Ginger Dayle (Irma Grese) This is the first show Ginger has had the pleasure of assisting with dramaturgy and producing, in addition to acting in! She is a dancer/ singer/actress who most recently appeared as one of the "dangerous and notorious Cagelles" in Plays and Players winter production of La Cage Aux Follies. She last appeared on Studio 5's stage as Eurydice in a new translation of Antigone for Exclamation Theatre. Other recent favorites
include: Blitzen (8 Reindeer Monologues), Lula (Dutchman), Maggie (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Kate (Taming of the Shrew), and a slew of other Shakespeare pieces. She can often be seen doing pirouettes at Symmetry Dance Wellness and Koresh Dance Company. Special recognition must be given to her ballet coach Kip Martin for his enormous patience and her special friend Bill Felty for his invaluable guidance in her latest theatre endeavor. She is currently studying theatre at Villanova University. Thanks to awesome family, cast, crew, and cats!
Scott Evans (Prosecutor) Scott's most recent performances include Lennie in Of Mice and Men (Ritz Theatre), Spencer in Franklins Apprentice (Arden Theatre), Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula, and Chief Bromden in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He has many film, television, and industrial credits on his resume and is formally trained in the Meisner Technique of acting. Currently residing in Bordentown, NJ, he would like to thank Shelli and Lily for their love and patience.
Alix Fenhagen (Helene Grese) Alix is pleased to be back in Philadelphia, performing in her hometown! As a theatre major at Northwestern University, she acted in Closer, Antony and Cleopatra, and The Bacchae, as well as many original works. Upon graduation she moved to Paris, France to study physical theatre at The International School of Jacques Lecoq. Having recently returned to the United States, Alix now resides in New York where she not long ago appeared in Happy Hour with the Michael Chekhov Theatre Company. She is also an award-winning playwright. Special thanks to Kate Williams and the Licht family for sharing their homes while rehearsing and performing in the city of brotherly love.
Rob Hargraves (Dr. Josef Mengele) Rob is thrilled to be a part of this production and working with Neill once again. Other recent roles include: Characters in Autobahn (Flashpoint Theatre), Mr. Webb in Our Town (1st State Children's Theatre), Frank Azara in The Ballad of John Wesley Reed (Theatre Catalyst), Gerard in Death and the Maiden (Luna Theater), Hank in The Boys in the Band (PGLTF), State's Atty. Robert Crowe in Never The Sinner (Allen's Lane Theatre), Trebonious in Julius Caesar (Phila. Shakespeare Festival), Richard Lionheart in The Lion in Winter (MainStreet Theatre), and HE, in the critically acclaimed The Aspern Letters (Brick Playhouse). He also can be seen in the independent feature films Debbie's Firefly Shoes (Fr. John Humble) and HardCases (Father). This and every other performance I ever do is dedicated to the memory of my partner, Jack Applegate … I am a better man because of you.
Arnold Kendall (Defense Attorney) After a twenty-five year career as an actor, director, and acting teacher Arnold took a two decade sabbatical to raise a family and run a business. In December 2001 he retuned as Scrooge in Hedgerow Theatre's A Christmas Carol. He then understudied Marc in Art here at the Walnut Street Theatre and then played the challenging role of Dodge in Sam Shepard's Buried Child. Other notable roles include Valentino in Twelfth Night (Arden Theatre), Henry in The Fantasticks (Bristol Riverside Theatre), two productions with the PA Shakespeare Festival, and the enormously enjoyable Schwartzkopf in The Puppettmaster of Lodz (Mum Puppettheatre). He can be seen in the upcoming cable movie Cigarettes and Fresh Air. He would like to thank his earliest mentors, Jasper Deeter and Rose Schulman, at Hedgerow.
Jackie Ruggiero Jacobson (Olga Lenygel) Both an actor and playwright, Jackie is a proud graduate of Philly's own University of the Arts. She most recently appeared in her own play Natural Flavors at the 2006 Philly Fringe. Other original plays and performances include: Who Turned Off the Lights? with the Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC; Ice Breakers at the 2005 Philly Fringe; and The Domestication of Women for Green Light Theatre. Jackie is also a collaborative writer/performer with Naked Feet Productions, and the
co-founder and co-artistic director of Straw Flower Productions. Thanks to New City and Neill for this amazing opportunity, to her husband Mark, and to the small army of babysitters she employs.
