The Group Rep Presents HOTEL PARADISO, Now thru 8/11

The Group Rep presents the French farce by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres, translation by Peter Glenville, directed by Drina Durazo, produced by Sherry Netherland. Slamming doors, trysts and secret assignations abound when no one is whom they appear to be in this hilarious, head-spinning bedroom comedy. The show runs tonight, June 28 - August 11, 2013.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Drina Durazo (Director) joined The Group Repertory Theatre Company in 2010 after assisting Larry Eisenberg on The Trip to Bountiful. Her other assistant directing credits include The Poor of New York and And Then There Were None. Drina made her directorial debut last year with the Group Rep production of Moon Over Buffalo. Other directing credits with the GRT include a workshop performance of an original play,Yellow Brick Ride. Drina is currently studying acting with Barbara Bain. She has garnered great success with the short film she produced, "Hell's Belles." The film won 15 festival awards, including Drina's win for Best Producer.

Sherry Netherland (Producer) Producing credits at GRT: The Trip to Bountiful (Larry Eisenberg, Dir.). Directing projects at GRT: String of Pearls, Collected Stories, The Winning Streak. As Assistant Director: The Paris Letter, (GRT) and currently in New York with Ethel Sings (off-off Broadway), both projects with director Jules Aaron. Sherry has written lyrics for the musical, e-love: a musical.com/edy (published by Samuel French), and a book, I Was a Cellist in the Marching Band.

CAST:

Mark Atha (Henri Cot) A Kentucky native with a Degree in Drama & Oral Communication, This is Mark's 15th Main Stage production at the Group Rep.

Van Boudreaux (Benedict Boniface) Long-time LCGRTers may remember Van from his critically acclaimed turn as Lou Costello in the Group Repertory Theatre's Lou's on First. Recently, you may remember him as Badger in The Poor of New York. In his native Louisiana, Van played Officer Mancuso in the original cast production of A Confederacy of Dunces under Frank Galati, and Donnie in the Ensemble Theatre Company's production of American Buffalo with Pruitt Taylor Vince.

Andrew Bourgeois (Maxime) Andrew is a film and theatre actor from Louisiana. He holds a MA in Acting from the Birmingham School of Acting in the United Kingdom; and also spent time in Wroclaw, Poland at the Grotowski Institute. Prior to that, he worked professionally in Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He currently studies with the Will Wallace Acting Company and can be seen in "Helen Alone" and "In a Madman's World" out later this year.

Robert Gallo (Anniello) Robert last appeared at GRT in My Three Angels. Favorites include King of the City, Lend Me a Tenor, Greetings,and Over the River and Through the Woods. Films include lead roles in "Street Boss," "Sinners," "American Born," and "Dumb Luck in Vegas". TV Guest and Co-star roles include "America's Most Wanted," "Shameless," Rizzoli & Isles," and "Everybody Hates Chris." More online at IMDB and Robert Gallo as Al Capone.

Doug Haverty (Martin/Duke): here; Sherlock's Last Case as Holmes; My Three Angels as Felix; And Then There Were None as Wargrave; A Christmas Carol as Cratchit; Inspecting Carol as Wayne, Lend Me A Tenor as Max, and around town: Algy/Fenton+5 in Bullshot Crummondat the Advent and Ray Bradbury's Falling Upward at The Falcon & Theatre West. Also a playwright Doug's plays In My Mind's Eye and Next Window, Please premiered at the Group Rep.

Suzy London (Angelique Boniface) For GRT: Stepping Out, Moon Over Buffalo, And Then There Were None. Also, awarded The ACTF Outstanding Acting Award for Marat/Sade. the DramaLogue Award for Best Actress as Janet Preston in Intent To Murder. Appeared as Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore, Jenny Diver in Three Penny Opera and Aldonza in Man of La Mancha. She has done voiceovers, animated features, sung all over the world, written numerous songs and stories and has just written a musical.

George Loomis (Georges) George was born on TV starring as the baby on ABC's soap opera "Loving." After graduating NYU, he starred inthe national stage sensation Point Break LIVE! During this time, George catapulted to YouTube fame with "Rich Kids," his commentary onprep schools; his feature film "Rich Kids" goes into production this summer. You probably saw George with Justin Timberlake in Target's20/20 Experience campaign. Catch him in theaters this year in "Tag" or Nightcomer."

Francisco Medina (Police Officer/Porter) Francisco's strength lies in a wide spectrum of casting for roles suited to our rapidly changing world. Whether playing an immigrant farm worker from California's San Joaquin Valley, Guantanamo Bay detainee, or the young Wall Street investor, watch for him as demand for roles of ethnically ambiguous characters increase. Group Rep member since Summer 2011.

Leah Shaw (Victoire/Lady) has performed in NY, London and Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Theater Arts she also enjoys writing and producing while working on funding her first feature film. Her short film "Callbox 23" (producer/actor) won several festival awards last year, and she has had many roles in films and television. LeahShawActor.com

Chris Winfield (Inspector of Police) Chris has been a member of the Group Rep. for 27 years. He has appeared in over 30 productions on our stage, most recently as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock's Last Case, and as George Hay in Moon Over Buffalo. Film and TV credits include "Firefox", "Mash", "Baywatch", "The Nanny", and "Eli Stone". He designs and builds most of the Group Rep sets and is Co-Artistic director of the company.

Gina Yates (Marcelle Cot) Past roles at The Group Rep include Bennie in Next Window, Please and Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful. Other credits include Wonder of the World, Uncommon Women and Others, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Memory of Water and Painting Churches. She has a double BA in Theater Arts and Psychology from Portland State University, and is an alumnus of the famEd Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood! More @ginayates.

DESIGN TEAM:

Jazmin Lopez (Lighting Design) Jazmin Lopez graduated from the Art Institute of Hollywood as a Set & Exhibit Design major. She started working for the GRT as a lighting technician in the summer of 2010 and was given the opportunity to start designing with Barefoot in the Park,and has continued to design many other shows ever since. For the last four years she's built sets and done scenic and lighting design for television, Indi films, and theatre.

Christian Ackerman (Sound Design) Christian is a filmmaker whose horror-comedy short "Hell's Belles" won 15 film festival awards in 2012. He also works as an Art Director, Producer, Editor, and Videographer in Film & TV. In the past, he's helped on various GRT productions including Moon Over Buffalo, Yellow Brick Ride, Cobb, Sherlock's Last Case, and The Poor of New York.

Emily Doyle (Costume Design) Emily has a diversified background in theatre from Costume Design to Stage Management and Scenic Artistry, and a passion for fashion that led to the creation of her clothing line Wear Marrow, a line of custom made dresses. Previous costume design credits for GRT include The Real Thing; Collected Stories; Stepping Out; Sherlock's Last Case. Other shows outside GRT include Rebecca's Gamble, Trolls Stole The North Pole; The Laramie Project; The House Of Yes.