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Citizens Brigade, Armando Diaz — Dave is thrilled to be back and working
founder of the Magnet Theater, various with his dear friends at Vivid Stage.
Second City alumni such as Todd Scott McGowan is
Stashwick (12 Monkeys), and improv originally from
masters Michael Gellman, Dave Pennsylvania but has
Razowsky, and Aretha Sills. She has lived in New Jersey and
appeared in numerous improv has been a member of
performances in NYC improv theaters Vivid Stage for 15 years.
such as Gotham City Improv, the While raising a family, he
Magnet Theater, the People’s Improv has worked steadily
Theater and Upright Citizens Brigade. garnering two NJ Tony
She performs mostly in NJ these days Awards for Best Actor in a Musical
with Vivid's improv troupe, The Flip Side awarded by the Newark Star Ledger for
in Summit, NJ and Montclair Improv Mack & Mabel and I Do!, I Do!. He was
Comedy in Montclair, NJ. awarded Best Supporting Actor in a
Mitchell Gordon is once Musical from the state of New
again grateful to the Vivid Hampshire in two separate years as
Stage theatre community well, for the Engineer in Miss Saigon
and their audience for and Juan Peron in Evita. Scott stage
affording him yet another managed the opening two productions
story-telling opportunity. of the current Vivid season and just
Last year he appeared in finished a run as an actor in Steve
the World Premiere Martin’s Meteor Shower at Centenary
Mainstage Production of Stage. A proud member of Actors’
Life’s Work with Vivid Stage. Recent Equity Association where he spent
credits also include an 8 actor workshop sixteen years on their governing body
of Jane Austen’s Persuasion with The and was a Tony voter. Scott is also an
Holy Theatre. Thank you to the cast, extremely proud parent of Shaelyn and
creative team, friends and family. Essa. Thanks to Rick and Mary who
Special thank you to Michelle and Mia, share co-parenting duties.
“to keeping the meter running”. Becca L. McLarty is so
Dave Maulbeck is an happy to be working once
entertainment artist and again with Vivid Stage.
member of the Screen She's previously appeared
Actors Guild and he with Vivid Stage in Twirl
recently relocated back to and Psychodrama and the
New York City after a audio play, Ways to be
multi-year stint in Los Happy. She has
Angeles. He has starred performed regionally and
in several commercials, in NYC with such companies as The
including the Super Bowl Ad - Brooklyn Generator, Luna Stage,
Groundhog Day, for truTV, and as the Project Y Theatre, Mt. Gretna Theatre,
Polish Polisher for Burger King and and Bakerloo Theatre Project. Becca
with film credits include, the evil Dr. holds her MFA in Acting from Brooklyn
Wily in Megaman, and the main College and is an adjunct instructor of
character Dracula Goes to Camp, Dave voice and speech at Montclair State
is no stranger to the screen. University. Thanks so much to Justus,
In 2007 Dave co-founded Chicken Scoop Marin, and Porter for being my home
Productions where he executive and my heart. www.beccalmclarty.com
produced several spec pilots, music Serena Marie Smith -
videos, and web series. More recently This is Serena's first show
he has been developing animation with Vivid Stage and is
projects with BEHIND the BAG! thrilled to be working with
Productions, where he is co-creator and this wonderful cast. Her
illustrator of The Kinetix, a comic book most recent stage
series featuring high school superheroes appearance was Patrena
whose powers derive from their in Gloria: A Life with
respective disabilities, which recently OffBook Productions.
reached full funding on Kickstarter. Some additional past theatre credits