Playwright Ramon Sanchez is also a musician and a substitute teacher. He received an award for a poem about his microwave and has written several plays in his career, most recently the musical Vampires of the Red Moon. As a filmmaker, he recently wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Imelda and Gunter.

A 20 year veteran of the theatre, director Heather McAllister is the founder and Artistic Director of hope theatre. For hope theatre, Ms. McAllister adapted and directed EDWARD III, THE MERCHANT, and SEEN ON SCREEN. As associate artistic director of Expanded Arts, she worked in their acclaimed "Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot)" series. Heather lives in Manhattan with her two adorable little boys and is currently working on a screenplay.

hope theatre was founded in 2000 by siblings Heather, Jerry, and Kelly McAllister. The company’s first production was the 2001 U.S. Premiere of Shakespeare’s Edward III at the Bank Street Theatre, (now The Cherry Pit) The direction was hailed as “Compelling, solid, particularly strong” by Jocelyn Simpson of The New Yorker. hope theatre followed the success of Edward III with NY Fringe Festival favorites: Last Call, Muse of Fire, Die, Die, Diana: A Musical and Some Unfortunate Hour. hope then presented a sold out run of Heather McAllister’s original work Seen On Screen with Bang Theatre in Los Angeles.

Cast and Crew

	Seth Biberstein (Michael) Vassar College (2010) Much Ado About Nothing (Leonardo), Hamlet: The First Quarto (King), Clue (Col. Mustard), Haarlem Berlin (Subgeneral), Richard III (Hastings/First Murderer), First Lady Suite (Ike/Bess Truman), Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin), Cloud Nine (Clive/Cathy). This is Seth's NYC Theater Debut.
	Mac Brydon (Guido X-3) San Diego Native. RECENT THEATRE: Chris Boal’s Order directed by Austin Pendleton. RECENT TV: Lipstick Jungle. TRAINING: Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Studies with Harold Guskin in Manhattan. The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy (PWST), Warsaw, Poland. http://www.byrdmanco.com
	Sean Dalal (Chris) grew up in Manhattan, and is a recent graduate of the BFA Acting program at Emerson College. He has been seen in Lincoln Center's Great Performers presents Martha Clarke's Vers la Flamme, recording artist Anjulie's music video for "Addicted2Me", and more. This is his first performance with NYC's Fringe Festival!
	Shelle Davis (Rachel) has worked in theatre, film, television, and performed vocals since moving to NYC in 1994. Favorites include: Tempest in the independent Run of th eHouse, Karen in Jake's Women, Network Exec/Shopper in The Stepford Wives, and recently, Diana De Angeles in the web series, "Exorcists Local 667." Love to Ref.
	Alya Fetyani (Lighting) is happy to be making her hope theatre debut.
	Jody Formica (makeup design) is a freelance makeup artist, specializing in stage, HD video & film, as well as weddings and headshots. She spent a year in Cambridge, England, where she was key makeup artist for productions with Footlights, the ADC and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Recent productions include: Feature film - All God's Creatures (Sid and Nancy Productions)
	Rob Langeder is a star of the New York cabaret scene, winning a MAC Award. Rob has created three one-man shows in Manhattan, Broadway Revival, Any Place I Hang My Hat, and Undead in Hell's Kitchen. Rob has toured the U.S. as Ritchie Valens in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, and Japan as The Prince in a tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
	Gelsey Laurie (Jennifer/choreographer) Fluent in all dance styles (particularly aerial arts), Gelsey's style savvy and dance versatility was featured in Elle Magazine! She completed three seaons as specialty dancer for Disneyland Resort. She's delighted to make her New York, FringeNYC and hope theatre debuts. Love and thanks to her cheering section in Riverside!
	M. Lewis (Associate Producer) "ER" (Dr. Pauline Blair); Star: "Baywatch Nights," "Pride and Joy," (w/Jeremy Piven and Craig Bierko); Guest Star: Picket Fences," "Murder, She Wrote," "America's Most Wanted," "Weird Science," (USA); many commercials. Stage favorites: Carnal Knowledge, Antony and Cleopatra, Dressing Room Divas, Gun Plays, and Gidget Goes Guatamalan.
	Heather McAllister (Brenda/Cyberwench) Heather has been seen off-Broadway: The Head, Our Own Marguerite, Belle Fourche; off-off-Broadway: Pinata!, Die, Die, Diana!, Muse of Fire, Henry IV, Julius Caesar, Comedy of Errors, Three Sisters, Cherry Orchard, Frankenstein, My Ellis Island Story. Least glamorous yet most memorable job was a long run as Meryl Streep in Dressing Room Divas at the Duplex Cabaret.
	Stacie Perlman (Brenda/Cyberwench) National Tour: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ... (Martha). New York: The Rink (Angel). Regional: A Grand Night for Singing (Victoria), Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Shulie), Twelfth Night (Feste). Proud member of Actors' Equity.
	Mark Rich (Original artwork) Mark specializes in fantasy art and, recently, was commissioned for a large mural in a new jazz club in Georgia!
	James Joseph Ward (Zeke/Jake) Theater credits include The Foreigner, Biloxi Blues, Three Sisters, School for Scandal, and Butterflies Are Free. Film credits include Clearview, Unholy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Keeper, and Last Chance. Also a noted voice over artist, James is proud to be making his FringeNYC and hope theatre debut.