THE ARTISTICAL PROCESS OF MARK AND ANDYis a comedy that explores the journey of two friends who, with moth-like tenacity, attempt to create their dream video project; bravely leaving behind the clichéd artistic notions of attention-span, humility, the desire to learn, and talent.

THE ARTISTICAL PROCESS OF MARK AND ANDY features Alicia Barnatchez, Sabrina Farhi, Jeremy Mather, Timothy Mather, Dana Rossi, Matt Sears, Jeff Sproul, and D. Robert Wolcheck

The Cast

Alicia Barnatchez (Amber): Mark and Andy is Alicia's third performance with No Tea Productions and she is extremely excited to be working with them again. She was seen in their last two shows, Already in Progress and The Pigeon that Cries in my Heart. Alicia can also be seen performing weekly with ComedySportz NY at the Broadway Comedy Club. Thank you to No Tea for another wonderful opportunity.

Jeremy Mather

Jeremy Mather (Collin) has written and directed four short films, two of which, Bob's Room and Q&A, have screened at Sundance. Q&A also won the Best Short prize at the Short Film Slam in Orlando. Jeremy is glad to be involved in his fourth show with longtime collaborator Jeff Sproul (following Already in Progress, Minutes Later…, and Wake Up Slug…With Chad and Barb!, which Jeremy directed), and is excited to be on stage in his second No Tea production.

Timothy Mather (Brett): This is Tim’s second No Tea production, having performed in last spring’s The Apologies. Tim does a variety of things—he is an event producer for Dalzell Productions, does tech work for the Sundance Directors’ Lab every summer, and is the co-owner and producer for OneLight Productions. He is happy to be on stage again and he really loves working with No Tea.

Dana Rossi (Rachel): This is Dana’s third production with No Tea, having stage managed The Pigeon That Cries in My Heart and written for Already in Progress. Dana also writes freelance, covers books for Sony Pictures, and works for a world famous architect (even though she doesn't really know anything about architecture). Why yes, she does have a blog. Check out PartyInTheBack.blogspot.com for a look at how current events and trends resemble 80s movies. 

Matt Sears (Andy) is excited to be working with No Tea again, having appeared in The Apologies and Already in Progress. Matt stumbled into acting and has since popped up in commercials for the Food Network, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and MTV/MTV2. His short videos and writings have been featured on popular sites such as Gawker, NBC's Dot Comedy, MTV2.com and vh1's Webjunk.tv. He can also be seen in various comedy and sketch shows in and around Manhattan.

Jeff Sproul (Mark, playwright) has written and produced his own plays (Minutes Later, Wake Up Slug!…With Chad and Barb) as well as acted in independent films (Flowers, Women Who Eat Meat) and stage productions in New York (The Seagull, Metamorphosis) and Colorado (M. Butterfly, The Normal Heart). He is also a designer, animator, and illustrator, having designed for The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Scholastic Publishing, and of course, No Tea Productions.

D. Robert Wolcheck (Jay) has been seen in previous No Tea Productions The Apologies, The Pigeon That Cries in My Heart, and Already in Progress. Recently he's begun doing some video work as well. D-Rob lives in Brooklyn, has a nonprofit day job, and is a freelance photographer. He does not have a police record.

Lindsey Moore (Director) has directed plays both in New York (Last Rites, The Pigeon that Cries in My Heart) and Austin (Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Absolute Zero). She is a co-founder of No Tea Productions, and has written, directed, and even done some unfortunate acting for the company. She is very glad to not be on stage this time around, and couldn’t be prouder of the play and everyone involved.

Jeff Sproul (Mark, playwright) has written and produced his own plays (Minutes Later, Wake Up Slug!…With Chad and Barb) as well as acted in independent films (Flowers, Women Who Eat Meat) and stage productions in New York (The Seagull, Metamorphosis) and Colorado (M. Butterfly, The Normal Heart). He is also a designer, animator, and illustrator, having designed for The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Scholastic Publishing, and of course, No Tea Productions.

Lisa Nussbaum (Stage Manager): Mark and Andy marks Lisa’s second No Tea production, having co-produced video for Already in Progress. A former dancer, Lisa considered the chance to choreograph the graceful Matt Sears to be a career zenith. Lisa recently founded The ’Lab (with gracious support from No Tea)—a collaborative learning environment allowing members to experience video production from every angle, from directing to boom pole operating. The ’Lab will produce six shorts this summer.