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Desperadoby Dr. Vivian Dorsett, PhDLinda is currently receiving counseling in her psychiatrist's office when her multiple personalities start to interrupt the sessions as Dr. Walker attempts to maintain control. Linda has to gain control over her personality so she won't be committed to a mental institution and lose custody of her own children to child welfare. Birdie tries to assist Dr. Walker, but Linda doesn't trust her.Vivian Dorsett (Playwright) Vivian is a college instructor and has produced and directed theater at a collegiate and community level. Her most recent acting debut in Community Theater was Vagina Monologues. Most of her playwriting is based on social justice and represents marginalized populations.Carrie Wesolowski (Linda): A career woman with multiple personalities-- Penny, a surly teenager, and Veronica, an angry, aggressive adult.Born and raised in NYC, Carrie's a co-host of AirPlay and regular contributor to AirPlay as Actor/Director. Carrie's recent credits include directing the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center, playing Mandy in Theater for the New City's Dermalogic and directing and playing the female lead Destiny in Simon Says, a finalist in Playbill VTF Live and Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Upcoming projects include supporting roles as Helen Hayes/Julia in Coni Koepfinger's Live From The Bardo: My Dinner With Mary in January 2022 at Theatre for the New City in NYC directed by the legendary Dan Carter.Beth Griffith (Birdie) Linda’s biological mother who has a 7th grade education and has been emotionally absent throughout Linda’s life.Beth has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges,Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Matt Matthews (Dr. Walker, Psychiatrist) Matt immigrated to California from Texas many years ago. He is an actor, singer, theatre director, choral director, and voice for hire. Recent Zoom projects include Dermalogic, as Stansfield, and Yellow Ribbons, as director. Some favorite roles: Marley’s Ghost in A Christmas Carol and Gremio in Taming of the Shrew.

Live from The Bardo: My Dinner with Maryby Coni Koepfinger and Dan Carter When destiny reunites two long estranged actresses, new realities open to give them a peek backstage at their real lives in Live from the Bardo: My Dinner with Mary.Mary Tierney (Mary) Mary started her acting career in Dublin, where she worked for five years. After returning to NYC she started her own theater, The BillyMunk and the last three decades she spent at Theater for the New City.Mary Ellen Ashley: (Mary Ellen) Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway,Television, and Film, her resume includes many Off-Broadway credits. She also spent many years in regional theaters, including playing Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly 11 times, and was in Music Man; Funny Girl, Cabaret; Best Little Whorehouse, 42nd Street. Fiddler;Gypsy just to name a few….Carrie Wesolowski (Julia/Helen Hayes) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie's a co-host of AirPlay and regular contributor to AirPlay as Actor/Director. Carrie's recent credits include directing the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center, playing Mandy in Theater for the New City's Dermalogic and directing and playing the female lead Destiny in Simon Says, a finalist in Playbill VTF Live and Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival.Félix E. Gardón (Jose Ferrer) Félix is a native Puerto Rican actor/artist/activist who was the artistic director and board chair of Los 4 Gatos Theater Company, a bilingual Puerto Rican troupe supported by Pregones theater. He has performed and worked with the Medicine Show Theater show since 2000. Felix is also an abstract artist, student of the late master modern art painter Omiros Hriso, and works in the mediums of acrylic and Polaroid manipulation. Katherine Elliot (Katherine Hepburn) Cofounder/Actor/Producer-Wild Banshee. Former producer/performer-The Tempest Ladies (The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Off-Broadway producer/performer (Sammy’s Bowery Follies, Dog Sees God). Producer/performer (Paulette Goddard) Hannah, Can You Hear Me? - Best Arts Film, Cannes Festival. Director-The One And Only Amanda Palmer... Served on the Board of Directors for The League of Professional Theatre Women.Byron C. Saunders (Joseph Jefferson) Arts Management Consultant /Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil RightsAdvocate. Byron’s highlights and many credits currently include working as an independent ArtsManagement Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, funddevelopment, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and management. Beth Griffith (Announcer) Beth has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges,Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.

