Cast & Crew

Uma deSilva Uma has been performing on stage since her youth. She performed six productions in her last two years of college and upon moving to Tucson, AZ in 2001 found two theater companies to work with. She’s been artistic director of several productions in Tucson and shared the stage with some well known local talent. She currently teaches theater to young persons focusing on character development. Uma’s heart lies in writing and performing her own music with her band of six years, Episodes. She also sings backup vocals and plays guitar and keyboards for Spellingbee and Smallvox. Uma plays Sabrina Anyway.

Olivia Longacre Olivia Longacre is a student of photography and writing who also works in the medical field. This is her first onstage performance. Olivia is the official photographer for this production. She plays Grimelda and Robot Man.

Greg Loumeau Greg is the author and director of the play. His music combines catchy melodic hooks with thought-provoking lyrics. Greg has released original recordings through his own Dreamco Publishing label. Greg plays Tom Forgeus.

Troy Martin Troy has been active off and on in the Tucson music scene. In the ’80′s, he played with short-lived bands Ariel, The Distractions, Tango 21 and Milagro. He has been a broadcaster, actor, graphic designer, photographer and choir director. Most recently, he was bassist/vocalist for Episodes and bassist for Eyes Wide Open, a band fronted by 2006 American Idol alum, Crystal Stark. Troy provided backup vocals on the Eyes of the Bicycle Horse album. Troy plays Aerio the Bicycle Horse.

Daphna Ron Freshly arrived from Boston Mass, Drummer Daphna Ron eagerly joined the cast before even unpacking her belongings. She’s best known for her work with the Boston all-girl synth-pop group Miss Geo and the Metrics and the Wisconsin-based alt-country band Shot To Hell. This is her first venture into acting, and she hopes this will launch a successful acting career in daytime television or, at least, reality TV. Daphna plays Bellecoup de Talent, the cow.

Taylor Smith Taylor arrived in Tucson in the late ’70′s, after living in the Midwest through high school. He wanted to go west and never look back. His main interest in Tucson has been to see that musicians’ dreams get preserved through recording. He believes Tucson has a great music and art scene and is happy to be a part of it. Taylor is the sound person for the production and plays the evil Ptero.

Crew

Hadassah Cruz Hadassah Cruz is currently a student at Pima Community College, studying Digital Arts and Illustration. She is also a comic artist for Dreamco Media, and is working on her own science fiction comic book. Hadassah created all the artwork for the sets and comic book.

Alex Marquez Alex is a talented visual arts student at Pima College. She has worked for a professional graphic design firm in Tucson. Alex brings a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to everything she does. She is the stage manager for the play.

Production

Michael Fenlason Michael is the creative director of Beowulf Alley Theatre and worked with Greg Loumeau to produce the play.