JOSH
Philip Schneider
Is grateful to be telling a Jewish story in his equity theatre debut. He plays Bobby Gilmore in the upcoming Happy Gilmore sequel. This performance is dedicated to Grandma Bunny, Grandpa Jack, Grandma Ducks, and Grandpa Phil. @philipfineschneider
BEV
Lori Wilner
Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic, Pictures from Home, Fiddler on the Roof (2005 and 2015), The Assembled Parties, A Catered Affair, On a Clear Day…, The Diary of Anne Frank, Domesticated, Beautiful, Awake and Sing!, People in the Picture, Those Were the Days, and Everett Beekin. Off-Broadway/Regional: Hannah Senesh (Drama Desk nomination), Milk and Honey, Cabaret, Giant, Broadway Bound, Relativity, Indecent, Other Desert Cities, Lost in Yonkers, Sisters Rosensweig, The Foreigner, The Immigrant, and more. TV/Film: “Succession,” “New Amsterdam,” “Grave Matters,” “Poker Face,” Second Guessing Grandma, Gebürtig, Wagners Jews, Do Nothings, The Eighth Day, Your Lips Never Left Mine.
SHRIMPY
Peter Van Wagner
At the DCPA: Choir Boy, Eliot Ness…in Cleveland. Broadway: Grand Horizons, A Thousand Clowns. Off-Broadway: This Beautiful Future (Cherry Lane); Othello (Delacorte); So Help Me God (Lucille Lortel); and Letters from Cuba (Signature). Regional: Prayer For the French Republic (Huntington); Grand Horizons (Asolo); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Two River); The Cherry Orchard (Yale Rep); My Fair Lady, Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Alliance); Fiddler on the Roof (The Muny); On the Twentieth Century (Goodspeed). TV/ Film: “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” “The Post,” “Tower Heist,” “Annie,” “Arthur,” “Law & Order,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “The Good Wife,” “Rescue Me.” SAG Award for “Boardwalk Empire.”
HANK
Mark Kincaid
Has been a professional actor for over 40 years. For the last 28 years, he has made Atlanta home. There, his work has been seen on the stages of The Alliance Theatre, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Theatrical Outfit, Actor’s Express, Theater Emory, Georgia Ensemble Theatre. Nationally, he has worked at The Old Globe Theatre, The McCarter Theatre, Merrimac Repertory Theatre, among others. For seven years he was a company member with The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival and twice toured the country with John Houseman’s The Acting Company. TV: “Your Worst Nightmare,” “Class of ‘09,” and “The Righteous Gemstones.”
IRENE
Joyce Cohen
At the DCPA: Benediction (Henry Award nominee). Broadway: Once A Catholic. Off-Broadway: Keen Theatre Company, Life Jacket, The HERE Theatre, The Mint Theater Company, Playwrights Horizons, The Westside Arts. Five decades of productions at regional theatres across the country. TV/Film: Independence Day, High School Musical, SLC Punk, Read It and Weep, A Picture Perfect Holiday, Christmas Under Wraps, Broadcasting Christmas, Unabomber: The True Story, The President’s Child, “Everwood,” “Touched by an Angel,” “Archie Bunker’s Place.” Sundance Institute Playwright’s and Film Labs. Festival of New Theatre (Geva Theatre Center), Colorado New Play Summit (DCPA), Cleveland Playhouse: New Ground Theatre Festival.
PATRICIA /OTHERS
Vanessa Lock (She/Her)
Vanessa Lock is a Washington DC-based actress and director and is thrilled to be making her debut at the DCPA. Regional: Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Cherry Arts, Inc), God of Carnage (The Cape Playhouse/Signature Theatre), The Wolves (NextStop Theatre). TV/Film: Lock In, A Haunting in Connecticut, “The Pretender,” “Two of a Kind,” “Caroline in the City,” “Mad About You.” Theatre Arts Director at Oakton High School in Virgina for 15 years, and the recipient of the 2023 Inspirational Teacher Award presented by the Broadway Jimmy Awards. Education: BFA Theatre, Ithaca College. SAG-AFTRA, AEA. vanessalock.com.
HUGO /OTHERS
Rodney Lizcano (He/They/El)
At the DCPA: (22 seasons) The Book of Will (world premiere), American Mariachi (world premiere), Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Constant Wife, Frankenstein, Hamlet, American Night, Merchant of Venice, Spinning Into Butter, Inna Beginning, The Tempest, Gross Indecency, The Rivals, The Winter’s Tale, and A Christmas Carol. Other theaters: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, The Old Globe, BETC, and Arvada Center. TV/Film: Silver City directed by independent film maker John Sayles and “Stage Struck” on Bravo. Training: Southern Methodist University (BFA), National Theatre Conservatory (MFA).
BEV /IRENE UNDERSTUDY
Leslie O’Carroll
At the DCPA: 24 seasons. Favorites include: A Doll’s House, A Doll’s House Part 2, The Whistleblower, A Christmas Carol, Benediction, When We Are Married, Eventide, Plainsong. Other theatres: Noises Off, Beautiful, Into the Woods, Tartuffe (Arvada); One Man Two Guvnors, Midsummer, As You Like It, You Can’t Take It With You (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); POTUS, The Secretary, Good People (Curious); Pride & Prejudice, Silent Sky (BETC); The Half-Life of Marie Curie, Much Ado About Nothing, Grapes of Wrath (Theatreworks). TV/ Film: “Breaking Bad,” “Longmire,” Footloose. Awards/Training: Best of Westword, The Denver Post Ovation Award; MFA, NTC.
SHRIMPY /HANK UNDERSTUDY
Mark Rubald
At the DCPA: Hamlet, Arcadia, Man of the Moment, A Christmas Carol, Lonesome West, John Brown’s Body, Comedy of Errors, Servant of Two Masters, Taming of the Shrew, The Imaginary Invalid, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Room Service, Sideman, and others. He has also worked at the Arvada Center, Theatreworks, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, SilCo Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Lone Tree Arts Center, Aurora Fox, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Central City Opera, Snowmass Repertory Theatre, Santa Fe Shakespeare, Lizard Head Theatre, NYSAF Theatre Company in Poughkeepsie, New York, and The Old Globe in San Diego. Training: BA, UNC.
PATRICIA UNDERSTUDY
Diana Dresser (She/Her)
At the DCPA: Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” (Choreographer), Emma, A Little Night Music (Assistant Director), Anna Karenina, Sweet & Lucky, The Wild Party, All the Way, Jackie and Me, The Giver, and Girls Only. Other credits include: Ten Myths… (Buntport Theater); The Book Club Play, Our Town (Arvada Center); The Sound Inside, Frozen (Curious Theatre); Tiny Beautiful Things (BETC); The Underpants, It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatre Aspen); Hunchback of Notre Dame, Honeymoon China (Theatre de la Jeune Lune); and close to 50 productions at Creede Repertory Theatre. Film: Remembering Us, Searching for Fortune, What We’ve Become and Juncture.
JOSH /HUGO UNDERSTUDY
Liam McKenna (He/Him)
Liam McKenna is a graduate of The Juilliard School, Group 49. Regional: Testament (Saratoga Shakespeare Company). TV/Film: Ultraviolence, “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS). 1022m/Clear Talent Group @liamwmckenna
