Cast:
Shaina Vorspan (Lily):
Shaina graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego, one of the top three theatre programs in the nation. While at UC San Diego, she was mentored by Steven Adler, who worked as stage manager on major Broadway productions. She also studied under Ursula Meyer and award winning director, Kyle Donnelly. Prior film credits include “Nancy Drew,” produced by Jerry Weintraub, in which she performed one of the film's stunts herself. She was featured in the mockumentary, “Chutzpah, This Is?” with George Segal, Gary Oldman, Debi Mazar, and Sharon Osbourne. In addition, Shaina is related to many prominent Jews, including her grandfather Dr. Max Vorspan, a major leader in the Los Angeles Jewish Community, and her great-uncle, Al Vorspan, a civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. She has received numerous positive reviews for her stage work at the Knightsbridge Theatre.
Lily:
Born into a life of wealth where she never had to lift a finger, never had to be more than a child, Lily must suddenly learn to cope with the resulting devastation of the war: the loss of her home, the loss of her family, the loss of her innocence. At the age of fourteen, she must marry a stranger, leave all she has ever known behind, and embark on a journey, where the only way she can survive, is by forcing herself to grow up.
Shaina graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego, one of the top three theatre programs in the nation. While at UC San Diego, she was mentored by Steven Adler, who worked as stage manager on major Broadway productions. She also studied under Ursula Meyer and award winning director, Kyle Donnelly. Prior film credits include “Nancy Drew,” produced by Jerry Weintraub, in which she performed one of the film's stunts herself. She was featured in the mockumentary, “Chutzpah, This Is?” with George Segal, Gary Oldman, Debi Mazar, and Sharon Osbourne. In addition, Shaina is related to many prominent Jews, including her grandfather Dr. Max Vorspan, a major leader in the Los Angeles Jewish Community, and her great-uncle, Al Vorspan, a civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. She has received numerous positive reviews for her stage work at the Knightsbridge Theatre.
Lily:
Born into a life of wealth where she never had to lift a finger, never had to be more than a child, Lily must suddenly learn to cope with the resulting devastation of the war: the loss of her home, the loss of her family, the loss of her innocence. At the age of fourteen, she must marry a stranger, leave all she has ever known behind, and embark on a journey, where the only way she can survive, is by forcing herself to grow up.
Adam Chambers (Abel):
Adam Chambers can currently be seen in the Disney webseries “I <3 Vampires,” “My Alibi,” “Wyatt the Vampire Hunter,” and “Behind the Scenes with Adam Chambers” at Take180.com, which average about 400,000 views per week. He also played the lead role of a young scientist in the upcoming feature, “The Genesis Code,” directed by C. Thomas Howell. He has been previously seen on episodes of “The Young and the Restless,” “Criminal Minds,” “E.R.,” “C.S.I. Miami,” “Cold Case,” “Threshold,” “South of Nowhere,” and “Days of Our Lives.” He starred in the world wide release of "Night of Living Dead 3D,” "P.S. I Know You Love Me," and “Montana Amazon,” which also starred Haley Joel Osmont and Olympius Dukakis.
Adam Chambers can currently be seen in the Disney webseries “I <3 Vampires,” “My Alibi,” “Wyatt the Vampire Hunter,” and “Behind the Scenes with Adam Chambers” at Take180.com, which average about 400,000 views per week. He also played the lead role of a young scientist in the upcoming feature, “The Genesis Code,” directed by C. Thomas Howell. He has been previously seen on episodes of “The Young and the Restless,” “Criminal Minds,” “E.R.,” “C.S.I. Miami,” “Cold Case,” “Threshold,” “South of Nowhere,” and “Days of Our Lives.” He starred in the world wide release of "Night of Living Dead 3D,” "P.S. I Know You Love Me," and “Montana Amazon,” which also starred Haley Joel Osmont and Olympius Dukakis.
