Artist Descending a Staircase by Tom Stoppard

Craig Wallace has appeared in multiple productions in the Washington, DC, area (including several readings for The Phillips Collection) including Folger Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Everyman Theatre,  Studio Theatre, Mosaic Theatre, Round House Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. His regional credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Hangar Theatre, among others. Craig holds a BFA from Howard University; an MFA from Pennsylvania State University; and he’s studied at the Royal National Theatre in London.

Rick Foucheux has been appearing in the DC area's vibrant theatre scene since 1983. Notable performances include Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" at Arena Stage, Tevya in "Fiddler on the Roof" at Olney Theatre, Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at Roundhouse Theatre, and King Lear in "King Lear" at the Avant Bard Theatre. He is a multiple Helen Hayes Award recipient and an alum of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre acting company. Mr. Foucheux is also a painter, claiming Picasso as an important inspiration.  His works have been exhibited throughout our area and are in many private collections. His current works may be viewed at rickfoucheux.com.

Karl Kippola has been working as a professional actor for nearly fifty years. DC-area credits include Olney Theatre, Theater J, Voices Festival, Rep Stage, Everyman, Imagination Stage, Virginia Shakespeare, Baltimore Shakespeare, Bay Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Firebelly, and Center Company. He is an Associate Professor of Theatre/Musical Theatre at American University.

Sedona Salb is thrilled to be a part of this project! She was most recently in Studio Theatre's The Heart Sellers and in Folger Shakespeare Library's DC, I Love You series. She is a recent graduate of American University, where she worked with Aaron Posner on many projects, including As You Like It The Musical, Damn Things Will Kill Ya, and Lost Girl. 

Aaron Posner is a director, playwright, former Artistic Director, and a tenured professor at American University. He has directed at major regional theaters across the country including American Players Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Arden Theatre, Arena Stage, Chicago Shakespeare, Folger, Ford’s, Milwaukee Rep, Round House, Signature, Studio, and many more. His re-imaging of Chekhov’s The Seagull—entitled Stupid Fucking Bird—was one of the ten most produced plays in the US in 2015 and has had more than 250 productions worldwide. His other widely produced and published plays include Life Sucks, No Sisters, JQA, District Merchants, The Chosen, My Name Is Asher Lev, and many more. He has won more than 20 regional theatre awards, including Helen Hayes Awards, Barrymore Awards, a Jeff Award, an Elliot Norton Award, The Outer Circle Critics Award, and the John Gassner Prize. 

Actor/director Holly Twyford has performed in over eighty productions in many of the acclaimed theaters in and around Washington Area, including Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre to name a few. She recently appeared in Roundhouse Theatre’s world premiere production of Bad Books by Sharyn Rothstein. Ms. Twyford has been nominated for multiple Helen Hayes awards and is a four-time recipient for Outstanding Actress. She was honored with Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Emery Battis Award for Acting Excellence for her portrayal of Anna in Harold Pinter’s Old Times. Ms. Twyford is proud to be a Lunt-Fontanne Fellow, a member of the Studio Theatre’s Cabinet, and a Ford’s Theatre Associate Artist. Her credits include commercials, voiceovers, educational and training films, TV, and several independent films. Ms. Twyford is proud to be a resident of Washington, DC.

Ann Greer is founding producer of theater programming at The Phillips Collection. Since 2010, Ann has created programs that foster interdisciplinary connections between the visual arts and theater. Staged readings of Art, Vincent in Brixton, A Picasso, Gee's Bend, and other plays have featured the region's most accomplished directors and performers. Under Ann's leadership, the Phillips has commissioned scripts and staged their premieres--five short plays inspired by Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series and a play on the life and work of Alma W. Thomas. Programs also have included workshop readings of new plays, and panel discussions on new play development in DC and the plays of August Wilson. Ann led the establishment of Phillips partnerships with Arena Stage, Round House Theatre, Theater J, and Mosaic Theater. As a theater journalist, she has written many articles for The Washington Post, American Theatre, and Capitol File, among others. Ann was an arts reporter for WAMU and the region's first online theater critic, for Digital City Washington.  She studied acting at Studio and Shakespeare Theatres, and was on staff at Arena Stage and the Folger.