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	Convergence ~The Cast~

AISLING ARTS presents Force: Convergence A new play by Bryn Manion	Ben Beckley	Berto Colòn	Karen Grenke ^*
Randy Harmon	Aaron Mathias	Shawn Mahoney	Liza Pross
Wendy Remington	Sarah Stephens	Elizabeth Sugarman	Who will you be when faced with all that you can’t control?

AISLING ARTS PRESENTS CONVERGENCE

Convergence is the stunning conclusion to the Force series by playwright and director Bryn Manion.

In a play that spans three continents, a war journalist, two mechanics, an artist, one humanitarian aid worker and a science teacher plunge into painfully normal and profoundly extreme moments in time when memory and identity is absolute. Through dreams, travel, memories and a tinge of magic realism, Convergence is the story of three couples (and a few of their eccentric acquaintances) at convergent points in their lives. What will the moment of convergence bring?

Featuring: Ben Beckley, Berto Colón, Karen Grenke^*, Randy Harmon, Shawn Mahoney, Aaron Mathias, Liza Pross, Wendy Remington, Sarah Stephens, and Elizabeth Sugarman.
*Karen appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association. Force 3 is an AEA approved showcase.

You are cordially invited to performances on April 4^th, 5^th, 6^th,11^th,12^th,13^th as industry members.

Performances begin at 7:30 at the New York Irish Center.

10-41 Jackson Avenue between 50^th and 51^st Avenues, Long Island City

7 train to Vernon-Jackson Avenues—One stop from Grand Central

*Please RSVP to sarahlstephens@yahoo.com or bring this invite with you.

BEN BECKLEY’S recent work includes Bury the Dead with Kathleen Chalfant and Denis O'Hare, and Wannabe, just named Best Narrative Short at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. Ben graduated from Princeton University's theater program. Ben has also studied movement and mask at The Actor's Center, long-form improv at the PIT, and on-camera commercial technique with Brooke Thomas and Mary Egan.  He is currently freelancing with Baker Management and Abrams Artists Agency. This is his fourth show with Aisling Arts..

BERTO COLÒN was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He attended Fordham University on an athletic scholarship but after injuries, his passion for acting began to take center stage. He studied with Anthony Abeson and is presently studying at the Robert Patterson Acting Studio.  Independent films include “Father Vengeance” and “Katie’s Wish”. Theatre credits include Phasis II’s adaptation of “Camille” by Alexander Dumas and Jorge C. Perez’s “Crossing Currents.” He would like to thank his family and Lara for their unwavering support and Bryn for the opportunity to bring life to her words.

KAREN GRENKE currently appears in the reading series Polly Frost's "Sex Scenes" at Cornelia Street Café and will appear in Blue Puppies Cycle. With Aisling Arts: Twelfth Night . Previous NY theatre: Wuthering High at The 14^th Street Y; And I Love You, Cracked and The Last Menagerie at HERE; Regional: Beirut and The Wedding at the Hangar Theater. Film: the upcoming indie Love Like Blood. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and trains with Anne Bogart's SITI Company. Ms. Grenke is a founder of Cagey Productions, a NY production company for emerging artists.

RANDY HARMON Randy Harmon is proud to be a part of the cast of Force: Convergence. He came to New York to study with George Morrison and Mike Nichols at The New Actor’s Workshop. Since graduating last spring, Randy has been working in television, film and on stage. Projects include: Law&Order:SVU, The Book of Daniel, School for Scoundrels, September, The Good Shepherd, Inside Man and The Wind Up.

SHAWN MAHONEY is happy to be working with the Aisling arts team for a second time after performing in a reading of Threshold (part 2 of the Force Trilogy) this past fall.  Shawn studied at the William Esper Studio for 2 years. He has been working mainly in film and TV, most recently completing production on a TV pilot entitled "mother". Over the past 1/2 year he has shifted his focus back to the stage and is looking forward to whatever may come next...as long as it means fame and adoration.

AARON MATHIAS, future academy award winning actor and graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse, Breakdiver, Soulsearching avatar, life student who's new short film "A Long Walk To Forever" based on the Kurt Vonnegut short story will be out soon. Would like to thank those I love and admire for the inspiration.

LIZA PROSS is a native New Jerseyian and was last in seen in a production of "Uncommon Women and Others" by the late Wendy Wasserstein. Liza currently studies with Tony Greco and has her B.F.A. from Boston University.

WENDY REMINGTON received her BA in theater from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a concentration in acting and design. Additionally, she trained in scene study at Michael Howard studios with Deborah Kampmeier and studied Shakespearean acting at the London Academy of Performing Arts. Wendy has a particular interest in physical theater and studied the LeCoq technique and mask with David Gaines, clown and commedia dell'arte with Jim Calder, and puppetry with Emily Stork.

SARAH STEPHENS’ recent stage credits include the new farce “Watchin’ Waldo” with Syracuse’s Salt City Theatre and RadiotheatreNYC’s “Hardboiled”. She appeared in “Kingdom of Ultimate Power” which was screened at the 2005 L.A. Short Film Festival and the Cutting Room. She is a graduate of Circle in the Square. In past lives, Sarah was a radio reporter, taught English in Japan, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in History.
 
ELIZABETH SUGARMAN is a graduate of the William Esper Studio where she studied with Bill Esper. Favorite credits include Girl in Mountainlight (Fall Collection), Onna in Frank Dell's Temptation of St. Anthony (Butane Group) and Tamora in Titus Andronicus (Hudson Shakespeare Company). This is her second appearance with Aisling Arts, last seen in Threshold at Manhattan Theater Source.