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People's Improv Theater in NYC.                 Daria M. Sullivan - she/
                                                     her/hers - is a NJ/NYC
                 Dave Maulbeck is an                 based actor (EMC),
                 entertainment artist
                 based in New Jersey. He             director, teaching artist,
                 specializes in comedic              and writer. Theatre
                 acting, guerrilla film              credits include Be Here
                 production, storytelling,           Now and Continuing the
                 and home-brewed                     Conversation (Vivid
                 animation. He has starred           Stage) and Unveiling
                 in several commercials,   Liberty (Speranza Theatre Company).
     including the Super Bowl Ad -       She recently voiced AMINATA and
     Groundhog Day, for truTV, and as the   CUSTOMER for Cocotazo Media’s audio
     Polish Polisher for Burger King. His film   fiction series, Timestorm. Her episodes
     credits include, the evil Dr. Wily in   will be released in May (see:
     Megaman, and the main character Doug  TimestormSeries.com). Directing
     in the short comedy Key Party. He   credits include I Am The Gooseking by
     wrote, directed, and starred as Wuku in   Ben Firke (The Tank). Daria wrote a
     Channel 101’s The Tribe. In 2007 Dave   one act play (Somewhere in Between),
     co-founded Chicken Scoop Productions   which was produced by playwright/
     where he executive produced several   author Kathleen George at the
     spec pilots, music videos, and web
     series. More recently he has been   University of Pittsburgh. Daria is a
     developing animation projects with   proud member of the NYC based film
     BEHIND the BAG! Productions, Austin   collective, Burn It Down (BiD); she did
     Basis' company. Dave's comedic work   sound mixing and art direction for
     includes sketch and improvisation, he   previous BiD films and will be script
     has played on two NYC house teams,   supervisor for their next film this
     Chet Watkins and Featherweight, and   spring. She is also looking forward to
     he has written and performed sketch at   assistant directing Vivid Stage’s spring
     The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater,   show: Ways To Be Happy by David Lee
     The Peoples Improv Theater, Magnet   White. Daria is particularly invigorated
     Theater and Gotham City Improv. Dave   by stories centering on Black women.
     is a company member and the director   Want to create together? Shoot her an
     of improv at Vivid Stage, where his   email at darias1355@gmail.com.
     stage production of Expecting Isabel   Training: BA, University of Pittsburgh.
     was rated in the top ten productions of
     2006 by The Star-Ledger. Dave lives in           Jason Szamreta is a
     Madison with his loving wife. When not           proud company member
     acting, writing, or improvising Dave can         with Vivid Stage, where
     usually be found nerding out about               some of his credits
     comic books, Sci-fi, or the Simpsons.            include Next Fall, The
                  Scott McGowan has                   Neighborhood, Most
                  been seen digitally with            Deserving, and Sister
                  The Flip Side (look for us          Play. He also co-wrote
                  on Facebook at Vivid                the play What Stays with
                  Stage). Check him out at   Laura Ekstrand, which was produced
                  Virginia Musical Theatre   during the 17-18 season. Jason enjoys
                  in the web series called   collaborating on new play development,
                  VMT voices. Clean house   has participated in the Play Gym at
                  and freshly painted    Luna Stage, and is excited when our
     rooms are my specialty. Thanks to my   local professional theaters develop and
     kids and husband for keeping me sane.   produce works by our talented NJ
                                         playwrights.
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