Taking  fun way too seriously Taking  fun way too seriously Actors Molly Garber*
perfectly natural

Molly is thrilled to be working again with Playlab NYC.  She has appeared recently in The Tempest, Macbeth, and A Christmas Carol.  She received her BFA in Acting from Boston University.  There she was in productions such as The House of Bernarda Alba, Slavs!, Much Ado About Nothing, Trojan Women, Measure for Measure, and The Shape of Things.  She also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts where she was in The Man of Mode and King Lear.
john Pieza*
perfectly natural

John Pieza hails from Chicago originally, and now lives in Brooklyn. He received his MFA in acting from the National Theater Conservatory in Denver, Colorado. John has appeared on Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He can be found on the web in several episodes of Wallstrip, BoobJobsTV, and a handful of other shows. He has appeared on stage in regional productions in Denver, Dayton, OH, and Chicago. Favorite stage roles include, Malvolio, Augustus Colpoys, The Harley Davidson Man, and Mark Antony. www.johnpieza.com 
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Jonathan Wiener*
perfectly natural

Jonathan last performed with Playlab NYC in The Tempest as Trinculo/Alonso.  He also appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the world premiere of Jihad: The Musical playing a very nervous Frenchman and a female airport security guard.  Regional:  The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Macbeth, Lorenzaccio, The Tempest and Pericles (dir Mary Zimmerman).  Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Violet, Candide, Our Country’s Good, Loose Knit, Lovers and Executioners and The Laramie Project.  Colonial Theatre, Damn Yankees, as well as a featured performer aboard the Disney Cruise Line.  Education:  BFA University of Connecticut, Michael Howard Studio.

*members of actors equity katie kozlowski* 
perfectly natural

Katie is excited and honored to be a part of the Playlab NYC Family. Favorite credits include Miss Saigon, The Importance of Being Earnest and We Tell the Story.  She is currently developing her own piece Sick Bitch which will premiere in New York in October. She can be heard on the radio and television in commercials for McDonald's, Herbal Essences and on the internet TV show TheKnot.  Katie holds at BFA from Ithaca College in Musical Theatre.  Love to friends and family!

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Taking  fun way too seriously amanita heird
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Amanita is originally from St. Augustine, Florida, where she was a founding member of the Atlantic Shakespeare Company.  Her favorite New York theater appearances include Jackie Kennedy in Marilyn and Jackie Oh!, Eve in The Fall of Eve and Adam, Nan in the original play Connections, Ophelia in Hamlet, and several seasons with the Inwood Shakespeare festival as various Shakespearean ingénues.  Film credits include assorted large roles in small films and small roles in large films.  She is thrilled to have the opportunity to join Playlab NYC.  Love and thanks, always, to Chad.
Todd Courson*
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Most recently, Todd appeared in the NYC stage productions of Snakebit (Michael) with the Room 6 Collaborations, The Comedie of Errours (Domio) and The Tempest (Stephano) at The American Globe Theatre.  Other recent credits include the regional productions:  Hal in Proof at the SUNY New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre and Bob Acres in The Rivals at Pennsylvania Centre Stage.  Todd holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Wright State University, an M.F.A. in Acting from Penn State University. He is originally from Wooster, OH.  www.toddcourson.comhttp://www.toddcourson.comshapeimage_13_link_0
Erik Gratton* 
professor ralph’s loss of breath

Erik has made his living on the stage for 10 years. He has performed in 5 countries and throughout the United States. His favorite experiences include 5 seasons with rotating repertory companies--he's especially proud of the day he played Wilbur the Pig in the afternoon followed by Hamlet that same evening. Favorites in New York include productions of AS YOU LIKE IT (Rosalind), DON JUAN IN CHICAGO (Leporello), SCAPIN (Sylvestre), CYMBELINE (Cloten), and THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER (Tom Walker). Elsewhere, Erik's proud to have played Benedick, Jaques, Dromio, Prince Hal, Bassanio, CK Dexter Haven, David O. Selznick in MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, and Jack Keegan in WHIFFLEBALL: THE MOVIE.
ROBERT LEEDS* 
professor ralph’s loss of breath

ROBERT LEEDS has the distinction of being the first graduate of Marcel Marceau's Mime School in Paris. His varied career has also included opera, musicals, Shakespeare, comedy, farce, circus and drama. His most recent New York performances have been in It Pays to Advertise, The Rivals, Under Milk Wood, and Sextangle (which he co-wrote).