PROGRAM 9

Self-Storage by Eugene Grygo

Clean Dishes by Robert Moulthrop

The Pimple Play by Seth Barnes

CAST OF CHARACTERS: Paula Dunn and Benny Leone

The role of Paula Dunn is played by Dana Panepinto, who is beyond thrilled to be back on the stage once again! Some favorite NYC theatre credits include: Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), Trojan Women (Cassandra), A Winter’s Tale (Paulina), Nude with Violin (Jane Sordin) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (Loraine Sheldon) as well as other original productions. Dana has also worked in regional companies such as: The Hippodrome State Theatre, Tulane Shakespeare, Southern Rep, Cherokee Theatre Association, and William Carey Dinner Theatre. FiIm and TV credits: The Deuce, Lefty and Loose, and Unnatural Reality.

The role of Benny Leone is played by Mateo Moreno, an actor/playwright who also works CoVid Safety, most recently with Chicago The Musical. Recent workshop: Akeldama. As a playwright, his play Pitch was published and is available on Amazon. Ensemble member of the Rising Sun Performance Company, and is currently working on his new play, Within Our Walls. www.Mateo-Moreno.com 

DIRECTOR: Rachael Langton

New York based director Rachael Langton is serving as director of Self-Storage. Select New York credits include: A Shot Rang Out by Michael Hagins at Theatre Row; East Side Stories, Actually, an evening of five original short plays at Metropolitan Playhouse; Winter’s Night by Neith Boyce and Woman's Honor by Susan Glaspell performed virtually at Metropolitan Playhouse; and Graduation by Eugene Grygo, performed in the International Human Rights Festival. Rachael is also the Digital Marketing Associate at Classic Stage Company. Education: BA Theatre Studies, Ithaca College. View her work at www.RachaelLangton.com .. 

STAGE MANAGER: Sydney Gager  

Sydney Gager is a rising junior at the University of San Diego. Sydney stage managed the Westchester Sandbox Theatre’s touring production of When I Became a Pirate and is currently stage manager for their tour of Tilly the Trickster. Sydney is excited to be working with the Chain Theatre for the debut of Self-Storage! 

PLAYWRIGHT: Eugene Grygo  

Eugene Grygo’s plays have been featured in 10 competitive theater festivals in NYC since 2006. In 2013, his play, A Session to Remember, won Best Play, Best Actress, Best Actor and tied for Audience Favorite via the first Chain play festival in Long Island City. For now, he and a collaborator are trying to find a home for a potential TV series, and he is working on three original musicals as a book writer and lyricist. For many years, Grygo was a member of a special playwriting lab of Curt Dempster, the late artistic director of the Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) in NYC. More about Grygo is at https://eugenegrygotv.com/

Playwright: Robert Moulthrop

Robert Moulthrop’s plays have won awards for writing and performance at the New York International Fringe Festival; received festival production by Short+Sweet Sydney, The Gallery Players, and NYU; and received developmental readings with Phoenix Theatre, The National New Play Network, Northern Stage, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company, Urban Stages Theatre, Abingdon Theatre Company, and Active Theatre. Read more about his playwriting and fiction writing work at www.robertmoulthrop.com and follow him on Instagram: @RobertMoulthrop

Director: Anthony Caruso

In 2019, Anthony co-founded PocketBear Productions (PocketBearProductions.com), a production collaborative for theatre-video-audio, a company open to actors, writers, directors, and makers of all ages, disciplines, and experiences. Under Anthony’s artistic direction, PocketBear’s mission continues to be the creation and production of important and engaging live and virtual work that reaches hearts and minds. Anthony’s play Surprise! Now You’re Dead (writer/director) premiered at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in 2016. He has also directed Midsummer/Jersey and The Personality Play. His acting and directing training include The Barrow Group (K. Lorrel Manning, Arlene Hutton), T. Schreiber Studios (Betty Buckley), The Tisch School of the Arts (Kenneth Noel Mitchell and Tina Shepard), and a BFA in dramatic arts from The New School (including Tea Alagic, Jean E. Taylor, Laura Maria Censabella, Mason Beggs, Jerzy Gwiazdowski, et al.).

Actor: Lindsey M.E. Newton

Lindsey M.E. Newton graduated in 2017 from Syracuse University's Department of Drama. Regional work includes The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona Lisa Peretti) and Silent Sky (Margaret Leavitt). New York Theater includes Zabelle (Mother/Young Zabelle) and Esther in the Spotlight (Queen’s Messanger). www.lindseynewton.com.

Actor: Anne Elizabeth Miele
Anne Elizabeth Miele (Jean) is thrilled to be taking part in this production! NYC: Show Me Eternity (Hope, New York Theater Festival) Jesus 2.0 (Josie, The Tank PrideFest) Regional: Ten x Ten by Neil LaBute (Woman-40s-NYC, BBPAC; regional premier), Songs for a New World (Count Basie Theatre), Hamlet (Gertrude, BBPAC), PUFFS (Cedric/Mr. Voldy, Bridge Players Theatre Company) READINGS: 3 Days by Caridad Svich (Zy, BBPAC), The Wolves (#25, Quarantine Reading Club), Macbeth (Malcolm, BBPAC). WEB: anneelizabethmiele.com INSTA: @anne.e.miele

Playwright - Seth Barnes

Seth Barnes is a 2021 graduate from UW-Stevens Point with a BFA in Acting and a minor in Creative Writing. He's a recent newcomer to New York City where he's currently pursuing a career in acting and playwriting. His plays have been workshopped and produced with Imaginarium Theatre Company and The NY Summer Theatre Festival. For more, check out Seth on Instagram and New Play Exchange. Instagram: @seth.dbarnes

Director - Elena Cramer

Elena Cramer is a director-actor originally from Wisconsin. She received her BFA in Acting from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and moved to NYC this past fall. She most recently directed a reading of Mariposa by Britney Quiroz at Imaginarium Theatre Co. Elena is very excited to be making her Chain directing debut with such a hilarious and real play like The Pimple Play.  Instagram: @elena_lou0112  Website: elenacramer.com

Sarah - Sofía Figueroa

Sofía Figueroa is Venezuelan NYU graduate that has performed in Obie and Drama Desk Award winning theaters in NY. She was most recently part of the winning production of three-time Tony Award winning and Grammy Award winning actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda's, family's competition, “The 2020 Miranda Family National Playwriting Competition” at El Repertorio Español. Sofía is also a dancer and was part of the project, “Blood Memory” at The New Victory Theater on Broadway. She was also part of the first 100 artists to perform at the new outdoor performing center at Little Island; featured in The New York Times, Playbill, and Time Out. Moreover, she is the youngest theater director to be hired at NYU Meisner for the Second Year Rehearsal Projects. Her interests are far-reaching and explorative, allowing her to approach projects with an open mind. If you’d like to know more about Sofía Figueroa, feel free to say "hi!" after the show, or follow her work on social media: Instagram: @sofialittlefig Website: www.sofiafig.com

Joey - John Divney 

John Divney is honored to be a part of this production in his NYC theatre debut! John is a Wisconsinite with a BA in Theatre Performance. Favorite credits include Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain, Edward Bloom in Big Fish, and Davey in Newsies. Many thanks to Seth for the chance to get onstage and to his parents and close friends for their support and encouragement over the years. Instagram: @johndivney17