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 holds an MFA from the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University. 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 own The 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 Columbia, as well as numerous schools and festivals across the country. In his hometown, Washington, DC, he is an associated Teaching-Artist with the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Shakespeare Library, Adventure Theatre, and Imagination Stage. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and is a candidate for the Master of Divinity degree at Emmanuel School of Religion, and he is a proud member of Equity, SAG, AFTRA, and the SAFD. Visit Matt online.

Ian J. Oldaker is an accomplished actor and theatre generalist freelancing in New York City. Ian g raduated 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 s tudio. On the professional stage, Ian has appeared in numerous Shakespeare works, including: Th e Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine), The Winter’s Tale (Florizel), and Twelfth Nigh t with Prospect Theater Company (Orsino) and The New England Shakespeare Festival (Sir Toby Bel ch/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 C ompany), 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 Stoo ps 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: T he Belle’s Strategem. On screen, Ian appeared in the independent feature film Beyond Recogn ition (Cannes Film Festival 2003) and will appear in the up-coming indie: Hybrid. Ian h as also done voice-over work for the Americares Foundation. Ian’s favorite university roles includ e 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 Hamle t, 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 Pro spect Theater Company’s 2003-2004 Season and recently was the Technical Director for Phillip Seymou r 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 i n Astoria, Queens, rides the subway everyday, and rarely gets enough sleep.

Paul Cohen is a native New Yorker and product of its public school system. His plays have been produced at the John Houseman Theatre Center, Schapiro Theatre, Producer's Club II and Producer's Club Grand Theatre, The Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-act Play Festival, and for extended runs at Theatre-Studio, Inc. He is a founding member as well as the Literary Director of Faction of Fools Theatre Company, Inc. He currently lives and writes in Manhattan.

Bridget is thrilled to become a part of this company after a brief hiatus from the theatre. Bridget is currently a graduate student at NYU studying speech-language pathology with the intention of becoming a vocal specialist. Her performance credits include Fanny in Eric Overmeyer’s On the Verge, Sarah in Children of a Lesser God, Rosemary in How to Succeed…, Oolie/Donna in City of Angles, Madame Rosepettle in Oh Dad, Poor Dad…, and her favorite role, Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Bridget was honored to direct Equus with Poisoned Cup Players in Baltimore, MD. She also has a list of scenic design credits, including Equus, Oh Dad, Poor Dad…, Nunsense I & II, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and Godspell. Bridget was the recipient of the 1999 Maryland All-State Thespian Award and the 1998/1999 Maryland Scenic Design Portfolio Awards.

Kathryn Ritzinger is a Senior Account Executive at Cohn & Wolfe in the Healthcare division. Prior to joining Cohn & Wolfe in spring 2004, Kathryn worked at Peppercom, a strategic communications agency. At Peppercom, she implemented innovative and comprehensive public relations programs for Fortune 500 companies, including GE, ITT Industries, Steelcase, TIAA-CREF as well as Hollander Home Fashions and Capital IQ that increased their visibility and strengthened their brand names. She generated a range of media placements for her clients and developed strong relationships with national media outlets such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters, CFO Magazine and CBS Radio and as well local and trade outlets including The Miami Herald, The Chicago Tribune and CIO Today. Kathryn also assisted in several consumer educational events for her clients, ranging from financial education programs to sponsorships for key cycling and golf events. Kathryn received a B.A. from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in public relations. While attending Loyola, Kathryn was an active member of the theater company. Kathryn produced a traveling theater group and developed marketing and advertising materials for the group.