July Smith (Sarah):
July Smith received her BFA in Theatre Performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts with Roosevelt University in Chicago IL. The Department was headed by Joel Fink who is the former Artistic Associate and Casting Director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival She also studied under Steve Scott who is the Associate Producer and a Director at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. While in School she was nominated for and made it to the Regional Semi-Finals of the Kennedy Center ACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. After college she moved to AZ where she started working immediately at Old Tucson Studios where they filmed “Little House on the Prairie” and several John Wayne Westerns among other things. She performed in old west stunt shows, shooting guns, riding horses and falling off of buildings. She was also a singer/dancer in the Saloon Shows and the Variety Musical Reviews. She eventually became an Entertainment Supervisor of the park and Performed in all of the shows at one time or another, helping in all aspects including, choreography, musical direction, scheduling, etc. She was seen by and picked up by a local theatre company in town that was a legend in the City of Tucson. They have been doing shows for 30 years. She became a regular performer for almost two years at the Gaslight Theatre in Tucson, AZ making her a local celebrity in town. The Gaslight Theatre was know for their slapstick musical melodrama improv inspired productions. The audience looked forward to catching all the tricks the actors would play on each and watching them break character onstage while the show moved along. In her spare time she also did other local productions in town playing such roles as Chicklet in “Pyscho Beach Party” and Lady MacBeth in “MacBeth.” She moved to Los Angeles and immediately fell onto good fortune, booking a National CityBank Commercial on her 3rd commercial audition out. It ran off and on for two years and got her into the SAG union. She has worked with the Knightsbridge Theatre, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre, LOFT Ensemble, Glendale Center Theatre and Will and Co. At Will and Co she did School Performances of classic pieces of literature; bringing the Classics to kids, performing a range of pieces from “The Odyssey” to Shakespeare to classic novels like “The Grapes of Wrath.” She did an internship at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum studying Shakespeare under Ellen Geer, Artistic Director. She has also studied at Steppenwolf West here in Los Angeles with Alexandra Billings and under Laura Gardner at the Howard Fine Studios. She is currently studying Improv at IO West in Hollywood with David Razowsky the former Artistic Director of the Second City Los Angeles.
July Smith received her BFA in Theatre Performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts with Roosevelt University in Chicago IL. The Department was headed by Joel Fink who is the former Artistic Associate and Casting Director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival She also studied under Steve Scott who is the Associate Producer and a Director at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. While in School she was nominated for and made it to the Regional Semi-Finals of the Kennedy Center ACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. After college she moved to AZ where she started working immediately at Old Tucson Studios where they filmed “Little House on the Prairie” and several John Wayne Westerns among other things. She performed in old west stunt shows, shooting guns, riding horses and falling off of buildings. She was also a singer/dancer in the Saloon Shows and the Variety Musical Reviews. She eventually became an Entertainment Supervisor of the park and Performed in all of the shows at one time or another, helping in all aspects including, choreography, musical direction, scheduling, etc. She was seen by and picked up by a local theatre company in town that was a legend in the City of Tucson. They have been doing shows for 30 years. She became a regular performer for almost two years at the Gaslight Theatre in Tucson, AZ making her a local celebrity in town. The Gaslight Theatre was know for their slapstick musical melodrama improv inspired productions. The audience looked forward to catching all the tricks the actors would play on each and watching them break character onstage while the show moved along. In her spare time she also did other local productions in town playing such roles as Chicklet in “Pyscho Beach Party” and Lady MacBeth in “MacBeth.” She moved to Los Angeles and immediately fell onto good fortune, booking a National CityBank Commercial on her 3rd commercial audition out. It ran off and on for two years and got her into the SAG union. She has worked with the Knightsbridge Theatre, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre, LOFT Ensemble, Glendale Center Theatre and Will and Co. At Will and Co she did School Performances of classic pieces of literature; bringing the Classics to kids, performing a range of pieces from “The Odyssey” to Shakespeare to classic novels like “The Grapes of Wrath.” She did an internship at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum studying Shakespeare under Ellen Geer, Artistic Director. She has also studied at Steppenwolf West here in Los Angeles with Alexandra Billings and under Laura Gardner at the Howard Fine Studios. She is currently studying Improv at IO West in Hollywood with David Razowsky the former Artistic Director of the Second City Los Angeles.
