockers, Loyal Women and Bardolph in (as well as Lighting Designer for) Henry IV, part one At Glendale Theatre Guild Ms. Sullivan designed lights for As You Like It , Rhinocerous, Tales of the Lost Formicans and a few others . Most recently she designed multimedia projections for Hair and designed lights for Haywire! at the Artworks Theatre in Hollywood and The Wild Party at the The Met Theatre in Hollywood.
Moncriff and Boutros Two in Red Noses, Barney in Dockers, and Vernon/Gadshill (US) in Henry IV, part one and Philippe in Power David is honored to be part of such a talented company of actors. In addition to his participation with Theatre Banshee, some of David’s most memorable roles have been in A Flea in Her Ear (Inland Theatre League Award), Harvey, The Marriage of Bette & Boo, Stray Dog Story, Bad Habits, Lysistrata, the world premiere of the comedy Pecker Patter, Joni & Gina’s Wedding (Director), Line and The Fourposter. David holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from California State University San Bernardino where he continues to be an active alumnus. In Los Angeles, he has studied with the Groundlings, Theatre West and Theatre Geo. He continues to perform his award winning stand-up comedy all over L.A. Visit www.davidpavao.com for upcoming gigs. David is represented by Privilege Talent (818) 386-2377.
Poins/Sir Michael in Henry IV, part one and Colbert in Power Jason is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and member of the Academy Company in New York. Credits include the US premiere of Dusty Hughes’ Bad Language, various roles in The Laramie Project, the two-man comedy - The Mystery of Irma Vep, William Roper in A Man For All Seasons, Man in A Perfect Ganesh, John Tarleton in Misalliance, Cliff Lewis in Look Back In Anger and Lloyd Dallas in Noises Off. Recently, his voiceover work sounded in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and a new title for the PlayStation 3.
Father Toulon in Red Noses, Nick in What the Butler Saw, Jim in The Man from Clare and Fardy/LeBlanc in The Hunt for Red Willie, Ensemble in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Hughie in Dockers, Hotspur in Henry IV, part one and Curley in Of Mice and Men. Josh received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, prior to relocating to the West coast. He can be seen dying (for pretend) in the film The Call of Cthulhu, and has appeared in such cancelled television series as “Becker” and “Seven Days.” Favorite, non-Banshee roles include Alceste in The Misanthrope, Vito in It Had to Be You, and The Cable Guy in Tupperware Orgy. Currently, he is employed with the HP Lovecraft Historical Society, which is not as spooky as it sounds.
Stage Manager for What the Butler Saw, The Man from Clare, The Hunt for Red Willie, Mine Eyes Hath Seen, Eclipsed (2006), Dockers, Henry IV, part one, Power, Loyal Women and Of Mice and Men. Henry IV was Kati's 7th show with Theatre Banshee. She took off her clothes for What the Butler Saw, played football with the lads in The Man from Clare, chased the poitin makers in The Hunt for Red Willie , fought alongside the blue and grey in Mine Eyes Hath Seen, sorted laundry in Eclipsed, and loaded heaves with the Dockers.
Mother Victoria in Eclipsed 1995 and 2006, Susaneh in The Clearing and Rita in Loyal Women Rebecca has written and performed in plays and directed theatre for over 20 years. Her favorite directing engagements include The Reach of Song, the state drama of Georgia, and the Illuminati at the Pegasus Theatre in Chicago. As a published playwright, Ms Wackler co-authored Tent Meeting, Isle of Dogs, and Hamlet…the Musical. As an actress she has appeared in over 20 film and television productions including Primary Colors, The Long Walk Home, I’ll Fly Away, and Step by Step. Ms. Wackler has performed Off-Broadway at the Astor Place Theatre in New York, as well as Actors Alley and Theatre Banshee in Los Angeles, the Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Dublin Ireland Theatre Festival, and the Southern Theatre Conspiracy, which she co-founded in Atlanta.
OK, he's not technically a company member, but Aidan's been a key part of the Theatre Banshee experience. Cast and crew alike will remember Aidan as "the nun's secret" when Leslie was pregnant with him in Eclipsed (and playing a nun), his being a wee baby in A Man for All Seasons, taking his first steps on the stage during Translations, being everybody's pal in The Clearing, challenging the cast to games of darts in The Weir, hanging out with the plague victims in Red Noses, laughing at the maniacs in What the Butler Saw, learning to play poker with the cast of The Man from Clare, singing The Battle Cry Freedom with the Mine Eyes Hath Seen gang, making the phone ring in Eclipsed, quashing union organizers in Dockers, learning how to overthrow a monarchy in Henry IV, part one, learning to seize power in Power, keeping the neighborhood in line in Loyal Women and living off the fat of the land in Of Mice and Men. While Leslie and Sean are certainly not trying to steer him towards a life in the theatre, his creativity, knack for storytelling and love of being in the limelight all suggest he is the heir apparent of Theatre Banshee. He dearly loves his actor pals. Membership in Theatre Banshee is by invitation only; invitations for membership are only offered after an artist has completed a production with us Members do not pay dues, but support the company through donation of time, effort, sweat, etc... |
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