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"Engrossing...one of the strongest productions I have seen in some time" — Dennis Thompson, Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable
Theatre Daedalus Presents |
GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE CAST & CREW
PRODUCTION BIOS
David Mamet (Playwright) was born in Chicago in 1947. He studied at Goddard College in Vermont and at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York. He has taught at Goddard College, the Yale Drama School and New York University and lectures at New York's Atlantic Theater Company, of which he is a founding member. He is the author of the plays The Cryptogram, Oleanna, Speed-the-Plow, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He has also written screenplays for such films as House of Games and the Oscar-nominated The Verdict, as well as The Spanish Prisoner, The Winslow Boy, and Wag the Dog. His plays have won the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, and the Obie Award.
L.B. (Bo) Rabby (Director) received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in directing, theatre history, and literature. During 40 years of university level teaching and directing, and chairing the Ohio Wesleyan University theatre program since 1967, he has directed nearly 200 plays in professional, university, and community theatre. He is a member of the New York City director's union, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and teaches seminars to trial attorneys on courtroom communication. In 2005, he received the Roy Bowen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre from the Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circle.
April Olt (Producer / Lighting Design) served as a director/dramaturge on several productions including: Unanswered, We Ride (Theatre Daedalus), The Twilight of the Golds, Tabloid Love, Six Voices, Godspell, Nunsense, The Lion in Winter, The Crucible, The Dianalogues, The Mandrake, Hair, Camino Real, Full Bloom and Candide. She received her B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Illinois Wesleyan University and her M.F.A. in Directing/Dramaturgy from Roosevelt University in Chicago; and has worked with influential directors from the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, and the Chicago Shakespeare Company. April encourages the production of new plays through her work with The Looking Glass Theatre, International Fringe Festival and Women's Project & Productions in New York; FutureFest in Dayton; and Curtain Players and Theatre Daedalus. She will direct Mauritius this spring at Curtain Players.
Amy Drake (Stage Manager / Sound Tech) works in corporate communications and as a freelance writer for numerous magazines and online periodicals. She was the recipient of a 2008 Silver Quill Award of Excellence for online writing from the International Association of Business Communicators. Amy has appeared on stage in Pygmalion (Ohio Dominican University, Panther Players Award); Madame Butterfly and Carmen (Opera Columbus); and in independent films. She co-hosts Columbus Potpourri for VOICECORPS and is adviser to the Board of Chamber Music Columbus.
Jaylene Henderson (Costume Design) is delighted to be part of Theatre Daedalus for the first time. She has spent time on stage and behind the scenes with theater companies including Curtain Players, King Avenue Players, Ohio State, and Raconteur Theatre. A Columbus native and OSU graduate, Jaylene fills her time being a freelance costume designer and caring for some great kids. Jaylene is thankful for the support and love of her family and friends, especially to those who keep her laughing on a daily basis.
Jeremy Sony (Managing Director/Sound Design) has designed sound for The Boys Next Door, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (Curtain Players) and Rabbit Hole (Emerald City Players). He is next slated to sound-design for Mauritius in May. Jeremy is co-founder of Theatre Daedalus and is an award-winning writer, actor, and director. He will direct David Ives' All in the Timing for Theatre Daedalus this summer.
Jaclyn Villano (Artistic Director) co-founded Theatre Daedalus in 2008 and has directed for Theatre Daedalus, Cleveland Public Theater, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, and Cleveland State University's Graduate Play Reading Series. Jaclyn's plays have been staged at theaters around the country, including Theatre Daedalus, Curtain Players Playwrights Festival, ShowOff! New Play Festival, Northern Writes, New Vision Theatre's Summer Shorts, and the Last Frontier Theatre Conference.
ON STAGE (in order of appearance)
Randy Benge (Shelley Levene) is no stranger to Central Ohio theatre. Most recently, he was excited to be a part of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley (The Houston House/Marysville Arts League) and Caught in the Act with Theatre Daedalus. Some favorite roles include Daddy Warbucks in Annie (Pleasure Guild), Mr. Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors (Ohio Lyric Theatre), King Henry, The Lion in Winter (Emerald City Players), God, Creation of the World and Other Business (Stageworks) and John Wilkes Booth, Assassins (Warehouse Theatre). His performance in The Guys (Curtain Players) was recognized by the American Association of Community Theatre. He is honored to be a part of Glengarry Glen Ross. "And, of course, always, love to my girls!!"
