One Act Festival, March 22 & 23, 2025, at 2pm
at The Field House
Susane Lee, Founder & Supervising Director of W.A.G.G.
Whitney Dearden, Director of Public Programming
at Riverside Park Conservancy
Plays in order of appearance
The Bill
by D. Lee Miller
Directed by David Palmer Brown
Cast: Kate Konigisor* as Peggy
Virginia Thomas* as Cheryl
The Man from West New York, NJ
by Matthew J. Kaplan
Directed by Susane Lee
Cast: Jennifer Tulchin* as Beverly
Eric Alexander as Paul
On Ice
by Jerry Slaff
Directed by Joe Hamel
Cast: Ian Gould* as Bill
Marianne Ferrari* as Maggie
Nicholas Martin-Smith as Weather Reporter
Past Creep
by Louise Schwarz
Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith
Cast: Sarah McAfee* as Rachel
Natalie Pernick* as Ellen
Fever Hawk Browne* as Man
Flaco
by Dakota Silvey
Directed by David Palmer Brown
Cast: Bryan Bryk* as Phil
Aya Ibaraki* as Andrea
Burger Death
by Bob Laine
Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith
Cast: Dominic D Williamson as Bart
China Pharr* as Lisa
Crush
by Quinn Warren
Directed by Susane Lee
Cast: Katrina Dykstra* as Sally
Seth Thompson as Stranger
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety
by Dan Fiorella
Directed by Annette Fox
Cast: Peter Sullivan as Dr. Jekyll
Linda Elizabeth* as Mrs. Bennett
Brendan Kane as Mr. Bennett
Sarah McAfee* as Mary
*Denotes Equity Member appearing with permission of Actor’s Equity Association (AEA) without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off‑Off Broadway production.
The Bill
The Man from West New York, NJ
On Ice
Past Creep
Flaco
Burger Death
Crush
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety
The Bill
Kate Konigsor* as Peggy
Kate Konigisor is very excited to be working with Hudson Classical Theatre. She can be
seen as Emma Thomas in the film “Shorecliff” (Lifetime). She has appeared in several
of NYC’s Ensemble for the Romantic Century’s acclaimed productions including Anna
Akmotova at BAM. Favorite Roles: Janine in The Niceties (Shadowland Stages), the
title role in Macbeth (all –female, Katharine Cornell Award - Shakespeare in Delaware
Park, Buffalo, NY); Aida in Over the River and Through the Woods (Riverside Theatre,
Vero Beach, FL) Valeria in The Victorian Ladies Detective Collective (Shaker Bridge
Theatre, VT). Emilia in Othello (opposite Austin Pendleton, West End Theatre, NYC),
Shirley Valentine (Gretna Theatre), Ellen in Last Mass at St. Casimir’s (Lake George
Theatre), Eleanor in The Lion in Winter, and Kate in Brighton Beach Memoirs and
Broadway Bound (Surflight Theatre). Kate is the founder and Artistic Director of the
Killington Shakespeare Retreat and Shakespeare with Benefits.
Virginia Thomas*as Cheryl
Virginia Thomas is thrilled to be returning to the world of professional acting after years
away. Her favorite theater roles include Helen Brasher in Liberty Calling (American
Place Theater) and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (Crown Theater). Most fun in
film and TV: Mom in “Vibes” and shooting a brief scene (ended up on the cutting room
floor) with Tina Fey in “30 Rock”.Virginia is also very proud of and grateful for her
continuing work with Stand Up Shakespeare/Shakespeare With Benefits, a non-profit
group of professional actors that performs Bard based variety shows for good causes.
The Man from West New York, NJ
Jennifer Tulchin* as Beverly
Jennifer Tulchin is a classically-trained NYC actor who took a FT parenting-hiatus, she
always knew she’d return to the spotlight once her three children
became young adults:“The Singing Telegram”/Angela;Readings:Zebulun, Rose Quartz,
Marilyn & Emily, Apologies;NY Theater Highlights:The House of Blue
Leaves/Bananas/Arc Stages;The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time/Judy
Boone/Arc Stages;Coriolanus/Lady Valeria/Tamara/Portia/Hudson Classical Theater Co.