By Jeff Dunne Reindeer Trouble: Poor Dwinky the Elf is having trouble with his reindeer, which seems to have taken a time out on account of something that looks suspiciously like death. Pinkle, a service-elf from Rudolph's Reindeer Repair, has come to check out the situation, but is not able to provide much help.WITHIN THE RAINBy Jeff DunneWithin The Rain: When looking at the places between and within the rain, Samantha has found something rather unexpected… and utterly spectacular.Jeff Dunne began writing plays actively in 2017, and has since created over one hundred and fifty scripts, the majority for stage but some for screen and radio as well. His works have won numerous awards and festivals, and been seen on-stage and in film productions across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Asia. You can learn more about Jeff’s works by visiting www.bearcreations.org.Jak Prince – Jakjakprince3@gmail.comJak began his acting career at age 6 as a lion in the first grade play Since then he has been in over 150 plays as a lead or featured actor in works ranging from Shakespeare, Shaw, Williams and Vidal. In recent years he has been an award winning scenic and lighting designer Carrie Wesolowski – Samanthacarrieawesolowski@gmail.comCarrie Wesolowski - Born and raised in NYC, Carrie is an Actor/Director, Host and Singer whose credits span film, theatre, television and now Zoom. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of Coni Koepfinger's SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Carrie's most recent credits include directing the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center.and upcoming projects include a supporting role as Helen Hayes, in Coni Koepfinger's Live From The Bardo: My Dinner With Mary during a 2-week run in January 2022 at Theatre for the New City in NYC directed by the legendary Dan Carter.Byron C. Saunders - Stage Directions and Co-host / Narratorbyroncsaunders2020@aol.com Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights ActivistByron’s highlight’s and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.Jacqueline Youm – Dwinkyjy9023a@student.american.eduJacqueline Youm is a Senegalese American actor, lawyer, and French|English|Spanish teacher. She also teaches mediation and negotiation. She thanks her family & friends for continuously listening to her acting screams and tears. Since the pandemic has started, she has produced, directed, and acted in a myriad of plays and monologues, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMP7Wn5hXuo… Marina Chan – Pinklemrc2195@columbia.eduMarina is a Brooklyn-based performer, playwright and producer. During Covid, she’s performed in numerous Zoom readings and productions, including three of her own plays: Elizabeth’s Wonderland, Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, and Two Lovers, which was produced by AirPlay! She has also conceived and produced the Asian Americans in Theatre: Art and Activism series at Asia Society and Barnard.Padmini Sukumaran – Susiepadmini.sukumaran@gmail.com

One of Picasso's Women, Marie Therese Walter is dead but currently inhabiting the body that she died with! She can recall any element of her past but tends to do so with the thoughts and feelings of that particular moment. Contrary to much perceived (male) opinion, Marie-Therese is a gentle, likeable woman who always wants to think the best of everyone. This piece is a bit like the overlapping facet or perspective in a cubist painting. Incidents, motifs, & versions of events appear and re-appear.Brian McAvera (Playwright) Dramatist, Director, Curator and Art Historian, Brian has written 25 stage plays, radio plays for the BBC and RTE (many of them translated) and two television films, one of which he directed. He has directed for the stage, including the world premiere of John Arden’s The Ballygombeen Bequest, and was co-founder of New Writers’ Theatre in Belfast in the early 1980s. His best-known plays (published by Oberon Books) include Picasso’s Women, a series of eight monologues first performed at the National Theatre in London, and at the Edinburgh Festival. They have since been translated into 15 languages. He is an artistic adviser to Focus Theatre, Dublin, and sits on the theatre committee of the Writers’ Guild. In the world of visual arts, he has published 12 books including Art, Politics and Ireland. He writes regularly for the Irish Arts Review and Sculpture (in the USA).Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Marie Therese) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie is an Actor/Director, Host and Singer whose credits span film, theatre, television and now Zoom. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust was recently seen in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival. ...

Mom and Uncle Claudeby Coni KoepfingerWhen Mary West returns from college for Thanksgiving break, she finds her mom acting  very odd about her dad’s recent disappearance.  At their holiday feast, the girls have a feeling  there could have been foul play. With the help of her older sister Katharine, Mary feels obliged to find out the truth to save the memory of her father’s honor.Coni Koepfinger (Playwright) Coni Koepfinger, a 2021 recipient of the Olwen Wymark Award by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, is currently playwright-in-residence at both Manhattan Rep and Cosmic Orchid and has worked with several other notable NYC companies such as Theatre for the New City, The Secret Theatre, the New York Unfringed Fest, Broadway Bound Festival and Pan Asian Rep. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, a former board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights and a chair for the League Professional Theatre Women and currently sits as Media Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. As a very prolific indie artist, Coni’s work has been published and produced all over the globe. Her newest play “Live from the Bardo: My Dinner with Mary” with legendary director Dan Carter will premiere January 2022 with an AEA Off-Off Broadway showcase at Théater for the New City. 
Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Mom/Rebecca West) Carrie is an Actor/Director, Host and Singer. whose credits span film, theatre, television and now Zoom. In the past year, projects where Carrie has served as Actor/Director have been finalists in several film festivals--Simon Says in the 1st Playbill VTF Live and in Manhattan Rep's Stories Film Festival. Carrie most recently directed a preview of the opera The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. Upcoming projects include playing Helen Hayes, in Coni Koepfinger's Live From The Bardo: My Dinner With Mary during a 2-week run in January 2022 at Theatre for the New City (TNC) in NYC in an AEA Off-Off Broadway showcase directed by Dan Carter. Marina Rebecca Chan (Mary West) Marina is a Brooklyn-based performer, playwright and producer. A Columbia graduate, drama major, Marina conceived and produced the Asian Americans in Theatre: Art and Activism series at Asia Society and Barnard. She cast, directed and starred in two readings of her play Elizabeth’s Wonderland. Her Zoom staged reading of her play Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, set during Covid was produced by the Little & Fierce Theatre Company last March. You can find out more about Marina @ www.marinachan.comJacqueline Youm (Katherine West) Jacqueline Youm is a Senegalese-American actor, lawyer, and French|English|Spanish teacher. She also coaches mediation and negotiation. She thanks her family & friends for continuously listening to her acting screams and tears. Since the pandemic has started, she has produced, directed, and acted in a myriad of plays and monologues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMP7Wn5hXuo&list=PLcz56rfup6GzQsVH3RDqUedrQucAYCe6eJames Jerome (Uncle Claude) James Jerome is an actor, stage manager, and writer. James got his start in Pittsburgh; then continued in New York working as an actor on stage, television and film.  He studied at the HB Studio with Uta Hagen.  Currently he is "wrighting" his first full-length play.Padmini Sukumaran (Narrator)  Padmini Sukumaran has an English Literature Doctorate and wrote her Dissertation partially on the Shakespearean depiction of the Baroque-Metaphor, "The World is a Stage" in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has trained in Acting and Musical-Theatre at the HB Studio and The Acting Studio - New York. Padmini also deems that Drama is a beautiful vehicle for channeling our Psychological-Vulnerability: both the light and the dark.--

