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LOVE ME Cast/Director
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Carlotta Brentan as Susan |
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CARLOTTA BRENTAN (Susan) - Most recently seen on
stage in the revival of Fratti’s Six Passionate Women at
Theater for the New City, which earned her glowing reviews as “an actress
to watch” (- The FrontRowCenter). Theater highlights: Genet’s The
Balcony (Access Theater), Boccaccio’s Decameron (Bernie
Wohl Center) and the lead in a workshop of Neil LaBute’s new play The
Way We Get By, directed by Mr. LaBute. Carlotta can also be seen
in commercials, short films, TV series on The Travel Channel and Investigation
Discovery, and heard in commercial and educational voiceovers in
multiple languages. Conservatory training: American Academy of Dramatic
Arts and Academy Company. Ongoing training: Playhouse West Brooklyn Lab.
Couldn’t be happier to be part of her first production with Funny… Sheesh. www.carlottabrentan.com
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Amy-Helene Carlson as Carol |
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AMY-HELENE CARLSON
(Carol) - Amy-Helene is a graduate of the William Esper Studio, has
studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the New York School of Burlesque.
She is a reader for The Claque company. Her last show was Blogologues: The Land
Before Timelines.
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Chris Chirdon as Tom |
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CHRIS
CHIRDON (Tom) - Chris is excited to be joining the cast as Tom. Recent:
Williamstown Theatre Festival's "June Moon" as well as Lord
Canterville in an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville
Ghost." Training: The Acting Studio, New York. www.chrischirdon.com
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Sara Elizabeth Grace as Sarah |
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SARAH ELIZABETH GRACE
(Sara): Sarah is
thrilled to work with Funny Sheesh Productions for the first time. Recent
theater credits: Anon (HERE Arts Center), Mental Nudity
(playwright and performer, the PIT), the Hitchcock Festival (Radio Theater
NYC), and Into the Woods (Princeton Summer Theater). Recent TV/Film
credits: Law and Order: SVU, My Dirty Little Secret (ID
Channel), A Day in the Life, and the upcoming feature Misguided Trust.
Also a nonfiction writer and host of the podcast, "Puttin' on Your Big
Girl Pants". NYU Tisch grad. Much love to family, friends, cast, crew,
& Joe. Check her out on Twitter @TheSarahEGrace or at www.SarahElizabethGrace.com.
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Mary Orzano as Wendy |
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MARY ORZANO (Wendy) – Mary earned a bachelor of music degree from Catholic
University. Her favorite New York theatre credits include: Camelot, starring
Jeremy Irons (Irish Repertory Gala); Bombshell Baby (Ensemble Studio Theatre);
The Third Policeman (La Mama); Pageant Princess (Bleecker Street Theatre) and 4
Xmas (Workshop Theatre). She performed at the Kennedy Center in Leonard
Bernstein’s MASS for the reopening of their opera house and has since returned
for the world premiere of an oratorio, A Melancholy Beauty and Souvenirs: A
Cabaret to Wage Peace. She has had principle roles in Food Network’s Food
Detectives, Forensic Files and Extreme Forensics, as well as several
commercials. She would like to thank Jayson, and her family for their love and
support; and Amber, Jason and Rachel for this opportunity.
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Zal Owen as Charlie |
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ZAL OWEN* (Charlie) - National Tour: Motel
in Fiddler on the Roof (opposite Harvey Fierstein and Theodore Bikel).
Off-Broadway/NYC: Last Jew in Europe (Triad Theater), The Awakening of Angel
DeLuna (NYMF),
L’Chayim (Theater for the New City), The ToyMaker (York Theatre).
Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Atlanta TOTS, Bucks County Playhouse, Ogunquit
Playhouse. He currently studies acting with Wynn Handman. Thanks to CLA and to
Dana, family and friends for their constant love and support. www.zalowen.com
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Michael Perrie, Jr. as Charlie' Head |
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MICHAEL PERRIE, JR. (Charlie’s Head)
- Michael is a New York based Actor/Playwright/Musician and graduate of
Baltimore’s Towson University, where he earned his degree in Acting with
Honors. As an actor, he’s been seen in Theatre all over the East Coast, most
recently as: Alan Dangle in One Man, Two Guvnors (Heritage Theatre), Billy in
The Un-Authorized Biographie of Billy Shakespeare (CAGE Musical Showcase
Reading), Lars in Down Among the Vultures (Green Hills Theatre Collective), Jed
in The Light in the Refrigerator (STF), and internationally as Young Charles
DeGaulle on History Channel’s Miniseries “The World Wars”. As a writer he has
completed over 30 plays, 2 screenplays, a TV pilot and 3 musicals
(book/music/lyrics). He is always and forever grateful for wine, new plays, and
his lovely girlfriend/muse Lacy.
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J. Andrew Young as John |
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J. ANDREW YOUNG*
(John) - NYC Theatre: NY Theatre Alliance,
by the river
productions, The Players' Theatre (Audience Favorite Award for his performance
in Curiosity), The Looking Glass Theatre (Winter Forum Award for Best Actor in
The Life/Death of Joshua Zweig). Regional/Tours: Berkshire Theatre Group,
Inland Valley Rep, American Family Theatre, and The National Theatre for
Children. TV: 30 Rock, The Onion Sports Network, Hack My Life, and On the Case
with Paula Zahn. MFA in Acting from Brandeis University and member
of Actors' Equity.
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*Member of Actors' Equity Association
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RACHEL KLEIN
(Director) is an NYC based director, choreographer, and Artistic Director of
the Rachel Klein Theater Ensemble. Off-Broadway Direction: The Anthem (starring
Jason Gotay, Remy Zaken, Jenna Leigh Green, and Randy Jones, the Original
Cowboy from the Village People); Around the World in 80 Days; Gay Bride of
Frankenstein (At the iStar Theatre Lab). Selected NYC Theater: Coming:
A Rock Musical of Biblical Proportions (Fringe NYC; starring American
Idol's Ashanti J'aria); Grindr the Opera; Symphony of Shadows (Jerome
Robbins Foundation Commission); The Tragedy of Maria Macabre (Tides
Foundation Commission); Circus of Circus (Innovative Theater
Awards nominee for Outstanding Director of a Play); Carrie: Blood,
Fire, & Ballet (with the Love Show dancers); The Dead Dream Machine (featuring
performances by Constantine Maroulis, Justin Vivian Bond, Michael Musto, Lady
Rizo, and Rob Roth); Go-Go Killers!; All Kinds of
Shifty Villains (written by Robert Attenweiler, NYTheatre.com's Person of
the Year, 2008). Upcoming works in development include The
Severed Hand of Neverland; Roswell: the Musical; The Masque of the Red Death. Regional: Super (George
Street Playhouse); A Midsummer Night's Dream (New Brunswick
Shakespeare Festival). Miss Klein's choreography has been seen all over the
city including at the House of Yes, (le) Poisson Rouge, the Highline Ballroom,
the National Arts Club (alongside F. Murray Abraham and Austin Pendleton), La
MaMa, and the Slipper Room. Rachel holds a BA in theatrical directing from Columbia
College, is an SDC Associate, and an alumnus of the International Directors
Symposium in Spoleto, Italy.
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