TRTC 2004/2005 SEASON


	Accidental Death of an Anarchist Biographies
			JOHN AHLIN (SUPERINTENDENT) just completed a run of Mister Roberts at The Repertory of Saint Louis and Cincinnati Playhouse in the park. Other recent performances include Voices in the Dark, One Mo’ Time and Macbeth on Broadway, Falstaff in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 at La Mama, The Drawer Boy at Studio Arena in Buffalo, The Lonesome West at Hartford TheaterWorks, Much Ado About Nothing at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Floyd Collins at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Old Globe Theatre and Goodman Theatre and Redhead at Goodspeed Opera House. He just completed two films, 5Up/2Down and Dead Sexy. Television credits include Law and Order: SVU, Third Watch, The Education of Max Bickford, PBS, USA and Sci-Fi Channels. John is married to actress Jean Tafler, and they have one wonderful daughter, Charlotte.
			ARNIE BURTON (MANIAC) was in the Broadway & National Tour companies of Amadeus. Off Broadway, he originated the role of Brad in The Last Sunday in June and has appeared in three plays by David Ives, Mere Mortals (original cast) at Primary Stages and John Houseman, Lives of the Saints (World Premiere) at the Berkshire Theatre Fest. and Philadelphia Theatre Co., and the Los Angeles premiere of All in the Timing at the Geffen Playhouse. Several seasons with Pearl Theatre Company include roles as the twins in The Venetian Twins, Edgar in King Lear, Oswald in Ghosts among others. Other New York credits include The Baltimore Waltz at Circle Rep, and An Evening with Burton & Russell which he co-wrote at The Rattlestick Theatre, Ara Nova and The Fringe. Regional Credits include the world premiere of Eugene’s Home at the Berkshire Theatre Fest., Santaland Diaries, Taming of the Shrew, and The Seagull at the Old Globe Theatre, The Mystery of Irma Vep at Berkeley Rep, as well as the Alley Theatre, Studio Arena, Actors’ Theatre of Louisville among others. Film and television work include rolls on Frasier, Hope & Faith, Caroline in the City, Sister, Sister, and the films Igby Goes Down and the upcoming Game 6.
			JEFF GALFER (BEAT COP) recently finished a run of Mirbeau’s Diary of a Chambermaid, directed and adapted by Adrian Giurgea, at Soho Rep’s Walkerspace. The show was the debut performance of the new Manhattan theatre company, Dramahaus. Other recent credits include the Devil in Master and Margarita (also directed/adapted by Giurgea) and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; both at the Zeum Theatre in San Francisco. A newcomer to New York, Jeff just received his M.F.A in acting from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He also holds a B.S. from the University of Evansville in theatre and political theory. On his off time, Jeff runs his own art business, J.A.G. Theatre Art, where he deals in theatre related fine artwork.
			KEVIN KELLY (INSPECTOR) NEW YORK: The Public Theater, Shakespeare in Central Park; Lincoln Center Institute; Riverside Shakespeare; HERE. REGIONAL: The Acting Company, Arena Stage, Great Lakes, Guthrie, National Playwrights Conference. TV: Law & Order. MUSICAL APPEARANCES: Erica Essner Dance Ensemble and Chris Bayes' Zibaldone. Member, Mud/Bone; NYU Grad Acting & Directors Lab; Fox Fellow.
			LUCAS CALEB ROONEY (BERTOZZO) was most recently on Broadway in Jack O’Brien’s production of Henry IV. Regionally, Lucas appeared in Dirty Blonde at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre; All My Sons, Compleate Female Stage; Beauty (Mark Lamos), Two Gentleman of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Kyle Donnelly), Twelfth Night (Jack O’Brien) at the Old Globe Theatre. His television credits include Law & Order, Guiding Light, and a recurring member of Pine Valley’s finest on All My Children. Lucas is proud to be making his Two River debut. He is an avid surfer and welcomes all advice on local breaks.
			ALICIA ROPER (JOURNALIST) BROADWAY - Dance of Death. NEW YORK - p73 Productions: Three Miracles and a Giant and Yes, Please and Thank You. REGIONAL - Walnut Street Theatre: The Philadelphia Story & The Voysey Inheritance; Florida Stage: The Last Schwartz and Ice Glen (Upcoming); Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: The Man Who Came to Dinner; George Street Playhouse: Wit. MFA: Yale. For Rob.
