spit&vigor
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SARA FELLINI (Artistic Director, co-founder) is an award-winning playwright, director, actress, and skilled artisan. Her first play, HAZARD A LITTLE DEATH, was nominated for six awards at the 2014 Planet Connections Theater Festivity including Best Production of a New Play and Best Lead Actress (Sara Fellini), winning Best New Script. She performed in the monodrama THE OTHER MOZART by Sylvia Milo at The Players Theatre in NYC and toured with the production (winning Cat5 magazine’s Best Theater Production of 2015, “the voice of a crystal bell, Fellini is captivating” –NOLA Defender), and created the role of Maeve Shourd in a site-specific production of IN VESTMENTS, a play of her own writing and winner of two NYIT awards, nominated for Outstanding New Full-Length Script, earning her theater company the Donn Russell grant, and acclaimed by the NYTimes as "wrenching and visually eloquent". She has appeared in another play of her own writing, THE EXECUTION OF MRS. COTTON (called "darkly humorous" and "deliciously ghoulish" by the NYTimes) as part of IRT Theater's 3B Residency. She played Mary Shelley in MARY’S LITTLE MONSTER by Thomas Kee at the mudlark public theatre in NOLA, The Davenport Theatre in NYC as part of the Davenport space grant, at at Torn Page, the historic home of Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. She played Artemisia Gentileschi in her play NEC SPE / NEC METU at The Tank’s July 2017 DarkFest, at Theater Row as part of United Solo Festival, and by special invitation at The Glitter Box in Pittsburgh, PA. She played Asia Booth Clarke in THE BRUTES ("irresistibly dramatic, legitimately upsetting" - The NYTimes) by Casey Wimpee at The Flamboyan as part of The 10th Anniversary Planet Connections Festivity, nominated for 8 awards including Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Costume Design (both Sara Fellini). During quarantine, she wrote and directed LUNA ECLIPSE, a one-shot livestream film, chosen as one of TIME OUT's Best Online Theater Productions, and she recently made her off-broadway in THE WAKE OF DORCAS KELLY at The Players Theatre, a play she both wrote and directed, chosen as one of The Observer's Best Summer Theater of 2021.
NICK THOMAS (Executive Producer) is an actor, writer and director from Melbourne, Australia. Recently seen in THE SHAKESPEARE RIOTS (Bay Street Theatre). Acting credits with spit&vigor include MARY’S LITTLE MONSTER, ECTOPLASM, THE WAKE OF DORCAS KELLY, HIT YOUR MARK, DIE BEAUTIFUL and THE BRUTES, he recently made his off-broadway directing debut with BLOOD COUNTESS. He also writes, produces and directs original online content with his company Blunderbuss.As an actor/producer he has studied at HB Studios. His sketch comedy troupe has produced two web series and multiple television shows at MNN Studios. He also writes, produces and directs original online content with his company Blunderbuss. Phoenix Reign: Nominated Best Dark Comedy Screenplay, Oregon Short Film Festival (2019); Nominated Best Comedy Television Episode Screenplay, Portland Comedy Film Festival(2018).Return Of the Green Dragon: Semi Finalist The Comedy World Network International Film Festival, (Las Vegas 2018) Businessman ShowdownNominated New York Indie Film Fest 2016. He was a performer and teacher at the Peoples’ Improv Theatre (The PIT).
ADAM BELVO (Executive Director, co-founder) is a Brooklyn based actor and theater producer. Recent New York acting work includes Edwin Booth in THE BRUTES (2019 NYIT Outstanding Lead Actor Nominee), John Polidori in MARY's LITTLE MONSTER, Azra Todd in THE EXECUTION OF MRS. COTTON, Danny in DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Father Nathan Shourd in the NYIT Award winning IN VESTMENTS, K.Bus and Muskie in Aztec Economy's BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME (NYIT 2016 Outstanding Lead Actor nominee), Jack in OVER, Georges in HAZARD A LITTLE DEATH (Planet Connections Festival 2014: Best Actor Award Winner), Jaques in AS YOU LIKE IT, El Spectro in COLOR TVs IN TIJUANA, Ryszard in PONTIAC FIREBIRD VARIATIONS (Ice Factory 2011) and Vanya in UNCLE VANYA. Regionally, Adam has toured and performed as K.Bus in BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME (Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2013, New Orleans Fringe Festival 2013, Out-of-the-Loop Festival 2014-Dallas, Revolutions 2016-Albuquerque, NM, Hollywood Fringe 2019, others), he has worked with MTB productions to produce and star in HELPLESS DOORKNOBS (New Orleans Fringe 2012) and as The Stranger in MY AIM IS TRUE (New Orleans Fringe 2011). He is Executive Producer of the Brooklyn based theater company spit&vigor (www.spitnvigor.com), and a collaborating member of Working Man's Clothes Productions and Aztec Economy. His work has been showcased at The 14th Street Y, The Tank, 3LD, The Ohio Theater, The New Ohio Theatre, The Davenport Theater, WestPark Presbyterian Church, The Abingdon Theater (Dorothy Strelsin and the June Havoc,) American Place Theater, Under St. Marks, and IRT Theater, among others.
