Michael is proud to be joining such a brilliantly talented group of artists. Hailing from Salisbury, MD, Michael moved to NYC after getting his undergrad training at Elon University. Past favorite productions include, Pirates! at Papermill Playhouse, Oklahoma! at Fulton Opera House, Ragtime and Jekyll and Hyde, both at North Carolina Theatre, Tom Jones, The Music Man, Return to the Forbidden Planet, and most recently Body Language with the Active Theatre, where he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Much love to Mom and Dad.

Originally from Philadelphia, Ms. Dorff studied voice and acting at The Catholic University of America. Favorite credits include Mary in Serenading Louie, lead singer and the Actress in Enter the Guardsman on board the QE11. Other credits: lead singer in the national tour In the Mood, a 1940's big band review, Amalia in She Loves Me, Fiona in Brigadoon, Christine u/s in Yeston/Kopit's Phantom. Most recently Ms. Dorff appeared at the NY International Fringe Festival and Encore Series as Dorothy Dix in Terranova. Raissa serves as the Associate Artistic Director for The Active Theater.
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Danny Katz recently played Harold, the lawyer, in the Active Theater's production of Body Language in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. NYtheatre.com called his portrayal of Harold's white collar sleaziness, "perfection." He was Josef, the policeman, in the musical To Paint the Earth that Michael Bush directed for the New York Musical Theatre Festival. On television, he recently played a judge in the Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation of Loving Leah on CBS. He hails from Newton, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Amherst College, Cambridge University, University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Columbia University where he received an M.F.A. in Acting.

Amy Miller Brennan most recently performed as Cindy Lou in The Marvelous Wonderettes at Actors Playhouse. She received her MFA in Acting fom The Actors Studio Drama School/New School University and degrees in Music and Theatre from Birmingham Southern College. NYC credits include Sunday in the Park With George, Metamorphoses, The Miracle Worker and The Active Theater's Body Language which earned her a Best Actress nod. Regional credits include Ariel Moore in Footloose (Carbonell Nomination), Faith in Respect, a Musical Journey (G4 Productions), and Amalia in She Loves Me at The Caldwell Theatre. She is proud to serve as Director of Marketing for The Active Theater.

New York: Bedroom Farce (Kate) at the T.Schreiber Studio, A Doll's House (Kristine Linde) at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Regional Credits, Connecticut Repertory Theatre- The Threepenny Opera (Jenny Diver), Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights (Sympathy the Learned/The Jester's Wife), Amy Freed's Restoration Comedy (Amanda) both directed by Dale AJ Rose, Macbeth directed by Paul Barnes and Love's Labours Lost, directed by Gabriel Barre. Peterborough Players-Our Town with James Whitmore and Mary Beth Hurt. Hope Summer Repertory Theatre- She Loves Me (Amalia), Dames at Sea (Mona Kent), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Titania/Hippolyta). She holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University.

Nathaniel is the proud Artistic Director of the Active Theater. For Active, he has been seen as Kyle in Touch, was the Director of Body Language at MITF, and will be seen in the upcoming production of Romance, Romance under the direction of Marc Robin. Other NYC credits include Pale in Burn This and Alex in Serenading Louie, as well as a 3 year stint with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Regionally, he has been seen as Curly in Oklahoma (the Fulton), Ren in Footloose (the Actors Playhouse), Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, Caleb in 7 Brides...--Lonesome Polecat solo--(Sacramento Music Circus), Jesus in Godspell, Lt. Cable in South Pacific and Riff in West Side Story (West Virginia Public).

Andrew Start

Andrew Start loves the Active Theater! This December, Andrew will be featured in A Tale of Two Cities: In Performance on PBS and the forthcoming concert cast recording. National Tours: Evita (Tango/Sloucho), Wonderful Town. Regional Favorites: Evita, Arvada Center (Migaldi u/s); Oklahoma!, The Fulton; White Christmas (Phil), Surflight; A Chorus Line (Greg); Hair (Claude); Ithaka (Phemious), Pittsburgh Playhouse. Dance: Pittsburgh Opera; Lourenco Homem. Choreography: Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater (Best Choreographer "the Spokies" 2008); On The Boards; Movement Research; Balance Dance Company. BA The Evergreen State College in Experimental Performance. He studies acting in NYC with Susan Pilar.

Jason Watson has been a quietly up-and-coming performer in NYC for the last several years. After using the city primarily as a home base while performing across the country and around the world, Jason is looking forward to some exciting prospective projects here in the city in 2010. To kick the year off, he'll be joining The Active Theater, playing the role of Alfred in their upcoming production of Romance, Romance. National Tour: Jekyll & Hyde; Regional credits include: Evita (Che), Guys and Dolls (Sky), Chess (Anatoly), West Side Story (Tony), JCS (Judas), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Joseph), Nine (Guido), Forever Plaid (Jinx) and the title role(s) in Jekyll & Hyde. Jason is also an accomplished photographer and a humble husband.