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Chris Bresky
Advance Man #1
Chris Bresky is honored to be returning to People's Light and the world of Twain after his great experience in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mr. Bresky has starred in Peter Pan, History Boys (Barrymore Nom.): Arden, The Credeaux Canvas: Centre Theater. King John: New York Shakespeare Exch. Lorenzaccio: Red Bull Theatre. Taming of the Shrew: Capitol Repertory Theatre. The Hit: Lamb's Players Theatre. Restoration Comedy, Much Ado, Titus Andronicus, Midsummer, Richard III, Othello, Hamlet at the Globe. He will be seen this fall in the new TV series Elementary starring Lucy Liu; other TV and film credits include Medium, Numbers, and the R&J film Private Romeo. He dedicates this show to his two greatest loves: his family and his Wendy Lady. |
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Akeem Davis
Advance Man #2
Akeem Davis (Miami, FL) is a graduate of The Florida State University and a proud man of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Last season Akeem was seen on stage with Flashpoint Theatre Company, Interact Theatre Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Shakespeare in Clark Park and the National Constitution Center. This is Akeem's first show with People's Light & Theatre Company. |
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Tom Teti
Mark Twain
Tom Teti last played Marc in ART at Hedgerow Theater. Prior to that he appeared in Of Mice and Men, Treasure Island and Hatchetman at PLTC. Last spring he was seen in Seth Rozin’s Two Jews Walk into a War at InterAct and directed Shirley Valentine at Hedgerow. He also appeared at People’s Light in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Three Musketeers, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and Stretch: A Fantasia. He can be seen in the new feature film Limitless, with Bradley Cooper. He teaches acting at Hedgerow Theatre. |
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Wendy Bable
Playwright
Wendy Bable is a director, teaching artist, and playwright who has directed over thirty plays for both young audiences and adults, including Schoolhouse, Many Moons, Still Life with Iris, For Which it Stands, Through the Darkness, i’m not a writer but i got a story to tell, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pippin, The Bald Soprano, Gypsy, Antigone, Lysistrata, and The Lesson. During her tenure as Assistant Producer for the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival in Austin TX, Wendy was a driving force in diversifying the canon of dramatic literature for young audiences. She received the prestigious distinction of Winifred Ward Scholar by the American Alliance for Theater and Education in 2008. In 2011 she was selected as the U.S. ambassador to the ASSITEJ International Directing Seminar in Cologne, Germany, and her direction of The Transition of Doodle Pequeño was featured at the Kennedy Center in the 2012 New Visions/New Voices festival. |
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Zak Berkman
Dramaturg
Zak joined People’s Light as Associate Artistic Director in 2011. Previously, he was Associate to Broadway producer,{remove comma} Margo Lion, and Founding Executive Director of Artistic Programming of the OBIE award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble in NYC. Zak is also a playwright, dramaturg, and director. His plays include The Harassment of Iris Malloy and Beauty on the Vine (published by DPS, optioned for film by Dirty Rice Pictures). Love to T, E, & T. |
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David Bradley
Director
A PLTC company member since 1991, David’s directed more than two dozen productions, most recently Of Mice and Men and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He’s directed frequently at Indiana Rep and the National Constitution Center (most recently the 7th season of Living News) and Philadelphia Young Playwrights (with whom he’s creating a production for the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts). Also this year, he’s developing a play with Temple’s Institute on Disabilities. As teaching artist and consultant, David often focuses on the intersection of art and community/civic engagement. He’s co-founder of LiveConnections, which creates and curates cross-genre music experiences at World Cafe Live. |
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Charles T. Brastow
Production Manager
Chaz is in his fifth season as Production Manager, but has also been an Equity Stage Manager for 25 years and Sound Designer for 125 productions, most recently PLTC’s The Master Builder. Other theaters, other projects: PlayPenn, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia Shakespeare Co., Delaware Theatre, Arena Stage, Primary Stages, Nickelodeon, Carnival Cruise Lines, Greg Thompson Productions, Miller-Reich Productions, Zap Productions, MLR Theatrical, and Scenery First. Chaz also has an M.A. in History. |
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Christopher Colucci
Sound Design & Original Music
Christopher makes sound and music as a theater artist, composer and guitarist. Last season he designed over a dozen productions including: Angels in America, Part One and The Curse of the Starving Class (Wilma), The Whipping Man and Charlotte's Web (Arden), How I Learned to Drive (Theatre Horizon), The Mousetrap (Walnut), Knives in Hens (Theater Exile) as well as both Of Mice and Men and Mr. Hart & Mr. Brown here at People's Light. Since 2008, he has earned 11 Barrymore Award nominations for Outstanding Original Music and Sound Design. Christopher would like to thank the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative for professional development opportunities pivotal to his work this season. For more sounds please visit http://soundcloud.com/cmsound. |
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Jessica Ford
Scenic Designer
Regional theatre credits include The Long Wharf Theatre, Arena Stage, Baltimore CenterStage, Berkeley Rep, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, Yale Rep, Shakespeare and Company, Barrington Stage, Hangar Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. In New York she has worked with P73, Ars Nova, The Play Company, Second Stage, Rattlestick Playwright's Theatre, Pearl Theatre, and the Summer Play Festival. M.F.A.: Yale School of Drama. 2007-9 NEA/TCG Design Fellow. |
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Lily Fossner
Lighting Designer
People’s Light & Theatre Company: Mr. Hart & Mr. Brown, A Wrinkle in Time, Kidnapped!, The Persians. NYC: Doug Varone & Dancers; Culture Project/Public Theatre; Monica Bill Barnes & Company; Juilliard Opera Theatre; Prospect Theater Company; NYU/Grad Acting. Regional: Chautauqua Theater Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival. Lighting Supervisor, Glimmerglass Festival; Lighting Associate, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. M.F.A., NYU |
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Marla Jurglanis
Costume Designer
Resident Costume Designer for the past 16 years and manager of our Costume Shop, Marla’s recent designs include Hatchetman, Legacy of Light, Nathan the Wise, A Tale of Two Cities, and Six Characters in Search of an Author. She has designed costumes for over 70 PLTC productions. Marla’s designs have also been seen at the Delaware Theatre Company, the Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, AMTF, Virginia Stage Company, Alliance Theatre Company, and George Street Playhouse. |
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Patricia G. Sabato
Production Stage Manager
Patricia G. Sabato is happy to be a part of People's Light & Theatre Company. She has had the honor of working for many venues of the vibrant Philadelphia theater community. Pat is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and serves on the AEA Liaison Committee for the Philadelphia Region. She and her husband Edmund live in Downingtown and are the delighted parents of Christina, Kathryn, Jessica and Daniel. |
