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The Beautiful Barbara Bain

This is a fun tribute to our amazingly beautiful lady. We have some rare and candid pictures of her, including her homecoming queen picture of 1950!! Cinnamon2, Dizzy Diane and I collaborated in maki...

STARRING:

BARBARA BAIN

DB SWEENEY

Dennis Delsing

Bob Ebinger

Maggie Grant

DJ Harner

Christopher Heltai

Christopher Karbo

Molly Leland

John Henry Richardson

Larry Robbins

Julianna Robinson

Christopher Ruiz

World premiere by multi-award winning

playwright

Dale Griffiths Stamos

Iconic TV, Screen, and Stage Actress

BARBARA BAIN

shines in multiple roles ranging from hilarious to heartbreaking

DB SWEENEY

graces the stage with heart and depth.

SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

Opens May 6 – May 22

ONLY 4 SHOWS LEFT!!

MAY 14 8PM

MAY 15 2PM SOLD OUT!!

MAY 21 8PM

MAY 22 2PM

PROMENADE PLAYHOUSE

1404 3rd Street Promenade

Santa Monica, CA 90401-2300

(310) 656-8070

TICKETS:

$25 at the door

$20 in advance thru plays 411

$15 Senior and Students

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About The Show

Family: The ties that bind and the ties that release

In six one act plays that run the gamut from broad comedy to gut-wrenching drama, THICKER THAN WATER examines a range of family dynamics.

The Plays:

Out of the Rubble (Barbara Bain, Maggie Grant,

D.B. Sweeney)

On the anniversary of her husband’s death, a woman returns to the burnt out remains of her home, forcing a painful confrontation with her children.

* VotedThe Writer Speaks Audience Favorite

Line in the Sand(John Henry Richardson, D.J. Harner)

A faithful Episcopalian challenges her parish priest when he decides to reject the election of an openly gay bishop.

The Dinner Guest (Molly Leland, Julianna Robinson, Christopher Heltai)

A wife invites her husband's mistress to dinner in a wild-brained attempt to save her marriage.

Going Home (Barbara Bain, Dennis Delsing)

A son must convince his desperate mother that Dad be allowed to die on his own terms.

Birthday Escape (Bob Ebinger, Christopher Karbo, Christopher Eric Ruiz)

Dad has run away for his birthday and his bewildered sons discover there’s more to their father than they thought.

* Voted The Writer Speaks Audience Favorite

Plenty Papaya (Barbara Bain, Maggie Grant,

Larry Robbins)

A daughter must deal with the shock of walking in on her 80 year-old, stroke-inflicted mother in flagrante delicto!

* Voted The Writer Speaks Audience Favorite

The Creative Team

Written by Dale Griffiths Stamos

Directed by Maggie Grant and Dan Berkowitz

Produced by Three Roses Players

and

Venice Sky Productions

Cast Bios

BARBARA BAIN (Louise - Out Of The Rubble, Carol - Going Home, Margaret - Plenty Papaya)

Barbara Bain was born in Chicago, attended the University of Illinois where she discovered modern dance. She then relocated to New York City where she worked as a high-fashion model while studying with Martha Graham. It was with Lee Strasberg at the prestigious Actors Studio that she discovered her true first love – acting. She is probably best known for her work in the landmark television series “Mission: Impossible,” where she created the pivotal role of “Cinnamon Carter,” and, in the process, became the first actress in the history of television to receive three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Dramatic Actress. Ms. Bain followed with the role of “Dr. Helena Russel” in the now classic British syndicated science fiction television series “Space: 1999,” created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Her stage work has garnered her Los Angeles Critic’s Circle and Dramalogue Awards for her work on Arthur Kopit’s “Wings,” Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days,” and Eugene Ionesco’s “The Chairs.” Other credits include the films, “Spirit of ’76,” “Panic,” “Animals,” “Trust Me,” “American Gun,” “Trapped,” “Forget Me Not,” “Political Disasters” and “Haunted Echoes.” She also recently starred in two pilots “In The Mix,” and “Ghost Writer,” and just completed a starring role in the feature film “Nothing Special.” Ms. Bain has worked on behalf of numerous charitable causes and is the founder of the Screen Actors Guild’s “Bookpals” Program, which expanded from a local Los Angeles endeavor to a nationwide program for which Ms. Bain was recognized by the President of the United States.

DB SWEENEY (Nicholas - Out Of The Rubble)

D.B.’s films include Two Tickets to Paradise, Gardens of Stone, Memphis Belle, Fire in the Sky, The Cutting Edge, No Man’s Land, Spawn, Yellow, Roommates and Eight Men Out (as Shoeless Joe Jackson). On Television he played Dish Boggett in the landmark Lonesome Dove miniseries. Other credits include The Event, Crash, Jericho, 24, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Strange Luck, C-16: FBI, Harsh Realm, Life as We Know It and the Emmy Award winning Miss Rose White. He’s appeared on Broadway and in theatres around the country, most recently in the acclaimed Williamstown Theater Festival’s production of Under Milkwood. He is a founding board member of the celebrated Blank Theatre in Los Angeles where he works regularly. D.B. made his debut as screenwriter, director and producer with Two Tickets to Paradise. Winner of over a dozen major awards at festivals here and abroad, the film is being distributed by Paramount Pictures.

