Kim Jong Funner

Nicholas Caprio presents,
in association with
the World Premiere of
Kim Jong Funner
Out of Hiding, A Few Blocks Over, In Primetime
Directed by
Todd Milliner and Nick Peet
Produced by
Michael C. Kricfalusi, Todd Milliner, Nick Peet
Rebecca Eisenberg, Jason Moyer
Sound and Stage Managed by
Rebecca Eisenberg*
Lights by
Matthew Brian Denman
with (in alphabetical order)
Mary Buckley, John Colella*, Tamara Lynn Davis,
Nathan Frizzell, Reamy Hall*, Jon Klaft,
Marco Martinez, Jason Moyer, Justin O’Connor,
Bobby Quinn Rice, Kelly Schumann, Michael Tauzin*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union
of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The photographing, videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.
CAST (Alphabetical)
MARY BUCKLEY
JOHN COLELLA*
TAMARA LYNN DAVIS
NATHAN FRIZZELL
REAMY HALL*
JON KLAFT
MARCO ANTONIO MARTINEZ
JASON MOYER
JUSTIN O’CONNOR
BOBBY QUINN RICE
KELLY SCHUMANN
MICHAEL TAUZIN*
PRODUCTION TEAM
TODD MILLINER
NICK PEET
NICHOLAS CAPRIO
REBECCA EISENBERG*
MICHAEL C. KRICFALUSI
MICHAEL MATTHEWS
MICHAEL A. SHEPPERD
MICHAEL O’HARA
NATHAN FRIZZELL
MATT HOWARD
Director/Producer
Director/Producer
Executive Producer
Producing Director/Executive Producer/Producer/Stage Manager
Executive Director/Executive Producer/Producer
Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer
Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer
Managing Director/Executive Producer
Literary Director/Executive Producer
Graphic Designer
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
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CAST
Mary
Buckley
John
Colella*
Tamara Lynn
Davis
Nathan
Frizzell
Reamy
Hall*
Jon
Klaft
Marco Antonio
Martinez
Jason
Moyer
Justin
O’Connor
Bobby Quinn
Rice
Kelly
Schumann
Michael
Tauzin*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association,
The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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CAST BIOS
MARY BUCKLEY (Company) Mary is happy to be working again with all these funny
people. Recent credits include “Hot In Cleveland”, “Space Hospital” webseries and a short
film called For Rent that was featured at Cannes Film Festival. Thanks to Todd & Michael and
Celebration Theatre for making a new home.
JOHN COLELLA (Company) John is grateful to be working with Celebration, Todd, Nick
and this talented ensemble again! He recently produced and acted in Niagara Falls at Theatre
of NOTE where he is also a new company member. Other theatre credits include: Pinot Noir
loving, Miles, in Sideways, Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, It’s Just Sex, Revolver, Kim Jong
Fun, Italian American Reconciliation, Faithful, & Lobby Hero. TV & Film: “Silicon Valley”,
“Extant”, “Hot In Cleveland”, “Instant Mom”, “Parks & Recreation”, “Criminal Minds”, Hotel
Noir, Girl Walks Into A Bar, & The Chicago 8. JohnColella.com
TAMARA LYNN DAVIS (Company) Tamara is a graduate of the University of Connecticut
where she did very serious theater and studied Suzuki technique. Since moving to LA she
has dropped Shakespeare for comedy. This summer she participated in the Hollywood Fringe
Festival in the show The 7th Annual One Man Show World Championships. The show was
nominated for Top of Fringe and Best Comedy! She has also been on your TV a few times as a
waitress (“Hot In Cleveland”) and one glorious time as a mermaid (“How I Met Your Mother”).
NATHAN FRIZZELL (Company) This is Nathan’s 7th- or 8th (maybe 9th)- show with this
crazy group of folks. When not referring to himself in the 3rd person, Nathan often can be
found referring to himself in the 2nd person. I really hope you like this show. I mean, I have
put a lot of work into it. If you don’t, you could at least pretend you do and laugh. Loudly.
That would be nice of you.www.nathanfrizzell.com
REAMY HALL (Company) Reamy is excited to be in her first show at Celebration!!! She
just finished a sold out run as an actor/producer of Niagara Falls at Theatre of Note (Company
member). She has also recently completed a successful run in It’s Just Sex (Broadway World
Nomination). Other L.A. theatre: Best of The L.A. Cafe Plays, Faithful, Cloud Cuckooland,
Welcome to the Moon, Playboy of the Western World and Aven’U Boys. TV: “Castle”, “Chasing Life”, “Criminal Minds”, “Hot in Cleveland”, “General Hospital:Night Shift”, “The Game”,
“Strong Medicine”, “NYPD Blue”, (Recurring) “Philly” and “Passions”. FILM: Girl Walks into
a Bar, Bowfinger, Life, Scorched, and Ringmaster. She holds a BFA from The Theatre School/
DePaul University and has run her own successful Pilates studio for over 20 years.
JON KLAFT (Company) Jon is thrilled to be performing in his second sketch show at
Celebration Theatre. Jon spent five years as an on-air radio DJ in his hometown of Detroit, MI
before relocating to New York City to pursue a career as an actor. Now living in Los Angeles,
Jon is involved in the improv scene at The Second City in Hollywood and is a member of
Fred Willard’s MoHos sketch group. Early next year, Jon can be seen in the feature film,
National Lampoon’s Snatched.
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CAST BIOS (cont’d)
MARCO ANTONIO MARTINEZ (Company) Marco was a member of the Roadside
Theater in Heidelberg, Germany and attended the Rose Bruford College of Performing Arts
in London, England. He has guest appeared on several television shows including “The West
Wing”, “House M.D”. and “Castle”, to name a few. In 2011, he was hired by Forest Whitaker,
to serve as Mr. Whitaker’s personal dialect coach on the feature film Catch .44. Marco has
performed stand-up comedy and starred opposite Billy Dee Williams in the FunnyorDie.com
sponsored, “The Most Interesting BLACK Man in the World”.
JASON MOYER (Company/Producer) Jason really wanted to write something funny
here. In fact, this sentence you are reading right now, had to be typed 10 times, because he
kept deleting the previous sentence for fear that it wasn’t funny enough. Things like “Jason is
the type of guy who likes to sip champagne while watching a sunset,” “Jason likes to run wild
in a rainstorm,” or “Jason enjoys playing mahjong while drinking a Tequila Sunrise” had all
been a sentence in this bio before they were deleted. But Jason thought better of it because,
not only are those things ridiculous, but they are also true and Jason thought people might not
realize that he was just being cute. www.thejasonmoyer.com
JUSTIN O’CONNOR (Company) Justin is doing his 8th Sketch Show and we all know
that after your 8th sketch show, you get a network sitcom. Since the last show, Justin has been
successfully performing and improvising comedy for his 2 year old son, Oliver. Sadly, none of
this writing will be seen in tonight’s show. Apparently, there is no room for extreme dancing
and fart noise scenes which kill with the 2 year old demographic. Thanks to Susana for letting
me sneak away for rehearsals.
BOBBY QUINN RICE (Company) Bobby came from Colorado to study comedy at the
Groundlings, I.O. West, and ACME comedy theaters. He performs improv and sketch comedy
around the Los Angeles Area. Bobby has won awards for both comedy and theatrical performances working in film, tv, and for online comedic content. He has written and worked
in sketch for NBC, Funny or Die, and recently “The Worlds Best Impressionist” with Dana
Carvey. Go Denver Broncos
KELLY SCHUMANN (Company) Kelly is excited to be back with Todd in the sketch
show. Her previous Celebration credits include Leah in Beautiful Thing, Kimberly in Stupid
Kids, Linda in What’s Wrong With Angry? and three previous sketch shows, Bar Tricks and
Other Human Feats, Five Finger Discount and Kim Jong Fun!. TV credits include “Bones”,
“The Mentalist”, “American Horror Story: Asylum”, and Kelly was a recurring character on
TVLand’s “Hot In Cleveland” starring Betty White.
MICHAEL TAUZIN (Company) Michael is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a
BA in theatre. Regional theatre credits include The Bacchae, Beautiful Thing, Snoopy!!! The
Musical, Master Harold...and the Boys, Haram Iran, and Very Still and Hard to See. He also
works in TV and film. Michael would like to thank the cast and crew for another ridiculous
sketch show.
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CREW BIOS
TODD MILLINER (Director/Producer) This is Todd Milliner’s Eighth sketch show at
Celebration. Todd hails from Chicago where he worked and taught at The Second City. Todd
formed Hazy Mills Productions with Sean Hayes in 2003. Currently Todd is the executive
producer of “GRIMM” (NBC) “Crowded” (NBC) and the recently wrapped (after six seasons:
“Hot In Cleveland” (TVLAND) which debuted to the largest basic cable comedy audience in
history. Also Todd produces the NBC Game Show hosted by Jane Lynch “Hollywood Game
Night,” and the Cedric the Entertainer comedy, “The Soul Man.” Todd also produced the
Ovation-nominated production of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out in 2011 for Celebration
Theatre.
NICK PEET (Director/Producer) Nick graduated from Bard College with a concentration
in Film Production. There he did a number of theatre productions, including a co-written and
directed adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s television play Printer’s Measure. After graduation, he moved from New York to Los Angeles to start working in the writers’ office for NBC’s
“Grimm”. He then became the show’s Digital Writer and wrote and directed several of the
show’s web series. He has since been involved in a number of digital projects and short form
films; including the award winning Endless Love and Threshold which he wrote and directed
for the 2012 and 2014 Los Angeles 48 Hour Film Festival. Now the Manager of Development
at Hazy Mills Productions, his creative endeavors have varied. Last year Peet co-wrote a onehour drama with Milliner entitled “Roanoke” for NBC. The duo also recently co-wrote and directed a sketch comedy pilot for NBC entitled “We Interrupt this Program”. Peet is excited to
be back producing and directing in the theatre world and thanks Celebration for having him.
NICHOLAS CAPRIO (Executive Producer) Nicholas is a current board member of Celebration Theatre and an avid supporter of its work. Outside of theatre, Nicholas is the Chief
Content Officer of Pilgrim Studios.
REBECCA EISENBERG (Producing Director/Executive Producer/Producer/Stage
Manager) Rebecca is a Los Angeles based stage manager, producer, and director. With
a passion for developing new works, she has been a part of many award winning world
premiere productions including, Fireman, Backyard, Bronies: The Musical, Justin Love, The
Trouble With Words, The Real Housekeepers of Studio City, and most recently Psyche: A
Modern Rock Opera. Rebecca specializes in special events and benefits. Her most recent
events include The 24th Annual Ovation Awards, If All The Sky Were Paper, an event to benefit US Veterans at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the 14th and upcoming 15th Annual Les Girls
concert to benefit the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
MATTHEW BRIAN DENMAN (Ligthing Designer) Matthew has been involved with
over 100 productions across the country, and has recently designed lighting for the critically acclaimed Failure: A Love Story, Niagara Falls, revolver, What’s Wrong With Angry?,
The Next Fairy Tale and [title of show], as well as productions of Becoming Butch, Women
Behind Bars, Seascape with Shark and Dancer, Corpus Christi, Missionary Position, Children
of Eden, Reckless, Much Ado About Nothing, Simpatico, and Songs for a New World. He has
worked with the Central California Ballet, Theatre J’Nerique, Cambridge Summer Stages, and
the historic Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He is extremely thankful to his family and friends for
all of their support. www.matthewbriandenman.com
MATT HOWARD (Graphic Designer) Matt is happy to be a part of this production.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
MICHAEL C. KRICFALUSI (Executive Director/Executive Producer/Producer) Michael has directed, acted, produced or distributed numerous projects for the stage as well as
film and television. He has produced The Color Purple which took home six Ovation awards
including Best Production of a Musical in an Intimate Theatre, Take Me Out, The Daddy Machine, WEHO, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told and Twelve Angry Men. He has appeared
onstage in The Mikvah Monologues at the Wadsworth Theatre, Los Angeles, as well as Twelve
Angry Men, Three Sisters and Blood Wedding in Los Angeles and The Trial Off-Broadway. Besides the stage, he has acted in, produced and distributed the film Special Needs. Other film
and television credits include Dear J, Deep In The Valley and “The Young and the Restless”.
He is probably most recognized for having been a passenger seated behind Wendie Malick,
Jane Leeves & Valerie Bertinelli in the pilot for “Hot In Cleveland”. Michael currently is the
Executive Director of Celebration Theatre as well as the current Board President of the Theatrical Producers League-Los Angeles for intimate theatre. Special thanks to the management
team at Celebration Theatre for getting our new space ready for curtain as well as to Todd
Milliner for his continued support. A shout out to both his now adult children for making him
realize he’s almost as old as his passport says he is.
UPCOMING FROM CELEBRATION THEATRE
Booty Candy
Written by Robert O’Hara
Directed by Michael Matthews
A fun, satirical look at what it means to be
both black and queer in today’s society.
Previews begin October 23, 2015
Dream Boy
Adapted by Eric Rosen from Jim Grimsley’s
gothic, coming-of-age/coming out novel
Directed by Michael Matthews
A twisted, beautiful, lovely love story!
The Boy From Oz
by Peter Allen, Nick Enright
and Martin Sherman
Directed by Michael A. Shepperd
The Broadway musical hit
based on the life of Peter Allen.
Plus don’t miss our Celebrating New Works reading series,
the third Tuesday of every month at West Hollywood City Council Chambers.
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
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CELEBRATION THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cameron Faber (President)
Todd Milliner (Vice-President)
Nicholas Caprio
Samantha Kern
Michael C. Kricfalusi
Jeremy Mann
Michael Matthews
Michael A. Shepperd
Larry Dean Harris (Honorary)
Scott Monson (Honorary)
CELEBRATION THEATRE COMPANY
Gino Marconi
Mary Mather
Karnell Matthews
Michael Matthews, Co-Artistic Director
Tracey McAvoy
Daniel Montgomery
Matthew Scott Montgomer
Michael O’Hara, Managing Director
Jovan Olague
Christopher Pearson
Nina Sallinen
Christopher Sepulveda
Michael A. Shepperd, Co-Artistic Director
Michael Shutt
Amy Stoddard
Stasha Surdyke
Gina Torrecilla
David Tran
Isabella Way
Jason Weiss
Brittney S. Wheeler
Matt Wool
Erinn Anova
Kevin Bickwermert
Tony Bruce
Olivia Choate
Marcedes Clanton
Elizabeth Higgins Clark
Parnell Damone
Josette DiCarlo
Chrisanne Eastwood
Rebecca Eisenberg, Production Director
Nathan Frizzell, Literary Director
Todd Gaebe
Mark Giberrson
Gregory Guy Gorden
Charls Sedgwick Hall
Matt Howard
Samantha Kern
Michael C. Kricfalusi, Executive Director
Jeffrey Landman
Che Landon
Constance Jewell Lopez
Christopher Maikish
Plus over 500 Associate Company Members who consider Celebration Theatre home.
Celebration Theatre is proud to have received grant support from:
The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs
City of West Hollywood, Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
The David Bohnett Foundation
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Liberty Hill Foundation
California Community Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
The Mattel Foundation
The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
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CELEBRATION THEATRE DONORS (September 1, 2014-August 31, 2015)
If your name is omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact [email protected]
Partners
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In memory of: Gregg, my first love
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In memory of: Rex Walter
Associates ($10-$99)
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Reece
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In honor of: Michael
Nick Peet
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Matthews & Michael A.
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Shepperd
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Puette
In memory of: Jeff Goldman
Anonymous
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memory of: Dick Wagner
by Ken Bennett for their
52 years together
CELEBRATION THEATRE LEGACY CIRCLE
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Burton Breznick
Martin D. Burley & Bobby Meza
Nicholas Caprio
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The Legacy Circle is made up of patrons who donated and gave over $1,000 each. The
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