A Light in Dark Places: Year 4

Patricia Lawler Kenet, PlaywrightPatricia Lawler Kenet is an attorney and writer. Her play “Ten-Minute Warning” was selected among over 500 entries for the 25 the Aloha Theatre Playwriting Festival.Her play “Patti Did Us In” was a finalist in the Ne… — Patricia Lawler Kenet, *Playwright*
Patricia Lawler Kenet is an attorney and writer. Her play “Ten-Minute Warning” was selected among over 500 entries for the 25 the Aloha Theatre Playwriting Festival.
Her play “Patti Did Us In” was a finalist in the New York New Works Theatre Festival in 2018.
She has written two non-fiction books and her essays have appeared in Slate.com, The New York Times, New York Newsday and The Fiction Pool.
She studied playwriting at the Barrow Theatre Group; screenwriting and television comedy writing at the Jacob Krueger Studio and Improvisational Comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
She is a board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NYC-Metro).

JJ Mayes, DirectorJJ Mayes is a Member of Sacred Fools theater where he will be Directing the World Premiere of Peter Fluet's Tangerine Sunset this Spring. This past summer he Directed HFF18's Top Solo Show The Word and Top Comedy Nominee Night of t… — JJ Mayes, *Director*
JJ Mayes is a Member of Sacred Fools theater where he will be Directing the World Premiere of Peter Fluet's Tangerine Sunset this Spring. This past summer he Directed HFF18's Top Solo Show The Word and Top Comedy Nominee Night of the Rootbeer. He directed last year's Hollywood Fringe award winning show Definition of Man which performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. You can find his dog on Instagram @king_renly_the_chug

Leon Russom, JerrySixty year career. Best known now for THE BIG LEBOWSKI, TRUE GRIT, PRISON BREAK. Emmy nomination: THE LONG ROAD HOME. Three Ovation nominations: BURIED CHILD (Whitefire),HENRY V (Porters of Hellsgate), NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY (… — Leon Russom, *Jerry*
Sixty year career.
Best known now for THE BIG LEBOWSKI, TRUE GRIT, PRISON BREAK.
Emmy nomination: THE LONG ROAD HOME.
Three Ovation nominations: BURIED CHILD (Whitefire),
HENRY V (Porters of Hellsgate), NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY (Road.)
Recent: THE SECRET IN THE WINGS (Couerage), ENDGAME, RICHARD III, PAST TIME, THE BOX (Sacred Fools), KING LEAR (Loft Ensemble), BRIGHT LIGHT CITY (LATC), THE TEMPEST, KING LEAR, PERICLES (Porters), LEAR/LOMAN (LA Fringe.)
Films currently streaming, THE MIDNIGHTERS and A QUIET PLACE.

Ruth Silveira, FrancineRuth Silveira: What you might have seen her in lately: “One Way Ticket to Oregon” by BC Caldwell (also directed by JJ Mayes) and “Past Time” by Padraic Duffy. Or you may have seen “There is a Happiness That Morning Is” by Mick… — Ruth Silveira, *Francine*
Ruth Silveira: What you might have seen her in lately: “One Way Ticket to Oregon” by BC Caldwell (also directed by JJ Mayes) and “Past Time” by Padraic Duffy. Or you may have seen “There is a Happiness That Morning Is” by Mickle Maher which she directed. Ruth is a long time member of Sacred Fools Theater Company where she has acted, directed, written, and costumed. She is also one of the leaders of Sacred Fools Summer Theater Camp For Kids. In earlier days Ruth worked with The Committee improv group in San Francisco, was in some plays at Berkeley Rep, and did a bunch of radio commercials. She is pleased to be working on this worthwhile project.

Jessica Moss, Playwright

JESSICA MOSS is a performer, writer, and producer from Toronto, Canada. She currently lives in New York City where she is a recent graduate from the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting program at The Juilliard School, under the direction of Marsha Norman, Chris Durang, and David Lindsay-Abaire. She is the creator/performer of solo shows 'Modern Love' (Next Stage Festival, Toronto), and 'Polly Polly' (Theatre Mischief at Toronto and Edmonton Fringe; Patron’s Pick, Best of Fringe, Ed Mirvish Award for Entrepreneurship). She is a contributing writer/performer to the collectively created 'Swoon!' (Toronto Fringe) and 'TEASE' (Crows’ Theatre East End Performance Crawl). Her full-length plays include 'Next to Him' (RBC Tarragon Emerging Playwrights Contest Shortlist, Second Prize in Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition, Finalist for Tangent Theatre Tivoli’s NEWvember, Finalist for the SafeWord Theatre New Play Contest), 'I Will Miss You When You’re Gone', 'Cam Baby' (Toronto Fringe New Play Contest Winner 2015, Leah Ryan's FEWW finalist 2017, Weissberger finalist 2017, finalist for Premiere Stage's New Play Festival, Cayle Chernin Award Finalist), 'A Girl Lives Alone' (Winner of SafeWord Theatre New Play Contest), as well as several works in development. Her work has been developed or presented at Great Plains Theatre Conference, Roundabout Theatre, Premiere Stages, Kitchen Dog Theatre, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Canadian Stage Festival of New Ideas and Creation, among others. She has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy award, and the Tom Hendry Emerging Playwright Competition. As an actor, she has appeared in shows with Necessary Angel/Luminato, Tarragon Theatre, SummerWorks, Sudbury Theatre Centre, the NAC, and many times at the Toronto Fringe. She produces theatre with her company, Theatre Mischief.

