David Acevedo (Assistant Director,
Waiter) is Administrative Director and a co-founder of Teatro Shalom. He
was most recently seen as Filomeno Cordero in Teatro Shalom's production
of Tiny Tim is Dead, and as Miguel Santos in Teatro Vision's production
of Santos & Santos. David wishes to express his deepest gratitude
to all the angels who brought Teatro Shalom to life.
Priscilla Alden (Mother-in-Law) has
appeared at the One Act, Julian, Magic, Eureka, Pacific Jewish and San
Jose Repertory Theatres, as well as at Thick Description, Quarry, Lamplighters,
Theatre Rhinoceros, Bay Area Playwrights, and the Marsh. She has won two
Bay Area Critics Circle Awards and a Bette Rhino. Film credits include
Birdy, Nine Months, Dying Young, and I Want Him
Back. She can also be seen as Ethel Janowski in Criminally Insane
I and II, and Nurse Edith Mortley in Death Nurse I and
II.
Eloise B. Chitmon (George), a San
Francisco native, has performed in and throughout the Bay Area for Theatreworks,
Lorraine Hansberry, Oakland Ensemble, SF Mime Troupe and in Los Angeles
for MOJHO Ensemble, Masquers Cafe and First Stage. She has also principled
in numerous commercials, film and television features.
David Gassner (Director) is Artistic
Director and co-founder of Teatro Shalom. He has an MFA from the UC San
Diego Professional Theatre Training Program. Directing credits include
Tiny Tim Is Dead for Teatro Shalom, Breaking the Code and
Glengarry Glen Ross at Menlo Players Guild, The Glass Menagerie
at Northside Theatre, and De Donde? at TheatreWorks. As an actor,
he has worked at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and San Diego Repertory Theatre,
and appeared most recently in Santos & Santos at Teatro Vision.
He thanks his family and friends for all their support along the way. Thanks,
partner. Bienvenidos and Shalom.
Lol Levy (Hal) has worked extensively
in Bay Area and Los Angeles theatres. He was last seen as Eddie Lawrence
in the long running hit Shear Maddness. Other productions include
Berkoff's Lunch, A Chip in the Sugar, God, Reckless,
Baby with the Bathwater, Portrait of a Woman, The Good
Woman of Setzuan, Rent a Family, Liverpool Fantasy, and
the following all written by Harold Pinter: The Collection, Monologue,
the Lover, Betrayal, Silence, and The Hothouse.
Film and television credits include Nash Bridges, Thritysomething,
General Hospital, Not Necessary the News, and Howard the
Duck.
Rober Mackey (Frank) studied acting
with Sanford Meisner and is a founding member of the Sanford Mesiner Center
of the Arts in Los Angeles. He has acted in several Movies of the Week,
including Disney's "A Friendship in Vienna" with Ed Asner and
Jane Alexander. He has also appeared in numerous stage productions in New
York and Los Angeles. While in New York, he had a recurring role in "As
the World Turns" as Steve Hennessy. Most recently, he was seen in
"The Last Hairdresser" at Theatre Rhinoceros. Robert wants to
thank Teatro Shalom for inviting him into their family and all of his friends
who are patiently waiting for his kvetching to end.
Jason Ries (Stage Mgr/Lighting Design)
is more pleased than a parsnip to once again serve Teatro Shalom as quasi-resident
stool pigeon and best boy. As a designer of lights, sounds, and sets, much
of his best work has been seen both at the Exit and in some of the finest
trash bins in North America. Credits include that he enjoys cashews.
Claudia Rosa (Donna) is a co-founder
of Teatro Shalom, and was last seen in the company's production of Tiny
Tim is Dead as Azalee Hodge. She was previously seen as Vicky in Teatro
Vision's production of Santos & Santos. She has toured extensively
with Teatro de la Esperanza in Real Women Have Curves and Dancing
With the Missing. She appeared at the Exit Theatre as Alice in The
Painting and as Irene in the San Francisco Fringe Festival Production
of Rex In Hades. Other featured roles include Julia in Fefu and
Her Friends, Mistress Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor, and Marcella
in A Coin In Nine Hands. She has numerous videos and industrials
to her credit.
Tara Webb (Costume Design) designed
costumes for Teatro Shalom's production of Tiny Tim is Dead. She
recently worked with the West Bay Opera company in Palo Alto coordinating
wardrobe for Tosca and The Magic Flute. Previously, she designed
props and costumes in the Philadelphia area for the Lang Performing Arts
Center, the Red Heel Theatre Company, and the Pig Iron Theatre Company.