2009 CAST & COMPANY MEMBERS . . . P - R
Eric Parness
A frequent director for Oberon, including last year's Ghost on Fire, Eric is the Artistic Director of Resonance Ensemble, where he has directed Sophocles' Antigone, Gorky's The Lower Depths, Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, and the world premiere productions of Strange Bedfellows by Bruce Cohen, La Tempestad by Larry Loebell, The Mail Order Bride by Charles L. Mee, and Sherlock Solo by Victor Cahn.
Other New York-area directing credits include Jean Cocteau Repertory’s/Rachel Reiner Productions’ Crazy for the Dog, Oberon's productions of Finding Louise, The Winter's Tale, Of Mice and Men, and Measure for Measure, Hypothetical Theatre Company's Kryptonite City and Faith, Blood Wedding (Boomerang Theatre Company), Zimmerman (Sanford Meisner Theater), Fit to Kill (Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre), and new work with adobe theatre company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Vital Theater Company, as well as educational theatre for Marist College, Stern College and Brandeis University. Eric is an alumnus of Brandeis University and a member of the Lincoln Center Theater's Directors Lab.Oberon Associate Member
Donovan Patton
American Rapture- Jeffrey/Sean/Host
Credits include The Drama League's Director Fest, Vineyard Theatre, True History and Real Adventures . Regional: The Hartford Stage Company, Our Town, and the Hangar Theatre The Complete History of America(abridged), and Romeo and Juliet. Donovan is a six-time veteran actor and one-time producer of the A-Train Plays (Playwrights Horizons, New World Stages). He is also known for playing Joe on Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues (Daytime Emmy nomination). Donovan is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Adam Petherbridge
Watch, Much Ado About Nothing
Adam Petherbridge is happy to make his New York debut with The Oberon Theatre Ensemble’s Much Ado. A recent graduate of Kenyon College, Adam has played numerous roles, but will be giving Shakespeare a shot for the first time in this production. Thanks to everyone with Oberon and all those who have helped him get this far. Adam is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.Grace Pettijohn
Core Member and Outreach Manager
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GRACE PETTIJOHN was recently seen onstage with Oberon as a Gentlewoman in Macbeth and as Luka in Anton Chekhov’s The Bear. Other Oberon credits include Comedie of Errors, …and They Were Lovers and I, Unseen. Grace has toured Europe, the British Isles and Scandinavia with the American Drama Group Europe, most notably in Harold and Maude and regionally in The Mikado, Angel and journeyed the gamut from Laura to Amanda in The Glass Menagerie. New York showcases abound including National Shakespeare's productions of True West, and Happy Journey to Camden and Trenton among others. Recent TV/Film: Law and Order, Deadline, My Brother's War and Stupid Rays. Grace is creator and founder of Theatre/Singing Dynamics - and she has written, produced and directed many plays for children. She is Outreach Manager at Oberon and looks forward to bringing The Bear to young and old audiences alike. Thank God for the voice of the theatre.Oberon Core Member