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WHO’S IN ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS Vi?
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Richard Ballon |
RICHARD
BALLON’S work has been performed in New York City at the Manhattan
Theater Source’s Sola Voces
/ Estrogenius Festival, Stage Left’s Women at Work
and Left Out Festivals, Emerging Artist Theater’s One Man Talking, and Native
Alien’s Short Stories 5. Other works, some of which were supported by the
Massachusetts Arts Council, have been performed at the Richard Ballon?s work is minimal. He believes the short play is the
poem of the theater and the monologue, its lyric. He is a member of the Dramatist?s Guild. Richard’s
plays, Desert Storm & The Perfect Match will be performed. |
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Robin Bennett |
ROBIN BENNETT is thrilled to be a
part of Flush Ink Productions. Robin most recently appeared as Robin will be
directing EXIT STRATEGY, BALANCE, MANNEQUIN & NECROSEXOLOGY 101. Robin will be acting
in LOST, ENIGMAS & SUCH AS WE. |
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Samuel Liam Bentley |
SAMUEL LIAM BENTLEY is doing his
victory lap at KCI and has been part of the Tech Crew since starting there,
which he loves. He emerged from the
womb looking for the stage. He had his
first agent by five, much to the horror of his mum. He has been in several films and television
shows. He has taken several drama
courses, including a three week Shakespeare intensive with Prof. Leslie
O’Dell, when he was eight. His
favourite performances were in Due South (Paul Gross is really cool!), The
Spreading Ground with Dennis Hopper and Witch Blade. His live performances include playing Puck
and Macbeth in ‘A Midsummer’s Afternoon Nap’. But what he really wants to do is direct………………….film! Sam
has been our Everything Man for Asphalt Jungle Shorts, She Speaks and
UNHINGED and will be that for AJS VI. |
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Jessalyn Broadfoot |
JESSALYN
BROADFOOT is a 21 year-old, small-town-raised fan of life! She is a 4th
year student at the Jessalyn will
be performing in ENIGMAS, LIPSTICK & CIGARETTES and SUCH AS WE. |
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Virgil Burnett |
VIRGIL
BURNETT was born in Virgil has kindly allowed us to use his
beautiful ‘muse’ as artwork for She Speaks. We are thrilled to include him as
a writer, another of his passions. Virgil Burnett’s
play, ENIGMAS, was adapted from his book (with input from Paddy
Gillard-Bentley), Towers at the Edge of a World |
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Jennifer Cornish |
JENNIFER
CORNISH began studying acting at the age of 8 and has been annoying
people with silly voices and obscure play references ever since. Recent,
other, theatrical credits include: Queen
Milli of Galt, Les Liasons
Dangereuses, As
Bees In Honey Drown, Money And
Friends, "Alien Guest" (Galt) and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
(KWLT). She assist-directed the 2008 Galt charity performance of Vagina Monologues and was lately seen
in the interactive film project, American
Shot (GUIST Productions) for 2009 CAFKA. Her first play, Permit Me
Please was performed in less than a minute in AJS IV. Jennifer is part of Urban Scrawlers. Her portrayal of the Groucho"-esque
Master of Ceremonies in Asphalt Jungle Shorts V (2009) will remain one of her
favourites for a long time. Plus, she got to keep the tux. Jennifer
co-wrote SOCK TO ME with Roger Sumner. |
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Nicholas Cumming |
NICHOLAS CUMMING is a local theatre
creator with a BA in Drama and English from the Nick will be directing WHAT’S IN THE Nick will be performing in EXIT STRATEGY, DOUBLE-EDGED WORD &
THINGS THEY DON’T TELL US. |
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C.J. Ehrlich |
C.J. Ehrlich's one-acts plays have been
produced in five states, one province, and off-off Broadway. Favorite productions: NOIR IN SECOND CLASS ("She
Speaks", Flush Ink Productions), THE NINTH CIRCUS OF HELL (Brooklyn
Playwrights Collective “Dramatizing Dante Fest" NYC), TUESDAYS IN THE
PARK WITH RIVER APPLE (American Globe Theatre, NYC); THE LILAC TICKET (Little
Fish Theatre, Los Angeles), WHOM DEATH DOTH SEEE/k: A Comedy of Sex, Death
and Shoes (Denton, TX). Full-length comedies under construction: THE
HAPPINESS C.J’s play, THE THINGS THEY DON’T TELL US,
will be performed. |
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Andrew Frey |
ANDREW
FREY
divides his time between acting, working in the high tech sector, and traveling.
