Liz Beckham is currently producing, directing, and starring in the West Coast premiere of Paul Cohen's Library Play.

Ian Campbell was born in New York City and moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, at the age of four. His first acting experience was in the 1st-grade "dinosaur play" at PS 230, followed by "the fourth grade opera" at PS 321. He also attended MS 51 and Edward R. Murrow High School, where his credits include The Fantastiks (Boy), Into the Woods (Cinderella's Prince), Candide (Maximillian), Anything Goes (Billy Crocker), Marvin's Room (Hank), and Waiting for Godot (Vladimir). Ian studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts BFA acting program before transferring to SUNY Purchase where he is a part of the Drama conservatory's graduating class of 2008. He has trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, Film and Television workshop in Rockport, Maine, and HB Studios. Ian would like to thank his parents for their talent, patience, love, and support at raising such an upstart.

Kevin T. Collins received a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2001, and he still carries it on his person at all times. Since his graduation, Kevin has worked in such exotic places as St. Mark's Place, where he played 11 characters in Paul Wells' Real Live Sex on Stage and 12 characters in Richard Vorndran's Please Please Please Love Me, and East 24th Street, where he originated the role of Eddie in David Patterson's The Blonde, as well as Manteo, North Carolina, playing Old Tom in Terrence Mann's The Lost Colony and Juror Three in Twelve Angry Men. When he's not selling Sushi to Sex and the City fanatics, Kevin enjoys long walks on the beach, providing English voices for Japanese Anime releases, and working on his second acoustic album, currently being recorded with White Nite Productions, NYC. But what he really wants to do is direct...

Todd d'Amour began acting at the age of 12 in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He took acting classes at Syracuse University while attaining his B.A. in Psychology. He then went on to the two-year acting program at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where his credits included Eric Bogosian's subUrbia, the world premiere of Bryden MacDonald's Divinity Bash/Nine Lives on the mainstage at Charas/El Bohio, and the role of Fedotik in The Three Sisters also at Charas. At the Metropolitan Playhouse, he has played the title role in a stage adaptation of Tennessee William's One Arm and the role of a Venezuelan shoe salesman named Addison in David Zelluik's Let A Hundred Flowers Bloom, which is now being turned into a film. At the Northeast Theatre, Todd played 17 characters in Terrence McNally's A Perfect Ganesh. Todd is also a member of the modern Commedia dell' Arte troupe, Zuppa del Giorno, with whom he creates new work based on improvisation, acrobalance, circus arts, and commedia dell' arte. With Zuppa, Todd played Harpo in Legal Snarl, Steve Deeghan's new interpretation of the Marx Brothers. Todd's most recent NYC productions include Between You & Me with Faction of Fools; Massholia, a spoof on residents of Massachusetts; and Lisa d'Amour's Obie-award winning Nita and Zita.

Katie Honaker is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and has lived in New York for four years. She is a founding member of The Sum of Us Theatre Company with which she just performed the role of Marigold in Denis Johnson's Hellhound On My Trail at The Kraine directed by Jon Ferrari. Recent performances include Sandy in Library Play with Faction of Fools, Kate in Pinter's Old Times at Columbia University directed by Alexis Poledouris, Cheryl in Emily Mann's Still Life at The Belt directed by Dyana Kimball. Last summer she performed as Tink in I'm Not Peter Pan directed by Cary McClelland and as Charlotte in St. Fatso's Lament directed by Kris Thorgiersson both at the Cherry Lane Alternative and in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Underbelly. Last spring, Katie was in a reading at DR2 of The Misfortune of Our Friends by Sandi Goff with Debra Winger, directed by David Esbjornson. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and currently teaches speech at the Atlantic Theater Acting School of which she is a graduate.

Gregory Kostal is a native Nebraskan and went to school at Emporia State University in Kansas. Regional credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bridgeport Shakespeare); The Glass Menagerie and Rumors (Robidoux Resident Theatre); The Crucible (Dorset Theatre Festival); Saving Grace (Icehouse Dinner Theatre); and Greater Tuna (JD's Comedy Club). New York credits include: Cinders (Milagros Theatre); Our Gang (Makor/Steinhardt Center); Murder in the Cathedral (American Theatre of Actors); Uncovering Eden (Wings Theatre); Also (by Paul Cohen, Schaprio Theatre/Columbia University); and Paul Cohen's Between You & Me with Faction of Fools. Gregory played the role of Charles in the independent film Groomed, which won The Farrelly Brothers Award For Best Comedic Film at the CUfilmfest. Other independent films include: Leaving New Hope (SpeedyBusboy Productions); Straight 2 Tape (Dowd Productions); Charlie Primitive (Primitive Pictures); A Day's Dream (French Fries and Mayo Films); and Together Alone (Scorched Films). Gregory is excited to be part of an up and coming theatre company that is off to an incredible start.

