In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)

Cast Bios:

• Jordan Goodwin (Elizabeth) is ecstatic to make her debut at PSP! Jordan recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Legal Studies and a minor in Theater! Some of her favorite performances include: Poppy in “Noises Off’ directed by Katie O’Bryan Champlin (The Pear Theater) as well as Measure/Iphigenia in “Daughters of Leda” directed by Shannon R. Davis (UC Berkeley Theater Department). She would like to thank her family and hopes you enjoys the show!
• Doug Greer (Leo) is hysterically happy to be appearing in one of his top 3 favorite plays of all time! Previous roles include The Beast in Beauty & the Beast (EtC),  Greg in Cruel Intentions (Ray of Light Theatre) and Larry in Boys in the Band (PSP).  Doug is also the Artistic Director here at PSP.  Outside of theater, Doug is a Fitness Instructor at [solidcore] in Santana Row.  Special shout out to Vinnie for supporting his codependent relationship with theater as well as his world renowned acting teacher, Samantha Kenbrandt, for teaching him how to find his light.
• Cat Imperato (Annie) is delighted to return to the PSP stage, where she has been seen in City of Angels (“Alaura”), Gypsy (“Rose”), and Cabaret (“Fraulein Kost”), among others; other favorite roles include “Sarah” in Company at Coastal Rep and “Rosie” in Mamma Mia! at RCCT. A Bay Area native and graduate of UCSD’s Department of Theatre and Dance, she lives with her incredibly patient family in Pacifica, and spends her limited free time creating excessively detailed decorated sugar cookies.
• Jaime Melendez (Catherine) is thrilled and honored to be making her PSP debut.Previous theatre credits include Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Stage Directions ‘Madeleines’ (Theatreworks), Measure for Measure(SVS), Celia in The Grouch (SJSU), Kaliope in She Kills Monsters (FCT), and Juanita Garcia in Jive (Windy City Productions). Jaime would like to thank her family and friends for their endless love and support.
• Aaron Seymour (Mr. Daldry) is excited to be acting on one of PSP’s actual stages. During the pandemic he performed staged readings in the parking lot and in December 2020 he was one of the lucky people asked to perform solo in a streaming version of A Christmas Carol: The Radio Play. He has also performed at the CRT in Half Moon Bay and at the Altarena in Alameda. He is a Bay Area native and calls SF home.
• Joe Steely (Dr. Givings) is thrilled to be back on the PSP stage !, telling a very interesting version of this super specific point in history. This is Joe’s 4th time performing at PSP, recently appearing as Spike in Vanya Sonia Masha and Spike and Henry in Next To Normal. You may have seen him in White Christmas (Coastal Rep) or ELF The Musical (Hillbarn). He wants to thank his family for always being super supportive and his Girlfriend Alexis for sticking by him, oh and of course his Dog Hunter.
• Jordana Wolf (Sabrina) is so pleased to be a part of this production of In the Next Room, one of her favorite plays. Most recently, she was seen on the PSP stage as “Henrietta Leavitt” in Silent Sky and at CRT as “Belinda/Flavia” in Noises Off!. When not onstage, she teaches middle school English and Drama and enjoys spending time with her dog.

Production Team Bios:

• Heather Skelley (Director) Heather Skelley (Director) – The last time Heather directed a full production was in college and she made her actors cry before their performance. She decided she wasn’t cut out to direct and has mostly stuck to working onstage for the past 20+ years. After directing a staged reading of A Doll’s House for PSP’s Theatre in the Woods and absolutely loving it, she decided it was time to give it another shot. She is beyond grateful to the cast, production team, designers and the Executive Board for all of their support. She hopes you enjoy the show as much as she has enjoyed watching it all come together. Love and many thanks to Matt for sharing her with PSP (again).
• Jillian Antunez (Stage Manager)
• Jennifer Gough (Costume Designer)
• Lauren Burgat (Sound Designer)
• Greet Jaspaert (Props Designer)
• Alexis Orth (she/her) (Technical Director, Set Designer Dresser, Props Designer and Builder) has her BA in Theatre Arts from New York’s Bard College, an honorary degree in prop making from San Francisco’s Koinonia University, and her Master’s degree in Theatre from Virginia’s Regent University. She strongly identifies with PSP’s aim for inclusivity within its creative works. She values the inclusion of the marginalized, fully embraces volunteerism that brings transformation, and continues to create a legacy for a love of theatre. PSP’s need for a Technical Theatre Director with a dramaturgical mindset brought Alexis on board in 2022. Her experience includes scenic, props, lighting, and set dressing work with Cal Shakes, the San Francisco Dickens Christmas Fair, Brava for Women in the Performing Arts, Marin Theatre Company, more. As a multi-disciplined artist onstage and backstage, she believes in the theatre’s amazing life-changing power and has the arc welder to prove it. Her finest accomplishments are her love for Jesus Christ and her outstanding family: Paul, Chloe, Jude, & Kelly Orth.
• Carson Duper (he/him) (Lighting Designer) has designed theater and motion picture lighting in the Bay Area for well over 20 years. He has worked at PSP, Presidio Theater, Marin Country Day School, Archbishop Riordan HS, Pacifica Spindrift School for the Performing arts, Burlingame and San Francisco Scottish Rite Temple, VPAC, the Smithwick and Lohman Theatres at Foothill/DeAnza Community College and more. He loves PSP and has been an integral part of our theater community since 2010.