An active member of the local theatre community for the past ten years,
Andrew has been involved in over thirty productions, both on stage and behind
the scenes. His favourite stage credits include "The Melville Boys"
(Theatre Three-Eleven), "The Weir" (Next Level Theatre),
"Hamish" (Elmira Theatre Company), and "White Noise"
(Surrender Dorothy Productions). Andrew
will appear in BALANCE, DESERT STORM and NECROSEXOLOGY. |
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Paddy
Gillard-Bentley |
PADDY GILLARD-BENTLEY has been involved
in one aspect of theatre or another since her Mother, Tessa, was four months
pregnant with her, performing in Time Out For Ginger. Her full-length play, Shaking the Dew from the Lilies, debuted in Paddy is the Artistic Director and founder of Flush Ink
Performing Arts and a former President of ICWP (International Centre for
Women Playwrights). Paddy’s
plays online. Paddy’s
play, MATT & JEFF DO ROMEO & JULIETT WITH ZOMBIES, and ENIGMAS, she
worked from a piece by Virgil Burnett. Paddy
will be directing DOUBLE-EDGED WORD, |
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Alan Haehnel |
He has taught for 20 years. He has published over 80
plays. He has a wife and three children and longs for the day he can
write full time. Alan’s play, |
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Yohanan Kaldi |
YOHANAN KALDI began
to write for the theatre some years ago, mainly libretti for operas,
like: THE BIG BAKERY ROBBERY – opera buffa (based on two short stories by Haruki Murakami); winner of the 2007 International
Libretto Competition of NetzZeit Vienna, The
Luzerne Theatre ( Yohanan - born in Yohanan’s play, WHAT’S IN THE |
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Brian
Z. Kelly |
BRIAN Z. KELLY became involved with Flush Ink as a corporate
sponsor, and in the wee cracks chiseled out of his entrepreneurial existence
began to try his hand at writing and acting and directing. Having recently jumped off the executive
roller coaster he is now finding the time to properly explore his passions
for the performing and visual arts. He
has resumed and deepened his delving in photography and film and is composing
songs that sound not at all like gibberish.
Mr. Z. Kelly plays guitar, plays and coaches soccer, plays pond
hockey, but more than all these things, he loves to hang out with his son,
Liam. Brian was our M.C. for She Speaks 2007 & 2008, and
has done most of the promo photography for Asphalt Jungle Shorts. He is the Marketing Director for Flush Ink
Productions and is currently on contract with The Magnetic North Theatre
Festival as Logistics Coordinator. Brian will performing his own piece, |
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Tracey
Kenyon |
TRACEY
KENYON
is proud to be working with Flush Ink Productions Inc. She has been an active
member in theatre for the past 16 years. Her favourite stage credits include
Flush Inks Productions of “Asphalt Jungle Shorts I – V, Elmira Theatre’s “Ten
times Two” (Constance et al), and Theatre in the Trees’ “Funny Valentine” (Zan).
Tracey is the Artistic Director of
Mysterious Players and can be seen performing murder mysteries and comedy
improv shows in many interesting locations.
