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                            “Rising Sun Performance Company is a youthful, enthusiastic company and I look forward to seeing more from them..” 
                            William Coyle, offoffonline.com 
                            "There is a feeling of camaraderie and acceptance in this group that I can’t quite explain” Julie Bain, Ensemble Member 2006-2009

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                            2011 Partial Ensemble
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                            Season 10 Ensemble & Guest Artists
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                            Staff Members: Tiffini Minatel, Akia, Lindsay Beecher

                            2011 Ensemble

                            Akia
                            Founding Artistic Director

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                            Akia  is an active member of the flourishing Off-Off/Indie & Off Broadway theatre communities having produced, directed, and performed with numerous NYC companies since 1997. Akia is the Company Manager for the international sensation, The Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theater.   She has received critical praise for her direction of RSP long running hits such as “Hellcab”, “Goodnight Lovin’ Trail” and “The Last Supper”. She is a Board Member of The Paul Butterfield Fund & Society, and Company Manager for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards & Foundation, where she serves on their honorary awards committee as Sub-Committee Chairman and as an At-Large Judge. Past notable credits include working on staff at Horse Trade Theatre Group, serving as General Manager for FRIGID New York’s inaugural year, and returning as Volunteer Coordinator in 2009; she also served as Production Coordinator for nationally acclaimed Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, overseeing the playwrights unit and INSIGHT 13 production series. She is a recipient of the New York Innovative Theatre Awards “Founders Award” for her contributions to the organization and Off Off Broadway Community. 

                            Amanda Berry
                            Ensemble since 2011

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                            Amanda Berry moved to New York from San Antonio, Texas in 2004 to attend New York University, where she earned a BFA in Theatre. Since then, she has played various characters in plays and musicals, from Buster Keaton to Lysistrata. She is proud to be a member of Rising Sun and hopes to expand her theatrical horizons with them.

                            Andrea Cordaro
                            Ensemble Since 2011

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                            Andrea Cordaro, a native of New Paltz, NY, has been performing for over 10 years. Past theater credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Don John), All My Sons (Ann Deever), Rumors (Chris Gorman), Antony and Cleopatra (Servant, The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), and Pre'Fixed (Marie, The Construct Theater Company). A comedian, Andrea has performed and directed her original sketch comedy in clubs throughout NYC, with groups like NoMansLand. You can catch her clowning around with the Red Tie Mafia, the resident improv troupe of the Hyperion Theater Project. She is also a co-founder of Fusion Box Films.

                            Derek W. S. Shore
                            Company Manager, Ensemble since 2011

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                            Derek is excited to work with his new theatrical family at Rising Sun. Derek got is BA in Theatre at UC Santa Cruz. He moved to New York in '07, when he started stage managing for Godlight Theatre Company. His credits since then include; directing Some of All Parts for Rising Sun's One Act Festival, stage managing for In The Heat of the Night and 1984 for Godlight Theatre Company, The Greenwich Village Follies at Manhattan Theater Source, Civilization! for The Altruistic Theatre Company as well as 2 of their Bare Knuckle Theatre Festivals, and media design for Rising Sun's 10th Anniversary Mashups. With his eclectic background, Derek is ready for anything, and excited to be a part of such join a new ensemble.

                            Elizabeth Burke
                            Ensemble since 2005

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                             Elizabeth Burke is a 2000 graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, DC and since, has performed in TV, film and theatre in DC and New York City. The classics are a favorite genre of hers, and she has been fortunate to have performed leading roles in Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Electra. Luckily for her, the most interesting powerful female roles are for women over 30. Elizabeth recently won Best Actor, Manhattan Repertory Theater Spring 2011 One-Act Play Competition for her work in “Weekend Method.” She is thrilled to be working once again with The Rising Sun Performance Company after a 3 year hiatus to work on several political campaigns. Elizabeth also writes a monthly column on the national political scene, “Burke’s Law”, at The Clyde Fitch Report. www.clydefitchreport.com. Visit her website at: www.elizabethburke.com


                            Jeff Woodbridge
                            Literary Manager, Ensemble since 2011

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                            Jeffrey Woodbridge's directing credits include On Top for Rising Sun Performance Company's 5th Annual One Act Series in New York and several Seattle productions including Riches (Richard Hugo House); Recent Tragic Events, The Masters, Tuna and Tea (Odd Duck Studio); Independence, A Story of the Unspoken (Freehold Theatre). He was a founding member and artistic director of Unbalancing Act and has appeared on stage in numerous productions in Seattle and Philadelphia.

