CAST We Call Her Benny
Bob Brader (Peter/Josh) Bob's debut monologue, Spitting In The Face Of The Devil, received a critically acclaimed two and a half month run at The Red Room, with encore performances in NYC last fall and at The Fletcher Gallery in Woodstock, presented by Authentic Writing, last December. Bob recently performed his new solo show, Preparation Hex, in the 2nd annual FRIGID New York Festival. Bob appeared in the first-ever FRIGID Festival last year as Peter in the original production of We Call Her Benny. Other New York Theatre credits include Girls School Vampire, Salome, Bitch Macbeth, Who in the Hell is the Real Live Lorelei Lee? and Caesar in DMTheatric's award-winning production of Antony and Cleopatra. He also played Parker Lyman in the five-month run of BITE with The John Montgomery Theatre Company, of which he is now Managing Director. He came to New York to attend The Tisch School of the Arts, working with the Stella Adler Conservatory. Bob is a member of AFTRA and The Dramatists Guild. www.bob-brader.com
Anna Bridgforth (Young Anna) moved to New York in 2004 from the DC area after starring in her first feature film The Wickeds. Originally a musical theater girl, her concentration quickly turned to film and Anna has appeared in a leading capacity in over ten feature films and shorts including The Shrieking, Kamikazes: A Deathography, Holler Creek Canyon and G. Cameron Romero's The Screening. Anna continued her acting training at the Atlantic Theatre Company's acting school and returned to the stage in NYC with the off-off Broadway shows 2x4, BITE with JMTC and most recently, in the critically acclaimed first run of the original show, We Call Her Benny, as part of the FRIGID New York Festival. Current and future projects include a new web series, "Abandon", shooting here in New York and The Unseen to be shot in North Carolina later this year. To learn more about Anna you can visit her website at www.annabridgforth.com.
Bob Celli* (Dad) appeared in the FRIGID Festival original production of Benny. Bob has been seen in the original cast of the OOBR Award-winning Off-Broadway production of Circle by Suzanne Bachner. Bob played the role of Pale in Burn This at The Directors Company Theater Three. He has performed in Come Along For The Ride with The John Montgomery Theater Company, Wild Turkey with the Gypsy Road Company and The Samuel French Festival in Blinders. Other off-off Broadway shows include Madam, Mayhem & Murder and Found in The Garden-Fragments of Shrapnel at the Clurman Theater. Regional theatre credits include the roles of Tate in One Shoe Off by Tina Howe with the Northeastern Theatre Ensemble, Bob Rettie in Moonchildren and Billy Mahan in Bright Hope. Bob, through DC Productions, produced and performed in The Enormous Radio (which he also co-wrote),Running in Place by Joshua James, and Jesse and the Bandit Queenby David Freeman. He also co-produced The Ballad of Emma Munroeby Timothy Lea. Bob's film work includes Going Home, a short film he directed and performed in with DC/Jouvé Productions. Going Home was the recipient of the Gold Award for Best Dramatic Original at the Houston International Film Festival and Winner of Best Short Awards at the New York International Film & Video Festival, and the Northampton Independent Film Festival. He was also part of Flicks on 66, a digital film festival, appearing as Clark Parker in Jennifer Monroe P.I.
Nathan Faudree (Brother) grew up in a very small cow town in upstate New York. He escaped several years ago and has been making his way as an actor ever since. He can be seen as the title character in Kottentail. Yes, he's a killer Easter Bunny. He can also be seen in the upcoming films, Bigfoot at Holler Creek, The Shrieking, Hunting Season and Singularity. He has also co-written and starred in several plays with the theater company, "trip.". Including the critically acclaimed 4play and Finding Graffenberg. He has officially been dubbed "The Scream King", by Fangoria Radio, and was a runner up in the "Master of Horror" competition for Arrow in the Head.com. Project Greenlight says that he "deserves his own sitcom." Most importantly, he has an unhealthy fascination with monkeys. Visit Nathan's website! www.nathanfaudree.com.