& NY Combat for Stage and Screen;Oud Player on the TelShoshana/HERE Arts
Center;Tufts BA (Drama & French);Brandeis MFA-Acting;Certified Yoga
InstructorAEA/SAG-AFTRA;Avanti Talent Management;www.jennifertulchin.com
Eric Alexander as Paul
Eric Alexander - Eric was last seen as Sir Toby Belch in Hudson Classical's production
of Twelfth Night. He'd like to thank the cast and crew for their dedication.
On Ice
Ian Gould* as Bill
Ian Gould is making his Hudson Classical debut. Off-Broadway credits include Henry
IV,Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, and Measure for
Measure (New York Classical Theatre) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,
Hamlet, Macbeth, A Connecticut Yankee…(The Acting Company), The Show-Off
(Peccadillo Theatre Company). Regional appearances include the Guthrie Theater, The
Public Theatre of Maine, Shakespeare on the Sound, Shakespeare Theatre of New
Jersey, Baltimore Center Stage, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
Festival, Great Lakes Theater, Luna Stage. International: Shooter (Theatre Konstanz,
Germany/TAK, Liechtenstein). Film: “Off Book”. Training: MFA,Shakespeare Theatre
Company Academy, BFA, NYU/Tisch. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Marianne Ferrari* as Maggie
Marianne Ferrari is making their Hudson Classical debut. 60+ stage credits including
three seasons - Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), Edinburgh Festival, U.K.
Highlights: Guido Girl Ascending (multi-character solo play - playwright/actor ) - New
Circle Theatre Company, Breaking Legs (Angie) - Pasadena Playhouse, God of
Carnage (Annette) - Theater By The Sea; At WTF: American Clock (Lucille), The
Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Dockdaisy); Italian-American Reconciliation (Janet) -
Zephyr Theatre, An Ideal Husband (Mrs. Cheveley) - Met Theatre, Company (Marta) -
Little Theater. Some TV: “FBI Most Wanted”, “Elementary”, “Younger”. Recent Film:
“The Many Saints of Newark” (David Chase, Alan Taylor) “Date Night” (Sean Carlo
Martini), “La Thespian” (directorial debut) - by Christopher D. White) - Palermo IFF 2024
(award), Nyack IFF 2024, Inwood FF 2023, Stories FF 2021).
Nicholas Martin-Smith as Weather Reporter
Nicholas Martin-Smith founded Hudson Classical Theater Company in 2004 and served
as its Artistic Director for 18 years. For Hudson Classical Theater Company, he has
directed, among other plays, an original adaptation of Cyrano adapted by Joseph
Hamel, Romeo and Juliet (twice), as well as the award winning MARGARET:
Shakespeare’s Warrior Queen, an adaptation he created from Shakespeare’s Henry IV
trilogy. Mr. Martin-Smith also had the pleasure of directing the world premiere of a new
adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s The D’Artagnan Romances which includes The Three
Musketeers, The Three Musketeers: Twenty Years Later, and The Man in the Iron Mask,
all adapted by his long-time collaborator Susane Lee.
Past Creep
Sarah McAfee* as Rachel
Sarah McAfee is making her first appearance with Writers A Go Go. Previous Hudson
Classical Theatre Company credits include Gwendolen in The Importance of Being
Earnest and Mary Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Off-Broadway: People of the Book
(Urban Stages). NYC Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ (Gatehouse
Entertainment); XIMER (WriteAct Repertory). Regional: Robin Hood (Williamstown
Theatre Festival); Tanya in the Getaway Van (New Harmony Project). Sarah is also a
voice actress, regularly voicing ads on the Spotify Podcast Network. She made her
screen debut in the short film Blondie Boy, which recently premiered at the North Film
Festival, with accolades. @itssarahmcafee
Natalie Pernick* as Ellen
Natalie Pernick is an NYC-based actor and singer, and is pleased to be returning to
Hudson Classical for a second time! Recent credits include: After the Revolution
(Morningside Theater Co); Encore! Nat’l Tour (Chamber Theatre); Pride & Prejudice
(Hudson Classical); New World Radio (Columbia University); Proboscis (NY Theater
Festival); Godspell (St. Bart’s Players); and Love’s a Bitch (University of Virginia). She is
a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. You can catch her gigging regularly around
the city with her covers duo, howabout. Thank you to her one true love, Sam!
