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Cesar Azanza

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Blaire Baron Larsen

Cast

Cesar Azanza (Captive: Gabriel) – Cesar Azanza is proud to be making his

theatrical debut in this great production and to get to be a part of the Fringe

Festival. Born and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Cesar has been doing

theatre since high school, where he got to play Tony in West Side Story. He

recently graduated from the USC School of Dramatic Arts where he

obtained his Bachelors degree in Theatre and a minor in Cinematic Arts.

While at USC he starred in shows like Infinite Black Suitcase and Broken

Eggs. He is alternately playing Lysander in a production of A Midsummer

Night’s Dream at the Church of the Foothills. Cesar is very grateful for this

opportunity and for his family and friends who have been a fundamental

support in his short career.

Blaire Baron Larsen (The Below:

Bunny) – A Fourth Gen-Los Angeleno,

Blaire Baron Larsen has worked as an

actress in films, television and Off

Broadway since age 18. She presently

operates the renown Los Angeles

Drama Club. Blaire’s play The Basket

Weaver (about a woman obsessed with

False Flag operations) recently

participated in the Samuel French OOB

Playwrights Festival in NYC. Her

play, The Milk Meetings – featuring a

politically incorrect group of

breastfeeding mothers – just enjoyed

packed houses and a 6 week run on

Theatre Row at Studio C. Her short

play, The Below, a Williams-esque one-

act about a delusional eccentric and his

Brooklynese sister will debut at LA’s

Fringe Festival in June. She conceived and produced Women In Boxes, an award-winning documentary about

magic assistants. Blaire has won numerous screenwriting awards (Atlanta, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Beverly

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Emily Button

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Christina Calph

Hills, Nicholl (semifinals). She wrote a the satirical series Ravenhurst for Air America. In 2014, PBS honored Blaire as

their Community Champion for her non-profit arts oorganization. She is prominently featured in an ongoing PBS

Special, LA ART.

Emily Button (Corollaries: Claire) – Emily is the daughter of two professional

athletes, which does not at all explain why she became an actress. An award

winning actress, improviser, voiceover artist and producer. Emily has

performed in over fifty plays and films, recurred on NBC’s Days of Our

Lives and had the privilege of working with many gifted artists including the

great Paul Sills, Mike Nichols and George Morrison. Recently nominated for

“Best Supporting Actress” for her work in Peter’s Ashes with Dee Wallace

Stone, you can also see her in the soon to be released Other People’s

Children with Chad Michael Murray. You can check out more of Emily’s work

at EmilyButtonVO.com (http://emilybuttonvo.com/), IMDB

(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125415/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1), and YouTube

(https://www.youtube.com/user/MsEmilyButton/playlists). As a child, Emily

always wondered why Goldilocks didn’t buy the cottage and put the 3 bears

on payroll…

Christina Calph (Hostage

Situation: Mona) –

Christina Jacquelyn Calph can be seen on screen in Arthur (Warner Brothers) alongside Russell Brand and

Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and in Tower Heist (Universal) starring Ben Stiller & Eddie Murphy. Her New

York theater credits include The Sunshine Boys with Lewis J. Stadlen & Chip Zien (Engeman) and Streetcar Named

Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski directed by Austin Pendleton. TV credits include Tiny Apartment (Comedy

Central), He Said, She Said (MTV), Deception (NBC), Made in Jersey (CBS),Rescue Me (FX), Whitest Kids U

Know (IFC), & The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central). Christina has worked off-screen as a commercial

director, writer and producer for brands like Symantec and The Good Guys. She is also the director, writer &

producer of the comedic web-series, Bad Girl’s Ball.

Rico Dakhil (Homeland Insecurity: Abdul) – Rico Dakhil was born in NYC however he grew up entirely in Los

Angeles. At a young age his parents got him interested in speaking on public platforms either sharing his personal

stories, poems or being a MC for events within his community. RICO has trained at Studio C Artists and Lesly Kahn

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Rico Dakhil

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David Dickerson

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Will Gressman

Institute. He has appeared in several films and web series done by up and

coming story-tellers. In addition he holds a Bachelors Degree from University of

California – Berkeley. He is currently represented by Armando Vaughn of KSA

Talent Agency. Check out his work at WWW.RICODAKHIL.COM

(http://www.ricodakhil.com/).

