Cast and Crew
Mikey DiLoreto (MILLER) Boston: Kid Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh, Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, Where Moments Hung Before, When the Music Stops, The Rocky Horror Show, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Moonchildren, Smoke and Mirrors: The Short Stories of Neil Gaiman, The Dining Room, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Pterodactyls, and Inspecting Carol. Directing Credits: HMT’s inaugural (and critically-acclaimed) production of Neil Simon’s The Gingerbread Lady; Rick Park’s Dressed Up Like a Douche (SLAM BOSTON Winner, September 2009); Adaptation (KCACTF Region One Nominee — Outstanding Student Director). Mikey would like to humbly thank Barbara, Audrey, and Stacy for their steadfast dedication to HMT; the cast and crew for their talent and trust; Mom, Dad, and Janis for being his everything; and, of course, Lesley for her patience, guidance, and this amazing opportunity. (Be proud of your accomplishments, and treasure the memories!)
Michael Fisher (WAGS), a Long Island native, received his BFA in acting from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Recent stage appearances include The Gingerbread Lady (also with Happy Medium Theatre), Macbeth (Gurnet Theatre Project), The Laramie Project (Bad Habit Productions), and a summer stint with the sketch comedy group The Pushers in New York City. Law students in the audience may also recognize his voice from the AudioCaseFiles legal audiobook series. He is grateful to be working with the fun folks at HMT again on yet another poignant and delightfully obscure tale.
Michael Riffle (HOAGIE) – This is Michael’s debut performance in Boston having recently moved here from Wadsworth, OH. While living in Ohio he performed at Weathervane Theatre (A Doll’s House (Torvald), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon/Theseus)), with Medina ShowBizz (The Boys Next Door (Jack), The Nerd (Willum)), with Fourth Wall Productions (The Bank Guards (Ben), Two Man Kidnapping Rule (Jack)), with Bang and Clatter (Defender of the Faith (Man)), and at University of Akron (Twelfth Night (Feste)). Michael has received his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Rochester, but has always focused more on his theatre education than his major. In his free time Michael enjoys playing the Rock Band series of games and carpentry.
Victor Shopov (ANDY) is a local actor/playwright/grad student living and working in the Boston area. Recent stage credits include ASSASSINS (Curtain Call Theatre), THE GINGERBREAD LADY (Happy Medium Theatre), MACBETH (Gurnet Theatre Project), ALOHA, SAY THE PRETTY GIRLS (Holland Productions), THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Boston Stage Company), THE HALFWAY HOUSE CLUB (Holland Productions/The Factory Theatre), and THE HEIDI CHRONICLES (Longwood Players). He is also serves on the board of Holland Productions as the Director of Finance and Operations, has an unhealthy obsession with spreadsheets, and is very happy to be working with HMT once more.
Audrey Lynn Sylvia (TAMARA TOMORROW) has been in pursuit of a happy medium for the longest time and is thrilled to have finally nailed it. She has recently appeared in Happy Medium’s The Gingerbread Lady (Toby Landau) and When the Music Stops (Kat), as well as Crimes of the Heart (Chick), Smoke & Mirrors, the Short Stories of Neil Gaiman (Ensemble), Inspecting Carol (Dorothy Tree-Hapgood), and The Dinner Party (Mariette Levieux) with Zero Point Productions. Other favorite Boston performances include Pygmalion, with The Longwood Players – and Black Comedy, The Dining Room, Arcadia and Hair at Boston University. Audrey would like to thank Barbara, Lesley, Michael and Stacy for being fellow, tireless ambassadors of the H.M. She also wants to thank Mom, Dad, Brother and Jeffrey for continuously being the method to the madness.
Lesley Anne Moreau (DIRECTOR) was last seen on stage as Polly Meara in Happy Medium’s inaugural production of The Gingerbread Lady. Other past acting credits include Dressed Up Like a Douche, Miracle on 34th Street, Twelfth Night and The Little Red Hen. Past directing credits include Desperation, All Falls Down, and a staged reading of her original work, When the Music Stops at the Boston Playwright’s Theatre. Many thanks to Stacy, Barbara, and Settie. Special thanks to the cast and crew for all the hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm.
CREW: Anne K. Austin, Mike Budwey, Barbara DiGirolamo, Stacy Fox, Andrew Hicks, Greg Jutkiewicz, and Lizette M. Morris