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Adam Weppler
(Performer)
Adam Weppler (Reed) New York: Waiting For Lefty (Roundabout Play Reading Series, Laura Pels Theatre), Independents (FringeNYC, Winner Best Show), Little Town Blues (Wild Project/LTR), Richard 3 (FringeNYC/LTR), Puppet Hamlet (Puppet Shakespeare Players). . Tours: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Sword in the Stone, Jungle Book. TV/Media: Epic Fail (MTV), Twelfth Night (Taorminia Productions), 15 Seconds with a Sex Offender (GME).
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Becca Ballenger
(Performer)
Becca Ballenger (Lauren) New York: the upcoming Occupy Olympus (FringeNYC 2013), Hotel Project (The Internationalists), Friends Don't Let Friends (Walkerspace/LTR), Little Town Blues (Wild Project/LTR) Richard 3 (FringeNYC/LTR), workshops of Five Finger Exercise (dir. Shirley Knight), American Girls (Barrow Street Theatre), Biolife (The Private Theatre), and A Map of Virtue (Clubbed Thumb, dir. Pam MacKinnon) Regional: American Stare (New Jersey Rep). Other credits include The Tempest (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), The Consequences and Death Comes for a Wedding (Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop). TV/Film: Stalked: Someone’s Watching (Discovery ID), Let Go (Shutterbug Pictures). Becca graduated with Honors in Theatre from both Fordham University and Interlochen Arts Academy. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. beccaballenger.com.
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Ben Diserens
(Playwright)
BEN DISERENS (Playwright) is an actor and playwright based in New York City. Ben is originally from San Francisco, but has lived in Australia, taught at the Australian Theatre for Young People and studied at the Moscow Art Theatre. His play, A Keltic Cross, was workshopped by Less Than Rent at the Wild Project in July 2011. He is also the founder and head writer of the web-based sketch comedy group Eclectic Boogaloo; they have been featured on College Humor and FunnyOrDie.com where they have received nearly 50,000 views. Acting credits include Words, Razors, and the Wounded Heart; John Proctor in The Crucible, Mrs. Packard (dir. May Adrales), The Marriage of Figaro (dir. Matthew Maguire), The Good Person of Szechwan, Sticks and Bones, Go Down into Silence (by Ariadne Blayde), and The Birthday Girl (dir. Dan Winerman). He is a graduate of the theatre department at Fordham University.
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Brendan McDonough
(Performer)
Brendan McDonough (Kevin) New York: The Private Sector (TNC/LTR), Richard 3 (FringeNYC/LTR), Panoramania (FringeNYC), Trio (TNC), The Three Sisters (The Assembly), The Confidence Man (Woodshed Collective). University: Tales of the Lost Formicans, The Pillowman, The Red in Bedspread, The Birthday Girl, Life Is A Dream, Gertrude: The Cry.
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James Presson
(Director)
JAMES PRESSON (Director) is the founder and co-artistic director of Less Than Rent. His production of Richard 3 had a sold-out run in the 2010 New York Fringe Festival, and James was personally awarded for Excellence in Directing. The production also received the ‘Outstanding Actor’ award as well as citations as ‘Best of the Fest’ and ‘Top Ten Musicals’ from the official Fringe Guide. James was a co-writer and associate director of Voices in Conflict, which was performed at The Vineyard Theatre and Fairfield Theatre Company (in Connecticut) and presented as a one-night-only event at The Public Theater and the Culture Project. It was later published by Playscripts, adapted for television, and aired on PBS. Other directing credits include Little Town Blues at The Wild Project as well as productions of The Crucible and Poodle with Guitar and Dark Glasses at Fordham University. He has recently produced at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Le Poisson Rouge, Theater 80, Soho Playhouse, and Dixon Place. James’ honors include a Freedom Award from the National Coalition Against Censorship, the MTI ‘Courage in Theatre’ Award, the State of Connecticut Governor’s Award for Artistic Achievemen.
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Julie Voshell
(Performer)
Julie Voshell (Judy) National tours: Movin'Out, Swing. New York: The Barrow Group productions of Unframed, Fast and Fab, and According to the Chorus by Arlene Hutton, The Beast at BAM, and the comedy Human Resources with Artistic New Directions. She is currently performing in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan done by Francis Patrelle. Film: The Next Step, Who's on Top, Diva. julievoshell.com
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Patrick Dooley
(Performer)
Patrick Dooley (Abe) New York: Words, Razors, and the Wounded Heart (Horse Trade/LTR), High Upon The Gallows Tree (Manhattan Repertory Theatre Spring Competition, Best Play Award Winner). University: The Language Archive, Sticks and Bones, For a Barbarian Woman, The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Crucible. Patrick is the Literary Manager for Less Than Rent.
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Rachel B. Joyce
(Performer)
Rachel B. Joyce (Angie) New York: Turn of the Screw (Lincoln Center Rubenstein Atrium, wksp); Anthropology of a Book Club (New Georges, wksp); Desire! A Varsouviana (Horse Trade/LTR); Little Town Blues (Wild Project/LTR); Richard 3 (FringeNYC/LTR); Ravishing Carlos/Ravishing Christina (Hot! Festival); Miss Hope’s (Nylon Fusion Collective), Muskego Lake (Cabrini Repertory). She has performed regionally at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She can also be seen in many short films and web series produced by College Humor, Dark Knites Entertainment, and more. She is a graduate of Fordham University, and one of the Co-Artistic Directors of Less Than Rent. rachelbjoyce.com
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