Einar Gunn (Dr. Weitzner) Einar [pronounced: AY-nar] started out in student films, a few commercials, TV shows, and then independent features. Somewhere between gigs Einar had the good sense to go learn himself some craft -- at the NJ School of Dramatic Arts. That road led him to a very successful professional one-act showcase where, as George in Christopher Durang's The Actor's Nightmare and Randy in Frederick Stroppel's A Chance Meeting, Einar realized that the stage is really the most awesome place to be an actor. So the lad embarked on extending his theatre resume, playing Paul in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday last October, Barsinsky in Daniel Landon's Two Detectives just recently -- and now Dr. Weitzner -- as well as taking part-time training at the Atlantic Acting School. Oh, but he still wrapped another couple of independent features in 2007. Einar is literally tickled pink for being part of this outstanding We Call Her Benny ensemble cast and crew. Thank you to Suzanne for the trust and a special thank you, with lots of love, to Soffia, his long-suffering wife... www.einargunn.com
Judy Krause* (Anna) is thrilled and grateful to be working with this talented cast and crew. She has appeared Off-Broadway and regionally and is a New York University Drama graduate. We Call Her Benny marks her fourth collaboration with JMTC; She also appeared in Circle (OOBR Award) and Alice Through the Looking Glass, both by Suzanne Bachner and Othello. She has produced, written and acted in many industrial films, appeared in national television commercials, and performs stand up and sketch comedy. Television: "Everybody Hates Chris", "Sex and the City", "Spin City", "All My Children". Film: A Rogue in Londinium, Poisoned Kiss, Accidentally on Purpose, When. Judy is a founding member of The Accidental Repertory Theater. AEA, SAG, AFTRA.
Candice Owens (Nurse/Judy) is thrilled to be working with JMTC again. She previously appeared as Annabelle in JMTC's BITE at the Red Room and the Michael Weller Theatre. Other favorite New York roles include Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot, Rev Theatre/Expanded Arts), Alex in Alex and the Girls (Tsahi Productions) and Randy Willing in Amazons in Chains (Danse Macabre Theatrics). Candice is also a playwright and writer. Her last play, Party in a Pumpkin Shell, was produced as part of the Estrogenius Festival at Manhattan Theatre Works and she is a regular contributor to annabellemagazine.com. She also can occasionally be seen removing her clothes for fun and profit as her burlesque alter-ego "Dish Du Jour."
Morgan Lindsey Tachco (Ms. Boyd/Gaby) is proud to be continuing the Benny story as an original cast member from the first-ever FRIGID Festival. She was most recently seen in the BITE Benny-fit with JMTC, and as Laura Bush in Dumbya's Rapture in the Red Room. Other favorites include lead roles in The Zoo Story, Equus, Sweet Charity, and Laundry and Bourbon (produced by Dick Van Dyke). In addition to pursuing her acting career, Morgan produces for Horse Trade Theater Group and is a Co-founder of the FRIGID New York Festival (now 2nd Annual!). She volunteers all of that extra time as the Community Relations Manager at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards, and at home with the wonderful Justin, Zooey and Oscar way down in Brooklyn, and sends love to all of her families, be they urban or (other) coastal. www.morganlindseytachco.com
Tim Smallwood* (Kevin) made his Off-Broadway debut in the Obie Award-wining production of Ecstasy and he is a member of the Irish Repertory Theatre. Favorite roles there include Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, Alan Campbell in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Dylan in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other credits include Ralph Clark in Our Country's Good, William Hogarth in The Art of Success, Rabbit Head in Rabbit Head, Lloyd in the world premiere of Ian McEwan's In Between the Sheets, The Dauphin in Henry V, Count Aubespine in Mary Stuart and Eddie in Fool for Love. Other recent theatre credits include Bardo in Ends Eve (Best Ensemble NY Fringe 2007) and Job in Job at The Storm Theatre. Film and television credits include "Law and Order", "One Life to Live", Bravo Two Zero, The Crooked Corner and The Familiar.