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CAIT MURPHY is a Brooklyn-based performer, producer, and production manager. She has performed onstage with Aretha Franklin a L’Oréal industrial and Kathleen Turner in Gloria Feldt's Take the Lead. She played the title character in HAPPY HAMSTER BIRTHDAY at the the Leela Theater Festival, and was featured in ZUCCOTTI PARK in the 2016 NY Fringe and as a faceless nun in the site-specific production IN VESTMENTS - called "wrenching and visually eloquent" by The New York Times. Cait has worked in production for programs on Netflix, NBC, MTV, Travel Channel, and truTV. She is thrilled to be a part of the company of spit&vigor!
CHLOÉ BELL is originally from Louisville, KY and received her BFA from The University of MN / Guthrie Actor Training Program. She packed up a car on December 31st 2019, to move to New York, and what a ride it's been. She's so grateful to be working with this team and is excited to share these pieces with you. Some of her most recent work here in New York has been Macbeth with Hamlet Isn’t Dead, Captain Placeholder... with Greenhouse Ensemble, Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse Lautrec with Bated Breath Theatre Company and On Every Link a Heart Does Dangle: or Owed with The Lark Theatre. You can keep up to date with her and her work at chloebellactor.com. She'd like to extend a special thank you to her immensely supportive friends and boyfriend, Andrew. <3
GEORGE WALSH has been stage manager and tech director for various spit&vigor productions including Mary’s Little Monster and Hit Your Mark, Die Beautiful!!! He has studied improv and acting for many years at New York City's renowned People's Improv Theater, The Magnet Theater, and HB Studios. Some of his roles include the father in The Dreamer Examines His Pillow by John Patrick Shanley and the role of Ian in “The Other Place” by Sharr White. He's performed with groups Blunderbuss, Fairfield of Dreams and FSU and has performed at the NYC Improv Festival, Sketchfest, Solocom, and Fake Church. He also co-wrote and acted in the web series Return of the Green Dragon. He also teaches and writes comedy for the Improvisor’s Mindset with Dion Flynn working with Fortune 500 Companies and improv training classes and workshops.
Aaron Dorelien is a recent Fordham University graduate with two majors in Theatre Performance and Psychology. Other credits include: THE BRUTES (Handsome) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius); La Cocina (Nick). Outside of performing, Aaron enjoys a good workout, drumming, and is also a gigantic anime nerd (ask him about DanDaDan). Instagram: @aaron.dorelien.
AZUMI TSUTSUI is from Osaka, Japan. She appeared in advertisements and commercials such as Adobe, Renaissance Hotel, Ritz, and Kiehl's. She played Tranio/Bianca/Hortensio/Tailor in the comedy adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. She enjoyed playing Murderer in Macbeth because she likes stage combat and stage violence. In feature films, she played the role of Interviewer in "The Vanishing of Sidney Hall" and Good Angel in "Apocalypsis." She hosted a Japanese TV show, "Made in NY." Her major voice over works are Google Pixel Help Video, "Mettle Creek" (animation) and "Metanoid" (animation on adult swim https://youtu.be/p0zQ_IHW8ZI) . If anyone asks her what the craziest thing she has done on stage was, she would say it was when she ate paper (edible) in an art installation performance at Swiss Institute.
She is a resident actor of "Hamlet Isn’t Dead". She plays the French horn. She has black belt in Aikido, has been trained in stage combat and fencing, and Japanese sword fighting.