Tracey has been involved with Flush Ink Productions from the
beginning, and served on the Board of
Directors. Tracey will be
performing in EXIT STRATEGY, LOST & WHAT’S IN THE |
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Shirley King |
SHIRLEY KING’S first play won a
California Arts Council contest for Best New Play and was produced in 2002. Since
then, her plays have had more than sixty productions, workshops and staged
readings in the This AJS, Shirley’s
play, LOST, will be performed. |
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Gary Kirkham |
GARY KIRKHAM is a playwright,
actor, filmmaker, et al. His play, Queen
Milli of Galt, won the Samuel French Canadian
Playwriting Competition and will be part of the 2007 Blyth
Festival Season. His one act play,
Look, was adapted into a short film staring Mike Peng
and Alan Sapp. Falling: A Wake, premiered at the Registry Theatre March
15-24, and since then has been performed at the Blyth
Festival, in LIVE NUDE MANNEQUIN,
Gary’s wonderful short piece, will be performed. |
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Mark Harvey Levine |
MARK HARVEY LEVINE'S had over 500
productions of his short plays all over the world from More info at www.markharveylevine.com. He lives in Thanks so much to Paddy Gillard-Bentley and everyone at Flush
Ink. His play “Take My Picture” was in last year’s Asphalt Jungle
Shorts. If you saw it, he has a photo of you. Mark’s play,
BALANCE, will be performed. |
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Melissa Major |
MELISSA MAJOR is double-jointed in her fingers. Selected theatre
credits: Writer / Performer of Wanda T. Grimsby: Detective Extraordinaire (Lower
Ossington Theatre), Director of Crazy Gary's Mobile
Disco (Hiroic Productions), Director of Kid Cosmic
(Cheshire Unicorn), co-writer/actor in Floozy: The Musical (Mellow Brown),
writer of Even Burning (Razz Interactions, New Ideas Festival & Stagecrafters / Baldwin Theatre- Michigan), writer/actor
of Unicorn Horns (Cheshire Unicorn at Nuit Blanche;
IDEA 2007 World Congress of Theatre- Hong Kong; & Theatre Passe Muraille),
writer/director of Kicking and Smiling (Cheshire Unicorn at Nuit Blanche and Squiggfest)
and writer of Art is a Cupboard (The Sweat Company). She is the Artistic Director of The Cheshire Unicorn theatre company and
is completing an Melissa’s play is
DOUBLE-EDGED WORD. |
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Mary Alice Mark |
MARY ALICE MARK’S plays for young
actors on social issues have been produced by New York Children’s Theatre,
Miami Beach Community Theatre, Quest Theatre and Institute of West Palm Beach,
Florida, Prairie Players Youth Theatre, ( Her poem, Walls can
be read on the social justice pages of Artists for Peace, Justice and Civil
Liberties at www.taparts.org. Mary Alice lives with her family in Mary’s play, SUCH AS
WE, will be performed. |
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Lynda
Martens |
LYNDA MARTEN. This is Lynda's first time in AJS. An actor/director/playwright from Check out her bio and blog at http://www.lyndamartens.com Lynda’s play,
NECROSEXOLOGY 101 will be performed |
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Ian McKellar |
IAN McKELLAR is looking forward to being a part of AJS
once again. He made his debut with Flush Ink in AJS V, and has appeared several
Flush Ink projects since, including She Speaks 2010. Ian has been involved in
community theatre for about six years now, performing in KW, Ian will be performing
in MATT & JEFF DO ROMEO & JULIET WITH
ZOMBIES. |
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Katharine Mills |
KATHARINE
MILLS
most recently appeared as Milli in Galt Little
Theatre's production of Queen Milli of Galt. Other recent performances include stalking
the Asphalt Jungle in various guises, appearances in Poor Tom Productions' I Can't Imagine Tomorrow and Still Life In Leather, and What!sInThere? Productions' Children's Crusade and Copy
Protection (the latter of which was included in Unhinged 2008), and Timed Release, part of UNHINGED ’09. She is a poet, designer, and painter,
studies singing, movement, and clown, and is perpetually fascinated by the
interconnectedness of everything. Katharine has performed in AJS II, III, IV & V and read for She Speaks ’08
& ‘09. Katharine also acted in Katharine will be
performing in MANNEQUIN, LIPSTICK & CIGARETTES and SUCH AS WE. |
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Jenni Munday |
JENNI MUNDAY is an Australian
performing artist who usually lives in the regional city of We are thrilled to have her back in Canada
(during her last work here, she co-produced the first She Speaks and directed
two pieces in Asphalt Jungle Shorts II), and look forward to working with her
for AJS VI. Jenni will be directing LOST, ENIGMAS, MATT & JEFF DO
ROMEO & JULIET WITH ZOMBIES and SUCH AS WE. |
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Jocelyn
Perez |
JOCELYN
PEREZ
is known as Panda. She's 17 years old. She's lives in She's on her way to becoming an actress,
although she hasn't performed in any show's or
play's but she know that’s what she wants to be. She's in a group called “ STILL
WATERS IN A STORM” that is where she found her love for writing. Now she writes short story's based on her life like “ Jocelyn’s beautiful
