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Peter Michael Marino (CREATOR)
Pete is the host, writer, and director of a series of educational videos about opera for The Kennedy Center. He created the role of “Keeper” in MoonRise circus which played in Brooklyn and Times Square for over 2 years. Pete originated the role of bad guy Joules Volter in the immersive Off-Broadway hit Pip’s Island. He’s the creator of SOLOCOM, which has launched over 600 world-premiere, international solo comedies at The People’s Improv Theater. His long-running solo comedy Desperately Seeking the Exit chronicled the unmaking of his West End musical Desperately Seeking Susan - receiving 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and Adelaide Fringe, and a London transfer. His 2015 solo chat show spoof, Late with Lance! played NYC, London, Buffalo, Orlando, Hollywood and the Edinburgh Fringe. Peter also appeared off-Broadway for five years in the percussion sensation STOMP. Pete’s production company PM2 Entertainment has presented the EdFringe debut of Jason Kravits' Off the Top, the NYC debut of Joe's NYC Bar, three encore performances of David Mills: Shame! at Pangea, LA comedy duo Moby Alpha, and the acclaimed solo show hit David Carl's Celebrity One-Man Hamlet in NYC, Edinburgh and Chicago. Peter is a former adjunct professor in sketch comedy at Pace University And William Paterson University. www.petermmarino.com
Michole Biancosino (DIRECTOR)
Michole Biancosino is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of the award-winning Project Y Theatre Company, where she has developed and directed new work in Washington, D.C. and New York City over the past 17 years. She is also the Founder and producer of NY’s Women in Theatre Festival at the brand new ART/NY Theatres.
Directing work includes: Planet of the Grapes Live, Trump Lear (online and live), David Carl’s Celebrity One-Man Hamlet, Connected (NYIT Award winner), LoveSick or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN (NYIT Award winner), The Revival (NYIT Award winner), A User’s Guide to Hell featuring Bernard Madoff, Derby Day (Papermag #2 Show of the Year), Goodness, and Gidion’s Knot in NYC, and many others in NYC, Edinburgh, New Orleans, and Washington, DC. Producing: The Religion Thing (TimeOutNY Critics Pick), FUBAR, 3 years of New York New Playwright Festivals and NY’s Women in Theatre Festival (#WITFestival).
Michole has developed new work with playwrights at United Solo Festival (Award-winner, Best Variety Show), Underbelly, Urban Stages, Abingdon Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Luna Stage, CrossRoads Theatre, 59E59 Theaters, Theatre Row, Atlantic Stage 2, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Charter Theatre, Brooklyn Generator, SOLOCOM, New Orleans Theatre Experiment, Rorhshach Theatre, Milesquare Theatre, Kennedy Center New Play Festival, Potomac Theatre Project, and Ars Nova. www.micholebiancosino.com
Denisse Estefany Mendoza (PERFORMER) studied at the University of Texas el Paso, Playhouse West: Brooklyn, and the Magnet Training Center. Selected theater credits include Sor Juana in "Primer Sueno" with Repertorio Español, Irene in "Chiquita" at Playwrights Horizon, Elida in "Aztec Pirates: a Latinx Fantasia on National Themes" with Playground Experiment, and Cat in “A Barn Play” with UP Theatre Company. Film credits include “Beyond & Above" by Dir. Chris Harcum, "Seams" by Dir. Sierra Nutkevtic, and "Daddy Hotline" by Michelle D'Angelo. Instagram: @denisse.es.mendoza
Denisse Estefany Mendoza (ARTISTA) estudió en la Universidad de Texas, El Paso, Playhouse West Brooklyn y Magnet Training Center. Algunos créditos teatrales incluyen Sor Juana en "Primer Sueño" en el Repertorio Español, Irene en "Chiquita" con Playwrights Horizon, Elida en "Aztec Pirates: a Latinx Fantasia on National Themes" con Playground Experiment, y Cat en "A Barn Play" con UP Theatre Company. Cortometrajes incluyen "Beyond & Above" dirigida por Dir. Chris Harcum, "Seams" dirigida por Dir. Sierra Nutkevtic y "Daddy Hotline" dirigida por Michelle D'Angelo. Instagram: @denisse.es.mendoza
Kento Morita (PERFORMER) is a comedian, actor, and producer based in New York. He performs improv with The Armory and Story Pirates, sketch comedy with Upright Citizens Brigade, and is currently training at Second City's conservatory program and The Barrow Group. He also produces "Duty Free Live" at Caveat. NYC. His performances have been featured on Amazon Prime, Toronto Sketch Fest, and SketchFest Seattle. His writing can be found on The Onion, Clickhole, and Business Insider. Most recently his voice was featured on the video game Rise of the Ronin, and his AI storytelling project "Moment in Manzanar" won The Anthem Award for Best Use of AI.
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ニューヨークを拠点に活動するコメディアン、俳優、プロデューサー。The ArmoryとStory Piratesで即興コメディー、Upright Citizens Brigadeでコントコメディーを上演し、現在はSecond Cityのコンサバトリー・プログラムとThe Barrow Groupで修行中。また、Caveatで「Duty Free Live」をプロデュースしている。彼のパフォーマンスはAmazon Prime、Toronto Sketch Fest、SketchFest Seattleで紹介されている。The Onion』、『Clickhole』、『Business Insider』などで執筆。最近では、ビデオゲーム「Rise of the Ronin」で彼の声がフィーチャーされ、彼のAIストーリーテリング・プロジェクト「Moment in Manzanar」はAnthem AwardのBest Use of AI賞を受賞した。
Twitter/Instagram: @kent_morita
