Written by Jeff Dinnell - FootlightsThere will be one 15 minute intermission There is no recording or photography allowed during the performance. *˜e Director is a member of SDC,

A World Premiere by 20 Milligrams Entertainment

Written by Jeff DinnellDirected by Kiff Scholl*

Based on a story by Jeff Dinnell & Greg Archer

Featuring Krista Conti, Ian Dick, Jeff Dinnell, Will Gibson, Jordan Michael Green, Emily Jerez,

Eric Allen Smith, and Nathan Tylutki

Scenic Design by Pete HickokLighting Design by Donny JacksonCostume Design by Cheryl Scaccio

Stage Management by Rebecca SchoenbergGraphic Design by AFK Design

Production Management by Kyle GrantProduction Assistance by Alan Wethern

Publicity by Kuker & Lee PR

Time: Present DayPlace: West Hollywood, CA

There will be one 15 minute intermission

There is no recording or photography allowed during the performance.

*�e Director is a member of SDC, �e Union of Stage Directors & Choreographers

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CAST(in order of appearance)

Tyrell.........................................Jordan Michael GreenJeff Dibello....................................................Jeff DinnellGreg Arthur.........................................Nathan TylutkiJonathan Tyler Tyler....................Eric Allen SmithDouglas................................................................Ian DickJillian Stark.................................................Emily JerezHelene Aurora.........................................Krista ContiJacob Falconberg....................................Will Gibson

WICKED CAST BIOS(in alphabetical order)

Krista Conti (Helene Aurora) Krista Conti has been performing on stages throughout Los Angeles for many years. She was a member of Theatre of NOTE Ensemble for over ten years. Krista was recently seen in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival encore winning production of Andy: The Rednosed Warhola. She also performed in the one-act Frankenstud, which won best play of the 2017 Acting

Out INK Fest. Krista is thrilled to be part of the cast of Wicked Pagan Gays!

Ian Dick (Douglas)Ian Dick is incredibly honored to be working with Jeff Dinnell and the whole team on Wicked Pagan Gays! His theater credits range from E3W Productions critically-acclaimed immersive show In Another Room, to Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, to filmed projection and motion capture in Opera Parallèle San Francisco’s productions of Anya 17 and Champion: An Opera in Jazz. He studied Cognitive Psychology at The University of California, Santa Cruz, where he took to acting as a stress-reliever, playing such roles as Guildenstern in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, William Lantry in A Forgotten

theater credits range from E3W Productions critically-

Los Angeles for many years. She was a member of Theatre of NOTE Ensemble for over ten years. Krista was recently seen in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival encore winning production of Rednosed WarholaFrankenstud

Out INK Fest. Krista is thrilled to be part of the cast of


Future, and Dr. Kildeare in Mummified Deer. His film credits include leading roles in the award-winning short films “Family in Progress” and “Gun With The Wind”, along with starring turns in the feature films “Happiness Adjacent” (Guest House Films), which recently premiered at Chicago’s Reeling Film Festival and is currently on the festival circuit, “Morningstar” (Fourth Hallway Films, coming Summer 2018), and “In Another Room VR” (E3W Productions/Here Be Dragons, currently in post-production). In his spare time he races mountain bikes for Santa Cruz Factory Racing, makes films with his best friends, and spends time with his amazing siblings. His full career details can be found at Ian-Dick.com.

Jeff Dinnell (Jeff) (see Playwright bio)

Will Gibson (Jacob Falconberg) Born in Australia, Will settled in L.A. and went on to study English at Wheaton College. After delving into a career behind the camera as a producer, he took the plunge into acting. Trained in the Sanford Meisner technique, Will is quickly building a repertoire of theater and film roles that showcase his versatile range as a character actor.

Emily Jerez (Jillian Stark) Emily Jerez grew up outside of Denver, Colorado and has her BA from Tufts University and MBA fromNYU Stern. She has contributed to a number of pilots, films and commercials and is a regular participantin the popular L.A. Cafe Plays at the Ruskin Group Theater in Santa Monica. Her most recent stage credit is as Karen in The Rainbow Bridge, also at the Ruskin Theater. She lives in Venice with her husband and almost 3-year old daughter.

