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The Last Romance
By Joe DiPietroThe Last Romance
By Joe DiPietroA chance meeting. An unexpected spark. A second chapter. When widower Ralph takes a different path on his daily walk, he meets Carol, an elegant woman who just might change his life. What begins as a simple conversation blossoms into an unexpected journey of second chances. A warm, witty comedy about discovering how love can arrive when you least expect it – at any age.
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Cast
Bonnie Black*
Laura Gardner*
John Guerrasio*
Jason Sekili
Bonnie Black | Florida Studio Theatre: Jewtopia. NYC: Pulse Ensemble Theatre, Pan Asian Rep, HB Playwrights Foundation, ELT and with Duende at The Siggy at the Flea, among others. Regional and stock (selected): residency with Adrian Hall’s Trinity Square Repertory Company; company memberships with the Alley Theatre and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival; The Old Globe, CATF, The Shakespeare Company, Riverside Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Ivoryton Playhouse. Television includes: FBI, Mr. Robot, Law & Order, L&O: CI, several soaps.
Laura Gardner appeared on Broadway in Smile. Off-Broadway credits include The Cocktail Hour with Nancy Marchand, Bruce Davison, Other People’s Money with Kevin Conway, and Welded directed by Jose’ Quintero. Regional credits include NC Shakespeare, The Arena Stage, Pasadena Playhouse, Huntington Theatre Company, Cleveland Playhouse. She is a member of The Road and Rogue Machine Theatres in LA. TV credits include Chicago Med, Law and Order, Criminal Minds, and many others. Her short film, Someplace in the Sun, is a selection at the Manhattan Film Festival. www.lauragardner.org
John Guerrasio has performed on Broadway, in London’s West End and with the US and UK’s leading regional and summer stock theaters. He can be seen on Netflix, Hallmark, BBC and other platforms and he wrote and hosted popular programs for PBS and The Travel Channel. John has been featured in worldwide commercials and can be heard in cartoons, video games, audio books and BBC radio plays. He teaches acting in US and UK high schools, colleges, drama schools and prisons.
Jason Sekili is a New York City-based actor and marketing specialist. Regional credits include Legally Blonde (Sierra Rep), Rock of Ages (Barn Theatre, MI), Little Shop of Horrors (Winnipesaukee Playhouse), Altar Boyz (Titusville Playhouse), Joseph… Dreamcoat (Milton Theatre), Baby (Citadel Theatre), Plaid Tidings (Great Plains Theatre), Newsies (Grandstreet Theatre), Matilda (Roxy Regional Theatre), and Brighton Beach Memoirs (Paul Bunyan Playhouse). Off-Broadway: Pinkalicious (Vital Theatre Co). Proud Northwestern University alum. Check out more at jasonsekili.com.
Creative
DIRECTOR | Kate Alexander
MUSIC DIRECTOR | Jessé Martins
SCENIC DESIGN | Axis Studios Design: Isabel A. & Moriah Curley-Clay
COSTUME DESIGNER | Tony Toney
LIGHTING DESIGNER | Andrew Gray
SOUND DESIGNER | Nicholas Christensen
DIALECT COACH | Paul Meier
AEA STAGE MANAGER | Shira Lebovich*
STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERN | Mariana Villarreal
* Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Chemistry any helmer would kill for