@natpernick; www.nataliepernick.com.
Fever Hawk Browne* as Man
Fever Hawk Browne is a New York based actor with but one goal in mind and that is to
build an impressive body of work. He is thankful for his family, friends and all those who
practice the craft of acting in all of its many wonderful forms. Fever is currently in
production in the Dennis Mitchell television series "Pressure" slated for release later this
year. He was in Hudson Classical Theatre Company's production of William
Shakespeare's Coriolanus in 2024. Member of AEA.
Flaco
Aya Ibaraki* as Andrea
Aya Ibaraki is grateful and excited to be a part of WAGG! Aya is an Artist in Residence
with Hudson Classical and most recently played Maria in Twelfth Night. Her other
Hudson Classical credits include: The School for Scandal, Richard II, Same River
Twice, Pride and Prejudice, Trojan Women, Many Faces of Love and the documentary
“What They Said.” As a puppeteer, she performs for children in treatment in hospitals
across the U.S. with Broadway Hearts. Training: Wynn Handman Studio, Shakespeare
and Co., AMDA, The New School (BFA in Musical Theatre).
Bryan Bryk* as Phil
Bryan Bryk is a New York based actor, singer, voiceover artist, and Company Member
of Hudson Classical Theater Company. Most recently he was seen playing Sebastian in
Twelfth Night and Young Richard in Margaret. He also recently became an audiobook
narrator with AudioBee Productions.
Burger Death
Dominic D. Williamson as Bart
Dominic D Williamson is an American actor, based in New York. He graduated from
Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a major in Theatre: Acting/Directing and a minor in
Communication. In 2016 he studied street performance and theater in Edinburgh,
Scotland. In 2018 he moved to New York to train at the Stella Adler Professional
Conservatory (class of 22). Some of his Credits include Treyvon in Stay (Stella Adler
Studio), Lennox in Macbeth (Hudson Classical Theater), Henry Bolingbroke in Richard II
(Hudson Classical), Panos in What Reality? (Origins Theater) Laertes in Hamlet (Stella
Adler Studio), Phillip in The Shape of Things (Stella Adler Studio), Romeo in Romeo
and Juliet (Stella Adler Studio of Acting), Marquis De Sade in Marat/Sade (Warren
Theatre), Joseph Surface in School for Scandal (Wilson Theatre), Tiphy's in
Argonautica (Warren Theatre), Norman in moonchildren (CC Theatre), Yang Sun in
Good Woman of Szechuan (Warren Theatre).
China Pharr* as Lisa
China Pharr is an NYC actress by way of Long Beach, CA. She went to Long Beach
Renaissance High School for the Arts and was a Creative Writing major and Art History
minor at UC Davis. She completed the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Day Conservatory
in 2023 where she starred as Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra, Eliza in new work Stay,
and Ama in Lynn Nottage’s, Mud, River, Stone. China understudied at the Great River
Shakespeare Festival in summer 2023. She loves any chance to get on stage and do
her stuff. She is a member of AEA.
Crush
Katrina Dykstra as Sally
Katrina Dykstra
is an NYC-based actor and musician. She has appeared onstage as
Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest with the Hudson Classical Theater Company,
Adelpha in Nothing But Thunder at Theater for the New City, and at The Tank in All at
Once (40th Anniversary Remaster)
Seth Thompson as Stranger
Seth Thompson is an NYC-based actor that is delighted to take part in this festival.
Previous credits include Coriolanus, The Christians, Marisol, "Street Burrito," "The
Playboy Murders," and "The Wandering Earth 2." He extends his thanks to the
production team, family-n-friends, and all the audience members that keep this work
alive.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety
Peter Sullivan as Dr. Jekyll
Peter Sulllivan is an actor, singer, tour guide and
occasional comedian. He has originated roles in Surviving the
Rosenthals (Andrea Andresakis), Bloody Brains in a Jukebox
(Sideshow by the Seashore), Airport and the Strange Package
(William Roudebush) and The Tiny Mustache (Playlight Theatre Co).
