"...This young production company kicks out a tremendous show with an equally powerful ensemble... a company to look out for." Richard Hinojosa, nytheatre.com
"Here's a good rule of thumb for your future New York theater ventures: if the show is a product of No Tea Productions, you'll almost certainly be entertained, and maybe even moved...this is a company that's on a roll right now, and has nowhere to go but up." Ethan Stanislawski, Blogcritics Magazine
“Roughly an hour and a half of non-stop gags, jokes, tom-foolery, one-liners, puns, witty repartee, and monkeyshines. It’s like Monkey Business meets Fawlty Towers ... I laughed through the whole thing."
Will Kenton, Cultural Capitol (Poppycock)
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Jeremy Banks (Billy Ray Taylor) can be seen weekly in Accomplice:The Village and Accomplice: New York (www.accomplicetheshow.com) throughout the streets of New York. As an improv artist and comedian he has performed at The PIT, UCB, The Comedy Cellar, The Comedy Store, The Comedy Village, The Ha-Ha Hut, Improv Boston, and The Laugh Factory. Notable roles include Oscar in The Odd Couple, Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Stagehand in High School Musical 3, and Honda's Mr Opportunity. |
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Alicia Barnatchez (Geraldine Lankford) has performed improv and theatre in various venues around the city and can also be seen performing weekly with ComedySportz New York at the Broadway Comedy Club. This is her sixth show with No Tea. |
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Jesse Bernath (Deputy Jim Calloway, Oliver, puppeteer) is an actor and musical theater performer who has appeared on stage and in short films including Indubitably Us and Exceptionally Something. He also appeared in No Tea’s production of Liars. |
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Elizabeth Dapo (Goblin 2, puppeteer) recently completed her MA in puppetry from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Recent work includes co-directing and acting in A Midsummer Nights Dream and directing a staged reading of Dog Sees God. Past favorite roles include The Mad Hatter and March Hare, Beatrice from Much Ado, and Maxine from Tongue of a Bird. |
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Sabrina Farhi (June Taylor) has appeared recently in Poppycock, Liars, Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit, and The Artistical Process of Mark & Andy (all with No Tea Productions), Viva Las Vegas (2009 Chester Horn Short Play Festival), ManEater (2008 Estrogenius Festival), The Trojan Women: A Love Story (Laurie Theatre), The Wake of Jamey Foster (Laurie Theatre), Murder on the Nile (Dorset Theatre Festival), The Rimers of Eldritch (Theatre Unplugged), and the short films Au Revoir, Malady & In Transit. www.sabrinafarhi.com
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Ryan-Michele Healey (Goblin 1, head puppeteer) is a director and theatre educator for Brooklyn's Piper Theatre Productions. Recent directorial credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The MIracle Worker, and Alice Through the Looking Glass. Recent roles include Lennox in Piper's mainstage production of Macbeth, and Halley in Rob Elstein's workshop production of Halley Lacey. |
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Jeremy Mather (Lonnie Lankford, sound design) is a writer, filmmaker and comedian. No Tea's production of the farce Poppycock last season marked his debut as writer/director for the stage, and this is his seventh collaboration with No Tea Productions, two of which (Already in Progress, Liars) he co-wrote in addition to acting. He's screened several short films at Sundance and has performed as a stand-up comedian. |
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Michele McNally (Isabel Hellums) is an actress, recently having played the title role in No Tea's previous production, Poppycock. She can also be seen performing her original stand-up comedy at various venues around New York City. Visit actorwithabusinesscard.com for more information. |
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Mike Quirk (Sheriff Russell Greenwell, puppeteer) has recently appeared in the In a NY Minute 60 Second Play Festival and the Something Outrageous sketch comedy show at the 45th Street Theater. Other favorite credits include: Peter in Read My Mind at HERE in SoHo, the Monster and other featured characters in RadioTheater NYC's production of Frankenstein, Prescription: Murder (Columbo), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), Three Murders and it's Only Monday (Harry Monday) and his varied appearances in Little Shop of Horrors. Mike can also be heard in the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. www.mikequirk.net |
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Alexis Robbins (Carol Ann Hawkins) was last seen in BSR’s all female production of Julius Caesar. Alexis earned her BFA from Boston University’s School of Theatre, and is also a graduate of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Some favorite credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), The Beaux’ Stratagem (Cherry), Enchanted April (Lotty), The Rimers of Eldridge (Eva), Dancing at Lughnasa (Rose), Proof (Claire), The Imaginary Invalid (Louisa), and Wiley and the Harryman (Wiley), which appeared at the International Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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Jeff Sproul (Elmer Sutton, playwright, assistant director) is the Artistic Director and graphic designer for No Tea Productions. He has performed in each of No Tea’s previous shows, as well as having written The Artistical Process of Mark & Andy, various segments of Already in Progress, and “Evacuation Plan” from the show Liars. He has appeared in numerous stage productions in New York and Colorado, the independent films Flowers and Rehearsal, and the short films In Transit and Straphanger (both by Jeremy Mather). His next play will be an homage to the old 1930's sci-fi serials, as well as a psychological deconstruction of one's need to destroy the Earth via a giant ray gun. |
