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LESLIE
ALEXANDER Broadway - The Boy From Oz - Josie Mann, Marion u/s;
Mamma Mia! - Tanya u/s. National Tour: Barbary Coast - Carrie Nation.
Regional (selected roles): Macbeth - Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare Festival
of Dallas; The King and I - Anna, Granbury Opera; The Women - Sylvia Fowler,
Theatre Three; I Do! I Do! - Agnes, Lyric Stage (Nominee for Rabin Award-Best
Actress in a Musical). Harbor Currents 2001: Mothers and Food - Alix.
Film and TV: SpaceMarines, As The World Turns, Walker:Texas Ranger. National
on-camera and voice-over commercials for Quaker Oats, MCI, American Express
SBS, and Alluna. Member of Harbor since 2000. Native Texan. AEA AFTRA
SAG.
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C.
K. ALLEN, a Harbor member since 1998, made his film
debut in the Oscar-nominated Longtime Companion as a non-union extra for
$10.00 and a dry sandwich. Since then, he's been paid more as Buddy the
preppie street thug on ABC-TV's Loving until he was sent out for pizza
and never heard from again. He re-appeared on all the other NYC soaps,
among them as an Island Cop on All My Children (Jafakin' accent and all).
Recent NY theatre credits include Chuck Hooter in The Bow-Wow Club by
Levy Lee Simon and Larry in LOL by Tony Sportiello with the WorkShop Theater
Company, Joe in Harborite Edmund DeSantis' I Stand Naked Before You, playing
the player playing Gremio in Taming Of The Shrew; 6 characters in Exhibit
#9 by Tracey Scott Wilson; 5 characters in Jack In The Box and 1 character
split in two in readings of Maiden Voyage both by Tony Howarth.
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ANTHONY
J. BAGNETTO is an actor and personal trainer in NYC. He recently
finished productions of Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio), Othello (Roderigo)
and Macbeth (MacDuff) in and around NYC after moving here this past Feburary
having recently graduated from the University of Rochester. Film credits:
Bright Sunshiny Day and other student films. He has been in various regional
commercials in Rochester and Binghamton. Stage roles include: Ghosts (Osvald),
Arcadia (Valentine), The Grapes of Wrath (Tom Joad), Exquisite Torture
(Count Benito Neroni), The Libertene (Billy Downs), Tecumseh! (Captain
Blake) and Man of Mode (Young Bellair) Visit him at: www.anthonybagnetto.com
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ELLEN
BARRY has played a wide range of classic and contemporary roles
Off-Off Broadway (Abingdon Theatre, Brecht Ensemble, Village Theatre,
etc.) and at such regional theatres as the Boarshead (MI), McCarter, New
Century (MA), NJ Shakespeare Festival, Pirate Playhouse (FL), St. Michael's
Playhouse (VT) and Syracuse Stage. Among her favorites have been Williams'
Blanche, Stella, and Hannah; Shakespeare's Hermione and Constance; Mary
in All The Way Home; Sally in Talley's Folly; Martha in Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? and Vivian Bearing in Wit. Most recently she was seen
as Ella in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Century Center (OOBR Award)
and as Meg in Shepard's Lie Of the Mind at the White Horse Theatre.
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JOY
BESOZZI At Trinity Repertory Co. she appeared in Wit, A Christmas
Carol and Peer Gynt, and was a founding member of Trinity's Summer Shakespeare
Project, appearing in productions of Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet
and Julius Caesar. New York credits include The Seagull(Gallery Players),
Ghost Sonata (Columbia U.), and understudying at the Pearl Theatre Co.
Joy has an MFA from Trinity Rep Conservatory.
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JUSTIS
BOLDING has been a member of Harbor since 2002. Most recently,
she completed a demo recording for a new musical, Swimming Upstream, where
she performed the role of Sally Jo. She performed the role in the workshops
at both the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop as well as the New York production
at Dillon's. Justis has also appeared in New York at the Lincoln Center
Director's Lab, American Theatre of Actors, Wings, Riant, and Inverse
Theatres. A graduate of Muhlenberg College, as well as a member of the
Harbor Theatre Company, she has appeared on-camera in commercials, industrials,
and independent films as well as MTV's Undressed, an! d her voice can
be heard on the radio for various voice-overs. When not acting, Justis
spends her time working with dogs and is a member of the Association of
Pet Dog Trainers. SAG AFTRA
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ANDREW
DAWSON New York credits include: The Blue Flower (HERE, ASCAP &
NYMF-St.Clements), Training Wisteria (Cherry Lane–FringeNYC) Sebresque
(CenterStage NY), Artaud Le Momo (Fringe NYC), Play, Voice of Reason (Kraine
Theatre). National Tours: Salem Justice, Anne of Green Gables and Hans
Brinker. Regional credits include The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife,
Fuddy Meers, An American Daughter, Watch on the Rhine, An Enemy of the
People, Uncle Vanya, Arcadia, Talley’s Folly, The Quadroon Ball,
The Normal Heart, Blithe Spirit, The Shadow Box, and the one-man show
The Only Thing Worse…” Education: Trinity University, the University
of Houston and the AADA in New York. Harbor member since 1999. AEA SAG
AFTRA
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CHAD
DEVERMAN Most recent roles include Pierrot in Aria Da Capo, Solyony
in Three Sisters, Dim in A Clockwork Orange, and Billy Nolan in Carrie:The
Musical. Chad is also a writer of plays and short films. Training: NYU
Tisch School of the Arts.
