TRAILER TRASH

Patrick Crough (Andrew) has been on the stage since his adolescence, but is making his New York City stage debut in Trailer Trash.  Ironically Patrick's Midwest homestate is just to the north of our play's setting, Kansas. He received his Bachelors degree there three years ago and quickly moved to New York just after to complete the Meisner program at William Esper Studio where he studied with Suzanne Esper. Amidst his time in the city he has also studied with Kristen Johnston. "Ask for your chair." Thanks to my NYC family for making this city my home.

Sheila McCauley (Shirley) Originally from Philadelphia, Sheila has been in New York for most of her adult life. She is delighted to be making her Zephyer Rep/Wings Theater debut. She has most recently appeared as Lady Bountiful at Rhinebeck’s Performing Arts Center. Off-stage Sheila took a long sabbatical to complete her B.A. degree at Columbia University (2007). Offstage she teaches ESL and GED Prep. She is an alumni of Stella Adler’s classroom, but really treasures everything she learned from Julie Bovasso. She wants to thank Blake Bradford for giving her this wonderful opportunity for a ‘second act’ in the theater.

Clint Jefferies (Playwright) is the author of thirteen plays and musicals produced in NYC and regionally.  Musicals include: Fangs: The Vampire Musical, In A Land Far Away, The Strange Case of the Lascivious Transformation of Mr. X, The Three Musketeers and The Captain’s Boy, which was also performed at Bailiwick Repertory in Chicago.  His plays include Suave Succubus, Strange Bedfellows, Odyssey ’75, African Nights and The Jocker, which ran in Houston, Seattle, and has had readings at New Jersey Repertory, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in LA, and The Southwark Playhouse in London.  Clint was the recipient of the John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award and a finalist for the Stanley Drama Award.  His plays have been finalists in the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Conference Competition and the South Carolina Playwrights’ Festival.  His new musicals COWBOYS! and Tango Masculino received The OOBR Award For Excellence in off-off Broadway Theatre in 2000 and 2002 respectively.  Cowboys! enjoyed three critically acclaimed NY productions (including excellent notices from the Times) as well as an extended run at the Pegasus Theatre in Dallas.  Tango Masculino (originally produced at Wings Theatre in New York through a challenge grant from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs) just concluded an extremely successful run at the New Theatre in Sydney Australia as an official event of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival.  His latest musical, Nile Blue, recently concluded a successful run in Tampa. The Three Musketeers will open in Nashville in March.  For more info on the plays and playwright: http://wingstheatre.com/clint.html.

Chie Morita (Assistant Director) Only two months after purchasing a one-way ticket and running away to New York City, Chie is thrilled to be a part of her second production with Wings Theatre and Zephyer Rep. A recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, she is delighted to be putting her degree to use. Most recently, she assistant directed The Downside Risk here at Wings, and proudly produced The Circus Project at Northern Arizona University, a one-act movement piece, for which she served as writer, designer, director, and choreographer. She is having an amazing time in New York and can't wait to take on more challenging creative endeavors. Special thanks to Blake for offering me the opportunity to fill the role of producer this round and the ever supportive family for everything else.

Matt Klane (Fight Choreography) is just coming off a hit run of The Unfortunate Honeymoon of Tony and Steve (as Tony) and serves as a producer for Zephyer Rep and National Lampoon. Matt is a fully trained advanced actor-combatant with the SAFD.  He holds a teaching license from New York State, and has taught undergraduate Stage Combat courses in three states.