National Tour: Victor/Victoria (Victoria). With Faction of Fools: Between You & Me (Diana). Other Theatre: Hellhound on My Trail (Mrs. May); Ivanov (Anna); The Balcony (Irma); Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena); Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Mrs. Darling); Nine (Stephanie Necrophorus); The American Dream (Mommy); Company member of The Sum Of Us Theatre Company. Graduate of the Atlantic Theater Company's Professional Acting Program and the BFA Program at Emerson College. Film: Spartan, written & directed by David Mamet, starring Val Kilmer & William H. Macy.

Sara Montgomery is a recent graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a B.F.A. with honors in drama. Following college, she spent much of her time writing and performing sketch comedy and some stand up with many of her extremely talented college comrades. Those shows soon morphed into the wonderfully experimental Sylvia Plath romp, Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, adapted and directed by Bridgette Dunlap, which played at PS 122 during the 2002 New York Fringe Festival. Also with Dunlap, Sara was thrilled to work on the Atlantic Theater Kids Series production of The Little Prince in the fall of 2002, and Grimm's Tales. In the children's theatre category, Sara also had the pleasure of touring around the country with American Family Theater's production of Cinderella as the very special ugly step-sister, Glynis. Additional credits include the sketch comedy show Now You've Seen Me Naked and Library Play with Faction of Fools.

Ashley recently moved to New York City after graduating with a B.A. in Theatre from The School for the Performing Arts of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. She made her acting debut in the fourth grade in the school's holiday production of A Peanut Butter Christmas. Since then, favorite college roles include The Pick Up (Geneva), HONK! (Lowbutt), The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Mrs. Beaver), All My Sons (Sue Bayliss), and The Yellow Boat (Mother). Directing credits include David Ives' English Made Simple and Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman. Ashley is also the voice of Missy in the animated short "Balls." Visit her online.

Chris's recent New York credits include Agamemnon (Oresteia, Theater Faction), Buckingham (Richard III, Nomad Theater Company), Bill (Between You & Me, Faction of Fools) and numerous collaborations with Columbia University directors and playwrights, including Lopakhin (The Cherry Orchard, Elkhanah Pulitzer), Agamemon (Iphigeneia in Aulis, Gisela Cardenas), Wagner (Also, Paul Cohen). Chris recently returned to NYC after seven years as a resident company member at the Commonweal Theatre in Minnesota. Favorite roles there: Jim Tyrone (A Moon for the Misbegotten), Malvolio (12th Night), Stockmann (An Enemy of the People), Dr. Lyman (Bus Stop), Manders (Ghosts), and others, as well as directing The Lady from the Sea, and teaching undergraduates at Luther College in Iowa. Chris is also a former company member of the Jean Cocteau Repertory here in NYC, where he appeared as Jack in The Importance of Being Ernest, Tristan Tzara in Travesties, Pierre in Venice Preserv'd, Malcolm in Macbeth, and many others.

Ian J. Oldaker is an accomplished actor and theatre generalist freelancing in New York City. Ian graduated from Loyola College in Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and then earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting degree from Brooklyn College. He has also studied in London at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Summer School and with Lynette Sheldon in New York at her private studio. On the professional stage, Ian has appeared in numerous Shakespeare works, including: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine), The Winter's Tale (Florizel), and Twelfth Night with Prospect Theater Company (Orsino) and The New England Shakespeare Festival (Sir Toby Belch/Fabian). He has also toured as the title character in Macbeth with GMT Productions. Ian has been involved with a number of Off-Off-Broadway debuts such as Plastic (Vital Theatre Company), Laundromat Blues (Hypothetical Theatre Company), Chronicle of Mary (LaMama E.T.C.) and many more. In other work, Ian has been privileged to play at the Blue Heron Arts Centre in The Cure at Troy (Neoptolemus), and with The Kaleidoscope Theatre Company in She Stoops To Conquer (Marlow). Ian was favorably mentioned in Wilborn Hampton's review in The New York Times for his performance as Courtall in Prospect Theater Company's recent success: The Belle's Strategem. On screen, Ian appeared in the independent feature film Beyond Recognition (Cannes Film Festival 2003) and will appear in the up-coming indie: Hybrid. Ian has also done voice-over work for the Americares Foundation. Ian's favorite university roles include starring in A View From The Bridge, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Three Days of Rain, You Never Can Tell, Richard III, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, I Hate Hamlet, The Lover, Our Country's Good, The Crucible, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Aside from acting in New York, Ian has been the Production Manager/Technical Director for Prospect Theater Company's 2003-2004 Season and recently was the Technical Director for Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Labyrinth Theatre Company's Guinea Pig Solo, starring John Ortiz. Ian has been a freelance scenic carpenter and technician at most Off-Broadway theaters in New York. Ian lives in Astoria, Queens, rides the subway everyday, and rarely gets enough sleep.

