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		Susie Gidseg (Writer/Director) Susie is a BFA Dramaturgy graduate from the University of Oklahoma and is the artistic director for the local non-profit theatre company the vestige group. Since returning to Austin, Susie has taught kids theatre through the Dougherty Arts Center, Kids Acting, Rude Mechanicals "Grrl" Action, and currently teaches for Austin Children's Theatre and the Academy of Acting at the JCCA. Favorite credits include: Dramaturgy: Anton in Show Business, The Laramie Project, Urinetown, Direction: halfway to beautiful, Cloud Tectonics, Autobahn, Fat Pig (regional premiere), The Muses I and II: Memories of a House (world premiere), My Name is Art (Best of Fest Frontera Fest 2007), Anton in Show Business, Brilliant Traces and The New Jersey Book of the Dead. Susie is also the co-founder of Orasi Productions in Norman, OK. Much thanks to all the wonderful people who read this script as it was created, and to Andrew for stepping in and helping out in many many ways... Thanks to ArtSpark for giving me the opportunity to get my writing juices flowing again, and to discover talents that I hadn't used in a very long time. It truly is a very wonderful feeling.
		Evelyn LaLonde (Actor/Writer) Originally from Michigan, Evelyn attended Rollins College in Winter Park, FL where she graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts. She then moved to NYC to audition and take classes at Broadway Dance Center and Michael Howard Studios. This will be her third year in Austin. Evelyn is thrilled to be a part of ArtSpark! In Austin she has appeared in Vampyress and Hamlet at The Vortex. Most recently, she has appeared in TexArts production of Carousel at the Paramount and in her three woman cabaret in north Austin. Evelyn works in sales at Dell in her spare time.
		Tracy Medberry (Actor) Tracy Medberry is a recent inhabitant of Austin, and she fits in well, keeping the same schedule as the bats under the Congress street bridge. Last year she seized the opportunity to perform in an NYC production, where she played a desperate NJ Housewife. If you Google her, you will find that she has strong beliefs in justice, spirituality, and raw food. Her BFA is from the University of Northern Colorado, where she focused on performance and directing. She likes to flirt, but is apparently no good at it.
		Noel Gaulin (Actor) Noel Gaulin is co-Artistic Director of humdrum collective and a third year Austinite. He is very grateful to be apart of this community. His theatre making experience includes experiences at the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the SITI Company Summer workshop, as well as a witness to the greatness that is the Rude Mechs and Refraction Arts. Noel is feeling good right now. Noel also requested this shameless plug: humdrumcollective.org.
		Andrew Varenhorst (Writer/Stage Manager) Andrew’s recent stage appearances include Shrewd Production’s “Kidnapped by Craigslist”, puppeteer with Gepetto Dream’s “Night at Miss Mimi’s”, and the HumDrum Collective’s “No One Else in the Woods tonight”.
		Daniel Chapman (Music) Both Daniel Chapman and Adam Kreft use their acoustic guitars to exploit sultry melodies and create atmospheric moods.
		Adam Kreft (Music) Both Daniel Chapman and Adam Kreft use their acoustic guitars to exploit sultry melodies and create atmospheric moods.
		Patrick J. McDaniel (Artist) Creating art is a major part of my life. These past several years, I have settled on art glass as my medium of choice. Glass creations have rich intense colors, are beautiful, long-lasting and one-of-a-kind; this is highly gratifying art form. Glass is a very involved process; it combines artistic, scientific, & esthetic principles. Exploring colors, textures, shapes, and sizes; discovering new products and new ways to use old knowledge, the possibilities are endless! Fused glass jewelry and stained glass are my major focus, but I continually expand my artistic vocabulary. Intriguing new venues of exploration are offered in the exciting processes of transferring black & white photographs onto glass, painting on glass, using frits, decals, and all the other recent inventions in the world of art glass. Being in the 2008 ArtSpark Festival prompted me to create three new stained glass pieces, stretch my knowledge and practice some unfamiliar techniques. A huge thank you is extended to all the people who have instructed and encouraged me. I am honored that the HBMG Foundation has offered me this opportunity for a second year! More information on the artist can be found at www.geocities.com/pjmcdan and www.myspace.com/pjmcdan.

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