"Birds in the Meadow" & "Seacoast of Chile" Cast

Ken is an Award-Winning Actor and Director. He was most recently seen ias Todd n ¡POOF! and as Ken in The Next Audition, which he also wrote and directed. Other recent appearances include Tony Numbers in My Mother’s Bookie and Harry Knight in Billy, both under the inimitable direction of Laurie Rae Waugh and written by our late friend Irving A. Greenfield. A world of thanks and love goes to his beautiful, wonderful and supportive wife Phyliss.

Leslie is an actor, coach, filmmaker, producer, and transformational guide whose work spans stage, screen, and spiritual exploration. Her credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, House, Criminal Minds, Waco, and The Boroughs. Passionate about theatre as well as film and TV, Leslie founded three theatre companies, including Shakespeare in Santa Fe, and has performed internationally, including at the acclaimed Avignon Theatre Festival. She taught at Second City in Los Angeles, did improv with Larry David, and modeled for Betsey Johnson. As one of the original teachers of The Artist’s Way, Leslie introduced the life-changing course to hundreds of artists in Paris and Rome, where it continues to flourish. Her journey is deeply rooted in spiritual inquiry, truths and expanded consciousness, shaped by her studies with Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D. and of Kashmir Shaivism. Her life and work have taken her across the globe—from New York, L.A., Santa Fe, London and Paris to the islands of Sweden, hills of Tuscany, and deep into Ethiopia with the Hamar tribe—each place adding richness to her creative voice.

Laura recently played the role of A in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women (Grange Theatre, VT) and Nat in Rabbit Hole (Bergen County Players, NJ). Prior credits include roles in Othello (Globe Theatre, LA), The Stronger (Harold Klurman Theatre, NYC), Domino Courts (Samuel Beckett Theatre, NYC), Hopscotch & Birdbath (Actor’s Forum Theater, LA), The Early Girl (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland) and Roundheads & Pointheads (Classic Theatre, NYC). She holds a BA in dance from Skidmore College, and also trained at The Alvin Ailey School, Jack Garfein’s Actor’s & Director’s Lab and HB Studio. Her forever favorite role is that of Mom, to two strong independent young women who make me very proud. @laura_tewksbury8

Some NY theater credits: The Gamblers, The Seagull, Three Sisters, Crime and Punishment, Lady with the Lap Dog; My Uncle Chekhov and two productions of Master and Margarita, with Russian Arts Theater & Studio; Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night with Greenhouse Ensemble; The House of Bernarda Alba, Trasharella with Bedlam Ensemble. Recent Film: Leon's Fantasy Cut (streaming on Prime and Tubi), Small Time (Prime, Apple TV). TV: Russian Doll (season 2), upcoming, The Chair Company (HBO) Thanks to Meny and Ginger for Seacoast of Chile!

Julie Zimmermann has worn many hats in her work with theatre/film/tv/music, and likes it that way! She made her way to NYC via a national tour of ”So, Long Stanley” with Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers. She’s been in several plays over the years at ATA, two of which were “Southern Belles from Hell,” and “Ladies Who Lunch” directed by Jane Culley. She performed in numerous plays in association with Spotlight On Productions (Calo/Thornburg). Some include “Brand New Opry” “Encounters in Passaic” “The Chill on Lake St. Clair” “Patsy Does Yoga” “Andy Warhol’s Secret Girlfriend” and others at Pulse Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, New York Theatre Ensemble, Raw Space. Regionally staged musicals (“The Most Happy Fella,” “South Pacific,” “Oklahoma,” “Oliver”) preceded her segue into work for NBC Sports, a script ‘girl’ job on the soaps and a longer-than-wished-for tabloid tv show run. A lover of jazz, she’s created two documentary shorts about jazz figure Pee Wee Marquette, as well as wrote and directed a theatrical short entitled “I’m So Sorry for Your Loss.” Recent short films: “Last Night,” “The Unbelieve-a-Bowl Schlotts” “Esme” “The Last Night at the Alamo” “Blindfold” “Dinner with the In-Laws” among a few. She writes travel/arts/culture,‘turning people on’ to worthy pursuits in those areas, profiling, publicizing and promoting. Julie’s performed with The New School’s Ensemble for Jazz Voices, Samba Meets Jazz, Vermont Jazz Center, Jazz in July. Current: co-producer of a feminist documentary entitled “A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot” now on the festival circuit. Here’s to harmony in the household and peace on the planet. Contact: [email protected]

This is Phil’s fifth play at ATA, and his third working with Director James Jennings. Phil turned to acting full time two years ago after 35 years working as a cinematographer and camera operator on major motion pictures and TV series. A former radio and television announcer he has continued a side career as a Voice Over actor.  Phil enjoys umpiring High School baseball and competing in curling.  Phil lives in Brooklyn.

Jiening is an actor, theatre-maker, and occasional archivist of abandoned ideas. A graduate of NYU Tisch’s BFA Drama program, she lives somewhere between physical theatre and embodied storytelling — somewhere along the Hudson River. As a theatre-maker, she is drawn to contradiction, crafting movement-driven performances where reality slips, and something deeper hums beneath. She also moves through life as a model and yoga instructor, always exploring the intersections between body, presence, and story. She is beyond honored to join ATA — a sacred space for creation and community — and can’t wait to keep exploring and expanding within it.