Other shows include School for Scandal,
Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Man in the Iron Mask,
and Romeo and Juliet with Hudson Classical Theatre Company,
as well as Sweeney Todd (Miles Sternfeld), The Little Black Fish
(Maaa) and Pinkalicious (Plaza Theatricals).
Film: “Pain and Suffering,” “Directions,” “Murmur,” “I Feel Like I’m Sick,”
“Brief Exchanges.” TV/Other Series: “Infomercials: Wet Shapes,” “You,”
“Hoodman: The Projects Rising.” www.PeterAct.com
Linda Elizabeth* as Mrs. Bennett
Linda is thrilled to return to Riverside Park for Hudson
Classical Theater Company's
WAGG One-Act Play Festival! Select Hudson Classical credits include Antony &
Cleopatra (Caesar), Merry Wives (Fenton), and Love’s Labor’s Lost (Maria). Select
acting and production credits include: Off Broadway: Imagining Madoff (Theatre Row,
NLTP); Off-Off Broadway: Miranda in The Tempest (Theater2020), Hermia in
Midsummer (Gene Frankel Theatre); Regional: Elma in Bus Stop (Bristol Riverside
Theatre). Film/TV: “Gossip Girl”, “The Perfect Murder”, national Super Bowl commercial
for Chevrolet, national internet campaign for eBay, and award winning web series
“Plant”. Training: SUNY Geneseo College; Oxford University; The Barrow Group. Thank
you to Anette, Hudson, and the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety team! To KoDee, “I would not
wish any companion in the world but you.”
Brendan Kane as Mr. Bennett
Brendan Kane is honored to help bring Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety to life, and had such
a positive experience working with such a talented and collaborative team. This is his
fourth production with The Hudson Classical Theatre Company. He previously worked
on Macbeth, The School for Scandal, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged).
Sarah McAfee* as Mary
Sarah McAfee is making her first appearance with Writers A Go Go. Previous Hudson
Classical Theatre Company credits include Gwendolen in The Importance of Being
Earnest and Mary Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Off-Broadway: People of the Book
(Urban Stages). NYC Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+ (Gatehouse
Entertainment); XIMER (WriteAct Repertory). Regional: Robin Hood (Williamstown
Theatre Festival); Tanya in the Getaway Van (New Harmony Project). Sarah is also a
voice actress, regularly voicing ads on the Spotify Podcast Network. She made her
screen debut in the short film Blondie Boy, which recently premiered at the North Film
Festival, with accolades. @itssarahmcafee
David Palmer Brown, The Bill and Flaco
David Palmer Brown is a proud company member of Hudson Classical Theater Company. Appearing in many roles with the Company, these include Junius Brutus in Coriolanus; Duncan and Siward in Macbeth; Porthos in The Three Musketeers 20 Years Later and The Man in the Iron Mask; the title roles in King Lear and King John; Polonius in Hamlet; de Guiche in Cyrano de Bergerac; Sorin in The Seagull; Capulet in Romeo & Juliet; and Camillo in The Winter’s Tale. Elsewhere in New York he has appeared as Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler; Sir George Crofts in Mrs. Warren’s Profession; and Pugachov in The German Bitch; among others. This is the second time he has directed for the Company.
