Dorothy Abrahams, Charter Member
Dorothy’s recent credits include, Titania in the
Hamptons Shakespeare Festival production of A
Midsummer Night's Dream, All Good Things
at the '04 NY Fringe Festival, The Belle's
Stratagem with Prospect Theater, Margaret in
the American Globe's Much Ado About Nothing,
Don Armado in Women's Shakespeare Co.'s
Love's Labour's Lost, and Liz Swados'
Missionaries at BAM. Other favorite roles
include Angie in Caryl Churchill's Top Girls,
Russian poetess Anna Akhmatova, and Janis
Joplin.
3G Credits: Terry/Ladyhouse Blues
(2005); Bonnie, Jacqueline Cochran, et al/Flyer
(2005); Hector, Kimberly, et al/Nickel
and Dimed (2006); Dramaturg/Ladyhouse
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Margot Avery,
Charter Member
Margot
is a 3rd generation actress who made her debut
at nine in Broadway's The Prime of Miss Jean
Brodie. She has worked extensively with
such companies as Ensemble Studio Theatre, The
Directors Co., Riverside Shakespeare, Jean
Cocteau, Workshop at the Neighborhood Playhouse
and 3Graces (charter member). A long time
collaborator of Arlene Hutton's, Margot
performed in the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe
production of Hutton's As It Is In Heaven
(nominated for the Ensemble Acting Excellence
award), as well as earlier Fringe productions of
Hutton's short play collections. In 2003,
Margot produced and performed in L.B. Kovetz's
one-woman play David's Balls at the
Edinburgh and Seattle Fringe Festivals and its
NYC premier in the Fall 2004 GraceNotes. In
the past few years she has been seen in
theAtrainplays (4 times) and The
StatenIslandFerryPlays. Recent roles
include: Alvin Eng’s The Mourning After (theAtrain(re)plays),
Remember the Dream (on Ellis Island),
The Vagina Monologues (Forum Theater) and in
Hutton's The Florida Play (78th
Street Theatre Lab).
Margot's
Website
3G Credits:
David’s Balls (GraceNotes 2004); Dorothy
Parker/The Potable Dorothy Parker (GraceNotes
2005); Sr. Clare/Annunciation (Spring
Shorts 2006) Barbara/Nickel and Dimed
(2006); Director/HousePlay (Spring Shorts
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Suzanne Barbetta,
Charter Member
NYC credits: The Undoing of Berta (Songs
for Coconut Hill Fest), Nance - Dinner for
Thieves (NJ Dramatists/OOBR Fest),
Providenza – Club of Queens (Saberman…too),
Critic 3 - I Still Believe in
Unicorns (Abingdon Theater/OOBR Fest);
Regional Theater: seasons at American Stage Co.
and Florida Studio Theater; Industrials/Promos:
Cunard Lines and Kohls; film:
Wholey Moses (Tribeca and USA Film
Festivals), The Trial of Jack (an
official selection of 15 film festivals,
worldwide), Act As If (Carolina Film &
Video Festival, NYWIFT), Acid Rain,
Have You Dated This One Yet? and the
upcoming
My Life As Abraham Lincoln,
shooting Spring 2007.
AEA/AFTA.
www.suzannebarbetta.com
3G Credits:
Martha/A Piece of My Heart (2004); Lily
Katz/A Lower East Side Project (GraceNotes
2005); Leigh/Annunciation (Spring
Shorts 2006); Joan/Ted et al./Nickel and
Dimed (2006); Dramaturg/Ladyhouse Blues;
Associate Producer/Flyer (2006),
Finding Happy (GraceNotes 2005), The
Potable Dorothy Parker (GraceNotes 2005),
and GraceNotes Cabaret (2005)
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Kathleen Bishop,
Charter Member
Kathleen’s performances on NY and regional
stages include: Intimate Encounters, Top
Girls, Catholic School Girls, Tongue of a Bird,
The Fourposter, Hedda Gabler, Lenny, Catch Me if
You Can, and Shakespeare's Portia, Titania,
Gertrude, Tamora. Lady Macbeth and Adriana. She
received the Globe Theatre Atlas Award for
Corrina in The House of Blue Leaves and
Pegeen in Playboy of the Western World.
