Cast for Zoom Reading

February 8th, 2021

 
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Richard Blake

(Valedes)

Richard H. Blake – Broadway: A Bronx Tale, Jersey  Boys, Wicked, Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer,  Hairspray, Aida, Saturday Night Fever, Rent, Matilda, The  Sound of Music, Macbeth, Teddy and Alice and “The  Prince” in The Prince of Central Park. A role for which he  holds the honor of being the youngest person to ever  have his name above the title of a Broadway Show. His  Film and T.V. credits include: Life of an Actress, The  Factory, Any Day Now, The Second Wave, Prodigal Son Blue Bloods, HBO’s High Maintenance, Instinct, Dietland,  Kevin Can Wait, Elementary, All My Children, The  Babysitter’s Club and more. As well as Numerous Off  Broadway, Commercial and Radio credits.


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Chris Tiereeny

(Eminence Maldor/ Director)

Christopher started his career working for fosse and Chicago dance icon Lou Conte dancing with the internationally Renowned American contemporary company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. There he collaborated with Legends Ohad Naharin, Daniel Ezralow, Jiri Kylian and Twyla Tharp. As a core creative associate, and multitudinou performer/actor brought to life the film ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, and the Original broadway Production of SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, both directed by Julie Taymor. Off broadway credits include, I am the Wind, as The One, and Claudia Rankins masterpiece premiere at the Shed, HELP. He is embedded in many more projects, productions, plays and the sort, past and future, and is very happy and grateful to be here with you.


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Tori Feinstein

(Nya)

Tori Feinstein - Theater: Matilda the Musical (Matilda) - Broadway and 1st Broadway National Tour, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Cindy-Lou Who) – Madison Square Garden, Bright Star (Clair/Kimmy) – Powerhouse Theatre, DADA WOOF PAPA HOT (Voice of Nicola) – Lincoln Center, By Wheel and By Wing (Tonia).  Film: Dovid Meyer (Judy Kalman), Hello, I Must Be Going (Caley), Arthur.  TV: The Other Two (Rachel Klein), Bubble Guppies (Oona), Chuggington (Toot), 3rd & Bird (Muffin), 30 Rock (Liddy), Small Miracles (Desiree Gill), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Sesame Street, NBC’s New Year’s Eve. Recordings: How The Grinch Stole Christmas Cast Album, Broadway’s Carols For A Cure Album, I Have A Voice – Broadway Kids Against Bullying single. Instagram @officialtorifeinstein


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Jim Stanek

(Shergund)

Jim Stanek - Broadway: Fun Home; A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder; The Story Of My Life; Lestat; Little Women; The Rivals; *A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; Indiscretions. Off-Broadway includes: Help!; An Enchanted April; *Goldstein; Freud's Last Session; Jacques Brel...; I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change; *Frankenstein. Film: Bella; Murder, He Squeaked; Borough Of Kings. TV: Blue Bloods; Mr. Robot; The Good Wife. Cast Recordings: Marked w/ *. Education: CMU. Inspiration: Beth and our 3 boys.


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Betsy Struxness

(Eldar Marika)

Betsy Struxness is an Interdisciplinary Artist and WERQ Dance Fitness Master Trainer and Choreographer based in Los Angeles after 20 years in New York City. Betsy graduated with a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School. Broadway: Wicked, Memphis, Leap of Faith, Scandalous, Matilda. Her biggest honor to date has been bringing the smash hit musical Hamilton ​from the workshop to off-Broadway to Broadway as one of the original cast members. In collaboration with WERQ Dance Fitness Betsy has created fun and inspiring virtual dance fitness festivals for dance lovers of all ages and levels.   www.betsystruxness.com IG: @be_strux & be_strux_photography


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Hayley Brooke Feinstein

(Talany)