Derek Burke (Adius):
Derek Burke has performed on stage with many renowned theatre companies and actors. His credits include “Fiddler on the Roof” with Georgio Toze, “One Step Over” at Theater East with Peter Haskell and “Frank Talk About Things Big and Small,” which performed at the Organic Fringe Festival. He was one of 21 actors (out of over 500 who auditioned) to be accepted into an internship program with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where he received training from Rondi Reed, Amy Morton, Rick Snyder and Sheldon Patinkin. He then played the role of Betty/Gerry in “Cloud 9” at Steppenwolf. Film credits include “Eight Kinds of Crazy” (168 Project Film Festival nominee).
Derek Burke has performed on stage with many renowned theatre companies and actors. His credits include “Fiddler on the Roof” with Georgio Toze, “One Step Over” at Theater East with Peter Haskell and “Frank Talk About Things Big and Small,” which performed at the Organic Fringe Festival. He was one of 21 actors (out of over 500 who auditioned) to be accepted into an internship program with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where he received training from Rondi Reed, Amy Morton, Rick Snyder and Sheldon Patinkin. He then played the role of Betty/Gerry in “Cloud 9” at Steppenwolf. Film credits include “Eight Kinds of Crazy” (168 Project Film Festival nominee).
Anibal Silveyra (Anibal):
Anibal Silveyra is a well-known actor from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He recently wrapped the feature “Un buen dia” (”A Good Day”). He has starred in many Broadway musicals in Buenos Aires such as “Jesus Christ Superstar” as Jesus, “Blood Brothers” as Eddie, “La Cage aux Folles” as Jean Michel, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Woman of the Year,” “Sugar,” “Dona Flor and her two Husbands,” ”Mama is a Star” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” as Molina the homosexual, directed by Harold Prince, for which he was nominated for the Maria Guerrero, one of the most important awards in Argentina, and later won the ACE for the Best Actor in a Musical in 1995 for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He has written and directed many musicals of his own, such as “Black Corsarius” and “Robin Hood.” He has also worked extensively in TV through the years, starring in such hit shows as “Alta Comedia” (“Heightened Comedy”), “Todo es cuestion de Empezar” (“Everything is just a matter of beginning”) “Matrimonies y Algo Mas” (“Marriages and Something Else”) and “Peor es Nada” (“Worse than Nothing”) where he was a series of regular for five years, has also brought him great notoriety. His major credits in English include “The Practice” (TV), “Evita” (Che Guevara), and “Closer Than Ever,” for which he won the Roman Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Anibal Silveyra is a well-known actor from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He recently wrapped the feature “Un buen dia” (”A Good Day”). He has starred in many Broadway musicals in Buenos Aires such as “Jesus Christ Superstar” as Jesus, “Blood Brothers” as Eddie, “La Cage aux Folles” as Jean Michel, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Woman of the Year,” “Sugar,” “Dona Flor and her two Husbands,” ”Mama is a Star” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” as Molina the homosexual, directed by Harold Prince, for which he was nominated for the Maria Guerrero, one of the most important awards in Argentina, and later won the ACE for the Best Actor in a Musical in 1995 for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He has written and directed many musicals of his own, such as “Black Corsarius” and “Robin Hood.” He has also worked extensively in TV through the years, starring in such hit shows as “Alta Comedia” (“Heightened Comedy”), “Todo es cuestion de Empezar” (“Everything is just a matter of beginning”) “Matrimonies y Algo Mas” (“Marriages and Something Else”) and “Peor es Nada” (“Worse than Nothing”) where he was a series of regular for five years, has also brought him great notoriety. His major credits in English include “The Practice” (TV), “Evita” (Che Guevara), and “Closer Than Ever,” for which he won the Roman Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Marco Neves (Jesus):
Marco Neves is a native of Brazil, who was raised in Portugal. He speaks five languages and discovered his love for acting at the age of five. He won an award for his performance at the "Walk of Fame" TV show in Portugal, when he was only 14 years old. In 1999 he moved to the United States to study Acting at the California Institue of the Arts, where he graduated from in 2003. Past film credits include, “Unknowns,” “Push the Button” and “Book of Numbers.” Marco is set to begin principal photography for 2 new motion pictures in 2010 ("Butterfly, Butterfly" and "To Each His Own").
