Jane Austen Unscripted: Tea At Pemberley

April 15 - May 14, 2023
On the Outdoor Stage

Producing for Garry Marshall Theatre
Joseph Leo Bwarie

Director
Paul Rogan

The Company

in lovely rotation…

Ted Cannon

From How I Met Your Mother, Justified, Bad Judge, and Freeform’s Party Girl, to the almost one hundred national commercials he’s done, Ted Cannon has spent a fair amount of time in your living room. Not in a creepy way, but in a “he’s supporting his family” kind of way.
@tedcannon

Eric Carthen

Eric Carthen is from Highland, CA, and is an Actor, Improvisor, and Storyteller. A Graduate from California Lutheran University with a BS in Criminal Justice. He found the stage while in college and never left. You can find Eric on TV in a couple of national commercials (Benjamin Moore, Walmart) and listen to his voice talents in Sonder: The Improvised Podcasts, available on all platforms. He has performed improv and sketch at Impro Theatre and Second City Hollywood. Through all the plays, short films, shows, and auditions; progress and the enjoyment of the work is what gets him through. Life Motto: "Live and be a blessing unto someone else.

@EricPCarthen

Nicholas Daly Clark

Nicholas Daly Clark is an actor, writer, and improviser. He has appeared on numerous television shows, shamelessly shilled for corporations in dozens of commercials, and been a staff writer on several funny, funny shows. He is a member of the Impro Theatre Main Company and spent several years working at and then running the Impro Theatre School. Last year, his circuitous career as a professional storyteller led him to a wonderful organization called Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), where he works as a development writer.

@NicholasDalyClark

Leanna Dindal

Leanna Dindal is a writer, performer, and musical theater choreographer from LA. She began improv training in 2008, graduated from The Second City Conservatory, and studied with Impro Theatre. She is now a member of Impro Theatre's Ensemble and is currently serving on the Artistic Director team. Leanna has taught hip hop classes to children throughout the LA area. She choreographed theTRIBE’s productions of Hair and Cabaret in San Francisco, as well as numerous Second City shows. She writes professionally for television animation (Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Firebuds).

@1eanna

Kari Coleman

Kari Coleman is a founding member of the Impro Company Ensemble. Some of her credits include: playing Helen Stacy in both The Amazing Spider-man movies, starring in the Netflix series, Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous with Bo Burnham, The Good Doctor, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Seinfeld and Veronica Mars.

@Itskaricoleman

Susan Deming

A theatre graduate of Northwestern University, Susan Deming’s onstage appearances include The Goodman Theatre and East West Players. Select television credits: The Affair, Fresh Off the Boat, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Tribeca TV Pilot, Tantalum. Additional improv credits: Groundlings Sunday Company, Second City Chicago & Los Angeles and iO West.

@susandemingofficial

Kirsten Farrell

Kirsten Farrell was a series regular on 10 Items or Less, an improvised comedy on TBS. She has also been seen in over 15 commercial campaigns including 3 Super Bowl commercials and over a dozen national commercials. She is the director of The Goodman Center where she teaches storytelling to nonprofits and foundations.

@gronfarrellfield

Madi Goff

Madi (they/them) is an LA-based actor, writer, & former Texas cowgirl, self-described as Peter Pan meets The Brave Little Toaster. Madi is a member of Impro Theatre, Ripley Improv, an alumna of Groundlings Sunday Company, and guest performer in Groundlings’ “The Crazy Uncle Joe Show”. In 2022, the bicoastal Bespoke Plays produced Equity staged readings of LADY FACE and SYSTEMS both written by and featuring Goff. Madi is currently a playwright in The Road Theatre’s Under Construction 2023. Most recently, Madi wrote, produced, and starred in the short film EVERY MORNING, produced by LGBTQ+ owned Spacetime Productions.

@msmadig

Stephen Kearin

Stephen began his career as an improviser in 1987, and is a founding member of Impro Company Ensemble. He is the co-creator of Simlish. Stephen currently portrays the role of Sergeant Geller on Amazon Prime’s hit show, Wayne, and can be heard in the Netflix Animation feature The Magician’s Elephant. Most recently, Stephen has spread in The Mandalorian.

@stephen.kearin

Kelly Lohman

Kelly Lohman is an actor and director from Los Angeles. She is a member of the Impro Ensemble and Ripley Improv. She recently directed “Every Morning”, a women-led sci-fi short, and a trio of fully-improvised films called “As We Go Along”. Kelly can be seen improvising musicals in “The Show Offs” on BYUtv. Favorite theatrical roles include Hope in “Urinetown”, Christine in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, Anne in “The Elliots” (an adaptation of Jane Austen's "Persuasion"), and Jennifer in “The Dastardly Ficus”. Add’l TV and film credits include Bones, Gilmore Girls, Days of Our Lives, and The Hillside Strangler.