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Christine Sullivan (Glennie Lankford) has appeared in New York productions including MCTC’s production of Sam Shepard’s Cowboy Mouth, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Goldberg Street, Welcome to the Moon, Figment Theatre’s The Same Results Every Time, and The Perils of Pauline with TheaterVision. Her favorite Long Island theatre credits include Proof, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, Our Town, Everything in the Garden, Fuddy Meers, See How They Run, and A House Divided. Christine’s directing credits include the summer 2010 production of The Late Henry Moss at the 45th Street Theatre, Psychopathia Sexualis, Crimes of the Heart, Beyond Therapy for Lantern Theatre, and Hatchet Job. www.christineannsullivan.com. |
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D. Robert Wolcheck (Dwight Sutton) has worked on or behind the stage on each of No Tea’s seven shows. Previous roles have included James/Robert/La-La in Christopher Durang's Nina in the Morning, Small Man in Harold Pinter's Request Stop, and Man/Waiter/Doorman/Cabbie in Daniel McCoy's Peek. Outside of No Tea, he has worked with Piper Theatre in Brooklyn. D. Robert also works freelance with Big Bag of Tricks Photography. drobertwolcheck.com |
Sarania Hertilus (stage manager) has gained most of her experience from Seton Hall University from which she graduated in May. She has stage managed an array of shows there including Bus Stop; Almost, Maine; The Merchant of Venice; A Few Good Men, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She has also stage managed a FringeNYC2010 show, The Guardian’s Project. |
Jeremy Mather (Lonnie Lankford, sound design) is a writer, filmmaker and comedian. No Tea's production of the farce Poppycock last season marked his debut as writer/director for the stage, and this is his seventh collaboration with No Tea Productions, two of which (Already in Progress, Liars) he co-wrote in addition to acting. He's screened several short films at Sundance and has performed as a stand-up comedian. |
Timothy Mather (producer) has been a producer in NY for the past 10 years. He's had the opportunity to work for many different companies (including OneLight Productions, Good Sense & Company, and Tribeca Film Festival) on award winning projects in the event, film and theater industries. He is currently in the Middle East working on the Second Annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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| Lindsey Moore (director) is proud to be directing her sixth show for No Tea Productions, having previously directed Liars, Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit, The Artistical Process of Mark and Andy, Already in Progress, and The Pigeon that Cries in My Heart. The New York Times said that Liars was “staged so nicely by Lindsey Moore,” and the Austin Chronicle said of a show she directed that she “wisely envisioned [the] work with restraint.” Lindsey founded No Tea Productions in 2006 with her husband, Jeff Sproul.
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Kenneth Nicholas (fight director) is a fight designer, stage combat teacher, whipcracking instructor, and actor-combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. He also works as stage lighting technician. Ken recently finished a year-long tour with a theatrical jousting company, performing at Renaissance festivals across the country. www.kenfights.com |
Dan O’Hare (producer) is a production professional and urban farmer, and the head of Warriors Voice Productions. |
Lisa Nussbaum (puppeteer, assistant stage manager) is marking her sixth No Tea production, having co-stage managed Poppycock, assistant stage managed Liars, assistant directed Plucking Failures, stage-managed Mark and Andy, and co-produced video for Already in Progress. Lisa also heads The ‘Lab, a collaborative learning environment allowing members to experience all angles of video production. She is currently producing a documentary, Defending Marriage, which focuses on gay civil rights. |
Caroline O’Hare (costume design) is currently is a writer and producer at MTV for On-Air Promos. The Kentucky Goblin Siege will mark the 5th show that she has worked on with No Tea. |
Anna Paniccia (puppet-maker) moved to New York two years ago after graduating from Webster University’s Theatre program, where she majored in acting and explored puppetry. She started as a puppeteer in Ohio at the age of 13, and at 17 she designed and built her first puppet: a giant wooly mammoth for a production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Since moving to the city, she has worked with Puppet Heap, Framework Productions, and now No Tea Productions. Her website is www.annapaniccia.com. |
Jak Prince (scenic design) is a scenic designer specializing in off-off-Broadway and other independent productions. Recent credits include The Last Supper for Rising Sun Performance Company, NY; The Boys in the Band for Willowbrook Playhouse, NJ; The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigold and And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little for Cornell College, Iowa; Steel Magnolias and Inherit the Wind for Studio Players, NJ; Hay Fever, Steppin' Out, and Moon Over Buffalo for Incognito, NJ; and Man of La Mancha for Theatre Guild of Old Bridge, NJ (Nominated for A.C.T. Award, Outstanding Scenic Design). He also works as a lighting designer, teacher, and director. |
The Puppet Heap Workshop (puppet maker) is a wholly unique character design studio that not only creates amazing puppetry, but brings to life dynamic, engaging personalities who truly connect to their audiences. By bringing together design, fabrication and production under one roof we are able to foster a singularly creative environment which puts all the talents of our highly skilled team of designers, artists and performers to the task of crafting what is to become a complete, iconic individual. At the heart of everything Puppet Heap does is a profound spirit of play. |
No Tea Productions (producer) exists as an outlet for creative expression, especially through original works, and to bring new voices to the independent theatre community. With each show we strive to be funny and entertaining, but also to always present a larger truth. No Tea was founded by Jeff Sproul and Lindsey Moore in 2006, and we are now celebrating our third season in residence with Horse Trade. Richard Hinojosa of NYtheatre.com called No Tea “a company to look out for,” and Ethan Stanislawski of BlogCritics magazine said of New York theater that “if the show is a product of No Tea Productions, you'll almost certainly be entertained, and maybe even moved." |