As director and dramaturg her recent projects
include: Vincent Amelio's How ALFO Learned to
Love Women and Rookie Lifeguard's Last
Day, Jack Gindi's Creek Meadow Bliss
and Four Violins, and L.E. McCullough's
Ain't Really My Birthday…, Make Her
Happen and Heart Centered on God. For
Woman Seeking… she directed A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Wild Dust and The
Torchbearers. As Creator/Artistic Director
of The Triple T Theatre Group she directed and
produced nine of Shakespeare's plays on the
Outdoor Stage of Lincoln Square Neighborhood
Center. Kathleen gave GraceNotes its
name.
3G Credits:
Liz Madden/ Ladyhouse Blues (2005); Gail,
Nanny et al./Nickel and Dimed (2006);
Atmosphere Coordinator/A Piece Of My Heart
(2004); Director & Co-Creator/GraceNotes
Cabaret (2005); Director/I Think You
Think I Love You and Annunciation (Spring
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Elizabeth Bunnell,
Co-Artistic Director
Elizabeth has worked in the theater, film and
television industry for over ten years. She has
performed extensively with The Elizabethan
Shakespeare Company (member 2000-2002) and Woman
Seeking… (member 2001-2004) and has performed
Off and Off-off Broadway in such plays and
musicals as
Intermezzi,
Assassins,
Catholic School Girls,
Top Girls,
Tongue of a Bird,
Suburban Motel,
and Two Gentlemen of Verona..
Elizabeth also enjoys a successful career as a
Casting Director, casting numerous commercials,
voice overs, and the award-winning films:
Climbing Miss Sophie (Sundance, Tribeca Film
festival, Directors Guild of America…) Sound
and Fury (Academy Award Nominee 2003) and
Sarah Goes to Lunch (Rhode Island Film
Festival…) Theatrical casting includes the New
York premiere of In the Wings at the
Promenade Theater starring Peter Scholari and
Marilyn Sokol. She teaches both voice over and
on-camera acting throughout NYC, and is a
graduate of New York University, Tisch School of
the Arts and Playwrights Horizons Theater
School. Elizabeth is a founding member of
3Graces.
3G Credits:
Sissy/A Piece of My Heart (2004); Sister,
Mom & Dusty/Flyer (2005); Singer/GraceNotes
Cabaret (2005); Miranda/Remind Me Again
(Spring Shorts 2006); K-Mart Cashier,
Holly, et al./Nickel and Dimed (2006);
Director/Shot Americans and True
Dreams of Wichita (Spring Shorts
2006); Co-Producer/Spring Shorts (2006)
and Nickel and Dimed (2006); Producer/Ladyhouse
Blues (2005), A Lower East Side Project
(GraceNotes 2005), and Neglect (GraceNotes
2006)
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Cherelle Cargill,
Charter Member
Cherelle is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of
the Arts, and has performed in The Miracle
Worker, Catholic School Girls, I Have A
Name, Mtoto Wazuri, Dramedy,
and For Colored Girls..., among
others. You can also see Cherelle in commercials
and on television, and hear her on the
radio.
3G Credits:
Steele/A Piece of My Heart (2004); Bessie
Coleman/Flyer (2005); Phillip, Carlie et
al./Nickel and Dimed (2006); Publicity/Ladyhouse
Blues (2005) and A Lower East Side
Project (GraceNotes 2005)
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Patrick T. Cecala II,
Member (2006)
Patrick
is an art teacher for Grammar School #8, and a
high school drama coach in Paterson, NJ, with a
BFA in Lighting and Set Design from Rider
University. A two-time veteran of the
Edinborough Fringe, he has worked as a designer
in NJ in both film and theatre, including work
as head lighting designer for a Bruce
Springsteen tribute band. Design credits include
Rookie Lifeguard's Last Day
at ATA Theatre,
Catholic School Girls
at Center Stage NY.