An elderly and hard-of-hearing couple is visited by the Grim Reaper, complete with the usual accouterments of hood, scythe, and imminent death.Dean Bevan - PLAYWIGHT Dean Bevan has written 24 plays in the past 15 years, which have been performed in New York, London, and in 20 cities across the US from Florida to California, Alaska to Virginia, including his own Lawrence, Kansas. His plays have won numerous awards. During the same period, Bevan has also been active on stage, appearing in 36 plays and musicals in roles including Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond, Vladimir in Waiting for Godot, and FDR in Annie. He has also directed ten plays. He earned the Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, and served as Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Baker University.James Jerome - DEAF OLD MANAn actor, stage manager, and writer, James got his start in Pittsburgh; then continued in New York working as an actor on stage, television and film. He studied at the HB Studio with Uta Hagen. Currently he is wrighting his first full-length play.Beth Griffith - DEAF OLD WOMANBeth Griffith: Performing at Theater for the New City November 4-21, at the Crossway Theater Gala on November 14th and with Dance Japan at the Tenri Cultural Institute on December 12th. Delighted to be back on AirPlay!Jak Prince – GRIM REAPERJak began his acting career at age 6 as a lion in the first grade play Since then he has been in over 150 plays as a lead or featured actor in works ranging from Shakespeare, Shaw, Williams and Vidal. In recent years he has been an award winning scenic and lighting designer Byron C. Saunders – NARRATORArts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights Activist Byron’s highlight’s and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.

Katherine Elliot (SAG-AFTRA) Cofounder/Actor/Producer-Wild Banshee. Former producer/performer-The Tempest Ladies (The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Off-Broadway producer/performer (Sammy’s Bowery Follies, Dog Sees God). Producer/performer (Paulette Goddard) Hannah, Can You Hear Me? - Best Arts Film, Cannes Festival. Director-The One And Only Amanda Palmer...,45 Coffee Dates, The Deed Is Done). Served on the Board of Directors for The League of Professional Theatre Women.

Phil Chippenputt, egotistical resident golf pro, is murdered, and the suspects at the East Dogbreath Hills Country Club are certainly plentiful. Was it the club's owner Wilson Irons, who's grown tired of Phil's constant philandering with his wife Taylor? Was it the Club's groundskeeper Reg Greene? Or has Millie Driver, his long-suffering Caddy, finally decided to get some of her own back? Follow the clues and enjoy the laughs as the mystery unfolds before you in a raucous evening of fun!David Dietz III (Playwright/Wilson Irons) David Dietz is an award-winning actor, stage/screen writer, filmmaker, and audiobook producer-narrator. He has pounded the boards in productions ranging from Shakespeare to Simon (Neil, that is), and appeared in such films as End Game, Strange Girls, and Death from Above. In 2012, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Indemnity (aka Indemnity: Rage of A jealous Vampire). For more information, please visit http://dietzthethird.com or http://zd3-productions.comCarrie Wesolowski (Director/Taylor Irons) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. Beth Griffith (Millie Driver) Beth Griffith (Mom) Beth Griffith has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Larry Parker (Phil Chippenputt) Larry is a graduate of Columbia University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Theatre Arts. He performs in local theatre and can be found auditioning and working in commercials and television. Before acting, Larry served as a United States Reconnaissance Marine, a NYC firefighter, and competed as a USA All-American Ironman Tri-Athlete.James Jerome (Reg Greene) An actor, stage manager, and writer James got his start in Pittsburgh; then continued in New York working as an actor on stage, television and film. He studied at the HB Studio with Uta Hagen. Currently he is wrighting his first full-length play.Matt Matthews (Narrator) Matt Matthews (Narrator) immigrated to California from Texas many years ago. He is an actor, singer, theatre director, choral director, and voice for hire. Recent Zoom projects include Dermalogic, as Stansfield, and Yellow Ribbons, as director. Some favorite roles: Marley’s Ghost in A Christmas Carol and Gremio in Taming of the Shrew.

