2002 Monmouth/Henlopen Theatre Project Cast

GORDON JOSEPH WEISS (Vondo) Gordon received Drama Desk and Tony nominations for his performance in Ghetto.  He has also performed on Broadway in The Life, Jelly's Last Jam, The Visit, Raggedy Ann, King of Hearts, Goodtime Charley and Jumpers. Regional credits: King Lear, Treasure Island, Between the Lines at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, A Christmas Carol at the McCarter, Queen and the Rebels  and The Investigation at the Baltimore Center Stage and Inherit the Wind at Fords Theatre. Gordon has appeared in the films: Awakenings, Reversal of Fortune, Howard Stern's Private Parts and Joe Gould's Secret.  In principal roles for television, Gordon has starred in "Spin City", "Third Watch", "Law & Order", "Law & Order SVU", "Law & Order Criminal Intent", "NY Undercover", "Pete and Pete" and "NYPD Blue".  Thank you to Fitz, Mary Ling, and Davis and to my love "Um-Bee-Kay" and one and only, Rosie McGuire.

ROSE MC GUIRE (Meredith)  Broadway credits:  Cats (Jennyanydots), Cyrano (Mother Superior). Off-Broadway: Sheba (Maat) Playhouse 91; That's Life (Lead) Theatre East; The Nip and The Bite (Donna) Vineyard; Up in the Air (Honey) Theatre for the New City; Little Women (Jo) Town Hall; Vlad (Tess) Lambs; Dr. Sex (Clara Kinsey) Manhattan Theatre Club, Radiant Baby (Sister Wendy) The Public and A Home Without (Mary) Lincoln Center. Regional: Candide (Cunegonde) Huntington; Lizzie (Bridget) American Stage; A Joyful Noise (Kitty Clive) Seven Angels; Chocolate Soldier (Annya) Goodspeed; Man of La Mancha (Antonia) Barter; Sylvia (Sylvia), Color Me Neurotic (One Woman Show), and A Christmas Carol, More or Less (All Roles Except Scrooge) Heritage and Breathe (Iris) Philly Fringe

SEAN DOUGHERTY  (Mike) Broadway: Philadelphia, Here I Come! at the Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Fortune's Fool (Cherry Lane), Kelly (York Theatre), Calamity (Director's Company), The Art of Success (Greenwich Street Theatre). Regional: Work (Missouri Repertory and Arizona Repertory Theatre), Lake Effect (Studio Arena Theatre), Harvey (Cleveland Play House), Hay Fever (The Alley), The Glass Menagerie with Roberta Maxwell (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Baltimore Waltz (Henlopen Theatre Project), As Bees in Honey Drown (Dorset Theatre), Richard III (Pioneer Theatre), the world premier of The Balkan Women (Bristol-Riverside Theatre), Misalliance and The Importance of Being Earnest (Two River Theatre), Othello (Tennessee Rep.), Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival) and The Prisoner of Zenda (The Papermill Playhouse). Film: Josh in the just completed Everyone's Depressed.  Television: Dr. Edwards on "Another World" and Jon on "All My Children".

TONIANNE ROBINSON (Jeannie) is delighted to be part of the Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van company. She has recently appeared in the Charles Randolph Wright musical, Me and Mrs. Jones. Favorite roles include Helene in Sweet Charity, Poopsie in Pajama Game, Prudence in Bloomer Girl, and Margarita in West Side Story. She was featured as Ruth in Darrah Cloud's comedy Dreamhouse and in the reading of Have You Seen Richard Margione? in four different roles. Toni wants to thank God for His continuous blessings and her wonderful loving family for their awesome support. Special thanks to Shelley Delaney.

