CAST
Bruce Dean has appeared on a National tour, off-Broadway, and in many regional production. Some memorable roles include - Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Harry McAfee in Bye Bye Birdie, Franz Liebkind in The Producers, Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray, Moonface Martin in Anything Goes, The Monster in Young Frankenstein, Don Kirshner in Beautiful. Bruce has appeared in several short films, being nominated, and winning Best Actor awards. He has also worked in episodic television, radio & TV commercials and industrials. Bruce sharpened his funny bone doing Stand Up, Improv & Roast comedy.
A theater professional from the Philippines, Joel Trinidad's body of work has granted him Permanent Residency status in the US (aka a Green Card) based on his body of work. He has performed in over 75 plays and musicals, including the Asian Premieres of AVENUE Q and THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Philippines and Singapore); SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT (La MaMa Theater); and PROOF (opposite Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga). On screen, he has acted alongside the likes of Bob Hoskins (in NORIEGA: GOD’S FAVORITE), Connie Nielsen (in THE GREAT RAID), Jeff Fahey (in CRASH POINT), and Christian Kane (in the Amazon series ALMOST PARADISE), among many others. A prolific writer as well as an actor, Joel has penned a dozen original librettos, all of which have been successfully produced not just in his home country, but all over the world (and most of which he directed himself). These shows include BREAKUPS & BREAKDOWNS (music by Rony Fortich); AFTER EVER AFTER (story by Nicky Triviño, music by Jon Meer Vera Perez); GUADALUPE: THE MUSICAL (music by Ejay Yatco); and FAIRY TALE RESCUE (music by Reggie Tan and Onyl Torres), to name but a few. He’s also written more than a hundred short plays (many of which have been produced in NYC). His latest musical (created with composer Lucas Hal-Jones) is the two-person comedy A TALE OF TWO (based on A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Charles Dickens), which premiered in London in July 2024.
Maggie McMeans is an actor, singer, and screenwriter based in New York City. She trained at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has toured nationally with Aquila Theatre Company in George Orwell’s 1984 and The Odyssey, as well as Friends! The Musical Parody. She’s thrilled to be back with Aquila for this madcap adventure and the chance to act like a complete lunatic. ig @coolbeansmcmeans
Arik Bjorn (Sir Anthony Knee-Cap, et al) is a NYC-based actor and author whose 11 books include Uber Nights and Bronx Nights. His stage credits include Coleman (The Lonesome West), Bradley (Buried Child) and Caldwell B. Caldwell (Urinetown). In 2016, while managing a public library, Bjorn ran for U.S. Congress. He packs on a few pounds every winter to moonlight as Santa in senior centers. He fondly recalls reading The Hound of the Baskervilles for the first time ages ago curled up on a sofa during a Minnesota blizzard. Hound marks Bjorn's latest leap into national tour murder mayhem.
