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Odds, Is Anybody Out There? and
 background  in  musical  theatre,   Laugh  Factory,   Sergei  Stern   more. Theda’s lifelong passion for
 having  studied  at  Santa  Monica   H a h a   C u b ,  (X; original music)  arts,  humanities,  popular  culture
 College.    N a t i o n a l  i s   a   m u s i c  and fighting the patriarchy coupled
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 Linda  Kohn
 (Sarah)  has  been   H o u s e   a n d  film  who  has   theater. Alongside her middle-aged
                                         acting  and  playwriting  journey,
 participating  in   m a n y   m o r e .    scored more than   Theda  operates  a  family-owned
 S a n t a   M o n i c a   Producer and creator of the Red   100  films,  TV   independent  beauty  brand  while
 P l a y h o u s e  Button Show and Madlibs Family   shows,  and  musicals,  including   raising  two  children  with  her
 productions  since  Sitcom,  co-host  Fun  Mug   projects  for  Alan  Ritchson,   husband. Theda received a BA in
 she  was  7  years  comedy show, and a performer   Werner Herzog, two-time Oscar   Film & Digital Media Studies from
 old, performing in  with Extra Chunky Sketch team.   nominee Sergei Bodrov, Anora's   University of California Santa Cruz
 such  shows  as  the  original  She has acted in shows at Santa   2025 Oscar Best Actor nominee   a  gazillion  years  ago  and  looks
 production  of  Alice  and  the  Monica  Playhouse,  Hollywood   Y u r i   B o r i s o v ,   T i m u r  forward  to  collaborating  with
 Wonderful  Tea  Party,  Moonlight  Fringe  Festival,  Minnesota   B e k m a m b e t o v ,   A n d r e i  anyone who is game and available
 Madness,  Mezzanine,  Conundrum,  Children's  Theater,  Hamline   Konchalovski,  and  Christian   on  Monday  nights  and  some
 and has been a member of Actors'  University, the London West End,   Meier. He's been hired to write a   weekends.
 Workshop for many years. Linda has  and Guthrie Theater. As well as   procedural  TV  pilot  screenplay,
 two sons,   Michael and David. Her  acted  in  over  150  film  and   and he has also directed several
 real  life  job  is  an  Ergonomic  television projects.  short  films  and  a  feature  film   SylvieYoung(S
 Consultant. In her spare time, Linda   musical. Sergei enjoys exploring   ong) is a French-
 loves to Zumba and Hip Hop Dance   Inspired by her   all aspects of the arts, with acting   American  life-
 and  is  a  facebook  addict.  Recent   w o r k   a s   a  being his new endeavor. Sergei is   l o n g   l e a r n e r
 credits  include  the  ShortBurst®   caregiver  and   not humble at all, and he knows   whose  day  job
 productions of Forever Inc., Against   t e a c h e r ,  it.  has  her  roaming
 All Odds, 50 Shades of Perfection,   M a r a            the  world.  She  is
 Halloween Unmasked, Too Close for   Theda  Weston       delighted  to  be
 Comfort, When Will I Awaken?, Blind   R o t h b a r d  (Nina) made her   temporarily  grounded  in  Los
 Journeys,  Simmering  Stew,  Is   (Millie)  sees   acting  debut  in   Angeles, taking advantage of this
 Anybody Out There? and a special   t h r o u g h   a  the Santa Monica   LA interlude to spend time with her
 Short  ShortBurst  Theatre(R)  playful  lens  that  influences  her
                      Playhouse Winter   daughter  and  embark  on  this
 production, Perfect is Boring - 60 is a  multidisciplinary  creative   theater  adventure.  When  not
                      2023  Shortburst
 Dream,    celebrating  her  60th  practice.  Although  she's  never   Production When   onstage, she loves to sing, dance,
 Birthday  and  her  50th  year  with  pursued acting, she sees it as a   Will  I  Awaken?  where  she  only   and  strum  her  ukulele  with  great
 Santa Monica Playhouse! Wow!  creative  outlet  to  combine  her   forgot one line and actually got   enthusiasm  and  questionable
 b a c k g r o u n d   i n   d a n c e ,    some live audience laughs. She   precision.  This  play  is  part  of  her
 movement,  and  writing.  These         ongoing  commitment  to  self-
 Madeleine Lemay  (Tammy), is a  then  performed  in  the  world
 explorations often are based in         discovery, creative joy, and saying
 Los Angeles Based comic, and full   feeling and space. She believes   premiere  Theatre  R.A.W.   “yes” to experiences that are slightly
 time  theater  and  film  director.   in  merging  our  shadows  with   presentations of Blind  Journeys,   terrifying in the best possible way.
 Performing at the Hollywood Improv,   self-expression.  Simmering  Stew,  Against  All
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