Jeff Dinnell (Jeff) (see Playwright bio)

NYU Stern. She has contributed to a number of pilots, films and commercials and is a regular participantin the popular L.A. Cafe Plays at the Ruskin Group Theater in Santa Monica. Her most recent stage credit is as Karen in Theater. She lives in Venice with her husband and almost 3-year old daughter.

Born in Australia, Will settled in L.A. and went on to study English at Wheaton College. After delving into a career behind the camera as a producer, he took the plunge into acting. Trained in the Sanford Meisner technique, Will is quickly building a repertoire of theater and film roles that showcase his


Jordan Michael Green (Tyrell) Born in the Birthplace of America: Williamsburg, VA; Jordan found his second home in L.A. Last seen inRandal Kleiser’s first play The Penis Chronicles as Rhapsody the drag queen with a third arm, Jordan is used to characters with a little “extra” to offer. Whether it’s hosting events with the Tom Of Finland Foundation, improv with UCB, or performance art for the community, Jordan seeks to spread sunshine and inspire. Listen to his new podcast, The Chatroom, available on iTunes. @GetExtraJordan

Eric Allen Smith (Jonathan Tyler Tyler) Eric Allen Smith was born and raised in West Lafayette, Indiana. He began acting in the local civic theatre, and after competing in high school show choir he moved to NYC & graduated from The American Musical & Dramatic Academy. He’s lived in L.A. for 8 years, is a member of SAG/AFTRA, a Second City graduate, and can recently be seen on Netflix’ “Girlboss” and Joseph Kahn’s second full length film, “Bodied”.

Nathan Tylutki (Greg) Nathan Tylutki is a recent Los Angeles transplant. After spending time in San Francisco, New York, andMinneapolis, he is beyond thrilled to be in LA and a part of Wicked Pagan Gays. TV: “Ice Cold

Murder” (March 2018); Film: “Mary”; “Borderlands”; “Bounce Houses and Baseball Cards”; “Ex Post

Somnio”; “Bro!” Theater: Dial M for Murder; The Mousetrap; Eurydice; Cat’s Paw; To Kill a

Mockingbird; Endgame; A Day in the Death of Joe Egg; Hamlet; Sordid Lives; Daniel’s Husband; King

Lear; among many others. Additionally, Nathan is a writer, has produced/performed his own solo work,

and chronicles his (mis-) adventures at nayrotica.com

after competing in high school show choir he moved to NYC & graduated from The American Musical & Dramatic Academy. He’s lived in L.A. for 8 years, is a member of SAG/AFTRA, a Second City graduate, and can recently be seen on Netflix’ “Girlboss” and Joseph Kahn’s

and a part ofMurder” (March 2018);“Bounce Houses and Baseball Cards”; “Ex Post

Somnio”; “Bro!”Mousetrap;

Mockingbird;Joe Egg; Hamlet;Joe Egg; Hamlet;

Lear; among many others. Additionally, Nathan is a writer, has produced/performed his own solo work,

and chronicles his (mis-) adventures at

The Penis Chronicles as Rhapsody the drag queen with a third arm, Jordan is used to characters with a little “extra” to offer. Whether it’s hosting events with the Tom Of Finland Foundation, improv with UCB, or performance art for the community, Jordan seeks to spread sunshine and inspire. Listen to his new podcast, The Chatroom, available on iTunes.