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SIMON
FEIL, born in Boston, MA and bred in North Jersey, holds a BFA
in Theater Arts from Rutgers Univ./ MGSA where he appeared in Richard
II under the direction of William Esper. Favorite performances in NYC
include all 7 male characters in the 25-minute "Embracing Freedom"
on Ellis Island and Georges Danton in "Danton's Death" at the
ATA. Simon has appeared around NYC in Manhattan MiniStorage's "I
Store!" campaign as the gay doctor and recently hosted a cross-country
promotional tour for Trivial Pursuit's 90's Edition, hitting 8 cities
with Josie Bissett, Naomi Judd, and other fun celebs from the 90's. Harbor
member since 2001 AEA SAG www.simonfeil.com
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DEE
DEE FRIEDMAN played Bella in the National Tour of Neil Simon's
Lost In Yonkers. She appeared as Sarah in the Off-Broadway production
of Beau Jest & in the sequel, Jest A Second!, at the Coconut Grove
Playhouse in Miami. Other recent New York credits include Mephisto (Theater
of Necessity), Second Chance (42nd St. Workshop), Order Up/Watch TV (Harbor
Theater Co.), Headhunters (P.S. NBC), Alone At the Beach (Raw Space),
& Boys' Life (Orpheum Theatre). Film & television credits: Married
to the Mob, Awakenings, Safe Men , the cult classic Sleepaway Camp; the
soon to be released sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp & All My Children.
Dee Dee has trained at London's Royal National Theatre.
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TRACEY
GILBERT is excited to begin her third year with Harbor. A graduate
of the University of Cincinnati/College Conservatory of Music, Ms. Gilbert
has kept herself active both in New York and regionally as an actor, improvisationalist
and puppeteer. Recently she has had the pleasure of appearing in two New
York premieres: as the Defense Attorney in David Johnstons' Busted Jesus
Comix at the Abingdon Theatre, and as Marie in Edward DeSantis' More Than
This at Urban Stages. Ms. Gilbert is also an active member of Circle East
and Red Light District Theatre Company. AEA
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MICHAEL
GNAT, an original Harbor member, is yuppie would-be coke dealer
Tim in the award-winning feature film Bobby G. Can't Swim. Other films:
Die Dreaming (Mr. Carlo, the super); Found Money (Agent Orange). Recent
NYC stage: Decius and Christopher in HonorPart2 (TheDrillingCompaNY);
Marty in Harbor playwright Fred Rohan-Vargas's Anything But Black (Strawberry
Festival Finalist); Lafeu in All's Well... (Theatre Ten Ten). 2004 Spotlight
On award for his work in Reneé Flemings's Kiwi Dreams. His thanxoxox,
as ever, to Linda and Nick. AEA SAG AFTRA
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CHARLOTTE
HAMPDEN returned to acting after a lengthy hiatus during which
she raised a family (in Brazil) and established an art gallery with her
husband (in Manhattan). Since that time she has worked in some 40 productions
both in New York and regionally. Favorite roles include Lettice in Lettice
and Lovage, Linda in Death of a Salesman, Agnes in A Delicate Balance,
the Mother in Blood Wedding, Queen Margaret in Richard III and most recently
the Duchess of York in Richard II. She is a member of The Harbor Theatre
and the 42nd Street Workshop (both in New York) and a founding member
of the New Jersey Repertory Theatre.
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TIMOTHY
HARRIS numerous NYC stage productions include: Order Up/Watch T.V.
(Harbor Theatre), Alone at The Beach (Raw Space), Wash-Ups (West Bank
Cafe), Headhunters (P.S. NBC) and recently Desire Under The Elms, State
of The Art, and The Big Nil at the 42nd St. Workshop. He is featured in
the new Indie film The Ticking Man. As a playwright, he's had productions
at Ensemble Studio Theatre, West Bank Cafe, Riverside Shakespeare, etc...
as well as regional productions from Alaska to New Zealand. His plays
include The Adventures of Captain Neato-Man (published by S. French),
In God We Trust, Last Stand, and The Big Nil. He is a founding member
of The Harbor Theatre Co.