David Dickerson (Clean Routine: Lester) –

Born and raised right outside of Boston,

David is a USC Theatre graduate who has

also studied under programs at The

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts

and the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. He is

currently studying under Joshua LeBar.

Past credits include Beautiful Little Fool

(USC), The Meat Shall Inherit (Four Letter

Theatre Co.), and last year’s Fringe show

Twylight Zone: Back to the 6th Dimension

(Four Letter Theatre Co.). You can also see

him online in the webseries “Sweethearts of

the Galaxy” and “Wingman Purgatory,”

among other sketches and shorts, which

you can discover through his Twitter

account, @davidmdickerson. David is

excited to be back at the Fringe and would

like to thank his friends, family, and cat

named EddieMurphy for their continued love and support.

Will Gressman (Reel Wood: Redmond) – Will Gressman is so excited to be

working with people he loves and admires. He graduated from Columiba

University’s Acting MFA program and has a B.A. from the University of

Michigan. Notable theater performances are: As You Like IT (Classic Stage

Company), Battledrum (Sierra Madre Playhouse), Crimes of the Heart (Asolo

Rep), and Macondo (The Guthrie). He’d like to thank the people at Studio C,

Blaire, Esdras and all his friends who support LA theater. Smile and Namaste.

Ashley Key (Clean

Routine: Mary) – Ashley

Key is a graduate of the

prestigious American

Academy of Dramatic

Arts (AADA) in New York

City. Her most recent

work includes

(FILM) Circle– Official

Selection of the Seattle

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Ashley Key

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Taylor Lee Marr

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Mindy Montavon

International Film Festival

& SIFF Catalyst

Program; Accidentally

Home (THEATRE)

L.A: The Young Playwrights Festival; Sex, Money, Lies, & Politics; Off-Off Broadway & NY Theatre: Shakespeare

Monologue Festival as Juliet; Something Outrageous- sketch comedy; Ladies at the Alamo as Dede Cooper; Royal

Gambit as Jane Seymour; The Crucible as Abigail Williams; and a performer with the Chicago Dance Mob

for Chicago on Broadway. She is also an actor in and producer of the award winning web series, The

Vault. www.ashleykey.com (http://www.ashleykey.com/)

Taylor Lee Marr (Clean Routine: Wilson; Surprise: Matt) – Taylor began

acting when he was 13 years old. While attending University of Central

Florida, Taylor studied film and developed a particular talent for editing. He

also continued to hone his acting skills in a variety of projects. After

graduating, he moved to Los Angeles. After having years of success as an

editor, Taylor is focusing on his acting career with his first starring role in Vice

Force Action Squad. Although if you need an editor you can talk to him…and

if you know of any agents looking for new talent he’s in the market for that,

too.

Mindy Montavon (Surprise: Brienna) –

Mindy Montavon is happy to be

involved with her first Hollywood Fringe

Festival. Most recently she was part of

the workshop of City of Light, which was

chosen for the 2015

ASCAP/Dreamworks workshop with

Stephen Schwartz. Favorite regional

credits include Lucky Stiff (Annabel),

H2$ (Rosemary), You’re a Good Man,

Charlie Brown (Lucy), Unnecessary

Farce (Karen), Run for Your Wife

(Barbara), and the Owl and the Pussycat

(Doris). She can often be seen singing

tunes from the 1940s with the group

Swing Dames and online in the web

series The Bomb Shelter

(www.thebombshelterseries.com

(http://www.thebombshelterseries.com/)). Much love to Marcus, who better never ask her to sleep in a

basement. www.mindymontavon.com (http://www.mindymontavon.com/)

Phillip Pruitt (Corollaries: Bobby) – Phillip Pruitt (Bobby) is a seasoned stage and film actor. Stage credits include

(partial): Some Girl(s) (Guy), Cabaret (Cliff), 2 Grooms (Brent), Dog Sees God (Beethoven), Burn This (Larry), Biloxi

Blues (Henessey), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Wonka), original plays: Red Like Snow (Ryan),

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Anna-Laurie Rives

Teamwork (Art), Mixed Blessings (Erich), MFK (Billy). Film

credits (partial): Tolls (short), Drowning Slowly, After January

(short), The Loyalty Club (web), Off Campus (pilot), Blue Skies

(short), and Stigma (short): award-winning and now screening

internationally. Phillip is also a classical pianist and finds

solace in the discipline and art of music. He thanks his fellow

cast, the writer and his director for the distinct opportunity in

this powerful piece.

