Psych
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National Tour: The Little Prince (National Theatre of the Performing Arts). New York: Night Sky, Exes and Ohs, Just Before the Drop (NativeAliens Theatre Collective), Recent Tragic Events, Five Flights, Love Letters, The Baltimore Waltz (Tongue in Cheek Theater), Variations on the Death of Trotsky, Sisters, Thanksgiving Dinner (Prospect Theatre Company), and The Last Circus (Post Theater). Jake’s one-woman show, Up a River/Down the Aisle, was featured in the Midtown International Theatre Festival and the Strawberry One Act Festival this summer. MFA in acting (Actors Studio Drama School) BA in French and art (Smith College). www.jakelipman.com
New York: The Mercy Swing, Rachel (NYC Fringe 2007), A Thousand Cranes, Mother/Grandmother (59E59). The New School for Drama: A Ringing of Doorbells (Mrs. McCullum), Blind Date (Sarah Nancy), In the Shadow of the Glen (Nora Burke), Random Acts! One Act Play Festival '09, All's Well That Ends Well (Clown), The Crucible (Mary Warren). BA in French and theater, Smith College, MFA in acting from The New School for Drama ‘09.
A recent graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School, Mary Ruth Baggott has been seen most recently in Circle’s production of A Midsummer Nights Dream as Hermia/Snout/Cobweb and the staged reading of Other People’s Children at The Manhattan Theatre Club. She is also a proud new member of The Workshop Theatre Company.
Maryll can currently be seen as Ploppy the Mudwench in the new web series: All's Faire. New York: June in Jose Rivera's Marisol (City Attic), Windy in Tornado (Interart Development Series). Regional: Young Playwright's Festival (City Theatre/Pittsburgh), Sketchbook5 (Collaboraction), and various ensemble roles including-skeletons, nurses, old men and a dirt eating corporate drone in numerous spectacle productions with Redmoon Theater (Chicago).
Bill Bria hails from Ann Arbor, MI and holds his BA in the Visual and Performing Arts from Fairfield University in Connecticut. Bill also spent a semester studying in London at the British American Drama Academy. His most recent projects include Airmid Theatre’s The Silver Thread, Haberdasher Theatre’s production of Arnold Schulman's Lost, and Rob Pimentel’s film Space Opera.
Tele moved to New York City this June after graduating from West Texas A&M University with her BA in Theatre Performance. While she has performed in shows such as Beauty and the Beast (Babette) and Julius Caesar (Cassius) in Texas, Psych marks her New York City debut.
Kerri is a dancer, singer and actress who most recently originated the role of Inez in Brooklyn Girls, produced by the Soldier Hill Players, and toured southern Florida bringing doo-wop back to life. New York: Greenwich Village Project, The Ugly Duckling and 5X Wilder: The Seven Deadly Sins (The Provincetown Playhouse), The Magic Metro Card (Manhattan Theatre Source). www.kerriford.com
David hails from Arizona and is both a musician and an actor. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and joined the 2008 American Academy Company upon graduating. Memorable roles include Henry in Cosi and Arthur Robertson in American Clock.
New York: Twelfth Night (Queens Shakespeare). Regional: Shakespeare To Go Tour 2009, The Crucible (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival); The Diary of Anne Frank (Triad Stage); Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Sleeping Beauty or Coma, Carolina Jack’s Last Adventure, (THR 232 at Triad Stage). Educational: Our Lady of 121st St., Tales of the Lost Formicans, Marat/Sade. BFA in Acting, (UNC Greensboro). www.ambienmitchell.com
Susanne was born and raised on the West Coast, and has worked in film, T.V. and theatre since her teens. Some of her favorite projects since her arrival in NYC are: Film: Stepford Wives, Clown Kill, and Network News. Stage: Christie Valentine in Soccer Moms from Hell, and Sheila in A Chorus Line. She has just shot the film Holy Sunday. She is also a familiar face in commercials.
Off-Broadway: Fools In Love (BAM Harvey Theater), The Shadow Box, Tempest Tossed Fools (Manhattan Ensemble Theater), Tape, Joined at the Head (Westbeth Theatre); Off-Off-Broadway: A Case of Murder (La MaMa E.T.C.), South Delancey (Metropolitan Playhouse), Hay Fever, The Baltimore Waltz (The Producers Club), Zoloft or Zofia (13th Street Rep). Regional: Macbeth, Pigeon River Opera, As You Like It (Petoskey Theatre Festival). Film/TV: The Unidentified, The Graduates, Deleted Scenes, Nailing Jello (all currently playing in festivals across the country). MFA in Acting (Actors Studio Drama School), BA in Communication (Oakland University).
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Jason is a director, actor, and teaching artist. He is a founder and co-Artistic Director of 3 Sticks Theatre Company in Minneapolis. He has worked with Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Children's Theatre Company, The Playwright's Center, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Kansas City Rep, and American Globe Theatre. He is a member of the 2009 Lincoln Center Directors Lab. BFA in Acting, BA in English, University of Central Missouri; MFA in Acting, The London International School of Performing Arts. www.jasonbohon.com
Evan Smith – Playwright
Evan Smith’s play Psych was first produced by Playwrights Horizons (New York City), as was The Uneasy Chair. Other plays: Servicemen was produced by The New Group (New York City); Daughters of Genius was premiered by 1812 Productions (Philadelphia); The Savannah Disputation was premiered by The Writers Theatre (Chicago). His TV pilot, Debs, was a part of Naked TV, produced by Fox TV/Naked Angels. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and the recipient of a Whiting Award.
Kacie Hultgren – Scenic and Lighting Designer
Previous design credits include The Rape of Lucretia, Marat/Sade, and The Other Shore at Boston University and 2005 & 2006 seasons at the College Light Opera in Falmouth, MA. She also spent two seasons as the resident scenic design assistant at The Old Globe in San Diego, CA. Current projects include assistant scenic designer for The Neil Simon Plays revival and How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Tour.
Margaret Reed – Stage Manager
Margaret stage managed for The Vagina Monologues at Colorado Mountain College as a part of the V-Day Movement. She put on The Cripple of Inishmaan this year as well, a task involving her many talents.
Robin Rothman – Assistant Director
Robin is an actor, singer and musical improviser hailing from Philadelphia where she attended the University of the Arts. She performs long-form improv comedy regularly at the Magnet Theater and is thrilled to have been a part of the creative process for Psych. Favorite past scripted roles include Ophelia, Ismene, and Tuptim. She is also a recent Top 4 finalist in The Stonewall Sensation singing competition at the Stonewall Inn.
Travis Kendrick – House Manager
Travis graduated from Point Park Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He house managed for Frigid NYC Fringe and Rising Sun Performance Company, and stage managed Sorry Wrong Chimney at Maples Repertory Theatre. He is a founding member of the Experimental Theatre Project, where he collaborated on Illusions, Generation I, and as the co-writer/director of a new children’s musical, Dotty Dot, which has its NYC premiere in Riverside and Central Parks in September.
Philip Rothman – Technical Advisor
Philip holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Rice University and is an active composer, orchestrator, and consultant. Orchestration credits: Taking Chance, Teddy in His Own Words (HBO Films), Sin Nombre, Hollywoodland (Focus Features), The Nanny Diaries (Weinstein Co./MGM Films), Schooled (CW Network). www.philiprothman.com
