Theater 51: Santa’s Secret
Writer:
Fabiana Medici
Fabiana Medici has 25+ years of experience as a writer, director, acting coach, and educator within the entertainment field. She began her career acting on the stage at the age of 14 in renowned theaters such as Teatro San Martin and Teatro Presidente Alvear in Buenos Aires, Teatro dell’ Opera and Teatro Ghione in Rome, Henry Fonda theater and Lillian Theater in Los Angeles, and toured various cities worldwide. Fabiana also studied and worked in the art of street performance throughout Europe. She has trained both novice students and professionals alike. Fabiana has extensive experience working with children and adults from different cultural and social backgrounds including those with special abilities and needs. Fabiana has taught children in several schools in Los Angeles, such as the Westside Waldorf School, The Realm and Star Prep Academy among other schools worldwide. She has studied extensively including Method Acting, Stanislavski and Grotowski techniques, jazz dance, yoga, acrobatics, clown, Waldorf education, Reggio Emilia approach, nonviolent communication education for children/teenagers, and healing arts around the world. Fabiana loves to see her students shine and is devoted to guiding them to their highest potential with love and respect toward their artistic goals. Her coaching style embraces a holistic approach that reveals the “big picture” within and beyond any technique, focusing rather on leading the actor through a journey of self-discovery of their artistic uniqueness and voice. Fabiana emphasizes respect for the Art, the Artist, and the humanistic experience through a training full of wonderment and creativity.
Fabiana Medici
Director:
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette moved to Los Angeles to work in film in the late 1990’s and after her first two films went to festivals she took a short hiatus from writing until she fell in love with small theater. Since 2008 she has had several successful theater projects produced in No Hollywood. Her play The Reading Group was named Pick of the Week by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play Simple Lives was nominated for Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical by the Valley Theater Awards (the only woman nominated).
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette Armstrong
CAST
Elaine Mello - as Narrator
Elaine Mello is excited to be participating in Open-Door Podcast. Elaine has been working with Bernadette on many projects and continues to do so because of her creative talents and willingness to seek innovative and thought-provoking material. Grateful to be part of such an accepting movement of the arts.
Elaine Mello
Gary Lee Reed
Gary Lee Reed (Director) Prior to Covid19 Gary directed the Gore Vidal play The Best Man at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood and earlier in the year the critically acclaimed All My Sons for Theatre Planners. Other TP directing credits include The Andersonville Trial (Grove theatre Burbank) And the World Goes Round (NOHO Arts center) The Story of Alice (Matrix) Villa Thrilla (Atwater Village). As Artistic Director of Actors Co-op he directed Godspell, Most Happy Fella, Soldiers Song, Lights, Woman in Black and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other Regional and LA theatre credits include I love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Crown City Theatre) Disinherit the Wind (Complex) Hah Nah (Lounge) Shades (LATC) My Way and Bonnie and Clyde (Bend Or) Falling Lightly (Winner of the Jerome Lawrence Playwrights festival) In addition to directing He has performed in hundreds of plays, TV shows, films and commercials...written a book called Little Book of Theatre Games (Lillenas Publishing) and a play called Personal Effects. Gary is grateful to be working with Open Door Playhouse during this difficult year. Many thanks to Bernadette.
Gary Lee Reed
Sound Production:
The play was recorded by ES Audio Studios in Glendale, California with Sound Engineer, Jon Fredette.
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