                            Joe Beaudin
                            Ensemble since 2010

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                            Joe Beaudin has been a member of Rising Sun for almost a year and was most recently a part of their production of GOODNIGHT LOVIN' TRAIL for the Frigid Festival.  This past summer he portrayed the part of Zach in Rising Sun's critically acclaimed THE LAST SUPPER at the Red Room.  Joe has been an actor and director in NYC for the past 11 years and has worked in some great spaces (and not so great spaces). His favorite off-off broadway roles include: Sir Andrew in TWELFTH NIGHT, Young Pappy in THE TINKLEPACK PATROL and his 5 year stint with the sketch comedy group Mini Red Satan.  Regional Theater: Arnold in THE BOYS NEXT DOOR (Connecticut Repertory), Bill Clinton in STARR'S LAST TAPE (Berkshire Theatre Festival), and Pompey in MEASURE FOR MEASURE (O'Connel Theatre in Illinois).  Joe holds a BFA in acting from the University of Connecticut, and spent a year studying Meisner technique with Kathryn Gately.

                            Kate Foster
                            Ensemble Since 2011, Resident Playwright

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                            Kate Foster is a NYC-based playwright, actor and singer (BU CFA '10). Kate's plays have been produced by FRIGID Festival NYC 2011 and Manhattan Actors Company/Origins Theatre, and developed by ArtEffects Theatre Company, Poetic Theater Productions @ the Wild Project and Rising Sun NYC, as the 2011-2013 Resident Playwright. NYC performance credits include: Hermia (Hudson Warehouse), Writer (TriBeca Performing Arts Center) and Herself/Scrubbing Fairy (ArtEffects). Upcoming shows: premiere of two one acts @ the Player's Loft (Mermaids/Novel Love, May 16-June 1), soloist @ Stonewall Chorale: Songs of Love and Passion w/Debra Monk (June 9) and the premiere of a one act in Rising Sun's One Act Festival in July. Thanks to Rising Sun, for a truly generous collaboration.

                            Mia Anderson
                            Ensemble since 2011

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                            Mia Y. Anderson- Actor/Director and aspiring writer. A lover of all things beautiful and literate! Excited to be part of the Rising Sun Ensemble where she looks forward to growing as a wtiter and a dictator..oh I mean director of the stage. As an actress she has been Titania/Thesus in Midsummer's Night Dream, Porter/Gentlewoman/Angus in MacBeth, Mrs. Soames in Our  Town, Alma in Yellowman,Adele in Ceremonies for Dark Old Men and Marianne in Tartuffe among many other credits. She has been cast  in several film projects including the award-winning short "Production" and "If I leap" was showcased on HBO in Feb '11. In addition she was the Founder/Director of the long-running award-winning women's cabaret troupe Drag Kings. Sluts & Goddesses in the Boston  and she is a published essaysist. She is passionate about theater, old soul music, summer performances in New York  Cityaay and President Obama! You cna check her out on  http://miayandersonchannel.weebly.com/

                            Rick Benson
                            Ensemble since 2011

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                            Rick is a native of Wilmington, DE.  Some roles he has been fortunate to perform include Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac, Alceste in The Misanthrope, and Old Man in The Chairs. He has also spent some time performing in children's theater and helping create such memorable roles as The Vizeer Volspar in The Buttonhole Bandit, Cecil the Scarecrow in Wiseacre Farm, and Evil Baron Bigbutt for Pirate Pete's Parrot.  He attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre.  

                            Samantha Cooper
                            Ensemble Since 2010

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                            Samantha Cooper recently made her Off-Broadway debut doing My Angry Vagina in The Vagina Monologues at the Snapple/Jerry Orbach Theatre.  Other New York credits include Viola (Twelfth Night) and Beatrice (Much Ado…) with Communicable Arts, Julie/Clotho (Ravel) at the Looking Glass, Jess (One Night) on tour with Equalogy, Inc., Hermia (Midsummer…) with Hudson Shakespeare, and Lisa (The Killing of Jacob Marr) with 221 Films.  She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Theatre from UC San Diego, and has trained at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, A.C.T., Circle In The Square and Karen Kohlhaas.  She is proud to call RSP her theatrical home.  She loves Shakespeare, movement, ensemble work, the ocean, and her mama. 

