CAST
Carlyn Blount (Lady Four, Virgin Mary, Psychic)
Carlyn Blount is a proud member of Write Act Repertory where she has the unparalleled opportunity to express herself as an actress, poet, writer, and director. Her previous acting credits here include The Russian in Our Beds Are Crowded, Ophelia in Ophelia, Jean in Brooklyn USA, and a spoken word artist in the ongoing Urban Legends series. She graduated with a BFA in Performance from SOU where she enjoyed one season at the world renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She is currently seeking representation.
Vera Chernysheva (Lady Three, Psychic)
Vera Chernysheva (Lady Three / Psychic): Once upon a time, in a magically beautiful but terribly confused country far, far away, there lived a quirky and stubborn little gypsy-child named Vera. And she loved to fly. Her first time happened before she could even walk; and by the time she was five years old, Vera had flown around the world at least three times. (Well, in her mind, she did: Vera was a bookworm.) Then, one day, her magically beautiful country woke up with a case of the worst confusion ever. So, the gypsy-child grabbed just a couple of her favorite books (because happy gypsies must travel light), and she flew over the ocean, and just a couple of seas. In her new country, far, far away, the gypsy-child would study storytelling at the Actors Studio Drama School in NYC; and after graduation, Vera would begin telling her stories out loud. And she has been soaring ever since. (For more fables from the gypsy-child, please visit: fromrussianwithlove.wordpress.com. Spasibo.)
Leonas Cinzano (Waiter)
Leonas Cinzano just got off the boat on the American soil a few months ago and is already at home doing what he does best. He is originally from Oxfordshire, England. Ethnically an Italian and German and making use of the rare ethnical combination of the genetics has been in entertainment for a long time. He is trained as a theater major from the University of Westminster and even trained at the prestigious RADA ( Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts). He has been on the stage since a very young age of 8 and has done more than 150 theatrical performances. At the age of 21 he started fashion modeling on the side and fired the runway for brands like Diesel, Calvin Klein to name a few in Milan among the other prestigious designers he worked for. Now in LA concentrating on his acting career this actor, dancer and model is leaving no stones unturned to be noticed as an artist.
Barika A. Croom (Best Friend, Lady 3)
Being the child of gypsy performers who roamed the city of Dallas, TX, Barika A. Croom has had a natural gift of performing. Rather than running off with the circus, which is the customary path for the youngest child, she chose to attend college and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Fisk University in Nashville, TN. Since all of the Philosophy and Religious Studies classes were overpopulated, she majored in Psychology & Theater. After graduation, she stumbled upon a merry band of performers at Write Act Repertory and promptly joined. She is an accomplished actress, singer, published poet, playwright and theater stage producer. Barika recently produced, wrote and started in her first short film entitled, Second Chances, and a TV show pilot entitled, Single Daddies. She also has two other films that have been accepted in the Pan African Film Festival, the ABFF and the Detroit Film festival. She was most recently seen on stage in Negative Room, Waking From the Dream, Tiger-Tiger Burning Bright, and Macbeezy: The Macbeth Hip-Hopera. Other credits include 3rd Degree Burn (Sketch Comedy) and the film Penthesilea. She is very excited to be a part of this wonderful production and is currently seeking representation.
Liana Johnston (Therapist, Lawyer)
Liana Johnston was born and raised in Kailua, Hawaii. Today she is a writer, actress, and proud member of Write Act. Previous stage credits include Ariel in The Tempest, Kismet in A Date With Destiny, Abigail in An Escape Artist, Dahlia in The War Zone is My Bed, and The Artist in Write Act’s production of Christie Perfetti’s Our Beds Are Crowded. She is grateful for the opportunity to once again bring Christie’s beautiful words to life.
Borna Shokat Moghaddam (Waiter)
Borna Shokat is no ordinary performer, after leaving his home country of Iran and going to an international school in Malaysia, Borna discovered his love of performing when he came here to the states at age 16. He has been in a number of shows and plays at Santa Monica College, Irvine Valley College and now he is studying Theatre Arts at Cal State Los Angeles. “This company has been a pleasure to work for and I am looking forward to the next project here. I would like to thank my family, my beautiful girlfriend Bekah, and my friends for encouraging me in my career."
