#CrazyLand

Plays and productions include My Favorite Husbands, produced by GayFest! at Theatre Exile in Philadelphia, and by Actors and Poets Group at The Bridge Theatre in NYC; Grave Robbers and Kissed Off, both at the HB Playwrights Theatre, NYC; and Bridal Shower, produced by the Fresh Fruit Festival NYC, directed by Joshua Lombard. Andrew has directed playwriting workshops for teenagers, and received a residency workshop from HB Studios to develop new work. He holds a BA from Cornell University.

Josh Lombard (Director) Is an Astoria based director, editor and photographer. Plays include Bridal Shower, by Andrew Marvel (Fresh Fruit Festival) Ink (Samuel French Festival), Unleashed by Emmet McConnell (HB Playwrights Theatre), Fire by Rita Marchelya (HB Studios), Asi Wind: Close Up, by Asi Wind (Wind Production), Co-director, Concert of the Mind (Conjuring Arts & Wind Productions.) Besides theater, he has worked on numerous TV and commercial productions as well. And when he’s not working, he’s usually exploring remote areas of the world with his photography.

Kevin Keller has been acting off and on since 1976, when he played Glowerpuss in “The Villain and the Toyshop” at the tender age of 9. He later appeared in the Jesuit High School productions of “The Man Who Came to Dinner”, “Once Upon a Mattress”, and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”. Since moving to New York City, he has appeared in the hilarious YouTube film “Robot Secretary: Corporate Team Building”, and has studied with Ed Stanley at The Barrow Group. He is currently studying with David Epstein (ActorsClass), and is also an accomplished electronic musician and composer.

Frankie LaPace is a one-half of the sketch duo, Rosababy; their sketches have amassed over a million views and half a million shares on FaceBook and have been featured on Funny or Die, Huffington Post, and Elizabeth Banks’ Who HaHa, in addition to winning the Audience Choice Award at Out WebFest 2018 and Brooklyn’s Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festiva 2019. Frankie starred and co-wrote the short film, When The Party Ends, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. He has also appeared in a few pilots that no one has ever seen because they did not get picked up, however, he did have the supreme joy of doing animation acting for the video games, Skylanders 2 and Skylanders 3DS. Also, it’s important that you know he is obsessed with dachshunds.

Marianne Goodell is thrilled to be back in front of a live audience in this production of #Crazyland, the first play in the New Voices workshop. Marianne is on the board of Headwall, and performed in 2 previous productions with them in 2019. In addition, she has appeared in numerous independent films and TV shows, but her passion is the stage and collaborating on new works. Marianne thanks Michelle for giving her an artistic home in NYC, and feels so lucky to have the support of her wonderful husband and children as she pursues her dream!

Morgan Wardlaw is an artist based in New York City hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended Randolph College where she was heavily involved in the theatre. Morgan’s credits at the college include All My Sons, Dog Sees God, and Big Love. Ultimately, she earned her degree in psychology and went on to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where she completed the evening conservatory program. She rounded out her time at the studio with a production of Race. In addition to acting, Morgan has dedicated much of her artistic time to the violin, bass, and various writing pursuits. She hopes to produce her first ever play titled Fulton in the coming year.