The Chance Theater - One Flea Spare

Naomi Wallace (Playwright)

Wallace, the author of Slaughter City, was born in Prospect, Kentucky. Her work has been produced both in the U.S. and Great Britain. Her first play, The War Boys, was produced by the Finborough Theatre and was nominated for Best First Play by the London Finge Awards. In the Heart of America, a Gulf War Drama was first produced in London by the Bush Theatre. It was then produced by the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven and was awarded the 1995 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. One Flea Spare was commissioned by the Bush and performed there in October and November 1995 which included an extended run following its success. One Flea Spare had its U.S. premiere at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Louisville Actors Theatre in Kentucky. Naomi Wallace's poetry has been published on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first book of poems, To Dance a Stony Field, was published in Britain last May. [top]

Patricia Terry (Director)

Ms. Terry was a founder and Artistic Director of the Alternative Repertory Theatre, which for 13 years (1987 – 2000) was considered “the best small professional theatre in Orange County” by both the OC Register and the LA Times. At A.R.T. she directed over 30 productions, including her favorites: A Long Day’s Journey into Night, Private Lives, The Tempest, Waiting for Godot, No Exit, and The House of Blue Leaves for which she received a 1996 DramaLogue Award for direction. She has been recognized four times for her artistic leadership of A.R.T.; most recently in February 1997 as the first recipient of the Helena Modjeska Award For Outstanding Contribution to O.C. Theatre from the OC Weekly, in 1992 as one of the ten upcoming artists in Orange County by the OC Register and in 1989 as the Theatre Woman of the Year by the Daily Pilot Newspaper, and as the Alumni of the Year in 1991 by Cal State Fullerton. As a free-lance director, Pat's work has been seen throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties as Resident Director at Westside Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles and Theatre Rapport in Hollywood with directing credits for Women in Theatre at the Cast Theatre, Rancho Santiago College, and the Grove Theatre Company. Pat currently teaches in the theatre department at Santiago Canyon College. Ms. Terry holds an M.A. and B.A. in Directing from California State University, Fullerton. Ms. Terry is again pleased to be working for the “best small professional theatre in Orange County,” The Chance Theater. [top]

Steve Grodt (Set Designer)

Steve has been a credible design source for film, television and theatre for many years. His industrial exhibit designs have been awarded best in show for 7 of the past 10 years. FIG: R.O. and One Flea Spare make Steve's first projects with The Chance Theater. Past scenic designs include: Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunichs and Ladies of the Camillias, directed by Robert Leigh, A Soldier's Play, Sylvia, and Beau Jest. Steve studied theatre production in New York at the Circle-in-the-Square Theatre where he worked on various projects including a national tour of The Three Musketeers and CBS' "Guiding Light". His credits include film and television productions by Disney, New Line Cinema, Columbia Pictures, NBC, HBO and Showtime. In 2002, he won a Telly Award for his video production of Genesis Iron. [top]

Adam Greene (Lighting Designer)

Adam would like to thank The Chance Theater for this opportunity to work on such an ambitious team of artists. Off-Broadway- The Public Theater, NYC: Embedded (Written and Directed by Tim Robbins). Los Angeles Credits- The Actors’ Gang: Little (Director Shira Pivens), Self Defense (Director Beth Milles), Embedded, Orlando (Director Joyce Pivens). Evidence Room: Cringe (Director Bart DeLorenzo), and 99¢ Dance Extravaganza-2002 (Choreography by Ken Roht), Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (DeLorenzo). Resident Assistant: Mark Taper Forum. Graduate of California Institute of the Arts. [top]

Alia Amaya (Costume Designer)

This is Alia’s second show at The Chance Theater. She works in the Fullerton Civic Light Opera costume shop. Credits include Cabaret, The Music Man, A Trip to Bountifule, The Foreigner, Nanny 911. Grease, Miss Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun, Tin Pan Alley Rag, George M, and FIG: R.O. (retro opera) currently playing at The Chance. [top]

Dave Mickey (Sound Designer)

Graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in Technical Theatre Design, Dave will start his MFA in sound design at CalArts in the fall of 2005. In February of 1999 Caltech hired Dave as their Senior Audio Technician. Simultaneously working as a sound and lighting designer in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Design credits include the west coast premiere of The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer and world premiere of Wicked City Blues. [top]

Gary Christensen (Makeup Designer)

