2010 CAST & COMPANY MEMBERS . . . L - O

William Laney

Detective Arlow, Order
Most Recently Played: Bad cop and Phil in the Oberon Theatre Ensemble production of American Rapture, written by Alex Dinelaris. NYC Stage: Mark, A Thousand Variations On A Lie Told Once; Macduff, Macbeth; Duke of Clarence/Tyrell in The Frog and Peach Theare Company production of Richard III, Demigod, The Lion Tamer by Rich Orloff;Sir Thomas Page in The Merry Wives Of Windsor; Solyony, The Three Sisters; O’Brien, Kitty The Waitress; Jud Fry, Oklahoma; Leontes, The Winters Tale; Doctor Ron, The Chaos Theories by Alex Dinelaris; Baron Regnault, The Honor of Thomas Becket; Borachio, Much Ado About Nothing; Albert Einstein, The Physicists; Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night; LaFont, Woman Of Paris; Caliban, The Tempest; Mr. Summey, Dark Of The Moon; Pistol, King Henry The Fifth; Duke Frederick, As You Like It. Recent Film: Short film Mugsy Falls written by Lannie Hill and filmed by Bjornqvist Films, Dawn of Man Productions short film “The Paranoid Man,” directed by Michael Johnson. I am very happy to be working with Austin Pendleton, Chris Boal, and the gang.Member AEA. (718.440.0443/laney_liam@yahoo.com)

Oberon Core Member

Jenna Lazar

Stage Manager, Order; Stage Manager, Starship Astrov

JENNA LAZAR is thrilled to be working with such a talented group of artists. Previous Oberon credits include last season's American Rapture (dir. Alexander Dinelaris), and Insecurity! (MITF). Other recent productions include Macbeth, Cinderella, The Tinderbox, Much Ado, As You Like It, and Richard III and Hamlet with Karen Lynn Gorney (all with Frog and Peach Theatre Company), Dogs Lie, Reflections (Resonance Ensemble), and Confessions of a Plate and Shoe, as well as the short film Max and Zoey. Much love to Mom, Dad, Andy, and Chad. Oberon Associate Member

Whitney Kam Lee

Violinist, Othello
Actor-Singer-Violinist recently finished playing Mana in a workshop of Saturnalia (Music Theatre Group). Other NY acting credits include Joshi in Evergreen and Suzuki in Honor (Prospect Theater Co), Akira in Tokio Confidential (Eric Schorr Prod.), Man I in Discovering Love: a Musical Journey (NYU) and Hameko in Hameko and Lulu (NYU Tisch GMTWP). Education: New York University and Northwestern University.

Emily Lippolis

Costume Designer, Othello
Credits include: Richard II (Sonnet Rep), Spaceship to Venus (Examined Man), The Maids, True West(Curious Frog), The Wall (Playwrights’ Horizons-NYU), bauhaus the bauhaus (The Nerve Tank), Find Me In Here (Esther M. Palmer), Avow (The Cardinal Group). Assisted: The Castleton Festival (Châteauville), Architecting (The TEAM). BFA Carnegie Mellon University. www.emilylippolis.com.

Diánna Martin

American Rapture - The Girl, Hello Out There
Performing: Most recently, Diánna played Deck in the acclaimed MTWorks' production of The Oath by Jacqueline Goldfinger. Other NY acting credits include Big Love (Eleanor), MTWorks; A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once for Oberon (Rena); Before the Next Blue Norther (Violet),dir. Ernie Martin, Abingdon Theatre; Coyote on a Fence (Shawna). Regional: The Trial of God (Maria); The Dutchman (Lula). Directing: Good Lonely People, MTWorks; A Home Across the Ocean (Newborn Festival Reading Series); Where Art Lives (Oberon Reading Series); A Simple Matter of Fear (Winner, Newborn Festival); Look After Your (Asst. Directing) MTWorks. She has also worked with Oberon Theatre Ensemble as the Assistant Director & Stage Manager in Macbeth, in 2008, but is now the Marketing and Communications Manager for Oberon.

After five years hosting, directing, and producing television and radio in St. Louis, she has returned to her hometown - following in the footsteps of her parents, Tony-Award winning actress Ann Wedgeworth and acting teacher/director Ernie Martin. Having acted/directed/coached on stage and independent film, Diánna has also taught acting to teenagers and adults at NYFA and the Ernie Martin Studio Theatre, and runs her own acting school, Martin Acting Studios, and teaches at Hunter College. Member of Oberon Theatre Ensemble and Maieutic Theatre Works (MTWorks); staff theatre critic for TheHappiestMedium.com; Awards Judge for NYITF Awards. Oberon Core Member

Linda S. Nelson

Linda Nelson's performance as Abby in A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once earned a Best Actress nomination from the Midtown International Theatre Festival in 2008. Previously with Oberon Theatre, Ms. Nelson was seen in Merry Wives of Windsor. Her other NYC and regional credits include Anna Christie, Prelude to a Kiss, Henry IV, Part I, Frankie and Johnny..., The Night of the Iquana, The Shadow Box, and she has been seen as all three women in The Last of the Red Hot Lovers!. She was also critically acclaimed when originating the roles of Nancy in The Fiascoes for New Heights Productions, and Harry's Girl in Shotgun Production's The Chaos Theories.

She has also appeared in film and video including Imaginary Heroes opposite Sigourney Weaver, Q and A with Nick Nolte, and is the voice and movement of Edna in the Video Game Bully. Ms. Nelson recently directed Missa Solemnis or The Play about Henry by Roman Feeser for DUTF (the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival) wich will also have a four week run opening this October. Ms. Nelson is a member of NJ Rep, TRU, CTI Alumni and is the founder of Shotgun Productions, Inc. Member AEA and SAG. Contact at LSNActs@cs.com.
Oberon Associate Member