has worked as an actor both on and off Broadway, regionally and extensively in film and television. He's directed short plays by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the critically acclaimed production of Steven Belber's Tape in New York, Los Angeles and London. He wrote, directed and co-starred in the award-winning short film Baby Steps with Kathy Bates and co-wrote Jenifer, a movie of the week for CBS. He's currently collaborating with Anthony Barrile and Elton John on a score for Showstopper, a screenplay he co-wrote with Barrile for Ben Stiller's company, Red Hour. In the fall of 2007 he took over as artistic director of Naked Angels where he's been a proud member for over twenty-two years. His play Next Fall was the winner of the 2008 Theater Visions Fund Award from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
most recently directed Dangerous Beauty music by Michele Brourman, lyrics by Amanda McBroom and book by Jeannine Dominy at the American Music Theater Project, Adrift In Macao music by Peter Melnick, book and lyrics by Christopher Durang at Primary Stages and Philadelphia Theater Comapny, Jayson With A Y by Darci Picoult at The New Group, The Pursuit Of Happiness by Richard Dresser at the Hudson Stage Company, The Molly Maguires music and lyrics by Sid Cherry, book by Bill Strzempeck at the Berry Center for the Performing Arts., and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman at The York Theater, She has directed at many theaters including the New Group, Primary Stages New York Stage and Film, Naked Angels, A.C.T., Philadelphia Theater Company, The Rubicon, The York, EST, National Theater of the Deaf, Man In The Moon (London. She was a member of the former Circle Rep Lab and the recipient of a Dramalogue Award/ Best New Musical. Sheryl co- founded and was the Artistic Director of Two Island Productions, a New York and Bermuda-based theater company devoted to developing and producing original plays, playwright retreats/ workshops, screenplays, concerts and youth arts and education programs. Upcoming: I Loved Lucy by Lee Tannen, Last Smoker In America music by Peter Melnick, book and lyrics by Bill Russell, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz music by Alan Menken/book and lyrics by David Spencer among others.
(u/s Brandon, Luke) has appeared in Perfect Harmony (The Essentials), Working, Dancing at Lughnasa, and Major Barbara. Television credits include "Guiding Light" and the pilot "Level 10" and film credits You Should Have The Body (Winner, Geothe Institut International Civil Rights Film Competition), John Jay, and The Funeral. A co-founder of The Regional Company and the playground reading series, he is a graduate of Princeton University and NYU's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts and the author of a novel, Thorofare. Most recently, he finished work on the forthcoming film Notes On Being Young.
is a member of Naked Angels appearing in Coq Au Vin by Jon Robin Baitz, The Cause by Frank Pugliese, The ‘Tres Riches Heures’ of the Duke of Berry by Kenneth Lonnergan, Scandinavian Scorpions by Nicole Burdett, and Passion Play by Pippin Parker. Other theatre credits include: Celebration/The Room and The Hothouse at Atlantic, Fuddy Meers and Night and Her Stars at MTC, Ten Unknowns at The Taper, Life and Limb, The Substance of Fire, and Baby Anger at Playwright’s Horizons, A View of The Dome at NYTW, Sideman at NYS&F and Brighton Beach Memoirs and Big River on Broadway. Television credits include: “Ghost Whisperer,” “ER,” “Eli Stone,” “Kevin Hill,” “Sex and The City,” “Will and Grace,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Law and Order,” and “21 Jump Street.” Films: Ishtar, Galaxy Quest, Men In Black, Radio, One True Thing, Just a Kiss, The Neighbor and the upcoming Cirque Du Freak.
started her career as a teenager in multiple after school specials and such 80s movies as Seven Minutes in Heaven and Some Kind Of Wonderful. She went on to appear in films including My New Gun, Ford Fairline, Swingers, PCU, Mr. Wrong, I Think I Do, Mickey Blue Eyes, Maid In Manhattan, Beer League, Ira and Abby, Phoebe In Wonderland and Sunshine Cleaning. On TV, Maddie played Laura San Giacomo’s best friend in the CBS film “Jennifer” and she was a series regular on both “Mr. President” and “All American Girl.” Maddie’s many guest spots include “Frasier,” “Law and Order,” “Tracy Takes All,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She recently completed the HBO pilot “The Last of the Ninth.” On stage, Maddie has appeared in numerous Off Broadway productions including stints at the Public Theatre, Second Stage, AJT and the Directors Company. She starred in the recent revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It Romantic at the Tribecca Playhouse. In the next few months Maddie will be seen in the indie film Adam as well as the Untitled Nicole Holofcener Film. A phi beta kappa graduate of Barnard college, Maddie lives in Westchester with her husband director Jace Alexander and their 3 nutty kids-Isabelle Moon, Mac and Finn.