Caitlin Apparcel, DirectorCaitlin is an actor and teacher out here in Los Angeles. This will be her directing debut and she couldn’t be more excited that it will be a part of ALIDP! She most recently became Lucid Body Teacher Certified in NYC (websi… — Caitlin Apparcel, *Director*
Caitlin is an actor and teacher out here in Los Angeles. This will be her directing debut and she couldn’t be more excited that it will be a part of ALIDP! She most recently became Lucid Body Teacher Certified in NYC (website coming soon: lucidbodyla.com). She has her Bachelor’s Degree in Theater and Minor in American Studies from California State Fullerton. She studied at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting Los Angeles, where she later taught for 5 years. She has also had the privilege to teach at the first annual National Winter Actors Retreat in Colorado this past year and will be returning this coming winter. Caitlin wants to extend a huge thank you to Kelly and Alex who put their heart and soul into this production. This is a health issue which is near and dear to her heart and she is so proud to be involved this year.

Erika Garces, PhoebeSouth American actor and writer. She's been performing since the age of 16, having starred in numerous plays and films in England, Argentina and Los Angeles. City of Dreams, which she produced and starred in, received the Au… — Erika Garces, *Phoebe*
South American actor and writer. She's been performing since the age of 16, having starred in numerous plays and films in England, Argentina and Los Angeles. City of Dreams, which she produced and starred in, received the Audience Award in 2017. She also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NCIS. Currently with three projects in post-production; a TV show titled Judgement Call, and the films I'm Not Afraid and Salsa Saves.

Kelly O’Malley, MarinaKelly is passionate about suicide prevention, and is the Founder and Producer of A Light in Dark Places. She is thrilled to be performing in this festival for the first time! After graduating from Southern Methodist University… — Kelly O’Malley, *Marina*
Kelly is passionate about suicide prevention, and is the Founder and Producer of A Light in Dark Places. She is thrilled to be performing in this festival for the first time!
After graduating from Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts, she moved out to Los Angeles to study at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre - Los Angeles and has been acting ever since. Stage Credits include: *Time is Love, Issac Babel and the Black* *Sea,* *After the Revolution*, *Fifth of July*, *Brighton Beach Memoirs*, and *The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940*. She can also be seen in the youtube web series *Swing* along with several other Stella alums.
Kelly would like to thank Caitlin Apparcel (and several others) for encouraging her to join the cast of February and Jessica Moss for providing such beautiful words. As always, she would also like to thank her sisters for their love and support. She’d be lost without those sweet land mermaids.

John Mabey, PlaywrightJohn grew-up in the desert but has called New York, London and Amsterdam home for the past 10 years. His first play was a thriller set on a train written at age 8 - it ran for 1 performance and no known copies are still in exis… — John Mabey, *Playwright*
John grew-up in the desert but has called New York, London and Amsterdam home for the past 10 years. His first play was a thriller set on a train written at age 8 - it ran for 1 performance and no known copies are still in existence. John enjoys researching and writing about human behavior, emotion and relationships and is why he earned degrees in Psychology and Counseling, maintaining his credential as a Certified Mental Health Counselor. In addition to plays, he also publishes in academic books and journals on the topics of sexual identity and spirituality. In playwriting, John enjoys experimenting with form and structure, utilizing improvisation as a way to generate creativity as well as its own art form. He now teaches and performs improvisation around the world with ensembles and as a solo act, and is a regular performer in true storytelling events worldwide.
John’s plays have had readings in New York, London and Amsterdam. His most recent production was a full-length play he co-authored titled, *The B Word*, which had a successful 2-week run and multiple sold-out performances in Europe. John believes in the importance of storytelling in its many forms and the unique impact of live theatre. He is therefore incredibly honored to take part in this amazing festival of hope and awareness with his play, *The Most Brave Girl In The Whole Wide World*.

César Di Bello, DirectorCésar Di Bello is a Spanish- Argentinian director, actor and producer. Since an early age his increasing curiosity and never ending energy has been a problem to the patience of those surrounding him, especially his mom, Marta… — César Di Bello, *Director*
César Di Bello is a Spanish- Argentinian director, actor and producer. Since an early age his increasing curiosity and never ending energy has been a problem to the patience of those surrounding him, especially his mom, Marta, whom César loves and admires unconditionally. César has directed for the stage "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, "The Dumb Waiter" by Harold Pinter and "Take Me Out" by chip Bolcik. César would like to thank Kelly for inviting me to direct for ALIDP again, to his amazing cast for their great work, to the rest of the ALIDP crew and to the Stella Adler family for always being there. And to you who make evenings like this possible!

Samuel I. Hunter, William

Samuel Hunter was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. It has always been Samuel’s hope to be able to connect to the spirit, hearts, and minds of others through artistic expression and he feels blessed to be part of a production he believes gives space to do just that. His recent credits include the PBS documentary THE GROVELAND FOUR, and award-winning short films I DON'T KNOW and BIRDS EYE. In between projects, Samuel enjoys writing poetry and binge-watching the office. He recently published his third poetry book, "Dissection" which is available on Amazon.