Improbable Fiction : The Play : HAPPY HOUR : Cast & Creative Bios




		Elie has been performing and working behind the scenes since he was very little, but is so thrilled to be making his New York City debut with Improbable Fiction. Past performances include Week 51 of Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays, Of Mice and Men, The Crucible, Oklahoma (twice), A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Apple Tree, Israel Horovitz's Lebensraum, and the title role in the first ever musical one-act, The Musical Misadventures of Flungus the Udder Boy, and the movie-musical remake, Flungus! the Movie (soundtrack on iTunes). Favorite drinks are Corona, Blue Moon, Gin and Tonic and Sangria made by Mick Bleyer.

		Todd accidentally auditioned for us after misinterpreting our 'Happy Hour' audition poster one Friday evening after work. He is actually still under the belief that is all part of an elaborate preparation for an "All-You-Can-Drink, Free Bud Light" promotional event. Your cooperation in maintaining "our little secret" is appreciated. Todd has been seen on stages all over the city, and last summer performed the role of Michael in Improbable Fiction's production of Snakebit. He holds an MFA in Acting from Penn Sate, and hails from Wooster, Ohio. *Coming Soon: Todd can be seen in his very own original sitcom pilot "BoobJobs TV" - Launching in late August of 2008. To find out more visit www.toddcourson.com and/or www.boobjobstv.com.

		Having most recently appeared in 12 Angry Women with Boo-Arts, Amy has also been seen at the John Houseman Theatre, PULSE Ensemble Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Source, the NY International Fringe Festival, and at the 29th Street Rep Theatre. Favorite roles include Jane in The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Doris in Dead White Males, and Ross in MacBeth, A Walking Shadow. A proud Buffalo native, Amy is excited to be returning home to shoot a feature length independent film about Zombie Jesus. Amy is also in pre-production for a film based on Coming or Going, a new play by Lisa Roth, shooting in Austin, Texas in 2009.

		Marc is a Philly boy at heart who loves baseball, cheesesteaks and gangster flicks. He is very excited to join this production and thanks Mick and Molly for the opportunity. He has many regional and New York credits and is currently performing Off-Broadway in Naked Boys Singing - stop by if you're feeling brave. Incidentally, Marc's favorite drink is gin and tonic (NOT vodka). Love to family, friends and Liza!

		Regional: Seattle Children's Theater, Intiman Theater Company, Seattle Rep, The Group Theater, Taproot Theater Company and Northwest Actors Studio. In NY: The Ensemble Studio Theatre, Abingdon Theater Company, Irish Arts Center, and The Blue Heron. As a playwright: Blue Eyed Ophelia (selected and then produced by The Looking Glass Theater Company's 2005 Mid-Town Playwrights Winter Forum) and Drugged Up Love (slated for production in early 2009 in New York City ). Erin is also a violinist who began her training at the age of five and has, in more recent years, used her violin as an actor in several productions. She is a graduate of The University of Washington School of Drama (BA in Drama) and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (3 Year MFA equivalent, Acting). Her favorite drink is always the next one.

		Courtney, a recent graduate of New York University, is proud to be collaborating with fellow alcoholics on Improbable Fiction's new works. Some of Courtney's favorite past performances include originating the role of Maple in At the Ballet at Manhattan Repertory Theatre and participating in a cycle of Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/ 365 Plays premiere with Keitrik productions. Her favorite drink is a very dirty martini. Thanks to friends, family, and the cast for their support - one day at a time!

		Michael thanks Mick and Molly for inviting him into their writing circle last fall. Primarily an actor, Michael played Paul in the world premiere of EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES in June and can currently be seen as Mordred in Camelot at Tri-Arts in Connecticut. If you like his play, buy him a rum and diet coke.

		Quinn is absolutely thrilled to have a bar tale OR steve and the other guy be the first production of his writing by such a gifted group of people as Improbable Fiction. As a novice playwright, Quinn has written a number of other one act and full length shows but has only submitted one other for consideration. the deep end was given a staged reading by "The Management Theatre Company" in their salon series this March and Quinn is very much looking forward to other opportunities to share his writing with anyone else who will listen. Also, he is pretty tall and has excellent vision.

		Susie does many things, none of which is writing plays, so go figure. She is proud to have worked with Improbable Fiction since its inception, handling publicity and web design for the company (so it's likely you've read something she has written, even it was just ticketing information). Susie tells stories pretty much constantly, but people rarely pay attention, so she is grateful to Mick and Molly for giving her a captive audience. Buying her a Jack and ginger can be a good way to shut her up, but nothing is foolproof.

		[Insert joke about being drunk on power here.] Molly has had a blast seeing Happy Hour come to life. More often seen onstage, she has worked in New York with the Republic Theatre Company and Regionally with The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Performance Network, The City Theatre and Planet Ant. Molly is a graduate of Indiana University and The Purple Rose Theatre Company's apprentice program. This is Molly's New York directing and playwrighting debut.

		Erin is thrilled to revisit her life as a director and is so excited to have such great new pieces and such fun people to play with! Favorite directing credits include: Baby with the Bathwater, Much Ado About Nothing, The Role of Della, The Foreigner, and many many large musicals full of children. Erin proudly holds the title of Producing Director of Improbable Fiction, and was featured in last year's productions of Twelfth Night and Snakebit. She is currently working on The Corn Maiden, an adapted Joyce Carol Oates novella, debuting in the NYIF this August (www.thecornmaiden.blogspot.com). Erin has her MFA in acting from Penn State University. Much love to family, friends and the knowledgeable staff at Trader Joe's for keeping her well stocked in decent and extremely inexpensive wine!

		Mick likes his Johnny Walker Black on the rocks, but wouldn't refuse any drink you'd put in front of him. As an actor - NY and regional credits include Macbeth, A Chorus Line, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Twelfth Night with Improbable Fiction, A View From the Bridge, The Three Musketeers, etc. As a writer - his poetry has been published both in the US and in the UK. As a producer - this is his first attempt. Much thanks and praise to Molly and this Happy Hour Crew.

		Christy just came off a six month national tour of the kids' show Junie B. Jones, where she had to drink almost every night to keep from harming herself or small children. New York: A Good Farmer (3 Graces), The Memory of Water (Cherry Lane), The Nibroc Trilogy (78th St. Theatre Lab), Adrift in Macao (Primary Stages), Lebensraum, Ascension (Theatre Row). Regional: Zhivago, Palm Beach (La Jolla Playhouse), Was, and Convenience (Human Race Theatre).
	*Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity

*Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity