Philadelphia's Off-Broadway Experience

Iron Age Theatre and The Centre Theater Presents
THE CAST OF FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard

Adam Altman (Eddie) This is Adam’s 16th production with Iron Age, having performed in: MAROONS: THE ANTHRACITE GRIDIRON, CHRISTIE IN LOVE, MOLUMBY’S MILLION, THE REAR COLUMN, THE LIFE OF JOHN HENRY, SHAKESPLOITATION II: IAMBIC BUGALOO, CITIZEN PAINE, BIRDY, DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, SHAKESPLOITATION!, THE LONESOME WEST, WAITING FOR GODOT, FATHERS & SONS, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, and A SKULL IN CONNEMARA. Adam holds a BA in Theatre Performance from Seton Hill University and also studied acting at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Other credits: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (The PAC); THE CHING ROOM, PEACHES EN REGALIA (A Play, A Pie, & A Pint); THE WINTER’S TALE, MACBETH, TWELFTH NIGHT, ROMEO & JULIET, RICHARD III (Delaware Shakespeare Festival); A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, THE SEAFARER (the Arden u/s). Adam can also be seen this month in RESTAURANT SHORTS (Tiny Dynamite) and BURIDAN’S ASS (Iron Age), both part of the A Play, A Pie, & A Pint series at Society Hill Playhouse. Love to Katie!
Michelle Pauls (MAY) is an actor, director, singer and Managing Artistic Director of B. Someday Productions. She created and supervises the Barrymore Award-winning outreach program, Of Mythic Proportions, a storytelling performance project with students from Kensington high schools. Recent acting credits include RELASUME (feature film), several plays in HELLA FRESH FISH, THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE, TWILIGHT'S CHILD, THE GOOD PUPPET OF SZECHWAN, FUDDY MEERS, ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE, ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE, THE ROCKY HORROR PUPPET SHOW, ELECTRA and more. She has worked with many Philadelphia and New York companies including: Curio Theatre, Littlefish Theatre Cooperative, White Box Productions, The Walnut Street Theatre, The Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Vagabond Theatre, Arden Theatre, City Theatre Company. Selected directing credits include: THE MUTILATION OF ST BARBARA, GENDER DEFENDERS (playwright credit), FRACTURED FAIRY TALES and A FRACTURED CHRISTMAS CAROL (playwright credits), A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, (tour), IMMIGRANTS (Seaport Museum) and SACRAMENTS by Stan Heleva. Michelle studied at LaMaMa Umbria Directors Symposium in Spoleto, Italy where she worked with world class directors and designers such as Anne Bogart, Joanne Akalaitis and Ellen Stewart (RIP) and recently with SITI in Minneapolis. In June, Michelle will act in SUBURBAN MOTEL, one act plays by George F Walker at Walking Fish Theatre. Michelle lives and works with the writer/director Stan Heleva and their daughter, Astrid Heleva above their theatre, The Walking Fish in the New Kensington section of Philadelphia.
Dave Fiebert (OLD MAN) Dave studied acting at the Hedgerow Theatre in the late 70s and years later earned a Masters in Theatre at Villanova University. He has prefromed recently with Iron Age Theatre in Molumbys' Million, DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, FATHERS AND SONS and as Vladimir in WAITING FOR GODOT. His credits include CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, ARMS AND THE MAN, ROMEO AND JULIET, FIFTH OF JULY, NIGHT MUST FALL, HAMLET, MACBETH, FRANKENSTEIN and DEVIOUS MEANS. Dave makes his living as a puppeteer.
Sean Close (MARTIN) is thrilled to be making his Iron Age Theatre debut with FOOL FOR LOVE. Other Philadelphia area credits include: u/s CHARLOTTE'S WEB (Arden Theatre); THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE VENETIAN TWINS, HENRY V, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Quintessence Theatre); THE PILLOWMAN (Bootless Artworks); AS YOU LIKE IT (Theatre Horizon); High Dramma Sketch Comedy Group. Educational: THE SEAGULL, EURYDICE, HAIR, ANTIGONE, ORPHEUS DESCENDING, DAMN YANKEES, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (College of William & Mary). Coming up next: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA at South Camden Theatre Company in April - May 2012. Love and gratitude to the people in my life who make my journey what it is.


Iron Age Theatre and The Centre Theater has been nominated for the 2002-2003
Barrymore Award for
Best Ensemble in a Play for Terra Nova

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