shortly after takeoff

ABOUT THE CAST:

Patricia KalemberPatricia Kalember *
(Rosie) has been an actress on stage, film and television. She has appeared on Broadway in Larry Shue's "The Nerd"; Off-Broadway credits include "The Vagina Monologues" at the Westside Arts Theatre, "Y2K" at the Lucille Lortel, "From Above" at Playwrights Horizons, "Loose Knit" at Second Stage" and was in the original cast of "The Foreigner" at the Astor Place Theatre. Regional Credits include "Accomplice" and "Blithe Spirit" both at the Bay Street Theatre, "Betrayal" at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, "The Miser", "The Front Page" and "Cyrano de Bergerac" all at Center Stage Baltimore and "Current Events" for NY Stage and Film. Her many films include "Signs" directed by M. Night Shyamalan, "Path to War" directed by John Frankenheimer, "Home Before Dark", and "Big Girls Don't Cry They Get Even" directed by Adrian Lyne. She was a series regular on Thirtysomething, Kay O'Brien and Sisters. Television movies include Straight From the Heart on Hallmark, When Husbands Cheat on Lifetime, Final Run, Little Girl Lost, Angel Flight Down, Living a Lie and Kaleidoscope, all on network television. She lives in Connecticut with her husband Daniel Gerroll and their three children.

Eric ShelleyEric Shelley * (Ethan)
Harold in "Harold & Maude" at Theatreworks Palo Alto (Dean Goodman Choice Award for Best Actor in a Musical), Peter in "Peter Pan" (non-musical) at the Asolo Theatre, Colin in "The Secret Garden" (non-musical) at Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Studio Arena Theatre & Dickon in "The Secret Garden" (musical) at Fulton Opera House, Doody in the European Tour of "Grease", Artful Dodger in "Oliver" at W. Va. Public Theatre and Westchester B'way Theatre, Curly in "Peter Pan" at the Pioneer Theatre Company, "An American Song" at the Couer D'Alene Summer Theatre, "A Christmas Carol" at Nebraska Theatre Caravan, "Greenshow" and "The Royale Feaste" at the Utah Shakespeare Festival & "The Fantastiks" at Brown County Playhouse. He recently shot a featured role in the independent film Second Born.

Lucy McMichaelLucy McMichael *
(Aunt Ann) New York theatre credits include: Harbor Theatre ("Ash Wednesday" by Eddie de Santis and three Harbor Currents one-act festivals); Ensemble Studio Theatre (Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s "Aurora Leigh" adapted and staged by Temi Rose, "Sympathy", and "Shadow Tag", written and directed by Temi Rose); Primary Stages ("The Secret Sits in the Middle" written by Lisa Maria Radano and directed by Casey Childs); 45th Street Theatre ("Bye, Mom!" written by Susan Roth and directed by Yanna Kroyt Brandt ); Urban Stages ("More Than This" written by Eddie de Santis and directed by Marc Geller); Kaleidoscope Theatre Company ("Reckless," "God & Mr. Smith"); West End Theatre ("Say, Darling!"), Manhattan Punch Line. Film/TV: Jeffrey, Another Woman, and the independents Creating Karma, Pet Story, Dummy and The Black Comet Club; Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Oz, As The World Turns. Lucy is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Anthony BagnettoAnthony Bagnetto
(Chip) moved to New York City about three years ago after graduating college and since then has been involved in various productions on film, TV and in theatre. He just appeared in the new play "Imposters" as part of UTC 61's Neurofest at Theatre 5 in the Mint Space. He was also in the one man show "The Gog/Magog Project" at the Chashama Theatre. Other favorite onstage roles include Valentine in "Arcadia", Osvald in "Ghosts", and Benvolio in "Romeo and Juliet". On TV and film he has most recently appeared in Combat Jump on the History Channel, the independent feature Nothing Really Happens, and the independent short 15 Waffles. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a B.A. in Theatre and Psychology, and is an active member of the Harbor Theatre. He is very excited to be a part of this excellent production. You can visit him at www.anthonybagnetto.com

Adelia SaundersAdelia Saunders
(Karen) is a recent gratuate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied acting at the Stella Adler Studio and at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Recent favorite roles include Jessica in Wooden O's production of "The Merchant of Venice," Lily in "Junk" at London's KDC Theatre, Irma in "Picnic at Hanging Rock" at NYU and Handler in "Talking With..." at Stella Adler. Film and television credits include The Black Donnellys, Law and Order: Trial By Jury, and Stephanie Daley.Adelia is from southwestern Colorado, and though she sometimes misses the fresh air, she loves New York and hopes to write, travel and live an interesting life.

Bruce MohatBruce Mohat * (Chester)Bruce has enjoyed working as an actor in New York for almost 32 years. His credits include off-broadway, regional, stock, tours and many amazing signposts along the way. He was a member of the Shelter West Company with whom he did "Flesh, Flash and Frank Harris" off-broadway, and a founding member of the Floating Rep, with whom he did "Three Men on a Horse," "The Apollo of Bellac," "Night Maneuver" by Howard Korder and "Action" and "The Unseen Hand" by Sam Shepard. He has worked with The American Renaissance Writer's Workshop for 18 years. He was also a proud member of the Synchronicity Theatre Group for 5 years, with whom he did "Ther Merchant of Venice," "Uncle Vanya," "An Enemy of the People," "The Trial," "The Adding Machine," "Portrait of a Woman," "Good Woman of Setzuan," "A Place on Pierpont" by Harvey Huddleston and "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Winter Dance," both by Peter Sylvester. He was also a member of The Hypothetical Theatre Company for 4 years with whom he performed "Class Dismissed" by Rich Orloff and "The Action Against Sol Shulman" by Jeffrey Sweet. His work has included Gogol's "The Inspector" directed by Kevin O'Connor, Odets' "The Country Girl" at the Actor's Studio and "Crucifer of Blood" at Stage West. Other favorite roles include Sigmund Freud in "The Master Psychoanalyst," Don Carlos in "Don Juan in Hell," Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth Night," Jaques in "As You Like It," Marat in "Marat/Sade," Harry Berlin in "Luv," Luther Billis in "South Pacific," and Albert Amundson in "A Thousand Clowns." Other challenges include commedia dell'arté as Zanni in "The Three Cuckolds" and a one man show of Samuel Beckett's "Text for Nothing #11." Bruce is most happy to be a new member of the Harbor family.

* denotes member of Actors' Equity Association.


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