LEIA ESPERICUETA (Annie) is proud to be returning to the FTC stage with another Midwest premiere.  This summer she had the wonderful opportunity to portray Lady Anne alongside John Douglas Thompson in Shakespeare & Company’s Richard III in Lenox, Massachusetts.  Regional credits include: Helen of Troy and Briseis in The Greeks at Madison Repertory Theatre; Cathleen in Long Day’s Journey Into Night at American Players Theatre; Felicity in Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them with Forward Theater; and Ella in the professional premiere of Stuck at In Tandem Theatre. Born and raised in California, Leia received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and will be moving to Chicago in December. RICHARD GANOUNG (Mr. Daldry) is a founding member of Forward Theater Company, and serves on the advisory company. He is proud to be part of this production, which reunites him with many dear theatrical friends. Last season he appeared with Forward as Bill in All About Eve and Reverend Mike in the Midwest premiere of Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them.  Richard is a member of Actors’ Equity and the Screen Actors Guild of America. Please visit his website at richardganoung.com for a complete resume. He thanks each and every one of you for your kind support of the arts in Madison!

MARTI GOBEL (Elizabeth) received her BA in theater from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, in 2008, and immediately began a career as a professional actor in Milwaukee.  She has had the honor of working with Milwaukee Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, First Stage Children’s Theater, and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. She is also the co-founder of UPROOTED Theatre, Milwaukee’s newest African-American theater company.  Marti performs in an ongoing role as the civil rights suffragist, Ida B. Wells for the Kenosha Civil War Museum. This is Marti’s first role with Forward Theater and she couldn’t be more thrilled to practice her craft under the FTC umbrella.  Marti hopes that you enjoy the show and leave with a pleasant tingle.

JESSICA BESS LANIUS (Catherine Givings) is very happy to be back in her home state of Wisconsin! Her favorite New York theater roles include:  Edgar in The Leer Project at Harwich Theatre Company; Clytemnesta in Wrecked and Julie in Miss Julie with Theatre Lila; Jill in The Big Funk with The Drove Theatre Company; Helen of Troy in Faust with JOS Co.; Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Women: Under the Corset produced by The Wake Up Artists; and Nina in The Nina Variations at Primary Stages. Jessica has also appeared in UPN’s sitcom Girlfriends, Midway Films’ Mulligan in the role of Angel, and numerous national network commercials, including Claritin, Toyota, Tylenol,  Babybell, and V-8  Jessica graduated with an MFA in acting from Rutgers University, and a BFA in theater and dance from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild  and Actors’ Equity Association.

KAREN MOELLER (Sabrina Daldry) is overjoyed to be working with Forward Theater again after appearing in last season’s production of All About Eve.  She has previously appeared on the Playhouse stage in Madison Repertory Theatre’s Permanent Collection and The Nerd, and was seen this spring in Laundry & Bourbon with The Bricks Theatre.  She has performed in many productions in Madison with Strollers Theatre and Mercury Players Theatre, and her voice can frequently be heard in local commercials for both radio and TV.  Karen is a big fan of Sarah Ruhl and is thrilled to be able to perform this play with such a great group of people.  Thanks and kisses to Tony.

RYAN SCHABACH (Leo Irving) is overjoyed to be back in Madison performing with Forward Theater Company.  In 2003 Ryan graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with an MFA in acting. While in the program he studied new play development with Norma Saldivar and Wisconsin playwright Richard Kalinoski.  Favorite performances include: the King in The Underpants at Milwaukee Rep; Romantic Fools with In Tandem;  Costard in Love’s Labor’s Lost at the Utah Shakespearean Festival; Ears on a Beatle at Next Act; and soon to be a favorite, Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), with Door Shakespeare.  A special thank you to those supporters of FTC who have made this production such a magical experience.

MARK ULRICH (Dr. Givings) is very happy to be making his first appearance with Forward Theater Company. Previous Madison credits include Gross Indecency, Noises Off, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Private Lives, and What Corbin Knew at the Madison Rep. Milwaukee area credits include The Pavilion, Seven Stories, and Lombardi at Next Act Theatre, and K2 at the Milwaukee Theatre Festival. Mark resides in Chicago, where he has appeared with the Goodman, Northlight, and Writers’ Theatre, among others. He is a proud member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and Chicago Dramatists.