Nathan Phillips lied about his age and began professional improv at 16. He earned a BFA in Acting at Emerson College and studied Mime with Tony Montanare before joining the company of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. With Faction of Fools, he has performed the role of Sparky in Between You & Me and Steve in Library Play, both by Paul Cohen. His collaborations in Gale Gates et al., Massholia, The Garrett & Phillips Show, and Project:Projekt stand as proof that sharing is a good idea.

Catherine Rogers originated the role of Marjory "librarian or fascist?" in Paul Cohen's Library Play. She was most recently seen at Manhattan Theatre Source in the premiere of Sharon Fogarty's How to See in the Dark (Cheryl) and in Fogarty's musical Sep' ul kur (Marti). She has worked with Enrique Pardo at the PanTheatre company in Paris and is a member of the company Mare Nostrum Elements. Rep roles: The Lover (Sarah), Old Times (Kate), Death of a Salesman (Linda), Summer and Smoke (Alma), Four Saints in Three Acts directed by Robert Wilson (Dancer). Catherine is a playwright, MFA University of Texas, James A. Michener Center for Writers Fellow. Productions: Einstein's Daughter (Public Domain, Cleveland Public Theatre), Burnt (Public Domain), Cowpoker: About Love (Hyde Park FronteraFest, Nat Horne) Historia Calamitatum: the Story of His Misfortunes, published by Salvage Vanguard Press (Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Women Playwrights' Festival Ireland, Women's Project), Eva Hesse (HERE, 78th Street Theatre Lab), May I Have this Dance (Manhattan Theatre Source). Her solo show Georgia O'Keeffe x Catherine Rogers will be featured in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and is published in Voices Made Flesh, University of Wisconsin Press, available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

Larissa Jaye Schultz has significant stage and film experience in contemporary/historical drama, comedy, musical theatre, and Shakespeare, and has worked with companies such as Sassback Productions, Groundworks, and A Room Full of Strangers. Larissa graduated from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton with an Honors B.A. in Linguistics, Music, and Theatre, and has since continued her studies at NYU, Weist-Barron, The Actor's Center, and Stella Adler. Several favorite past roles include Emily Brennan in The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Lenny in Crimes of the Heart, and Arlie in Getting Out. In addition to acting, Larissa has considerable experience behind the scenes, including directing, producing, and graphic design credits; Raw Umberella Productions, her “umbrella” organization, has been associated with various projects in and out of Manhattan since 2002. Larissa’s most significant NYC production venture, Before the Clock Breaks, was a compelling historical drama about women and power in Nazi Germany that featured her in the leading role of Magda Goebbels; Larissa's portrayal of the infamous Goebbels generated interviews on local television and radio stations. Also an accomplished singer-songwriter, Larissa is currently working full-time on the fall 2004 release of her first full-length album, and managing her fledgling record label, Rella Records. On the side, she runs Color By Umber (graphic/web design), and The Occasional Song (singer-songwriters for special events). Visit Larissa online.

John Topping acts as the rowdy Country Music Executive in Between You & Me. Before that, he was delighted to portray Lennie in Of Mice and Men directed by Harvey Perr in the highly acclaimed production at the Mint Theatre. Check out www.johntopping.com for a myriad of additional Topping fun and information.

Matthew R. Wilson is a freelance actor, director, instructor, and choreographer of physical comedy and stage combat. He has worked throughout Europe and the United States and is an MFA candidate at the Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s Academy of Classical Acting in Washington, DC. His extensive Shakespeare credits include directing Troilus & Cressida and A Midsummer Night's Dream and performing Hamlet, Malvolio, Romeo, Benedick, Sir Andrew Aguecheeck, and Touchstone. Internationally, he has collaborated as co-creator/performer on countless new works of the Commedia dell' Arte (including his Great One-man Commedia Epic.) He is a faculty instructor in Italy at Antonio Fava's Stage Internazionale di Commedia dell' Arte and has been a guest lecturer at Georgetown, NYU, and NYC public schools, as well as a faculty member of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts and an Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Virginia Intermont College. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and is a candidate for the Master of Divinity degree from Emmanuel School of Religion. Visit Matt online.

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