DAVID MACK (The Proprietor), Cornell University ‘05, is a Theatre Arts major and an applicant for the Actor’s Studio Drama School’s Master of Fine Arts program. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts credits include: Cleomenes in A Winter’s Tale, Antipholis in Comedy of Errors, The Voice in Betty’s Summer Vacaction, Ron/Tyrell in Good ‘N Plenty, Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, The Guard and the Messenger in Antigone, Professor Weiss in Baby!, the Man Going Back and the Man in the Barn in The Grapes of Wrath, and George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun. Credits at Green’s Farms Academy in Westport, CT include: John in Peter Pan, Roger in Grease, Bernard Nightingale in Arcadia, Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret, Creon in Antigone, and Franklin Shepard in Merrily We Roll Along.

DAN DAUPLAISE (Leon Czolgosz) was born in Stamford, Connecticut on the 29th of April, 1985. He is a graduate of Trinity Catholic High School ‘03. This will be his first time working in Cornell theater. High school theatrical credits include portrayal of Max Detweiller in The Sound of Music, and Luther Bills in Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Daniel is currently a Chemistry major at Cornell University and plans to pursue law or education as a career. In addition to his theatrical work, Daniel serves as an Ithaca Volunteer Firefighter, in residence at the East Hill Station 9 in Collegetown. Daniel would like to credit his family for encouraging him to pursue the theater, and his mother and father for teaching him how to act in so many different ways...

JOSH BURLINGHAM (John Hinckley) graduated from the Pingree School in his home state of MA, and is now a freshman at Cornell University. He has performed in over thirty productions, and most recently directed and acted in an award-winning production of Starmites at the Mary Weld Center for the Performing Arts in Hamilton, MA. Favorite roles include: Pharaoh in Joseph..., Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods, Father in the world-premiere of Ragtime: School Edition and Jesus in the North Shore Music Theatre’s production of Godspell Jr., which was showcased at the MTI Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. He is very excited to be a part of the Melodramatics in their production of Assassins, and would like to thank his friends and family for all their love and support.

SETH KOHLER (Charles J. Guiteau) is a freshman at Cornell University, majoring in Animal Science. He hails from Baltimore, Ohio where he lives and works on a dairy farm. He is undecided as to what he wants to do when he graduates from school; some possibilities include business, politics, or returning to his home dairy farm. He is active in the Cornell Tradition, and the Cornell University Dairy Club. He has participated in various musicals including Showboat, Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Oklahoma, and Assassins. In addition he serves on the board of directors for his home Community Theatre.

JUSTIN NISLY (Guiseppe Zangara) was raised on a dairy farm in central Kansas. He attended Hutchinson Community College for two years, where he edited the literary paper, performed with vocal ensembles, and occasionally did solos with the Jazz Big Band. Last summer, he gave a sophomore recital on piano, which featured some of his own compositions. He is most proud of several roles he played in the HCC Theater production of “The Laramie Project,” for which he received a nomination to compete for a scholarship at the American College Theater Festival. He is currently an English and Music double major at Cornell University. He would like to thank everyone who has influenced his life in a positive or negative way.

LAUREN ROMEO (Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme) is a junior History major at Ithaca College from Fishkill, NY. She wishes to thank her roommates, friends, and family.

JENNIFER GIROUX (Sara Jane Moore) is excited to be making her first appearance with the Melodramatics! She’s been acting since she was knee-high to a grasshopper! Her height hasn’t changed much over the years, nor her deep passion for acting and singing. Jennifer has been seen in over 30 productions. Some of her favorites include: Adelelaide, in Guys and Dolls, and Crystal, in Little Shop Of Horrors. Last year Jennifer adventured out on screen in several films. When she’s not on stage, she is an Independent Sign Language Interpreter and teaches Sign Language. Most importantly, she has 2 amazing children! “Thanks to my beautiful family and friends for all your love and support!”

TOM REINSTEIN (Samuel Byck) currently attends the School of Arts and Sciences and is a member of the class of 2008. He recently graduated from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, PA, where he acted in several plays, including Inherit the Wind and An Ideal Husband. He plans to study history while at Cornell.

JUSTIN LEADER (The Balladeer), who produced last semester’s smash success Random Acts of Music 6 as President of the AG Theater Troupe, builds on that success as Executive Producer of the Melodramatics. Justin has been trained in performance and direction at NYU’s Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and the Russian Art Theater at Columbia University. He has appeared in over forty separate productions, performed at the Lincoln Center, starred off-off-Broadway, and can be seen in Kevin Klein’s recent film The Emperor’s Club. Justin Leader believes it is very important to work with and give back to the Ithaca Community.

ASHLEY ADAMS (Ensemble) is a graduate of Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, DE, she is a freshman at Cornell University. Over the past four years, Ashley was involved in both her school and community drama programs. Her credits include: Mama in Chicago, Eponine in Les Miserables: School Edition, Jan in Grease, and Maria in Twelfth Night. She has also written and performed in award winning competition pieces at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. She is excited to be joining the Melodramatics in their premiere performance and hopes to stay involved with theater on campus over her next four years.

COURTNEY PATSON (Ensemble) is a freshman at Cornell University majoring in Animal Science. She has been involved in theater productions since her junior high school days. She has been cast in many musicals, such as Crazy for You and Little Shop Of Horrors (Audrey), and many straight plays, A Shayna Maidel (Lusia) and Someone Save My Baby Rooth (Penny Candy). She plans on attending graduate school and getting her PHD in zoology or marine biology.

SAREN SEELEY (Ensemble, Emma Goldman) is in the 12th grade at the Alternative Community School and plans to attend college to major in musical theatre next year. Previously she has worked with the Cornell Savoyards, the Orange Tree Theatre Company, the Kitchen Theatre and the Hangar Theatre, as well as various school productions.

JOSEPH HAYWARD (Ensemble, Billy) is a fifth-grader at Fall Creek Elementary School. He wants to be an actor when he grows up, having been inspired in part by Adam Sandler. He has performed in numerous school plays, in roles such as: “Jetsam” in Under the Sea, in the third grade, and “Bear” who eats everyone in Sody Saleratus, in the second grade. He participated in the Hangar Theater’s Next Generation summer workshops in 2004 and really enjoyed learning stage combat techniques. Joey is a big fan of Japanese anime, especially in the Rurouni Kenshin series and films directed bby Hayao Miyazaki. He plays the didjeridoo.

BILL ZINSSER (Ensemble) attends the college of Engineering as an Information Sciences, Systems and Technology major in his junior year. Although actively involved in theatre and music in high school, this is his first college performance. He has also recently renewed his interest in music as the lead singer/sax player for the Portside Pirates, Cornell’s rockinest ska band. After college he will receive a commission as an Officer in the US Navy, most likely as an aviator. After that, he will pursue his life-long dream of working in the game industry as an artist, producer, or programmer. He aspires to get promoted into game design and hopes to one day own his own company.