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Anna Zicer
(Performer)
ANNA ZICER (Revolutionary) an actor, drama instructor, educator and producer. She graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) and soon after, formed the Lost & Found Project, a collective of Russian-Jewish actors, which explores the relationship between the past and present. Her favorite roles include Nora in A Dolls House, Babe in Crimes of the Heart, Chefetz in Chanoh Levin, and Rosalind in As You Like It. Anna is a supporter of movement theater and is very excited to be part of THEATER IN ASYLUM.
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Dan Stearns
(Lighting Designer)
DAN STEARNS (Lighting Design) is a freelance production and lighting designer and director. He has designed sets and lights for more than forty world premieres and new productions, including THEATER IN ASYLUM’s FRANKENSTEIN; Built For Collapse’s NUCLEAR LOVE AFFAIR (HERE Arts; European Tour); THE MATRYOSHKA DOLL (Dixon Place); and THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON (The Tank). Directing credits include William Finn & James Lapine's FALSETTOS and Charles Mee's THE BACCHAE 2.1. NYU Tisch School of the Arts. www.dan-stearns.com
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Kathryn Appleton
(Producer)
KATHRYN APPLETON (Producer), a Columbia University alum, is a theater producer based in New York. Past producing credits include: HALF written by Rebecca Foresman, Assistant Poetry Editor at the New Yorker; Lemon Cake, directed by Julia Locascio, Assistant Costume Designer on the War Horse tour; THEATER IN ASYLUM’s FRANKENSTEIN, directed by Paul Bedard; and the live-streamed stage reading of The Idealist, featuring Alison Pill and Tony Roberts. Upon graduating from Columbia, Kathryn worked for Broadway producers Ben Sprecher and Jennifer Strome and on the Broadway show Time Stands Still. She currently works is the Marketing Coordinator at the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF).
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Katie Palmer
(Director)
KATIE PALMER (Director) from San Diego, California, graduated from NYU Tisch. She began dancing at age three and never stopped, eventually supplementing her love of dance with theater training as an actor, singer/musician, director, designer and ultimately a choreographer. She has choreographed full-scale musicals, original musicals and ballets, solo modern dance theater pieces and concert dance pieces, as well as consulted on movement-based theater projects. She has performed as an actor and dancer in regional productions throughout the country, and is also passionate about educational theater.
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Laura Aristovulos
(Performer)
LAURA ARISTOVULOS (Revolutionary) has been working on Revolution in 1 since its first workshop, and is very excited to see the piece come full circle. Laura worked with THEATER IN ASYLUM on FRANKENSTEIN. Her other credits include Tricia in Dog Sees God, Olga in Three Sisters, Nadine in The Wild Party and Raja in I Never Saw Another Butterfly. You can see Laura perform next month in Tin Lily’s production of Woyzeck. B.A. in Theater, American University. LauraAristovulos.com
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Lizzy Palmer
(Performer)
LIZZY PALMER (Revolutionary) is very excited to continue to be a part of Revolution in 1. She attended Syracuse University with a B.F.A in musical theater. She thinks her sister is the coolest.
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Marchelle Thurman
(Performer)
MARCHELLE THURMAN (Revolutionary) hails from Chicago and graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A in Theater. Some of her favorite New York credits include Kori in Like Us , Melissa in Clean Energy, Clean Conscience and TSA in Douglas Versus the TSA. She would like to thank her beautiful friends and family for their constant support and
THEATER IN ASYLUM for always having brilliant ideas.
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Paul Bedard
(Director)
PAUL BEDARD (Director) is a theater artist hailing from Hartford, CT and is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch with a focus in directing. Past directing work includes TIA's FRANKENSTEIN, LUCIA, THE PERSISTENCE OF ANNABEL LEE and NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM. Beyond theater, Paul has a passion for politics and early-childhood education. "The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by answers." —James Baldwin
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Randall Benichak
(Composer)
RANDALL BENICHAK (Composer) is a composer, private music instructor, artist in residence with THEATER IN ASYLUM and instructor/creator of the curriculum “Music for Dance” at the Joffrey Ballet School and Leon Dance Arts NY. He graduated from NYU in 2011 with a Masters in Music, and has composed and arranged music for theater, ballet, film and television. His music with TIA has included NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM, THE OTHERS PROJECT, five IN ASYLUM and FRANKENSTEIN. www.RandallBmusic.com
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Rebekah Levin
(Performer)
REBEKAH LEVIN (Revolutionary) from Mill Valley, CA, attended the Stella Adler Studio at NYU Tisch and has been working in theater and film since. Credits include Measure for Measure, God of Vengeance and THEATER IN ASYLUM’s FRANKENSTEIN. Rebekah is thrilled to be working on her second mainstage performance with THEATER IN ASYLUM. She is pleased to present Revolution in 1 and to have been a part of its development from the very beginning!
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Samantha Keogh
(Performer)
SAMANTHA KEOGH (Revolutionary) is a singer, actor, and dramaturg based in New York City. She is currently the dramaturg for The Cell NYC. Some of her credits includes a Daughter in The Pirates of Penzance (Fiddlehead Theatre Company), Gertie in Oklahoma!, and Irca in I Never Saw Another Butterfly. She is a graduate of American University with a B.A. in Musical Theater and History. She is very excited for her first production with THEATER IN ASYLUM!
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Stephanie Warren
(Marketing)
STEPHANIE WARREN (Marketing) graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in public relations and a M.M.C in integrated communications. She works at New York Theatre Workshop as the Marketing Assistant. Previously she worked at Carolina Alumni Association, and interned with the South Carolina Arts Commission, Department of Theatre and Dance (USC), and The Brandon Agency. She also works as a production assistant for the web series Submissions Only.
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