Hayley Brooke Feinstein - Theater: Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke) – Broadway, Shrek The Musical (Young Fiona/Young Shrek/Grumpy) - 1st Broadway National Tour, The Nine Fathers of Ariel (Ariel), By Wheel and By Wing (Clara), A Little Princess (Becky), Tough Mother (Andrea), Rumpelstiltskin (Dragon/Gwendolyn).  Film: Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies.  TV: 3rd & Bird (Rudy), Louie, Sesame Street, NBC’s New Year’s Eve, Tony Awards. Recordings: Fiddler on the Roof Broadway Cast Album, Broadway’s Carols For a Cure Album, Songwriters’ Forum – Volume I and Volume II Albums, and Polar Express Album, I Have A Voice – Broadway Kids Against Bullying single. Instagram @hayleybrookeofficial


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Bryn Sentnor

(Calla)

Bryn Sentnor is beyond delighted to be a part of Taking Wing and its development! Other favorite roles include Ernie in a staged reading of Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles and Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress. Bryn is from St. Louis, MO and is currently pursuing a BFA in Acting and a music minor at Millikin University.


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Riley Glick

(Seren)

Riley Glick is ecstatic to join the Taking Wing team! National Tour: How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Regional Credits include: West Side Story, Newsies, Elf: The Musical, Billy Elliot, The Wizard of Oz, and Ruthless! The Musical (The Phoenix Theatre Company). She is currently pursuing a BA in Theatre and Neuroscience from Northwestern University. Riley sends immense love and gratitude to the company and creative team, her family, and Carson-Adler Agency. IG: @riley_glick


JOHNNY BLAZE LEAVITT

(Kaklin)

Johnny Blaze Leavitt is an actor, playwright, comedian. Recent credits: The Stage Manager in Don’t Stand Up! (an Amy Losi production), Zombie Dean Martin in The Rat Pack Undead NY/East Coast tour (Cooper Jordan Entertainment), The Love Doctor in the Off-Broadway Love is a Bad Neighborhood (Miller-Coffman Productions), and Jason/Male Swing in Friendly’s Fire (Rising Sun Performance Company). Recent TV/Film:  Creation, the Abbreviated Version (Solar Plexus Productions) and the Monster in MYTH: A Short Movie (SPOV Productions). Head Writer for the sketch comedy troupe 42nd NIGHT LIVE (Elektra Theatre) and performs stand-up comedy around NYC (including Caroline’s on Broadway). SAG/AFTRA, EMC


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Monica Blaze Leavitt

(Freet)

Monica Blaze Leavitt - an Artistic Founding Member of the award winning theatre company, Transport Group, has been seen in TG's Off Broadway Productions of The Audience, All the Way Home, Requiem for William and Our Town. Monica has originated roles in over 30 new and workshopped plays from all over the world. With an MFA in Acting from the University of Virginia, she has been an actress, director, fight director, dialect coach and voice & diction coach in NYC for over twenty five years. For more information about Monica please visit her website www.monicablazeleavitt.com


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Kaleigh Cronin

(Stage Directions)

Kaleigh Cronin is so excited to be part of this awesome project! Broadway: "Cabaret" (Lulu/Two Ladies), "A Bronx Tale", "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" (Giorgio Moroder), and "Mrs. Doubtfire." National Tour: "Jersey Boys" (Lorraine). Regional: Sacramento Music Circus' "The Drowsy Chaperone" (Janet Van de Graaff) MT Wichita's "Sunset Boulevard" (Betty Schaefer). Television: Two year cast member of PBSKids' emmy award winning, "ZOOM." She is grateful to have been brought on board and to witness first hand what the future of theater looks like! @kaleigh_cronin


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Nat Kelley DiMario

(Stage Manager)

Nat Kelley DiMario is a queer & trans stage manager, nerd, and lover of fantasy and fandom. With a passion for unconventional storytelling only fed more by the popular emergence of virtual theatre, Nat’s most recent work has been with the TheaterMaker’s Summit, and New Ohio Theatre’s Journey Around My Bedroom. Their other past projects include Airline Highway, Ragtime, The Moon and the Wolf: an Original Myth, The Wolves, and Head Over Heels. Nat holds a BA in Theatre Design and Production from Fordham University. natkelleydimario.com