PAGAN PRODUCTION BIOS

Jeff Dinnell (Playwright/Jeff) Jeff Dinnell is a writer and actor living in Los Angeles. Favorite stage roles include Lucas in Laughter On The 23rd Floor, Tony in Beautiful Thing, and Defendant in David Mamet’s Romance. Hailing originally from Santa Cruz, California, at nineteen Jeff wrote and produced a 30-episode absurdist sitcom called “Lunatics In Limbo” for local cable-access television, a thing that existed before YouTube. The show garnered a cult following as well as multiple awards from the Western Alliance for Video Excellence and the National Alliance for Community Media. From 2005 to 2010, he hosted SoWat TV, a popular talk-magazine featuring comedic sketches and interviews with Northern California artists and politicians. The year 2012 saw Jeff preparing for the apocalypse in the feature mockumentary “Explode For Me”, which explored themes of belief, superstition, and loss. Jeff would like to thank Greg Archer for his friendship and creative inspiration. He dedicates this play to the memory of his sister, Anne, and hopes she’s enjoying the Pleiades.

Kiff Scholl• (Director)Kiff Scholl is a proud member of SDC and rescue dog aficionado. Kiff’s recent productions include The Red Dress, Future Sex, Inc., Dinner at Home Between Deaths, and Moon Over Buffalo (2014 Broadway World nominee). Other critically acclaimed productions include La Bête and world premieres A Mulholland Christmas Carol; Middle Savage; Act a Lady; and Don Giovanni Tonight, Don Carlo Tomorrow at Sacred Fools, about which the LA Times observed “Director Kiff Scholl has few peers at keeping us intrigued.” His shows have garnered seven Backstage Garland awards, five LA Weekly awards, a GLAAD nomination and an Ovation award. Scholl was listed as “one of LA’s emerging and accomplished stage directors” by the LA Weekly. Other favorites include Sona Tera Roman Hess, Inherit the Wind, Our House, Expecting to Fly, and All My Sons, as well as The Poseidon Adventure-The Musical!, Circle X’s 10 Minute Play Fest, and Kill Me, Deadly, The Fan Maroo and Shake at Theatre of NOTE. An award-winning filmmaker, his feature “Scream of the Bikini” won numerous awards, including a Maverick Movie Award for Best Director (now on Amazon, and in Japan, where it’s known as “Spy Mission”). His films include “11/11/11” (Netflix), “Surprise” (now on Dekkoo), and the political satire web-series he co-wrote and directed, Medicare Mermaids www.MedicareMermaids.com. As an actor, Kiff has been in lots and lots of commercials, as well as on “Criminal Minds,” “Reno 911!,” “Untold Stories of the ER,” “Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss,” “11/11/11,” “Girls Will Be Girls 2012,” and a Guest Star on the hilarious “Be Cool, Scooby Doo” (Cartoon Network). www.KiffScholl.com / Twitter: @afkiff.


Greg Archer (Co-Story) Greg Archer is a longtime multimedia journalist and author whose work covering Hollywood, spirituality, and agents of change near and far have appeared in The USA Today Network, Huffington Post, Live Happy Magazine, Oprah Magazine, CBS Television and Radio, and other media outlets. Over the years, Greg has interviewed noteworthy individuals in the arts and beyond, including Cyndi Lauper, Joan Rivers, Dan Savage, Chelsea Handler, Bill Maher, Ewan McGregor, Deepak Chopra, and many others. Originally from Chicago, Greg worked as a film publicist for Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. before becoming editor of various entertainment and lifestyle magazines, including Good Times Santa Cruz, GuestLife Monterey Bay, and Canada South Magazine. He covered red carpet events in the Bay Area and Hollywood with Jeff Dinnell before writing a memoir about his Polish family (“Grace Revealed”), which was released in 2015. When he and Mr. Dinnell realized their cocktail-infused conversations about gay dating, God, atheists, and signs from the Universe, showed promise for something bigger, it became the basis for Wicked Pagan Gays. Greg’s next book will be released in early 2019. In the meantime, he hosts a YouTube/HuffPo interview show called “Mystics in a Chat Room,” which spotlights Agents of Change. He often sees the time, 11:11. Greg would like to thank Jeff Dinnell for his ongoing friendship, inspiration and collaboration! Priceless! Visit www.gregarcher.com.

