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Kieran Lynn (Playwright) was born in Liverpool, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and works as a director and playwright. He has been a member of the Royal Court Young Writers program, the Playwrights Studio Scotland mentoring program, the BBC Sparks Residential Course and the Old Vic 24 Hour Plays. He recently completed a year-long residency at Hampstead Theatre. Plays include THE RECURRING RISE AND FALL at Hampstead Theatre, AN ADVERT FOR THE ARMY at Organ Mor, Glasgow, A VOLUNTEER FROM THE AUDIENCE at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and PUSHING UP POPPIES at Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh and Theatre 503 London.
Mary Catherine Burke (Director) is a director and artistic leader with an emphasis on new work. Select new musicals include: AUSTENTATIOUS and THE ROAD TO RUIN at The New York Musical Theatre Festival, HELP WANTED: PIRATES at Magnet Theatre, THE GAME BOY at Vital Theatre Company, nominated NY Innovative Award, OUT OF THE WATER by Brooke Berman at Studio Tisch, HOUSE OF BASEBALL by Paul Boocock at The Flea - nominated for 2 NY Innovative Awards, DIVING NORMAL at The Fringe - winner Best Ensemble Award, published, ON ISLAND by Michael Domitrovich at 59e59th. She has also directed: ISAAC'S EYE, FICTION, and TIME STANDS STILL at Amphibian Stage Productions in TX, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Mile Square Theatre in NJ, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at ReVision in NJ. In addition to guest directing at Rutgers, Fordham, Columbia, Lee Strasberg, AADA, NYU and The University of Scranton, Mary Kate has also served as the Director of Programming at The New York Musical Theatre Festival from 2013-2015, the Artistic Director of Millbrook Playhouse from 2009-2011 and the Producing Associate of Vital Theatre Company from 2008-2009 where she oversaw the off-Broadway transfer of PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL to New World Stages. Her assistant directing credits include the multiple TONY Award-winning FORTUNE'S FOOL on Broadway directed by Arthur Penn, A MOTHER. A DAUGHTER. AND A GUN, starring Olympia Dukakis directed by Jonathan Lynn, as well as shows at The Goodspeed Opera House, Second Stage, Hartford Stage, The Cherry Lane Theatre, The Signature Theatre Company, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. Drama League Fall Fellow. Member SDC.
Kathleen Anderson Culebro (Artistic Director) is the author of LA LLORONA, which premiered off-Broadway at Theatre Row in a production by Stageplays Theatre Company in 2007, and A LEOPARD COMPLAINS OF ITS SPOTS, which premiered at the Pantheon Theatre in New York in 2001. Her play SMART PRETTY FUNNY will premiere in Fort Worth, Texas in 2016. Other work includes the cabaret JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT OUT TO GET YOU and VINCENT. Kathleen is the Founding Artistic Director of Amphibian Stage Productions. Since 2000 she has produced over 50 plays in Fort Worth and New York - most of them world, US, or regional premieres. She has taught Screenwriting at Texas Christian University. Originally from Mexico City, Kathleen lives and works in Fort Worth.
TOM: 20s-40s. Tom is a low level employee of Debt Duck, a shady pay day company. He is a working class man with a desk job who has resigned himself to a quiet life; until the company cuts his salary and hours and he starts to feel his back against a wall. He is a kind and moral guy, but he is easily manipulated by Clem, his girlfriend. One might describe him as an affable dolt or a tinge naïve. One part Chris O'Dowd in the IT CROWD and one part Brad Garrett from EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. Must have great comedic timing.
CLEM: 20s-40s. Tom's girlfriend. She is a social activist who worked for non-profits to eliminate third world debt, though she is currently unemployed and the irony of life is not lost on her. She will seize any opportunity to stick it to corporations and greed with relish, even though Tom works for one. She is great at sizing people up and is smart and manipulative, mostly for the power of good. She lives somewhere between Amy Poehler, Sandra Oh and Megan Fox in her fast talking smarts with a slightly aggressive and wry sense of humor.
ALAN: 30s-50s. Alan is the Branch Manager. He is a middle manager who will pass cut backs along to his staff before he suffers from them himself. He is a gambling addict who has seen better days and looks a little rough around the edges and downtrodden. He is self-aware enough to understand his short comings but too lazy and narcissistic to want to change them. Somewhere between Steve Carrell in THE OFFICE and Schmidt from NEW GIRL.
MERYL:30s-50s. She is the regional manager. She is excellent at taking care of #1, which is, of course herself. She is result-oriented and well put together. She calls them like she sees them and makes no apologies about it. She is easily able to talk circles around Alan, convincing him of doing things he didn't see coming. Must be funny in her power and enjoy winding people up and watching them unspin.
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