H Ryan Clark SAM (London & NY)
New York Credits: THE LIGHTNING FIELD (The Flea); HOME FRONT (La MaMa E.T.C.); SO LONG AGO I CAN'T REMEMBER , LOOKING FORWARD , WHAT IN (THE WORLD), THE WORLD PART II , THE WORLD PART IV , (Gale Gates et. Al.); Joey in A MECHANICAL BOY (Combustive Arts); EINSTEIN'S DREAMS (45 Bleecker); FRANNY & ZOOEY (Tribeca Playhouse); THE KILLER (Columbia University); HARM'S WAY (Clemente Soto Velez); Regional Credits: THE DUMBWAITER, MACBETH, THE CONDUCT OF LIFE (The Hangar Theatre); Television: Gamekillers; Short Films: NOCTURNAL, THE QUALITY OF MERCY, SKATING BECOMES VERMOUTHA; Feature Films: Lyle in SEX FARCE (BANNER NY).
Cory Grant ANDY (NY)
New York City: Currently playing Frankie Valli in JERSEY BOYS on B'Way, Ari Hoffman in CUTMAN a boxing musical, Mick in Broken Hands (Fringe 2006, The Lion Theater, Winner: Best Actor Fringe 2006), Andy in The Lightning Field (Fringe 2005, Winner: Best Play Fringe 2005), Uri in Border (HERE Arts Center), Paul Hilbert in Erostratus (Gene Frankel Theater). Regional theatre: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Freddy in My Fair Lady (Northern Stage 2004), Homer Collins in Floyd Collins (Berkshire Theater Festival 2004), Tommy in The Who's Tommy (Berkshire Theater Festival 2003), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Nat'l Tour 2002). New York University: The Man of Infinite Sadness, Godspell, Six Degrees of Separation, and Iago in Othello. Cory is the Co-Artistic Director of BannerNY. NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, B.F.A.
Rightor Doyle ANDY (London) New York Credits: The Stand-ins, Stakeout . Williamstown Theatre Festival: Help Yourself, The Prophet Muhammad: A Musical, The Revolt Of Little Ola, Tumor. Eduacation: Bard College , BADA, Actor's Center. Rightor can also be seen on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU.
|
Bekka Lindström LORI (London & NY)
New York credits: Medea in A JAR IN THE FOREST (The Samuel French Play Festival); the suffragette Ellen Gates Star in JANE'S HOUSE (The Neighborhood Playhouse) Lori in THE LIGHTNING FIELD (NY Fringe Festival production at The Flea Theater); Lady Idina Erroll in AFRICAN NIGHTS (Wings Theatre); Cradlerock in CENTER OF GRAVITY and Virginia in THE BODY POLITIC (both at Manhattan Theatre Source); and Sylvia in STACKED (The Bank Street Theater). South Dakota tour of WORDS OF CHOICE. Bekka is a very active member of the First Look Theatre Company, which is part of New York University 's Department of Dramatic Writing.
Ron McClary GERRIT (NY) Ron has been acting in NY for over 10 years. Off-Broadway he relived the hippie experience as part of Summer '69: The Musical. Off-off Broadway roles include Harry Van in Idiot's Delight, Sir Toby in What You Will (or 12 th Night), Kulygin in The Three Sisters, and Christmas Present/Narrator in A Christmas Carol. He is a founding member of the Actor's Shakespeare Company of Hoboken, NJ, where he has performed as Stephano in The Tempest, Paris in Romeo and Juliet, and Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing. On television, he has appeared on Law & Order, Ed, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Film credits include Neurotica , Crazy Little Thing, and upcoming, The Weatherman, with Nicholas Cage, and The Producers. |
Rick Zahn GERRIT (London) Rick Zahn was last on stage in the Abingdon production of “Unwrap Your Candy” as the “Professor/Psychiatrist”. Recent stage credits include the role of “Freddy” in the Abingdon's presentation of “Banned in Bisbee”, “Will Carver' in the Fringe Festival's “Tradition!”, “Mike” in the Theatre 54's production of “The Speed Date”, “Dave” in “Tales of the Wichita Skyline” at the Gene Frankle and as “Dad” in the festival finalist “Cut Short”. Although only deciding to become an actor in 2003, Rick has landed parts in six indie films including Pete Chatmon's “Premium” and the festival winning “I'll Bury You Tomorrow”. TV - roles on the new “Knights of Prosperity”, “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” with Danny DeVito, the pilot for “Love Monkey”, “Rescue Me”, “Third Watch”, “Law & Order:SVU”, created the role of “Louie Lyons” on “As The World Turns” and recurrs on “All My Children”. |
David Ozanich PLAYWRIGHT David has written for the stage and screen. His award-winning short films include Prom Queens: Battle to the Death, Electric Manicure, and Skating Becomes Vermoutha . Skating Becomes Vermoutha has played across the United States and Canada at such venues as the New York Magazine First Run Film Festival (recipient of Best Screenwriting and Best Producing honors), New York Underground Film Festival '06, New Orleans Film Festival, Silverlake Film Festival ( Los Angeles ), Antimatter Film Festival (Vancouver), and the Hollywood Underground Film Festival (winner Best Comedy Short). David's first feature film, Sex Farce , produced by BANNER NY , recently finished post-production (www.sexfarce.com). David has two degrees from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; a B.F.A. in Film and Television Production (2000) and an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing (2005). His spec script for Arrested Development is NYU's nominee for the 2005 Humanitas Comedy Fellowship. He was recently the recipient of NYU's “Excellence in Television Writing” award. |
