Leanne Barrineau
Leanne hails from the Southeast. Some NYC credits include: The Fourth Estate (The Cherry Pit), Rosemary With Ginger (78th Street Theatre Lab), The Credeaux Canvas (Attic Ensemble), and Peace On Earth (HERE MainStage). On camera, credits include the films Winter Chill and Seeing Things, as well as the improv comedy series Pump Sports Club Fitness where she created & performed her character Samantha. Leanne is a graduate of USC & has trained with Maggie Flanigan & William Esper.
David Gandy
Originally from Cincinnati, OH, David has been hustling the streets from LA to New York doing theatre, voice overs, TV/film and improvisational theatre. In between all of this, David manages to run an eco friendly watch company, Ecowrist, LLC (http://www.ecowrist.com/), with his wife and 1 year old daughter.
Kim Howard*
Kim Howard is an N.Y.U. graduate (Tisch School of the Arts – B.F.A. Acting & Steinhardt School of Ed. - M.A. Ed. Theater). Kim works in Film (Our Song, On the Outs), TV (All My Children, As The World Turns, The View) and extensively in T.V. Commercials & Voiceovers. Kim has appeared on N.Y.’s great off –Broadway stages: New York Theater Workshop, Here, The Ohio Theater, P.S. 122 as well as the W.O.W. Café Theater where she is a collective member. Kim has written and workshopped one woman show ESSENCE REVEALED: A Stripper Memoir, story coached by Diana Amsterdam of The Drama Center. Kim has produced & performed a second solo show Paul Robeson Project (a lecture demonstration where she plays Paul Robeson) developed by co-producer and director Mimi McGurl and assistant directed by Nora Aboali.
Bianca Jamotte*
Bianca is thrilled to be originating the role of Milagros in Friction! Bianca has been working in TV/Film, commercials and Theater since graduating from the William Esper Studio. Recent credits include: As The World Turns, One Life To Live, Murdered By The Mob (Off-Broadway), Testimonies of a Quiet New England Town, Not There, In Tents, No Talking on The First Date. Proud member of AEA and AFTRA.
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Robert Maisonett
Robert started acting at the age of 10. He graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Lehman College and has numerous stage and film credits. He can be seen in the independent films "ALMA PERDIDA", "MIGUEL MA BELLE", "COLLISION," "A DAY AT THE BEACH" and "EPISODE 50". Past Theatrical roles include, Biff in "DEATH OF A SALESMAN", Phillip in "ORPHANS", Saul in "AS IS" and Rene in "SONNETS FOR AN OLD CENTURY". He is the creative force behind LATIN LIVES, which has been produced in different incarnations since 1992.
Jack Mulcahy*
A true working actor with over 70 stage, screen and television credits, Jack is thrilled to be back on the boards, working once again with director Fern Lopez and playwright Alex DeWitt. Stage credits include: Death of a Salesman; Grease; Fiorello! The Musical; Perfect Crime; Blake Edwards’ Big Rosemary, and Prime Time. Television credits include: Saturday Night Live; One Life to Live; Law & Order (of course); Law & Order: SVU; NYPD Blue, Welcome to New York; and Sex & the City, in which Jack played Charlotte’s brother, Wesley. Film credits: The Brothers McMullen (Grand Jury Prize Winner - Sundance); El Cantante; The Blue Diner ; Cadillac Man; The Fisher King; Porky’s and The Great Fight with Robert Loggia, scheduled for release in 2011. Jack’s performance tonight is only made possible by the love and support of his friends and family, and Gina, the love of his life.
Robert Ross Pivec
Robert Ross Pivec ‘s previous theater productions: Bobbie, Tombstone - Saga of the Americas, The West, Fiorello! and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Film productions include: Commencement, Statue of David and The Sublet. Television productions include: Celebrity Ghost Stores 2, High School Stories and TV Land 10th Anniversary Promo. Study with Stewart Solomon.
Stephen Joshua Thompson*
Stephen Joshua Thompson is thrilled to be making his Theater 3 debut with the cast and crew of FRICTION. NYC: Pucelandia. Regional: A Chorus Line, Remember Me Always, Into The Woods, and Cats (Renaissance Theatre) Forbidden Broadway (Stageworks/Hudson), Shenandoah, A Tuna Christmas, and Romeo & Juliet (Human Race Theatre), Cabaret and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. BFA from Wright State University. Proud member of AEA.
*actors appear courtesy of Actors' Equity Association