Ana Galang, From The Hip 2010

Ana Galang is thrilled to work with Left Hip Productions for a second time around. She previously participated in From The Hip's May 2010 festival where had a role in "The Dylan of Del Rey," one of the festival's finalists. Originally from Military Brat-ville, by way of the San Fernando Valley, CA, Ana holds a BA in Theatre Arts from CSU Northridge. Her primary artistic focus is in musical theatre, but she has a love and appreciation for all aspects of the performing arts. Past credits include Twelfth Night, Central Park: The Musical, Hair, Romeo & Juliet, The Music Man, and a few gospel music videos and local NYC morning news commercials. She trained at T. Schrieber Studios and is a member of one of NYC's Write Act Eastside Theatre Company.

Betty Kaplan - From The Hip 2010

After an early life of Communism Betty moved on to Zionism and most recently has become an ardent supporter of Capitalism here in NYC. Besides a love for dancing, suspenseful sci-fi thrillers with a twist at the end, and languages Betty also beats on drums and is generally loud. Her recent works include an indie slasher Camper, sitcom Commons, comedy sketch show High Scores, original play Aristophanes' The Bohemians, performed in FRIGID New York, and various collaborations with SVA students. When Betty grows up she hopes to spend years as an actress while waiting for her chance to wait tables.

Andrea Kristinsdottir, From The Hip 2010

Andrea Kristinsdottir is a 15th century painter and occasional bullfighter who loves acting and music making. She is very happy to be working with Left Hip for the second time.

Andrew Starr - From The Hip

Andrew, a graduate of Fordham University, has been living in the city for 5 years now and has been seen in both on stage and in film. His most recent projects include the independent film Craft Chicks, and the one act play Brothers. He's very excited to be working on this project, and is very thankful of Left Hip Productions for this opportunity!

Manuela Feris - From The Hip 2010

Born in to a Roma family, Manuela grew up in a barefoot world of music and fairytale gypsy folklore. After finishing high school in Vienna, Austria, she joined an european dance floor band and toured the world for a few years. Many gold records and thousands of live shows later, Manuela was discovered by Elite model agency, which she successfully worked for a couple of years. She has also worked as a writer and host for a Viennese television channel. Having achieved everything she has dreamed of thus far, she decided to take on another artistic challenge and signed up for a 2 ½ year program at the New York Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Before Manuela finished her studies, she was cast in the famous “Sopranos” as a guest star. Life continues to be a journey which Manuela captures through writing, poetry and songs…

www.manuelaferis.com

Brian Gillespie - From The Hip 2010

Brian Gillespie - Brian’s directing credits include Wonder of the World with Pull Together Productions, Just Knots and A Cockeyed Little Christmas with Cockeyed Optimists; Nude, Nude, Totally Nude – A Life Laid Bare at the Magnet Theater; Play/Soldier, Weit, and This Moment at University of Washington. Acting credits include One Thing I Like to Say Is and Almost, Maine with the Cockeyed Optimists, Two Spoons with Other Side Productions and 365 Days/Plays at The Public Theater with The Classical Theatre of Harlem. Regionally he has worked with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Theatreworks, Word for Word, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, A Noise Within and 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco, where his work in Paint Your Wagon earned him a Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Brian is the founder and artistic director of Pull Together Productions in New York City and holds an MFA from the University of Washington. He was also a 2 day champion on the game show Jeopardy! www.briangillespie.com.

Morgan Folmar - From The Hip 2010

I'm Morgan Folmar, originally from Columbus, Georgia went to College for a year on a art and softball scholarship at Young Harris College. I had gone on an art trip with students to New York City and thats all it took to steal my heart. I decided to move to the Big Apple and recently graduated from The William Esper Studio. The Left Hip is my first stage appearance after graduating from The Esper. I enjoy roles like Jessica in This is Our Youth and Joanna in Home Free. In my spare time I enjoy playing softball in central park and painting.

Elizabeth Seldin - From The Hip 2010

Elizabeth Seldin is thrilled to be joining left hip productions for their 24 hour playwriting festival. Past Credits include: Duenna, Cyrano De Bergerac ( Secret theater), Mother/Master, Clean Sheets ( Full Stop Collective, Winnie, Annie Get Your Gun ( Union Theater, London), Storyteller, 100 Candles ( Come to the edge), Snoopy, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown ( Sandbag), Grace, Annie, Hangar Theater. Much love to my ever supportive friends.

John Charles Meyer - From the Hip 2010

John Charles Meyer spent his childhood on Ohio theater stages. His twenties found him in Washington DC, working for Democratic political campaigns and touring the US with a rock band. Since his 2006 return to acting, John has appeared on TV in CSI: NY, The Forgotten, iCarly, Zoey101 and the John Wells pilot Gimme Shelter. Film roles include The Taqwacores (2010 Sundance world premiere), The Millennium Bug, and more than 30 shorts. A member of SAG, AFTRA and the Los Angeles theatre company TheSpyAnts, John is represented theatrically by Buchwald & Associates. - http://www.JohnCharlesMeyer.com

Jamie Farrell - From The Hip 2010

Jamie Farrell earned a Bachelors of Arts from Marymount Manhattan College. Recently, she has appeared in a one-hour television special produced by Al Roker Productions for NBC, has worked on Guiding Light and As the World Turns, and can be seen in several feature and independent films.

