CAST & CREW THE LISPS... Meghan Finn -Director Ensemble Jennifer Caster - Production/Stage Manager
Cesar Alvarez is a songwriter and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. He plays in The Lisps, teaches recording at Bloomfield College, and writes about music and science at www.musicisfreenow.org. Eric Farber’s unique approach to the art of percussion is rooted in a wealth of experience from within the entertainment worlds of neo-burlesque and vaudeville, steeped in late-90’s New York City anti-folk, and smothered with a profound appreciation for both sincerity and sarcasm. In addition to bringing his brand of quirky mayhem and cacophonous found-objects to The Lisps, Eric performs regularly with The Ladybug Transistor (Merge), The Fisherman Xylophonic Burlesque Orchestra (Tikijive), Mark Dzula’s Magic Caravan, and Bucket Fucket (the worlds only bucket ukulele hiphop duo). Maya Ferrara, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has recently starred in various films, plays, and commercials here in New York. In November of 2007, she graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She recently made her film debut in The Local which premiered at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Grant O’Brien is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As an actor, he's studied at the Stella Adler Studio and the Stonestreet Studio of Film and Television. New York and Regional credits include Into the Woods, Laura Dennis, Romeo and Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar, Harvey, Box Teorey, and Measure for Measure. He is also a sketch comedian and improvisor, and performs at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, the People's Improv Theater, and at comedy festivals nationally. His hometown is Columbus, Ohio. Aaron Schroeder is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. His credits include: Waxing West (dir. Benjamin Mosse) in Stockholm, Sweden; Dance Dance Revolution at the Ohio Theatre (dir. Alex Timbers/Les Freres Corbusiers); The Dybbuk (dir. Liz Swados); Moments (dir. Moises Kaufman); Crimes of the Heart (dir. Geoffrey Horne); As well as his own solo show Box Theory at Ars Nova. Aaron has also filmed two feature films with experimental film director Marc Lafia, as well as done work on several other film projects. Aaron is also cult leader of the underground theatre movement Unidentified Artist Sightings (www.unidentifiedartists.com). For more information about Aaron, visit: www.aaron-schroeder.com Caroline Tamas has had the opportunity to work on many new works here in NYC with groups that include: EST Youngblood, Clubbed Thumb, Packawallop, and Pecadillo. She has also collaborated with Dyana and Cesar on a few works and is thrilled to be working with them again on this developing machine! Jillian Tully likes hats so much that she wears lots of them - costume designer, knitter, singer, foodie, ersatz muse, word nerd and subway musician being a few. She also makes hats, and skirts, and scarves...and songs. Her not-quite band is rainy day assembly and she has only one video on YouTube. Sammy Tunis is an actress and singer in The Lisps. She has worked frequently with FIne Feathered Friends, Theater for the New City, the Brick Theater and the Mint Theater |