Chris just returned from the Humana Festival of New American Plays where
he originated the role of Jimmyln William Mastrsimone's new play Like
Totally Weird. He will be returning to that role at the John
Houseman Theatre Off-Broadway this October. He moved to New York two
years ago to pursue a degree in theatre from Merymount Mannhattan College.
Tina Holmes (MAGGIE)
Tina is a graduate of Brown University where she majored in Comparitive
Literature. She has been acting in New y ork for two years and is thrilled
to make her feature film debut in Edge of Seventeen. She will soon be
seen in the upcoming independents Star, (directed by Jette Muller)
and Life in Bed (directed by Nick Lindsay).
Anderson Gabrych (ROD)
Anderson is making his film debut in Edge of Seventeen. He will
soon be seen in the film Hit and Runaway. His regional theatre credits
include The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Diviners, Our Town, One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Much Ado About Nothing. He
can be seen this summer in the play Retail Sluts as part of the
Toyota Comedy Festival. Anderson attended Bandeis University where he
received an MFA in Acting.
Lea Delaria (ANGIE)
Lea is not the "girl next door ," in fact, she not even allowed in the
neighborhood. She is a writer, singer, stand-up comic and actor whose
brash style landed her in the world spotlight including the first appearance
of an openly gay comic on national television via The Arsenio Hall
Show and as a host of Comedy Central's first all-gay special Out
There.
Lea's first stand-up gig was April 19S2 in San Francisco where she became
an immediate hit with the gay and lesbian community. She has toured
extensively through Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America.
With the release of her CD Bull Dyke in a China Shop, Lea became
an award-winning cult favorite. Lea is featured in The First Wives
Club, starring Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler. Her film
Homo Heights, an independent feature starring Quentin Crisp,
is currently on the festival circuit. Lea is currently writing the screenplay
for Stone Butch Blues.
The summer of 1997 brought Lea national attention with he breakthrough
role in On The Town, a public theatre production directed by
George C. Wolfe for the Shakespeare in the Park Festival. Every review
from the New y ork Times to Time Magazine to Variety gave Lea thunderous
applause. She won an Obie award and a Theatre World Award for her performance.
On the Town opened on Broadway in September, 1995. Lea recently
performed the encore series production of Li'l Abner in the role
of Marryin ' Sam. Her new CD box lunch, is one of th best selling releases
in Rising Star's history.
Stephanie Mc V ay (MOM)
Born in Hawaii and raised in Noerthem California, Stephanie made her
acting debut (and learned to roar) as the Cowardly Lion in a local childrens
production of The Wizard ofOz. Regional credits include the West
Coast premieres of Arthur Miller's Broken Glass and Jordon Robert's
At the Still Point, as well as Nunsense, Steel Magnolias,
and The Imaginary Invalid. Stephanie received Elly Awards for
Best Actress for her roles in Shirley Valentine and Frankie
& Johnny. She is overjoyed to be making her film debut in Edge
of Seventeen.
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