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CAST
Fatimah Bazzy [Puck]
Corey Carthew [Macbeth]
originated the role of White in FUNBOXTimesSquare and has played Macbeth WSHS since 1997. A New York native, he has a long history in NYC theatre, film and commercial work.
Tom Day [Oberon]
would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support. He most recently appeared as Allen in Disappearing Acts on HBO and as Yellow in Faux-Real's FUNBOXTimesSquare.
Emily Doubilet [Faerie]
played Yellow and Blue Girl in Faux-Real's Fun Box Times Square. She recently played Berenger in a gender bending production of Rhinoceros at the best place in the world: Perry Mansfield Camp in Colorado (look it up!). Look for her as the skinny-dipping Catholic school girl in the upcoming Kevin Kline movie "The Palace Thief." Emily teaches dance to blind children on Saturdays, writes and directs shows with 4th and 5th graders twice a week, and is currently finishing her senior year of high school.
Don Downie [Hamlet/Assistant Director]
has appeared as Romeo and Hamlet in Faux-Real's 6 productions of WSHS and has played Orange in FUNBOXTimesSquare.
Carrie DuBois [Juliet/Costume Designer]
has played Juliet in since 1999. She understudied Pink, Red & Black in Faux-Real's FUNBOXTimesSquare and rocked out in Jeremy X. Halpern's Speak of the Devil, a Satanic Cabaret, at Show World. Her "junk puppet" play Greensnake premiered in the '99 Pop Festival, played theatres, schools, and libraries in NYC and toured regionally. Carrie is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Alan Fessenden [Romeo]
studied theater performance at the University of South Florida after which he co-founded Tampa's Jobsite Theater. After Acting and Directing two seasons with the critically acclaimed theater, Alan left sunny Florida for the cold streets of Minneapolis where he appeared as the Dalai Lama in The Buddha Prince. Recently he appeared in the NYCFringe Festival as Groton/Norwich in The Autumn Makers. Alan was also assistant Director for Fanni Green's Tillers at the New York Theater Workshop. Other roles include Austin, True West; Bottom, A Midsummer Nights Dream; Victor, One For The Road; and Jesus Christ, History of The Devil. Directimg Credits include Brownbread, Spring Awakening and The Ruins. Alan thanks his family for their continued support.
Layna Fisher [Caliban]
The original FUNBOXTimesSquare Green girl, Layna has also appeared in WSHS as Titania and Ophelia. Layna attended AADA in Los Angeles. Her writing and directing debut, sKin, just finished a run at BDA.
Robert "Fitz" Fitzsimmons [Poor Tom/Ghost of Hamlet]
has acted with Faux-Real in every production ofWSHS.
Daniel Gallant [Antony/Tybalt]
Daniel's Manhattan thespian experience includes a short film by Rob Nilsson; the one-man show Josephine Undone (which Daniel wrote and performed at the Cornelia Street Cafe); and a stint as a cuddly bear at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. He writes plays, sings, and dabbles at jazz piano. Dan's favorite bakery in the world is The Magnolia, on Bleecker Street.
Jenni Graham [Understudy: Witch 2]
Originally from Colorado, Jenni's most recent roles include Stephano, the drunken chambermaid in The Tempest (Tomkins Square Park), Black in FUNBOXTimesSquare, Madeline, where are you, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Third Witch, William Shakespeare's Haunted House, and Kitty in Leah Ryan's Hello, Meatman at the Chekhov Now festival. Jenni trained at the William Esper Studio. Her dream man is Harpo Marx.
Jeremy Halpern [Porter]
is the founder of multimedia performance group, VERGE and 1-800-WEIRDOS. Halpern received his training at the Experimental Theater Program at NYU, has studied with twentieth century experimental theater master Jerzy Grotowski, and has worked with Anne Bogart (as "Luther Billis" in South Pacific) and Mark Greenfield (as "Richard III" and "Caliban" in WSHS).
Joy Kelly [Witch 2]
is a performer, director, musician and a storyteller. Joy has been a storyteller professionally for nearly a decade specializing in multicultural songs and stories using a variety of musical instruments and interacting with her audiences. She has done solo performances at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum, the Hudson River Museum as well as in numerous libraries and schools. Her performances on television include Late Night with David Letterman, All My Children and One Life to Live as well as her own storytelling segments on Manhattan Cable. Joy also directs Freedom Train for Theatreworks, USA which tours nationwide.
Zorikh Lequidre [Richard III/Fight Director]
returns to his fourth Haunted Ship this year, his first time not as Mark Antony/Tybalt. His first work with Mr. Greenfield was as The Douglas in Henry IV. He has also played the title role in Mose the Fireman at Nada, Aramis in Biggs-Rosati's Les Trois Mousketaires, and various roles in Marilyn Majeski's Robin Hood and King Arthur's Enchanted Sword. Most recently he played Agravain in Gorilla Rep's The Death of King Arthur. He also practices competitive swordfighting and writes and draws comics. http://www.geocities.com/zorikh/resupic.html
Megan McDonnell [Witch 3]
is a 6 year veteran of WSHS. When she's not romping around the park scaring little children, she's teaching them at Calhoun School. Or acting in other shows...
