David Cahill (Don Baker), a recent graduate of the American University (B.A. Communications: Visual Media / Theatre Minor), is delighted to be in his third Firebelly Production.  David's most recent and most difficult role was George in Firebelly's Of Mice and Men.  He appeared as Tito Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor for Firebelly.  He appeared in Omaemoda's production of Oscar and Adonis (Oscar Wilde) and Dead Poets (Christopher Marlowe) at the DCAC.  Previous productions at AU include The Glass Menagerie (Tom Wingfield), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (RP McMurphy), for which he was nominated for an ACTF Irene Ryan Award.  Film experience includes A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Clarence, opposite Michael York.  David would like to thank the entire cast and crew for their hard work and tremendous talent, his family for their undying love and support, and Kathi and Barbara for giving him this wonderful opportunity.

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Jenn Book (Jill Tanner), a bartender by trade, is excited to be joining Firebelly and to be appearing onstage in Virginia for the first time. She is a graduate of American University (B.A. Theatre/Education minor) where she appeared in Richard III (Lady Grey/Young York) and in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Nurse Ratched ), as well as stage-managed the KC/ACTF-nominated production of Rashomon. Other DC roles include Character 3 in Everything in its Right Place (Mister Mayhem), Girl in Eat Your Heart Out (Omaemoda), Gretel Bergmann in How She Played the Game (Venus Theatre), and Jenny/Anastasia/Prosecuting Attorney in The Anastasia Trials... (Venus Theatre). Jenn has also worked with the Kennedy Center's Youth and Family Programs, understudying for the lead role of Zippy in Dreams in the Golden Country. She would like to thank the cast and crew for this opportunity, and as always, mom and dad for everything.

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Charlotte Gnessin (Mrs. Baker) grew up in North Carolina and is the only cast member to have ever said "groovy" in a normal conversation.  After receiving a BFA in Drama from East Carolina University, she went to New York in search of adventure, fame, and fortune... and found a smaller apartment than Don's.  In New York, she studied with Stella Adler, Nicolas Ray, and, at the Actors' Institute, with Allen Shor, David Kagen and Sally Fisher.  In New York, Charlotte appeared in Cry Havoc (Nydia Joyce), French Grey (Marie Antoinette), and Artist's Pallet (Servatoress).  In Regional Theater, she's appeared in The Rimers of Eldritch (Eva Jackson), Champagne Complex (Ally Macy), and in The Sound Of Music (the Baroness).  Charlotte lives in Arlington, VA, with her husband, her two children, her dog, her rabbit, her fish and various fauna that often visit from the woods behind her house.

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Chris Carroll (Ralph Austin) is delighted to be in his second production at Firebelly.  Chris was most recently seen as Slim in Firebelly's well-received production of Of Mice and Men.  His other roles have included Lord Douglas /Shaxpeare in Dead Poets and Boy in Eat Your Hearts Out at Omaemoda Theatre, Doctor Pinch in Comedy of Errors at Little Theatre of Alexandria,  Steve/Waiter in Café Menage at Mayhem Theatre. He also appeared in the Source Theatre's production of Cats Don't Come When You Call Them and in Stanislavski Theatre's The Shadow as The Shadow. At American University, he played Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Catesby in Richard III, and several other roles. He is a recurring cast member on television's That's Not Funny, That's Sick, has served as director, producer, and technical director of other productions.  Chris thanks everyone involved in this production, especially Kathi, for this opportunity.

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the crew

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