Play it Again, Sam Cast and Crew

Michael Simon : (Allen)
Michael is thrilled to be in his first production with Boston Actors Theater. He last performed with Bay Colony Productions in Macbeth as Macduff and in A Midsummer Nights Dream as Oberon and Duke Theseus. He has also been seen in Sexual Perversity in Chicago as Bernie, Comedie of Errors as Antiphilus, and Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick. Michael is currently a graduate student in Biology at Tufts University.

Natalie Cabral-Glaser: (Linda)
This is Natalie's first production with The Boston Actors Theater. A recent graduate of Salem State College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, she has worked extensively as a member of The Junkyard Dogs theatre company.. Her recent roles include Michelle in Lineage; Agatha in The Children's Hour; Sylvia in Joe, and Sheila in The Ledge.

David Lucas : (Dick)
This marks David's third production with The Boston Actors Theater, having previously appeared in Love From Beginning to End... A recent graduate of Northeastern University he has appeared as an actor in such productions as The Lower Depths as Luka, Laramie Project as Stephen Belber, and Hairy Ape as The Secretary. An Acomplished Tech Director, he has been responsible for designing lights, sounds, fights and sets for BAT productions including Criminal Hearts and Hence These Tears.

Paul Ezzy : (Bogart)
This is Paul's first production with Boston Actors Theater. He has been seen as a regular at the Lakewood Theater in Skowhegan ME, where he played Lionel in Silent Laughter; Steve in A Little Quickie; and Bernardo in Are You Being
Served? When not on stage, Paul is a high School Chemistry teacher, as well as a budding independant filmmaker.

(Nancy)
Brashani Reece is thrilled to be making her Boston Actors Theater debut. She was recently seen as The Woman in Mill6 Theatre's production of The Match . Other stage appearances include Lucy Steele in Hovey Player's production of Sense & Sensibility, Euba in Finn and Euba, Emotion in Bob's Date, Myrtle Mae in Quannapowitt Players' stage production of Harvey, and Lisabette in Anton in Show Business at Acme Theater.

Stacey Kirk : (Sharon)
This is Stacey's first onstage performance with the Boston Actors Theater, having worked behind the scenes perviously on Love From Beginning to End. A recent graduate of Northeastern University she is stoked to be working with the Boston Actors Theater again, and this time in an acting capacity. Favorite roles include Jilly in The Death of May McAllister (world premiere), Christine in In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe, Sister Prejean in Dead Man Walking, and Karen in The Children's Hour. Stacey recently graduated from Northeastern University with a BA in Theatre Performance.

Alexis Jacobson: (Vanessa/Linda Understudy)
Alexis is a recent graduate of Indiana University, where she received her B.A. in Theatre and Drama. She spent her senior year studying in London, England at the British American Drama Academy. She has been seen in The Tempest as Prospero; Twelfth Night as Viola; As You Like It as Phebe;Brighton Beach Memoirs as Blanche; and in Julius Caesar as Soothsayer. In June, she is to join Missoula Children's Theatre, touring nationally for the next year.

Elspeth Ryan: (Dream Sharon & Gina)
This is Elspeth's first production with the Boston Actors Theater, having previously worked with The Peabody Players as well as Zeropoint Productions. She has played Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet; Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank; Mrs Gibbs in Our Town; and Yvonne in The Dinner Party.

Laura Levesque: (Barbera/Nancy & Sharon Understudy)
Laura previously worked with the Boston Actors Theater as an understudy in the 2005 production of Love From Beginning to End... Recently she could be seen in the Junkyard Dogs production of The Vagina Monologues.

: (Go-Go Dancer)
Sarah is an actress, stand-up comic, model, singer, and dancer in the Boston area. While acting in several student and independent films in the Boston, Sarah has been performing stand-up comedy all over New England and is a regular at comedy clubs in Boston. As the only stand-up comic in the 2005 Miss Massachusetts Pageant, Sarah has also appeared on the cover of the calendar section of the Boston Globe with Robby Roadsteamer and is featured in a music video on Roadsteamer's DVD “Postcards from the Den of Failure.” Sarah also performed at the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival.

: (Intellectual Girl)
Linda Johnson received her BA in Theatre from Grinnell College in Iowa. She recently moved to Massachusetts and is thrilled to be making her debut with Boston Actors Theater. Among her favorite roles are Agnes in Dancing at Lughnasa, Amira in Pentecost, and God in the Fall of Man.

: (Allan Understudy)
Dan Weber is a Boston University alum who spent the last four years writing, performing, and directing the Boston-based sketch comedy troupe The Outtakes. Sam marks his return to straight theatre after a three year absence. Previous roles have included Agent 44 in Get Smart and Chamberlain in A Light in the Attic for BU's Stage Troupe, a slew of roles in high school and several short films, including the winning entrant for Forrester Research's new ad campaign.

(Director)
Earned a bachelor's degree from Keene State College in theater/dance and studied theater abroad at The University of Derby in England. She created the Boston Actors Theater in the summer of 2004 while teaching beginner's theater. The company was put on hold while she finished her third national tour with The Hampstead Stage Company. She also toured with The National Theater Company as Margot in Anne Frank. She has worked with many local and stock theaters, plus still performs when the chance arises. She was last seen in the Junkyard Dogs' production of The Children's Hour. Recently she received critical acclaim for her direction of the comedy Criminal Hearts.

(Stage Manager)
Earned a bachelors degree in Creative Writing from Marquette University and is the writer/director of the recent production, Hence These Tears. When not writing he stays active in the Boston Theatre scene, appearing in both adult and children's productions. He has played The Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol; Roland Crisp in Salvation ; Prince John in Robin Hood; The President in Anne of Green Gables; and The Storyteller in Snow White. A member of the Makeshift Theatre Company, he holds the reoccurring role of "Larry" in the Jack Neary penned "Misdirected Theater Company" series, currently performed at the Coolidge Corner Theater. He is currently working on a sequel to Hence These Tears.

Andrew Rhodes (Light Board Operator)
This is Andrew's second production with The Boston Actors Theater, having previously appeared as Alexander Weir in Hence These Tears. Andrew has an Associate's Degree in Performance from the K. D. Actors Conservatory in Dallas, Texas and a B.A. in Theatre from The University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. While at Ozarks, Andrew won national recognition for his costume designs and has had his designs displayed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of the ACTF National Festival. Andrew has directed and performed in many plays in the Boston metro area, and is glad to be pitching in once again with The Boston Actors Theater. Andrew is the artistic director of Makeshift Theatre Co..