                            Tiffini Minatel
                            Business Manager  Costume Designer, Ensemble since 2006 

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                            Tiffini first came to New York City on April 8, 1991 to become a great NYC theater actress!  Many roles, jobs and life events later, she has found herself on the other side of theater and loving it!  Her first foray into performing was at the tender age of 6 when she and her best friend, Sabrina, performed their version of Wizard Of Oz in the backyard, with Sabrina being Dorothy, and Tiffini being everyone else, including the stage manager and producer!  Should have known then!   After “retiring” from the restaurant business and enjoying 1-½ years of not working, Tiffini decided it was time to get back to the theater! She started working with Rising Sun as an Administrative intern in September of 2006.  She was interested in learning how to transfer her restaurant operations skills to theater, her first love.  So far Tiffini has learned how to: manage theaters, hire actors & techies, find inexpensive/free rehearsal space, find & use free publicity, write grants (sort of!) and how to throw a successful fundraiser party!  And she’s still not done learning!  Her goal is producing a show and learning everything it takes to do so! 

                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

                            Rising Sun Associated Artists & Extended Family

                            Alexia Tate                                 
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2009-2011

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                            Chris Enright
                            Associated Artist since 2003

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                            David Anthony
                            Founding Director Emeritus, Associated Artist, Photographer

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                            Jason Tyne-Zimmerman
                            Associated Artist since 2002

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                            Jason Tyne-Zimmerman is a director, producer and actor who lives in Harlem. Jason is currently curating the Exquisite Corpse Festival which will run from June through September 2011. Jason grew up in New Jersey where he was an Eagle Scout.
                            You can learn more about the Exquisite Corpse Festival by emailing Jason at exquisitecorpsefestival@gmail.com, or follow him at exquisitecorpsefestival.wordpress.com.

                             
                             

                            John Patrick Bray
                            Associated Artist, Resident Playwright since 2006

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                            John Patrick Bray is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Theatre at Louisiana State University and has an MFA in playwriting from The New School (Actors Studio Drama School).  His research interests include new play development, new play production, ethics, and adaptation studies. He has delivered papers with national and regional conferences.His plays have been performed in a number of downtown venues, and in theatres around the country. His published plays include HOUND, TRICKSTER AT THE GATE , LINCOLN AND LEE, GOODNIGHT LOVIN’ TRAIL  and ON TOP.  A monologue from LINER NOTES will be published in the forthcoming Smith and Kraus collection, The Best Stage Scenes and Monologues for Women 2010. John has been a finalist for a playwriting residency with the Hangar Theatre, a visiting artist with Epic Rep. Theatre at The Players’ Club, a member of the Actors Studio’s Playwrights/Directors Workshop, and will have a play workshopped with Play Labs at the 2011 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. John has earned commissions from The Louisiana Bicentennial Abraham Lincoln Commission, The Dancing Project, The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, Acadiana Repertory Theatre, and Re:Directions Theatre. John is currently working on a play commissioned from Rachel Klein Productions, which will see production sometime next year. John is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., TCG, ATHE, ASTR, ATSD, and he is an Equity Membership Candidate. John is an adjunct of theatre history at SUNY New Paltz, and will soon be leaving New York to begin a lectureship in dramatic writing and theatre appreciation at the University of Georgia in Athens. 

                            Matthew Kreiner
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2007-2011, Resident Director

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                            Michael McManus
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2009-2010

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                            Mimi Jefferson
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2006-2009

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                            Nicole Howard
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2009-2011

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                            NICOLE HOWARD: Nicole, singer, actor, and playwright has a degree in music and theatre from C.W. Post Long Island University. Some of her favorite performances include, 365 Days Plays (New York Public Theatre), Head Games (Rising Sun Performance Company),The Last Supper (Rising Sun Performance Company), and Blog (Film Gate International Film Festival). Nicole, is also a cast member of the television show I've Got Munchies, which can be viewed on New York City public television. Recently, Nicole's original work Untitled Heart was performed off off broadway in New York, and will soon be produced in Boston as well. Please visit www.NicoleLHoward.weebly.com

                            Lindsay Beecher
                            Ensemble 2009-2011, Former Production Manager

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                            Lindsay Beecher, Production Manager and Ensemble Member.  Lindsay has been a part of RSP's family since 2009. She has worked on and off stage and sometimes both for the same show.  Her debut production was as SM for John Patrick Bray's "Goodnight Lovin' Trail", which she continues to work on. You may have seen her on stage in our annual One-Act Festival Twisted in '09 or the NYC debut of Dan Rosen's "The Last Supper" as Paulie.  Lindsay has a BFA from Adelphi University and hails from Baltimore, Maryland.

                            Nic Mevoli
                            Associated Artist, Ensemble 2003-2006

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                            Nic Mevoli has been working with Rising Sun since 2003, and has appeared in many of their productions including: A Royal Toil, The Off Broadway Revival of An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, The Crucible, "Amerikan Mine" and has played the feature role in  of Goodnight Lovin' Trail from 2004 to current; most notably he received rave reviews as the Cab Driver in their hit production of Hellcab, which ran for 13 Weeks at Under St Marks Theater 2005-06. He co-wrote and starred in the acclaimed feature film “Exist” directed by Esther Bell.  He has also been seen on the Chappelle Show on Comedy Central. Nic is also an accomplished props and set dresser for Film & Television working on productions such as "Gossip Girl", "The Smurfs",  and Most recently "Men in Black III".