Mr. Christensen was a founder, resident sound and makeup designer, and the full-time Producer at the Alternative Repertory Theatre, for their 1995-2000 seasons. He is a "Triple Threat" Drama-Logue Award winning designer having received awards in lighting design for You Can't Take it With You and an original play, 17 Days, at the Colony Studio, in sound design for Heathen Valley and The Importance of Being Earnest, and in makeup design for A Comedy of Errors all three at the Grove Shakepeare Festival. In addition, he was nominated for a 1994 Ovation Award in the category of Best Lighting Design - Small Theatre for his lighting design for Working at the Colony Studio Theatre. Gary has an M.F.A. in Lighting and Sound Design from California State University, Fullerton and is currently teaching Theater at Cypress College, El Camino College, Long Beach City College, Mesa College, Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College and Riverside City College. [top]

Glenda Morgan Brown (Dialect Coach)

Glenda began her dialect coaching career by assisting actors in shows she was directing, and then shows directed by her husband, David Colwell, and it grew from there. Some of the shows she has coached are Hay Fever, Don't Dress for Dinner, A Man for All Seasons, Dangerous Obsession, Shadowlands (all Standard British); The Sum of Us (Australian); Taking Sides (German); and, Dracula, requiring no less than seven different accents! Previously for Chance, she coached the cast of Molly Sweeney in an Irish dialect and the cast of Lee Miller: The Angel and the Fiend in both British and New York dialects. Glenda is also a professional actress, seen most recently on "According to Jim", "Strong Medicine", and a recurring role on "The Young and the Restless". [top]

Sal Ponce (Stage Manager)

This is Sal's third show with The Chance Theater. Previously he was the sound board operator for The Diary of Anne Frank and Production Stage Manager for Porcelain. Sal started working as a theatre tech 8 years ago and now sometime later with a degree and some professional work under his belt it doesn't look like he's just getting started. [top]

Alex Bueno (Morse)

Alex has been a Company Member at the award-winning Chance Theater for about 3 years. Her past credits include Blitzen (The Eight: Reindeer Monologues), Violet Peterson (Its a Wonderful Life: The Musical), Aowyn (Lord of the Screen) and Florinda (The Rover). She also made her Television debut on KOCE 's "Storefront Theater Live". Alex would like to take this opportunity to thank Oanh Nguyen and the whole staff at The Chance Theater who continue to produce work that inspires, and to her friends and family for all their support. She would also like to thank the cast and crew for all their talent and hard work. And last but not least, she would like to thank Casey for being her inspiration. [top]

Warren Draper (Kabe)

Warren made his debut with The Chance two years ago in Lee Miller: The Angel and the Fiend. Other Chance shows include The Cherry Orchard, Cup of Ha Ha, and First Chance Fest. He is a very proud Company Member. Having acted for over 20 years, he has starred in a number of independent films, and numerous cable television shows. "I want to thank my family for the support they have given me over the years. Also, I want to thank Frank Garcia and his restaurant, La Casa Garcia, for the support they have given The Chance Theater." Warren thanks Pat Terry big time for the opportunity of playing Kabe; what a great experience!!! "Working at The Chance brings out the best in the actor like no other theater anywhere." [top]

Sean Hannaway (Snelgrave)

Sean has been seen at The Chance in Oedipus at Colonus as Thesius, Lee Miller: The Angel and the Fiend as Roland Penrose and Trail of Tears in a dual role as Barth and Chancellor Sperry, and most recently in the company's sketch comedy show Cup of Ha Ha, in which he played a multitude of roles ranging from a detective to a teddy bear. Sean began his career as an improvisational actor in the Troupes' A Work in Progress and April's Fools. [top]

Heather Howe (Darcy Snelgrave)

Heather's past credits at The Chance Theater include Come and Go, Spring's Awakening, Echo's Longing, The Illusion, and The Eight: Reindeer Monologues. Heather recieved her B.F.A. at the University of Utah. There she attended the Actor's Training Program (ATP) before going on to win scholarship and admittance to the MFA Acting Program at NYU. In Oxford, she studied under Tony award winning director, David Leveaux, actor Alan Rickman, and The Royal Shakespeare Company's former head, John Barton. Heather would like to thank Pat Terry for this opportunity, the wonderful company of artists at The Chance, her family, and her fiancee Jason for the endless support. [top]

Joshua Jones (Bunce)

While Joshua is a new comer to The Chance Theater he is not new to acting. He has been seen in such plays as A Midsummer's Night Dream, The Crucible, and Holiday. This is his second blessed opportunity to work with Patricia Terry. His last time was in American Clock where he took on four separate roles. He is very honored to be sharing the stage with such seasoned professionals. He would like to thank his wife Veronica for all her loving support. [top]