Marco Neves is a native of Brazil, who was raised in Portugal. He speaks five languages and discovered his love for acting at the age of five. He won an award for his performance at the "Walk of Fame" TV show in Portugal, when he was only 14 years old. In 1999 he moved to the United States to study Acting at the California Institue of the Arts, where he graduated from in 2003. Past film credits include, “Unknowns,” “Push the Button” and “Book of Numbers.” Marco is set to begin principal photography for 2 new motion pictures in 2010 ("Butterfly, Butterfly" and "To Each His Own").
Charlie David Guillen (Carlos): Charlie de Vera has classical training from the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts as well as training in rapier and dagger combat. The bulk of his education comes from the American Musical and Dramatic Arts Academy in New York City, where he lived and studied for two years before embarking on two national tours of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Don Quixote.” However, despite his many classical works, he has played the "regular guy" role in various plays such as Tennessee Williams' “The Long Goodbye,” Andrew in “Spiked Heels,” and your average street punk in a play called “Pals,” which ran off off Broadway.
Kelly Boczek (Carolyn): Kelly received her BFA at Wayne State University in Detroit, and continued her extensive training at Carnegie Mellon, Michigan Opera Theatre, Theatre Grottesco, the University of Detroit, and Oakland University. Kelly’s experience as an actor, singer, and teacher, has brought her to such cities as Detroit, New York, Volterra, Italy, and Frankfurt, Germany. Currently a member of the Knightsbridge Theatre, Kelly has been seen in A Piece of My Heart; Macbeth, Musical! the Musical; Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits; Into the Woods, Dames at Sea, Marat Sade, Godspell, and Little Shop of Horrors. Kelly has also had the pleasure of Assistant Directing A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Knightsbridge that traveled to Frankfurt Germany, and Directed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and The Comedy of Errors, and Snoopy. The NY Independent Film Festival awarded Kelly best actress in the film Click Three Times. Over the last seven years, Kelly has taught Shakespeare, Commedia de Arte, Improvisation, Dance, Musical Theatre, Creative Writing, and Film Production classes in over 20 schools in the LA and Oxnard counties. She recently co-wrote and directed a musical version of Macbeth called Macbeezy: The Macbeth Hip-Hopera with her husband, Mark Petrie.
Allana Barton (Nelly) Allana auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She spent two great years improving her craft as preparation for this crazy business we call “show”, studying acting, movement, Shakespeare, stage combat, makeup and more, and making lifelong friends. After AADA graduation she accepted the invitation to the Academy's Production Company, appearing in five shows (including Beyond Therapy and Standing on My Knees). The experience was fulfilling, both on stage and off.
Following her Academy life, Allana appeared in a number of independent films. She did some television, including a couple of pilots and co-hosting gig on cable’s Black Jewish Awareness program (go figure). She also appeared in a national commercial for Wendy’s.
Early post-AADA LA stage credits include a summer at the Occidental Theatre Festival, where she appeared in Pirates of Penzance, The Devil’s Disciple and was a member of the Children’s Theatre Project. Other shows include, Shakin” the Mess Outta Misery, and the premieres of When Paul Robeson Quit the Movies, Death: or the Playground, and The Split (written and directed by Preston Sturges Jr) More recently, she was Oliver in the LA Women’s Shakespeare’s Company’s As You Like It, and one of the witches in Doghouse Theatre’s Macbeth. She wrote and appeared in her first sketch comedy show (and they actually laughed). Allana has never worked at a restaurant, bar, or casino during her acting pursuits (not that there’s anything wrong with that). She has however, worked as a middle and high school substitute teacher (and loves it! Crazy, huh?); for several years taught acting and theatre skills to kids and teens at a non-profit in Compton, CA, and is a part of A World of Imagination (aworrldofimagination.com) which takes historical education programs into elementary schools. She’s been a student advisor at a Film/Video editing training facility. For two years she was Registrar at her acting alma mater, and subbed for a few beginning acting classes. Currently she is the traffic manager at one of LA’s premiere voice over recording studios. Allana had taken a break from on-camera work (though the stage is always close), but is working her way back to the big screen.