This is her second time working with spit&vigor. She is very excited to work with them again and play probably the creepiest character ever! http://www.azumitsutsuiactress.com/
PHOEBE MAR grew up performing with the Miami City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and even gracedthe stage with the Paris Opera Ballet Company. She’s a graduate of the Marymount Manhattan College Theatre program. Her broad performance history also includes American Mime, Greek Theatre, Shakespeare, writing and performing sketch comedy, the New York Actor’s rite of passage- one episode on Law and Order SVU, and most recently studying and performing Flamenco with Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca. Phoebe wants to thank Spit n Vigor for once again casting her in a challenging role, and for still believing in the life and love of the theatre.
SARA HORIUCHI is grateful to be returning this to theatre! A native of Tokyo, Japan, she studied musical theater in Wyoming and moved to NYC in 2022. Credit: The Players Theatre “A Christmas Carol”, “Cinderella”, CityDanceNY “Coppelia”, AT dance Company “Awake”. Big love to my family!!
COLT WAYNE KEENEY is a Texas based actor/writer and musician. Plays he's benign have been featured in the New York Times.
MORGAN ZIPF - MEISTER is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Over the past decade she has found a home in the New York Indie Theater scene, and has worked with too many companies to list here, including having worked previously with Spit & Vigor in The Brutes at the New Ohio. She can be seen in New York's Favorite Monthly Soap Opera for the stage It's Getting Tired Mildred as Charmaine Milton, the villain of Mildred Springs, and is a member of the New York Madness Acting Company. Morgan is also a New York Innovative Theatre Award nominated Lighting Designer and Moth storyteller, who has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour. Her short film Push Up has played festivals both locally and internationally. For more information, please visit www.morganzipfmeister.com.
RANDY ARBUJO (Beni) Randy is an actor, poet and director from Brooklyn New York, and recent graduate from Brooklyn College’s BFA Acting program. At Brooklyn College, he wrote and starred in an original solo show, The Tales of Who, directed by Nikkole Salter. Other Brooklyn College credits include; Derecho, by Noelle Viñas and The Tuesday Club murders, an original play by Lauren Zeftal. He’s also directed Shut the Front Door by Max Sharam as part of HB Studio’s 6/12 Play Reading Festival. He was also in various play readings for the Red Mic Repertory Company; Frost/Nixon, Golden Pond and She Kills Monsters. Recently, he started a new original project where you can find him on Instagram, @whosscript, where he shows his process of self-tapes and collaboration work with other fellow actors. He believes the beauty of life is everyone has a journey and the tragedy however is not every journey is told so, that is why artists are born
EAMON MURPHY has appeared as Grant in Agnes Borinsky’s Ulysses S. Grant in the New New World (PAM Residencies); Theseus/Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Little Flame); Jaques, As You Like It (Columbia School of the Arts); the Ghost, The Brutes (spit&vigor), Camillo, The Winter’s Tale (South Brooklyn Shakespeare); Orsino, Twelfth Night (Old Hat); Donald Rumsfeld, Oh What a Lovely War on Terror (Edinburgh Fringe); King Henry, 1 Henry IV (Clare College Cambridge); and Prince Edward, Richard III (PA Shakespeare Fest).
SILVANA CARRANZA is an AADA-graduate and Brooklyn-native actor, voice actor, director, and writer. Her most recent credits include Lin in Z. Quinn Reynold’s “GRIND”, and she’s provided her voice for Ema, Jasmine, and additional characters in the upcoming video game “Garden Life”. Her short film "Facepaint", that she wrote and directed, is currently in post-production. Silvana is happy to be working with spit&vigor again, and invites everyone to follow her on Instagram at @thesilvanacarranza
Z. QUINN REYNOLDS is a multimedia artist living and working in Brooklyn. After graduating from the SUNY Purchase Playwriting/Screenwriting program, (2020) they moved to New York City To begin a frustrating and short lived career in commercial video production. Since 2017, Quinn has been working with the Superhero Alliance of Western New York, The Buffalo Bisons, and The Explore and More Children’s Museum, to produce a series of multimedia interactive children’s shows. As a one person production house, Quinn writes, directs, films, edits, post produces, and scores these projects. Their work has been featured by the Road Less Traveled Theater Company, and has been awarded a place on the SUNY Heliotrope List. Outside of theater, Quinn plays lead guitar with Queens based songwriter Nora Knox. They Currently work for A.R.T. /New York as a Facilities Coordinator
LAURA SISSKIN is an Asbury Park/NYC-based actor, writer, and singer/songwriter (under the name Oh, Elis). Her debut solo show, You Hold a Pole Everyday, won for Outstanding Performance of a Solo Show at The 2018 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity and was nominated for a NY Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Performance of a Solo Show in 2019. Favorite credits: Eleemosynary (Artie), Proof (Claire), Vagina Monologues (Various Roles). Laura holds a BFA in Acting from Emerson College and studies with Caymichael Patten. LauraSF.com.