Stefany Northcutt (The Woman)
Stefany Northcutt is very grateful to Stefan and Anne for taking a chance on casting her as 'The Woman'. She appreciates the support she has found at Write Act to hone her craft and the very special connection with her cast members in this production; excited to have the opportunity once again to bring life to Christie's beautiful writing! Stefany draws her inner strength and ‘can-do’ attitude from her Pioneer ancestors who homesteaded the majestic plains of Texas. Following graduation at New York’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she landed roles on All My Children, and at Off-Broadway’s Theater for The New City. Preferring comedy over drama, Ms. Northcutt performed frequently at Comic Strip Live in New York City. Seeking to travel the world, she landed a role in a successful children’s show which toured the U.S. and South East Asia. After a fateful meeting with the late Ed Limato, Ms. Northcutt opted to zero-in on her craft through private coaching with Tony Greco. Most recently on Oct 2, 2011, Ms. Northcutt just closed her One Woman Show D3LiNQUENTZ which ran for 3 weeks and won much acclaim. She has appeared in leading roles in various independent films and regional TV commercials such as Little Caesar’s and Pier One Imports. She has also acted alongside Chuck Norris’ son, Mike Norris, in the film A Greater Yes. Joining the Write Act Theater, Ms. Northcutt’s debut performance in Our Beds Are Crowded was immediately noted and positively reviewed by the Tolucan Times Weekly. Some of her favorite theatrical roles included Viola in Twelfth Night, Jelena in Necessary Targets and Mindy in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. As a volunteer, Ms. Northcutt regularly donates her time for non-profits such as the Alexandria House and Taking Reins.
Vince Palmieri (Priest, Boss)
Vince Palmieri was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from P.S. 226. Lafayette H.S. and Cortland State Teachers College. He taught school at Kingston, NY, San Diego, CA and learned to be a puppeteer with the NYC Department of Parks, using his voice for Pinocchio and other characters in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He moved to Hollywood and raised his daughter, Deborah, who he wanted to be an actress. At 10 years old, she rebelled, saying to her father, "I want to eat. You be the actor, I want to be a nurse." And, her dream came true, becoming an RN where she takes care of returning veterans. Vince found work in movies: The Long Goodbye, California Court, and in plays, The Sicilian Bachelor, The Ritz, The Odd Couple, The Lion in Winter, A View From The Bridge. Now his dream came true being accepted as a player in the Write Act Repertory Company. He is seeking Representation.
Jack Seal* (Dad)
Jack Seal* was born in Lorain, Ohio and moved to Cleveland when he was three (born during the Jurassic era LOL). Graduated West Tech High and then joined the U.S. Navy Submarines, Underwater Swimmers and Office of Naval Intelligence. Moved to Los Angeles, did his thing and then went into acting, his dream from when he was a child. Went to Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Thanks to David and Anna Strasberg he was taught by the great instructors, Hedy Sontag, Mark Marno, Ann De Salvo and Sasha Krane 2005-2007. Then did a number of Movies, Television shows and Theatre, some of the noted movies are, “For One Liberation Front”, The Marshall Files, Elysian, Slick, Curse of the Starving Class, Freedom Writers with Hilary Swank, Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, J.Edgar. With Leonardo Di Caprio, directed by Clint Eastwood “will premiere at the AFI film fest November 2011”. Television shows, American Crime, Cold Case, Swing Town, Nip Tuck, Sunny Day, Adult Swim, True Beauty. Theatre, Company of Wayward Saints. All The Way, Coffee Club, Brooklyn USA, and more, A funny Commercial,”Weinerschnitzal 79,” Coca Cola and more, check out “Weinerschnitzal 79” on you tube.
(*Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association)
(*Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association)
Rocco Vitacco (Dad-Understudy)
ROCCO VITACCO, (Composer/Lyricist) a Chicagoan and a University of Dayton (Ohio) graduate, is both an actor, having performed in over 50 plays, and a musical director and orchestra leader for many Broadway musicals touring the USA. As a composer/lyricist he has written the musicals Hollywood! Hollywood!, Blues for Central Avenue, Haywire, and Have You Tried Sexxx?, as well as special material for Las Vegas revues such as Red, Hot and Blue, Tickle My Fancy and Bottoms Up! As a keyboard accompanist he played for Totie Fields, Martha Raye, Geraldine Fitzgerald and recorded albums with Vivian Blaine and Virginia O’Brien. Rocco has appeared on television in Boston Public, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment and numerous commercials. As he gets older he doesn’t remember much more of his past, so he’s stopping here.
Jinny Wilcott (Mom, Lady Two)
Jinny Wilcott returns again to Write Act Rep having appeared this past summer in the Women Inventing Theatre production Interior Designs where she played the Irish redhead "Liz O’Ryan" in Scrabble. She also was in Eight by Eight with At Rise: Playwrights and in Moving On with WIT. She recently appeared solo as "Ethel" in Final Arrangements at the StimuLatte Monologue Festival. Jinny has performed frequently in the LA area. Some favorite roles include: "Aunt Lilly" in Postmortem, "Reba" in Last Night of Ballyhoo, "Mrs. Plumm" in Uncommon Women, "Grandma" in Lost in Yonkers, "Fraulein Schneider" in Cabaret, "Old Sal the bag lady" in Angel Heart Inn, "Lynn" in Stepping Out where she tap-danced nightly and "Ann" in The Cocktail Hour.
