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The Dinner and a Show artistic team is made up of a professional crew of actors trained in both traditional and improvisational theater. And some of them can sing pretty darn good too!

photo: Thomas Benton

Thomas Benton

Thomas is very pleased to part of Dinner and a Show. Some of his stage credits include Twelfth Night, Three Sisters, The Real Inspector Hound, Shopping & F**ing and Cannibals. His most recent film credits includes, A Mean Man's War and the OxRock Film Joan of Arc at the Gap. He has appeared in Law and Order Conviction as a defense attorney.

 
photo: Matt Catanzano

Matt Catanzano

Matt has been acting in theater and film for most of his life. As a young boy, his favorite television show, Wings, inspired him to pursue acting as a career. He graduated from Bentley College where he earned a degree in marketing that now collects dust under a pile of DVD's in his room. His training is in improv comedy and he performs regularly with his sketch comedy group Hot Dog Quality. He recently worked with David Totty, founder of Dinner and a Show, in the dinner theater productions of Let's Kill the Boss!, and Law & Murder. He loves cereal, the word "fallopian," and writing about himself in the third person. Enjoy the show.

 
photo: Jon Doherty

Jon Doherty

Jon has been a stand up comic since 2004. He has been a comedic performer for Comedy Theatre Productions Boston, MA since September of 2006. He graduated from ImprovBoston's Training Program in 2005. His acting career began in high school and college productions. Such as Brad in the Rocky Horror Show and Henry in Woody Allen's Don't Drink the Water. He has performed with the Concord Players of Concord, NH for 5 years (1999-2003) in productions such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, Smee in a production of Peter Pan, as well as several musical reviews and original plays. A winner of the 2001 Drama Award as a sophomore at N.H.I.T., Jon has also performed with ImprovFoundry and was a writer for the Sketch Troop The Loyal Order of BUA (1998-2001) in Concord, NH.

 
photo: Lea Grieco

Lea Grieco

Lea has been performing since grade school. Her areas of study include acting, singing, dancing and piano. She has been in many shows and fundraisers through Music is Art Agency in Stoneham. She has also performed in Walt Disney World's Candle Light Procession in 2000, and will again in December of 2007, along with a private show in the Magic Kingdom called Love to Sing! She currently takes technical voice lessons and piano there. Her other interests include singing with local and out-of-state bands, including one in Universal Studios, FL. She has performed in Mystery Café shows including: Let's Kill the Boss!, Law & Murder, and The Mobfather. Lea has also appeared in many student and independant films throughout the New England area. She does promotional and industrial work under Karon Shea Model Managment, which includes the Hawaiian Tropic appearance team. She is trained in the dance styles of salsa and hip hop.

 
photo: Judith Kalaora

Judith Kalaora

Judith would like to thank you for your interest in the scurvy of the Hub. Acting professionally on TV, film, and onstage since 2005, Judith has already gained abundant experience parading around in strange costumes and chattering in whiny voices. She completed a three-month national tour with The Hampstead Stage Company last year and has been filming an original television series entitled High Heel Samurai, which can be viewed at www.highheelsamurai.com. Previous theatre credits include Solange in The Contemporary Theatre of Boston’s acclaimed production of The Maids, as well as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, UK. Judith will be appearing in The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie with Hovey Players in August. After years of working in food service, Judith is fascinated that she has finally found a way to reduce her despise of being a waitress. She would like to thank her family for making her the saucy lady she is today and she sends her love to her Tower of Power.

 
photo: Will Keary

Will Keary

Will is thrilled to be working with Dinner and a Show. Will has recently been seen on the New Repertory stage for their productions of Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, and their touring production of Macbeth. Other Boston credits include working opposite Eartha Kitt at Stoneham Theatre, A Little Night Music at the Lyric Stage, The Tempest in Worcester, and Last Little Porn Shop in Manhattan at the Boston Center for the Arts, as well as extensive improvisational work, plus films and voice over work. Thanks so much, and we hope to see you on the seven seas!

 
photo: Karl Steudel

Karl Steudel

Karl has opened live comedy for Paula Poundstone, cofounded a improvised singing telegram service, "Rap-o-Gram," is available to play Romantic Piano Music for your private parties, and sings in a Reggae-pop band called 7Coyotes. Visit Karl's site at www.KarlSteudel.com.

 
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