Theater On The Edge to Present AMERICAN BUFFALO

Local actors Allan Whitehead, Marco DiGeorge and Zack Roundy will star in David Mamet's gripping 1975 play American Buffalo. Directed by Pam Harbaugh, American Buffalo will play at the newly formed Theater On The Edge for a limited run, November 3-20, 2016.

Winner of the 1977 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best American play, Mamet's explosive drama examines the fickle human nature among petty thieves. In a Chicago junk shop three small time crooks plot to rob a man of his coin collection, the showpiece of which is a valuable "Buffalo nickel." These high-minded grifters fancy themselves businessmen pursuing legitimate free enterprise. But the reality of the three, Donny Dubrow (Allan Whitehead), the oafish junk shop owner; Bobby (Zack Roundy), a young junkie Donny has taken under his wing and Walter "Teach" Cole (Marco DiGeorge), a violently paranoid braggart, is that they are merely pawns caught up in their own game of last-chance, dead-end, empty pipe dreams.

Marco DiGeorge says, "I'm thrilled to return to the stage with this amazing play that I have admired for a long time. And the opportunity to work alongside these two incredible actors and with a powerful director is the chance of a lifetime."

Allan Whitehead says, "The rehearsal process for American Buffalo has been such a rewarding experience and we are working hard to uncover the many levels of this amazing story."

Zack Roundy says, "It has been an honor to work on such a brilliant play with such remarkable people. The production has been a long time coming so to see the vision realized is a great feeling."

Pam Harbaugh, whose recent work includes directing Seminar and Venus in Fur at the Henegar Center in Melbourne, FL, says, "This is a rare opportunity to see a resonating play performed by a cast of remarkable actors."

Tickets on sale now at www.TheaterOnTheEdge.org and prices range from $22 to $24.

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ALLAN WHITEHEAD rediscovered his love for acting after a long hiatus. Upon completing his performance in the 2015 Truthful Acting Showcase, his desire to explore theater further expanded. From that inspired moment, Allan, along with Marco and Samantha DiGeorge, founded Theater On The Edge, where Allan serves as Managing Director.

MARCO DIGEORGE has a tremendous love for teaching and the arts, and this has led him to the various endeavors he is involved with today, including Co-Founder and Teacher at Truthful Acting Studios, Adjunct Professor with the UCF Film Program, Producer at Doctrine Creative, host of two actively running podcasts, and one of the founding members and Artistic Director of Theater On The Edge. Marco also enjoys working side-by-side with his amazing wife, Samantha, as she takes on the role of Artistic Designer for the theater.

ZACK ROUNDY is humbled and honored to be back performing at the Theater On The Edge. Zack completed the Master Meisner Program at Truthful Acting Studios in August of 2013 and has not slowed down since. Eager to perform, he immediately joined the cast of the Truthful Acting Showcase in December 2013, and since has performed in several stage productions including Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, Sam Shepard's True West, Theresa Rebeck's Seminar, and David Ives' Venus in Fur. In 2016, Zack appeared in PBS's new series Mercy Street and VH1's Barely Famous as Z-Money.

PAM HARBAUGH studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Acting Institute in NYC. She received her degree in theater from UCF. A member of the American Theatre Critics Association, she writes for BrevardCulture.com and FloridaTheatreOnStage.com and has also participated in an American Theatre magazine "Offscript" podcast. Recent directing work includes Seminar and Venus in Fur at the Henegar Center in Melbourne, Florida. Her original play, Snowfall, was produced last year for the Henegar's New Works Festival. Pam restaged Venus in Fur for Theater On The Edge in spring 2016, and now returns for American Buffalo.

SAMANTHA DIGEORGE has a deep love for creativity and design, and this has propelled her into her new passion as Artistic Designer for Theater On The Edge, where she is also one of the founding members. Sam has a passion for transforming and repurposing anything and everything artistic that she can get her hands on. She is grateful to be a part of such a creative team and working alongside her husband Marco. In addition, Sam also works for Truthful Acting Studios as Director of Operations, where she takes care of all business operations.

David Mamet is the author of the several plays including Race, Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross (1984 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award), American Buffalo, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and The Cryptogram (1995 Obie Award). His films include: The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Untouchables, Heist (writer/director), and Redbelt (writer/director). Mamet is also an accomplished author; his most recent books include the acting books, True & False and Three Uses of the Knife. Glengarry Glen Ross was awarded the Tony® Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2005.

Photo Credit: Monica Mulder