The Cast

CJ Barkus: CJ has been mostly in NYC since 91, where he is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Several off, off, off Broadway productions, and several regional theatre shows, Founding member of The Flying Ass Monkeys. Lead/Tattoo Boy winner Best Picture at THE NEW YORK UNDERGOUND FILM FEST, and Honorable mention acting at HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. CJ can also been seen in several other NYC indie productions, a music video, and a commercial.

Celia Botet: PHTS, TSOA, NYU GRAD; SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER—directing credits include: Advent of Darkness/HERE Theatre (Co-writer and Producer), SPRING/The Producers Club. Acting Credits include: Burden of Sunflowers/Henry Street Settlement; Advent of Darkness/HERE Theatre; Tuesday/HERE Theatre; The Flying Ass Monkeys (Founding member). She is just 1.5 years away from earning her black belt in Traditional Okinawan Karate-so look out!

Lauren Costa: PHTS, TSOA, NYU Grad w/honors—directing credits include: Berlin/Berlin/Playwrights Horizons and Culture Project; The Great God Brown/Director’s Eye (founding member). Acting Credits include: Advent of Darkness/HERE Theatre; Identity—Merchant of Venice/dir. Noel Salzman; The Flying Ass Monkeys (Founding member). Associate Teacher Directing Playwrights Horizons at Tisch School of the Arts/NYU.

Pete LePage: A Stand-up Comic, sketch, and improv performer. He has performed all over NYC for 4 years. Graduate of Second City and UCB classes. Favorite Roles include Mr. Brown/The Great God Brown; Founding member of the Flying Ass Monkeys sketch comedy and improv troupe. Won funniest comic of the month @ Comic Strip Live in Aug ’03. Graduate of Ithaca College 1999, with a major in communications and a minor in acting.

Joe Madaffari: has been performing in NYC for six years. Favorite Roles: Night of Storytelling/Various; The Great God Brown/Mr. Anthony; Long Days Journey/James Jr; Street Car/Stanley. Film Roles include Selling Molly/Roger. Founding member The Flying Ass Monkeys and Big Bucket Head. Graduate of Lynette Sheldon Acting Studio, HB Studios and a student of Peter Thomson.