@kellysueloh

Rebecca Lowman

Rebecca Lowman is thrilled to be back at the Garry Marshall Theatre, having last been seen in Impro’s Western Unscripted. Since then she has played in several other improvised plays, both streamed and IRL, including Sonder: The Improvised Podcast. She has also appeared on TV in Scandal, Code Black, All Rise, Dirty John, and Perry Mason, among others, and she will appear in the upcoming Peacock show, Would It Kill You to Laugh, with Kate Berlant and John Early. She is also a writer and an award-winning audiobook narrator. She lives in LA with her wife, an old cat, and a puppy.

@Lobecca

Nick Massouh

Nick is a founding company member of Impro Company Ensemble, and a member of the award-winning sketch comedy troupe Summer of Tears. He has dozens of film/television credits, including the Oscar winning West Bank Story. Nick is also a life coach and employs the principles of improv in helping his clients take action towards more peaceful and productive lives.

@NickMassooouh

Dan O’Connor

Dan is the founder of Impro Theatre. He has taught and performed narrative improvisation from Auckland to Dubai. He is an actor, writer, and director. He has co-authored two books on using improvisation to connect more with yourself and others: Ensemble! and Life Unscripted.

@danoimpro

Mike Rock

Impro Co-Artistic Director, Impro Company Ensemble member, faculty, producer, director, creator & host of Impro Talk. TV: This Is Us, Black-ish, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, The Mentalist, Monk, Conan O’Brien, Law & Order. V/O: Discovery Network, TLC, NFL Network, Chelsea Lately. Produced/performed at Just For Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe, HBO-Aspen, MTV & Comedy Central.

@itsmikerock

Paul Rogan

A Londoner, Paul worked with the UK’s major improv groups, including Eddie Izzard and Friends. He has a ton of TV and film credits, and theatre includes ‘George’ in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and the ‘Emcee’ in Cabaret, plus BBC radio comedy shows, and hundreds of stand up comedy gigs. www.paulrogan.com

@itspaulrogan

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Hot Earl Grey, Geeky Teas

Snow Monkey Plum Iced Tea, Priscilla’s

Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwich, Bullseye Pub Fare

Mini Fruti Tart, Whole Foods

Vegan Cookies, Toluca Lake Bakery

Mini Mixed Berry Scones, Joan’s On Third

Flower Arrangements by

Strings

Cello, Zack Reaves

Violin, Madeleine Eaton

Production Staff

Special Projects Producer, Heather Hall

Stage Manager, Giselle N. Vega

Sound Design, Robert Arturo Ramirez

Costume Design, Jessica Champagne Hansen

Hair and Wig Styling and Design, Laura Caponera

Scenic Design, Vince Davey

Costume Design Assistant, Manee Leija

Audio Engineer, Parker Wright

Wardrobe Supervisor, Manee Leija

ELAC Costume Design Interns,
Dana Carroll, Lupe Gonzalez, Zuzanna Kruk, Nayeli Lazaro, Charlie Palacios, David Park, Jillian Trinh

Front of House Lead, Josh Aguliar

Hospitality Lead, Marlyn Fisher Scott

Branding Creative Director, Todd Gallopo

Branding Design Coordinator, Tory Davis

Garry Marshall Theatre Staff

Producing Artistic Director, Joseph Leo Bwarie

Managing Director, Kurt J. Swanson

Technical Director, Vince Davey

Lighting Director, JM Montecalvo

Sound Director, Robert Arturo Ramirez

Assistant Producer, Malynda Hale

Box Office, Tarumi Inouye, Kimberly Arnold

Patron Services, Elizabeth Albright

Project Coordinator, Giselle N. Vega

Lead Production Assistant, Josh Aguilar

Team Members & Production Assistants,
Matt Bond, Lawrence Evans, Julianne Hall, Mary Frances Noser, Ellington Ratliff, Marlyn Fisher Scott, Harper Decor, Tate Wiblin

Impro Theatre Staff

Co-Artistic Directors
Leanna Dindal, Rebecca Lowman,

Mike Rock, Jeffrey Thompson

Executive Director
Brianna Pitts

Founder
Dan O’Connor

Garry Marshall Theatre Board of Directors

Barbara Marshall, Chair
Kathleen Marshall, President
Heather Hall, Secretary
Scott Kay, Treasurer
Joan Boyett
Cathy King
Phill Lewis
Kelly Gerner

Impro Theatre Board of Directors

Cheryl Faris, President
Cooper Bates
Mike Blaha
Juliana Gondek
Dan O’Connor
Andrew Pearce

Performing Ensemble Member Board Representation
Ted Cannon and Susan Deming

Production Staff

JOSEPH LEO BWARIE
Producer
JLB is known for his record-breaking turn as Frankie Valli in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys (over 2,000 performances – Las Vegas, Tour & Broadway). He is a Sherman Oaks native and a recording artist popular on XM Siriusly Sinatra. Albums: Nothin’ But Love, The Good Stuff, A Little Christmas. At Garry’s Falcon Theatre, he wrote/produced seven original family productions, performed in nine “Troubie” shows, played ‘Chachi Arcola’ in Happy Days the musical, and was associate director alongside Garry for the world premiere Billy & Ray. Bwarie directed A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Forum in the Inaugural Season of the Garry Marshall Theatre.

