Who's Who in The Key West Summer Stage 2012
(in alphabetical order)
MICHAEL AAGLAN, Actor
Michael made his professional debut at 17 as a dancer in Sugar.
He toured for nearly a decade with Metamophosis Performing Company in
interactive theatrical productions for elementary school through
corporate age audiences. He spent several years working for Lycoming
College in Pennsylvania as Musical Theatre Dramaturg and as an
Artis-in-Residence for their Summer Theatre Internship Program. Michael
has been seen regularly in Israel Horowitz's Line (playing Dolan), Peg of My Heart (Jerry), The Great American Backstage Musical (Banjo), Pergolesi's The Perfect Wife (Vespone), David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre (The Stage Manager), Lend Me A Tenor (Max), The Importance of Being Earnest (Algernon), The Secret Garden (Neville Crane), Sylvia (Tom/Phyllis/Leslie), and Carousel (Jigger). Micheal was last seen in Key West in the Waterfront Playhouse productions of The Best Man and Reefer Madness: the Musical, and he's directed at the Waterfront as well...The Red Head Dilemma (with Key West Children's Theatre, and stage managed Naked Boys Singing!
JUSTIN AHEARN
Justin has been acting all of
his life. Recently, though, Key West theater lovers have been blessed
with his talents in such shows as the Waterfront Playhouse's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Full Monty. Last year he starred in the Red Barn's Becky's New Car, and has also been seen in other productions around the Keys, including Incorruptible, Company, The Amorous Ambassador, and Cactus Flower.
BOB BOWERSOX, Actor, Director, Founder of TheatreXP
Bob
has spent the last 26 years acting professionally in theater, film, and
television in Philadelphia and New York, and now in Key West, his home
for the past 4 years. He studied acting at the University of Delaware’s
acclaimed Professional Theatre Training Program, and concentrated on
Meisner training with noted director Danny Peak. Stage roles have
included everything from Shakespeare to Albee, Gurney to Tennessee
Williams. He was last seen as Juror#8 in last year’s Waterfront Playhouse production of 12 Angry Men, as well as several roles in the Red Barn’s Short Attention Span Theatre the last few years. On the silver screen, he's appeared in over 21 films, from big-budget studio pics (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Addicted to Love, Burn After Reading) to quirky independents (Touched, Frayed, 99 Percent Sure).
He’s also written several screenplays and stage plays, some of which
have been optioned by Hollywood production companies and/or produced on
stage. Bob is the founder and Artistic Director of TheatreXP in Key
West.
LAURIE BREAKWELL, Actor
Laurie
is one of the most recognized and respected talents in Key West,
particularly when it comes to the musical stage. She’s graced the Red
Barn stage in productions that include Wild Women of Planet Wongo, Batboy, the Musical, and Bark. At the Waterfront, she starred in Musical of Musicals, the Musical, The Full Monty, and Stepping Out. She’s also worked with the Key West Pops at the Tennessee Williams Theater in Follies, Pajama Game, A Little Night Music, and most recently, Leading Ladies of Broadway. She also premiered her own signature show, CleaVage in the Night – Laurie Breakwell Exposed earlier this year. THE KEY WEST SUMMER STAGE marks Laurie’s first non-musical appearances at The Red Barn.
PONY CHARVET, Actor
Pony
has been a fixture around Key West for years, especially when it comes
to comedy. He was a founding member of The Improvables comedy troupe in
Key West, building upon his stint with the ground-breaking Los Angeles
improvisation group, The Groundlings. Pony has been seen in numerous Key
West productions, most recently Short Attention Span Theatre at The Red Barn.
JACK MCDONALD, Stage Manager, Lighting Designer, Master Electrician
Jack has been involved with theater his whole life. He was Assistant Stage Manager for the first production of Sylvia
at the Red Barn and has gone on to become an integral part of the inner
workings of the theater -- designing and running lighting, stage
managing, building and painting sets. Jack studied Fine Arts in college
and now fills his courtyard with painting when he is not turning a brush
on a stage flat. His fine art paintings are shown regularly the
galleries of Key West.
