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ABE GOLDFARB * (Émile Zola) is an actor, writer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He's been on Broadway (in Beetlejuice), voiced Pokémon (several) and emceed burlesque shows all over the world (seriously). His multiple award-winning film First Time Caller is now streaming.
TODD SCOFIELD * (Paul Cézanne) DC Area: Folger Theatre: Romeo and Juliet, Tempest, Hamlet, Othello,
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