Allana became a Knightsbridge member in June 2004 and hit the stage running when she was cast in A Piece of My Heart. She has appeared in nineteen KB shows; some of her favorites include Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl), King Lear (Kent), La Cage Aux Folles (Frances), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Grace), As You Like It (Touchstone) Musical: The Musical (as Lizzie Borden, yes the axe murderer!), Soda Pop (Flo - with 16 teenagers), Macbeezy (An original Macbeth Hip Hopera), and the original project Slanted Salon. She is thrilled to be a part of “Redemption”. Being a part of Knightsbridge has given her a wonderful second family, and a great place to work her craft.
Following her Academy life, Allana appeared in a number of independent films. She did some television, including a couple of pilots and co-hosting gig on cable’s Black Jewish Awareness program (go figure). She also appeared in a national commercial for Wendy’s.
Early post-AADA LA stage credits include a summer at the Occidental Theatre Festival, where she appeared in Pirates of Penzance, The Devil’s Disciple and was a member of the Children’s Theatre Project. Other shows include, Shakin” the Mess Outta Misery, and the premieres of When Paul Robeson Quit the Movies, Death: or the Playground, and The Split (written and directed by Preston Sturges Jr) More recently, she was Oliver in the LA Women’s Shakespeare’s Company’s As You Like It, and one of the witches in Doghouse Theatre’s Macbeth. She wrote and appeared in her first sketch comedy show (and they actually laughed). Allana has never worked at a restaurant, bar, or casino during her acting pursuits (not that there’s anything wrong with that). She has however, worked as a middle and high school substitute teacher (and loves it! Crazy, huh?); for several years taught acting and theatre skills to kids and teens at a non-profit in Compton, CA, and is a part of A World of Imagination (aworrldofimagination.com) which takes historical education programs into elementary schools. She’s been a student advisor at a Film/Video editing training facility. For two years she was Registrar at her acting alma mater, and subbed for a few beginning acting classes. Currently she is the traffic manager at one of LA’s premiere voice over recording studios. Allana had taken a break from on-camera work (though the stage is always close), but is working her way back to the big screen.
Allana became a Knightsbridge member in June 2004 and hit the stage running when she was cast in A Piece of My Heart. She has appeared in nineteen KB shows; some of her favorites include Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl), King Lear (Kent), La Cage Aux Folles (Frances), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Grace), As You Like It (Touchstone) Musical: The Musical (as Lizzie Borden, yes the axe murderer!), Soda Pop (Flo - with 16 teenagers), Macbeezy (An original Macbeth Hip Hopera), and the original project Slanted Salon. She is thrilled to be a part of “Redemption”. Being a part of Knightsbridge has given her a wonderful second family, and a great place to work her craft.
Amanda Vermillion (Hedda) Amanda has appeared on the Knightsbridge stage for many years.
Starring as:
-Batina/Katrina- Comedy of Errors
-Agnes Sorel-The Lark
-Lanie-Two Rooms
-Ursala-Much Ado About Nothing
-Simonne Evrard-Marat/Sade
-Vixen-Reindeer Monologues
-Celia-As You Like It
and -Ophelia-Hamlet.
Starring as:
-Batina/Katrina- Comedy of Errors
-Agnes Sorel-The Lark
-Lanie-Two Rooms
-Ursala-Much Ado About Nothing
-Simonne Evrard-Marat/Sade
-Vixen-Reindeer Monologues
-Celia-As You Like It
and -Ophelia-Hamlet.
Adam Dlugolecki, 'The Boy' Union soldier.
