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Who’s Who

Angela Della Ventura is My Religion, Life’s Work, What Stays
delighted to be working (with Jason Szamreta), Whatever Will
again with this splendid Be, The Neighborhood (Book and
company having Lyrics; Music by Joe Zawila), Brink of
performed in Wonder of Life (Book; Lyrics by Steve Harper;
the World and Parallel Music by Oliver Lake) and
Lives a number of years Astonishment, How to be Old: A
ago. Other selected Beginner’s Guide, and At Ninety-Three
credits include, The Rose (Adaptations). Laura is a private
Tattoo recently at the Shakespeare monologue coach and holds a BA from
Theatre of NJ, Three Tall Women, Yale University and an MFA from Sarah
Marvin’s Room, According to Goldman, Lawrence College. Laura is Chair of the
Nunsense, Harvey, Spinning Into NJ Theatre Alliance Board of Trustees
Butter, Spain, Love, Loss and What I and a member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and
Wore and Dancing at Luhnasa in such the Dramatists Guild. Stephanie
theaters as, New Jersey Repertory, Gallegos (Set Designer)
Centenary Stage, The Women’s Becca Landis McLarty
Theatre, Playwrights, Alliance Rep, The (she/her) is thrilled to be
Bickford Theatre, The Theater Project a part of Gone Missing
and the Pushcart Players. Angela is a and the newest member
proud member of Actor’s Equity and of the Acting Ensemble of
SAG-AFTRA. Vivid Stage. Becca has
Laura Ekstrand is co- performed in NYC and
founder and artistic regionally with companies
director of Vivid Stage, such as Luna Stage,
formerly Dreamcatcher Broadway's Next Hit Musical, Project Y
Rep. She is an actor, Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, The
director, playwright and Theater Project, and Mt. Gretna
teacher who has appeared Theatre. Favorite Roles include: Viola in
on stages and screens for Twelfth Night, Mary Jane in Jesus
over 30 years. As an Hopped the 'A' Train, and Muriel in Bible
actor: Laura appeared at Vivid Stage in Adventure Park. Becca holds her MFA in
101 Humiliating Stories, Water in My Acting from Brooklyn College and is an
Hands, Be Here Now, The Lucky Ones, instructor of voice and speech with the
What Stays; Sister Play and Miller Voice Method and at Montclair
Motherhood Out Loud, among many State University. Thank you so much to
others, and is a member of the Flip Justus, Marin, and Porter for being my
Side improv comedy team. New Jersey home and my heart.
Theatre: Bickford Theatre, Centenary www.beccalmclarty.com
Stage, Luna Stage, Passage Theater, Scott McGowan is
Pushcart Players, The Theater Project, originally from
12 Miles West. New York Theatre: Pennsylvania but has
Naked Angels, Ensemble Studio lived in New Jersey and
Theatre, and New Georges. Film: has been a member of
American Zombieland, Split Ends, High Vivid Stage for over 15
Art, I Shot Andy Warhol. Television: years. While raising a
Hack, Sex And The City, Law & Order, family he has worked
and The Guiding Light. As a director: steadily, garnering two NJ
Grief at High Tide, Soft Animals, Twirl, Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical
Dead and Buried, Every Brilliant Thing, awarded by the Newark Star Ledger. He
The How and the Why, Next Fall, was also named Best Supporting Actor
Distracted, The Pursuit Of Happiness, in a Musical from the state of New
Melancholy Play, Pride’s Crossing and Hampshire in two separate years. In NJ
many others. Podcast directing: The Scott has appeared at the Bickford,
Weirdness and Young Ben Franklin for Centenary, Luna and recently in the
Gen Z Media. As a playwright: Losing titular role of Elling at Catalyst Theatre