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| Peter Karinen (Jason) |
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Peter Karinen received his B.F.A. in Theatre from NYU's Tisch School of the
Arts, where he attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the
Experimental Theatre Wing. He and Brian Sacca have performed in various New
York venues such as Caroline's on Broadway, The Upright Citizens Brigade
Theatre, and Boston Comedy Club, among others. They co-founded
UnPrecedented Films LLC in 2004. In the fall of 2004, Peter embarked on an
overseas tour to perform improvisational comedy for the U.S. military
through Armed Forced Entertainment and the National Comedy Theatre. Peter
has appeared in countless films and plays over the last ten years, including
performances at the Georgia Shakespeare Festival and playing the starring
role in Sam Mestman's feature film debut, Sellout, produced by Blatantly
Subtle Films. Favorite theatrical roles include: Treplev (The Seagull);
Dennis (This Is Our Youth); Danny (Danny and the Deep Blue Sea); Aguecheek
(Twelfth Night); and Cornwall (King Lear). He will be performing the role
of Pale in Burn This in the spring of 2006, directed by Michael Melamedoff.
Stay tuned for Pete and Brian's upcoming short film series, Good Cop, Good
Cop.
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| Brian Sacca (Skip) |
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Brian Sacca graduated with a B.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he
attended the Atlantic Theater School. He and Peter Karinen have been performing as
a duo since 2003. After co-founding UnPrecedented Films LLC with Peter in 2004,
Pete and Brian immediately began working on The Definition of Sex. Brian has also
performed in over thirty Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theatrical productions.
Some of his favorite roles include: Ray-Ray (Blood Orange), Klaus (Gun Club),
Blind Willie (Signs, Original Shel Siverstein), Simon (Charlie Moose Makes His Move),
Polixenes (A Winter's Tale). Stay tuned this spring as Brian will be playing former
tennis pro Jimmy Connors in A Brilliant Play By John McEnroe. Also, Make sure to
check out Pete and Brian's Good Cop, Good Cop.
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| Matt McConkey (Tranny) |
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Matt received a B.F.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts,
where he attended the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting. Favorite roles
include Aguecheek in 'Twelfth Night,' Cal in 'Andre's Mother,' and Radu in
'Mad Forest.' Since moving to Los Angeles, Matt has appeared in several
shorts at the American Film Institute, as well as commercials for cars,
beer, burgers and banks. He only does drag for Pete and Brian.
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| Zachary Steel (Eddie) |
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Zachary Steel is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (2002) where
he studied at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and The Experimental
Theater Wing. He has been producing and performing original work with his
partner Adam Carpenter for the past four years. He just completed a run of
his one man show "how do i do?" which was directed by Peter Karinen. He is
currently rehearsing for a run of his latest work "A Brilliant Play By John
McEnroe," which will also feature Peter Karinen and Brian Sacca.
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| Casey Wilson (Abby) |
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Casey Wilson is a recent NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate. She studied
acting at The Stella Adler Studio. Most recently she co-wrote and
co-performed in the long running two woman sketch comedy show Rode Hard and
Put Away Wet at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. "Rode Hard" was an
official selection of HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, 2005
and a Critic's Pick in TimeOut NY. Past credits include Maria Irene Fornes's
Molly's Dream at Soho Rep (which won an OBIE for best Ensemble work)
MedeaMachine, Cowboy Mouth, and On the Verge. Casey can be seen on VH1's
A2Z. She was honored with The Stella Adler/NYU "Excellence in Acting" award
in May of 2002. Casey Rose originally hails from Alexandria, Virginia.
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Eric Brown and Melinda Pinto are the principals of Brown-Pinto Productions,
a production and entertainment company. Eric has produced Neil Simon's
"Chapter Two" and "Plaza Suite". Melinda has a MFA from Trinity Rep and has
directed John Patrick Shanley's "Italian-American Reconciliation",
which was also
produced by Mr. Brown. Presently, Melinda is directing a production of A.R.
Gurney's "Sylvia". Through an affiliate, they produce documentaries and are
presently involved in producing "The Birth Of The Music Video". They have an
interest in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "All Shook Up" and are currently
co-producing a new musical "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", featuring the music of
Neil Sedaka.
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