Show Synopsis: Dad teaches his daughter lessons from the woods.Trish Ayers (Playwright) Trish Ayers is an award winning playwright with play readings and productions across the United States and Japan including at Live Girls!, Hedgerow Theatre, Iowa State University, Berea College, and Manhattan Theatre Source. She is resident playwright for Mountain Spirit Puppets and has received three Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW) grants and was honored to be the recipient of the 2011 Sallie Bingham Award from KFW. She was the founder of Kentucky Women Playwrights Seminar, a ten-year playwriting project.Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Cindi) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie was the female lead Actor and Director of SIMON SAYS-- a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen as a finalist in Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. David Dietz (Dad) David Dietz is an award-winning actor, stage/screen writer, filmmaker, and audiobook producer-narrator. He has pounded the boards in productions ranging from Shakespeare to Simon (Neil, that is), and appeared in such films as End Game, Strange Girls, and Death from Above. In 2012, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Indemnity (aka Indemnity: Rage of a Jealous Vampire). His audiobook narration credits include My Stupid Girl, Words with My Father, and Halfskin. For more information, please visit http://dietzthethird.com or http://zd3-productions.comBeth Griffith (Mom) Beth Griffith has performed with HERE Art Center, LaMaMa, NYTW, New Ohio Theatre, New York City Opera, International WOW, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan and The Flea. Upcoming performances with: The Hearth, Crossways Theatre, Broadway Bound Festival and Out of the Box Theater.Byron C. Saunders (Narrator/Co-Host) Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights Advocate. Byron’s highlights and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.

Tonight's AirPlay'21 we will doing a little experiment with a scene from Coni Koepfinger's play, CandleDancing. Reading will be Byron C Saunders and Carrie WesolowskiBios: Playwright: Coni Koepfinger, a 2021 recipient of the Olwen Wymark Award by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, is currently playwright-in-residence at both Manhattan Rep and Cosmic Orchid and has worked with several other notable NYC companies such as Theatre for the New City, The Secret Theatre, the New York Unfringed Fest, Broadway Bound Festival and Pan Asian Rep. She has connected hundreds through her virtual programs Airplay and Determined Women. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, a former board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) and a chair for the League Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) and currently sits as Media Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. A prolific indie artist, Coni’s work has been published and produced all over the globe.Actor: Byron C. Saunders - Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian / Radio Talk-Show Personality / Civil Rights AdvocateByron’s highlight’s and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development.Actor: Carrie Wesolowski (Narrator/Co-Host) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie studied acting with Michael Harney, Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, giving indie actors, writers, and directors a platform for their work. Carrie is thrilled to once again be a finalist in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust was most recently seen as part of Manhattan Rep's STORIES Film Festival. Upcoming projects include directing The Bird Lady at The National Opera Center. It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay.

Sharon Barnett, who wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music and book with Michael McFrederick and Adam Shorsten, respectively, told Playbill.com that she has a very personal connection to the old club, which stood at 267 Bowery, today the site of a German restaurant. “My father, Mark Barnett, was one of the emcees. The emcees would always wear top hats. My father was a singer and a dancer, told jokes, and often also did the scenery. My sister Marcelle and I grew up in this club. As children we also sometimes performed as a sister act, doing show tunes and such, and we often sang with my dad. We were children, and we loved it.”She put all those memories into her show, Sammy’s Bowery Follies, which she described as ”a new feel-good musical, set in the 1940s, about a young man who returns from the war seeking fortune, and his name in lights at the renowned nightclub Sammy’s Bowery Foll

