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Nick Cernoch

Furious acting credits:
US Drag, Canned Peaches in Syrup, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, imMEDIAte Theatre, Tearing the Loom, Scenes from the Big Picture, Mojo

Furious production credits:
Hunter Gatherers (production manager), Saturday Night at the Palace (production manager), An Impending Rupture of the Belly
(production stage manager), Grace (production manager), Back of the Throat (production manager), imMEDIAte Theatre (co-producer), Tearing the Loom (dramaturg), The God Botherers (stage manager), The Shape of Things (technical director/running crew), Mojo (sound design/assistant director), The Playboy of the Western World (stage manager), Chimps (master carpenter).

With other theatres:
Orson's Shadow, Air Guitar High (staged reading), A Matter of Honor
(staged reading), The Imaginary Man (staged reading), Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse; The Car Plays at Moving Arts, Tartuffe (u/s) at The Theatre at Boston Court, Androcles in Androcles and the Lion with Plano Repertory; Motherland, Pavlov’s Dogs, Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy (director).

Awards:
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Comedy Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Katie Davies

Furious acting credits:
The Pain and the Itch, US Drag, The Night Before Christmas, Canned Peaches in Syrup, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, imMEDIAte Theatre, Tearing the Loom, Scenes from the Big Picture

Furious production credits:
Hunter Gatherers (stage manager), Saturday Night at the Palace (assistant production manager), An Impending Rupture of the Belly (stage manager), Grace (assistant director), Back of the Throat (assistant stage manager), Tearing the Loom (assistant stage manager), The God Botherers (props design), The Shape of Things (running crew).

With other theatres:
Air Guitar High (staged reading), The Imaginary Man (staged reading), Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Animals and Plants (staged reading) at The Blank Theatre, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Dark of the Moon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, On The Verge, Letters Home, Cahoot’s Macbeth, Sex Starved Monkeys, The Stupid Shit We Do For Money, Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy.

Awards:
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Best Leading Female Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Comedy Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance
Three
Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Megan Goodchild

Furious acting credits:
US Drag, The Playboy of the Western World

Furious production credits:
Hunter Gatherers (assistant director), Saturday Night at the Palace (assistant director/props & costume design), Canned Peaches in Syrup (assistant director), Grace (costume design).

With other theatres:
Performances credits include South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival of New American Plays 2005), A Noise Within, Theatre @ Boston Court, The Met Theatre, 24th Street Theatre, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum and Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. She has appeared in a number of independent films and as a vocalist, performed with Peter Gabriel and recorded with John Tesh. Producing credits include the OBIE award-winning playwright collective 13P, the New York International Fringe Festival, season one of the webseries “Lost Angeles”, as well as a feature-length independent film currently in post-production.

Awards:
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Best Leading Female Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Comedy Ensemble Performance

Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance





Sara Hennessy
Co-founder

Furious acting credits:
Hunter Gatherers, Grace, The God Botherers, The Shape of Things, Scenes from the Big Picture, Chimps, The Playboy of the Western World, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
The Night Before Christmas (dialect coach), The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (dialect coach), The Shape of Things (costume design), Mojo (costume design), Noise (director), Saturday Night at the Palace (assistant director/costume design).

With other theatres:
Festen (staged reading) and Another Part of the Forest (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Hay Fever, Life is a Dream, A Christmas Carol and The Skin of our Teeth at A Noise Within, Ramblers, Geneology, Looking for Love, Our Town, Othello, Welded, Feiffer's People, Seascape.

Awards:
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Direction
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Ensemble Performance


Richard Hilton

Furious acting credits:
The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II,
Scenes from the Big Picture, Chimps.

With other theatres:
Broadway: the original production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Off-Broadway: Bernard in Feiffer’s People. Regional: Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Unknown Theatre, The Scheme of Things El Portal Theatre, ...And To My Daughter at the Tiffany Theatre and at the Old Globe in San Diego.

Other credits:
Film: November’s Spring, Cry Help, One Small Step. Television: Big Love, Weeds.

Awards:
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Dana Kelly, Jr.

Furious acting credits:
Men of Tortuga, Canned Peaches in Syrup, Grace, Scenes from the Big Picture.

With other theatres:
Taming of the Shrew with Circus Theatricals, Mr. Punch at Theatre/Theatre, O’Neill’s Ghosts at The Odyssey, The Belonging at The Complex, Inns and Outs at The Elephant Asylum, The Rainmaker at Gardner Stages, Picture of Dorian Gray at The Knightsbridge, A Marriage of Strangers, The Girl from Boro Park and A Catered Affair at the Working Stage, A Night at the Fights at The First Stage, The Grunt Childe at The East Los Angeles Theatre.

Other credits:
Film: Must Love Dogs, Shoe Shine Boys, God Made Man, Breast Men (HBO). Television: The Practice, Titus, Girlfriends and several music videos. His distinctive voice can be heard on numerous commercials, video games and radio dramas as well.

Awards:
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Ensemble Performance


James C. Leary

Furious acting credits:
The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, Scenes from the Big Picture, Mojo, Noise Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (co-adaptor)

With other theatres:
Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Road to Nirvana, The Babysitter, The Factory West’s Attack of the Killer B’s, Welded, Feiffer’s People, Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy (co-founder), The Harold at ImprovOlympic.