Danny Wiseman* (Cabbie/Max) A native Texan, Danny is THRILLED to be working with JMTC again! Recently focusing more on film and commercial work, stage credits include Sweeney Todd, Annie (national tour), Singin' in the Rain, and a workshop of The Tammy Faye Musical. With JMTC, Danny has worked on Sex Ed, and the Off-Broadway hit Circle. Thanks go to Suzanne, Paula, and Achilles for taking time to work with me and special thanks go to Jeff, for inspiring and believing in me.
Anna Bridgforth (Young Anna) moved to New York in 2004 from the DC area after starring in her first feature film The Wickeds. Originally a musical theater girl, her concentration quickly turned to film and Anna has appeared in a leading capacity in over ten feature films and shorts including The Shrieking, Kamikazes: A Deathography, Holler Creek Canyon and G. Cameron Romero's The Screening. Anna continued her acting training at the Atlantic Theatre Company's acting school and returned to the stage in NYC with the off-off Broadway shows 2x4, BITE with JMTC and most recently, in the critically acclaimed first run of the original show, We Call Her Benny, as part of the FRIGID New York Festival. Current and future projects include a new web series, "Abandon", shooting here in New York and The Unseen to be shot in North Carolina later this year. To learn more about Anna you can visit her website at www.annabridgforth.com.
Bob Celli* (Dad) appeared in the FRIGID Festival original production of Benny. Bob has been seen in the original cast of the OOBR Award-winning Off-Broadway production of Circle by Suzanne Bachner. Bob played the role of Pale in Burn This at The Directors Company Theater Three. He has performed in Come Along For The Ride with The John Montgomery Theater Company, Wild Turkey with the Gypsy Road Company and The Samuel French Festival in Blinders. Other off-off Broadway shows include Madam, Mayhem & Murder and Found in The Garden-Fragments of Shrapnel at the Clurman Theater. Regional theatre credits include the roles of Tate in One Shoe Off by Tina Howe with the Northeastern Theatre Ensemble, Bob Rettie in Moonchildren and Billy Mahan in Bright Hope. Bob, through DC Productions, produced and performed in The Enormous Radio (which he also co-wrote),Running in Place by Joshua James, and Jesse and the Bandit Queenby David Freeman. He also co-produced The Ballad of Emma Munroeby Timothy Lea. Bob's film work includes Going Home, a short film he directed and performed in with DC/Jouvé Productions. Going Home was the recipient of the Gold Award for Best Dramatic Original at the Houston International Film Festival and Winner of Best Short Awards at the New York International Film & Video Festival, and the Northampton Independent Film Festival. He was also part of Flicks on 66, a digital film festival, appearing as Clark Parker in Jennifer Monroe P.I.
Nathan Faudree (Brother) grew up in a very small cow town in upstate New York. He escaped several years ago and has been making his way as an actor ever since. He can be seen as the title character in Kottentail. Yes, he's a killer Easter Bunny. He can also be seen in the upcoming films, Bigfoot at Holler Creek, The Shrieking, Hunting Season and Singularity. He has also co-written and starred in several plays with the theater company, "trip.". Including the critically acclaimed 4play and Finding Graffenberg. He has officially been dubbed "The Scream King", by Fangoria Radio, and was a runner up in the "Master of Horror" competition for Arrow in the Head.com. Project Greenlight says that he "deserves his own sitcom." Most importantly, he has an unhealthy fascination with monkeys. Visit Nathan's website! www.nathanfaudree.com.