Diamando Stratakos - From The Hip 2010

Diamando Stratakos is pleased to be acting again in a From the Hip festival. She previously did so once and had the challenge of translating a made up foreign language. She has directed and written for From the Hip in the past as well. She is Executive Director, Co-Artistic Director, and Co-Founder of Left Hip Productions. Her recent acting credits include playing a zombie doll in a short film as well as an art editor in the yet to be released film- The Marcus Garland Project. You may have also seen her get asked, "Do You Have the Time?" in a recent Left Hip Productions short play. She is BFA graduate of Syracuse University. She is currently studying with Peter Jensen at T. Schreiber Studios.

Kelly Diegnan - From The Hip 2010

Kelly Diegnan - Kelly was born in Queens, NY and raised in Melbourne Beach, Florida. She studied acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and received her BA from Marymount Manhattan College. Kelly has produced and acted in her own play, Dove For Sale at three NYC festivals. This past April she work-shopped her new play Catcher, Appraised. Kelly has appeared in several short films such as Love. Death. Cobain, Stargazer, What We Do. TV credits include Law and Order: SVU. Kelly had a supporting role in the Indie feature, Across Dot. Ave which has premiered in NY, Boston, and UK festivals. Most recently she has completed the Summer Contemporary Intensive at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Kelly would like to thank her friends and family for their ongoing support.

Erin Frances Ronder - From The Hip 2010

Erin Frances Ronder was most recently seen in the staged reading of Bud at NYU's New Play's for Young Audiences. Off-Off Broadway: Athena in The Eumenides (NYU), The Mother in The Giver (The Player's Theatre), Iphengia (staged reading at Vital Theatre). Erin graduated with her M.A. in Educational Theatre from NYU in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Artist for Disney Theatrical Productions, DreamYard Project, The Women's Project, BAX, and I.D.E.A.S.. She specializes in teaching theatre to students with disabilities. Much love to her husband, Adam, and their new puppy, Bruce.

Gillian Riley - From The Hip 2010

Gillian Riley is excited to be directing for Left Hip Productions for the first time. Gillian is the artistic director of Snorks and Piñs Production which just rounded off their first season with a successful run of As You Like It. Gillian's most recent directing credits include Abnormal Psychology for The West Villiage Musical Theater Festival (where she won the award for best director), A Surprise from Mother performed at the Producer's Club and Edvard Munch's Happy Paintings at the Algonquin Theater. Her upcoming shows include The Man in the Iron Mask which will go up at the Jerry Orbach Theater and Menotti's The Telephone to be produced later this Fall. She was previously an assistant director at T. Schreiber studio and worked on the productions of The Real Inspector Hound and The Actor’s Nightmare. She also worked as the assistant director for Folding Chair’s production of Cymbeline. Gillian’s recent New York acting credits include: Violante in Double Falsehood, Julia in The Duchess of Malfi, Maria in Love’s Labor’s Lost, and Ellen Bond in Hyphen-Nation.

Will Frierson - From The Hip 2010

Will Frierson is a native of South Carolina, where he performed lead roles in "Second Samuel," a play about a small Georgia town in the 1940's, and the stage adaption of one of America's classic comedies, "M*A*S*H." For Will, acting is just...FUN!

Samantha Lee Manas - From The Hip 2010

Samantha Lee Manas has directed several plays in New York City including:, Bromance, Strangers in the Night, Orion, Invasion of the Parasites: An Inadvertant Allegory, Rodwarts World, Scenes from Hamlet, Scenes from Sylvia, and many more. She is the winner of best director at the Underground Theater Festival and a two time nominee for best director at the Strawberry One Act Festival. She has also assistant directed with the Kaos Theater in England, where she worked on Richard III. She received her BFA in stage management from SUNY Purchase College’s Conservatory of Theater Arts and Film.

Ja-Ron Young - From The Hip 2010

Ja-Ron Young is excited be a part of “from the hip” play festival. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa and starting acting in 12th grade, because theatre students got out of school an hour early and was soon bitten by the acting bug. Ja-Ron has done various theatre, film, and commercial work and now studies his craft at T. Schreiber studio. Thanks to my mom for her love and support of me and my brother for being a constant inspiration.

Joshua Marmer - From The Hip 2010

Joshua Marmer has been acting for 13 years and has enjoyed every minute of it. He currently attends Hunter College and is majoring in Theater. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Professional Performing Arts School in New York City. Some favorite roles include the New Yorker/Auditor /Benito Mussolini in the Obie Award winning play A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant, Young Nicholas in Prospect Theater Company’s The Alchemists, Jason in Vital Theater’s Chicken Man, Young Shlammer in Shlammer Vaudeville for Red Wing Theater Company, and Prospero in NYU’s Looking for Shakespeare The Tempest. His credits include television and independent films as well. This is his first 24 hour play experience and he is looking forward to it.

Ana Julia C Altaffer - From The Hip 2010

Ana Julia has been acting all her life. She recently graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts - NY conservatory program. Prior to that, she attended the Yale Conservatory for the Actors. She has been involved in various productions of musicals, theater and film in NYC, other USA states and internationally. She is excited about working on this challenging 24 hour play experience! Let the sweat and hard work begin! For more information please visit www.ana-julia.com

ALFREDO CORREA - From The Hip 2010