Mayday at Studio Grand Central

Michael Horn (John Lerro) is a St. Pete native, an actor, artist, prop-maker and effects engineer. Favorite roles include John Oldman in Jerome Bixby's sci-fi classic The Man from Earth, genius mathematician Alan Turing in Hugh Whitemore's non-fiction Breaking the Code, Evilix in Star Chix, and Henry Baskerville in Hounds of the Baskervilles. Mayday is Michael's first one-person show, which ran for 3 sold out nights in 2021. He's thrilled to reprise the role this year so that people who couldn't get tickets will have a chance to learn about this tragic man and the broken bridge he carried on his back.

Bill DeYoung (writer and director) is a St. Petersburg native. A veteran journalist, he worked at newspapers around Florida for more than 35 years. He is the author of Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought it Down and Phil Gernhard Record Man (both published by University Press of Florida), and the St. Petersburg Press books I Need to Know: The Lost Music Interviews, Vintage St. Pete: The Golden Age of Tourism and More and Vintage St. Pete Volume II: Legends, Locations, Lifestyles. He is Senior Writer and Editor at the St. Pete Catalyst.

Mario is thrilled to be working with the Off-Central Players after designing the world prremiere of The Sister Mothers of Gulfport and The Azure Sky in Oz. Other productions include runs at Studio@620 with the productions of MAYDAY and DIRTY JOHN's GAY AF SHOW. He was also contracted by his college to design lighting for the Opus Counterpoint show. Mario is seeking out his masters in lighting design this coming Fall.