Anna-Laurie Rives

(Captive: Bonnie) –

Anna-Laurie Rives is a

new actor to Los

Angeles. Originally from

Dallas, TX, Rives is

thrilled to be involved

with Studio C Artist’s

production of ‘In The

Basement’ and to be

involved in the the

Fringe Festival for the

first time! She’d like to

thank her family and

friends for their constant

love and support, her

director Amanda and

co-star Cesar for being

rockstars and everyone

at Studio C Artists for

this amazing opportunity! Also, everybody please check out Anna-Laurie in the new web series, “Break A Hip”

written and directed by Cameron Watson starting Christina Pickles and Allison Janney on June 30th on Vimeo on

Demand!

Kate Robertson (Corollaries: Aimee) – Kate Robertson knew she wanted to pursue more roles in film after working

with William H. Macy on the set of Rudderless. Kate spent years in regional theater, playing roles such as Kate in

the Taming of the Shrew and Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest. Before moving to Los Angeles Kate

worked as a fire dancer and static trapeze artist at festivals and events, and still loves to set herself on fire every

now and then.

Mike Shaffrey (Homeland Insecurity: Krebbs) – Born and raised in Laurel, Maryland. Graduated with a degree in

Geography from University of Maryland (pre-med). Worked as a teacher/coach for a few years after college and

then for 15 years in the area of Interactive Marketing before beginning an acting career in 2011. Big guy who is

fiercely protective with a warm heart of gold — coming to a theater near you some day soon. Know for his

performances in “The Runaway,” “Jewvangelist,” and “Warriors of Oz.”

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Kate Robertson

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Jim Shipley

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Brett David Stelter

Jim Shipley (Hostage

Situation: Steve) – Jim

Shipley is having a good

old time in his first

Hollywood Fringe

scripted show (having

done Fringe improv

before). Previous credits

include: Jesse in Jukebox

(Off-Broadway), Stephen

Foster in Beautiful

Dreamer (Finger Lakes

Musical Theatre Festival),

Will Rogers in The Will

Rogers Follies, a couple

Tennessee Williams

baddies in Vieux Carré

and Small Craft Warnings,

A few Stout Individuals

with playwright John Guarre, and It Must Be Him with Kenny Solms, co-

creater of “The Carol Burnett Show.” TV: “Conan,” HBO’s “Hello Ladies,”

and “The Young and the Restless.” Jim’s first play, Infidelity Clause, was

produced last year and is in currently in development for film. In the

meantime, he can be seen doing musical improv (and sometimes the

regular kind) on the main stage of the famous iO West theatre.

Brett David

Stelter (Homeland

Insecurity: Smythe)

– Brett David

Stelter was born in

Long Beach, CA. At

the age of 6, he

moved to

Beavercreek Ohio

and attended

Beavercreek High

School where he

was an All-Area

athlete (soccer). He

graduated from

Ohio University

with a Bachelor of

Arts degree in

Political Science

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Esdras Toussaint

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David Yow

where he also played club soccer and basketball. Brett has been acting about 2 years and made his TV debut in

‘Lincoln’s Last Day’ which aired in the Smithsonian Channel. Brett is the grandson of W. David Sievers who was the

founding faculty member of the California State University at Long Beach Drama department who worked

alongside Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams and Stella Adler

Esdras Toissaint (Reel Wood: Kyle; The Below: Philippe) –

Esdras is beyond thrilled to be a part of this amazing cast. He

would like to thank David, William, Blaire, and the whole

creative team for their talent and support. Jin Hee, you are a

wonder.

David Yow (The

Below: James) –

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