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**THE WEIR**
THE CAST and CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)
Jack Mullen............JOHN LITTLE* Jim Curran...................DAN MATISA* Brendan Byrne.......CHRIS HARCUM* Finbar Mack.................BOB SENKEWICZ Valerie..................BROOKE LUCAS * Denotes member, Actors’ Equity Assocation, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

JOHN LITTLE*(Jack Mullen)-- returns to Tri-State in 2005 as Jack Mullen in Conor McPherson's THE WEIR. A permanent member of the TAT professional acting company, Mr. Little appeared as Dr. Cedric Seward in THE PASSION OF DRACULA last season, was Amethyst in THE VIEW FROM HARRY'S BAR for Tri-State Actors Theater in 2003 and Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in Tri-State's inaugural production at the Crescent Theater. A long-time member of Actors Equity Association, he played Pato in THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE during Season 2001, and returned in 2002 as Matt Friedman in TALLEY'S FOLLY and HB Larson in the world premiere of ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. Other credits include Polonius in HAMLET at the Theatre Project in Massachusetts (03), and Herr Schultz in CABARET at Worcester Foothills Theatre. He recently returned from the Asian tour of CABARET starring Andrea McArdle. He is a Yale School of Drama graduate and has worked at regional theaters across the country and in Europe. In New York he was in TOO NOBLE BROTHERS, produced by the Public Theatre, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS at the New Federal Theatre, and DEAR OSCAR at the Perry Street Theatre. Mr. Little’s regional work includes MAJOR BARBARA at Yale Rep, PYGMALION at Syracuse Stage, NOISES OFF at the Barter Theater, OUT OF ORDER at Paper Mill Playhouse, GLIMMERGLASS at Goodspeed and PRIVATE LIVES and SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY at Centenary Stage. He has toured New York in ANGEL STREET, New England in LIGHT UP THE SKY and Canada in SCROOGE. John lives in NYC with his wife Amy and children Eleonora and Joel. .

CHRIS HARCUM *(Brendan Byrne)--Makes his debut at Tri State in the 2005 production of THE WEIR. Mr. Harcum has created and performed his one-man shows, THE MONSTER AND THE CITY, SOME KIND OF PINK BREAKFAST, GOTHAM STANDARDS, ANHEDONIA ROAD, and MAHAMUDRA, at various venues in the United States and Canada. An Equity actor, he has appeared in over 120 plays by other playwrights. Favorite roles include Mercutio in ROMEO AND JULIET, Buff in SUBURBIA, and Mozart in AMADEUS. Most recently, he wrote and performed a monologue based on the life of Dr. Dave Ores in ALPHABET CITY 3 at the Metropoloitan Playhouse. Please visit www.chrisharcum.com.

DAN MATISA* (Jim Curran)-- Makes his debut at Tri State as Jim in the 2005 production of THE WEIR. A member of Actors Equity Association, Mr. Matisa is happy and proud to be performing for the first time with Tri-State Actors Theater. A native of Iselin, NJ, he has performed at a number of theaters in New York City (John Houseman, Public Theatre/Joe’s Pub, NY Fringe Festival, The Belt, American Globe, and others). Mr. Matisa has performed regionally at Tennessee Rep., Asolo Theatre company, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Vermont Shakespeare Company, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, and American Stage, among others. Some of his favorite roles include: Jane/Edgar in THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, Marco in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Haskell in THE IMMIGRANT, and many Shakespearean character roles including Bottom, Tranio, Sir Hugh Evans, and Autolycus. He recently completed a four-month World Cruise contract aboard the luxury cruise liner Crystal Serenity, performing the one-man play FULLY COMMITTED. Mr. Matisa is a graduate of Hofstra University and the Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Thanks to Mom, Dad and Amy for all their support and love.

BOB SENKEWICZ (Finbar Mack)-- returns to Tri-State in Season 2005 as Finbar in Conor McPherson's THE WEIR. Mr. Senkewicz joined the Tri-State acting company in 2004 as Mr. Van Daan in TAT's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, created the role of Mike in Tri-State's New Plays Reading Series presentation of MAGGIE'S PLAY, by Alan Steinberg, and was Lord Godalming in the main stage production of THE PASSION OF DRACULA. He was born and raised in New Jersey and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and at Upsala College. He has been part of numerous productions over the last few years including the Off-Broadway original production of TOWER OF BABBLE and regional productions of PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST, FIRST NIGHT, GHOSTS OF THE LOYAL OAKS, ZOO STORY, and BUS STOP. He has spent much of the last year appearing in a number of low budget, often no budget, independent films (Looking For Harrison, Aberrations, Strigol) and corporate industrials. Earlier in 2005 He performed on the History Channel as Ken Uston in the series Breaking Vegas. Mr. Senkewicz has appeared on the NY local cable weekly TV series Rosebay, NY, in HBO’s Sex and The City and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and will be seen in the upcoming Court TV show, ParcoPI this fall.. He is a member of the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. Mr. Senkewicz thanks his family for their patience, understanding, and support of this most time consuming passion.

BROOKE LUCAS (Valerie)-- Makes her debut at Tri State in the 2005 production of THE WEIR. She is a Kansas City native and a graduate of Abilene Christian University (BFA in Acting) and Temple University (MFA in Acting) where she performed leading roles in RING AROUND THE MOON, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, HOUSE OF BERNADA ALBA, OUR TOWN, BROADWAY, THE BACCHAE, COUD NINE, CRAZY FOR YOU, MY FAIR LADY, AND HOW TO SUCCEED . . . among others. Professional credits include Lady Macbeth in MACBETH, Isabel in HENRY V (Abilene Shakespeare Festival,) and understudy for the title role in DIRTY BLONDE (Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia,) directed by Ethan McSweeny. Most recently, Ms. Lucas appeared in an Equity Showcase production of short works by Christopher Durang in NYC, as well as a workshop of Craig Lucas' SMALL TRAGEDY for Philadelphia's 1812 Productions.

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