JESSE METZ is a New York based actor, director, and all around creative. He is thrilled to be making his spit&vigor debut. While Jesse has performed in many different capacities and mediums throughout his career, he feels most at home on the stage. Past credits include The Vandal, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Spring Awakening. When not creating art, Jesse can be found engaging in political activism, cheering for his Detroit sports teams, and grooving along to live music. Jesse invites you all to be bold, be brave, and keep an open mind. Love to all, but mostly to Toothless, his cat.
PERRI YANIV, born and raised in NYC, has appeared in over 40 productions locally, most recently with spit&vigor’s THE BRUTES at The Players Club and previously at The New Ohio. pre-COVID theatre credits include RAFT OF THE MEDUSA for Barefoot Theatre Company, THE PLANTATION for Brave New World Rep, and title roles in revivals of Shaw’s DON JUAN IN HELL and Ansky’s THE DYBBUK. TV/FILM credits “The Blacklist,” “BEDLAM: the series,” “Purity,” “Delivery Hour,” and the forthcoming “White Peacock.” www.perribazyaniv.com
CAITLIN DULLAHAN-BATES is an actor, writer, and director from NYC. She holds a BFA in Acting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Acting School and Stonestreet Studios. Caitlin was most recently featured in spit&vigor’s productions of ECTOPLASM (The Players Theatre) and THE BRUTES (The Players Club) as well as the New York Times recommended Fucked-Up Play Fest! (Caveat NYC). Last October, she wrapped production on Hell Wanted (Irving Pictures), in which she'll make her independent feature film debut. Her upcoming short film, of which she is both screenwriter and director, Hyacinth Girl, is currently in pre-production.
LIV VORDENBERG is a born and raised New Yorker. A theatre kid since the age of eight, they went on to pursue a BFA in Acting from Pace University with a more recent focus in voiceover work. With credits like Samsung, Pepsi Zero Lite, and Squarespace, Liv is thrilled for the chance to break the fourth wall on stage as Mary. Liv is an accomplished Shakespearian actor, a fine baker of cakes, and an avid podcast and audiophile. Catch them on their storytelling podcast, Short Stack Stories, or playing Overcooked at home with their cats. Liv wishes many thanks and much love to their loved ones, and hopes you enjoy the show!
SARA SANTUCCI is an actress currently based in New York. Theater is her favorite thing! She wants to merge the intellectual, language-based approach to acting that comes from her love for literature and writing with a strong attention to movement and physicality inspired by dance practices and improvisations. She started her training in Milan studying acting and dramaturgy and took part in devised shows. After graduating in Musical Theater from MTS she moved to New York to deepen her acting training by attending the Atlantic Acting School Conservatory, where she followed courses in methods such as Practical Aesthetics, Viewpoints and Suzuki. Credits include Lavander in "Bacchae 2.1" at Atlantic Stage 2, Kate in "Taming of the Shrew", Georgina in "Recess", "Hair" and "Pippin". She is very excited and grateful to be portraying Dorkus in this production of “Blood Countess ”and to be working with this incredible company!
ANDREA WOODBRIDGE is an actor and playwright based in Long Island and NYC. Her most recent stage performances were The Cowardly Lioness in her award-winning original short play “Under the Rainbow”, Miss Prism in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, Kara in “Good Intentions”, and Ghost of Christmas Past in “A Christmas Carol: The Musical”. She invites you to connect with her via Instagram @andrea_m_woodbridge, and on her website andreawoodbridge.com. Special thanks to Steve and Sierra for their love and support.