OFF-BROADWAY: The English Channel, Perfect Harmony, BFF, Nerds, Valhalla, Corpus Christi, Flesh & Blood, Shakespeare’s R & J. REGIONAL: Rough Crossing, Yale Repertory Company; The Cry of The Reed, Huntington Theatre Company; The English Channel, Walsh Theater/Vineyard Playhouse; The Four of Us, The Old Globe; Three Sisters, Enrico Four, Antigone, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Loot, Richard II, Idiots Karamazov, Cripple of Inishmaan, American Repertory Theatre; The Seagull, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, California Shakespeare Festival; Spring Forward, Fall Back, Theatre J and Vineyard Playhouse. NATIONAL TOUR: Swiss Family Robinson. FILM/TV: “Fringe,” Gigantic, Trust the Man, Company Man, Overnight Sensation, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Beat,” “Oz”. EDUCATION: B.A. Theater Arts, Brandeis University.
is known for his role as “Lord Marcus” on the CW’s hit drama ‘Gossip Girl.” He has appeared in films such as The Nanny Diaries, Tie A Yellow Ribbon, Sweetland (winner of the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature) and Skin Deep. Heusinger starred as Lancelot in the national tour of Spamalot. Other theater credits include Broadway’s Fiddler On The Roof and The Papermill Playhouse’s production of Godspell. He recently participated in workshops of Kyle Jarrow’s and Nathan Leigh’s Big Money with director Shira Milikowski at Ars Nova, and Steven Sater’s Prometheus Bound for director Diane Paulus. Heusinger is a graduate of Juilliard. He grew up in Jacksonville, FL and currently splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.
(u/s Holly, Arlene) NY THEATRE: Second Stage, EST, The Kraine Theater, Hypothetical Theatre, H.E.R.E., West Bank Cafe. REGIONAL: Cincinnati Playhouse, Long Wharf, Alliance Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, George Street Playhouse, The Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Playmakers Rep. TELEVISION: "Law & Order," "Life on Mars," "Law & Order: SVU," "The Education of Max Bickford," "As The World Turns," "Daisy's Mom," "The Palace," ABC After School Special. FILM: Kingdom of Gravy, Karaoke King, The Inbetween Place (Cannes Film Festival), Six Degrees of Separation, Love Is All There Is, Heartbreak Hospital, The Shallow End, Men Lie. Annie has a BFA from Rutgers University.
is an actress and writer living in LA. Her film credits include Flags Of Our Fathers, Thank You For Smoking, About Schmidt, Bonny Jones: Stroke Of Genius, Ice Princess, Hope Floats, Stuart Little, Welcome To Paradise, Speed 2: Cruise Control. In addition to her starring role in the NBC sitcom “The Torkelsons,” Ms. Ray has guest starred on numerous television series including recurring roles on “Worst Week,” “Providence,” and “The Pretender.” In New York, she appeared on Broadway in The Heidi Chronicles and numerous Off and Off-Off Broadway shows including Smoke on the Mountain, which Ms. Ray also wrote. Smoke on the Mountain ran Off-Broadway for 14 months and was subsequently the most produced musical in America for the last 18 years. The screenplay of Smoke on the Mountain will have songs written by Dolly Parton.
(u/s Butch, Adam) just recently completed the world premiere of Legacy of Light at Arena Stage, directed by Molly Smith. Broadway: The Goat, Filumena directed by Laurence Olivier, A Talent For Murder. Other NY credits include Timon Of Athens (NY Shakespeare Festival), Miss Julie (Roundabout), Fallen Angels (Roundabout), World Premiere of Lisbon Traviata (Theatre Off-Park). Regional Theatre: St. Joan (The McCarter), The Tempest (The Mark Taper Forum), A Marriage Minuet (Florida Stage), O Neill Playwrights Festival, Four year company member of the American Conservatory Theatre. National tour: Shakespeare's People with Sir. Michael Redgrave. TV: "Fringe", "Damages", "The Wire", "Law and Order" Series, "Cosby Mysteries", 17 Years as Cass Winthrop on "Another World".
is extremely happy to be working in New York again. His various other theatre credits include the Broadway productions of Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter and Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, as well as the Vineyard Theatre productions of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winning How I Learned To Drive and The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas. He was a member of the Circle Repertory Company for ten years and is a founding member of the Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles. He also co-starred with Judd Hirsch in the National Tour of the Tony Award winning play Art. His television and film work ranges from his debut as Robert Kennedy in the miniseries Blood Feud twenty-five years ago to his role as the President of the United States in X2: X-Men United, and he recently completed work on the film Lunatics, Lovers and Poets, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the MethodFest Independent Film Festival. He has appeared in over fifty television shows along with way, from the early days of “Hill Street Blues” to this season’s “Brothers and Sisters.”