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| The Mating Musical |
| The show-full of songs follows two self-sufficient dynamos, Rebecca and Charlie, from their meeting through their relationship, raising the question - Love Is One Thing, But, Can It Survive Living Together? |
| THE SHOW |
| THE CAST |
| SCOTT GESSFORD - Scott received a Bay Area Theater Critics Circle (SFBATCC) Award Nomination for his performance as Charlie in Party of 2, a role he originated in August 2010.Also, with this show, he is "back with the gang," performing in his second Morris Bobrow show, having spent a year in Shopping! The Musical. His other Bay Area credits include tick...tick...Boom! and Falsettos for Theatre Rhinoceros, Putting It Together at Custom House Theatre, Insignificant Others at Pier 39 and The Rocky Horror Show with Ray of Light Theatre Company. |
EVERYONE ELSE
MORRIS BOBROW (Writer, Director) - Morrie is the writer of the current long-run show, Shopping! The Musical, now in its 6th
year in San Francisco. Some other shows he has written are Party of One, Are We Almost There?, With Relish and Gridlock!,
and he co-wrote the long-run shows, New Wrinkles, Quirks and And, What, Give Up Show Biz? His shows have been
produced throughout the country and in Canada. He has also written and produced custom entertainment for corporations
such as Apple, IBM, Levi Strauss, PG&E, Harrah's, Del Monte, San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and
PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He has received 4 San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards, 2 DramaLogue Critics'
Awards and New York's Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Cabaret Revue. Morrie is a member of The American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
year in San Francisco. Some other shows he has written are Party of One, Are We Almost There?, With Relish and Gridlock!,
and he co-wrote the long-run shows, New Wrinkles, Quirks and And, What, Give Up Show Biz? His shows have been
produced throughout the country and in Canada. He has also written and produced custom entertainment for corporations
such as Apple, IBM, Levi Strauss, PG&E, Harrah's, Del Monte, San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and
PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He has received 4 San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards, 2 DramaLogue Critics'
Awards and New York's Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Cabaret Revue. Morrie is a member of The American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
ANGELA DWYER (Accompanist) - Angela grew up on the rural West Coast of Scotland and gained a bachelor of music degree
at the Ian Tomlin School of Music, Napier University, Edinburgh. Working as an accompanist and vocal repetiteur, she
performed throughout Scotland and was pianist for numerous musical productions at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
indluding The Hot Mikado, The Wizard of Oz, and Cabaret. She traveled extensively as a pianist with Holland America Line for
6 years, all the while continuing her land career with performances in the United Kingdom and the United States. Angela
holds over 10 years of piano teaching experience and currently teaches at the Amabile School of Music. Along with Morrie
Bobrow's Shopping! The Musical and Party of 2, Angela can be found performing in various musical productions, classes and
concerts around the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit www.angeladwyermusic.com.
at the Ian Tomlin School of Music, Napier University, Edinburgh. Working as an accompanist and vocal repetiteur, she
performed throughout Scotland and was pianist for numerous musical productions at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
indluding The Hot Mikado, The Wizard of Oz, and Cabaret. She traveled extensively as a pianist with Holland America Line for
6 years, all the while continuing her land career with performances in the United Kingdom and the United States. Angela
holds over 10 years of piano teaching experience and currently teaches at the Amabile School of Music. Along with Morrie
Bobrow's Shopping! The Musical and Party of 2, Angela can be found performing in various musical productions, classes and
concerts around the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit www.angeladwyermusic.com.
Stage manager - JIM MCCUNN and MICHEAL HEYDER
Set designer - JOHN RAMRIEZ
Box office manager: JEREMY VALENCIA
Set designer - JOHN RAMRIEZ
Box office manager: JEREMY VALENCIA
JAYNE ZABAN (Choreographer) - Jayne began her career with the Atlanta Ballet Company. As co-owner and Director of Ballet
for Dance Arts Center in San Carlos, she has instructed many students who now have professional careers in theater and
dance. She has choreographed for many regional and community theaters, including Broadway By The Bay, 42nd Street Moon
(3 seasons), Lamplighters, The Aurora Theatre, Diablo Theatre Company, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, and Hillbarn
Theatre. This is Jayne's fourth show with Morrie Bobrow. She has also staged productions at The Plush Room and Shelton
Theater. Her awards and nominations include The Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, Garland, Dean Goodman and Shellie.
for Dance Arts Center in San Carlos, she has instructed many students who now have professional careers in theater and
dance. She has choreographed for many regional and community theaters, including Broadway By The Bay, 42nd Street Moon
(3 seasons), Lamplighters, The Aurora Theatre, Diablo Theatre Company, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, and Hillbarn
Theatre. This is Jayne's fourth show with Morrie Bobrow. She has also staged productions at The Plush Room and Shelton
Theater. Her awards and nominations include The Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, Garland, Dean Goodman and Shellie.
| LEN SHAFFER (Swing) - Len has had a tremendously varied career as an actor, singer, piano/keyboard player and songwriter. He is thrilled to be doing another Morrie Bobrow show. having also appeared in Gridlock!, Are We Almost There? and Shopping! The Musical. Other favorite theatrical roles have included Vernon in They're Playing Our Song, George in Same Time, Next Year, Curly in Oklahoma!, Tony in West Side Story, and Brady in Inherit The Wind. He has been a member of several Bay Area rock bands, has sung with the acapella doo-wop group, The Starry Knights, is in his 12th year with the Contra Costa County children's theater group, The Mr. Funnelhead Show. Special thanks to Jenn, Scott, Patricia and Jim for their invaluable help in preparing for the role of Charlie. More on Len at www.lenshaffer.com. |
| CLARE HOLSTEIN - After recently moving back to the Bay Area, Clare made her debut in Shopping! The Musical in San Francisco. She has studied vocal performance at California Institute of the Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Studio A.C.T. She is looking forward to a diverse career in music and performance and thinks there is no better way to begin than in good 'ol musical theater. Enjoy! |
| JESSICA POISSON (Swing) - Jessica grew up on the musical theater stage. She played the role of Sandy in Grease and had cameo roles in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and The Music Man. She graduated from The Boston Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance with an emphasis on opera. During her studies, she played the title role in Carmen and starred as Tessa in The Gondoliers. She has lived in the Bay Area for six years and was most recently seen in Biscelie's Forever Broadway at The Herbst Theatre. |