Other credits:
Television: The Comeback, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Los Beltran, Stunt C*cks. Webseries: Lost Angeles.

Awards:
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Adaptation
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Shawn Lee
Co-founder

Furious acting credits:
US Drag, Canned Peaches in Syrup, An Impending Rupture of the Belly, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, Tearing the Loom, The Shape of Things, Scenes from the Big Picture, Chimps, Mojo, Saturday Night at the Palace, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
An Impending Rupture of the Belly (assistant director), Grace (scenic design), Back of the Throat (scenic design), The God Botherers (scenic design), Scenes from the Big Picture (technical director), Chimps (technical director), Mojo (scenic design), Saturday Night at the Palace (technical director), Noise (scenic design), The Playboy of the Western World (co-scenic design).

With other theatres:
The Little Foxes, The Imaginary Man (staged reading), Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Turnaround (technical director), Ramblers, Waiting For Godot, The Diviners, The Zoo Story, Dark of the Moon, Godspell, The Foreigner, Boy's Life, Henry IV Part I.

Awards:
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - Featured Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Comedy Ensemble Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Vonessa Martin
Co-founder

Furious acting credits:
The Pain and the Itch, Hunter Gatherers, Back of the Throat, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, imMEDIAte Theatre, Tearing the Loom, The Shape of Things, Scenes from the Big Picture, Noise, The Playboy of the Western World, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
An Impending Rupture of the Belly (production manager), Grace (production manager), Tearing the Loom (co-lighting design), The God Botherers (assistant director), Scenes from the Big Picture (co-sound design), Mojo (director), Chimps (lighting design), The Playboy of the Western World (assistant director, sound design), Saturday Night at the Palace (stage manager).

With other theatres:
The Imaginary Man (staged reading), Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Dancing at Lughnasa, Ramblers, Front, Pride of Lions, Extremities, Ludlow Fair, Tartuffe, The Diviners.

Awards:
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Sound Design
Four Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance



Doug Newell

Furious acting credits:
Hunter Gatherers, The Night Before Christmas, An Impending Rupture of the Belly, Back of the Throat, imMEDIAte Theatre, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, Scenes from the Big Picture.

Furious production credits:
Men of Tortuga (original music & sound design), The Pain and the Itch (original music & sound design), US Drag (original music & sound design), Saturday Night at the Palace (assistant production manager), Canned Peaches in Syrup (original music & sound design), Grace (sound design), imMEDIAte Theatre (director), The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (sound design), Tearing the Loom (sound design), The God Botherers (sound design), The Shape of Things (props design/running crew), Scenes from the Big Picture (props design), Chimps (assistant stage manager), Mojo (running crew).

With other theatres:
Driving Ms Daisy at High Street Arts Center (sound design), Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, High Fife Comedy (founder), Pavlov’s Dog’s, Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy.

Awards:
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - Ensemble Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Ensemble Performance
Three Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance Honorable Mention Garland Award - Sound Design



Eric Pargac
Co-founder

Furious acting credits:

US Drag, Canned Peaches in Syrup, An Impending Rupture of the Belly, Grace, The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II, imMEDIAte Theatre, Tearing the Loom, Scenes from the Big Picture, Mojo, The Playboy of the Western World, Saturday Night at the Palace, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
The Shape of Things (sound design/assistant director), Scenes from the Big Picture (co-sound design), Chimps (sound design), Mojo (sound engineer), The Playboy of the Western World (sound engineer), Noise (sound design/stage manager). Eric has also been the graphic designer on all the Furious productions, and he designs and maintains the company website.

With other theatres:
Paradise Lost at Intiman Theatre;
Shh! Art! (staged reading) and Festen (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse, Turnaround (sound design), Glass Onion house team at ImprovOlympic, Of Mice and Men, Pygmalion, Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy (co-founder/director), Pirates of Penzance, The Fantasticks, Rimers of Eldritch.

Awards:
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Ensemble Performance
LA Weekly Award Nominee - Comedy Ensemble Performance
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Sound Design



Matt Pelfrey
Resident Playwright


Furious Playwriting credits:

NOgoodDEED, An Impending Rupture of the Belly

With other theatres:
Pure Shock Value, Cockroach Nation, Terminus Americana, Honkies with Attitude, Gore Hounds, Drive Angry, FrEAk StORm, Jerry Springer is God, Monkey, A Feast of Famine as well as adaptations of The Basketball Diaries and In the Heat of the Night. His plays have been produced in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and South Africa by such companies as the Actors Theater of Louisville (Humana Festival ’99), Furious Theatre Company, Roadworks, American Theater of Actors, (Mostly) Harmless Theater Company, Moving Arts, Hexagon Theatre and the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.

Awards:
Backstage West Garland Award -
Best Play Writing
LA Weekly Award -
Best Play Writing
National 10-Minute Play Competition Winner, 2009
American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award
Nominee



Robert Pescovitz

Furious acting credits:

Men of Tortuga, Canned Peaches in Syrup, The God Botherers, Scenes From the Big Picture, Tearing the Loom.

