The Wickham Way Cast

Jennifer is very glad to be appearing in her first production with Teaneck New Theatre and originating the role of Liza. Past credits include Pippin! (Fastrada, CBP), Twelfth Night (Olivia, OLT), Much Ado About Nothing (Balthazar, NLT), Steel Magnolias (Truvy, CBP), and Dracula (Mina, Rhino). Many thanks to the cast and crew for their work and dedication, Lisa for her hours of help with the fabulous music, and thanks to my loving husband for his support, encouragement, and hours of help with memorization!

John is pleased to be returning to the stage after directing TNT’s “The Farnsworth Invention” in June. He has performed in more than 30 shows in Northern NJ. Some favorite roles have been Robert in "Boeing Boeing", Avram in "Fiddler on the Roof", Charlie in "August: Osage County", the Emperor in "New Clothes for the Emperor", the Snail in "A Year with Frog and Toad", Krojack in "Don't Drink the Water", Gage Holland in "Clark Gable Slept Here", the Magistrate in "Fools" (Perry nomination), Richard in "Fuddy Meers", Emil in "Three Viewings", Frank Heller in "Rehearsal for Murder" plus many virtual productions. Love to talented, beautiful Donna.

Brooke is excited to be part of the premiere of The Wickham Way. She is an actress/singer who has been entertaining local audiences for the last seven years, appearing in various plays, one-acts, tv/film, musicals and music revues. Some credits include: Play On!, We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia!, Always a Bridesmaid, Shrek the Musical, The Wizard of Oz, One Act Jamboree, Freckleface Strawberry, Disaster!, Motherhood Out Loud and Willy Wonka.

Rachel is enjoying this unexpected opportunity to see one of her plays from "behind the curtain" for a change. She is grateful to everyone in the cast and creative team for their encouragement and their trust in her, in the process, and in the script. She would like to express the utmost love and appreciation to Jess Hope Katz, for dedicating her creativity and her considerable talents to the character of Marti Kaplan. Jess, you are an inspiration and a lovely human!

Deke is a native NYer who works for the fashion brand Desigual as the Head of Retail & Wholesale for North America. He has been a member of Edith O’Hara 13th Street Repertory Company (where he played Dolan in the longest running off off Broadway hit LINE), scored a “best actor” nom in his role in the Think Fast One Act Play Festival, & won a TANY award for one of his set designs. Deke has been in over 45 stage productions in the North East and can be seen on MTV’s “The City”. He was last seen around NJ in RENT at BAC (Gordon, The Man & Others) and in the Summit Playhouse production of Death By Design (Eric). Past favorite credits: Ryan in HSM2 Live, Victor in Cabaret, Tyrone in Fame, Gregorio in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, Egon Schiele in Organic Movement, Joe Farkas in Last Night Ballyhoo, Chuck Cranston in Footloose, Greg in A Chorus Line & Eugene in Grease. @Dekestok