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DEVEN ANDERSON
Regional Credits include productions of Macbeth (Lennox), Romeo and Juliet
(Escalus), Lobby Hero (Jeff), The Foreigner (Brown County), Complete Works of
William Shakespeare Abridged (Big Theatre prod.) New York: Reflections from
Reality (SVA Theatre NYC), The Hard Lull (Discovery Hill prod.), America: A
Problem play (Planet Connections Festival), Don't do Samurai Sword Crime
(Crosstown Playwrights), Measure for Measure (The Queens Players), Ghosts of
Provincetown (New World Stages), and Much Ado About Nothing (New World
Stages). Education: B.A., Indiana University, Circle in the Square Theatre School,
Second City (Chicago).
R. ALLEN BABCOCK
Resident Designer
Allen resides at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. As Resident Designer and
Technical Director for Hotchkiss he has production designed Guys & Dolls, On the
Razzle, Runaways, The Laramie Project, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Urinetown!,
Into the Woods and The Importance of Being Earnest. When not grading design
projects or teaching classes, he manages to find time to design in, and around, the
city! Regional: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Syracuse Stage & North Star Productions,
Rochester, NY) M. Butterfly [assistant to Dawn Chiang], (Syracuse Stage &
Charlotte Repertory Theatre) NYC: The Shape of Things (Variations Theatre
Group) Antigone, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus & Romeo and Juliet (The Queen's
Players) We All Fall Down (Pop Mega Hot Theatre Factory) Tartuffe, Damnée
Manon, Sacrée Sandra, Largo Desolato (all as Resident Designer for Beyond the
Wall Productions) Allen is a BFA Theatrical Design graduate of Syracuse
University where he designed Street of Crocodiles (American Premier), tick, tick...
BOOM!, Hurlyburly, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and many others. He is
currently juggling way too many balls to count but would have it no other way!
CODY BORROR
Cody Borror is from a small town in south eastern Kansas called Ark City. After
high school he attended Cowley College in his home town and received his AA
degree. While there he did shows such as You Can't Take It With You (Agent),
Don't Drink the Water (Mr. Kilroy), and Crazy for You as a chorus member. Since
then he has been attending The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in NYC.
He would like to thank all of his family and friends who have supported him through
this journey, without whom this would not have been possible.
DANA DIANGELO
Dana DiAngelo is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn , NY . She
holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Hofstra University in Theatre Arts with a
concentration on Acting. She has also studied at the William Esper Studio, the
Upright Citizens Brigade, and The School for Film and Television. Dana has had
the great fortune to work on many projects through out the city ranging from
Shakespeare to Commedia Dell’Arte to Improvisation. Her goal is to expand her
knowledge of acting and the theatre and challenge herself in every character she
creates. For more information, visit www.danadiangelo.com.
STEPHANIE FERRAIOLI
Stephanie Ferraioli is a freelance scenic artist. Recent credits include a national
tour of Porgy and Bess (Dicapo opera), the world premiere opera La Casa Mortara
(Dicapo Opera), Shape of Things (VTG). TV: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
(Bravo), Top Chef Allstars (Bravo) Fashion/Retail Displays: Tory Burch, Ralph
Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, MAC Cosmetics, and The Conran Shop. Stephanie
received a BA in Drama from Hofstra University and and completed a two year
scenic painting intensive at Cobalt Studios. She lives a happy life in LIC, Queens
with her wonderfully talented husband Rich and her beautiful Ismene.
BRANDON FERRARO
B.A. Theatre James Madison University. Go Dukes. Favorite acting roles include:
Cassio in Othello, Duke in Measure For Measure, Marcus Andronicus in Titus
Andronicus, Chris Keller in All My Sons, Hal Dobbs in Proof, Oedipus in Oedipus
Rex, Mercutio, Friar et al in Shakespeare's R & J. Television Credits include "Real
Naval Justice'' for Investigation Discovery and Tex Watson in the Charles Manson
documentary "Will You Kill For Me?" on MSNBC.
KELLY JOHNSTON
Kelly Johnston originally hails from North Carolina, where he did his undergraduate
studies at UNC at Chapel Hill in Theatre. He followed up a few years later by
getting his Master’s degree in Directing at the California Institute of the Arts. He
has worked in various regional theatres such as the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX,
the GeVa Theatre in Rochester, NY, the West Coast Ensemble in Los Angeles, CA
and the Laguna Beach Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA. He has co-founded and
run two different theatre companies: Sirius Theatre in Los Angeles and, most
recently, the Arizona Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, AZ. At AzSF, Kelly was the
Artistic Director for its first twelve seasons and would still be there if he hadn’t
moved to New York for the love of his life, Ms. Leslie Ann Kent. He is now a
freelance director in the city. He is an Associate Member of the Society of Stage
Directors and Choreographers, an Associate Artist of the Arizona Shakespeare
Festival, and a Resident Director for both the Queens Players and Variations
Theatre Group. He has an amazingly wonderful 12-year-old daughter, Laurel, and
is inordinately fond of pie.
RICHARD MCDONALD
Born in Melbourne to a Fijian mother and Australian father, Richard McDonald was
raised in California and discovered acting after graduating in Economics from UC
Davis. Past roles Richard has enjoyed include Pertuchio in The Taming of the
Shrew, Truffaldino in A Servant of Two Masters, Saturninus in Titus Andronicus,
John in 5th of July, Jason from Medea, & Martin in Fool for Love. Having studied at
the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Richard has also worked on the SistaPAC
webisode Kindred as well as other film projects. Outside of the acting world Richard
enjoys sports as well as cooking, dancing, singing, and traveling all over the world.
He teaches indoor spin/cycle classes throughout health clubs in NYC.
INDIA QUINBY
India Quinby attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where she
graduated Cum Laude with her B.F.A. in Painting. After exploring a brief career in
special effects makeup, she settled on scenic painting as her chosen path. She
lives in the city with her fiance/soon-husband. She is thrilled to assist Mrs. Ferraioli
in all scenic and artistic capacities at Variations Theatre Group.
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