Furious production credits:
The Night Before Christmas
(director).

With other theatres:
The role of Macbeth for Shakespeare Orange County; Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath opposite Shirley Knight for L.A. Theatre Works; Mark Taper Forum; The Colony Theatre; Miles Memorial Playhouse; Mary Gaitskill’s A Romantic Weekend with Megan Mulally; Shakespeare Festival L.A.; Fremont Center Theatre; Odyssey Theatre; The Court Theatre and A Noise Within. National Tour: The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial for L.A. Theatre Works. Regional Theatre: Dinner With Friends and God’s Man in Texas at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, American Players Theatre, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival.

Other Credits:
Television: Raines, Close To Home, Cold Case, Brothers and Sisters, General Hospital. Film: Bound By Honor directed by Taylor Hackford. He also reprised his role in God’s Man in Texas on public radio for L.A. Theatre Works.

Awards:
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - Lead Performance

Honorable Mention Garland Award - Ensemble Performance

Brad Price
Co-founder

Furious acting credits:
The Pain and the Itch, Grace, The Shape of Things, Scenes from the Big Picture, Mojo, The Playboy of the Western World, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular.

Furious production credits:
The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (production manager), Tearing the Loom (director), The God Botherers (master carpenter), Chimps (assistant director), Saturday Night at the Palace (master carpenter), Mojo (master carpenter).

With other theatres:
The Imaginary Man (staged reading), Festen (staged reading) and Another Part of the Forest (staged reading) at Pasadena Playhouse; Into the Woods; Lend Me a Tenor; Boys Life; The Foreigner; Brilliant Traces; The Kentucky Cycle and an international tour of Cinderella.

Awards:
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Performance
Two Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Ensemble Performance


Dámaso Rodriguez
Co-founder

Furious production credits:
The Pain and the Itch (director), Hunter Gatherers (director), Canned Peaches in Syrup (director), An Impending Rupture of the Belly (director), Grace (director), Back of the Throat (director), The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (director & co-adaptor), The God Botherers (director), The Shape of Things (director), Scenes from the Big Picture (director), Chimps (director), Saturday Night at the Palace (director), The Playboy of the Western World (director), Improv Stunt Show Spectacular (director).

Furious acting credits:
Mojo, Noise, Improv Stunt Show Spectacular

With other theatres:
Paradise Lost at Intiman Theatre
(director); The Little Foxes (director), Orson's Shadow (director), Festen (director, staged reading), Another Part of the Forest (director, staged reading), Private Lives (assistant director) and Star Quality (assistant director) at Pasadena Playhouse; Hay Fever (assistant director/dramaturg), Pericles (assistant director/dramaturg), Life is a Dream, A Christmas Carol and The Skin of our Teeth at A Noise Within; Daedalus (assistant director) at South Coast Repertory; Ramblers; The Harold at Improv Olympic; The Zoo Story; Freudian Slip Improvisational Comedy (co-founder/director).

Awards:
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award - Excellence in Direction NAACP Theatre Award Winner - Best Director
LA Weekly Award nominee
- Direction
Three Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Direction
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Adaptation
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Ensemble Performance


Melissa Teoh

Furious production credits:
Canned Peaches in Syrup (scenic design), The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (scenic design), Tearing the Loom (scenic design/co-lighting design), The God Botherers (costume design), The Shape of Things (scenic design), Scenes from the Big Picture (scenic design), Chimps (scenic design), Mojo (scenic artist), Playboy of the Western World (co-scenic design/costume design), Noise (scenic artist), Saturday Night at the Palace (scenic design).

With other theatres:
Pericles, The Wild Duck and The Price at A Noise Within, Circumference of a Squirrel at Taper, Too, Substance of Fire at Theatre Forty, The Misanthrope and I Never Saw Another Butterfly at Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Westside Story, Death of a Salesman, The Barber of Seville, The Woman in Black, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged).

Awards:
NAACP Award nominee - Best Set Design
LA Weekly Award nominee - Best Set Design
Two
Honorable Mention Garland Awards - Set Design

Christie Wright

Furious production credits:
Men of Tortuga (production manager/lighting design), Hunter Gatherers (lighting design), The Pain and the Itch (lighting design), The Night Before Christmas (set and lighting design), US Drag (production manager), An Impending Rupture of the Belly (lighting design), Grace (lighting design), Back of the Throat (stage manager), The Fair Maid of the West Parts I & II (lighting design), The God Botherers (lighting design), The Shape of Things (lighting design), Scenes from the Big Picture (lighting design/stage manager), Chimps (stage manager), Mojo (lighting design), The Playboy of the Western World (lighting design), Noise (lighting design), Saturday Night at the Palace (lighting design*), Improv Stunt Show Spectacular (stage manager).

With other theatres:
Sidhe at The Road Theatre Company, The Little Foxes (assistant lighting design) at Pasadena Playhouse, Ramblers (lighting design & technical direction), Turnaround (lighting design), Impossible Marriage at ACT, R&J at 450 Geary Studio.

Awards:
2 NAACP Award nominations - Best Lighting
Honorable Mention Garland Award - Lighting Design