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   Jason Denuszek *
Jason was bred and born a Green Bay Packer's fan.  Growing up in Wisconsin during the '80's and witnessing his Grandfather's unflinching devotion to a (at the time) less then stellar team, engraved it in his soul to always route for the Green & Gold.  His acting credits in his home state include work at Milwaukee's Next Act and First Stage theaters.  He received his BFA in Acting at The Theater School at DePaul University in Chicago during the height of the Favre Era and enjoyed living in Bear's country to proudly watch the 'Bear Hunter' dominate his prey.  While there he worked for such theater's as Chicago Shakepeare, Court, ATC, Timeline, About Face, and Steppenwolf, as well as founding his own company theatrevolution where he acted, directed, and produced plays for five years as the company's Artistic Director.  He is a member of the Actors' Gang Theater (Los Angeles) and performed in the world premiere of Artistic Director's Tim Robbins' production of '1984'.  He moved to New York three years ago and has worked Off-Broadway at the Duke Theater on 42nd.

   Michael Fitzgerald
Michael is a dramatic and intelligent 6 1/2 yr. old.  He has been a model with Generation Models since he is an infant and has done well over 100 jobs, including 5 covers and Vogue Bambini 07-08.  Michael recently played a lead role in the local production of High School Musical 2 and we knew then that the stage is where he belongs.  He is also an accomplished tap and ballet dancer with Bergen School of Dance.  Michael enjoys modeling, theater and the arts, and is an inspiring to achieve great accomplishments.  He is very excited to be part of this production.

Tristen is a 5-year-old very articulate and sweet boy.  He has been a model for Generation Models since he was an infant.  Tristen just filmed 3 national commercials including, Grananimals, Wal-Mart and Thomas the Train.  Tristen works hard and also plays hard.  He has an incredible natural acting ability and has recently auditioned for several feature films.  

   Jennifer Somers Kipley
A native of Richmond, Virginia, received a BFA in drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.  While at NYU she trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute as well as Stonestreet Studios, and appeared in such productions as Our Town, True Love, and You Make Me Smile.  Jennifer recently made her feature film debut with a lead role in Close To Midnight, an independent film appearing in film festivals in the 2008 season.  She is thrilled to be returning to the stage with I Love You, Petty, & Favre. www.jennifersomerskipley.com

   Philip Marino

A recent graduate of the University of Chicago, Philip appeared in numerous shows on the Hyde Park campus, most notably, The Rover, Suburbia, and The Crucible.  Before moving to New York, Philip also appeared in the critically acclaimed and Jeff recommended world premier stage adaptation of the novel Gidget.  Prior to his time in Chicago and a stint at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Philip performed near his Minnesota home at the annual Minnesota Fringe Festival.  Outside of theater, he has also done several short films and commercials.  Philip is excited to now focus his attention on I Love You, Petty, & Favre.

   Charles Marti *
Charles can be seen performing stand-up around town at Gotham Comedy Club, Don't Tell Mama, Stand-Up New York and the Duplex.  Film:  Blood Night, Quiz Show, Grandfather in "Wishes of an Afternoon", a student film for which the student has yet to graduate; Federal Judge in "Koreagate", which can only be seen in Korea, and Pressman in "A Level Field"; an indie feature championed by Phil Donohue and Marlo Thomas, which may explain why we haven't heard from them lately. TV:  Cosby Murder Mysteries, Working Girl, Late Night With Conan O'Brien.  He is the only New York actor who has not been seen on Law and Order.  Host of Algonquin Round Table lecture series sponsored by The Small Press Club.  Commercials: List on request or he will whisper them to you over the phone.  Charles sends greetings to his running buddies: Arnie, Gene and Kim.  Break a leg.  He has been a proud and disturbed member of Actors Equity since 1998.

   Alison Saltz *
Alison has participated in over seven NYC theatre festivals including a previous show with the NYC Fringe Festival, Clubland.  She also worked with the Midtown International Theater Festival, last year's 5x3 (Winner: Best Outstanding Overall Production of a New Short Play) & Flyers and Other Tales; Aurora Leigh and RUR at Ensemble Studio Theatre Octoberfest; Punch and Judy Redux at HERE's American Living Room Festival; Frenzy for Two or More at The Ionesco Festival; The Curse of the Horned Babby at the Estrogenius Festival, and When Cherry Blossoms Bloom at The Strawberry One-Act Festival for which she was a best actress nominee.  TV: Dave Chappelle Show, I Want That Tech Toy, and MTV.

   Carly Tamer
Carly is a vivacious, happy six-year-old girl who loves to sing and dance.  In addition to modeling, Carly recently filmed a new program for Nickelodeon, called Team Umizoomi, which will debut in the fall, as well as “Word of the Day” segments for Sesame Street that can also be seen this fall on PBS and on iTunes.  She is excited to be making her New York City theatrical debut in I Love You, Petty, & Favre.

   Jake Taylor
Jake makes his Fringe Festival debut as a member of the I Love You, Petty & Favre cast.  For the past four years Jake has performed in various musicals and dramas at his high school. Having fallen in love with the art of acting, Jake will continue his dramatic education at the University of California at Santa Barbara in the upcoming fall semester. As a soon to be college freshman, Jake hopes that I Love You, Petty & Favre will be the start of a long and successful career as an actor.

   T. D. White *
Executive Producer of “Jacques Prevert’s To Paint the Portrait of a Bird,” is a member of the Dramatists Guild as well as a card-carrying NYC actor (Actors’ Equity, SAG, AFTRA) with history in Sex and the City, Deadline, Law and Order, and live at The Mint, the Red Room, La Mama e.t.c., and other theatres in New York both way off and under Broadway. He sings, creates and produces theatre pieces, writes short fiction, short plays, short novels.  Writing credits include a photo-feature in (t)here magazine (Issue six), Murder by Word of Mouth produced at the Greenwich Street Theatre, The King of Diamonds at La Mama, and the little novel, The Lady and the Lion (about an “eco-terrorist” catcher for the San Francisco Giants). In 2005, Mr. White earned his Master’s Degree in the Theatre Arts (City University of New York) with a trans-lation of Jean Jullien’s Naturalist manifesto, Le Theatre Vivant (The Living Theatre). www.loosemoonproductions.com/

* Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association