"The subjects for our people's theatre will have to be new. Its
audience has changed, and now we must talk to this audience about itself.
As far as I am concerned, I now have nothing more to say to the
bourgeois."
-Jean-Paul Sartre
1955
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About the Cast & Crew of . . .
TWILIGHT
Scroll down to meet the fearless gang of performers,
artisans, and behind-the-scenes-ians
who made everything possible!
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Victoria Perez
(Performer)
Victoria
Pérez is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC.
Recently she was seen off-Broadway in Pregones Theatre Company's
production of THE RED ROSE with Danny Rivera and was also a part of the
cast recording.
Last seen in Alleyway's production of HELL HOLE
HONEYS and Theatre Plus' production of NO CHILD,
Victoria has worked in many local theatres as an actor and recently as
a director -- these theatres include Studio Arena, Ujima, Antecesores,
MusicalFare, and Kavinoky Theatre.
One of her proudest moments was when she was
commissioned by the Western New York Arts in Education Institute and
Antecesores to create a musical based on the history of puertorrican music
called Mosaico Borincano. Victoria
hopes that through her work she is able to encourage an appreciation of the
arts within the latino community.
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Virginia Brannon*
(Director)
We are pleased to have Virginia back in the
director's chair for this production! She's directed our productions of PALACE
OF THE END (2008) and NICKEL AND DIMED (2008) as well as directing
multiple vignettes for sUBVERsIVE sHORTs 2007 and 2009.
A devoted member of Subversive Theatre, she has also
acted and stage managed a number of our productions as well as performing
dramaturgical work.
A graduate Niagara University's Theatre Program,
Virginia's directorial credits outside of Subversive Theatre include WAIT
TILL DARK and THE SUNSHINE BOYS for Lewiston's Theater-in-the-Mist
and CLOSER for the 2009 Buffalo "infringement"
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Rachel Zeller
(Stage Manager)
Rachel holds an A.S. in Theatre from Finger Lakes
Community College and recently earned her B.A. in Theatre from UB.
Rachel has had a long hiatus from being actively involved in theatre
production and is thrilled to be back in the thick of it. She sends out a special
note of thanks to Dan, the girls and her friends and family for accommodating
this lofty pursuit.
This is Rachel's second time stage managing for Subversive
Theatre -- the first was our production of THE HAIRY APE for the 2009
Buffalo "infringement" Festival in July/August.
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Craig Freudenthal
(Lighting Design)
A stagehand/lighting technician in the WNY area for
over 10 years, Craig has worked at many area venues ranging from
bars/clubs like Nietzsche's and The Tralf, to theaters
like Shea's Buffalo and Studio Arena Theater, to arenas/amphitheaters like
HSBC Arena HSBC
and Darien Lakes Amphitheater,
to Ralph Wilson Stadium and everything in between.
Craig is currently the lighting designer for the original
rock band Lazlo Hollyfeld.
This project is Craig's third consecutive time lighting up the
stage for Subversive Theatre -- the first two were WATERBOARDING
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Dyan O'Connell*
(Set Design)
Dyan is excited to be working on yet another production with Subversive Theatre. Our
Troupe's co-Resident Set Designer, she's crafted sets for many of our recent productions -- WAITING
FOR LEFTY, NICKEL
AND DIMED, ...AND
THEY PUT HANDCUFFS ON THE FLOWERS., PALACE
OF THE END, DROP
HAMMER, OUROBOROS,
and, most recently, WATERBOARDING BLUES.
Dyan holds an MFA in Stage Design from
Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a BA in Theatre
Design and Technology from the University at Buffalo. Designs in Dallas include HAMLET and SPRING
AWAKENING.
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Tamara S. Hopersberger*
(Costume Design)
A relatively new member of Subversive Theatre, Tammy
is a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and holds a
BFA in Theatre Arts from Philadelphia's University of the Arts. Closely
involved with the world of the Arts from a very early age, she has been
everything from an artist/print model, a talent competition judge, a stage manager, a dancer, a props mistress, to a dance instructor.
Tammy's Buffalo stage credits include JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR (Mary Magdelene) and our productions of OUROBOROS (Feb
2009) and sUBVERsIVE sHORTs 2009. |
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Joe Grabka
(Sound Design)
The Founder of the personal design business Aiming
Higher Productions, Joe has done production and tech work for a long list of
theatre's and businesses including Lewiston's Theatre-in-the-Mist, Indigo
Productions, and Lew Port High School.
This November, Joe will be entering the Touring and
Production Management Program at Florida's Full Sail University.
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Brian Milbrand
(Videography)
A multidisciplinary artist, working with video, film,
performance, audio and painting, Brian has worked collaboratively with a
number of groups including Kamikaze, The Real Dream Cabaret, Termite TV,
nimbus dance, and TornSpace Theatre.
Brian also creates solo works, including abstract
films and videos that have been shown nationally at The Museum of Modern Art,
Scope New York Art Fair, PS122, Richmond Moving Image Co-op, Artists
Television Access, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Philadelphia
Museum of Art, and many local venues.
This is Brian's first time working with Subversive
Theatre. |
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Holly Johnson
(Videography)
Check back for Holly's bio.
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Kurt Schneiderman*
(Producer, Poster, Playbill, & Web Design, Theatre Set-Up)
Subversive Theatre's Founder & Artistic Director,
Kurt is the constant maintainer of the Troupe's website and has designed posters
and playbills for a long list of our productions.
Kurt is thrilled to be able help bring to life an
extraordinary piece like TWILIGHT. He sends out his
congratulations to everybody who helped make this one happen and all his love
to wife Jenny and adorable recent arrival Lev (the ponderous- looking guy in
the bottom right of the picture)!!! |
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Tom Izard*
(Construction & Theatre Set-Up)
With Subversive Theatre, Tom is as both an actor and
as the Financial Secretary for our Troupe. In civilian life, Tom is a
free-lance computer programmer and engineer. Many's the time we have
called upon Tom to lend his engineering and just plain grunt labor abilities
to our endeavors.
For this project, Tom went all out designing and
constructing audience platforms and sweating his guts out arranging the
non-performance areas of the theatre. Thank you Tom for all your amazing
work!
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Michael Fanelli*
(Theatre Set-Up)
As Subversive Theatre's Executive Director, Board
Member, and Treasurer, Mike
routinely plays a variety of crucial roles in bringing our productions to
life.
Like he has so many times before, Mike once again
worked his guts out assembling chairs, moving platforms, lugging set pieces to
and fro, and taking care of all the inglorious work needed to get our space
ready for the public.
Thanks, Mike, we couldn't do it with out ya! |
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Tom Scahill*
(House Management)
A member of Subversive Theatre's Board of Directors
and the Organizer of our Troupe, Tom has long played an important role
tackling the unglamorous logistical tasks that make a theatre run . . . and,
as if this wasn't enough, he's also acted in a number of our productions!
On this project, Tom is once again playing a crucial
role overseeing the challenges of House Management and assembling a great team
of ushers, helpers, and do-ers, as well as doing the lion's share of the
postering. Way to go, Tom!
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* = indicates members of the Subversive Theatre
Collective
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