JEN RYAN * playwright & co-producer
Ms. Ryan made her Off-Broadway debut alongside two-time Tony Nominee Crista Moore in Tartuffe (Dir.: Jeff Cohen).  New York credits include Crashbound, My Husband's Ideal Match, and staged readings at New Dramatists. Her portrayal of Alice in the American Regional Premiere of Closer (Dir.:Joe Adler) earned her a Carbonell Award nomination from the Theater League of South Florida for Best Actress.  Regional credits include: Isn't It Romantic, Biloxi Blues, After the Fall. Jen had the honor of apperaing onstage with Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall) as the only woman in his one-man show, The Lowest Show On Earth. (co-written by Paul Bellini).  Ms. Ryan was the Artistic Director & Head Writer of PUNCH 59 Sketch Comedy for three years -- once appearing as Courtney Love, Britney Spears, and Jodie Foster in the same show. But wait, there's more! Ms. Ryan has appeared in SAG national & regional commercials, MTV promos, voice-overs and more.  Graduate of Rollins College.

                   
RIK SANSONE *Off-Broadway: Summer 69': The Musical Happening.  Regional: Pony in the Eliot Norton Award winning Boston production of SubUrbia, <also composer of original music>,  Dr. Seward in Dracula, various roles in Prices Right, Jim in The Rainmaker, Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, Paul McCartney in The Silver Beetles (tribute band), and Hennessey in Biloxi Blues. Film and TV credits include Love Potion #666, Torture Me No More, Playing By The Rules and The Nardo Boys, as well as work for the Discovery Channel, MTV, KISS, and the New York Mets. Rik is also a talented illustrator and graphic designer. His illustration "Pepper" will be appearing in the book "Beatles Art" by Boxigami Books, and is available on amazon.com.   www.riksgraphiks.com

LEONARD JACOBS (Dramaturgy, Co-Producer)  
Leonard Jacobs, associate news editor of BackStage since 2001, has been working in and writing about the theater since 1990.  His byline has appeared in The Village Voice, American Theatre, The Resident, Encore, Broadway.com and TheaterWeek, among other publications.  He has been a culture writer for AOL Digital City since 2000.  Before BackStage, he was founding editor of Theatermania.com and edited the Off-Off Broadway monthly, Show News.   Leonard's directing credits include revivals of Hurlyburly, Crimes of the Heart, Tennessee Williams one-acts, and original plays for the Metropolitan Playhouse, Third Eye Rep, and the 11th Hour Company.  His plays include adaptations of W.S. Gilbert, Clyde Fitch, and Mark Twain as well as original one-acts and full lengths.  As a dramaturg, he worked on New York's first ever revival of Clyde Fitch's The City, in 2003, and on The Imaginary, All-True Leni Riefenstahl Show.  


FRANZ LIEBKIND  (Director)
Author of "Springtime for Hitler", now in its fifth smash year at the St. James Theater in NewYork.

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         Rik & Jen taking curtain call, 8/22/04 (Leni's birthday!)