A dark satire about the trials and tribulations of a real
American family in the age of Virtual Reality
Ezra Barnes (Richard) - NY theater: Breakfast With Mugabe (Signature Center & Theatre Row; Ezra also produced this NY Times Critic’s Pick and Best Play nominee of the Off-Broadway Alliance), Transparent Falsehood (by Gil Kofman and directed by Richard Caliban, Theatre 511), Queen (Astoria Performing Arts Center), To Kill a Mockingbird (Queens Theatre) In White America (New Federal), English Bride (59e59), Far & Wide (Mint), The Miser (Brave New World), Richard II (Pearl). Regional: Portland Stage (as Sherlock Holmes), Geva, McCarter, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Denver Center, Pioneer, Paper Mill. TV: Group, New Amsterdam, Jessica Jones, Orange…Black, Sinner, Law & Order, SVU. Film: Motherless Brooklyn, birth/rebirth, Unintended, Noah, Joshua, Once More With Feeling. Directed Diary of Anne Frank (Playhouse on Park; Outstanding Director award, Connecticut Critics Circle). Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare on the Sound. Runs Brooklyn’s Young Actors Workshop.
Jodie Markell (Ruth) - received an OBIE award for her performance in MACHINALl directed by Michael Greif at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater. Other New York theater includes: David Marshall Grant’s SNAKEBIT; David Lindsay-Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO - Manhattan Theatre Club; BALM IN GILEAD directed by John Malkovich - Circle Rep; ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION directed by John Patrick Shanley - Manhattan Theatre Club; ROAD and UBU at Lincoln Center; Will Scheffer’s EASTER and Odet's CLASH BY NIGHT both directed by Richard Caliban at Naked Angels (company member). She also played Karla Faye Tucker in Steve Earle’s KARLA. Regional theater includes: Tom Waits’ FRANK’S WILD YEARS - Steppenwolf Theater; STREET SCENE - Williamstown; SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION - Mark Taper Forum; Theresa Rebeck's SPIKE HEELS - NY Stage and Film. Film includes: Woody Allen's HOLLYWOOD ENDING; Todd Haynes SAFE; Jim Jarmusch’s MYSTERY TRAIN and THE DEAD DON’T DIE; Barry Levinson’s JIMMY HOLLYWOOD. Other features include : TRAPPED; QUEEN’S LOGIC; SWEET LAND; and Ira Sach's KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. TV includes: Law and Order; SVU; The Good Wife; and the recurring role of Wendy Hunt in the HBO series Big Love. She also directed the feature film of Tennessee Williams’ THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, and Ellen Burstyn.
Website: www.jodiemarkell.com
Wyatt Fenner (Junior) - Wyatt Fenner is thrilled to be back at work with Gil and Richard after previously appearing in “Transparent Falsehood”! Wyatt has collaborated with Terrence McNally, Michael Kahn, Moises Kaufman, Steve Yockey, Jen Silverman, and Samuel D. Hunter, among many others. Many television and film credits, including the Emmy Winning series “After Forever” and Chrissy in “Chrissy Judy”. Wyatt is a proud graduate of the University of Southern California’s BFA Acting Program. @wyattfenner.
Kai An Chee (Darcy) - is a Malaysian-Chinese actor and musician. Stage credits include Kim Alternate/Gigi u/s in Miss Saigon (nat'l tour), Rowena Moraga in Mr. Holland's Opus (Ogunquit Playhouse), Siren u/s in Lizard Boy (off-broadway), and workshops of Jason Robert Brown’s Farewell My Concubine and Michael John LaChiusa’s American Eclipse. Screen credits include FBI: Most Wanted, That Damn Michael Che, and Olga Dies Dreaming. www.kaianchee.com
Frank Licato (Doctor Adams/Mrs. Adams) - is Artistic Director of Hudson Theatre Works and the recipient of the Tanne Foundation Award for continued Artistic Excellence. Off-Broadway: This is Not a Time of Peace (Theatre Row), Deathwatch (NYTW,) Angel City (Kraine Theater), Taming of the Shrew (Theater for a New Audience), Tallahassee (Flea Theatre), Dawn (59E59 Theater), Herders (Theatre Row), Making Book (Theatre Row). Off-off Broadway: Killer’s Head, (28th Street Theatre), A Hell of a Mess (78th St. Theater), Tania (LaMama), Little Bird (78th Street Theatre), Bloodline (One Dream Theatre), Ghost Stories (Inroads). Regional: Dumbwaiter (Hudson Theatre Works), 12 Angry Men, (Company Theatre), Caretaker, (Hudson Theatre Works), Tranquil (Luna Stage), Dreaded Bliss (Garage Theatre), Streetcar Named Desire, Benito Cereno (Delaware Theater Company), Orchids in the Moonlight, Ghosts (American Repertory Theatre), Rocket and Snood, (Gloucester Stage Company), Richard II, Judgement, (Best Actor, Boston Critics; Boston Shakespeare Co.), Jekyll and Hyde, (Best Actor, Boston Critics; Working Theatre), Gulliver’s Travels, (Cambridge Ensemble). Film: Modern Houses, Trackdown, Out of the Darkness, NY Cop, Between the Lines, First Deadly Sin w/Frank Sinatra, Why, Vintage Thunderbird. TV: Third Watch, 100 Centre St, N.Y.P.D. Mounted. www.hudsontheatreworks.org
Chuck Montgomery (Howard) - Actor, writer and musician who has been a NYC downtown theater fixture for many years, working with Target Margin, Arden Party, and Dearknows Theater companies, and was a member of the Obie award winning Cucaracha Theater. He recently appeared in TEA’s production of “Rocco, Chelsea,…etc at HERE and their production of “Being Chaka” at The New Ohio Theatre. He has worked extensively with filmmaker Hal Hartley, appearing in his films “Amateur”, “Henry Fool” and “Fay Grim”. Other credits-“Sopranos”, “High Maintenance”, “Orange Is The New Black” and all the “Law&Order”s. He has been a stand-up comedian playing clubs everywhere and was a writer/performer with Comedy Central. He is guitarist/composer with his wife Sue Scarlett Montgomery in the band Chuck&Sue, playing all around Brooklyn and Manhattan. He was born in Richmond, VA, and grew up all over the world. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, filmmaker/composer/actor/singer Sue Scarlett Montgomery and their son, Grier Montgomery.
