DANCING IN THE MEADOW Cast

Ken is thrilled to be working once again with James Jennings on one of his plays. Ken is an award-winning actor/director and an accomplished singer/guitarist, which James has taken advantage of on numerous occasions, both in his own plays and those of The Bard.. Ken was most recently seen as Bill Casso in Meny Beriro’s The Rubber Band Company. Other recent appearances include Adam, in Meny Beriro’s Seacoast of Chile, which was directed by our own Ginger “June” Kipps, and Todd Mandesfield in Sarah Vindigni’s ?POOF!. It should be no shock to anyone who knows him that his greatest thanks goes to the love of his life, Phyliss, as they get ready to start on their next 30 years of marriage.

Ginger is very happy to be working again at ATA. Some favorite roles include ‘Anna’ in “My Mother’s Bookie,” ‘Sondra’ in “Written in the Stars,” ‘Rosie’ in “The Saga of Murray’s Spin,” ‘Ms. Connors’ in “The Rubber Band Company” (ATA); ‘Madame Arcati’ in “Blithe Spirit,” ‘Arlene’ in “Next Fall,” ‘Elaine’ in the premiere of “No More Sundays,” ‘Helen’ in the premiere of “The Four Doctors Huxley” at Attic Ensemble; ‘Hecuba’ in “The Trojan Women” (Cedar Lane Stage); ‘Olga’ in “The Three Sisters” (Source Theatre Company); ‘Dasher’ in “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues” (The Space) and various roles in “The Vagina Monologues” and “Queer Monologues.” Ginger is a founding member of Around the Block. Directing projects include “Suicide Bridge” (ATA), “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” and “The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden” (Attic Ensemble).

Rick is a NYC born and based actor that has returned to acting 3 years ago after a long hiatus. Currently studying at The Barrow Group he has appeared as Sgt. Micheals in Ella the Ungovernable and as Joseph Opatashu in Chagall in New York both by David Mcdonald. He is currently a member of The American Immersion Theater Troupe.He is enjoying everything about this Acting journey that he is on and is excited and grateful to be working with this wonderful team on this production.

Chiara is a Manhattan based actress and playwright. She made her New York debut in The Devil You Know at The Secret Theatre. Other credits include Billing in An Enemy of the People, Soman/Sarah in Love/Sick, and #14 in The Wolves. Her original play, Mountain Men, received its world premiere at Muhlenberg College in 2024. chiaiello.com