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DAVE   RITTERBAND      (Louis-Jacques-Mandé  Daguerre)

Bonjour! Dave has performed in numerous LA-area community and academic stage productions over the years, most recently as Benny Charles in CTG’s Southern Fried Funeral. Favorite comedic roles include Whitney Olive in Done to Death, Kolenkov in You Can’t Take It With You, Big Jule in Guys & Dolls, and Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone. Favorite dramatic roles include Mr. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Matthew Harrison Brady in Inherit the Wind, and Inspector Rough in Gaslight. Dave is excited to be contributing to this World Premiere! Très Bien!

EUGENE GREEN (Samuel Finley Breese Morse) is thrilled to be appearing in his old friend Braddon Mendelson’s play Rembrandt Perfected. Other favorite roles include Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Abel Drugger in The Alchemist, Truffaldino in Servant of Two Masters, Angelo in Measure for Measure, Touchstone in As You Like It, Camille Bouzin in Cat Among Pigeons, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gloucester in King Lear, and the title roles in Sherlock Holmes, Hamlet, and Richard III. Eugene is also a playwright and award-winning graphic artist. He lives in Van Nuys with his wife Linda and their golden retriever Boris.

MEGGAN TAYLOR (Madame Louise Georgina Daguerre) is so excited to finally be able to use her two years of high school French! All kidding aside, she is very happy to bring Madame Daguerre to life in this century. Meggan has previously performed at The MAIN as Mrs. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank and Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace. Most recently she appeared just up the street at CTG as Martha Ann in Southern Fried Funeral. Merci d'être venu et bon spectacle. Je t'aime, mon amour.

EDDIE FRIERSON (Charles Marie Bouton) is thrilled to return to The MAIN after many years — where he performed his acclaimed show, MATTY: AN EVENING WITH CHRISTY MATHEWSON, straight from New York when this space was known as The REP (www.matty.org). He has dozens of theatrical credits and over one thousand voice over credits (including as the voice of PETCO Pet Stores for 14 years). He, along with Winston Mullich, is a founding company member of Nevada Shakespeare in the Park. Excited about the flourishing theatre community in Santa Clarita, Eddie is also the pitching coach for the Saugus High School Baseball Team.