WHO'S WHO in RAFT OF THE MUDUSA (now playing)

JEREMY BRENA (Michael) Barefoot Credits include Sal in DOG DAY AFTERNOON and Joe Pintauro's Metropolitan Operas (Fiat, Butterball, & Charlie’s Farewell.) He originated roles in Israel Horovitz’s NEW SHORTS (The Audition Play, The Hotel Play, and The Bridal Dance) and was also seen in other roles from the same collection (Inconsolable, The Race Pay, and Fiddleheads and Lovers.) Jeremy was also a part of The 70/70 HOROVITZ PROJECT which included productions ofSUITE HOROVITZ, Horovitz's adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SCROOGE AND MARLEY, and staged readings of HONEST TO GOD SCHNOZZOLA, THE ALFRED TRILOGY, and UNEXPECTED TENDERNESS. Other Barefoot credits include, A FESTIVAL OF SHORT PLAYS AND POETRY by Israel Horovitz (Hopscotch and Shooting Gallery), and the 40th anniversary revival of Lanford Wilson’s BALM IN GILEAD).

Other credits include THE POSSIBILITIES (Reasons for the Fall of Emperors) with Collective Productions, THE KILLER as part of the Ionescoe Festival, DEAD END as part of the Fringe Festival, RICHARD OF YORK (3 Henry VI & Richard III), with the York Shakespeare Company, and Raised in Captivity as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in

Charleston, SC. Jeremy’s film credits include SUNDAYS, AMERICAN ADOBO, SWIMFAN, and THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU. He earned a B.A. in Theatre from the College of Charleston. Barefoot Theatre Company member since 2001.

MARK G. CISNEROS (Larry) - 2002 OOBR Award winning actor Mark G. Cisneros has a career in Theater and Film spanning over 16 years. Theater: WALKABOUT by Marcus Haupt (the Flea Theater), THE SONS OF JUAN PEREZ by Roberto De Los Reyes (the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater), and ?DE DONDE? By Mary Gallagher, his first play with the Barefoot Theatre Company (Looking Glass Theater). Television: THIRD WATCH (with Ann Margaret) and AS THE WORLD TURNS. Film: Mercutio in ROMEO AND JULIET, NEW YORK, accepted to the Havana Film Festival in 2003;

As producer with his previous company On A Quest he is proud to have produced

and starred in two successful plays (LA HABITACION by Barbara Colio-accepted to The NY International Fringe Festival, and RISING SUN, FALLING STAR by Yolanda Rodriguez at the 78th St Theater Lab). Mark is currently Director of Marketing and ensemble of the Barefoot Theatre Company and is reviving his previously defunct company On A Quest to develop two plays, MY NIGHT WITH FRIDA by Rob Santana which he will co-produce and direct, and DON QUIXOTE IN TIANANMEN SQUARE by Daniel Ho in which he will co-produce and star as the iconic literary hero. Full productions of both coming Summer and Fall of 2012. As always Mark thanks his wonderful family and friends for their undying support of his artistic endeavors.

RAFT OF THE MEDUSA

playing thru Oct 22nd.

The CHERRY LANE THEATRE
Studio Theatre

Joe Pintauro's RAFT OF THE MEDUSA will kick off "Stripped," with previews starting October 6 prior to a press opening October 8 and running through October 22.

First presented in 1991 to considerable acclaim, RAFT OF THE MEDUSA has been revised by Mr. Pintauro for this production. Drawing on the Theodore Gericault 19th century painting of people clinging to a raft following a shipwreck, Pintauro's play takes place 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, centering on a weekly gathering of people living with AIDS.