CAST
ORA FRUCHTER (Puppeteer): Ora is thrilled to be working on Bird House! Before she stumbled onto the Lop Side, Ora performed as a puppeteer in David Michael Friend’s Ego, at Here Arts Center. She appeared in the Infinite Stage premier production of Hamlet? That is the Question, a clown adaptation for the Capital Fringe Festival, and was a puppeteer in Lost and Found Puppeteers’ Dis/Appearing, which played in both the Capital and NYC Fringe Festivals. Ora and her giant dinosaur have appeared at the Bowery Poetry Club and Theater Lab.
KYLIE LIYA GOLDSTEIN* (Myra): Kylie is thrilled to join Bird House! Broadway debut as little Cosette in the revival of Les Miserables; Theater of the Stars tour of Les Miserables; Broadway tour of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Annie Who/Cindy Lou understudy); Voice of Gretl in the Salzburg Marionette Theaters Broadway cast production of the Sound of Music. Performed the title role in a workshop of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s Nightingale. Featured in the 2009 Wachowski Brother’s film Ninja Assassin as Young Kariko. Appeared in Naked Brother’s Band, Jack’s Big Music Show, Guiding Light and Sesame Street. Kylie is a member of the Broadway Kids and Broadway Kids Care.
WENDY SCHARFMAN* (Rita): New York: Through Darkest Ohio, Alarm Dog Rep (dir. Alan Ball), Public Theater; The Dropper (dir. Ron McLarty), Intar; Sorrento, Vital Theatre/McGinn Cazale; Monsters, Ohio Theatre; Betrayal, Image Theatre. Regional: Natural History, Enchanted April, Quartet, Walnut Street Theatre; Scotland Road, Hartford TheatreWorks; Misalliance, Hot L Baltimore, Asolo; Marvin’s Room; Rumors. Film: Going Under (w/Roger Rees), The Perfect Dress, Aphrodisiac. TV: Law and Order, Guiding Light.
CHRISTINA SHIPP (Syl): As a company member with the Flux Theatre Ensemble, Christina played Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosaura in Life is a Dream, and 13 characters in the Fringe Production of Other Bodies. She was recently seen at Theatre Row in Heiress Productions’ Belles and as Perdita in The American Globe’s Winter’s Tale. Christina works for The Savvy Actor, is a student of the Lucid Body Technique with Fay Simpson, and studies improv at The PIT. Upcoming projects: August Schulenberg’s The Lesser Seductions of History. Ladies, thank you for putting me in the BIRD HOUSE. www.christinashipp.com
ANTHONY WILLS JR* (Puppeteer): Anthony is very pleased to be working with Heidi and Kate. He also appeared in the Odyssey which was written and directed by Kate Marks. Anthony’s most recent New York credits include On the Waterfront (Brave New World), Big-love Ape-song (Target Margin and Ontological Hysterics) and not so recent his on-man show, The Happiness of Schizophrenia (New York International Fringe Festival). Anthony is a member of AEA, NYC Rep and New Jersey Repertory Theater. www.anthonywillsjr.com
COTTON WRIGHT* (Louisy): Cotton is honored to be a part of Bird House. She was most recently seen in Flux Theatre Ensemble’s production of Pretty Theft. Some of her favorite regional theater credits include Twelfth Night (Viola), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Julia), Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Oklahoma (Laurey) and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally). She is awed by the continued support of her friends and family despite her frequent (if unintentional) neglect. Upcoming projects include a new musical for the Fringe and a webisode to be released in 2010. www.cottonwright.com
BIRD HOUSE is an AEA approved showcase
*These actors are appearing courtesy of Actor’s Equity Assocation
CREW
SHANNON O’NEILL (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working with the wonderful ladies at the KNF company and is excited to see this magical play come to life. She recently toured the country as PSM with DrumLine Live and was a part of the 2009 marathon series at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Previously, Shannon has stage managed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Naked Angels Theater Co, and acted, directed and stage managed at NYU’s Playwrights Horizons Theater School.
ANNA TRACHTMAN (Assistant Stage Manager). This is Anna’s first AEA showcase. Previous stage management credits include work with the NY Musical Theatre Festival and Young Playwrights Inc.. She has also worked annually with the NYCLU’s Broadway Stands up for Freedom concert and interned with the Lyric Stage Company of Boston for most of its current season. She has several directing and stage management credits at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and at Emerson College, where she is pursuing her BA in Theatre Studies.