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LAURA
JOSEPHER (Director-member) Recent
credits include Dirty Blonde, The Turn Of The Screw and I Love You, You're
Perfect; Now Change at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Garth Wingfield's
Dating Games in NY & L.A., O'Neill's Hughie at Provincetown Rep.;
For Rattlestick Productions: Winning and Car Pool. For Harbor Theatre:
Touching Howard There (Wingfield), and Ash Wednesday (Edmund DeSantis).
Laura is a member of the LCT Directors Lab, The SDCF Artist Action Group,
and an Associate member of SSD&C. www.laurajosepher.com
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CAM
KORNMAN has appeared in many New York theater productions. Recent
favorites include Agave in The Bacchae 2.1 by Charles Mee at the Flea
Theatre, Millicent in 16 Spells to Charm the Beast at HERE, and Felicity
in Marc Geller's production of The Shadow Box at the Hudson Guild Theatre.
AEA SAG AFTRA
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MARK
EDWARD LANG Regional: Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest in
South Carolina; Welcome
Home Marian Anderson at the National Black Theater Festival;
War of The Worlds in New Jersey; A Midsummer Night's Dream at BAM; Orlando
in As You Like It; Jealousy, The New York Idea and The Voice of the City
with the East Lynne Theater. New York and regional productions of The
Sum of Us, The Tempest, Terra Nova, and Native American. Also soaps, film,
commercials and many corporate industrials. As a director: Anna Christie,
Othello, Fool for Love, Instant Shakespeare, and a number of plays and
readings for the Harbor. B.A., Kazan Prize, Vassar College. AEA AFTRA
SAG. Artistic Associate, graphic designer and director, Harbor Theatre.
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CHRISTOPHER
H. MATTHEWS is in his eighth year with Harbor. Making a living
as a commercial actor, he's excited to again be on stage originating new
works. Zukie, you lift me up . . .
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LUCY
MCMICHAEL Recent stage work includes: Aurora Leigh (a workshop
adaptation of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s book) at Ensemble Studio
Theatre’s Octoberfest and Primary Stages; Shadow Tag written and
directed by Temi Rose at Ensemble Studio Theatre; More Than This written
by Eddie de Santis and directed by Marc Geller at Urban Stages; God &
Mr. Smith by Travis Baker at the Mint Space. Other selected New York theatre:
Primary Stages (The Secret Sits in the Middle); Kaleidoscope Theatre (Reckless);
Looking Glass Theatre (an all-female Cymbeline); The West End Theatre
(Say, Darling!); and four of the annual Harbor Currents One-Act Festivals.
Film: Jeffrey, and the independents Pet Story, Dark Blue, Dummy, The Waiting
Room. TV: As The World Turns (recurring), Oz, Guiding Light. AEA SAG AFTRA
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JENNIFER
ROBINSON is a new member of the Harbor Theatre Company and a recent
graduate of Boston University (B.F.A. Acting). Recent roles include Iphigenia
in The Greeks (Imua! Theatre Co. at the Manhattan Ensemble Theatre), Venticella
in Amadeus (Olney Theatre), A Month in the Country (u/s Vera, Huntington
Theatre Co.), and Springtime for Henry (u/s Mrs. Jelliwell, Huntington
Theatre Co.)
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BRUCE
SABATH New York credits: Lyz! at the Samuel Beckett Theatre; The
Open Gate at Theatre for the New City; A Perfect Match at ATA; Second
Chances at Altered Stages (and touring); Larry Gelb's Shidach. National
Tour of Victor/ Victoria (Sal Andretti). Regional credits: Macbeth (title
role), A Mid-Summer Night's Dream (Bottom), Wit (Kelekian), Gross Indecency:
the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Carson), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye),
1776 (Dickinson), Oliver! (Fagin), Damn Yankees (Applegate), Guys &
Dolls (Rusty Charlie). Film credits: The Prodigal Son (title role), Tumbling
After, Race (with Cliff Robertson), Matt Mailer's The Money Shot. Recordings:
The Handmaid's Tale (BBC Radio). Training: William Esper. Bruce thanks
his ceaselessly supportive family for their love and encouragement. www.BruceSabath.com.