PETER LEWIS (Jeff) Peter appeared most recently as Al in the Todo Con Nada production of David Rabe's In the Boom Boom Room.  He has appeared on stage in New York at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Barrow Group, 29th Street Rep, Arden Party, Home, Synchronicity, 78th Street Theatre Lab, MCC, the Atlantic Theatre, Baca Downtown, the Pelican and Nada, among others. His recent film work includes the independent films, "The Bee" and "Jimmy Crane"; and on television he has appeared several times on NBC's "Law & Order." He is an alumnus of the Acting Company, the Yale School of Drama and the William Esper Studio; and in his earlier years was a member of the renowned Hubbard Street Dance Company of Chicago. He is thrilled to be working with his old pals Gordon and Rosie, and as always sends his love to his lovely wife Sook Jin.

LIANNE KRESSIN  (Harriet) Lianne last worked with James FitzSimmons on the National Tour of The Good Times Are Killing Me. She has appeared Off-Boradway in the Obie Award winning The Present Tense: Grand Magic with Fred Gwynne (Manhattan Theatre Club), Porch (Lamb's Theatre) among others. Regional theatre appearances include Williamstown, Denver Center Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Starlight, North Shore Music Theatre, Barrington Stage Co., St. Louis Rep., and most recently The Fulton Opera House in Joyful Noise.  TV: "Law & Order", "Mathnet", "Loving", etc.  Film: Lorenzo's Oil, Ishtar, Apology, the Curse, etc. She is a founding member of The Clarence Brown Theatre Co. where she returned last fall to direct The Rainmaker, starring David Keith.

RONALD VENABLE  (Eric) is a founding member of the Clarence Brown Theatre Company, where he made his professional debut in Sir Anthony Quayle’s Macbeth, followed by Rip Van Winkle, directed by Joshua Logan (Kennedy Center).  He co-starred with John Spencer in The Decision (Walnut Street Theatre) and with David Keith in Catfish Moon (KATC for Best Actor).  Recent Off-Broadway and regional appearances include the new Charles Strouse musical Once in Palm Beach; The Edith Whartons; and The Rainmaker, with Dale Dickey.  Films include The Curse, and the National Lampoon animated feature O, That Missing Link, where he was the voice of the only human on earth (and several monkeys and dinosaurs).  He is co-author of The Christmas Gift, John Denver’s final film, which is shown annually on the Disney Channel. He is also administrator of the John A. Reisenbach Foundation, the premier service organization of the New York media industry.

BRIAN KASH (Daniel) Brian originated the role of Daniel when Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van was performed at Northern Kentucky University's Y.E.S. Festival.  Since then, he has graduated with a B.F.A. in acting from NKU. Recently, he has completed an internship from the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati where he performed the roles of Frederick Crawley in The Countess and Josh in Lanford Wilson's Sense of Place.  Other credits include Sam et, al. in Fully Committed, Prancer in The Eight, Fadinard in An Italian Straw Hat and Grover, and Alphonse et, al. in On the Verge.

MADELINE BLUE (Robin) "Madi" has been acting in the theatre since she was five years old.  She first appeared in McCarter Theatre's production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Emily Mann and featuring JoBeth Williams and Pat Hingle. She later played various roles in McCarter's A Christmas Carol for six consecutive years, including the Ghost of Christmas Past.  She has also acted for radio, television and film.  Most notable appearances include HBO's "The Sopranos," NBC's "Law & Order" and most recently as Cure Girl in the new movie Wet, Hot American Summer (starring Janeane Garofolo, Paul Rudd, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon; by members of MTV's sketch-comedy The State). Madi loves the play Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van with the "white hot intensity of the sun."

BRAD SMITH (Scott) Brad is excited to be able to work with the Henlopen Theatre Project again this Summer after working with them two Summers ago. He recently graduated from The University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and in Vocal Performance in 2001. Since then he has worked at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre in Ferrum, Virginia performing in Our Miss Brooks and Smoke on the Mountain and Theatre IV in Cinncinati, Ohio performing in Stuart Little, A Christmas Carol, and The Pied Piper. He will be heading to the Actors Theatre of Louisville this fall to be a part of their acting apprenticeship program.