Melissa Fahn (Sara)

Melissa recently performed her own show "Grown Up Girl" ~Songs & Stories at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood.  She is a stage and voice actress known for her work on Broadway  (Wicked featured soloist / u/s Glinda), in Los Angeles (including Glinda in Wicked and the coloratura soloist for Vox Lumiere), as well as numerous national touring and regional companies.  Melissa has voiced hundreds of anime characters including Edward of Cowboy Bebop, Gaz from the television series Invader Zim, Betty Boop, and Hello, Kitty.  Her recordings include Wicked, Camille, Threads, and Gilligan's Island the Musical, as well as her own album Avignon.
www.melissafahn.com

Sam Zeller (Jules)

Sam recently performed as Captain Hook in "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan" at the Macao International Music Festival, China.  His Broadway debut was the Tony nominated, Emmy Award winning revival of Peter Pan, starring Cathy Rigby (Starkey/u/s Captain Hook), and he is revisiting Neverland with the 2012-2013 national tour.  His numerous national tour and regional credits include a smorgasbord of characters, including Jean ValJean, Kerchak, Edna Turnblad, Johann Heiberg, Captain Hook, Horton, Gaston, Che, Jud, and Old Deuteronomy.  Sam's film credits include The Dukes of Hazzard 2, Peter Pan, Chasing Tchaikovsky, and Never Say Macbeth.  His television credits run the gambit from playing the Klingon, Ch'Targh, in Star Trek:  Deep Space Nine to a two-fingered inmate in Chuck to Gunther the Great in Imagination Movers.
www.samzeller.com

Heather Phillips (Trina)

Heather's film credits include No Strings Attached, Fame, and High School Musical 2.  She recently made her Off-Broadway debut in Dedalus Lounge, and currently performs with Josie Walsh's contemporary ballet company Myo Kyo.  Other credits include the touring company of Cats, an episode of The Cleaner, and productions of Aida, Swan Lake, Giselle, and The Nutcracker.  Heather and her father were contestants in Lifetime's dance show Your Mama Don't Dance.  Heather has been an instructor / choreographer at Broadway Dance Center, EDGE in Los Angeles, and the Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Gene Bencomo (Gene)

Gene recently returned to the stage as Max in Contra Costa Musical Theatre's Sunset Blvd.  He is a Bay Area actor, director, and choreographer with credits in regional theater, industrials, and commercial work.

Dyan McBride (Jenn)

Dyan McBride is a Bay Area stage and film actor, director, singer and teacher.  She recently performed her one-woman show "Liner Notes:  Songs From a Rock and Roll Adolescence" at Martuni's in San Francisco.  She serves on the acting/musical theatre faculty at NCTC, Solano College and 42nd Street Moon. She has also taught at Live Oak School, U.C. Davis, and The Academy of Art.  She currently stars in the webseries Lien on Me, and can be seen as the sheep in the short film The Sheep and the Ranch Hand.

Jack Beck (Jack)

Jack is the other half of Gene & Jack.  An avid film and theater viewer, his only prior experience on stage was in an elementary school production.  We are very happy we were able to convince him to portray himself in TTBC.

George Maguire (Geoffrey)

George's numerous film and television credits include The Pursuit of Happyness, Fight Club, True Crime, Opal, Touching Home, The Sweetest Thing, and Nash Bridges; MTW films for CBS, ABC, NBC and HBO; and most recently appeared as Santa in Hercules Saves Christmas for Animal Planet. A veteran stage actor and director, he has appeared on Broadway and in most of the nation's top Shakespeare Festivals.  He is also the Artistic Director for the award-winning Solano College Theatre and its Actors Training Program.

Hector Correa (The Voice Coach)

Hector first came to Bay Area attention as the lead in the West Coast premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman in San Francisco. Since then, he's performed in or directed hundreds of plays, with a résumé that includes stints with Eureka Theater, Marin Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Magic Theater, American Conservatory Theater and the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. His productions include the world premiere of Real Women Have Curves, which he directed for El Teatro de la Esperanza, and the West Coast premier of Tony Kushner'sHomebody/Kabul, in which he acted in a production by the Berkeley Rep.  Hector also served as the Artistic Director of Pacific Alliance Stage Company.

Michael Kern Cassidy (Dave)

Michael is a Bay Area stage actor who most recently appeared in bra, pantyhose, and a dress in Sugar at 42nd Street Moon.
During the shoot of TTBC, Michael was in character the moment he walked in the door, and he left in character as well.  Thinking back, I don't remember ever seeing him out of character, even during meal breaks.  Thus, maybe Michael IS Dave, and he just masquerades as a stage actor?
www.michaelkerncassidy.com

Dae Spering (Sharon)

Dae is a Bay Area actor, singer, director, instructor, and producer.  From 2006 to 2009, she was on the Musical Theatre staff at American Musical and Dramatic Academy LA.  Dae founded Missouri Street Theatre and serves as its Artistic Director.  Most recently, she was able to secure the rights directly from Tim Rice and proudly presented the critically-acclaimed U.S. Premiere of Chess in Concert.  As a follow-up, she and her team have secured the rights and will be presenting "Les Miserables" in 2013.