Ramona Young (Gym Girl, Lady One)
Ramona Young is finally graduating from college! She is finishing her BA in Theatre Arts and Dance, and is proudly acting in WriteAct Theatre for the first time. She has been in other shows such as: Midsummer Night's Dream, M. Butterfly, and Tea. Ramona enjoys being very physical with her art, and at times a bit comical, however, there are two sides to every coin since some of her favorite pieces are by Sam Shepard and Samuel Beckett. Her goal is to become a well rounded successful artist, who's free to represent her increasing style. On her free time she enjoys dissecting Shakespeare's work, sketching, meeting new people and cultures, writing music, and being grounded in nature. A few of her favorite actors includes: Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, and Jim Carrey. Salute!
PRODUCTION CREW
Stefan Lysenko - Director
Stefan Lysenko, Director, is a member of the Playwright Director Unit of the Actors Studio and most recently directed Doris Roberts and Jack Betts at the Actors Studio PD units fall season premier. He worked on the stage under the direction of Stella Adler for several years. The famous Playhouse West became a creative haven for Lysenko. During this period, he worked with such actors as Ashley Judd, Jeff Goldblum and Academy Award-winning actress, Shelly Winters. Lysenko also starred in several feature films, including MAFIA! THE LAST WILL (opposite Goran Visnjic, “ER”), INTERCEPTORS (opposite Ernie Hudson, “Oz”) and THE STRAY (opposite Michael Madsen and Angie Everheart). Currently, Lysenko is negotiating distribution on his third award-winning feature film, STARTING FROM SCRATCH, starring himself and Billy Zabka (THE KARATE KID) and is in production on his fourth feature film, THE NEXT CASSAVETES. www.blissing.com
Anne Mesa - Producer
Originally from Okinawa, Japan, and primarily raised in Los Angeles, Anne Mesa speaks Japanese and graduated in Psychology at UCLA. She has produced, directed, choreographed and performed for several shows at Write Act Repertory and is a Senior Staff Member. Producer credits include How Katrina Plays, Just A Song At Twilight, Shoshannah's 'That Hootchie', Brooklyn USA, Our Beds Are Crowded, The EDGE Improv, Urban Legends, Waking From The Dream, Bridge/’Roid Rage and No-Fault: A Tale about the Big D in the Big Apple. She also directed If Nietzsche Dated, Coupon Caper and assistant directed the staged reading of GEEKS!-The Musical. She did choreography for Will Manus' Blues for Central Avenue and a contemporary version of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. She currently performs with The EDGE Improv at Write Act Rep. Internationally, Anne has taught swing dance at ASIJ (American School in Japan), Tokyo. Outside of Write Act, Anne has performed at the Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco), Electric Lodge (Venice, CA), The Beverly Hills Playhouse and many other venues. Anne looks forward to making more dreams come true and is open to new projects.
Alex Rodrigo - Stage Manager
Alex Rodrigo was born and raised in Hollywood, California and just returned to Hollywood to study the art of theatre, film and television. As an actor Alex is honored to be a member of the Write Act Repertory. He is thrilled to be a part of the production team of No-Fault! A special thank you to our producer Anne Mesa & our Director Stefan Lysenko for their continued support and friendship. Love and thanks to his family and friends.
David Doman - Director's Assistant
David Doman is a native of Hungary and has lived in London, Cleveland, New York before finding his home in Los Angeles. He was part of such great productions as How Katrina Plays, Brooklyn USA, It Just Happened Blues for Central Avenue and If Nietzsche Dated. He was Stage Manager for Wllard Manus' Just a Song at Twilight. He is very grateful for the opportunity to be part of the production team on 'No-Fault'. He wishes to Thank Anne Mesa (producer), Stefan Lysenko (Director), and Alex Rodrigo (Stage Manager) for their undying energy and effort to put this play together.Thank you for Coming and Enjoy the Show.
Janelle Bugliari - Producer's Assistant
Janelle Bugliari Grew up in White Plains, NY and other surrounding areas until she moved to Meriden, CT to finish high school where she caught the acting bug. From there Janelle went on to study at AMDA/NY and Lee Strassberg/NY. Janelle moved out to California in 2001 where she started doing background work where she was then able to get her SAG card. This is Janelle's first time producing.
Mark Baker - Lighting Designer
Mark Baker has been working professionally for over two decades in the technical, creative, and managerial aspects of theatre, concert and event production. He is currently the Technical Director and Private Event Manager for Grand Performances. Mark has been involved with well over 250 theatrical productions since moving to Los Angeles as Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Production Manager, Creative consultant or Director. Mark works with General Mischief Dance Theatre in New York based and Kybele Dance Theater, in Los Angeles as a Lighting Designer and Technical Director. He is also a technical consultant for Diavolo Dance Theatre. Events include IAJE Annual Conventions, LA Times Festival of Books, Glow Santa Monica, Playa Vista Grand Opening, Disney Concert Hall Gala Opening, Los Angeles Millennium New Years Eve Festival, and other various walks, private parties and events. Touring Credits include Rich Little’s The Presidents, Sesame Street Live and Domestic and International performances in Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy and The Netherlands with Diavolo Dance Theatre.
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