meet the cast.
JENNIFER BARNHART*
MARIAD/OLDER COLLEEN
Jennifer Barnhart is an actor, singer, and voiceover artist who is primarily known for her work as a puppeteer. One of the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning Original Broadway Company members of "Avenue Q," she remained with the show for its entire six-year Broadway run, and she has puppet-coached and directed various regional productions of it. She is an Emmy-nominated performer on "Sesame Street," where she plays Zoe and Granny Bird among other puppet characters, as well as the recurring human character, Meredith (Charlie's Mom). She has also worked as a 'human' regionally, where favorite roles include Lady Macbeth, Goneril, and Mrs. Cratchitt, and she had a few co-starring spots on Law & Order: SVU. VO credits include work for animation, award-winning educational apps, and the YA audiobook, "The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle" for Penguin/Random House. IG: @iamjenbarnhart / www.jenniferbarnhart.com
GIAN RAFFAELLE DICOSTANZO*
GAK/AGENT DORR
EMERSON GLICK*
ISABELLA
Emerson Glick is excited to join this wonderful company! Credits: National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Chava; MUNY), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava; La Mirada), Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke; Paper Mill Playhouse), Matilda (Matilda; Syracuse Stage), Stoos Gumbo (Jen; Hangar
Theatre), Ice Queen (Maya; 92NY). Thanks to her family, Resolute, Lisa Calli, and Caitie. Proud Syracuse graduate! IG: @emerson__glick; emersonglick.com
TORI HEINLEIN*
COLLEEN DRINKWATER/OLDER LIVY
Tori Heinlein made her Broadway debut in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas as Susan Waverly. Recent regional credits include: Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Media Theatre), June in Gypsy (Marriott Theatre), Liesl in The Sound of Music (North Shore Music Theatre), Kaylee in The Prom (Speakeasy Stage Company), Mamma Mia! (The Muny), A Christmas Carol (The Hanover Theatre). Other credits include Catherine in Pippin, Cinderella in Into the Woods (CCM) and The Magical Land of Oz (The Cincinnati Pops). BFA: CCM Musical Theatre. Many thanks to CTG, and the whole Belfast Connection team! @toriheinlein on Tiktok and Instagram toriheinlein.com
ROSE MALLICK
FRANCES
Rose Mallick started her acting career at 6 as a cheeky Boston lass giving Liam Neeson the finger –thereby saving his life– in Absolution (2024). Her humor and puppy-eyes landed her supporting and lead roles in six other upcoming feature and short films. On stage, she recently sang as Young Cosette in Les Miserables (Stage Artistry Studios). She trains at The Prep NY and Stage Artistry Studios for acting and loves to sing, dance, play piano, and generally create art and fun wherever she goes.
JOSIE MARZILLI
LIVY O'LOUGHLIN
Josie Marzilli made her stage debut at age 7, but has been a performer since the moment she could speak. Regional: Sound of Music (Ogunquit Playhouse: Marta, u/s Gretl), Elf the Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse) and Sound of Music (Maine State Music Theatre: Gretl). When she isn’t on stage, Josie loves to read Archie comics, play with her little sister, go kayaking and write songs. Josie is so lucky to have amazing mentors supporting her as she pursues her dreams — special thanks to Kim, Sandy, Joyce and Jaye for always being there to cheer her on and help her grow. She also wants to thank Will Van Ness at The Prep for his help learning a new dialect. Thank you to the Belfast Connection team for this wonderful opportunity! Josie is represented by Zoom Talent Management.
JJ MCGLONE*
KIERAN
QUINN MURPHY
BRENDAN DRINKWATER
Quinn discovered his love for acting at the age of five. Regional credits include: Leopoldstadt (The Huntington), A Christmas Carol and Full Monty (North Shore Music Theatre), Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert (Boston Symphony Hall and Tanglewood), and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company). Quinn has performed in youth theatre with: NESPA, North Shore Music Theatre, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stage 284, Five Star Theatre Company and studies voice with Noel Smith Voice Studio. Gratitude to The Belfast Connection team for your support. IG: @quinncmurphy
JOSEPH PENCZAK*
CHET WANKOWSKI/OLDER PATRICK
MICHAEL SÁENZ*
GUY DRINKWATER/OLDER MIKEY
Credits: Off Broadway (Affluenza! P.O.V.) Regional: Lanes Coven (Love’s Labour’s Lost), Huntington Theatre (Don’t Eat the Mangos-US), Arlekin Players (The GAAGA), Theater@First (Antigone), Off the Grid (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord), Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
(Richard III), Emerson College (Working), Wheelock Family Theater (Tuck Everlasting), The Publick Theater (The Winter’s Tale), Boston Academy of Music (Lady in the Dark), Gloucester Stage (Dew Point, Dealer’s Choice). Sáenz is also a director, producer, playwright and educator. His play “Mobius” was selected for the New York International Fringe Festival, and he directed the world premiere of “Vote for Me” off-Broadway. He was commissioned by the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival to adapt his novel, “The Thousand Natural Shocks” into a play for their new works program. His production company, VitalSaenz, creates new work in Lowell. When not acting he teaches theater at Lynn English High School.
PORTER SCANLON
BARRY BORNSETIN
Porter is a 12-year-old actor with a passion for both stage and screen. He has appeared in numerous community and youth theatre productions, and his regional theatre credits include Mary Poppins (Legacy Theatre), A Christmas Story (Springer Opera House), and School of Rock (LaFayette Theatre Company). In addition to his work on stage, he is actively involved in the film industry. He extends heartfelt thanks to the Belfast Connection team and Kurt Domoney with BKA for their support and guidance.
