Danny Bolton* (an American man) is thrilled to be part of A Piece of My Heart here at Wellesley Rep where his previous credits include The Liar, Hay Fever, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Private Lives, Holiday, and Playboy of the Western World. Other recent credits include Lizzie Borden, Drowsy Chaperone (IRNE Award for Best Actor In A Musical), Legally Blond, 1776 and Deathtrap at Company Theatre, over twenty productions at Wheelock Family Theatre including Stuart Little, Annie, It’s a Wonderful Life, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse and Trumpet of The Swan; First Date and The Odd Couple at Priscilla Beach Theatre in Plymouth; Finish Line at the Shubert Theatre, Boston; and roles at a number of theatres in New England, including Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston (two IRNE nominations for Best Actor in a musical), Speakeasy Stage Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Jewish Theatre of New England, Reagle Music Theatre and Nora Theatre Company. The veteran of three national tours, Danny is a graduate of Boston College and continues to keep busy in video and commercial work and as a Company Member of Theatre Espresso. Member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1995.

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Marge Dunn (Mary Jo) is happy to be home! WRT: And A Nightingale Sang (IRNE nom), Dancing at Lughnasa, Three Sisters (IRNE nom), The Clearing. Other regional credits include Miss Holmes, Jonah and the Whale (Greater Boston Stage); Dog Act (IRNE nom) (Theatre on Fire); The Draft (Hibernian Hall); Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing (Boston Theater Company); Macbeth (Brown Box). She performs regularly with Sh!t-faced Shakespeare. When not onstage, she acts as Managing Director for Boston Theater Company, and is the Techincal Director at the Roxbury Latin School. Trained at LAMDA, and received a BA in English and Theatre Studies from Wellesley in 2013 (Happy Reunion!).

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Victoria George* (Martha) is an arts administrator and college admissions consultant. Recent credits include Alligator Road (Greater Boston Stage), Exit Strategy (Zeitgeist Stage), and Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet (Wellesley Rep). Victoria is the Audience Lab Director at ArtsBoston where works on audience diversification strategies and is the founder of the Network for Arts Administrators of Color (NAAC Boston). Victoria also serves as Executive Producer of The Front Porch Arts Collective. Victoria would like to thank Nora Hussey for being a wonderful mentor to her as a student and alumna and is proud to be part of her final show at Wellesley Rep. B.A. in English and Theatre Studies, Wellesley College, 2005.

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Sarah Lord* (Whitney): Off Broadway: King of Shadows (Working Theater Company), Bhutan (Cherry Lane Theatre Company), Walk Two Moons (TheatreWorks NYC), The Fifth of July (Signature Theatre). Regional: Goldie, Max and Milk (Florida Stage) Be Aggressive (Palo Alto TheaterWorks), The Wild Duck (Great Lakes Theater Festival), Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl (Dallas Theater Center), Hidden Tennessee (Portland Stage Company).Film/TV: State of Play with Russell Crowe, “Nurse Jackie”, Back Seat, Arranged, “Hope and Faith”, Rock Band National Commercials. Sarah is a Davis Scholar at Wellesley College.

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Andrea Lyman* (Steele) is thrilled to be returning to the Wellesley Repertory Theatre stage. She previously played a zany Head Nun in House of Blue Leaves at WRT. Andrea can be seen playing the mother in the film Come On In, the cashier in the upcoming thriller Fear Bay and will be playing a futuristic bounty hunter in Baker’s Revenge. Andrea is a graduate of Boston Conservatory of Music. She finds pure joy in performing in musical shows such as at Radio City Music Hall and frequently performs her solo cabaret style musical show, Broadway Lady, throughout New England as well as Europe, NYC and Hawaii. In New England, Andrea won Best Actress Award at The Boston Playwrights Platform as well as awards at the 48 Hour Film Festival the first time she produced a film. She volunteers on the New England SAG-AFTRA board and serves on national committees for the union.

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Ariela Nazar-Rosen (Sissy) is thrilled to be back performing with Wellesley Repertory Theatre! She was previously seen in Wellesley Rep’s production of The Liar as Clarice and The House of Blue Leaves as Little Nun (2016 ArtsImpulse Nominee: Best Specialty Ensemble in a Play) and has represented the company in the Boston Theatre Marathon for the past two years. She can also be seen in comedic shorts with Hubspot and will be a part of the Speak About It tour this summer. Ariela would like to thank the cast and crew of A Piece of My Heart for making this such a special experience. Nora, no words can express how grateful I am for your continuous guidance. Thank you for always making the theater a home for me on campus. And lastly, a tremendous thank you to the courageous people who sacrificed their lives to serve our country, though a thank you is not nearly enough. It is an honor to be able to tell this story.

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Jenna Lea Scott* (Leeann) is making her Wellesley Rep debut; is a proud member of AEA and a graduate of AMDA. She just recently performed at Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of Disney’s Beauty & The Beast as the Wardrobe. Jenna is the first Asian American to play Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and won Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Musical Production and Outstanding Ensemble, both for Hairspray (Wheelock Family Theatre) and Avenue Q (Lyric Stage Company of Boston). Credits: Dogfight (SpeakEasy Stage Company), The Fantasticks (Walnut Street Theatre), The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, Funked Up Fairytales (Depot Theatre), Avenue Q (Ocean State Theatre Company), Miss Saigon (Forestburgh Playhouse). Jenna lives in RI now with her BAE, Joshua, and is a teaching artist/director/actor in the New England area.

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Alan White* (an American man) is thrilled to return to Wellesley Repertory Theatre in this significant production. Over his continuing career Alan has performed in everything from Shakespeare to Sarah Ruhl, and trained with internationally recognized teachers from Another Country Productions, and Double Edge Theater. Alan’s show Royally Unseen is currently in production. @ohthatalanwhite

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