DENNIS DELSING (Frank - Going Home)

Dennis, a native of Chicago, is a graduate of LMU and long-time veteran of the Los Angeles theatre scene. He is thrilled to be working with his fellow cast mates and is thankful for the opportunity to play with them. He dedicates his performance to the new Mrs. Hroblak.

BOB EBINGER (Herb - Birthday Escape)

Originally from Iowa, Bob is a transplant from the Bay Area and veteran of various stage productions there. He is excited to be in his tenth THREE ROSES PLAYERS production, after starring in several productions at WRITE AT REP including the well received HOW KATRINA PLAYS. Busy with stage, film, TV and

commercial work, Bob recently filmed a fun TV spot on CMT and is the new face of CUSTOM COMFORT MATTRESS, MORONGO CASINO and MERCK.

MAGGIE GRANT (Teri - Out Of The Rubble, Anna - Plenty Papaya)

Maggie is thrilled to be part of this amazing festival and is very proud to be working with this wonderful cast, crew and the prolific Dale Griffiths Stamos. This is truly a dream come true, Barbara and DB are actors that she has admired for many years. On stage since the age of four, all over the country and in London, the stage is home. Maggie has a BFA in Theatre and two MFA degrees in theatre and in directing from one of the best schools in the country, she uses them to help coach, direct and teach other actors as well as to play some favorite roles: 16 ROLES in a tour of PARALLEL LIVES,THE KATHY AND MO SHOW, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE for which she won a Miami Herald’s Critics Choice Award, GERTRUDE in HAMLET, KATHARINE in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, for which she won a Best Actress Award, STEVIE in THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLIVA? After 126 main stage productions, the list is very long. Thank you for helping to keep theatre ALIVE!

DJ HARNER (Julia - Line In The Sand)

D.J.has garnered leading actress awards or nominations for The Traveling Lady, Nightbreath, Roads to Home, Eleemosynary, Grace and Glorie, The Quality of Light and Eric LaRue. Last year she appeared in the Odyssey Theatre’s long-running hit, The Clean House, and Interact’s State of the Union. Other highlights: Theatricum Botanicum (four productions), Geffen Playhouse (u/s, Neil Labute’s Some Girls), plus many TV series and festival films (winning “best actress,” Milan International Film Festival 2010).

CHRISTOPHER HELTAI (Dan - The Dinner Guest)

Recent credits include: Guest Star on Heavy Metal Superstar; Dr. Dreadful for Spin Master Toys; Thomas Jefferson for Bud Light and other commercials. Chris is a film maker and editor (Children's Film Fest award winner for The Jackson Pollock Project); Writer for upcoming feature , Caroline; and proud member of Three Roses Players Theatre Company. This is Chris’ 5th performance with Three Roses Players. Chris would like to dedicate his performance to his daughters, who make every day absolutely blissful.

CHRISTOPHER KARBO (Ron - Birthday Escape)

Christopher is excited to join Three Roses for the first time. Recent roles include Marc Antony in Julius Caesar at the NYC Fringe Fest, El Gallo in The Fantasticks, and St. Clowny in Beau Fib. Look for him as Lucky in the soon-to-be released feature, Night of the Alien. For more info; www.karbo.net. Special thanks to all the wonderful and crazy people that have made this journey possible.

MOLLY LELAND (Meredith - The Dinner Guest)

Recent stage credits include The Cherry Orchard (Anya), A Noise Within's Awake and Sing! (Hennie) (LADCCA and Ovation nominated play 2010), Medea Redux (Medea), Brilliant Traces (Rosannah DeLuce), the world premiere of Constance Congdon's Paradise Street (Jane Cavette), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck) Molly was nominated for Best Actress in a Feature Film at AOF Film Fest for her work in Indie Feature, Trail of Crumbs. For more info, www.MollyLeland.com

JOHN HENRY RICHARDSON (Father Danner - Line In The Sand) One week after John Henry completed studies at the world-renowned Pasadena Playhouse College, the school closed its doors permanently. It was not his fault. On a serious note, his recent theatre credits include THE HISTORY OF FEAR at the Coast Playhouse, LADY WINDERMEREÕS FAN at the Victory Theatre, APPEARANCES TO THE CONTRARY with Susan Clark at the Gascon Theatre Center, and WHOÕS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF(excerpt) at the New York Film Academy Stage. John Henry has appeared in over 100 films, 80 TV shows and 90 plays.

