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Who’s Who
Jessica F. Baskerville is in Inside Game, The Irishman, The God
a New Jersey-based Committee, The Kindergarten Teacher,
playwright and recent Campbell Scott’s Hamlet, Sweet
graduate of Montclair Lorraine and Hard Sell. Clark holds an
State University’s College MFA from the University of Missouri-
of the Arts. Her transition Kansas City and BS from Northwestern
from student to working University.
professional has included
performances of her André De Sandies is one
commissioned one-act, Woody’s, for NJ of the founding members
Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival in of the Theater Project
partnership with Luna Stage; and the where he originated the
performance of Just As Cruel, written role of “Flan” in the
for and produced by the Undoing inaugural production of
Racism Committee of Montclair. Six Degrees of
Currently, she is working on an original, Separation. Since then,
socially-distanced one-act for his favorite roles have
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre’s included “John” in Oleanna, “Lawrence”
Holiday Bites program, set to open in in For Whom The Bell Tolls, “Mr.
early December. Fitzpatrick” in The Skin Of Our Teeth,
“C.B.” in Defying Gravity, and most
Clark Scott Carmichael recently as “the Reverend” in the
is a Dreamcatcher production of Crowns. Elsewhere, André
company member, first was "Ambimbola" at the Dreamcatcher
seen in 2001 in Three production of The Electric Baby
Days of Rain and last seen and Everett the Artist in The Most
in Be Here Now this Deserving. André is also a steel
season. He directed The drummer. He proudly thanks the talent
Other Place and String in his family, wife, Gail and daughters
Around My Finger for the LC and T.S. for their constant and
company. Clark also enjoys contributing continuous support.
to The Flip Side and the Cabaret series.
Locally, he's done over 20 productions Laura Ekstrand was co-
at the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. He founder of Dreamcatcher
was a Jumper on Broadway in Tom with Janet Sales in 1994.
Stoppard's, Jumpers. Regional/Off- She has appeared at
Broadway credits: Repertory Theatre of Dreamcatcher in The
St. Louis, Irish Rep, Hartford Theatre Lucky Ones, What Stays;
Works, The Acting Company, Red Bull Sister Play; Rapture,
Theatre, Two River Theatre Company, Blister Burn; Motherhood
KC Rep, NY Fringe Festival, Out Loud; and
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Merry- Shakespeare in Vegas, among many
Go-Round Playhouse, Dorset Theatre others, and is a member of The Flip
Festival, Pennsylvania Center Stage, Side improv comedy troupe. New
Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Kentucky Jersey Theatre: Bickford Theatre,
Shakespeare Festival, NJ Rep, Mill Passage Theater, 12 Miles West, The
Mountain Theatre, Hope Summer Rep, Theater Project, Luna Stage, and the
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Pushcart Players. New York Theatre:
and the Shakespeare Theatre in Naked Angels, Ensemble Studio
Washington D.C. Television credits: Pat Theatre, and New Georges. Film: Fat
Carney in The Politician, Harold on Ass Zombies; Split Ends, High Art and I
Living With Yourself, Little America, The Shot Andy Warhol. Television: Hack,
Plot Against America, Pose, Blacklist, Sex And The City, Law & Order, and
Connor Riley on Gotham, Forever, Dean The Guiding Light. As a director: Dead
Masters on House of Cards, Law & and Buried, Every Brilliant Thing, The
Order, Kidnapped, As the World Turns, How and the Why, Things Being What
Unforgettable, and Boardwalk Empire. They Are, Next Fall, Distracted, The
Film credits: Martin in Audrey, Ref Chris Pursuit Of Happiness, Melancholy Play,
Pride’s Crossing, Full Bloom and many