Annette Fox, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Sobriety
Annette Fox is excited to direct Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Sobriety
by Dan Fiorella. As an actor, her favorite recent roles are Sicinius
Volutus in Coriolanus for Hudson Classical Theater Company,
Mrs. Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility for Hudson Classical
Theater Company, Dr. Gina Presson in Heroes of the Fourth Turning
at The Chain Theater; Hannah, in American Mu$cle, by Fred Jay Gordon, at
Teatro Latea; Louise in Call Me
by Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky for the Gallery Players Annual New Play Festival;
Storyteller
at Joe’s Pub, for Generation Women.us, www.annettefoxactor.com,
@annettefoxactor
SAG-AFTRA, AEA
Joseph Hamel, On Ice
Joe Hamel has acted (mostly) and also adapted text and directed and co-directed for HCTC, off and on, for 20 years. Selected other credits include Off Broadway: Machiavelli’s The Mandrake at the Pearl Theatre. Regional: Our Town, Henry VIII, Love’s Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. Other NYC: Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow directed by Taibi Magar at Queens Theatre, and the title role of Cyrano in his own adaptation for Hudson Classical Theater. His modern verse adaptation of Tartuffe was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference and he directed Chekhov’s Three Sisters for Modern Theater Project. He is the author of a book of poems entitled “The Gate of Play.”@hamelhistory
Susane Lee, The Man from West New York, NJ and Crush
Susane Lee is the Executive Artistic Director of Hudson Classical Theater Company and founder of W.A.G.G. (Writers-A-Go-Go). She has adapted & directed several productions for HCTC, including Pride & Prejudice, Lysisarah, and co-directed Emma. She has also directed for 365 Women a Year Playwrights Festival and received Best Director Finalist, twice, for the Take Ten Theater Festival. She most recently directed Lucy Wang’s one-woman show, The Silver Menace. Susane has adapted many classics for the stage, including six Alexandre Dumas novels, and three Jane Austen novels. Susane began her career in television where she was at WGBH/NOVA series for several years, then at Channel 13 where she traveled to more than 100 cities across the US., producing and writing one hour documentaries for 12 years. She’s a Lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America, East and a member of SAG/AFTRA. She has received numerous grants for her writing & published a memoir in MORE Magazine. Susane was a Finalist for the Artistic Achievement Award given by the League of Independent Theater in the fall of 2024.
Nicholas Martin-Smith, Past Creep and Burger Death
Nicholas Martin-Smith founded Hudson Classical Theater Company in 2004 and served
as its Artistic Director for 18 years. For Hudson Classical Theater Company, he has
directed, among other plays, an original adaptation of Cyrano adapted by Joseph
Hamel, Romeo and Juliet (twice), as well as the award winning MARGARET:
Shakespeare’s Warrior Queen, an adaptation he created from Shakespeare’s Henry IV
trilogy. Mr. Martin-Smith also had the pleasure of directing the world premiere of a new
adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s The D’Artagnan Romances which includes The Three
Musketeers, The Three Musketeers: Twenty Years Later, and The Man in the Iron Mask,
all adapted by his long-time collaborator Susane Lee.
Roger Stude, Director of 'Writers-a-Go-Go'
Roger Stude Roger Stude studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and apprenticed
at the Kings County Shakespeare Company, appearing in their productions of The
Beaux Stratagem, As You Like It, The Tempest, The Rover, The Rivals, and Romeo and
Juliet. Roger also worked for the Pearl Theatre as an understudy in their productions of
Mirandolina, The Phantom Lady, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
He began with Hudson Classical Theater Company 2008 as Dogberry in Much Ado
About Nothing, and following up with the Hudson Classical in, among others, Hamlet,
Cyrano, The Seagull, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for
Measure, The Triumph of Love, Romeo and Juliet, and as Falstaff in Henry 4.1 and The
Merry Wives of Windsor.
Since 2017, Roger has been Director of Writers-a-Go-Go. He co-produced the 2018
Valentine's Day program at the Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center. He has also
written, acted, and directed as part of this annual festival.
Thank you Whitney Dearden, Director of Public Programming at Riverside Park Conservancy, for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your arts vision at The Field House.
A huge thank you to our fantastic W.A.G.G. Readers: Bruce Barton, David Palmer Brown, Bryan Bryk, Ben Farmer, Annette Fox, Tanuka Ghosh, Aya Ibaraki, Roxann Kraemer, Susane Lee, Katie Lerner-Lam, Nathan Mattingly, Paul Singleton, and Roger Stude.
W.A.G.G. (Writers-A-Go-Go) was created in 2011 to workshop & showcase the plays of our contemporary playwrights. To date, we have had 9 play readings, a full production, & produced several Valentine’s Day Monologue Festivals. Company member Roger Stude has served as director since 2017. This is our first One-Act Play Festival.
Julius Caesar (May 29 - June 22)
by Wm. Shakespeare
adapted by Paul Singleton and Nicholas Martin-Smith
Sense & Sensibility (June 26 - July 20)
by Jane Austen
adapted by Susane Lee
The Lady from the Sea (July 24 - Aug 17)
by Henrik Ibsen
adapted by Susane Lee
Thurs-Sun at 6:30pm, no tickets required. Show up by 6:10pm for a seat.
Riverside Park, Behind The Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument on W 89th & Riverside Drive.
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