                            Patrick Egan
                            Ensemble since 2005

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                             Patrick J. Egan, a native New Yorker, is a graduate of William Esper Studios. Credits include The Crucible as Giles Corey at the Krane Theatre; The Tempest as Prospero at the Impact Theatre; Loyalties and Memorial at the Pelican Theatre; the original play, The Last Man Standing as the Last Man at the Samuel French Theatre.  He has done independent films including Herman Bolster as Buck; Red Midnight as Joseph/ Announcer; Hangman’s Noose as Charles, a Film Festival winner and Behind the Eyes of a Hitman, as Paulie. He has been a member of Rising Sun for six years.  He has also works as a voice over artist

                            Zach Marco
                            Associated Artist

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                            Zach Marco is new to the acting world.  He has studied and worked with coach David Vadim since 2009, and joined the Rising Sun Performance Company Ensemble in early 2011.  Prior to this, Zach performed in various comedy sketch videos and live performances at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Pianos, and Rififi.  He is thrilled to be continuing his progression in the acting and theater community with Rising Sun.


                            Former Guest Artists & Ensemble Members

                            Aaron William Oetting
                            Abi Kornet
                            Adam Bradley
                            Adam Jones
                            Adam Purvis
                            Al Infante
                            Alessia Siniscalchi
                            Alex Hawthorn
                            Alexandra Deurr
                            Alexia Tate
                            Allison Whittinghill
                            Amanda Berberich
                            Amir Levi
                            Anastasia D. Peterson
                            Andrea Snell
                            Andrea Stover
                            Angelique Bouffiou
                            Anna Gorman
                            Anthony Carter
                            Anthony Mead
                            Anthony Parker
                            April E. Bennett
                            Ariel Heller
                            Ashley Bloom
                            Ashley Miller
                            Athenia Parks
                            Aynsley Moorhouse
                            Barbara Erin Delo
                            Barbara Lifton
                            Becky Sterling
                            Ben Beckley
                            Ben Friesen
                            Ben Rameaka
                            Ben Warner
                            Beverly Lauchner
                            Billy Fenderson
                            Brandon Drea
                            Brett Van Aalsburg
                            Brian Carin
                            Brian Schell
                            Brittany Bell Spencer
                            Brooke Morgan
                            Candice Jarrett
                            Cara Liander
                            Carley Colbert
                            Casey Loyd
                            Catherine Miranda
                            Charity Miller
                            Charles Frank
                            Chris Hejl
                            Christopher Bowen
                            Christopher Schwartz
                            Christy Fisher
                            Claudia Weinstock
                            Cliff Campbell
                            Colin McNally
                            Courtney Boddie
                            Courtney Cameron
                            Courtney Hebert
                            Courtney Tish
                            Crystal Franceshini
                            Dallas Bird
                            Dan Jobbins
                            Dan Rosen
                            Dan Vidor
                            Daniel Dambroff
                            Dara Fargotstein
                            Daryl Brown
                            David Hale
                            David Macaleer
                            Denis Gleason
                            Derrick DeMaria
                            Devin Burnam
                            Di Drago
                            Diana DeCarlo
                            Ej Assi
                            Elaine Jones
                            Eli Kaplan-Wildman
                            Emily MacLeod
                            Emily Miner
                            Emily Peck
                            Eric K Johnston
                            Erica Livingston
                            Erica Utz
                            Erik Gullberg
                            Eva Gil
                            Evan Scott Schweitzer
                            Faith Kindle
                            Flor Bromley
                            G. Ben Swope
                            Geoffrey Parrish
                            Harrison Ford
                            Howard Tilkin
                            Ian Quinlan
                            Ingrid Kullberg-bendz
                            Israel Gutierrez
                            Izabella Jakubas
                            J.L. Reed
                            Jack Drucker
                            Jak Prince
                            James Liebman
                            Jamey Sadownick
                            Janice Amano
                            Janine Harouni
                            Jared Hill Mercier
                            Jared Morgenstern
                            Jarret Summers
                            Jarrod Luke
                            Jason Biszick
                            Jason LeMaster
                            Jason Tyne-Zimmerman
                            Jay Sullivan
                            Jeanette Cook
                            Jeff Ronan
                            Jeff Seal
                            Jenn Schatz
                            Jenna Dempesy
                            Jennifer R
                            Jenny Kirlin
                            Jeremy Rosenstein
                            Jermaine Small
                            Jessa Raye Court
                            Jesse Janowsky
                            Jessica Greenberg
                            Jessica Ritacco
                            Joe Giorgio
                            Joe McLaughlin
                            Joe Milosicia
                            Joeseph Faranda
                            John Campos
                            John Hart
                            John Pinckard
                            Johnathan Brown
                            Johnathan Wexlar
                            Joseph McLaughlin
                            Josh Hyman
                            Josh patten
                            Julia Jones
                            Julie Bain
                            Julie McNiven
                            Justin Warner
                            Karen Benelli
                            Karron Karr
                            Katherine Stebbens
                            Katherine Stults
                            Kathleen Schlemmer
                            Katie Grimes
                            Kelli Ching
                            Kelly Hawkins
                            Kelly Markus
                            Kelly Scanlon
                            Keon Mahajeri
                            Kerri Ford
                            Kimber Sherman
                            Kimmi Nicole
                            Kitt Lavoie
                            Kitty Lindsay
                            Kobie Bowles
                            Kuye Harris
                            Lara Gold
                            Larry Gutman
                            Laura Jellinek
                            Larry Guttman
                            Laura Rohrman
                            Leal Vona
                            Lee Barton
                            Leigh-Ann Ryklin
                            Libby Ricardo
                            Lillian Thakuria
                            Lily Tollefsen
                            Lindsey Smith
                            London Kim
                            Lorraine Thompson-Hinds
                            Louis B. Crocco
                            Lynn Hyde
                            Madeleine Shapiro
                            Maranda Kosten
                            Marcus Cooper
                            Marguerite Desir
                            Maria Elekidou
                            Marianna Guillen
                            Mark Harvey Levine
                            Matt Hanf
                            Matt Riker
                            Matthew Kreiner
                            Maura Kelley
                            Megan Becker
                            Megan Dahl
                            Meghan Dickerson
                            Melissa Atteberry
                            Melissa Ciessla
                            Melissa Farinelli
                            Mia Van de Water
                            Michael Bernardi
                            Michael Burns
                            Michael Chiavaroli
                            Michael Jones
                            Michael Martinez
                            Michael McManus
                            Michael Mraz
                            Michelle Robinson
                            Monica Hong
                            Monica Sender
                            Nick Micozzi
                            Nicole Mason
                            Nicole Watson
                            Nicolette Callaway
                            Niketa Calame
                            Nkosinathi Sibanda
                            Noelle Boostani
                            Noriaki Katsuno
                            Nzinga Williams
                            Olivia Roric
                            Paul Weissman
                            Peter Aguero
                            Peter O'Conner

