Adam - Mario Brassard
Film and television credits include Jorg Fockele's Spokes, Swimfan, "Spin City", "One Life To Live", "Guiding Light" and "As The World Turns". Work in the theatre includes Theresa Rebeck’s Katie and Frank, Geoffrey Nauffts’ Baby Steps (directed by Charles Tuthill), The Killing Game (Ionesco Festival), Bent (Gallery Players), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (directed by Michael Unger) and The Student Prince (Opéra de Montréal). Mario is the producer of Dorothy Parker's The Sexes. { www.MarioBrassard.com }



Evelyn - Darlene Violette
Film credits include a leading role in Lately There Have Been Many Misunderstandings produced by Alex Orslovsky (winner of the Chrysler Film Contest) as well as supporting roles in The Immeasurable Distance Between the Apple and the Tree, A New Wave with John Kaminsky (The Office) and Manhattan Midnight with Richard Grieco. Recent television appearances include "Law and Order", "Wondershowzen" on MTV and "The Tinsley Bumble Show" on the WE Network. As a stand up comic, she was the warm up act for "The Ricki Lake Show" (entire 10th Season) and "Life and Style" (entire 1st season) and she appears regularly at The Improv Comedy Club, The New York Comedy Club and Carolines on Broadway. Darlene is associate producer of Dorothy Parker's The Sexes. { www.DarleneViolette.com }



Florence Leaming - Stephanie Szostak
The New York Times says she combines "Audrey Tautou's gamine beauty with the seething inner turbulence of Jeanne Moreau's Catherine in Jules and Jim." Her film credits include Jacqueline Follet opposite Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, Jeff Winner’s indie film Satellite (for which she won Best Actress at the Bend Film Festival), Adam Storke’s Wipeout and Fiona MacKenzie’s Cosabella (acquired by Wolfe for North American distribution, to be aired on MTV Logo) as well as the upcoming How To Seduce Difficult Women.



The Maid - Tah von Allmen
Theatre credits include Baby with the Bathwater, Top Girls (both Barrow Group), Me and the King (Riant Theatre), The Woolgatherer (Creative Place Theatre) and Laundry and Bourbon (John Houseman Theatre). On film she can be seen in Gerald Cuesta's Plât du Jour as well as Gerrit Vooren's JJ and Zor Attias' Wife. She will be appearing in a lead role in Frank Lewallen's untitled upcoming film project. Tah studied with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse.



The Flapper #2 - Cindy Ball
Her stage and screen credits include Brilliant Traces (Rosannah), The Three Sisters (Masha), Steel Magnolias (Annelle), Fair Rosamund and Her Murderer (Rosamund), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia), Lisa Picard is Famous (directed by Griffin Dunne) and The Shallow End (directed by Douglas Keeve). As a lover of the Jazz Age, she created and starred in Boop-Boop-A-Doop Girl, a musical cabaret based on the life and work of 1920s singer/actress Helen Kane. { www.CindyBall.com }



The Flapper #3 - Kara Bernatowicz
Kara Bernatowicz makes her film debut in Dorothy Parker's The Sexes. She graduated from the University of Scranton and studied at the London School of Economics in London, England where she lived for three years. She has over 20 years of dance experience in ballet and jazz and also writes poetry and short stories. She currently works as the Director of Global Traffic Operations for IDT in Newark, NJ.



Elsie - Gloria Goldberg
Gloria is a graduate of Skidmore College and is working as a law librarian at an international law firm. She was featured in the recent film The Producers and she has a passion for film, theatre and everything to do with acting. Gloria is a member of the Dorothy Parker Society.



