Cast

Naomi Bland (No Name) is originally hails from Little Rock, AR. She received her B.A. in the History of Science, History of Medicine and African American Studies from Yale University and studied acting at The Studio New York Conservatory. She is a proud member of the resident acting company at The Flea Theater known as "The Bats." While pursing her love of acting, she works as a research assistant at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Favorite credits include: We Real Cool (Columbia Student Film); Daughters of Lot (Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Illmatic (Changing Perceptions Theatre); Gutterdrunk (The Hyper Aware Theatre Co.); Lovers' Quarrels (Berkshire Theatre Festival); Intimate Apparel, The Colored Museum (Heritage Theatre Ensemble). Thank you to her friends, family and fiancé, Rodney, for their continuous love and support! Special thanks to Alexander, Josephine and Sebastian for always reminding her of the importance of play and providing inspiration for the role :)

 

 

 

 

Theresa Buechler (Mother, Grandmother)  BA in Theatre from University of Maryland.  Stage credits include:  The Comedy of Mirrors (Capital Fringe ’12),  American Voices (Smithsonian Institute, Nat’l Portrait Gallery), Hotel Cassiopeia (Round House Theatre), The Effect of Gamma Rays and Macbeth (UMD.)  Film credits:  Soulmate: True Evil Never Dies (winner of 4 WMIFF awards) and Vampires: Rise of the Fallen (HellFire Club Studio Pictures.)  For Wendy.

 

 

Rebecca Gray Davis (Paloma) New York credits include DAUGHTERS OF LOT with Brain Melt Consortium (EDINBURGH FRINGE 2012, FRIGID FESTIVAL 2012), SMACKER AND THE HIGHWAY with the 2012 Planet Connections Festival, IN THE GREAT EXPANSE OF SPACE THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE BUT MORE, MORE, MORE with The Brick Theater, JAWS! THE MUSICAL and LOCAL with Midnight Buffet, DESTINATION with Manhattan Theatre Source, WAKE with Aisling Arts, NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH with Poliglot Theater, and JULIUS CAESAR with Bushwick Shakespeare Repertory. Staged readings include work with Metropolitan Playhouse, Boomerang Theatre Company, The Brick Theater, Adaptive Arts, and Playsmiths. Regionally, Rebecca has been seen in THE GRAPES OF WRATH and THE TEMPEST at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Rebecca is a graduate of Drew University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Dance, with additional training at LAMDA, NYU TISCH ETW, and the STNJ Apprentice Program. For more information, please visit www.RebeccaGrayDavis.com.

Nathalie Frederick (Harriet) is a New York City based theater, film, and voice actress. She is a proud native New Yorker and has appeared at Looking Glass Theatre (Amber in Friends, winner of the audience favorite award, winter 2011), as well as at Roy Arias Theatre and with The Internationalists at LPAC. A graduate of Cornell University and The British American Drama Academy, she has also performed regionally and in London in shows such as Far Away (Joan), Our Town(Rebecca) and God’s Ear (Lanie). Television appearances include guest roles onCelebrity Ghost Stories and Pokemon and films include Crimson, winner of the FearDemic Zombie Contest 2011, and Life Etude, which had its recent world premiere at The Coney Island Film Festival. See more at http://nathaliefrederick.com.

 

 

Chester Poon was born in Springfield, MA and is a recent graduate of The Studio/New York 2-year concervatory.  Past favorites inclues Shakespeatre's Romeo and Juliet (Teatro La Tea), Psycho Beach Party (The Workshop Theatre), The Crucible (The New Ohio Theatre), Vanguard (The Culture Project-Impact Festival) and Doi Moi (PRTT).  Chester is also a proud member of the BATS at the Flea Theatre,