Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl at Cone Man Running Productions

Autumn Clack

Autumn received her BFA from Adelphi University in Theatre and attended London Dramatic Academy. She studied improv with Massive Creativity and is half of the improv duo Ophelia's Rope with Ruth McCleskey, with whom she also co-founded the theatre company Boiling Point Players. Favorite roles include a bunch of Shakespeare's men (plus Maria), Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Hannah in Crumbs with Boiling Point Players, Marci/Lilli in The Beebo Brinker Chronicles with Celebration Theatre, Nicole in Large Animal Games and Esther in Pollywog with Mildred's Umbrella, and Lindsay in Give/Take and Jen in Sunday on the Rocks with Cone Man Running. She is also an aerial artist and likes anything she can hang upside down on.

Ty K. Fisher

Ty is an actor. He likes to memorize words and perform as a cohesive unit with other actors on a stage to tell a story. He's been acting a long time and won't bore you by listing previous credits here __________. Smile, #LAUGHmore, and enjoy the show. Job 13:15

Grace Ojionuka

Meet Grace, the vibrant addition to the Melancholy cast! With an electric passion for performing, she's already made her mark on the theatre scene. You've seen her most recently as the fiery Ronnie Cooke in The Octarine Accord's The Honeycomb Trilogy and as Johnna (Don Jon) in ZSP's Much Ado About Nothing.When she's not on stage, Grace takes flight on aerial silks, rocks the karaoke scene, and even dives into mermaiding. Her dynamic spirit shines through in every role she takes on, both on and off the stage. Keep an eye out for Grace – her infectious energy is bound to light up any room.

Sammi Sicinski

Previous credits include Mildred’s Umbrella: Well, Oh My God. TEATRX: Sonia Flew. Octarine Accord: Advance Man: Part One of the Honeycomb Trilogy. Obsidian Theater: A Drag Christmas Carol, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Young Frankenstein: The Musical. Rogue Productions: I Love You Because. Boiling Point Players: 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, True Story. Landing Theatre: All in the Timing, Devil Dog Six. Firecracker Productions: Bob: A Life in Five Acts, Becky Shaw. Queensbury Theatre: As Bees in Honey Drown. Horse Head Theatre: Advance Man (staged reading). Stages: 619 Hendricks (staged reading). Rec Room: Christmas on Camera (staged reading). Sammi has a B.A. in theatre from The University of Houston. During the day, she is a 4th grade reading teacher. Much love to Rhett and the dogs for their unending support.

Chris Szeto-Joe

Chris is grateful to return to Cone Man Running Productions in The Melancholy Play. Graduated with a BA Degree in Theatre from Southwestern University. For Chris, the highlight of being an actor is creating realities and experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. Exploring new inventive methods of performance and sharing the stage with other talented artists. When not onstage, Chris is often behind the mic as a voice actor, taking his dog on walks, or playing video games. Chris would like to thank his mom and sister for their constant support. Notable roles: Occtarine Accord; Blast Radius (Dev). Main Street Theatre; Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Duckling, Puppy, Bus Driver’s Mom), Last Stop on Market Street (Mr. Dennis, Mr. Zhao), The Real Inspector Hound (Swing, Dead Body). Tapestry Players; Leading Ladies (Leo Clark), A Christmas Memory (Buddy), Honk! The Musical (Billy). Express Children’s Theatre; Legends of Chinese New Year (Wong Chao, Guard 1). Shakespeare Under the Shade, Twelfth Night (Sebastian). Southwestern University; You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Linus), The Effect (Tristan), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Senex).

Katherine Rinaldi

Katherine Rinaldi is excited to be working as a co-director for the first time! Katherine received her BA in Drama from The University of St. Thomas in 2010, and went on to study Shakespeare Verse and Meisner through the Kim Tobin Acting Studio. A few previous costume design credits include: All in the Timing (University of St. Thomas), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Boiling Point Players), The Show Might Go On (Cone Man Running Productions), and An Ideal Husband (University of St. Thomas). You can see Katherine's next costume designs in The End of World by Michael Weems with Cone Man Running Productions (Spring 2024). Thank you to my friends and family for all of their support, I love you all!

Ruth S McCleskey

Ruth S McCleskey graduated with honors from the University of Houston, magna cum laude, with a degree in theater. Her thesis was titled A Directorial Approach to "Who Will Carry the Word?" by Charlotte Delbo. She is a co-founder of Boiling Point Players (BoilingPointPlayers.com) and performs in the two-person long-form improv group Ophelia’s Rope (OpheliasRope.com) with Autumn Clack. Amongst her favorite full-length directing credits: Separating the Art, Positions, Fragments, Who will carry the Word?, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, True Story, and Cindy Variations. 

Rachna Khare

A lifelong lover of all things logistics, Rachna Khare is thrilled to support this production as Stage Manager. Rachna is a native Houstonian, proud patron of local theater, and ultimate fan of thought-provoking projects led by phenomenal women. Her talents include brainstorming, taking great notes, and getting sh*t done. When she’s not supporting the cast backstage, Rachna leads Daya, a local nonprofit that supports survivors of intimate partner violence.

Aaron Garrett

A winner of the 2013 Tommy Tune Award for best lighting (Seussical), he also has lit past Cone Man Productions such as Five Minute Mile (2019, 2021), Man with a Plan, the forthcoming Melancholy Play, among many others. In addition he is the head writer of Space Train (an online podcast), was the scripted content director for Station Theater, and has directed over fifty sketch comedy revues in the Houston area.