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.

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.

Jules Talbot (Graphic Designer) is a New York and Boston-based illustrator and graphic designer specializing in design for live theater. Her work is mixed media, combining traditional and digital illustration and collage. 

Past design clients include Wicked (Broadway); Hadestown (West End); Fiasco Theater, Red Bull Theater, and Goddess (Off-Broadway); and regional theaters including Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP), Central Square Theater, The Front Porch Arts Collective, Greater Boston Stage Company, Plays in Place, SpeakEasy Stage Company, and many more. In 2020, she joined Actors’ Shakespeare Project, an award-winning Equity theater in Boston, as their in-house graphic designer.