George Orwell's 1984 Creative
Director/Scenic Designer
Nicholas J ClareyStage Manager
Alicia N. Finkis excited to return to the role of Stage Manager with this amazingly talented Cast & Crew. Alicia has appeared in productions of Caligula, The Music Man, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, The Man Born to Be King, and original production HI-TECH TUNES AND TROUBLE. She has appeared in interACT's productions of Godspell (Socrates), She Loves Me and The Crucible (Ensemble) and most recently interACT's Color Our World. She thanks her friends and family for their support.
Stage Manager
Xavier VassalloXavier Vassallo a rising senior at Montclair State University. They Major in Animation and Theater studies. This is Xavier's second production with interACT and they are super excited to be a part of this amazing production. Previously, Xavier was interACT Sing's Video and Projection Collaborator. Their favorite stage credits are Jasper in Deadland (Jasper) and stage managing for Assistance: A New Musical. A special thanks interACT for being so welcoming and amazing!
Producer
Maryann Galife PostFight/Intimacy Director
Katie ClaireKatie Claire (Fight/Intimacy Director) is a proud member of AEA and has appeared in numerous regional productions. Some of her favorites include: The Producers, Nunsense, Guys and Dolls, Sound of Music, and Beauty and the Beast.
Katie loves working at InterAct and has been the Fight/Intimacy Director for their recent productions of Pippin and Amityville ’74. Katie has also been the Fight/Intimacy Director on Everybody, She Kills Monsters, Our Lady of 121st Street, Urinetown, The Balcony, Bring It On , and Purgatory in Ingolstadt at Marymount Manhattan College ; Terrorism at Columbia University; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at LIU Post.
As a choreographer, Katie choreographed Tony Walton’s adaptation of Spring is Here starring Melissa Errico and was the associate choreographer for the Broadway tryout of Paint Your Wagon at Pioneer Theatre Company. Other choreography credits include Urinetown, Carousel, Cabaret, High School Musical and Pajama Game at Five Towns College; associate choreographer on The Producers, My Fair Lady, and Chicago at Pioneer Theatre Company; associate choreographer on Cabaret, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Smokey Joe's Café at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Katie was an Associate Professor of Dance and Movement at Five Towns College and is now an Adjunct Professor of Movement and Acting on Camera at Marymount Manhattan College. She holds a BFA from Shenandoah University in Musical Theatre and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Theatre Pedagogy emphasis in Movement.
Her most recent accomplishments have been recording numerous voice overs and commercials for national television and training to be a Certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators and Theatrical Intimacy Educators.
Lighting Designer
Alexa TeeboAlexa is a musical theatre performer and teaching artist. As an educator, she is
currently working with NJPAC, and has previously worked with organizations such as JSDD's
WAE Center and Art House Productions as Lead Teaching Artist in playwriting and
performance. As a performer, she aids in developing new work with adults and youth in both
professional and educational environments. When she is not teaching she is involved in various performing projects and is currently an Equity Membership Candidate and a member of the NJ Play Lab (NJPL) Acting Company. www.alexateebo.com
Sound Designer/Technical Advisor
Danny ViolaDanny, a jack of many technical theatre trades, is thrilled to be bringing the sound element to life for 1984. Past sound/audio credits: Group! The Musical, Jasper in Deadland, Phenomenal Women, 35mm, The Laramie Project. Upcoming: Clue, The Addams Family, Richard II, The Prom. DannyViola.weebly.com
Videographer/Projections
Ronni HomRonni Hom is ecstatic to be part of her second production with interACT! Some of her previous backstage credits include: Color Our World (interACT), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (Studio Players), Assistants The Musical (The Players Theatre), and Jasper in Deadland (Warren County Technical School). She sends much love and gratitude to her partner Milo, her family and friends, as well as the amazing cast and creative team of this show!
Media Director
Sabrina SantoroSabrina is on staff for 1984 as Social Media Director. You can usually find her either on the stage or behind the camera (or should we say iPhone.) She has been a part of the interACT family since the fall of 2012 performing as Ann Putnam in The Crucible. Some of her favorite roles include Ruth Bridges from The House on Haunted Hill, Detective from CLUE: The Musical, and Barbra from Night of the Living Dead Live! Sabrina studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New School University and NYU: continuing education.
Audition Assistant
Tasha R. WilliamsAudition Assistant
Regine RiviereAudition Assistant
Tommy JamersonBox Office/Audition Assistant
Dawilla MadsenMark Acquilino
Audition AssistantProps Director
Lisa Tasch