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THE CAST OF THREE TALL WOMEN


by Edward Albee 
Directed by Paul Meacham



THREE TALL WOMEN
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      JEANNE AUSTIN* as "A"     MARY CLIFFORD* as "B"    SOPHIE DOBSON as"C"   MICHAEL BROSS as the BOY
         *Members of Actors Equity Association
               the union of professional stage actors.                          [click for Production Photos]

 


ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES

JEANNE L. AUSTIN ("A")-- photoMs. Austin, a member of Actors' Equity Association,has played in regional, stock, and dinner theaters, in roles ranging from Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE IT at Theatre Project Company, St. Louis, to Big Mama in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Oakland West Dinner Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale. Ms. Austin is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. She has made commercials for both radio and television and was in the TV mini-series WOMEN IN WHITE and had featured roles in the motion pictures THE FUNHOUSE and STUKEY'S LAST STAND. She recently completed principal photography as the mother in Flying Cloud Films' MOTHER AND CHILD. Since 1984, she has been producing and performing one-woman plays for HerStory Productions, a creative partnership with her husband, Peter Nadolny. Ms. Austin is currently director of the One Accord Choir, a group sponsored by the Sussex County Association for Retarded Citizens. She also trains and performs with an educational puppet troupe, Kids on the Block, which presents puppet plays in schools. A member of the acting company of TAT since 1992, Ms. Austin has played Maggie Murphy in DANCING AT LUGHNASA,Ruth in MARVIN'S ROOM, and Amanda in THE GLASS MENAGERIE.   Besides portraying "A" in Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, Ms. Austin's was also  featured this season as the Narrator in TAT's  A CHRISTMAS CAROL .
MARY CLIFFORD("B")--photo a member of Actors Equity Association, is appearing for the first time  with Tri-State Actors Theater.  Ms. Clifford has appeared in many productions off-Broadway and in regional theater and summer stock.  Off-Broadway she played Elena in UNCLE VANYA, Mrs. X in THE STRONGER and She in THE ASTEROID, among others.  In regional theaters and summer stock she was Viola in TWELFTH NIGHT, Irina in Chehov's THE THREE SISTERS, Raina in Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN, and Elenor in THE LION IN WINTER.  She has acted and sung leading roles in musicals including Amy in COMPANY, Evie in STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF, and Sarah in GUYS AND DOLLS.  Ms. Clifford was featured as the Moll opposite Dick Shawn in THE CRADLE WILL ROCK under the direction of Howard Bay.  She holds an MFA in acting from Brandeis University, where she studied under Theodore Kazanoff.  She studied directing with Aaron Frankel in New York and is currently an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Bergen County Community College, where she is also a resident artistic director.  Besides acting the role of "B" in TAT's THREE TALL WOMEN, Ms. Clifford  also directed the Actors Theater production of THE COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR, abridged,  which opened in July.
SOPHIE DOBSON("C")--photo played "C" in Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN this season, Ms. Dobson has trained with the Experimental Acting program of New York University's School of Theatre and is currently studying theater production at County College of Morris.  She  joined TAT/RST as a member of the Intern Company in the revival of CHARLOTTE'S WEB. She was a featured player in the following season's STUART LITTLE, and joined the Professional Company in a moving portrayal as Laura Wingfield in THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Before joining TAT this season, Ms. Dobson appeared in the CCM Theatre production of MACBETH.  She was featured in ANYTHING GOES, and portrayed Olivia in TWELFTH NIGHT. Ms. Dobson directed and acted in the WALLKILL VALLEY PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL for several seasons. She is a graduate of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, and is a lifetime member of The International Thespian Society.
MICHAEL BROSS (the BOY)--photobegan his acting career with Tri-State Actors Theater when it was still Ranger Summer Theater.  Now a seasoned performer, Mr. Bross played the central role of Ebenezer Scrooge in TAT's recent holiday production of Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL.  As an intern, Mr. Bross played the title role in THE ADVENTURES OF BRER RABBIT  and was a featured performer in the E.B. White classic, CHARLOTTE'S WEB.  He appeared in Pax Amicus Theatre's production of the musical, TOMMY, was Dale Harding In Sussex County Community College's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, Napthali in CCM Theatre's JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT and Sir Sagamore in CAMELOT. He was a featured player in County College of Morris' presentation of Shakespeare's MACBETHearlier this season.
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