VINCENT PIAZZA as BARKLEE
Vincent Piazza became his generation's go-to "wise guy" for the big and small screens. A native New Yorker and second-generation Italian, Piazza cemented his flair for mobster roles on the critically acclaimed series "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO 2010-14), playing real-life criminal and Mafia pioneer Charles "Lucky" Luciano. With recurring roles on "The Sopranos" (HBO 1999-2007), "Rescue Me"; (FX 2004-2011), and a starring part in the Clint Eastwood film "Jersey Boys" (2014), Piazza carved out a niche for himself as the proverbial heir to the Joe Pesci
throne. Born in the Queens, New York, neighborhood of Middle Village on May 25, 1976, Piazza grew up with a fondness for hockey, eventually playing for Villanova University's Division I team before a shoulder injury cut his athletic career short. The termination of his days in the rink allowed for an interest in acting, which Piazza pursued through an alliance with New York City's TerraNOVA Collective theatre group. Before taking to the screen, Piazza tried his hand at several stage productions and short films. Piazza made his feature debut playing a minor
character in writer/director Hilary Brougher's heavy drama "Stephanie Daley" (2006), starring Tilda Swinton and Amber Tamblyn. That same year, Piazza saw his first stabs at the small
screen: first a one-time gig on "Law & Order Criminal Intent" (NBC 2001-2011), followed by a recurring role on "The Sopranos." The series cast 30-year-old Piazza as a high school
classmate of A.J. Soprano (Robert Iler) named Hernan O'Brien. Piazza built up his movie résumé with supporting roles in films like Jeffrey Blitz's high school comedy "Rocket Science" (2007),
Daniel Schechter's brother-sister story "Goodbye Baby" (2007), and Joy Dietrich's drama "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" (2007), before returning to fertile grounds of television for a recurring role on Denis Leary's comedy-drama "Rescue Me" Reuniting with "Rocket Science" costar Reece Thompson, Piazza snagged
another small role in the satire "Assassination of a High School President" (2008), but landed his first starring gig that same year with the crime drama "Polish Bar" (2008), in which Piazza played a Polish Jew with aspirations for fame. This top billing (and aptitude for criminal acting) gave way to Piazza's biggest success yet: the regular role of Lucky Luciano on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." The series, created by and starring
Piazza's fellow "Sopranos" vets Terence Winter and Steve Buscemi, respectively, handed the young actor a gem and ultimate fan favorite in the smooth-talking, stone-faced father-to-be of the Italian American Mafia. As the series was winding down, Piazza starred in his biggest movie to date, "Jersey Boys" (2014), Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical biography of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Piazza played Tommy DeVito, the self-
appointed leader of the band whose ego far outweighs his musical talent. Vincent is now playing Vince Antonacci a main character of the Paramount+ series, Tulsa King. Vince is Chickie's capo and a made man in the Invernizzi family with Sylvester Stallone.
JACKSON MORESCO-BAEZA
as AIDIN
Jackson Moresco-Baeza fell in love with acting after being cast in a production of “12 Angry Men” at The Powerhouse Performing Arts Center in New Caanan in 2022. Since then, he’s continued his studies in The Meisner Technique with Steven Ditmyer. You can see his most recent work on this season’s HBO’s Sex in the City spin off “And just like that”. Jackson is a member of The Actors Gym in NYC and grateful to be included in the development of this special play.
TAMARA FLANNAGAN as DENISE
Recently performed Off-Broadway at AMT Theater in Ashes and Ink with Kathryn Erbe and Javier Molina. She played Chana in the New York Premiere of Arlene Hutton’s Letters To Sala. A lover of Shakespeare, she has been fortunate to play many of his women and men. She was acclaimed for her performance in The Syringa Tree, a 24-character, one-person play about Apartheid, South Africa. She is a founding member of The Neighborhood Theater Company and The A-Train Plays, the first 24-hour play festival in NYC. She is the Producing Director of AMT Theater and is married to Director Steven Ditmyer.
CAMEISHA COTTON as KIANA
From a young age, Cameisha has been passionate about performing. Growing up, she created one-woman talent shows and choreographed dance routines to ‘90s R&B music with her siblings, sparking a deep curiosity for stage performance. She honed this passion at Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she immersed herself in the art and discipline of musical theatre. After earning her BFA in Musical Theatre, Cameisha moved to New York City in 2016 to pursue a career in performance while also exploring commercial modeling and opportunities in television and film. Now based in Brooklyn, she is thrilled to be joining the cast of Barklee.
ERIN GERMAINE MAHONEY
as THE GERMAN TRAINER,
TEACHER & COURT CLERK
Erin Germaine Mahoney is an actress, screenwriter and internationally produced playwright. Erin's play The Second Coming (in development) had an off-broadway staged reading at Theater555. Her full-length plays have been produced in Canada and the US, and in New York she has developed work with LAByrinth Theater, LaMaMa, and the Actors Gym, where she is an acting and writing member. Erin's next play Two Sisters will be part of the Chain Theatre's Winter One-Act Festival (Feb 3-Mar 2), directed by Katina Medina Mora. IG: eriingermaine
DELISSA REYNOLDS
as Dr. BURKHARDT
Theatre –NY–Tantalus )LAByrinth Theatre Summer Intensive 2024), BARKLEE Staged Reading (AMT Theatre), LIGHT (Soho Playhouse Actors Theatre), Candidate X/COMPASS (Octopus Theatricals/Ripetime), Take My Hand and Wave Goodbye (New Dramatists), RESISTANCE (Planet Connections Dark Planet Reading Series), Raft of the Medusa (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Actors Studio, La Mama) Our Lady of 121st St (The Actors Studio), LAByrinth Theatre Barn Series, New Age (Milwaukee Rep), To Kill a Mockingbird (Penobscot), A Lesson Before Dying (Studio Arena, Geva): TV: The Good Fight (CBS), FBI: Most Wanted, MANIFEST, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Divorce, Madam Secretary, Orange is the New Black, Luke Cage, Law & Order, The Beat, Deadline. Film: A Thousand and One, MUZZLE, Two Lives In Pittsburgh, BRUISED, WONDER, The Day The Ponies Come Back. Shorts: No Experience Necessary, CASCADES, Not the Same Clarence, Wonder, HBO, The Case. Lifetime Member and Board Member of the Actors Studio, member of The Actors Gym, NYC. I am delighted and grateful to be a part of this project.
SHARON OSOWSKI
Reading STAGE DIRECTIONS
Sharon is happy to be teaming up with Tony and Al once again. Their previous managing partnerships have included Algonquin Theatre Productions where she managed, along with her partner, Joan Pelzer, shows such as LOL and the musical, Sessions. Prior to that she co-founded Liquid Productions and produced several off-off Broadway shows such as RSVP, It’s A Girl Thing and The Lunch. She was also co-founder of the YOLO Theatre Company where she produced and performed in Trust, Age of Pie and An Evening of Georges Feydeau One-Acts. While living in Indiana, Sharon co-managed the Round Barn Theater in Nappanee, where she produced and performed in musical reviews featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichal and Cole Porter, a year round production of Plain and Fancy by Joseph Stein & Albert Hague and various children’s shows.