World Premiere​ of End of the World by Michael Weems at Cone Man Running Productions

Adina Opalek

Adina Opalek (Devin) is honored to work on this production. Adina was most recently seen on the Cone Man stage in Surviving the Night (Joy) and God of Carnage (Veronica). Other recent appearances include Catholic School Girls (Colleen/Sister Mary Lucille) at On the Verge Theatre; The Dead Eye Boy (Shirley-Diane), Talk Radio (Linda), and Shakin’ the Blue Flamingo (Cory) at Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.; Shakespeare in Love (Queen Elizabeth) as a guest artist with University of St. Thomas Drama; Macbeth (Seyton/Lady Macbeth) at Creative Movement Practices; RENT (Maureen) at Island ETC; and A Doll’s House (Nora) at Theatre Southwest. Adina is an IDC-certified Consent-Forward Artist and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. She received her B.A. in Integrative Arts (Theatre & Creative Writing) while at The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College.

Brian Kondrach

Brian Kondrach is an actor and improvisor in Houston, TX. A lifelong lover of improv comedy, he has trained with UCB LA, Second City, Station Theater, and ComedySportz. He can be found at the Preston Theater most weekends competing in a ComedySportz match. He is thrilled to make his return to a dramatic stage production with Cone Man Running. When not acting, he teaches sitcom and improv at Page Parkes or can be seen riding bikes to breweries. He would like to thank Sarah, Victoria and Otto for their continued love and support.

Andrea Torres

Andrea is delighted to be working with Cone Man Running Productions again! Andrea studied at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre (Meisner Intensive) and at Agnes Scott College (B.A. in Theatre). Her recent credits include: El Principito (Hispanic Alliance for Performing and Audiovisual Arts), Massacre Sing to Your Children (The Alta Arts), Body of Christie (Stages), Don’t Quit (Teatrx), Separating the Art (Cone Man Running Productions). She would like to thank her family for all of their support.

Katherine Rinaldi

Katherine Rinaldi is excited to be joining Cone Man Running Productions once again. She has appeared in theatre productions in the Houston area since 2011. Previous credits included A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare in the Shade (Titania/Hippolyta), Shakin' the Blue Flamingo - Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.: Unleashed (Anne), Macbeth - Creative Movement Practices (Lady Macbeth) and Sunday on the Rocks - Cone Man Running Productions (Jessica), to name just a few. In addition to acting Katherine has also worked as a costume designer on numerous productions, and most recently co-directed her first show, Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl with Cone Man Running Productions. Katherine Received her BA in Drama from the University of St. Thomas in 2010, and has also studied Meisner and Shakespearean Verse through the Kim Tobin Acting Studio. You can next see Katherine in King Charles III with the University of St. Thomas later this year.

Alison Coriell

Alison Coriell is excited to be performing with coneman productions again for the first time since 2016. She is a mother of three and grateful for the opportunity to get away from them. ;)

Aaron Garrett

Aaron Garrett is excited to return to the Cone Man Stage and annoyed that he has to deal with his own height while lighting. As an actor he has performed with Cone Man previously in Smatterings and The Cindy Variations, and as a lighting designer with innumerable productions, but most recently for Melancholy Play and Greatest Play in the History of the World. As a writer, actor, and designer he has worked with Boiling Point Players, Company Onstage, Stages Rep., and others including his own Pronoia Theater which performs improv at Eureka Heights Brew Co.

Cindy Lou Parker

Cindy Lou Parker is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Sam Houston State University. While attending college, she was chosen to be a part of the American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC acting program. She was also an intern for the NYC Tap Festival and the American Tap Dance Foundation. Some of her stage credits include You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally), Crazy For You (Patsy), and Legally Blonde: The Musical (Margot). She can also be seen in short films such as Seed, 4 or More (Gin and Tonic Films), and Dreamland Murders (Echo Pictures) which has been selected by New World Cinemas for its 2016 showcase at the Marche Du Cannes.

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 Tilly in Melancholy Play, Lindsay in Give/Take, Jen in Sunday on the Rocks with Cone Man Running, a bunch of Shakespeare's men (plus Maria), Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Hannah in Crumbs with Boiling Point Players, Marci/Lilli in The Beebo Brinker Chronicles with Celebration Theatre, and Nicole in Large Animal Games, Esther in Pollywog with Mildred's Umbrella. She is also a pole and aerial artist and likes anything she can hang upside down on.

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 Melancholy Play. 

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.

Michael Weems

Michael Weems is a Houston based playwright with many credits across the world. He’s a graduate of Univ. Of Nebraska at Omaha (MFA playwriting), founding board member of Cone Man Running and the Artistic Director for their Five Minute Mile. Thank you to the cast and crew, Christine, Tommy Jack and Samuel, and especially Ruth for her vision in bringing what originally felt like an impossible story to the stage.