Show Synopsis: ACT I, SCENE 1 OF ELECTRIC SERENADE Down, despondent, and a little drunk over the seeming end of a long-term relationship, Joanna is at her lowest point while at a friend’s anniversary party when in walks Mark. Immediately she vents her frustrations to him before they formally introduce themselves to each other, and he tries to lift her spirits with empathy and encouragement. They get to know each other as she expresses her hopes and dreams and he talks about his own aspirations. They become acquainted by the end of the scene, and their budding relationship will take more twists and turns over the course of the play before unforeseen events bring Joanna to a crossroads at play’s end.Carrie Wesolowski (Director/Joanna) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television, theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie studied acting with Michael Harney, Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, giving indie actors, writers, and directors a platform for their work. Carrie is thrilled to once again be a finalist in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust can be seen in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival from September 15-October 3, 2021. You can catch her Q&A with Festival Director Ken Wolf, get a festival ticket and vote for The Unusual Chauncey Faust @ https://www.manhattanrep.com/stories-film-fest It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay. Juan Perez (Mark)Juan studied film, theater, and acting at New York University, Brooklyn College, and Michael Howard Studios. He has performed in theatrical and cinematic productions for over a decade. Theatrically, he has performed in productions including ‘A View from the Bridge,’ ‘Wait Until Dark,’ and ‘Pulp Shakespeare.’ In video productions, Juan parlayed his memorable performance as Bernardo in ‘Jose’s Place,’ into the uniquely manic lead in ‘La Casa Loca’(Maverick Entertainment). Juan currently produces videos for corporate clients and artists in Los Angeles. Juan was most recently seen in the NYC production of Still, Birth.Robert Kirkendall (Playwright)Robert Kirkendall grew up in San Jose, California, and presently lives over the hill in Santa Cruz. He was a member of the Briefly Scene playwriting workshop where he developed a number of scripts, and his short plays have been performed at Actors’ Theater of Santa Cruz and Community Television of Santa Cruz. Last February, his two-act workplace drama Dermalogic was performed as part of Theater for the New City’s On the Air series and Robert hopes to someday give it a fully-staged production. He is currently co-writing a screenplay named Twenty with director Hilary Davidson for Nineteen85 Films, and has written a screenplay he plans to direct about a man trying to escape Santa Cruz called Leaving Paradise. You can read more of his work on his website @ www.robertkirkendall.com Byron C. Saunders (Narrator) Byron is an Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Dramaturge / Historian Byron’s highlights and many credits currently include working as an independent Arts Management Consultant helping artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, and capacity growth and development. Based in Washington, DC…most recently, he produced a theatrical/film short…SIMON SAYS…as a finalist for the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020; and directed The Fannie Lou Hamer Story an award winning theatrical production starring Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye; and he was the Acting Assistant Director at the Louis Armstrong House Museum located in Corona, NYC. Other recent credits include…Director of the Best Play of the 2016 One Festival – Marlene Goes to Hollywood; Mohandas K. Gandhi in the production of Peace Speaks; Dr. A.C. Jackson in the production of Black Wall Street: The Story of the 1921 Tulsa, OK Race Riots. In New York City, he was the Executive Director of the Frank Silvera Writer’s Workshop and won an Obie Award for Playwriting Development.

RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE (Playwright) has written full-length plays, 2 musicals, and numerous short pieces, many of which have been excerpted in monologue and scene anthologies. Last winter, THE WICKHAM WAY was selected for inclusion in the inaugural New Works VIrtual Festival, a series of plays recorded by prominent actors and aired as a benefit for The Actors' Fund. Last March THE UNDERSTANDING, her play about the legacy of Argentina's Dirty War, was streamed as a successful fundraiser for the North NJ chapter of Amnesty International. Her newest full-length play, RICHMOND UNDERGROUND is about a ring of Union spies operating in the heart of the Confederacy. Rachel holds an M.A. in Theater from Hunter College. She is a proud member of New Play Exchange, Playwright's Center, The Dramatists' Guild and the International Centre for Women Playwrights. Along with most of this wonderful cas, she is hard at work on a full demo recording of NERISSA'S QUEST!Carrie Wesolowski (Narrator/Co-Host) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who is a seasoned film, television. theatre and now Zoom actor. Carrie is a graduate of the Gushee/Anania Studio where she studied with Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, interviewing indie film actors, writers, and directors and giving them a platform for their work. Carrie is thrilled to once again be a finalist in Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival. Her work as Director/Actor in Coni Koepfinger’s The Unusual Chauncey Faust can be seen in the upcoming Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival from September 15-October 3, 2021. You can catch the Q&A, get a festival ticket and vote for our project @ https://www.manhattanrep.com/stories-film-fest It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay. MARISA DOLKART (Fionnuala) has been an active member of the Northern New Jersey theater community since moving to the area from the Finger Lakes Region of NY in 2002 She is currently a member of the Bergen County Players and The Players Guild of Leonia. She has also worked with Elmwood Playhouse (Nyack, NY) and as a wardrobe assistant for Menopause the Musical in NYC with the 92nd StreetPlayhouse. She is a costume designer and stage manager, who has costumed designed/dressed more than 2 dozen shows (a Perry Award nominee for Costume Design for The Man Who Came to Dinner), and recently ventured into lighting design. She has been seen locally onstage in Closer Than Ever, The Secret Garden (Ayah/Fakir), The Pajama Game (Virginia), Lovers and Other Strangers (Joan), Ballroom (Diane), Murder at Café Noir (Maria LaRue), The Actor's Nightmare (Loralee) and in The Vagina Monologues. She is very excited to participate in Nerissa's Quest, and honored to be a part of it.LEXI OWGANG (Nerissa) is THRILLED to be reading (some of) beautiful play! Some recent/favorite credits include Little Red (INTO THE WOODS), Anna (SPRING AWAKENING), Elmer (NEWSIES), Elle Wood (LEGALLY BLONDE), Fredrika (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Annie (ANNIE), Dipper (OLIVER), Shelly (HAIRSPRAY), Little Lucy (THE ORPHAN TRAIN). Lexi has performed in many children's plays with Studio Playhouse in Montclair. Lexi is also a competitive dancer and has participated in the Paper Mill Playhouse summer conservatory program. She is currently a junior at Montclair High School. LOU ANN SALKIN (Shannon) holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the Asolo Conservatory/Florida State University. Upon graduation, she performed in regional theater and at Radio City Music Hall. She has worked in New York professional theater for over 30 year and has recently reignited her love of performing through New Jersey community theater. She is a 2015 Perry Award Nominee for Outstanding Leading Actress.With her daughter, Veronica, she founded Eccentric Theater Company (ETC.), which is a collection of artists dedicated to pushing the boundaries of a standard theater company. ETC. combines the fast-paced nature of professional artistic work with the warm environment of community theater to produce skillful art created with love. Past productions have included Doubt, Company, Sweeney Todd, The Importance of Being Earnest, Zamboni and over 30 digital performances during this pandemic.Kay Koch (Roan) is happy to collaborate with Rachel Ladutke once again, having previously appeared in her original play The Wickham Way. A New Jersey -based actress with a passion for musical theater and storytelling, Kay has been fortunate to work at a number of local theaters throughout the area. She most recently appeared this past weekend with Apricot Sky Productions in their September 11th original play festival, "Catch the Morning." Next up, you can 'catch' Kay this Fridayand Saturday evening, singing at Studio Playhouse of Montclair for their "Welcome Home" fundraising. Favorite local theater credits: Mamma Mia! (Tanya) with Gas Lamp Players, Into the Woods (The Baker) with Studio Players, and 1776: The Women of Congress (Thomas Jefferson) and Gutenberg! The Musical! (Dee) with OffBook Productions

A Tribute to Shirley King.

On tonight’s Determined Women Coni Koepfinger Interviews Mary Ellen Ashley/ Star of Broadway Stage, film and television. Mary Ellen Ashley is an Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Pro- ducer of Broadway, Television, and Film, has been rec- ognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Mary Ellen Ashley will be featured in an upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016.

"The world is ending and the Omniscient One has come to save humanity, by guiding them to a second Earth, Mars. But who is the Omniscient One really and does he have an ulterior motive? Leave it to a father, daughter and a couple — or two sets of lovers? — to find out."Bios: Marina Rebecca Chan (Playwright/Sarah): Marina is a Brooklyn-based performer, playwright and producer, who has produced readings of her play Elizabeth’s Wonderland and recently had her Covid play, Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, Zoom-produced by Little & Fierce Theatre Company. She has also conceived and produced the Asian Americans in Theatre: Art and Activism series at Asia Society and Barnard. Marina's excited to share with you this utterly ridiculous play, which she swears is by far the worst play she's ever written!Neil Chan (Director):Neil Chan, a blooming Boomer, is versed in the ancient methods of filmmaking, cutting and taping film by hand, etc. He’s done some work as writer, producer, director, editor and actor in TV and films in the US and France—most notably Erich Rohmer’s The Aviator's Wife, in which Neil wrote and acted a part. Other credits include a Hong Kong film with Chow Yun-Fat and even a Japanese-themed Puerto Rican soap opera, in which he played a rickshaw boy. Bad casting. This is his first “garbage play.” Wish him luck.Carrie Wesolowski (Sara and Young Adult 2): Carrie Wesolowski (Actor, Director, Host, and Singer) was born and raised in New York City and has appeared in countless film, television and theatre productions. Carrie’s recent projects include ACTOR/DIRECTOR of Coni Koepfinger’s Simon Says--a festival finalist in Playbill’s VTF Live and Manhattan Rep’s STORIES Film Festival, and playing Mandy in Dermalogic, which can still be seen on Theater for the New City's YouTube Channel. It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay.Juan Perez (Jerry and Young Adult 1): Juan has performed in theatrical and cinematic productions