                            Peter Pinto
                            Phi Nguyen
                            Prentiss Marquis
                            Quinlan Pozner
                            Rachel Klein
                            Reagan Wilson
                            Reginald Ferguson
                            Renee Valenti
                            Rey Oliver Bune
                            Richard Wilt
                            Rob Hille
                            Rob Richardson
                            Robert Cross
                            Roman Battaglia
                            Romanka Zajac
                            Ruben Muller
                            Ryan Chittaphong
                            Ryan Kilcourse
                            Sabrina R. Morabito
                            Sahadev Poudel
                            Sam Bailey
                            Sandra Chan
                            Sara Blake
                            Sara Haley
                            Sarah Curtis
                            Sarah Sirota
                            Sasha Giboyeaux
                            Scarlett Maressa Rivera
                            Seth Abrams
                            Seth Bisen-Hersh
                            Seth Morgan
                            Sharon Cooper
                            Sinem Balkir
                            Stacey Anne Turner
                            Stacey Lane
                            Stacy Conner
                            Stephon Pettway
                            Steve Gribben
                            Steven Trolinger
                            Su Tamsett
                            Suellen Romani
                            Susan Burns
                            Susan Neuffer
                            Tate Ellington
                            Ted Gorodetzky
                            Tedra Millan
                            Teresa Calves
                            Theo Ellis
                            Thomas Farrell
                            Thomas J. Misuraca
                            Tiffany Burt
                            Tiffany Hogan
                            Tiffany Sims
                            Tim Butterfield
                            Tim Chaffee
                            Tim Errickson
                            Tom Kiesche
                            Ton-essa La'Rocque
                            Travis Kendrick
                            Turner Smith
                            Valentina Cardinalli
                            Walter L Simpson III
                            Wendy Link
                            Whitney Hamilton
                            William Greville
                            Zach Zdunich
                            Zoe Cannor
                            Zoe Metcalfe-Klaw

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