The Dandy - Julian Hintz
Most recently, Julz A (aka Julian Hintz) performed at the world-famous Apollo Theater. Known around New York City as an eclectic accordionist, vocalist, percussionist and composer, Julz A enjoys performing Squeeze Rock the most. The classically trained multi-instrumentalist takes music in the most intriguing direction with the release of his new solo Squeeze Rock EP, for which he received an honorable mention from The Billboard World Song Contest 2005 for his song I Tried as well as honorable mentions from the We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards 2006 for his songs Where? and Sunset Time. He is a member of Terry Dame’s Electric Junkyard Gamelan. { www.Julz-A.com }



The Singer - Rosemary Loar
Her theatrical credits include Broadway and national tours in shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Cats (critically acclaimed as Grizabella), You Can’t Take It With You, Chess, Once Upon A Mattress, Encore and 42nd Street. She also originated the role of Gladys Fritts in Radio Gals (John Houseman Theatre). As a concert performer her appearances include Carnegie Hall, New York City's 92nd Street “Y” and the Town Hall in Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion on NPR. She can be heard on Sting’s soundtrack for The Emperor’s New Groove as well as the cast albums of Chess and Sunset Boulevard. Ms. Loar has been the recipient of the ASCAPlus Award for Popular Music for the past four years. She regularly appears with her band in the New York metro area. { www.RosemaryLoar.com }



The Pianist - Curt Pajer
Curt divides his time between coaching and accompanying vocalists in New York City and working on the music staffs of regional opera companies and summer opera festivals. Since 2003 he has been the Head of Music Staff at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. His credits as assistant conductor and accompanist include The Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera and San Diego Opera. He was responsible for the musical preparation of two world premieres: Minoru Miki's The Tale of Genji (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) and Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin (Dallas Opera) for which he also played the featured solo piano on the Chandos recording. A 1987 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, Curt received his Master's and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Peabody Conservatory.



The Flapper #1 - Dana Scott Rae
Dana was a Gerber baby who learned the art of runway modeling for children’s apparel and grew up doing dance competitions. Theatre credits include The Music Man (Zaneeta), 42nd Street (Ethel), Phantom (Flora), The Pirates of Penzance (Isabel) and La Cage Aux Folles (Anne). Television appearances include Law & Order SVU, Third Watch and The Education of Max Bickford. She has served as wardrobe model and principal dancer for George Lucas in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as assistant choreographer to Matthew Broderick in The Road to Welville and as a model in the Amfar Fashion Benefit. Dana is a member of Polaris North Theatre Company and Opera House Theatre Company. { www.DanaScottRae.com }



Eugene O'Neill - Cooper Vasquez
Cooper studied at FIT and currently works as a stylist for fashion, advertising and music videos. His credits include Cotton Inc. 2007 (advertising campaign for broadcast), ISLLI Women Collection 2007 (editorial campaign) as well as Regina Spector, Rogue Wave and Lisa Marie Presley (music videos). He has recently started doing stand up comedy.






Vanessa Conlin (Mezzo-Soprano)
Recent engagements include Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (Opera Columbus), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni (Lyrique-en-Mer Festival in Belle-Île, France and Astoria Music Festival), Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro and Abigail in The Crucible (Toledo Opera), Micaëla in Carmen (Evansville Philharmonic), Musetta in La Bohème (Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Belleayre Summer Music Festival), Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw (Toledo Opera) and Zerlina in Don Giovanni at the Bardavon Opera House. Upcoming engagements include the Mozart Requiem and the Berlioz Les Nuits d'Été (Amarillo Symphony), The Three Divas concert (Northwest Sinfonietta) and a return engagement with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra



Gordon Gietz (Tenor)
Opera credits include Milan's Teatro alla Scala, Opéra National de Paris, Covent Garden, Washington National Opera, Grand Théatre de Genève, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Opéra de Montréal, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Vlaamse Opera, Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Mostly Mozart Festival, De Nederlandse Opera, West Australian Opera Company, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera and Opéra National de Lyon. Concert credits include New York Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic. Upcoming engagements include his Metropolitan Opera debut. { www.GordonGietz.com }

Ava (Rock Band)
Ava is an evolving rock collective operating out of Chicago, Illinois and Lafayette, Indiana. Headed up by Kalli Fox and Rob Soden, the band formed in 2002 while both were Purdue students. Ava has received positive critical reviews on the local, regional and national levels. The recently released She’s Out for Blood had garnered much interest in the band and they are currently promoting the album. { www.AvaRock.com }