Bios:RACHEL RUBIN LADUTKE (Playwright) recently returned to writing after a too-long hiatus,and she is determined to make up for lost time. She is deeply grateful to her "theatre family" for their support and encouragement, and she looks forward to a productive, fun, and creative summer! Rachel is delighted that Nerissa's Quest is a part of AirPlay 21, and she thanks Coni and Brandy for their interest in her work. LEXI OWGANG (Nerissa) is THRILLED to be reading (some of) this beautiful play! Some recent/favorite credits include, Anna (SPRING AWAKENING), Elmer (NEWSIES), Elle Wood (LEGALLY BLONDE), Fredrika (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Annie (ANNIE), Dipper (OLIVER), Shelly (HAIRSPRAY), Little Lucy (THE ORPHAN TRAIN). Lexi has performed in many children's plays with Studio Playhouse in Montclair. Lexi is also a competitive dancer and has participated in the Paper Mill Playhouse summer conservatory program. She is currently a sophomore at Montclair High School. LOU ANN SALKIN (Shannon) holds an MFA in acting from The Asolo Conservatory/FSU and has worked professionally at Radio City Music Hall and other regional and NYC productions. She is the co-founder of Eccentric Theater Company, a local theater company that she runs with her daughter Veronica.. She has performed locally with a number of companies and was fortunate to play characters from Violet in August Osage County to Bette Davis in Legends and Bridge.

Accidental Death by Anne Marilyn LucasSynopsis: Leah Langley, an elderly woman driving at night has been arrested by the police in a poor neighborhood in Lynn, Massachusetts. As Officer Johnson questions her, we learn more about Leah Langley's story and what has brought her to this moment in time. Carrie Wesolowski (Director) Born and raised in NYC, Carrie Wesolowski is a NYC-based Actor, Director, Host, and Singer who has appeared in international news programs, film, television and theatre productions. Carrie is a graduate of the Gushee/Anania Studio where she studied with Phil Gushee and Joe Anania. Carrie hosted Movie Talk Show from 2014-2018 and served as its Associate Producer, interviewing indie film actors, writers, and directors and giving them a platform for their work. Carrie’s recent projects include directing and playing Destiny in Coni Koepfinger’s SIMON SAYS which was a finalist in the 1st Annual Playbill Virtual Theater Festival 2020 and was most recently streaming worldwide as part of Manhattan Rep’s STORIES Film Festival, and playing Mandy in Dermalogic as part of Theater for the New City's "On the Air'' series which can still be seen on Theater for the New City's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0WP3ZVOAaY&t=355s It's always such a joy for Carrie co-hosting, directing, and acting on AirPlay. She would like to thank the playwright Anne Marilyn Lucas and the actors who helped bring this to life.Mary Ellen Ashley (Leah Langley) Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Mary Ellen Ashley was featured in a 2016 edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine. Born and presently living in the Big Apple of New York City, Mary Ellen Ashley has spent time living and working throughout the United States, including Los Angeles, California, as well as in Europe. Performing in her very first theatrical role.Jacqueline Youm (Officer Verna Johnson) is a Senegalese American actor, lawyer, and French|English|Spanish teacher. She also coaches mediation and negotiation. She thanks her family & friends for continuously listening to her acting screams and tears. Since the pandemic has started, she has produced, directed, and acted in a myriad of plays and monologues, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMP7Wn5hXuo&list=PLcz56rfup6GzQsVH3RDqUedrQucAYCe6eAnne Marilyn Lucas (Playwright) Playwright, Director, Actress, Singer, College Professor: DGA, EQUITY,SAG/ AFTRAAnne’s first full-length play FROM SILENCE, the journey of a Holocaust survivor finding her voice, was produced in NYC at THE THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY in 2016, at MLT 2017, THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE in NYC 2018 directed by Arin Arbus. staged at GLOUCESTER STAGE 2019 and produced by COTTEY COLLEGE near Kansas City in 2020. RECOVERY, the struggle of three sets of mothers and their daughters with the disease of addiction was staged at BOSTON PLAYWRIGHT’S THEATRE, produced in NYC at THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY Oct 2018, north of Boston at MLT in Oct. 2019, BILLERICA POLICE PARTNERSHIP Dec. 2019 , and in Greece at FACTA NON-VERBA THEATER COMPANY, in Greek MARCH 2020. RECOVERY won three MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL GRANTS. SAY THE NAME, was staged at Harvard University and used as a text in the Divinity School. The nine commissioned musicals she has written have played to sold out crowds at MLT for 11 years. The most recent was a Vimeo offering this summer. One act plays ‘Dearest Dove’, ‘Legacy of the Hanging Judge’, ‘Spirits of the Gables’ have run annually for 20 years at THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES in Salem. Other 10min. plays have been produced in the Boston area (including BTM) & NYC Equity theaters.. She was a professor of Drama at Salem State University 2000-2011. Anne began acting as a child, trained in London in the 3 year diploma class at The Webber Douglas and Royal College of Music, regional rep Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park before working in NYC for 10 Years as an Equity Actress. Anne lives in Marblehead, MA and has two daughters.