3G Credits:
Kissyinvader/Remind Me Again (Spring
Shorts 2006); Lighting Designer/A Piece
of My Heart (2004), Ladyhouse Blues
(2005) and A Lower East Side Project (GraceNotes
2005); Production Designer/Spring Shorts
(GraceNotes 2006); Technical Director: Flyer
(2005), Finding Happy (GraceNotes
2005), The Potable Dorothy Parker (GraceNotes
2005), GraceNotes Cabaret (2005),
Nickel and Dimed (2006) and Neglect (GraceNotes
2006).
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Nitra Gutiérrez,
Charter
Member
Nitra is an actress/comedienne who has performed
at the UCB and the P.I.T. Some of her favorite
roles include Maybelline in Cheatin'
(original NY cast), Estela in Real Women Have
Curves, a Violence-Crazed Student on
Strangers with Candy, and a cast member in
Luck of the Draw, the Fully Improvised
Musical! Nitra also served as an
actor/facilitator for H.A.I., an organization
presenting prevention/education workshops in
shelters throughout the 5 boroughs. She is
currently working on her Master’s Degree in
Children’s Theater from the University of Texas
in Austin.
3G Credits: Live Music & Vocals/A
Piece of My Heart (2004); Eylie/Ladyhouse
Blues (2005); Singer/GraceNotes Cabaret
(2006); Branwyn/I Think You Think I Love You
and Dakota/Shot Americans (Spring
Shorts 2006); Dramaturg/Flyer; Asst.
Director & Co-Creator/GraceNotes Cabaret
(2006)
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Kelli Lynn Harrison,
Managing Director
An actor, writer, director and producer, Kelli
Lynn was a founding producing member of
Thermodynamic Theater Company (Show Business
Weekly’s 2002 Top Off-Off Broadway Theater
Company). Kelli Lynn trained at the
Stella Adler Conservatory and has performed with
the Washington Shakespeare Festival, Women’s
Shakespeare Company, Woman Seeking… and
Thermodynamic, among others. Directing credits
include: The Marriage of Bette and Boo,
Eating Out, Twelfth Night and
Voices. The Bell Still Tolls, a
student documentary film co-written by Kelli
Lynn about the effects of five different
American wars on Northwest women, was given a
special commendation by the Washington State
Ladies Auxiliary and an Ignatian scholarship
from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles,
where she received a B.A. in Theater Arts and
Women’s Studies. Kelli Lynn’s play
Annunciation premiered in 3Graces’ Spring
Shorts. As a dramaturg in 3Graces’ first season,
Kelli Lynn created the template for 3Graces’
Immersion Process. Kelli Lynn is a founding
member of 3Graces.
3G Credits: Helen/Ladyhouse Blues
(2005); Singer/GraceNotes Cabaret
(2005); Visitor/HousePlay (Spring
Shorts 2006); Fern Phelps/Wyoming (GraceNotes
2006); Director/Remind Me Again &
Roller Coaster (Spring Shorts 2006);
Dramaturg/A Piece of My Heart and
Nickel and Dimed; Co-Producer/Spring
Shorts (2006) and Neglect (GraceNotes
2006); Producer/A Piece of My Heart
(2004), David’s Balls (GraceNotes 2004),
Flyer (2005), Finding Happy (GraceNotes
2005), The Potable Dorothy Parker (GraceNotes
2005), GraceNotes Cabaret (2005),
Nickel and Dimed (2006)
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Rebecca Longworth,
Founding Member
Rebecca
served as Marketing Director for 3Graces’ first
year. Rebecca now lives in San Francisco, where
she continues to consult on production matters
and 3Graces' website. In SF, she has directed
Do You Want To Buy My Brain? at the Marsh
and Exit theaters, and Jane: Abortion and the
Underground for Planned Parenthood Golden
Gate at the Brava Theater. New York directing
credits include Eisenstein's Monster by
Linda Eisenstein for TOSOS II (The Duplex),
The Best Man by William Donnelly for
Thermodynamic Theater Company, Eliot & Estlin
by Olivia Kienzel (FringeNYC), and Bang!
