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EVAN BESKIN (Daniel Sullivan / Bill Dempsey) Evan Beskin began studying at F.A.U., where he performed everything from “Our Town” to “Buried Child” and participated in workshops with famed actress Olympia Dukakis. In New York, he studied with renowned improv companies Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as at esteemed acting school Stella Adler and The Lee Strasberg Institute. He has performed in such plays as “Reunion”, “Defying Gravity”, “Wit”, and recently to critical acclaim as Kenneth Baxter in John Hopkin’s “This Story of Yours”. Last year, Evan performed in a dual production of “The Merchant of Venice”, and “The Jew of Malta”, which explored the similarities between the two plays. Evan has also toured the country in a variety of productions, which include “Don Quixote” and as Benedick in “Much Ado about Nothing” (also with Aisling Arts) and has had appearances on such television shows as “All My Children” and “Law and Order”. Evan is very happy to be working with Aisling Arts again.			RYAN WESLEY BROWN (Tony Coughlin / Father Tim) Ryan Wesley Brown is thrilled to be performing in WAKE. He most recently played the role of Matthew in Dream Babies at the American Theatre for Actors. Other favorite performances include Paul in Kiss Me, Kate, and Mr. McQueen in Urinetown. Ryan has a BA in Theatre, Dance, and Russian Studies from Muhlenberg College and has studied Drama at Queen Mary, University of London in the UK. www.ryanwesleybrown.webs.com
			MARA GANNON (Sheila Caulfield / Kay Cartwright / Joanie) Mara Gannon is thrilled to be working with Aisling Arts. Past Credits include Alexandria in The Contents of Her Purse(Dark Luna Prod.), Number 5 in In Fireworks Lie Secret Codes(Stage One Prod.), Leontine in The Triumph of Love, Elsa in Dispatches From Hell, Amy Lee in Laundry and Bourbon, Constance in Wilde Abandon(original cast) Natalie in The Infinite Dust(original cast), Ann Putnam in The Crucible(all with Rutgers Theatre Company). Education: BA Wagner College; MFA, Rutgers University. Proud member of Effable Arts.
REBECCA DAVIS (Agnes / Siobhan Sullivan) New York credits: Bushwick Shakespeare Repertory: Julius Caesar; Poliglot Theater: Neither Heaven Nor Earth; Midnight Buffet: JAWS The Musical! Regional credits: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: The Grapes of Wrath, and The Tempest on the Mainstage; Pericles with the Apprentice Company. Rebecca is an ’09 graduate of Drew University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Dance. Additional training at LAMDA, NYU, and STNJ.			LILLITH FALLON (Kathy Sullivan) Lillith is extremely excited and honored to be a part of her first Aisling Arts show. Lillith is a recent graduate of The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, where she studied with many wonderful teachers such as Sam Schacht, Joan Evans and Ron Burrus. Before coming to New York, Lillith studied and performed longform improv at the Dirty South Theater and worked on Nuestro Barrio, a Spanish-language mini-series about Hispanic life in the United States. Favorite roles include Barbara in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, and Trisha in FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS.
CODY MAGOUIRK (Jonathan Cartwright / Jamie Cartwright / Siobhan’s Brian) Cody has just recently arrived in NYC and is excited about his first production in the city. Asheville, NC has been the place that Cody called home for the past couple of years while receiving his Bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina in Asheville. His favorite roles include The Dentist in "Little Shop of Horrors", Bobby Strong in "Urinetown" and Himself in "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare abridged". He hopes you enjoy the show!			WENDY MERRITT* (Mrs. Armstrong / Kate Sullivan) Wendy was last seen in September as Lady Bracknell, in Sink or Swim Rep's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Wendy is very pleased to be making her Aisling Arts debut in this fascinating piece. Other New York appearances this year include, DODSWORTH at Metropolitan Playhouse and Richard Sheinmel's POST MODERN LIVING at La MaMa, which included our cast's terrific Catherine Porter.