“The True Colors of Weedle embodies my wish for all people in our world to love and accept themselves and each other no matter what colors we are “June Rachelson-Ospa is an award-winning Book writer and Lyricist for musical theater as well as producer. Her shows have been performed at the Kennedy Center, NYC, NJ, Texas Paris, London, Whidbey Island (Seattle) always receiving wonderful reviews along the way. June was a board member of the League of Professional Theater Women and a member of the Dramatist Guild and ASCAP. She is a former Board member of Theater Resources Unlimited and was Secretary for the New York City Tourette Syndrome Association and the Artistic Director of Identity Theater for 8 years. The True Colors Weedle is her first published book based on her musical. She's thrilled to share it with you today.She co-wrote with Daniel Neiden:Welcome To Tourettaville (Kennedy Center); Rapunzarella White (NYTimes Pick); Tourettaville Cartoon starring Dr. John, Michaël Imperioli and Courage the Cowardly Dog; Bollywood And Vine, Imaginary Boy( ImaginaryBoy.org, Stupid Wig Other work :The Hotel Belleclaire Premiered at the Outcast Theatre in Seattle November 2018 ,The True Colors of Weedle (Book and Lyric), Allison Brewster-Franzetti(Music) Weedle illustrated book on Kindle, The Never-Ending Line (Song Cycle)Jaime Lozano (Composer and Concept) Premiered in Paris and Players, In development Hyde and Seek The Life of Young Master Henry Jekyll, Rockin' The Planet with Peppy Castro (Producer Steve Leber) selected by GoodSpeed Author Colony 2017, Premiered in San Antonio (won a Texas Globe Award) and The Gringo Who Stole Christmas and The Truth Stops Here (In London). As an independent producer her credits include Broadway's Godspell, A Christmas Story the Musical (Lunt Fontaine and Madison Square Garden). June has also mentored special needs children through YMCA After-school Programs and was the Academy Director at AMAS Musical Theatre. June was a board member of the League of Professional Theater Women, Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, she is a former Board member of Theater Resources Unlimited and was Secretary for the New York City Tourette Syndrome Association, Artistic Director of Identity Theater www.identitytheater.com

LINDA S. NELSON is an Actor, Director, Dramaturge and Producer.  As an actor, Ms. Nelson has predominately been seen on stage, including Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, Regional Theatre, and with companies such as Whitehorse Theatre, Oberon Theatre Ensemble, Boomerang Theatre and NJ Rep. Her Film and TV credits include “Imaginary Heroes” with Sigorney Weaver, "Orange Is The New Black", “Seven Deadly Sins” and the award winning short film “Lipstick Ladies”.  In addition to directing dozens of readings, short plays and 24-Hour Festivals for companies such as Boomerang, TRU, Oberon, and New Light Theatre, her New York directing credits include Toast, Boast or Roast – A Tribute to Austin Pendleton featuring Olympia Dukakis, Louis Zorich, F. Murray Abraham, Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker at the Players Club, produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble;  Tongue of a Bird by Ellen McLaughlin; The Necessary Disposal by Bob Ost; and the Backstage Bistro Award winning Three Tenors in Search of an Act. She also directed and produced the World Premiere and Tour of Missa Solemnis or The Play About Henry by Roman Feeser; the North American Premiere of The Choice by Claire Luckham; and two interactive murder mysteries The Art of Murder and Delicious Death, both of which she co-wrote.   As a dramaturge Ms. Nelson has worked with dozens of writers including playwright/novelist, Cailin Heffernan; Screenwriter, Michael Lee Stever; and playwrights, Cyndy Marion at Whitehorse Theater Company, Stu Richel, Roman Feeser, Bob Ost, and Phil Olson on his popular musical series, Don’t Hug Me.  Founder of Shotgun Productions, she served as its Producing Director for 19 years and produced theatre, dance, opera and classical concerts throughout the New York area and in Europe. Since leaving Shotgun she has independently produced plays in NYC and on tour throughout the US. She was an Associate Producer on the Off Broadway production of “Silence” the musical parody of “Silence of the Lambs”. Currently she represents the multi-award winning “Sweet Texas Reckoning” by Traci Godfrey and the solo performance “Vietnam…through my lens” written and performed by Stu Richel. With “Vietnam…” she started as its dramaturge, then produced and directed the NYC Premiere in 2014 and has continued as its producer/director of the tour, which has been running since then. “Vietnam…” was also made into a film last summer by Two Seas TV, on which she worked as the AD to the Emmy Award winning director, Tony Ceglio.