monologue |
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Abigail
Slinger |
ABIGAIL SLINGER. Although a relative newcomer to the stage,
Ms. Slinger will be entering her Second Year of an English and Theatre Studies
Hon. BA program at the She is very excited to be a part of this year's collection of
Asphalt Jungle Shorts and wants to thank Ms. Gillard-Bentley for giving
her the opportunity to help make some freakin' amazing art! Abigail will be
performing in |
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Dwight Storring |
DWIGHT STORRING is lives in
Kitchener, Ont., where he regrets spending more time thinking about writing
than doing it. So he is thankful for the support and encouragement of Flush
Ink Productions, and particularly Paddy Gillard-Bentley for mounting
“Lipstick and Cigarettes”. Dwight was a resident artist at Theatre and Company in the
2006-07 season and got his start in playwriting
through its wonderful Writers Bloc program. His play “Red Dress” had a
workshop reading at Theatre and Company in 2004. While thinking about writing, Dwight also conducts digital
storytelling workshops, creates paintings and photographs, and works as a
freelance digital media producer. Dwight’s play, LIPSTICK
& CIGARETTES will be performed. |
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Krista
Sweeney |
KRISTA SWEENEY Krista is delighted to be making her Asphalt Jungle Shorts debut. Krista’s last performance was with a five-woman show with
Inter Arts Matrix in 2009. Prior to that,
she starred as Cynthia in Flush Ink’s production of Shaking the Dew From the Lilies at the Registry Theatre
(2002). Krista has also performed with
KW Musical Productions, (A Christmas
Carol in 2007) and made her professional debut at the King’s Wharf
Theatre in Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii. Although a lifetime ago, she fondly
remembers her many leading roles at the Her most challenging, yet rewarding, role to date is that of Mom to Paige, James, and Claire. P.S. I thank you. Krista will be
performing in THE THINGS THEY DON”T TELL US & THE PERFECT MATCH. |
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Lindsay
Stewart |
LINDSAY STEWART has been a fixture in the region's arts and entertainment
scene for more than two decades. As a singer and well regarded songwriter, he
made the college radio charts and continues to record original material. He
co-wrote a song that reached the finals of the 1994 CFNY New Music Search and
has received airplay around the world. As a writer, he has published
articles, features and interviews regionally and internationally covering
theatre, music, politics and culture. His performance
resume includes appearances in numerous television and film productions, most
notably portraying Jimi Hendrix's producer Eddie
Kramer in an Lindsay is our filmographer. |
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Roger Sumner |
ROGER SUMNER has appeared in every AJS show to date. In
addition, you may have seen him playing downtown in both Unhinged festivals,
She Speaks and the WARMER Project. He also just sort of turns up a lot. A dedicated dilettante
and confirmed niobium addict, Roger likes to play with words, obsolete
weapons, improvised Roger has performed
in every Asphalt Jungle Shorts and performed in UNDERTOW part of UNHINGED
’09. He his part of Urban Scrawlers. Roger co-wrote SOCK TO ME with Jennifer Cornish. Roger will be performing in MATT & JEFF DO ROMEO
& JULIET WITH ZOMBIES. |
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Arlene Thomas |
ARLENE R. THOMAS is a local actor and producer and co-founder
of Shadow Puppet Theatre. She is a graduate of the Arlene has been in
Asphalt Jungle Shorts I – V, She Speaks, and she played the role of Jenna in
White Noise in Unhinged 2009 Arlene will be performing BALANCE & SOCK TO ME. |
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Born in Hector has been principal cellist of the Venezuelan
Symphony Orchestra, Soloist of Venezuela, the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra,
and the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. In He has performed as soloist with the Venezuelan Symphony
Orchestra, Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, Soloist of Venezuela, National
Philharmonic Orchestra, Hector is also active as a recitalist. His many recitals
have included the Conrad Grebel Hector Vasquez will perform the Haydn Cello Concerto in
D Major with the Waterloo Chamber Players in April 2008. And he will perform
Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra in March
2008. Hector will be
performing in |
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Michael G. Wilmot |
MICHAEL WILMOT is a writer/actor based in Michael is very
pleased and excited to be part of Asphalt Jungle Shorts and is a member of
the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Michael’s play, EXIT STRATEGY, will be performed. |
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Bruce Wolff |
BRUCE WOLFF is an Asphalt Jungle veteran.
This will be his sixth tour thru the jungle, and each one has been unique and
amazing. Bruce has also been a regular cast member for She Speaks, held again
this past March, 2010 at Bruce will be performing
in LOST, BALANCE & WHAT’S IN THE |
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