			DARIO FO (PLAYWRIGHT) was born in 1926 in San Giano, Italy. One of the major figures of Italian theater, he was educated at the Brera Art Academy, and studied art and architecture. Along with his wife, Franca Rame, he founded several theater companies and collaborated on plays of a satirical and political nature. He achieved international fame in 1960 with the play, Archangels Don’t Play Pinball, which became at that time Italy’s greatest commercial success. Fo has written over 70 plays, including the widely performed Mistero Buffo (1969) and We Won’t Pay, We Won’t Pay (1970). Accidental Death of an Anarchist was first performed in 1970 and was seen by over one million people in its first four years. In 1997, Dario Fo was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
			DAVE MOWERS (DIRECTOR) spent last season directing Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men (Meadowbrook Theater), Port (Old Vic/New Voices, Atlantic Theatre), and Troll Kan Temmes or Taming of the Shrew for Thesbitheateret, Norway. Other theaters include: Charlotte Repertory, Delaware Theater Co., Joe’s Pub, Manhattan Theatre Club, Actor’s Gang LA, 7Stages, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Theater Emory, and Second City Theater, Chicago. As a solo performer, he’s been featured on NPR’s STUDIO 360, The Moth, and NYCFringe.
			ROBERT PYZOCHA (SET DESIGNER) works as a Production Designer in New York City. Robert’s credits include New York Philharmonic, Whitney Biennial, Whitney at Phillip Morris, Virginia Opera, Lincoln Center, Live from Lincoln Center, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Italienisch Opera, Birmingham Royal Ballet, American Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Portland Center Stage, Santa Fe Opera, California Shakespeare Festival, Perseverance Theatre, Two River Theatre Company. Robert is a recent recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Japan/U.S. Creative Artist Fellowship.
			JOSH BRADFORD (LIGHTING DESIGNER) recent designs include The Bald Soprano & The Lesson directed by Carl Forsman for the Atlantic Theatre, Pullman Car Hiawatha directed by Henry Wishcamper and The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, The Journals of Mihail Sebastian, Good Morning Bill, Can’t Let Go, Museum, The Voice of the Turtle, and The Good Thief (Ovation Award nomination) all directed by Carl Forsman for Keen Company, The Hiding Place directed by Christian Parker for the Atlantic Theater, Spring Storm for Lobo Theater, and Private Lives for the Olney Theater. Josh also recently spent his summer as the resident lighting designer for the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference. He began studying design at Middlebury College and holds an MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
			THERESA SQUIRE (COSTUME DESIGNER) designs costumes for theatre, dance and film. Most recently, Theresa designed the costumes for The Bald Soprano and The Lesson at the Atlantic Theater Company. She regularly designs for Keen Company: The Journals of Mikhail Sebastion; Good Morning, Bill; Can’t Let Go; Three-Cornered Moon; Museum; The Voice of the Turtle (off-Broadway); The Good Thief (off-Broadway) and The Second Man. The Flying Machine: Frankenstein, Signals of Distress and Utopians. The Mint: The Truth about Blayds, Mr.Pim Passes By and Far and Wide. Crossing Jamaica Ave: Woman Killer and Awakening. Other credits include Spring Storm directed by Coy Middlebrook for Lobo Theater, Pirates of Penzance directed by Worth Gardner at Virginia Opera, Tony Kushner’s Hydriotaphia directed by Michael Wilson and The Golden Bird directed by Andre Serban at La Mama Etc. Dance credits include Imago’s Unbecoming Snow White, Stefa Zaverucha’s Legal While Moving at DTW, Melissa Briggs’ Quartet and Frozen. Theresa holds an MFA from NYU.
			ALISON DINGLE (STAGE MANAGER) is returning for her second season with TRTC and is happy to be back. New York credits include, the Off- Broadway production of Boobs! The Musical, New George’s None of the Above, Far Away at the New York Theater Workshop, Three More Sleepless Nights at The Drama League, various staged readings at New Dramatists, and the Christmas tour of Mooseltoe! Alison has also worked at various regional theaters including two seasons at Utah Opera, three seasons at the Forestburgh Playhouse, Santa Barbara Grand Opera, Santa Barbara City Theater Group, and Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts. Alison received her MFA in Stage Management from The University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music.
			PAUL FOUQUET & JANDIZ ESTRADA (CASTING) Broadway casting credits include seven shows over the past 10 years, including the Tony-nominated Having Our Say, and 15 Off-Broadway shows. Regional casting includes six Tony Award-winning theatres including McCarter, Berkeley, Seattle, Alabama Shakespeare, IRT, Denver Center, and many more. TV /Film credits include three “Movies of the Week” (with Tyne Daly, Claire Danes, Christopher Reeve, Ed Asner and Daniel J Travanti), five pilots and two PBS specials by Wendy Wasserstein and Terrence McNally (with Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane, Blythe Danner, Spike Lee and Paul Sorvino) as well as the Peabody Award-wining mini-series “Liberty”, Emmy Award-winning “Benjamin Franklin” and currently “John & Abigail Adams”. The office has received 9 nominations including two this year for Mini-Series and Regional production.