Jared Coseglia DIRECTOR & SOUND DESIGNER NY Directing Credits Include: CUTMAN a boxing musical (NYMF, 2007), The Lightning Field (The Flea, FringeNYC 2005, WINNER Best Play Fringe and WINNER GLAAD Award for Best off-Off B'way Play), Dub a Hole in the Ground (LaMaMa, Etc.), Hang Like a Star (NYU-DWP), Mahogany (Joe's Pub and The Triad), Precious (Pelican and Creative Place), Erostratus (Gene Frankel), Is That Your or Is That Me? (HERE), The Valentine Fairy (Atlantic Theatre Co). Jared has been the assistant director on Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks starring Polly Bergen and Mark Hamill on Broadway, Ragtime: The Musical (NETWorks Nat'l Tour), Mack and Mabel ( Lincoln Center , Avery Fisher Hall), The Glass Menagerie (Roundabout), Rockwell , The Musical (Blue Heron), and Hurry! Hurry! Hollywood ! (MTC). Regional Credits include Floyd Collins (Berkshire Theatre Festival) and The Who's Tommy (BTF '03). He also sound designs most of his work and has been designing Off-Broadway in such venues as The Mint Theatre Company, DR2, The Cherry Lane, SoHo Playhouse, The Century Center, Chelsea Playhouse, The Zipper, NYU/ETW, and more. He is a resident director at the NYU Department of Dramatic Writing where he develops new work with emerging playwrights and screenwriters. Jared is the co-artistic director of BannerNY, and holds a B.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. |
BANNER New York PRODUCER
BANNER NY is a New York City based production company that creates original music, dance, theatre, and independent films. Theatre credits include : EROSTRATUS , written by H Clark, Jared Coseglia, and Cory Grant, score by Drew Brody, directed by Jared Coseglia, Gene Frankel Theatre, 2001. PRECIOUS , written by Jared Coseglia and Cory Grant, directed by Jared Coseglia, Pelican Studio Theatre, 2002 - 03. PRECIOUS was remounted in 2004 by Strange Sister Theatre Company under the direction of Jared Coseglia. Feature Films: SEX FARCE , written by David Ozanich, directed by Evan Greenberg, ( http://www.sexfarce.com/ ), Winner of the Viewer's Choice Award at the Cinequest Film Festival '06. Currently in Development: CUTMAN a boxing musical, music and lyrics by Drew Brody, Book by Jared Coseglia and Cory Grant ( www.cutmanthemuscial.com ). For more information go to http://www.bannerny.com/ .
Jared Fine Managing Director of BNY
Jared graduated from Hofstra University with a BFA in Performing Arts in 2001. Since then he has worked in various realms of PR, Marketing, and Events in New York and Los Angeles . He was the Director of Project Development at PLUS Entertainment and a producing associate on SHOUT! The Mod Musical. Jared is an active member of the NY Theater community and has been on multiple judging panels for festivals and award committees for Broadway, Off-Broadway, Non-Profit and Experiential works. In addition, he is one of the founders of Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theater and serves on the board as Associate Artistic Director.
Paul Hudson SET & LIGHTING DESIGN
Paul has been working in dance, theatre, television, film and architectural public art in New York City for almost ten years. Highlights include: Lighting on Synaesthetic Theatre's "The Trial of K" ( New York and the International Festival of the Arts, Salamanca , Spain ); the premiere of Amy Fox's "One Thing I Like to Say Is..." (Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, The Ohio Theater); Bob Kalfin's "The Color of Flesh" (45th St.Theater); Art Director on the independent feature "The House Is Burning" (Holger Ernst, dir); working as the assistant Lighting Designer for Richard Winkler on "A Wonderful Life" (Papermill Playhouse, New Jersey), and "The Christmas Story" (Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, Ohio); and assisting artist Leni Schwendinger on her architectural public art project at the Seattle Opera House, "Dreaming in Color". Having spent six months working on the West End in 1999 and 2000, including designing several showcases for "West End Cares", Paul is thrilled to be returning to London with team of "The Lightning Field". MFA NYU '99
Drew Brody COMPOSER Drew Brody is a NYC – based singer/songwriter and self taught piano player. Brody composed the score for BANNER NY 's production of EROSTRATUS, and composed original music for the score of the feature film SEX FARCE . Drew is currently developing a new musical CUTMAN with Jared Coseglia and Cory Grant. He is also the lead singer of M-LAB, the rockdrama quintet. Currently, Brody is recording a solo album and performs regularly in and around New York City with M-LAB. |
|