CARL SCHWABER
BIG DAVE MONZIONE
Carl has performed on stage in dozens of theatre productions in the Boston area, off Broadway and in Los Angeles. Favorite stage roles include Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing; Schultz, the fiery prison guard in Tennessee Williams’ Not About Nightingales; and the comically unsentimental Cabbie in Jay Hanagan’s Along for the Ride, which took first place in New York’s Samuel French Short Play Festival. Carl appeared on the hit show, Criminal Minds, as a smarmy pimp with a hidden agenda. Carl also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, performing a comedy sketch with TV personality, Howie Mandel. He enjoyed playing historical figures in documentary films on PBS and Science Channel. As a voice-over artist, Carl has performed on TV and radio and has narrated three audiobooks that appear on Amazon. He played a leading role in the audio-theatre production, The Slasher, and a recurring role on the podcast, We’re Alive, which garnered an international following.
In addition, Carl has sung baritone in multiple musical-theatre productions, choral
concerts, and a cappella-group performances. His published play, The Long Way Home—a stage adaptation of Homer’s epic poem,
THE ODYSSEY—has been produced at high schools throughout the country and sold
in bookstores around the world.
STEPHEN SHORE*
PATRICK O'LOUGHLIN/OLDER BARRY
Stephen Shore is honored to be in this staged reading of The Belfast Connection by John Donovan. Select NE Credits: Private Lives (Gloucester Stage) Airness (Vermont Stage), Constellations and Hundred Days (Middlebury Acting Company), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Huntington), Once (SpeakEasy Stage), Big River and Our Town (Heartwood Regional Theatre). Select Regional Credits: Treasure Island (Fulton), Million Dollar Quartet (Encore Musical Theatre), Butterflies Are Free and Murder on the Nile (Judson Theatre), The Taming of the Shrew (TX Shakes), Cymbeline (VA Shakes), Of Mice and Men (Cardinal Stage), Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical (GA Shakes), The Rocky Horror Show and Oklahoma! (Roxy Regional Theatre Company). TV Credits: Dope Thief (Apple TV) and The Food That Built America (History Channel). Proud graduate of UNC School of the Arts (BFA). Stephen would like to thank Grace and Barb for their love and support. For Da. Sláinte! www.StephenTShore.com
EMMA ROSE SMITH
ALCERA FLORES
Emma Rose Smith is best known for her recurring role as Florie Mayfair on AMC’s Mayfair Witches. Emma has also appeared in a recurring role on Max's The Pitt and a supporting role in Lifetime's The Lies We Bury. She is a two-time ‘Best Child Actress’ award winner for the film The Game. Emma is a singer/dancer who has performed in over 12 musicals. Favorite theater credits include Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden and Young Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde. Emma is repped by AKA Talent, STW Talent and managed by Rebel Creative Group/Sherry Kayne. @emmarosesmith11
CHRIS STAHL*
MIKEY DRINKWATER/OLDER BRENDAN
Recent credits: Flora and Ulysses (Ulysses) Wheelock Family Theatre; Indecent (Lemml) Perseverance Theatre & The Wilbury Theatre Group; Twelfth Night (Sebastian) Theatre Alaska; Observance (Noah) NY Fringe; Anna Karenina (Alexi) Notch Theatre/The White Heron; Assassins (John Hinckley Jr.) The Gamm; Song for a Future Generation (Error) Williamstown Theatre Festival. Other theatres they have worked at include Lincoln Center, Theatre for a New Audience, The Flea, & Trinity Rep. Film/TV credits include Revenge of the Green Dragons (Artfire Films- produced by Martin Scorsese), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), The Invisible Girl (BKE Productions). Upcoming roles in The Drama (a24) and The Provider (a713 productions). MFA: Brown/Trinity Rep, BA: Fordham University. Interlochen graduate. Williamstown Theatre Festival Non-Equity Company. They are the recipient of the National Youth Theatre award. Thanks to Swain-Thomas Agency and Baker Management, and to their family and chosen family for their constant love and support. Mucho love to James. www.chrisstahl.org. Insta: @chrismstahl
PETER TEDESCHI*
BUNKERS/AGENT HALE
[* denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association]
meet the team.
CHRIS COFFEY^*
DIRECTOR
Chris Coffey is a North Jersey-raised, Brooklyn-based professional theater multi-hyphenate and the founder and Artistic Director of Sup Dummies. His work as an actor, musician, music director, and director has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and speakers from New York to Alaska. In his other life, he plays drums and guitar in the acclaimed NYC jazz combo The Shubert Alley Cats and is a Casting Associate at Wojcik Casting. Chris is a proud member of AEA, Local-802 AFM, and an Associate Member of SDC. He is represented by ATB Talent. Up next: Carl Perkins & Music Director in Million Dollar Quartet at Playhouse on Park.
www.chris-coffey.com | @_chriscoffey
LAUREN J. BURKE*
STAGE MANAGER/STAGE DIRECTIONS
Regional: New Federal Theatre, Central Square, Front Porch Arts Collective, The Huntington, American Repertory Theatre, Boston Baroque, North Shore Music Theatre, Plays in Place, SpeakEasy Stage, Revels, Lyric Stage, Hangar Theatre, WAM, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Reagle Music Theatre, Poets’ Theatre, Israeli Stage, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera Collaborative. University: Brandeis University, Boston University, Harvard University, Suffolk University. Education: BA from Suffolk University. Lauren is a member of Actor’s Equity Association.
COLIN WILSON^
DRAMATURG/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
JOHN DONOVAN
PLAYWRIGHT
John Donovan was born and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently resides in the greater Boston area.
[* denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association]
{^ denotes an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society]