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She is grateful to be among a like- Chris DeCarlo, Evelym including Wagon Train, Alfred
minded community of thrill seekers
who remind her that play, Rudie (director; playwright)
connection, and courage are always have collaborated on more than
worth the leap. 650 plays and musicals,
including the internationally
B e r k e l e y acclaimed productions of
Mezzanine, 2004-a telling of
Sanjay (Mr. tomorrow, Dear Gabby-the
Sanjay Ratnam; Confessions of an Over-Achiever,
P l a y h o u s e 15 Family Theatre Musicals, the
A s s o c i a t e Sholom Aleichem quintilogy,
Director of Adult including the World premiere
Education), born musicals Because of You - the Life
i n B e r k e l e y, and Loves of Sholom Aleichem
California, has a and Author! Author! - an evening
Masters Degree in Film and with Sholom Aleichem, which had
Television from the University of a limited 40th anniversary run in
Dehli. Credits include As Vishnu May of 2019 in honor of the
Dreams, A Long Bridge of Deep beloved Yiddish author's 100th
Waters (both at the Cornerstone yahrzeit. As performers, Chris
Theatre), Indian Wants the Bronx, and Evelyn have over 10,000 on-
Bridging the Great Divide stage performances to their
(presenter/host) and over 100 credit. They can be seen
performances as a street theatre weekends as Suzy and Marvin
activist in India. Recent credits Schneider in Jerry Mayer’s World
include the ShortBurst® productions Premiere comedy Jews R 2 Much
of Mortal Illusions, the Sins of Fun.
Amazon and the holiday special, Too Evelyn has been working
Close for Comfort. Berkeley has in theatre non-stop since the age
directed numerous documentaries of 3, when she made her stage
and is a member and active debut as Macduff's son in the “M”
participant of Chris DeCarlo's play. She won an Emmy
Actors' Workshop, loves working on nomination at age 6 for her
creative projects with his wife, portrayal of Eloise on TV'S
Brinda, and admires the musical Playhouse 90, and is the
abilities of his children, Adya and youngest performer ever to have
Raeva. Berkeley is Associate Director received a star on Hollywood
of Adult Education for the Santa Boulevard's Walk of Fame. She
Monica Playhouse Diversity-in- has appeared in more than 70
Education Conservatory. films and television shows,
Recommended Audition! The
Hitchcock Presents, You Bet Your Musical and Arnold Schulman's
Life with Groucho Marx (all of Sleeping Ugly. Chris and Evelyn can
currently be seen weekends as
which can now be seen on
youtube), and The Gift of Love, in Sholom Aleichem and his wife in the
world premiere musical Aleichem
which she co-starred with Robert Sholom: The Wit and Wisdom of
Stack and Lauren Bacall. During
her theatrical career, she has Sholom Aleichem, now in its 6th
smash year.
played everything from Tom
Sawyer to Queen Elizabeth I. She
received commendations from George J. Vennes III (Playhouse
the city, the state and the federal
government for 50 years of Technical Director) received his A.A.
uninterrupted theatrical and from Santa Monica City College,
educational participation, a immediately began working as a
record that continues to this day. theatre professional and educator,
She directed Jerry Mayer's 2 and hasn’t been ‘without a show’
Across at St. Luke's Theatre Off- since. George has been Production
Broadway. Stage Manager for the Playhouse for
Chris has been acting, over 250 productions in the past 25
writing, directing and teaching years. George produced John
for more than 4 decades. Over a Pielmeier’s Impassioned Embraces,
quarter of a million people have for the Playhouse Modern Comedy
been touched by his award- Series and is technical director for
winning characterization of the Playhouse's Benefit Series.
Yiddish humorist Sholom
Aleichem. His directorial and Sandra Zeitzew (Public Relations
dramaturgical projects include 7 Director) has been with the
of Jerry Mayer's long-running Playhouse since 1990. Projects
comedies, Annie Reiner's Mirage include the English Shakespeare
a Trois, Stephen King and Robert Company's LA premiere of God say
B Parker's RAGE; and the LA Amen…Themes from the Wars of the
TIMES Critics' Pick world Roses, Agnes Bernelle's Empress
premieres of Made Me Nuclear, Eugènie and Black Champagne,
Last of the Knotts, Aspirin & countless ART productions, and
ELEPHANTS and Dying for more than 350 Benefit Series
Laughs. A member of the Santa productions featuring such
Monica Arts Commission for nine renowned artists as Alba Dance
years, favorite projects include Theatre, Herb Astrow, Dane Biren,
the World Premiere of Rose Minda Burr, Carlie and Doni, Corina
Leiman Goldemberg's musical Calderon, Kelly Carlin, Irene
play Picon Pie, the LA TIMES Chapman, Melanie Chartoff,