Painting Churches by Tina Howe Cast

Tina is the co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, a Philadelphia-based absurdist theater now celebrating its 20th year. She has appeared most recently on stage in Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall for IRC and currently in regional and national commercials, for MainLine Health, and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Over the past year, in television and film, recent work incudes 20+ vertical form soap operas as a Queen, a multitude of Bad and Good Moms, …CEOs and janitors on the ReelShorts, DramaBox and FlareFlow platforms, and in the horror genre for Screambox TV as a quirky Librarian who holds the town secrets in The Trouble With Tessa. Tina is the recipient of the 2018 Barrymore Award for Best Supporting Performer for her role as Catwoman in By the Bog of Cats produced by Irish Heritage Theatre. Much appreciation to this wonderful cast, designers and crew, and to co-director Peggy Mecham for helping to guide this ship and to Bob and Erica for tireless work in support of the IRC’s mission. (http://www.tinabrock.com)

John is an actor and voice over artist based in Philadelphia and has been performing professionally since 1995. John’s was more recently seen as Ned Newly in The Outsider, his debut with Act II Playhouse, as well as in The Fantasticks as Mortimer (the man who dies), Quintessence Theatre Group. Other theatre credits of note: Felice in Tennessee William’s The Two Character Play (Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium); Mr. Kraler, The Diary of Anne Frank (People’s Light & Theatre); Michael, The Pillowman (Luna Theatre) * ; JoshçMy Wonderful Day (Wilma Theater)*; Little Monk in The Life of Galileo (Wilma Theater), Stefan,The European Lesson, (Jo Stromgren Kompani, Norway); Caliban, The Tempest, (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre) for which John received a Barrymore Award. *- denotes Barrymore nomination. Thanks to the cast as well as the crew and staff of The IRC. All my love to Lesley & Charlie & Gillian

Kirsten is thrilled to be back with the IRC, having appeared in Betty’s Summer Vacation, Rhinoceros, The Arsonists, The Empire Builders, and The Madwoman of Chaillot. She holds an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh (Acting) and is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Community College of Philadelphia. Quinn has appeared in full productions at the Wilma, the Lantern, The Irish Heritage Theatre, The IRC, Isis Productions, The PAC, EgoPo Classic Theatre, InterAct Theatre, The Eagle Theatre, The Eternal Spiral Project (founder), Forgotten Lore Theatre, New City Stage, Montgomery Theatre, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, City Theatre of Pittsburgh, Luna Theatre, Shakespeare at the Powel, The Rosenbach, Theatre in the X, Rev Theatre company, and many others. Other past roles include Lady Macbeth, Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Belinda in Noises Off, Maureen in The Beauty Queen of Leenane, and Bunny in House of Blue Leaves. Kirsten won the Phindie Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female) for the Irish Heritage Theatre’s production of Molly Sweeney. She was nominated along with the rest of the Ensemble for a Barrymore Award for Ego Po's The Seagull (The show won best overall production of the year). Quinn is also a Telly Award-winning educational television host for the Philadelphia Cultural Forum on CCPTV. Thank you so much Tina, Peggy, Bob, Megan, John, Erica and the whole IRC team. Love to Mom, Mom and Dad, Tommy and Lauren, and Ari, the best husband there is.