BRYN MANION (Deirdre Sullivan) After a nearly ten year hiatus from acting, Bryn is thrilled to be returning to the stage as Deirdre in WAKE. Favorite prior roles include Rosaura in LIFE’S A DREAM, Mephistophiles in FAUSTUS, Beatrice in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and Helena in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. Bryn is also a Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright/director and the co-founder of Aisling Arts where she has directed plays such as PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, MACBETH, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, and THE BEGGAR’S OPERA.			MICKEY O’SULLIVAN (Kevin Sullivan / Michael Sullivan) Mickey O'Sullivan is ecstatic to be a part of WAKE. Mickey studied acting for four years at Illinois State University and upon arrival to NYC in June 2010 has continued his training On Camera with Erica Jensen, and Scene Study with Michael Howard. Some recently productions include, Prince Pauper in "All Folked Up", Peter in " The Melodrama Play", Benedick in "Much ado about Nothing", Don Juan in "Don Juan Comes Home from War", and Sebastion in "Twelfth Night".www.mickeyosullivan.webs.com
GIVERNY PETITMERMET (Molly Cartwright / Maude Penney) Giverny Petitmermet’s New York credits include: Sacrificial Boogaloo (Mindspring Collective); Trinity@Trinity (Ex Libris Theatre Company); Her Train of Thought (Public Space; Public Voice); Dispersal, Playboy of the Western World (Aisling Arts); Assistance (Conflict of Interest Theatre Co.). Other credits include: Much Ado About Nothing (Olney Theatre Center); Prelude to a Kiss, Trojan Women (BU); The Provoked Wife, Macbeth (LAMDA). Training: Boston University, BFA in acting; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), British American Drama Academy (BADA). Her writing can be heard on the COI podcast (conflicttheater.podomatic.com).			CATHERINE MICHELE PORTER* (Maura Sullivan, Mrs. Dawe) CATHERINE MICHELE PORTER is delighted to make her second appearance with Aisling Arts (first was as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest). Catherine is Co-Founder/Artistic Director of Peculiar Works Project, an OBIE Award-winning company with whom she has served as producer, writer, director and/or performer in 100+ site-specific performances (www.peculiarworks.org). She has acted with such Off-Off companies as Flux Theatre Ensemble, The Forge, Theatre Askew and TOSOS, and appeared Off Broadway in Mac Wellman’s award-winning Crowbar. Catherine’s alter ego is Dixon Place’s Director of Development and Finance. She’s a member of Actors Equity Association, and serves on the boards of A.R.T./New York and Concrete Temple Theatre.
WENDY REMINGTON BOWIE (Margaret Caulfield) Wendy is a co-founder of Aisling Arts and has acted and designed extensively with the company. As part of the off-off Broadway community, she has worked as an actor, designer, and writer collaborating with companies including the Obie-award winning Peculiar Works Project and TOSOS II, was a festival adjudicator for the clown, mask and burlesque category of the New York International Fringe Festival, and she was a reviewer for nytheater.com as part of their festival reviewing squad.			BARRY ROWELL (Roland / Mr. James / Landring) Barry Rowell is a founder and co-artistic director of Peculiar Works Project (peculiarworks.org). As an actor, he appeared in En Garde Arts productions by Reza Abdou, Anne Bogart and Charles M. Mee, and with several Off-Off companies. His plays have been presented by Peculiar Works, Theater of NOTE (Los Angeles) and Creative Mechanics (Stage This!). He has directed productions for PWP, The American Symphony Orchestra, and others. He is pleased to be performing with Aisling Arts—and with Catherine Porter for the first time in 25 years.
BRADLEY WELLS (Dan Sullivan / Sean Sullivan) Bradley has proudly worked on several Aisling Arts productions such as Life Is A Dream, Macbeth, and The Force Trilogy, which was featured in 'Plays And Playwrights 2006.' New York: Taming of the Shrew (78th Street Theatre Lab), The Village Fragments (Peculiar Works Project), Out of the Sandbox (June Havoc Theatre), and Remuda (Midtown International Theatre Festival). TV: Damages and Naked Brothers Band.