Cast and Crew Bios
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Leo Giannopoulis
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Elizabeth Spano
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Nick Maccarone
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Shannon Pritchard
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Reneé Rodriguez
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Allen Sermonia |
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Jodie Pfau Jodie was last seen in Inwood Shakespeare Festival's The Merchant of Venice as Nerissa. Other favorite New York credits include Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Luciana in The Comedy of Errors. She spent her first year in NYC warming up audiences at "The Late Show with David Letterman" and is now a teacher and resident performer at Manhattan Children's Theatre in TriBeCa. Jodie is a trained improviser and performer at Armando Diaz's Magnet Theatre. BA Theatre, Fairfield University. |
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Derby Thomas According to Wikipedia, Derby has Roman, Saxon, and Viking connections dating back over 2,000 years. During the Industrial Revolution, Derby saw the first water powered silk mill in Britain, built using reputedly stolen secrets of silk-throwing from Italy. Other famous 18th century figures with connections to Derby include the creator of the English dictionary, the painter Joseph Wright, and Charles Darwin's grandfather. For some reason, it does not include that Derby is extremely excited to be making his Curious Frog and New York debut. |
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Larissa Dzegar Larissa holds an MFA from The Actor's Studio Drama School of Pace University and a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. She has been an actress since the age of ten. Her theatre experience has included Extremities (Marjorie), Abortive (Roz), Look Back in Anger (Helena), The Lesson (Marie), Loyalties (Katrin), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), The Tempest (Miranda), Mother Hicks (Mother Hicks), Wild Oats (Lady Amaranth), Hamlet (Ophelia), among others. She is grateful to her family and teachers. |
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Sergio Castillo This is Sergio's debut on the New York stage. Originally from California, he is a graduate from UCLA where he earned a B.A. in Theatre with an emphasis in Theatre-Directing. He has studied directing with Jose Luis Valenzuela, Henry Goodman, Michael Hackett, and Delia Salvi. He is currently an M.F.A. candidate at the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University where he is studying acting with Susan Aston and Andreas Manolikakis. While in California he was a leading member of The Company of Angels and is continuing to pursue a career as an actor, writer, and director in New York. |
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Lauren Ashley Smith Lauren Ashley Smith is thrilled to join the cast of Plutus for her second production with Curious Frog. New York credits include The Comedy of Errors (Curious Frog), Romeo & Juliet, and Fin & Euba. She currently studies improv comedy at The Magnet Theater and performs with her improv team, DONNA, around New York City. Her voice can be heard occasionally on VH1's news segments and she is a proud company member of The Striking Viking Story Pirates. Lauren would like to thank God for his many blessings and her family for their love and support. |
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Reneé Rodriguez
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Whitney Aronson |
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Chelsea Chorpenning
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Laura Gomez Laura is the Resident Stage Manager for Curious Frog Theatre Company and stage-managed their production of True West in the spring. Other New York stage management credits include Mika and Atomic. She earned her BA in Theatre Arts and Communications from Whittier College where she worked as a stage manager and carpenter and was a member of the Magic Beans Children’s Theatre Group. During that time she stage managed The Elves, Division Street, How the Other Half Loves, Berlin to Broadway, Antigone, and several student-directed one-acts. Laura is a credentialed elementary school teacher and has spent the past three years teaching in California. She would like to thank her family for always believing in her and all the Frogs who rock her world |
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Anna Ng
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Michael Collins Michael hails from the union hall of I.A.T.S.E Local 604 in Corpus Christi, TX. He is thrilled to be working with Curious Frog Theatre Company as Assistant Stage Manager for "Plutus." Michael previously worked as the Assistant Carpenter and Head Loader for Sesame Street Live! For the past three years he toured the country, from the west coast to the eastern shore. Michael has finally settled in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York City. Michael thanks his family and friends for their love and support, without which, none of this would be possible. Especially without the love and care of his Mother, Ginger Collins, and his Fiance Rachel. |
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Eric Loscheider
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John Kollmer |
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Rebecca Frey
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Jessa-Raye Court
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Kelsey Taunt
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Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum
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Rocio Mendez |
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Marie Morrow
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Alvin Chan
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Patrick Doolin
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