Sam Shepard's THE GOD OF HELL
directed by Jeffrey Stanley
CAST BIOS
Susie Abraham (Emma)
has performed most recently at the New York International Fringe Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source and PS 122. She has trained with Oskar Eustis, Shane Ann Younts, Chris Bayes, Grace Zandarski, Per Brahe and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She acted in the Hangar Theatre's Lab Company and is a member of NYU's First Look Theatre Company. Susie graduated from Brown with honors in creative writing and a B.A. in history.
Danton Bankay (Frank)
was last seen as the Indian Deli Owner in the rock opera Shot last spring. Favorite roles include Henry in Outward Bound at The West End Theater, an Indian cab driver with P. D. Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall, Rolf in The Sound of Music and Krishna in Jahaaji. As a musician, Danton has performed with groups and as a soloist all over the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Russia and the Baltic States. He is a church musician on weekends. Many thanks to Michael Horn and Jeffrey Stanley for the opportunity to be part of an amazing project.
Bret Haines (Haynes)
graduated from Drake University in 2001 with a B.F.A. in theatre. He also attended NTI in the fall of 2000 and Tom Noonan's acting class in the fall of 2005. Some of his acting credits include General Berger in Scientific Americans; Vital Theatre, Jack in Thick Like Piano Legs; Red Room Theatre, and Skinhead in 16 Wounded (with Martin Landau) Long Wharf Theatre. Bret has also designed several set designs which include: Jude Law is Not in These Plays; Cherry Lane Theatre, Brother; Paradise Factory, Escape from Bellevue; Paradise Factory; Shakespeare is Dead; Paradise Factory, Thick Like Piano Legs; Red Room Theatre, Kansas City or Along the Way; Red Room Theatre and Lady in a Box (film) production designer.
Steve Kelly (Welch)
has performed in Hamlet, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles, The Tempest, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Crucible, Our Town, Dancing at Lughnasa, Over Here Over There and many other plays throughout the New York City and New Jersey area. He has also performed in the radio soap opera The Throb of Life as well as several indie and student films. He has studied as a professional actor with Jordan Charney's invitation-only classes, and he has studied Shakespeare with Elosie Watt at Michael Howard Studios. Recently he directed the short comedy films My African Uncle and El Cuco.
has performed most recently at the New York International Fringe Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source and PS 122. She has trained with Oskar Eustis, Shane Ann Younts, Chris Bayes, Grace Zandarski, Per Brahe and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She acted in the Hangar Theatre's Lab Company and is a member of NYU's First Look Theatre Company. Susie graduated from Brown with honors in creative writing and a B.A. in history.
Danton Bankay (Frank)
was last seen as the Indian Deli Owner in the rock opera Shot last spring. Favorite roles include Henry in Outward Bound at The West End Theater, an Indian cab driver with P. D. Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall, Rolf in The Sound of Music and Krishna in Jahaaji. As a musician, Danton has performed with groups and as a soloist all over the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Russia and the Baltic States. He is a church musician on weekends. Many thanks to Michael Horn and Jeffrey Stanley for the opportunity to be part of an amazing project.
Bret Haines (Haynes)
graduated from Drake University in 2001 with a B.F.A. in theatre. He also attended NTI in the fall of 2000 and Tom Noonan's acting class in the fall of 2005. Some of his acting credits include General Berger in Scientific Americans; Vital Theatre, Jack in Thick Like Piano Legs; Red Room Theatre, and Skinhead in 16 Wounded (with Martin Landau) Long Wharf Theatre. Bret has also designed several set designs which include: Jude Law is Not in These Plays; Cherry Lane Theatre, Brother; Paradise Factory, Escape from Bellevue; Paradise Factory; Shakespeare is Dead; Paradise Factory, Thick Like Piano Legs; Red Room Theatre, Kansas City or Along the Way; Red Room Theatre and Lady in a Box (film) production designer.
Steve Kelly (Welch)
has performed in Hamlet, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles, The Tempest, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Crucible, Our Town, Dancing at Lughnasa, Over Here Over There and many other plays throughout the New York City and New Jersey area. He has also performed in the radio soap opera The Throb of Life as well as several indie and student films. He has studied as a professional actor with Jordan Charney's invitation-only classes, and he has studied Shakespeare with Elosie Watt at Michael Howard Studios. Recently he directed the short comedy films My African Uncle and El Cuco.