Gregory Kimbro (John Williamson) is a lifelong resident of Delaware, Ohio, where he found his love for theatre by walking by an audition site when he was in middle-school. Bitten by the acting bug, Gregory went on to join a children's theater troupe and eventually became the acting director and owner of Delaware's Sneaker Theatre. Gregory earned his bachelor of fine arts degree at Otterbein College. After college he moved to L.A. where he had supporting roles in Brubaker and Those Lips Those Eyes. Gregory moved back to Ohio in the early 80s and continued his love of theatre by opening the Silver Phoenix Theatre Company in Delaware which thrived for eight years. Gregory's last major role was the preacher in God's Trombones and he has performed locally over the years for Worthington Community Theater, The Delaware Theatre Association and the Silver Phoenix Theater Company. He lists his favorite role as Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy. Gregory is the proud father of three boys; Kyle, Keenan, and Austen, all aspiring actors. A special thanks to Brian Krull for the selfless gift of a life-saving kidney and to Shell for her constant love and support.
Nick Baldasare (Dave Moss) has been acting in Columbus theatres for the past 30 years, most recently playing dual roles in Measure for Measure for Actors Theatre. He has also starred in several independent feature films including the upcoming 2010 release, Season of Darkness, with Richard Hatch. In 1999, Nick wrote the monologue, Horatio's Hamlet, which he then began performing along with other Shakespeare stories for students. Horatio's Hamlet was later adapted into a short film co-produced by Bowling Green State University and released in 2008. Currently Nick is touring his adaptations of classic literature through the GCAC Artist-in Schools program as well as continuing his film career. His most recent project, a book of one-act adaptations of Shakespeare for students, Shakespeare Soup, was just published and is available on Amazon.com. He would like to thank his wife Shirley, without whom none of it would be possible.
Joel Cohen (George Aranow) has appeared as an actor, singer, and dancer in central Ohio theaters, including Actors' Theatre, Gallery Players, Rosebriar Shakespeare, Columbus Civic Theatre, Bread and Circus Theatre, Olympic Theatre, Metamorphosis Theatre, Wagnall's Family Theater, and Worthington Community Theatre. His roles have ranged from Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody in Annie Get Your Gun to Duke of Albany in Shakespeare's King Lear, and from Old Man Strong/Billy Boy Bill in Urinetown to Dr. Rank in Ibsen's A Doll's House. This is Joel's first appearance with Theatre Daedalus.
Tim Browning (Richard Roma) Favorite acting credits: Frank Wildhorn's The Civil War (World Premiere) directed by Jerry Zaks and starring Linda Eder. Off-Broadway: Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Feste in Twelth Night, Dr. Schneider in Drift. Off-off Broadway: The Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance, Morocco in The Merchant of Venice; Chicago: Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Locally, Tim has appeared as Macbeth in Macbeth (Best Performance of 2008 The Other Paper) and Kent in King Lear at The Actor's Theatre, and in Available Light's Dead City. Tim is founder and Artistic Director of Quest Theater Ensemble in NYC. He has directed productions of Twelfth Night, Gallathea, Nunsense, and Hair. Film/TV credits: Abel Ferrara's New Rose Hotel with Christopher Walken and Willem Defoe; The Judge. Tim is currently director of C-TEC's award-winning Theater Arts Academy where he was named 2008–09's Teacher of the Year.
Dale Bush (James Lingk) is very happy to be making his fifth appearance with Theatre Daedalus. His stage credits include Caught in the Act, Run for Your Wife, Triple Play, Project 10 (2008 & 2009), Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Passion of Dracula. He has also originated roles in new works including Chasing Ozymandias at the Curtain Players Playwright's Festival. "Love and thanks to Kimi."
Don Roberts (Baylen)is thrilled to be asked by Theater Daedalus to step into the role of Baylen. He is a veteran of Film, T.V., Commercial, and Stage work. Having had the opportunity over the years to work with such professionals as Ed Harris, Melanie Griffith, Danny Devito, and directors Penny Marshall, Frank Marshall, and Richard Benjamin, he considers the opportunity to work with Bo Rabby and the cast and crew of Glengarry Glen Ross to be among the highlights of his performing career. He is the founder and Artistic Director of The Academy for Performing Arts/Columbus. He believes that Theater Daedalus is already a major player in the Columbus theater scene, and thanks you for supporting this powerful new company. When it comes to theater in Central Ohio, just, "Get in the room."
