From the Hip: Horror Festival Actor: Rachel Kiner

Rachel is excited to participate in the festival again after being seen in "A Guide to Burning Bridges". Regional Credits include: Under Six (Florida Studio Theatre), Pure Confidence (Florida Studio Theatre), and Wit(Breathe Art Theatre Company). Rachel's latest short film "You got the job" is in post production. BFA Acting from Sryacuse University.

From the Hip: Horror Festival Artwork

From the Hip: Horror Festival: List of Participants

Festival Producers/Left Hip Productions Founders:

Diamando Stratakos
Jason Lord-Surratt
Bob Teague
Danika Wood

Friday Actors:

Shara Zeiger
Ashley Johnson
Rachel Kiner
Elisa Pupko
Leah Dietrich
Cindy Kawasaki
Jamie Rosler
Cindy Narayan
Nathalie Duenas
Meredith Sladek
Leo Mendoza
Matthew Cohn
Olivia Gilliat
Michael Morse
Nastasia Avrutin
Bailey Poteat
Kat Gordon
Michael Freeman
Jared Stanfield
Simla Civelek
Joe Fadel
Kiersten Armstrong


Saturday Actors:

David Chase
Shannon Beck
Alexa Servodidio
Esi Sogah
Suellen Romani
Megan O'Leary
Matt Bayer
Catharine Stevens
Dennelle Clark
Marcel Vignon
Monika Baskiewicz
Alexandra Frankovich
Melissa Abreu
Jayson Torres
Danika Wood
Luciana Faulhaber
Cathy Englade
Diarra Clemons
Alexis Braxton
Amanda Holland
Darlene McCullough
David Tracy

Friday Directors:

Heather Arnson
Le-Anne Garland
Matt Bayer
Bryant Lanier
Joshua Paul Johnson
David Platt

Saturday Directors:

Seth Payeur
Ben Hertzfeld
Cindy Kawasaki
Samantha Manas
Alex Carpenter
Michael Freeman

Friday Playwrights:

Betsey Shevey
Megan O'Leary
Sara McDermott
Katharine Henner
Andrew Turner
Corey Williams

Saturday Playwrights:

Megan Lohne
Andrew Rothkin
David Potashnik
Suzanne Mooney
Greg Moss
Terrence Brennan

From the Hip: Horror Festival Actor/Playwright: Megan O'Leary

Megan is a New York based actor/ writer. Her writing most recently appeared in the collaboration “Women for Women” in NYC, as well as the debut of her dark comedy "Charlotte the Destroyer" in Boston and Edinburgh. She has also written a sci-fi mini series, two feature films; a web series and several quirky sitcom pilots. Her Recent stage Acting Credits include the maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Wool Gatherer, Shining Days, and The Yellow Wallpaper. She is a founding member of MY Fair Heathen Productions and looks forward to producing again in the spring. For now so Excited to work with From the Hip! www.MeganOLeary.com

From the Hip: Horror Festival Actor: Monika Baskiewicz

Originally from Poland, Monika Baskiewicz has been living most of her life here in New York City. During her College Years at Parsons School of Design she still pursued acting on the side. She made her own short films at Parsons while studying acting at The New York School for Film and Television and HB Studio during the Summer breaks. Recently Monika has auditioned for "One Tree Hill" and took part in a 3 Week Soap Opera Class with Tori Visgilio, Associate CD on "One Life to Live". She is a proud member of the Actor's Project NYC and is participating in their current program and showcase. This is her second time performing with The Left Hip Productions and she is excited to be working with such talented and creative team.

From the Hip: Horror Festival Director: David Platt

David J. Platt is proud to be directing in The From The Hip: Horror Festival. He directed in two Shotgun Theater Festival's this year. Recently he directed Sam Shepard's "Eyes For Consuela" at The 45Th St. Theater. David is a proud member of Theater of Note in Los Angeles where he was on their Artistic Board. Note is known for producing original plays, some of the plays David directed include "The Question", "Saturday", and "Spelling Bee".

He also was the director's assistant on the television shows "Scrubs","Miss Guided", General Hospital" and "How I Met Your Mother".

From the Hip: Horror Festival Producer: Diamando Stratakos

Diamando Stratakos is happy to be one of the founders of Left Hip Productions. In addition to the 45 ten minute plays she has co-produced with her co-workers from Left Hip, she has also produced multiple other shows in Manhattan, Queens, Ithaca (Kitchen Theatre Company), Syracuse (Up & Running Productions Co-Founder), and Athens, Greece (Theatro Argo). She received her BFA in Acting from Syracuse University. Her work on stage has most recently been seen at the Players Theatre, the Gene Frankel Theatre, and the 45th Street Theatre. Her aim is to create theatrical experiences utilizing as many forms of artistic expression as possible. She wants to create an environment where artists can thrive. She is very thankful for the opportunity to spread her creative wings.