LARRY ROBBINS (Victor Garnet - Plenty Papaya)

Larry has been performing for more than 50 years. He has been on the Stage, Movies, TV, and Commercials. His favorite part is playing Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof) which he has done in 5 different productions. Among his favorite stage roles to name just a few are: Al Lewis "Sunshine Boys", The King "King and I", Bernie "Dividends", Mel "Prisoner of 2nd Ave". He was recently featured in 2 Garry Marshall movies--"Raising Helen" & "Princess Diaries 2". This is Larry’s third performance with Three Roses Players. He recently lost his wonderful wife of 57 years and he's the father of 2, grandfather of 3, and great grandfather of 3+.

JULIANNA ROBINSON (Valerie - The Dinner Guest)

Julianna received her BFA degree in theatre from the University of California Santa Barbara. Her first major film job was in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy playing the hot-headed Andorian Vanda M'Giia opposite William Shatner and George Takai. She just arrived home from shooting the feature film Crawl Space in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana where she spent weeks playing Sister Gracie Rose who gets trapped in a storage facility by a madman. Before that she starred in the multi-award winning comedy Aaah! Zombies! (aka Wasting Away) as Vanessa, the law-student turned zombie. Aaah! Zombies! is available on Netflix. Coming out sometime in 2011 is the futuristic thriller Gunrunner Billy Kane in which she plays Sarah Hawkins-a mother turned super hero on the run from the government who want her for her special powers. You could also catch her on re-runs of the Hallmark TV series McBride playing a pushy reporter opposite John Larroquette. Julianna has performed in many plays in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara and studied Shakespeare at the prestigious Shakespeare School in London. She is currently writing a novel and co-owns a successful pilates studio in Santa Monica.

CHRISTOPHER RUIZ (Tony - Birthday Escape)

Christopher was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and like the hundreds and thousands before him he moved out to L.A. pursue his passion for the craft of acting. This is Christopher’s first production with Three Roses Players and he would like to extend a sincere thank you to Director Maggie Grant for inviting him to take on such a fun role. “My short time with Three Roses has been such a joy. Maggie has such a fine tuned creative vision that allowed us to just live on the stage.” This is Christopher's second performance with THREE ROSES PLAYERS.

Please visit his page for more info at: http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/christopherruiz

Production Team Bios

DALE GRIFFITHS STAMOS (Playwright Co-Producer)

DALE is a playwright whose work has been produced and published in the United States and abroad. She was recently named a top ten winner for her two full length plays, One White Crow and Blue Jay Singing in the Dead of Night in the 2010 Writer’s Digest Stageplay Competition. She won the Jewel Box Theatre's Original Playwrighting Competition for her full length drama Dialectics of the Heart, which was produced at Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, and starred three time Emmy-nominated actress, Sharon Lawrence. She received the Heideman Award from Actors Theatre of Louisville for her ten-minute play The Unintended Video, which was subsequently published by Samuel French and which has been produced worldwide. She was also Emmy nominated for shared story credit on the CBS special: Words Up!. Her full length One White Crow received its world premiere at Arena Players Repertory Theatre, Long Island, New York. Her short plays and one-acts have been produced at various venues across the country, including, most recently, the 6 Women Playwriting Festival in Colorado Springs, The Writer Speaks one-act festival in North Hollywood, and the Vortex Theatre in Albuquerque. Dale is delighted to be working on this production with Maggie Grant and Three Roses Players, as well as with the fabulous and inspiring Barbara Bain, D.B. Sweeney and an amazing cast!

DAN BERKOWITZ (Director - Out Of The Rubble, Plenty Papaya)

DAN has directed almost 50 plays and musicals, and more than 150 cabaret revues. As a playwright, his work has been produced off-Broadway, at major regionals, and in small theatres across the U. S. and Canada, and includes A… My Name Is Still Alice (Old Globe, 2nd Stage NYC, regionals); Miami Beach Monsters (Triad, NYC); There’s No Place Like Hollywood! (Ovation nom, Best Musical); et al. Dan is a script and production consultant, and is Co-Chair of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights (ALAP). http://danberkowitz.com/

MAGGIE GRANT (Director/ Co-Producer. Director - The Dinner Guest, Going Home, Birthday Escape, Line In The Sand)

What started out as “Hey wouldn’t this be a great idea?”… to this festival? Well, what a journey! The collaboration with Dale has been a wonderful experience and our plan is to bring you many more of festivals in the future. Bringing these terrific shows to people like you and sharing a laugh or a few tears together-- can there be anything better than that? Maggie has directed 138 main stage productions all across the US, she has been nominated for and has won several awards for directing and she is proud of every production. However, directing in this festival has been a highlight in her career. Three Roses Players is Maggie’s fourth theatre and it has been a whirlwind of a journey thus far. We are a theatre centered on supporting original new works both by L.A., US and International playwrights; the collaboration has been sublime indeed. Maggie just started a film company called ONE IN THE CANNES PRODUCTIONS, where we will be taking the winners of our ongoing one act festival, THE WRITER SPEAKS global entering short films and features onto the festival circuit. Her never ending support for new works is both tireless and ferocious. She is excited every day to create something new and fresh for you. Thank you, to ALL of you for keeping theatre ALIVE! www.3rosesp.com

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SEAN KOHNEN