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BENJAMIN
SANDS
is happy to be returning for his second season as a Harbor member. He
has earned his BFA in Acting from Boston University. Favorite roles include
the title role in Amadeus at the Olney Theatre, The Blue Demon at the
Huntington Theatre, God of Vengeance at Williamstown Theatre Festival,
Training Wisteria at the Kennedy Center (awarded the acting award for
excellence by the Kennedy Center/ACTF), Pylades in Imua Theatre's The
Greeks at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre, Tom in Tea and Sympathy at the Trilogy
Theatre NYC, among others.
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ELIZABETH
SCHMIDT Recent New York theatre credits include "Eleanor Rigby
is Waiting" (NY Fringe Festival '04), "Tea Among the Tamaracks"
(Samuel French Short Play Festival--Critics' Choice Winner), "Cats
Can See the Devil," and "In the Wire" (NY Fringe Festival
'02). Film includes "Waking Olguita," playing opposite Altagracia
Guzman ("Raising Victor Vargas"), as well as the recently wrapped
independent feature "Kicking the Dog." TV includes "Guiding
Light" and "As the World Turns." Elizabeth is a graduate
of Northwestern University's theatre program, currently studies at Michael
Howard Studios, and is a member of the Harbor Theatre Company since 2001.
www.elizabethschmidt.com
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CAROLYN
SEIFF Off Broadway: Molly Picon in Picon Pie, Dorothy Parker's
Ladies of the Corridor for the Pecadillo Theater Co, and as a reading
with Marion Seldes, A Stoop on Orchard Street, and Yentl, in Yiddish for
the Folksbeine Theater, directed by Bob Kalfin. Off-Off Broadway: Winner,
Defying Gravity, The Open Gate, Mama’s Ghost, Harbor Currents 2001,
Lighthouse, Mama’s Ghost, Black-Eyed Peas. Other favorite roles include
Mame (Mame), Rose (Gypsy), Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd), Frau Schneider
(Cabaret), Clairee (Steel Magnolias), Sara (Sisters Rosenzweig), and touring
as Rev Mother (Nunsense), Golde (Fiddler), and Melissa (State Fair). She
has also been seen in numerous commercials. AEA AFTRA
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TREY
TEUFEL is an actor and personal trainer. This is his fourth year
with the Harbor Theatre. New York credits include Twelfth Night (Ludlow
Ten), Othello (Africa Arts Theatre) and Anna Christie (Gallery Players).
He also visited thirty states during a three month tour in a bilingual
adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. Trey
is a graduate of Indiana University (Bloomington) and holds a B.A. in
Theatre and Drama. SAG
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CATHY
DIANE TOMLIN Harbor Theater Company member since 1997. Credits
include, Theatre: Savage/Love (NADA Theatre), Funny Girl (Carousel Dinner
Theatre/Akron, OH), Flesh Tone (Here Theatre), Manhattan Zip (Miranda
Theatre), Waiting for Dinka (BASIC Theatre), The Lunch (Inner-Space Theatre);
Film: Celestial Navigation, The Scout; TV: All My Children, As the World
Turns, One Life to Live, Loving, The Cosby Show; Industrials: NYU Medical
School, NYU School of Dentistry. Member of AEA, SAG, AFTRA.
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KATE
TURNBULL is a native Midwesterner and has been a member of Harbor
since 2003. Projects include productions and readings at the Culture Project
and at the New York Theatre Workshop with Stephan Daldry and Joanne Akalitis.
Last spring she returned to the McCarter Theatre as Prospero in a touring
production of The Tempest. She most recently created the role of Moira
in Straight on Til' Morning at the 78th Street Theatre Lab.
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FRED
VELDE is a native New Yorker and has been part of the New York
theatre scene for over thirty years. He has been a member of The Harbor
Theatre since 1995 and proud to have appeared in their numerous readings,
Harbor Currents and their first fully staged production, Making Peter
Pope by Eddie DeSantis, in which he created the role of Leo Popo. As well
as theatre, he has appeared in film, soaps and commercials. His theatre
credits include The Price Of Genius on Broadway, Sex by Mae West Off-
Broadway and Traveling Souls in Moscow as a member of The Phoenix Ensemble.
He is a member of Voiceovers Unlimited, AEA, SAG and AFTRA.
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A.J.
VINCENT Broadway/National Tour - The Will Rogers Follies. Off-Broadway:
Lust; Vampire Lesbians of Sodom; Psycho Beach Party; Girls We Have Known.
Regional: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?; Side Show (San Francisco Critics
Award); Moon Over Buffalo; The Skin of Our Teeth; Grease; Guys and Dolls;
Anything Goes. Performed sketch comedy with John Leguizamo on House of
Buggin' and with Conan O'Brien on Late Night, appeared regularly on As
The World Turns and Another World. Films: Missed Opportunities; Collision;
Man of My Dreams; Within the Wild and Forever. Graduate of Temple University,
attended the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
