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Kaleo has been working professionally as an actor in theatre, film and television since 1986.  His theatre credits include The Ivory Alphabet at the Pasadena Playhouse starring Roddy McDowell and Amanda Plumber, and Six Degrees of Separation at the Seattle repertory Theatre. Kaleo's film and television credits include appearances on ABC's Second Noah, and Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo staring Pat Morita. Kaleo is a Shakespeare veteran and has been seen performing improvisational comedy on the streets of Walt Disney World. Last year Kaleo received a supporting role in a new sitcom being produced in Nashville, and played the gangster hero Joe in Fine Grind's short film Blown currently showing at underground festivals and independent venues throughout the US.

Kaleo Quenzer... "Alex"

Lynn received her BA in Theatre from the University of Memphis and has a long list of theatre and film credits to her name. Most recently she attended the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival with a show she acted in and co-produced titled Weetzie Bat. Lynn was a company member at Theatre Memphis' ShoWagon where she toured public and private schools with such shows as The Jungle Book and Much Ado about Shakespeare.

Lynn Talley... "Vanessa"

Hal is a native Memphian. He has joyfully spent nine of his 31 years in the Bluff city teaching in the local public school system. Hal is a graduate from the Memphis College of Art and a local painter and photographer whose work has been shown in local galleries as well as in Chicago and St. Louis. A ten year acting veteran, Hal is the Co-Artistic Director of the Emerald Theatre Company (ETC), a residency troupe that produces works dealing with Gay and Lesbian themes for Memphis and the Mid South.  ETC is in its third year of residency at TheatreWorks. Hal is currently working on an autobiographical drama titled Black and White are Neutrals.

Hal Harmon... "Rick"

Miriam has an extensive theatre and dance background and has recently begun working on screen. She has just completed the role of Paulina Escobar in the University of Memphis' production of Death and the Maiden where she is currently completing her MFA in directing. She is the manager of TheatreWorks and can be found performing as well as producing shows which incorporate her choreographic skills with her directing. Miriam is now developing a performance piece that will intertwine movement and her love of mask making.

Miriam Ragland... "Monica"