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Chicken: Who's Who in the Cast
Wendell: Ethan Lipkin
Floyd: Paul Felder
Lina: Charlotte Northeast*
Geronimo: Donovan Hagins*
Felix: Mark Jacobson
Rosalind: Kristyn Chouiniere*
Chicken: Nigel Bock
*Appearance courtesy of Actor's Equity Association.

Ethan Lipkin (Wendell) is making his first appearance with New City Stage and he'd like to thank Ginger, Neill, and the rest of the cast and crew for a great time.  Most recently Ethan has appeared in the Wilma Theater's Amadeus, As You Like It in Clark Park, Vagabond Acting Troupe's Rag and Bone, Walking Fish's Gender Defenders, and The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's A Streetcar Named Durang. In the past few years, he has been fortunate to be featured in Becket's Waiting for Godot, Chekhov's The Bear, Mamet's American Buffalo, Williams' Baby Doll, and Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound as well as many original plays by regional playwrights.   His television work includes a stint on the NBC Soap Opera Another World and the role of Santa in A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's Christmas Special. He is a frequent collaborator with local filmmaker Byron Karabotsos and appears in the film festival favorite Stillbirth Chicken and is currently in pre production for the erotic thriller, Sexsomnia.

Paul Felder (Floyd) is very excited to be working with New City Stage for the third time. He was previously seen in Extremities (Raul) and Talk Radio (Barry Champlain). His other local credits include This is Our Youth (Dennis) with Theatre Revolution, Magnetic North (Emmett) with Act II Playhouse, and A Streetcar Named Desire (Stanley U/S) with Walnut Street Theater. He graduated last year from the University of the Arts' acting program, where he was selected to perform the one man show Tongues by Sam Sheppard at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in England. He would like to thank Ginger and Neill, as well as his family, especially his parents and Uncle Phil.

Charlotte Northeast (Lina) is a native of Victoria, B.C. and a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School. Favorite roles include Juliet (American Stage, Weekly Planet Critics' Choice Award), Catherine (U/S perf.) in Proof (Florida Studio Theatre), and Lady Macbeth (Shakespeare on the Hudson). Philadelphia and New Jersey area: Hate Mail and Street of Useful Things (Act II Playhouse), Game of Love & Chance and Love's Labor's Lost (CCTC), Fat Pig (GreenLight), Tape (TOW Theatre), Proof (Act Out Theatre), Bash (Crooked Mirror) and Bug (Theatre Exile). Charlotte has worked with Passage for the State Street Project and the Playwriting Lab, and the PlayPenn Theatre Conference. She received a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work in Skin in Flames at InterAct.
Love to husband Damon & pugs, Humphrey & Chico. Visit: www.charlottenortheast.net.

Donovan Hagins (Geronimo) studied under the mentorship and direction of Tony and Obie award winner, the late Joseph A. Walker. Regional Theatre credits include: Spunk, a co-production with Tribute Productions/African Continuum Theatre (Washington, DC); Huck Finn's Story with Imagination Stage (Bethesda, MD); and workshop readings with Arena Stage and Ford's Theatre (both in Washington, DC). Local credits include: Trick the Devil and Sparkle: The Musical (Freedom Theatre); Trouble With Bohemia (Azuka Theatre); Before it Hits Home (First World Theatre Ensemble); and A Camden Christmas Carol (Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts). Local workshop readings include Central Avenue (National Showcase of New Plays Festival @ InterAct), The Rant (PlayPenn 2007), and Fame Forever (Walnut Street Theatre). Television credits include principal roles on My Father's Gun (History Channel), Hack (CBS), and The Wire (HBO). Donovan earned a BA Degree in Theatre from Temple University and is an Artist-in-Residence at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts. This is his first (and hopefully not last!) appearance with New City.

Mark Jacobson (Felix) has been acting, directing, and producing in the Philadelphia area for many years. Acting credits include: Orpheus Descending (Wilma Theatre), The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth (Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival), Romeo & Juliet (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Waiting for Lefty, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, Faithful (Magnet Theatre Company), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Crucible (Vagabond Acting Troupe), and Natural Flavors, Ice Breakers (Straw Flower Productions, where he is also Co-Artistic Director). He directed Who Turned Off the Lights? at Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York and A Waltz Through Dark Places at The Brick Playhouse, where he co-founded and produced the popular short play series IT (Independent Theatre). He has also been featured in several independent films including Four Thorns for Aidan, Judy Goose, Victim's Song, The Underground, and the short films Against the Wind and Posse (Best Acting Award, 2005 Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project). Love to Jackie, Amanda, and Valerie.

Kristyn Chouiniere (Rosalind) is pleased as punch to be returning to New City Stage.  She appeared last year in the NCSC production of Extremities as Patricia.  Recent Philadelphia performances include Karen in Jump/Cut (Flashpoint), Miss Cutts in The Hothouse (Lantern), and Sookie in Mr. Marmalade (Theatre Exile).  She is a two-year member of the Living News ensemble at the National Constitution Center, and holds an MA in theatre from Villanova University.  Projects on the horizon are mainly comprised of planning her wedding for June of this year.  For Terry--tqm

Nigel Bock (Chicken) is actually a rooster, and was raised indoors as part of a school project before being rescued and moved to Last Change Equestrian Farm in Quakertown. Before making his debut with New City Stage on this groundbreaking project, he mostly played in the dirt and walked around his cage. He has always dreamed of being an actor and is currently auditioning for other local film and theatre projects. He would like to thank Lori McCutcheon-Benetz, the president of Last Chance, for giving him and so many other abandoned and abused animals a safe and secure natural habitat to thrive in. He would also like to thank the playwright for bringing to the forefront one of the cruel realities of poultry existence. He currently resides in Bucks County with his adoptive family. Love to Ginger, the sexiest vegetarian I know. Please visit www.lastchanceranch.org and God bless America.



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