The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Cast

Leighton Samuels is thrilled to be back for another run of TMWSLV! He's an actor, voice actor, and mo-cap performer based in New York City. TV credits include Gossip Girl, FBI, and Mindhunter. Theater credits include Athos in Three Musketeers (Asolo Rep), Jake in The Steel Man (Penguin Rep Theatre), Sextus in The Rape of Lucrece (New York Shakespeare Exchange), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Theater at Monmouth), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (Media Theater), Robert in One Christmas Eve (NY Fringe). Commercial credits include Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (Host) and TD Ameritrade (Know-It-All Barista). * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Mari Blake (she/her) is an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in NYC. Recent theatre credits include Shadows (Off-Broadway, A.R.T), Steel Magnolias (Cape Fear Regional Theatre), Three Sisters (Schapiro Theatre NYC), and That Book Woman (Pioneer Playhouse). Mari also loves acting on camera and is set to star in the upcoming indie feature While the Sun Shines (Spectral Pictures). www.mariblake.com Instagram @macaroni_blake * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Samuel, a native Texan, is thrilled to return to NYC and the Gene Frankel Theatre. His stage work includes Teach Me How to Die, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Beauty and the Beast, Of Mice and Men, Betty’s Summer Vacation, Life is a Dream, Sordid Lives. In film/tv: Equal Standard, Freak & Donna, Mysteries at the Museum, A Crime to Remember, Six Degrees of Murder, Redrum, Monsters Inside Me. He is a proud member of the Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) and the Actors' Equity Association (AEA). He is most thankful for his beautiful muse, TerriLynn. Instagram: @TheLegendarySamuel IMDb: Samuel Shurtleff * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Daniel was born in the Bronx, NY and was raised in New Jersey. He graduated with a B.A. in Computer Information Systems, and has been in the field for the past few years. He has always had an overwhelming passion for the arts, and a desire to perform. Daniel currently studies acting at the TGW Acting Studio, as well as voice from Karen Park’s, “The Essence of Singing” workshops. Some of Daniel’s credits include, Schroeder in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” the Butler in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and now Longaville in Thomas G. Waites’ adaption of “Love’s, Labour’s, Lost.” Life is a learning experience.

Derek Chariton is returning to the Gene Frankel after this show's first run 3 years ago and he's thrilled to be able to revisit this role and play with these actors again. Stage credits: Henry V (Smith Street Stage), Clyde’s (Portland Stage), SWEAT (DCPA), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (PRT), Midsummer Night’s Dream, & Comedy of Errors (Idyllwild Arts) etc. TV/Film credits: American Horror Story, SWAT, NCIS, The Blacklist, Stargate: Origins, Lethal Weapon, NCIS: LA, 9-1-1, The American West, & Frontiersmen. Thanks to my rep, SLJ and Headline, for keeping my ball in the air & Allie for keeping me grounded. @djackchariton * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Scott Zimmerman (Marshal Johnson, u/s Barricune) Most recently Scott appeared as David O. Selznick in "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans." Other TV credits include "Long Bright River" "FBI" "Gotham" "Orange is the New Black" Scott has also had roles in the films "Adam" and "Yaniv" and in the soon to be released "The Aquanaut and The Shipwreck". Most recent stage appearance was in a show that Scott produced, directed, and performed, "The Cohens in Covid" for the NYC Summer Festival. Scott is represented by Edge Entertainment Management (Melanie Hinkle, MGR). Thanks for the love and support the Ackerman clan, Sam's clan, Lis, Joe, Marci, and my twin in heaven, Larry. * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Dillon John Collins is thrilled to return for his third production at The Gene Frankel Theatre, following Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (produced by Kelsey Grammer) and A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island (a ninety-minute one-man show), both directed by Thomas G. Waites. He recently appeared Off-Broadway in Triangle: Scenes From a Prosecution, portraying the infamous defense attorney Max Steuer. Film work includes Godless, Evil Insight, and Meet Cute in Manhattan. His training includes an Intensive Meisner Program, Scene Study, and Shakespeare Studies. Instagram: @dillonjohncollins | Contact: [email protected]

Ben-David Carlson is thrilled to be returning to the Gene Frankel Theatre with Onomatopoeia Theatre Company for another run of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"! He has recently appeared as Leo in "Lend Me a Soprano!" at Shadowland Stages, and as Ryan Sinclair in "I'm in Love with my Brothers Best Friend" on Reelshort. He would like to thank God for everything, his Wife, Rowan, for dealing with his shenannigans, his Mother, Helen, for always supporting his artistic pursuits, and the cast and crew for being accomadating during this crazy schedule. Ben-David and Rowan will be having their first child during the course of the run! * Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Emily Cummings is a recent transplant to the NYC theater scene from California and is thrilled to join this production with Onomatopoeia Theater Co. Emily is a graduate of Pomona College with a BA in Theater and Linguistics, and studied with the British American Drama Academy in the fall of 2023. Favorite past credits include Dog Sees God (CB’s Sister), SIXTY NINE SEVENTY (Sharon), The Comedy of Errors (Courtesan/Puppets), Three Sisters (Masha), and Volpone (Volpone). This August, see her as Mariana in Measure for Measure with Brooklyn Shakespeare Festival. Website: emily-cummings.com | Instagram: emilyjo.11