Part 1: The Wedding Night
Hilary J. Prentice (Jenna)
Hilary Prentice graduated in 2001 with a degree in drama from Dartmouth College, where she was involved in theater, film, and the student television station. Since moving to NYC in the fall to pursue her love of acting, she's worked on several independent and student films. While this is her debut on the New Nork City stage, she can also be seen in Wilde Mule's current production of "Dangerous Liaisons."
Josh Mertz (Michael)
Josh Mertz is from ohio. He is pleased to be working with director bryan enk once again, having appeared in two of enk's upcoming films: "Macbeth" and "Carolina." He has also acted in a few plays with author Dan Maccarone, including DMTheatrics' "The Stranger" and "House of Trash." He can also currently be seen in Wilde Mule's production of "Dangerous Liaisons." He will next be performing in DMTheatrics' revival of "Bitch Macbeth" in February. He'd like to thank the women who, over the past few years, have helped make this performance particularly realistic. Unless any of them are here, in which case, it's not about you, sweetie.
Bryan Enk (Director)
Bryan has directed several stage productions in various venues, including The Crow, Bride of the Monster, The Evils of Tobacco, Drama, Cowboy Mouth, Love Letters, Talk Radio, Glengarry Glen Ross and A Poster of the Cosmos. Recent stage roles include Iago in Othello (La Tea Theater); the title role in The New Tenant and the Marquis in The Viscount (Connelly Theatre/Ionesco Festival); Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet (Charas House); Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler (John Houseman Theatre) and Dr. Frankenstein in Clive Barker's Frankenstein in Love (Nada Classic). In February 2003 he will reprise his role as Rosenstern in Frank Cwiklik's Bitch Macbeth at the Kraine Theatre.
Part 2: The Sketch Group
Dan Maccarone (writer: The Wedding Night)
Dan has directed for both stage and screen, including his most recent venture into music videos for The B-Sides. He has also asst. directed television commercials for Sports Illustrated and stage productions including "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Ashes to Ashes," and his own "God, Satan, & Daytime Television." As an actor, He was recently seen as Toby in DM Theatrics' production of Trav S.D.'s "House of Trash." Other favorite roles have included Roderigo in "Othello," Noah in DM Theatrics' OOBR award winning adaptation of Orson Welles' "The Stranger," and Lawrence in "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls." In addition to "Love and Everything Else," Dan also co-wrote and co-directed the Wilde Mule production of "Dangerous Liaisons" running at the Abingdon Theatre in December. His other writings have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, the New York Observer, Stage-Directions Magazine, Health Magazine, Psychology Today and the Houston Chronicle.
Phyllis Schaeffler Dealy
Phyllis is a founding member of The Sketch Group. She is a comedy and improvisational veteran with over 10 years of experience performing improvisational and sketch theater as well as appearing in several national commercials. She trained and performed with Impulse Theater in Denver, Colorado with additional theater study at Second City Players Workshop in Chicago and Gotham City Improv right here in New York City.
Jennifer Macaluso
AFTRA/SAG/AEA. Most recently Jennifer worked with Chevy Chase playing Irina in the feature film, "Rent-A-Husband.” Also due to be released in 2003, she is hilariously featured in the film,"Love Thy Neighbor," starring Scott Wolf & Roy Schieder. Other recent credits include a national Wendy's commercial, Aunt Bea in the regional tour "Ramona Quimby", host of "Moo-vies!" on Nickelodeon, co-host of ABC-TV’s, "Love At First Sight" and several lead roles in the Off-Broadway hit, "Tony & Tina's Wedding." Her one woman show, "Making The Best Of It," received much critical acclaim including four theatre picks of the week and a feature story on the WB-11 News. Jennifer is represented by Roger Paul Management. For more information, log onto (http://www.divajenmac.com)
Emily Marks
Emily is a founding member of The Sketch Group. She recently moved back to New York from Los Angeles, where she appeared in various comericals. Most recently she was cast in the inde film ,"Girls Eating Popciles." Her favorite roles include: Nikki in "Tony & Tina's Wedding", and Mistress Quickly, "Henry IV Part II," and Olga, in "Ward Number Six...," at LA MAMA Etc. You may also recognize Emily from her favorite role as "Girl in Bar Drinking" in an industrial for Absolute Vodka.
Brad Schenker
Brad returned to the stage in 2002 after a 15 year absence. What was he doing all that time? He was in therapy finding out why he ever left the theater and watching TV with his invisible friend Chuck. Brad is a founding member of The Sketch Group and has been studying and performing Improv and Sketch Comedy at Gotham City Improv. And if you're lucky, you can see him on Sundays in Gotham's Sunday Evening Jam. Brad longs to be an astronaut and his ultimate goal is to make the "In Memoriam" tributes at the end of the Oscar and Emmy telecasts, which means he must have at least been important to someone important. Brad hails from the two cornerstones of the United States, Cleveland and Buffalo. A lifelong Michigan Wolverine, he currently plays husband to wife Michelle and dad to his new baby girl Sydney.
Matt Gilmore
Matt is an entrepreneur and producer. Currently employed as a brand manager at Skyy Spirits, his latest project is working the lights & sound board as a favor to his girlfriend. In all seriousness, he is pleased to be a part of "Love & Everything Else."
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