by C.C. Seymour at Surf Reality. She also
directed Tongue Of A Bird and stage
managed Top Girls and The Torchbearers
with W.S…. Rebecca is a graduate of
Wellesley College and its Shakespeare Society,
and holds and MFA in Text & Performance Studies
from RADA / King's College London.
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Annie McGovern,
Co-Artistic Director
Annie has performed extensively in New
York theater. Production credits include the
Off broadway Productions of Constellations,
The Unwrapping of Christmas, Golden
Ladder and the long-running hit, Six
Goumbas and a Wannabe. Other favorite roles
include Irish Strawberries and Top
Girls. Annie has also been featured in the
independent feature films: Leaving on Arrival,
and The Stand In. Television work
includes Guiding Light and the PBS
special The Letter. As a teacher, Annie
coaches acting and vocal technique privately
and has worked at the NY School for Film and
Television’s Summer Acting Program. Aside form
performing and coaching, Annie works as a
trainer for the AEA and SAG signatory company
Simulations Inc., facilitating hundreds of
national management training programs. With
Simulations, she also serves as a casting
associate and program development assistant.
Annie was a founding member of Woman
Seeking…with whom she continued to work for six
seasons. She holds a degree in Theater Arts from
Rutgers University. Annie is a founding member
of 3Graces.
3G Credits:
MaryJo/A Piece of My Heart (2004); Dot/Ladyhouse
Blues (2005) Fran/Flyer (2005);
Singer/GraceNotes Cabaret (2005); Suze/Remind
Me Again & Mollie/True Dreams of Wichita
(Spring Shorts 2006); Mrs. Wentworth,
Melissa, et al./Nickel and Dimed (2006);
Co-Producer/ Nickel and Dimed
(2006) and Neglect (GraceNotes 2006);
Producer/Spring Shorts (2006)
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Chelsea Silverman,
Executive Director
Chelsea
is a former Dewey Ballentine litigator who left
the practice of law after five years to produce
and perform Off-off Broadway. In an effort to
create more opportunities in the theater for
women, Chelsea co-founded Woman Seeking…in 1997
and served as its Producer and Co-Artistic
Director until 2004. Under her leadership, Woman
Seeking…’s programming grew from intimate scene
nights to multiple full-length productions in
repertory. Chelsea’s development acumen created
a generous and loyal donor and audience base for
Woman Seeking… who now bring their support to
3Graces. In 3Graces’ first Season, Chelsea led
fundraising campaigns to double the operating
budget for the company as well as helping to
refine 3Graces’ mission and unique process. She
has performed all over New York City in numerous
productions. Chelsea is a founding member of
3Graces. In addition to her work in the arts,
Chelsea is the Director of Recruiting for
Solomon-Page Group’s Temporary Legal Staffing
Division.
3G Credits: Whitney/A Piece Of My
Heart (2004); Dr. Rose, Jerry Cobb & Scubby/Flyer
(2005); Owner/HousePlay & Jane/Remind
Me Again (Spring Shorts 2006);
Montana Mom, Marge, et. al/Nickel and Dimed
(2006); Dramaturg/Flyer (2005);
Co-Producer Spring Shorts (2006),
Nickel and Dimed (2006) and Neglect (GraceNotes
2006); Producer/Ladyhouse Blues (2005),
A Lower East Side Project (GraceNotes
2005)
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