Glen Feinstein (Bobby) - is a New York City based actor in theater, film, television, and voice over. He has seen on FX, Disney, as well as many of New York’s downtown theaters. Glenjfeinstein.com
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Projection Designer - Tiffany Chen is a projection designer, lighting designer, photographer, and multimedia creator for live events. She is an NYC based designer, working across disciplines in theatre, music, and corporate events. Recent work includes: Assistant Projection Designer for “The Great Gatsby” on Broadway, Associate Projection designer on “True Art” at Dorset Theatre Fest, “Thanksgiving Play” at Dorset Theatre Fest, Lighting Design for the Boiler Room at the Brooklyn Mirage, video coordinator for the “Made on Youtube” series at Google. productiff.myportfolio.com
Scenic and Lighting Designer - Joey Moro is a New York based designer, who designs lighting, projection, and scenery. Joey has designed over 200 productions in NYC, regionally, and abroad. Recent Lighting: Beverly Johnson (59E59) Where Women Go, (HERE) Misery, (Dorset Theatre Fest) What the Constitution Means to Me (Hangar Theatre) La tragédie de Carmen, (Stony Brook) Romeo and Juliet (NAATCO) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Choir Boy, (Le Petit Light/Set) The Rape of Lucretia, (Boston Lyric Opera.) Lortel Award for Projection on Wet Brain at Playwrights with Nick Hussong. Joey’s company Moro Media creates video systems for on/off Broadway, museums, and installations. MFA Yale School of Drama. Joey is concurrently a Professor of design at Berklee NYC, of projection design at Yale Drama, and of lighting design at NYU Tisch. www.joeymoro.com www.moro.media
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Costume Designer - Sara O'Donnell is thrilled to return to the theater where her career began decades ago. Having met Richard Schechner on a return flight from LA, it seems Sara’s fate was sealed when he offered her a job designing costumes for his production of Three Sisters at La MaMa. Her more recent work can be seen in many action packed film and television productions such as Dunkirk, Mission: Impossible-Fallout, and Asteroid City. She most recently designed the past 2 seasons of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Stories.
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Stage Manager - Grace Keith stage managed Leni’s Last Lament both in Brooklyn and in Edinburgh She has previous production roles accredited to Gibney Dance, The Gallery Players, Brave New World Rep and theaters in the New Orleans theatre industry before moving to the city. With a B.A in Theatre and B.S in Business Management, she has aspirations to continue work in theatre production…wherever it takes her!
Playwright - Gil Kofman was born in Nigeria and raised in Kenya, Israel, and NYC. He received an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. His play American Magic, a dark political satire, was produced in NY, LA, and London with music by Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth and Richard Foreman playing the part of the President. It was later published by Broadway Play Publishing along with two other plays, Interview and Pharmacopeia. His film, The Memory Thief, won the Feature Award at the Edmonton Int'l Film Festival and played on the Sundance Channel. He later directed a thriller in mainland China, called, Case Sensitive, which was developed at the Sundance Producer's Lab and got a wide release in China, and played on HBO Asia. His other film Lost in the White City played at the Black Nights Film Festival and in other places around the world. His novel aKa came out in Berlin (2023) - here. His Award Winning play - Leni's Last Lament - recently played at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024. Dickhead is having its world premiere at Theatre for the New City, and is directed by frequent collaborator and friend Richard Caliban.
Director/Sound Design - Richard Caliban is thrilled to be working with so many dear friends and collaborators on this production. Caliban was Artistic Director of critically acclaimed, award-winning Cucaracha Theatre (“The most exciting experimental theater company in New York.” — NY Times) where he wrote and directed many of his plays, including Rodents & Radios which was on Mel Gussow’s (NY Times) Top 10 Plays of the year list. Caliban’s MoM - A Rock Concert Musical won “Outstanding Musical” at the NY Fringe Festival and continued with runs at the Actor’s Playhouse, Geva Theatre and many other venues. He is also known for directing the celebrated Obie and Outer Critics Circle award-winning production of Mac Wellman’s Crowbar at the Victory Theater. Recently he directed Gil Kofman’s Leni’s Last Lament starring Jodie Markell at the Invisible Dog and in Edinburgh. His work has also been seen at The Public Theatre, The Vineyard Theatre, Merkin Hall, Primary Stages, Playwrights Horizons, Theatre Row, The Cherry Lane, Ensemble Studio Theatre, La Mama, HERE, Naked Angels, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theater, Berkshire Theatre Festival, the R.S.9 Theatre in Budapest, and the Ilkhom Theatre in Uzbekistan.