ERIN MCKENNA, Actor
Erin's
from Long Island, NY, and studied dance at Hunter College there. She
works as a licensed massage therapist at two local Key West spas. She
last performed at the Red Barn Theatre's production of Becky's New Car, and is a regular member of the Short Attention Span Theatre troupes every year. Erin is also an active member of the Key West Burlesque Troupe, performing as "Cheeky Derriere".
GEORGE MURPHY, Actor
George is the author of two book of poetry, a six-act musical (The Meaning of It All), a stage adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night, and has edited numerous literary anthologies, including The Key West Reader, Poetics: Essays of the Art of Poetry, and The Poet's Choice. He has appeared on stage in Key West in 'Twas
the Night Before Christmas, Jeffrey, Rumors, Carnival, La Cage aux
Folles, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pageant, Shel's
Shorts, Shel Shocked, The Outer Shel, Sherlock's Secret Life, The
Graduate, Incorruptible, Opus, Regrets Only, and 12 Angry Men. His autobiographical monologue Electra: The Birds of Death and the Mongoloid Troubadour has been featured at the Red Barn Theatre.
QUINCY PERKINS, Actor, Producing Partner of TheatreXP
Quincy
is a native of Key West. He grew up performing in the local theaters
until he went off to high school at the prestigious Deerfield Academy in
Mass. There he honed his skills with famed theater coach John Reese
(who also coincidentally taught co-star Laurie Breakwell). He was
accepted and studied at Stella Adler Academy in NYC and appeared in an
off-Broadway production of This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan. He has appeared at the Red Barn Theatre in Greetings, Wild Women of Wongo, Shel's Shorts, Rompers, The Outer Shel, Fresh Rompers, and another Mamet play Speed-The-Plow where he became bilingual in "Mamet-talk". He was also Juror #5 in 12 Angry Men and Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Waterfront Playhouse. Quincy is also a local filmmaker and producer. He has involved in films such as Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Master and Commander, Men in Black, Cat in the Hat and others. He has also won several awards for his directed short films including Start Spreading The News and Driving Lessons, which was recently selected as one of 40 most influential films made in Florida in the last decade.
RANDI REAMS, Director
Randi
holds a B.A. in Performance Studies from New College of Florida, and
most of her recent directorial credits have been affiliated with the
institution. Her favorites have included productions of Buchner's Wozzeck, Sartre's No Exit, and a selection from Sarah Kane's Blasted. Additionally, in the past year, she has put up a showcase of original work as part of her thesis project, called Rivalry, and had the privilege of directing the premiere production of Aaron Amram's Don't Listen to What we Say, Watch What We Do,
an original documentary theatre piece based on material from the Nixon
tapes. As an actress, Randi recently appeared in this year’s Short Attention Span Theatre at the Red Barn in The Snap. KWSS marks Randi’s directorial debut at the Red Barn.
TAMMY SHANLEY
Tammy
graduated from the University of Akron with a major in Theater/Acting,
and a minor in Anthropology. She received a scholarship upon graduation
to study with Shakespeare and Co. in Lennox, MA for their month
intensive. She studied six years with James Slowiak and The New World
performance lab (using actor movement training under the guidelines of
Jerzy Grotowski). Tammy has performed professionally from Cleveland, OH
to Minneapolis, MN. Some of her favorite roles include Trinculo in The Tempest, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Barbara Allen in Dark of the Moon, Poppy in Noises Off, and Veronica in Walking the Dead. She has also written, produced, and directed.
REBECCA TOMLINSON, Director
Rebecca
has been involved with theater most of her life....as a director and
theater manager. In her past lives, she's been a college professor and a
business consultant. In her current life, besides directing productions
like Short Attention Span Theatre at the Red Barn in Key West, she is the Executive Director of the Key West Business Guild.
