Sean Wendelken (Gus) he/him, is thrilled to be performing in The Moderate at Central Square Theater, where he is a proud member of the Youth Underground ensemble. His previous Central Square Theater credits, as part of Youth Underground, include Enough! A Call for Help, The Future in an Uncertain World, and Confronting Gun Violence. An Arlington native with credits spanning film and stage, Sean was recently seen in New Line Cinema’s Salem’s Lot, The Visitator (Kinnane Brothers Films), and onstage as Gleb in Anastasia (Watertown Children’s Theater), Charles Wallace (U/S) in A Wrinkle in Time (Wheelock Family Theater), and Angus / Caterpillar in Alice By Heart (Weston Drama Workshop). Also a dedicated musician and dancer, Sean has played piano for eight years, and will be an Music Directing intern at Watertown Children’s Theater for their spring production of Amelie. He sends special thanks to Kortney Adams for her unwavering mentorship and for cultivating the vital artistic community of Youth Underground.
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Kenzie Wright (Stage Manager) is a local Stage Manager excited to be working on Yellow Bird Chase again, in addition to the ongoing production of The End is Nigh with Liars & Believers. Recent Boston credits include Bluebeard (Boston Lyric Opera), Life of Pi (American Repertory Theater), and can i touch it? (Company One). Wright is a purveyor of high art in many forms, and sharing belly laughs with friends and is pleased to share some of that with L&B audiences.
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Greg Maraio* (Martin) returns to Central Square Theater after appearing as Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses. A Boston native, he originated the role of Art Cudahy in the world premiere of Pru Payne at The Arizona Theater Company and also played the role in the Boston production with SpeakEasy Stage. His other SpeakEasy credits include The Inheritance, Significant Other (IRNE nomination), Casa Valentina (IRNE and Elliot Norton nominations), and John Kuntz’s Necessary Monsters; Other regional credits include What You Are Now (Merrimack Rep); Grand Horizons (Gloucester Stage Company); The Arboretum Experience (The American Repertory Theater); Finish Line (Citi Performing Arts); The Book Club Play, Brawler (IRNE nomination), and Faithless(Boston Playwrights’ Theatre); Les Liaisons Dangereuses(Nora Theatre Company); Wolf Play, Colossal, Splendor, The Good Negro, Mr. Marmalade, The Gibson Girl, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Company One Theatre); and Noises Off (Dash nomination, The Footlight Club). Maraio’s mentor was the late Thomas Derrah, and he received a BFA from Lesley University where he studied with Anne Pluto.
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Jules Talbot* (Rayne): CST debut. Regional: John Proctor is the Villain (The Huntington); Romeo and Juliet, Coriolanus (Actors’ Shakespeare Project); Founding F***ers, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Greater Boston Stage Company); Lyric Back Stage (Lyric Stage Company of Boston); Alice, Pippi Longstocking, The Miracle Worker (Wheelock Family Theatre); Wild Swimming (Apollinaire). Elliot Norton nominee. Offstage, Jules is a graphic designer and illustrator specializing in design for theatre. BA: NYU Gallatin. @jules_talbot, julestalbot.com.
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PJ Strachman (Lighting Designer) has recently designed Bad Habit’s The Real Inspector Hound, How Soft the Lining, A Man of No Importance, Speech and Debate, Six Degrees of Separation, The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia, Orlando, Translations, and Top Girls, Flat Earth’s Silent Sky, Gloucester Stage Company’s Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Dueling Divas,Unreliable Narrator’s Ultimate Things, Wax Wings’ The Man from Willow’s Brook, Kevin Cirone’s Creative License, Whistler in the Dark’s After-Dinner Joke, Our Country’s Good, Vinegar Tom, Ted Hughes’ Tales from Ovid, and Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth (Hubby Award, Best Design), F.U.D.G.E.’s Merrily We Roll Along, City of Angels, Jack the Ripper, Assassins, and Spring Awakening (IRNE nomination, Best Lighting), Blue Spruce’s Faerie Tales, Once on This Island (BroadwayWorld.com winner, Best Lighting Design) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, imaginary beasts’ Macbett, and many other area shows. She is the regular designer for Gann Academy and Stonehill College, including two ACTF regional selections. Photos of her work can be seen at www.pjelex.com.
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