Amy Griffin (Equity Amy)

Amy is currently performing Off-Broadway in NEWSICAL.  She played Cherry Who in the original Broadway cast of How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, then reprised the role on Broadway and on the first national tour.  She also played Mrs. Mayor in the first national tour of Seussical The Musical, starring Cathy Rigby.  Regionally, Amy has somehow survived playing the title role in Peter Pan seven times, earning her many frequent flier miles.
www.amygriffin.org

Ben Van Dyke (Ben, the Flying Dir.)

Although Ben sees himself as a serious dramatic actor, we have found that Ben can't help but be funny.  A natural comedic talent, he currently stars in the webisode NCPI - Northern California Paranormal Investigators.

Charlie McGowan (Charlie Katz)

Charlie's most recognizable role was as Mike in A Chorus Line - The Movie.  After a stint on Broadway, several national tours, and film & TV work, Charlie became a master class instructor in tap and musical theater.

* Back in 1972, at the Napa Town & Country Fairgrounds talent show, a 
9-year-old girl watched a 12-year-old boy tap... and she was awe-struck. The little girl then followed his career from afar.  And after 2 years of emails and phone calls, and almost 40 years after first seeing him, the girl got to meet him in person.  So, yes, the scrapbook and newspaper clipping are real.   

Smee Callbacks

Wesley Mann

Yes, Wes is known as "Wallet Guy" from Back to the Future Part II.  But he has done so much more.  He is an easily recognizable character actor in film and TV, as well as an accomplished stage actor, including being a regular at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for the past several years.
See his credits at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543019/

Raymond C. Duval

Ray recently completed shooting his first starring role in the independent film What If.  Ray is a Bay Area stage actor, and can be seen in commercial and television projects as well.

Steve Anthony

Steve Anthony is a well-known character actor in the South Bay Area.  He also teaches kindergarten and shares his love of theater with his students.

Noah Haydon

Noah is a Bay Area actor, director, and choreographer.  His recent artistic endeavors include the Thrillpeddler's revival of theater works originally presented by The Cockettes, a gender-bending performance group based in San Francisco in the 1960's and '70's.

Benjamin Pither

Ben can be seen in the newly-created webisode Doug Serena CIO.  A Bay Area theater regular for many years, Ben performed the role of Prince Edward in the worldwide premiere of The Prince and the Pauper in 1993.

Cody Andersen

Remaining Cast in Order of Appearance

Sara’s Mom                            Rena Petrello
Young Sara                             Meghan Milligan
Fairgrounds Emcee                 George Webber
Young Charlie                          Zack Turner
Bartender                                Ivan Richard
Caregiver                                Robb Ringwald
Waitress                                 Yessenia Paredes
Gymnastics Coach                  Trevor Hoffman
Gymnastics Kid                       Benjamin Van der Meer
Happy Pirate                           Scott Woodard
Barefoot Pirate                        Derrick Karimian

Indians                                   Gina Coyle
                                              Danielle Hansen
                                              Taylor Jones
                                              Kat McFadden
                                              Alexa Spering
Bobby/Indian Chief                  Brian Botteri

Crying Lost Boy                      Harrison Schaufel
Wise Lost Boy                        Wiley Lloyd
Lost Boys                               Christina Delmendo
                                              Autumn Johnson
                                              Evan Johnson
                                              Emma Sloat
                                              Abbe Wood

Coffee Shop Barrista               Kristi Schuetz
Stage Door Security Guard      Simon Yohannes
Lobby Mom                            Margo Schembre
Lobby Dad                              Michael Dederian
Little Girl                                Rosaline Mel “Rocket” Dederian
Mrs. Darling                            Gina Coyle


Radio Reviewer voice              Jerry Friedman
Backstage speaker voice         Gayle Turner

... and all those fabulous Extras!

Cast at the Bar                       Angela Brierly
                                             Julianne Deery
                                             Wainwright Hewlett
                                             Michael Maxx Kelly
                                             Luis Malbas
                                             Julia Page
                                             Erin Payton
                                             Lisa Sloat                                                

Sara’s Dad                             Bill Davis
NYC Stage Door Crew             Ed Bierling
                                             Jaime Lucero
                                             Kevin Sparks
Diner Customers                     Joe McAlister
                                             Stacie Jensen
                                             Jason Pedri

Voice Class Students             Barbara McFadden
                                             Kristen Nance
                                             Karl Granneman
                                             Jaime Lucero
                                             Sara Pedri

Coffee Shop Customer            Marco Cuevas
Warehouse Band                    Aqua Nett
Lobby Manager                       Harry Roberts

Peter Pan Audience                Jane Alexander
                                             Karen Calhoun
                                             Molly Calhoun
                                             Susan Campbell
                                             Anne Holden-Henry
                                             Mary Kidwell
                                             Amanda Loftus
                                             John Loftus
                                             Barbara McFadden
                                             Liz Neves
                                             Andrew Stegner
                                             Drew Stegner
                                             Alan Williams

Stunt Double for Mr. Zeller      Everett Neves
Stunt Double for Ms. Fahn      Sara Pedri