Tim Moore [Shakespeare]
is a five-time WSHS Faux-Realer, with this year's Shakespeare his third foray in the role (previously he sashayed through Lear). Tim has also appeared in many of the Bard's theatrical offerings: Cymbeline, Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, A Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, and has directed a production of Hamlet. Other non-Bardian productions include an adaptation of Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Leah Ryan, NOAH'S ARCHIVES by Stephen Spoonamore, FRIENDS by Jules Feiffer, Alison McGonigals' adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, DOGS OF THE BLUE GODS by Ian Fraser, AMERICAN GULAG by Edward Ortiz, MADE FOR EACH OTHER by David Gaard, POST-CODE by Sam Carter, Chekhov's ON THE HIGH ROAD . He has appeared in the films COWBOY and HUMIDITY (both from Small Town Productions). He has directed Leah Ryan's HELLO, MEATMAN and is currently appearing in Gorilla Rep's production of THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR by Matt Freeman. Tim is board member of the FAUX-REAL THEATRE COMPANY.
Hiromi Nakamora [Faerie]
is a native of Japan. She came to the US, chasing her dream to be an actress. Hiromi has played Toptim in The King and I, Liat in South Pacific, Elvira In Moliere's Don Juan, and others in NY regional area. Now she is so happy to be in this WSHS.
Maureen Cecilia O'Boyle [Witch 1]
Recent credits include Rosaline in Love's Labors Lost with Crash and Burn Productions, A Postal Play at Columbia University's Horace Mann Theatre, and Antigone with 2texans. Favorite roles include Skinner in The Castle with The Somnambulist Project and Toni in Pentecost with Burning Coal Theatre Company.
Kittson O'Neill [Gertrude]
This is Kittson's third Halloween with Faux-Real and her first as Gertrude. Some of her most recent work includes; the title role in An Unhappy Woman with the New Jersey Rep; Clear Water in Blue Jacket, America's 1# Outdoor Drama; and Macbeth in Pulse Ensemble's gender bending version of Shakespeare's play. She is an SAFD recognized Actor-Combatant in six weapons and recently mastered the art of vault mounting a horse.
Jason Quinn [Lear/Cornwall/Titus]
Faux-Real: WSHS (1999), New York: Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, Leave it to Jane, Our Town (Circle in the Square), Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (Gorilla Rep.), New York Actor, Welcome to the Moon (Manhattan Theater Club Studio), Rhythm of Cy (Duplex Cabaret Theater). National Tours: Eckerd Theater Company, National Theater of the Performing Arts. Regional Theater: A Lesson Before Dying (Florida Studio Theatre), Love's Labour's Lost, Schoolhouse Rock (American Stage), Oklahoma (Ohio Outdoor Historical Drama Association), Webb's City-The Musical (Ruth Eckerd Hall), Home Free (Jobsite Theater). Film: The Bros. (Reachfar Films). Jason is a co-founder of The Sun and Splendor Theatre Company.
George Rand [Polonius]
has appeared with Faux-Real in the last two Short Shorts benefits. He played the title role in Gorilla Rep's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 and has understudied several roles in the Pearl Theatre's productions of Richard III and The Cherry Orchard.
Nysheva-Starr [Titania]
A 1999 Audelco Award Winner, Starr has been blessed to study performance abroad. A graduate of Syracuse University with enough credits to in her repetoire to be deemed a proffessional, she hopes this performance is indicative of that. Glory to God always for talent. Thank you Ron for having faith for both of us. This show is dedicated to the effects of September 11, 2001 8:48 and on...
Nakia Syvonne [Regan/Tamora]
is tickled peachy to be working with the Faux Real Theatre Company again. Recent stuff that you've heard of but haven't seen... Me hosting the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival at Madison Square Garden, Me as Maria Elena in YO SOY LATINA, or howabout Me in a great comedic short called TOYS FOR TOTS directed by Brian Voyles, and of course Me as Orange in FUNBOXTimesSquare. And thats a wrap.
Constance Tarbox [Lady Macbeth/Assistant Director/Costume Designer/Assistant Web Designer]
is the Producing Manager and President of the Faux-Real Theatre Company, of which she has been a member since 1996. She has played Lady M, Regan and Tamora in WSHS, which she helped write and assistant directs. In 1999, Constance wrote and directed Faux-Real's production of The Naked Show, an original play marking her debut as both a playwright and a professional director. She recently performed Pink in FUNBOXTimesSquare, after originating the role in FUNBOX2000. She has also acted and/or directed with Gorilla Rep, Expanded Arts, hERE Arts, The 2Texans, Sun & Splendor, and Synapse Productions. Visit her on-line at www.fauxreal.org/connie.
Melanie Warner [Cleopatra/Hecate/Lavinia]
recently performed in Wasn't Any Law Could Take Him Alive for the Fringe Festival. She is excited to be performing a second season of WSHS. Melanie starred in the indy Feature Jack Halloween and performs sketch comedy.
Jennifer Wineman [Faerie]
performed with Faux-Real in FUNBOXTimesSquare last spring. She will make her New York City directorial debut with Klytaemnestra's Unmentionables in December at hERE. See her perform next in Mabou Mines' Ecco Porco at P.S.122 in January.
Mike Zartman [Grave Digger/Gloucester/Saturninus]
has appeared in WSHS since 1999 and in Faux-Real's The Naked Show.
Laurette Zion [Ophelia]
has been in numerous productions in and around town. She is a graduate of The William Esper Studio and is thrilled to be working with the company. She dedicates this performance to her sister, Amy.
CREW
Mark Greenfield [Director/conceiver]
founded the Faux-Real Theatre Co. in 1994 with their first production Htebcam (Macbeth backwards). Since then he has created several large-scale works with the Faux-Real ensemble including WSHS, FUNBOX2000 and FUNBOXTimesSquare. Acting credits include I Guillari Di Piazza at Lincoln Center with Imago, Faux-Real's The Naked Show and projects with Ralph Lee and Gorilla Rep. Special thanks to Laura and Mom and Dad who have made it all possible.
Dana DuBois [Web Designer]
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