Einar Gunn (Dr. Weitzner) Einar [pronounced: AY-nar] started out in student films, a few commercials, TV shows, and then independent features. Somewhere between gigs Einar had the good sense to go learn himself some craft -- at the NJ School of Dramatic Arts. That road led him to a very successful professional one-act showcase where, as George in Christopher Durang's The Actor's Nightmare and Randy in Frederick Stroppel's A Chance Meeting, Einar realized that the stage is really the most awesome place to be an actor. So the lad embarked on extending his theatre resume, playing Paul in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday last October, Barsinsky in Daniel Landon's Two Detectives just recently -- and now Dr. Weitzner -- as well as taking part-time training at the Atlantic Acting School. Oh, but he still wrapped another couple of independent features in 2007. Einar is literally tickled pink for being part of this outstanding We Call Her Benny ensemble cast and crew. Thank you to Suzanne for the trust and a special thank you, with lots of love, to Soffia, his long-suffering wife... www.einargunn.com
Judy Krause* (Anna) is thrilled and grateful to be working with this talented cast and crew. She has appeared Off-Broadway and regionally and is a New York University Drama graduate. We Call Her Benny marks her fourth collaboration with JMTC; She also appeared in Circle (OOBR Award) and Alice Through the Looking Glass, both by Suzanne Bachner and Othello. She has produced, written and acted in many industrial films, appeared in national television commercials, and performs stand up and sketch comedy. Television: "Everybody Hates Chris", "Sex and the City", "Spin City", "All My Children". Film: A Rogue in Londinium, Poisoned Kiss, Accidentally on Purpose, When. Judy is a founding member of The Accidental Repertory Theater. AEA, SAG, AFTRA.
Candice Owens (Nurse/Judy) is thrilled to be working with JMTC again. She previously appeared as Annabelle in JMTC's BITE at the Red Room and the Michael Weller Theatre. Other favorite New York roles include Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot, Rev Theatre/Expanded Arts), Alex in Alex and the Girls (Tsahi Productions) and Randy Willing in Amazons in Chains (Danse Macabre Theatrics). Candice is also a playwright and writer. Her last play, Party in a Pumpkin Shell, was produced as part of the Estrogenius Festival at Manhattan Theatre Works and she is a regular contributor to annabellemagazine.com. She also can occasionally be seen removing her clothes for fun and profit as her burlesque alter-ego "Dish Du Jour."
Morgan Lindsey Tachco (Ms. Boyd/Gaby) is proud to be continuing the Benny story as an original cast member from the first-ever FRIGID Festival. She was most recently seen in the BITE Benny-fit with JMTC, and as Laura Bush in Dumbya's Rapture in the Red Room. Other favorites include lead roles in The Zoo Story, Equus, Sweet Charity, and Laundry and Bourbon (produced by Dick Van Dyke). In addition to pursuing her acting career, Morgan produces for Horse Trade Theater Group and is a Co-founder of the FRIGID New York Festival (now 2nd Annual!). She volunteers all of that extra time as the Community Relations Manager at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards, and at home with the wonderful Justin, Zooey and Oscar way down in Brooklyn, and sends love to all of her families, be they urban or (other) coastal. www.morganlindseytachco.com
Tim Smallwood* (Kevin) made his Off-Broadway debut in the Obie Award-wining production of Ecstasy and he is a member of the Irish Repertory Theatre. Favorite roles there include Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, Alan Campbell in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Dylan in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other credits include Ralph Clark in Our Country's Good, William Hogarth in The Art of Success, Rabbit Head in Rabbit Head, Lloyd in the world premiere of Ian McEwan's In Between the Sheets, The Dauphin in Henry V, Count Aubespine in Mary Stuart and Eddie in Fool for Love. Other recent theatre credits include Bardo in Ends Eve (Best Ensemble NY Fringe 2007) and Job in Job at The Storm Theatre. Film and television credits include "Law and Order", "One Life to Live", Bravo Two Zero, The Crooked Corner and The Familiar.
Danny Wiseman* (Cabbie/Max) A native Texan, Danny is THRILLED to be working with JMTC again! Recently focusing more on film and commercial work, stage credits include Sweeney Todd, Annie (national tour), Singin' in the Rain, and a workshop of The Tammy Faye Musical. With JMTC, Danny has worked on Sex Ed, and the Off-Broadway hit Circle. Thanks go to Suzanne, Paula, and Achilles for taking time to work with me and special thanks go to Jeff, for inspiring and believing in me.
* Member AEA.