Bill Bowles, Director, Producer
Bill made his stage debut in 1980 as Baby Wayne in Absent Friends at Ann Arbor Civic Theater in Michigan. Since then, Bill has enjoyed working both on stage and behind the scenes. In recent years, he has worked with San Francisco-based Rococo Risque, as well as serving one year as Artistic Director for that company. His love for theater is matched only by his love for documentary film making. In 2007, Bill made a name for himself on the internet as a traveling video blogger. Meet The Play Group is a synthesis of his two artistic passions, documentary and theater.

Eric Henry Sanders, Writer, Producer
Eric's plays have had performances and staged readings in theatres across the country and abroad, including the Union Theatre (London), New Group (NY), Primary Stages (NY), Cherry Lane Alternative (NY), Abingdon Theatre (NY), 78th Street Theatre Lab, Victory Gardens Theatre (Chicago), the Actor's Gang Ivy Substation (LA), and Moving Parts Theatre (Paris). Honors include being a nominee for the Kesselring Prize administered by the National Arts Club (NY), a runner-up for the Princess Grace Fellowship administered by New Dramatists, and a finalist for the New Work Festival at the Mark Taper Forum. Eric has twice won the Edward Poole Lay Fellowship administered by Amherst College. He is a member of the Dramatists' Guild and is represented by the William Morris Agency.

Diana Rivera, "Diandra"
Diana is a Performing Artist, Independent Producer and Teacher of Drama. She is a graduate of Theatre Arts at the University of CA at Santa Cruz with additional training from the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Pig Iron Theatre Company and the International University Global Theatre Experience. Ms. Rivera helped co-found, produce, assistant direct and perform as a lead actress in the "Rococo Risqué" series in San Francisco and is presently writing, producing and performing in the upcoming, original production, "Boop!" by Feather Lead Productions. She resides in Los Angeles and works professionally as a Drama/Storytelling Teacher.

Alexandra Stocks, "Alex"
Alexandra is an actor and improviser living in Los Angeles having recently left the fair city of Chicago. She is a graduate from San Francisco State University with a BA in theater arts. Further training includes Second City Conservatory in Chicago, and iO Theater (formerly Improv Olympic) where she also performed for three years. Alex was a member of award winning ensemble Rococo Risque, in San Francisco, and is an actor and contributing writer in the upcoming production Boop! by Feather Lead Productions, also out of the bay area. She is currently performing at iO West In Los Angeles with Daniel Day-Lewis and the News. She is also a Massage Therapist.

Dan Hoyle, "Steve"
Dan Hoyle is an award-winning playwright and actor based in San Francisco. His solo show "Tings Dey Happen" played for six months in San Francisco at The Marsh and five months Off-Broadway New York at The Culture Project. Recently it received the Will Glickman award for Best New Play of 2007. Previous show "Circumnavigator" and "Florida 2004: The Big Bummer" had extended runs in SF before touring colleges around the country. Website: www.danhoyle.net

Natalie Saibel, "Natasha"
Natalie is a recent graduate of the Harvard University/A.R.T./MXAT Institute for Advanced Theatre Training Program (the name is seriously that long.) Natalie is a New York based actress, and Producing Artist for the theatre company Studio 42. She also helped found the San Francisco based theatre company, The Red Gate Performance Collective, with whom she acted, directed and produced extensively for three years. She has a B.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz and is a national recipient of the Javits Fellowship for Acting.

 

Sam Ospovat, "Shane"
Sam is a professional drummer moonlighting as an actor. He has and M.F.A. in percussion performance and literature from Mills College, and is featured on the new release from John Zorn's Tzadik label, Drone and Melody. Sam has also recorded for Ghostly International and New Albion records. His current projects include the all improvising Timosaurus Band, Kids and Hearts, Beep! Trio, Gene Baker's R & B Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80, Ton Trio, and The Humans. As an actor, Sam can be scene as Tom in In Living English, a 20 episode advanced English language sit-com for Cl@se, an educational Latin American cable channel based in Florida. Sam is an alum of Rococo Risqué.