Kyle Grant (Production Manager) Management credits include: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; International Performing Arts for the Youth; National American College Theater Festival Summit; Washington DC Commission onthe Arts & Humanities; National Chamber Dance Project. Other: The Juilliard School, The Washington Opera, Martha Graham Dance Co., BAM. Awards: L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase, Opera America2015. Member: United Scenic Artists www.kylegrant.net

Pete Hickok (Scenic Design) Pete Hickok is a Scenic Designer, Production Designer, and Sculptor based out of Los Angeles. His most recent scenic design projects include The Red Dress and Farragut North at the Odyssey Theater, Die, Mommie Die! at Celebration Theater, and Crimes of the Heart at the International City Theater in Long Beach. He was also recently production designer for “Medicare Mermaids” among his other ventures curating and exhibiting in the contemporary art world. He was nominated for a 2016 Ovation Award for his design of Rio Hondo at the Theater of NOTE.


Donny Jackson (Lighting Design) Design highlights include the West Coast premiere of In the Heights (Casa 0101 Theatre), the NY premiere of Four Clowns (La MaMa Experimental Theatre), the workshop production of When God Looked Away, starring Al Pacino and Judith Light (Macha Theatre), A Singular They (Blank Theatre), for which he received a Stage Raw Award nomination, and Into the Woods, for the ABC television special, “Encore!”. Recent productions include The Chosen (Fountain Theatre), Driving Miss Daisy, starring Donna Mills (Colony Theatre), Company (Morgan-Wixson Theatre), Blackbird (MET Theatre), Cabaret (Long Beach Playhouse) and the KJAZZ Fall Benefit Concert (Wallis Annenberg). He is a theatre instructor at Cypress College and holds an MFA in Lighting from UCLA. www.DonnyJackson.com

Cheryl Scaccio (Costume Design) Cheryl is delighted to be working on this production. She studied acting at SUNY New Paltz, William Esper Studio and The Groundlings, and was a long time member of Santa Monica’s City Garage Theatre. These days you can find her teaching yoga to school kids, advocating for the oceans, and sewing tutus at Westside Ballet of Santa Monica.

AFK Design (Graphic Design) Headed by Kiff Scholl, AFK Design has a long history of designing original and eye-catching graphics for Los Angeles theatre and film productions. Long time theatre clients include Theatre Planners, Sierra Madre Playhouse, West Coast Jewish Theatre, Indie Chi, The Athena Cats, KADM Productions, Sacred Fools, Theatre of NOTE, as well as countless independent companies. In addition to graphics, Kiff is also an award-winning actor, director and filmmaker. Like AFK Design on Facebook and follow Kiff on Twitter @afkiff. www.KiffScholl.com.

Rebecca Schoenberg (Stage Management) Rebecca couldn’t be happier to be working on this production with this wonderful cast and crew. She previously stage managed Hit the Wall and Search for Signs for the L.A. LGBT Center. Other recent productions include A Gulag Mouse and Behavior of Broadus, both for Sacred Fools theatre, of which she is also a member. She thanks you for your attendance, and hopes you enjoy the show!


Kuker & Lee PR (Publicity) Publicists Sandra Kuker & Anita Lee work as the team, Kuker & Lee PR, providing publicity and marketing service & consultation for theatre, authors & talent. Sandra Kuker’s three-decade career in Los Angeles theatre publicity and marketing is rich with a client list of diversity and many successful campaigns. Anita Lee has over a decade of experience in L.A. 99-seat theatre with many acclaimed productions both as producer & publicist. Together they bring their personal commitment to each client. Kuker & Lee clients include Sacred Fools, Café Arts, Theatre Asylum, Theatre 68, Projects have included My Child – Mother’s of War, Drop Dead by Billy Van Zandt, Almost, Maine directed by Marty Papazian, I Am Not A Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce starring Ronnie Marmo and Directed by Joe Mantegna, A Time To Kill by John Grisham, Time Stands Still, and author Bill Ratner of Parenting For The Digital Age.

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Jane SullivanKyle GrantKirk FrederickCheryl ScaccioBrian Wallis

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