PAUL ROGAN
Director

*See cast bio.

KURT J. SWANSON
Managing Director – Garry Marshall Theatre
Chicago native, Kurt Swanson has been involved in theatre and performing arts since childhood. He has served in a variety of senior positions with social service and arts organizations including Theatre X, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Executive Director of Animal Samaritans SPCA. Swanson serves as a senior advisor with The Third Sector Company and as a consultant with SST Non-Profit Services aiding clients in administration, finance and executive search. Swanson has served as General Manager of the Broad Stage and Interim CFO of The Wallis among others. Swanson has lived in Toluca Lake for over 22 years.

VINCE DAVEY
Technical Director
Vince has been building sets since High School in Indiana. He received his MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as the Technical Director for the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, MA, and The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA. His most recent productions include Santa Claus is Comin' to Motown, Holidaze Harmony, The Root Beer Bandits, and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill.

ROBERT ARTURO RAMIREZ
Sound Designer
Robert is pleased to be designing at the Garry Marshall Theatre. For TV, he Sound Designed Netflix series Dear White People and helps in co-designing Manifest at Warner Brothers. Past theatrical designs: Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Motown (GMT), The Root Beer Bandits (GMT), Haunted House Party (Troubies/Getty Villa); Broads! (El Portal); Lady Day (GMT); The Grapes of Wrath (Theatreworks SV); Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses (asst. Sound, CTG Mark Taper). He’s received 3 Emmy /2 Ovation nominations. Other TV credits include Superman and Lois, Titans for HBOmax, DC’s Arrow. Film: Queen and Slim etc. He operates Orpheus SoundLabs in the NoHo Arts District. Thanks: Joe and Kathleen.

JESSICA CHAMPAGNE HANSEN
Costume Designer
Jessica is an Ovation nominated costume designer and technician with credits in theater, dance, film, television, commercials, theme parks, and corporate clients. She is a published author and her work has been featured in numerous theater journals and books. Jessica is proud to be the head faculty and creator of the costume program at East Los Angeles College in the Theatre Arts Department. She is a member of IATSE Local 829 and serves on the Publication Committee for USITT. Jessica received an MFA in Costume Design from University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Costume Design & Technology from Emerson College.

LAURA CAPONERA
Hair and Wig Consultant
As a lifelong admirer of theatre and the arts, Laura was drawn to theatre through school field trips and her father taking her to shows he worked on. She discovered wig making backstage on Angels In America in San Francisco, and found her path for the next 25 years; and counting. There is nothing as powerful as introducing young minds to the magic that can occur onstage. We create a better reality when art sets us free.

TODD GALLOPO
Creative Director
Grammy® nominated creative director, designer, mentor, author and business owner, Todd Gallopo, began his career designing innovative packaging and image campaigns for numerous rock legends. His expertise spans from music and entertainment, to hospitality, food & beverage, fashion and beauty. His work has earned numerous awards and acknowledgements globally. In 2000 Todd founded the award-winning, LA-based branding and design agency, Meat and Potatoes, Inc. Producing quality design, brand building, key visual, packaging, and strategy solutions for global & local brands, pop stars, rock gods, celebrities, chefs, aficionados, fashionistas, entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, distillers, authors, entertainers, investors, carnivores, omnivores, vegetarians and vegans.

Special Thanks
Barbara Marshall, George Pennacchio, Tara Lynn Wagner, Joan McNamara, Bruce Hall, Ruce Lumpkins, Tom & Norma, Joni Champagne, Evelyn Royston, Jenny Kanelos, Kathie Bretches, Joan Hatton, Jennifer Hatton, Sandra Burns, Meat & Potatoes, Inc.

And with deepest thanks to Jane Austen.

Jane Austen Unscripted: Tea At Pemberley

April 15 - May 14, 2023On the Outdoor Stage

The Company

Ted Cannon

Eric Carthen

Nicholas Daly Clark

Leanna Dindal

Kari Coleman

Susan Deming

Kirsten Farrell

Madi Goff

Stephen Kearin

Kelly Lohman

Rebecca Lowman

Nick Massouh

Dan O’Connor

Mike Rock

Paul Rogan

GMTea Experience Tea Menu

Strings

Production Staff

Garry Marshall Theatre Staff

Impro Theatre Staff

Production Staff

April 15 - May 14, 2023
On the Outdoor Stage