No.11 Productions

NY,U.S.A.

Euripides

“Medea, suddenly abandoned by her husband Jason, plots her bloody revenge.  A beautiful and heartbreaking staging of Euripides’ 2, 400-year-old play about love, broken expectations, passion, violence and what happens when we want too much.  An original score and puppetry add an artistic twist to this vibrant translation.”

50min

The Kraine Theater

Wed 2/24,6:00 PM,Sat 2/27,7:00 PM,Mon 3/01,7:30 PM,Thu 3/04,09:00PM,Sat 3/06,1:00 PM

$12.00

Bios for the Cast and Crew of Medea

Willy Appelman (Jason) recently graduated from Skidmore College where he studied Theater and Business Management.  Credits include The Pillowman (Michal), Under Milkwood (Captain Cat), and Enemy of the People (The Drunk).  Willy currently is studying improv and sketch comedy at The Magnet and UCB Theatre.  He helps produce a stand-up comedy show at Pianos (158 Ludlow) called ‘It Is It’.

Julie Congress (Medea) is a founding member of No. 11 Productions. With No. 11: The Elephant Man – The Musical (Director), Lysistrata (Director/Adaptor/Lampito), Mythunderstood (Director), We Three (Olivia), Claire and the Ornithological Shadow (Director), the 11 Celebrates 10 reading series, and Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass (Wet-Nurse/Costume Designer). Other credits include: Scout’s Honor in FringeNYC, Killer Joe (Dottie), Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls (Wendy), Sun, Stand Thou Still (Director).  At Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, she taught theatre classes and directed local at-risk teens in Vampire Cowboy Trilogy and co-directed Bat Boy: the Musical. Julie holds a BS in Theatre from Skidmore College and has studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School.

Mark Ferguson (Tutor)

David Henry Gerson (Creon) has trained as an actor in New York with Wynn Handman and William Esper (Meisner Technique), in Los Angeles with Ivana Chubbuck, and in London at the British American Drama Academy. He holds a BA from Columbia University where he studied English, Film and Visual Arts. Film and television credits include David Mamet’s FOX TV Show The UNIT, the leading role in the short film ‘Junior,’ PBS and various commercial projects. His stage acting credits include the role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (NYC 2009), Sir Willful Witwoud in The Way of the World (Oval Theatre, London), Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro (Columbia University – Dir. Diane Paulus), and the role of young Bertram in All’s Well That Ends Well (The Shakespeare Theatre, D.C. – Dir. Michael Kahn).

Haley Greenstein (Chorus) has performed in No.11’s The Elephant Man – The Musical (Jessica) and Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass (Young Girl/Makeup Designer).  Other credits include: Plan B The Musical (Julia) at The Looking Glass Theater, Building a House out of Feathers (young girl or woman) at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Wit (Student and Resident) at Homemade Theater at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and American Notes (Pauline) at Skidmore College.  Haley would like to thank her wonderful family and friends for all of the love, support and fun.Sara Kliger (Chorus) is a recent Skidmore College graduate and is ecstatic to be working on another No.11 Production!  Recent credits include: Lysistrata, Mythunderstood (No.11), Richard II, The American Dream, Fame, The Vagina Monologues, A Dream Play.  She would like to thank No. 11 Productions for their constant support.  Enjoy the show!

Nina Meijers  (Chorus)

ROGER MULLIGAN (Aegeus) graduated from SUNY Fredonia last year with a BFA in Acting.  He made his off-Broadway debut in Eight is Never Enough, an improv comedy group, then The Three Penny Opera at Riverside Church Theatre.  Most recenty, he appeared as the title character in No.11 Productions’ The Elephant Man – The Musical.  He enjoys Frisbee and food.

Alison Novelli (Chorus) is thrilled to be working with No. 11 Productions on her New York debut! Previous credits include: Measure for Measure, Wordplay (Shakespeare & Co.); Richard II, The Good Woman of Setzuan, A Dream Play, Professor Taranne (Skidmore College). Many thanks and love to her friends and family.

Sam Parrott (Messenger) recently graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in Theater, and he is thrilled to be a part of this amazing cast. Skidmore credits include: Richard II, Under Milk Wood, and 18-21. This fall, Sam will attend the Conservatory at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA.  Much love to his family, friends, and teachers.

Vanessa Wingerwrath (Nurse)

Maura Cordial (Lighting Designer)

RYAN EMMONS (Director) is a founding member of No. 11 Productions. With No. 11: The Elephant Man – The Musical (Horace/Presby), Lysistrata (Director/Adaptor/Kinesias), Mythunderstood (Director), We Three (Tommy), Claire and the Ornithological Shadow (Director), the 11 Celebrates 10 reading series, and Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass (Director).  Ryan is a recent graduate of Skidmore College with a major in Theatre. Ryan has studied at both the British American Drama Academy and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has spent two years teaching theatre classes to low income and at-risk youth is Saratoga Springs; directing them in productions of Measure for Measure and co-directing Bat Boy: the Musical. Other directing credits include: Killer Joe, Overtones, and Bug. He assistant directed How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Homemade Theatre.

Rebecca Greenstein (Composer/Musical Director) wrote the music, lyrics, and orchestrations for Plan B: the Musical at the Looking Glass Theatre this past winter, and co-wrote them for Columbia University’s 115th Annual Varsity Show in the spring. This summer, she musically directed, accompanied, and wrote additional musical arrangements for No.11 Productions’ The Elephant Man – The Musical. She was last seen as a performer in Columbia’s production of Into the Woods, as Jack’s Mother. She is a senior at Barnard College majoring in music.

Jen Neads (Puppetry) is an artist-in-residence for No.11 Productions. With No.11: We Three (Poster Design), Claire and the Ornithological Shadow (Puppets/Poster Design/Guitarist, Jet of Blood (Puppets/Poster Design), The Elephant Man: The Musical (Poster/Set Design), Lysistrata (Set Design), and Medea (Puppets/Poster Design).  Jen is a graduate of Skidmore College. She artistically designed scenic elements for Bug and Bat Boy: The Musical at the historic Caffe Lena. She has been involved artistically in numerous theatre productions including Killer Joe and Vampire Cowboy Trilogy. Jen has also created various theatrical poster designs and developed the logo for the 2008 EdTA’s Northeastern Educational Theatre Festival. Outside of the theatre, Jen pursues her own artistic endeavors through painting, drawing and wood burning.