The Moveable Theatre Company

Holly Witham (Founder/Production Director)

She has directed G.B. Shaw's Don Juan in Hell for Theatre Americana, two One-Acts from Two, Times Three and Yasmina Reza's ART with The Moveable Theatre Company. On stage, she has appeared in productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, Best Wishes, On Golden Pond, The Bad Seed,Independence, Morning’s At Seven and Shakespeare vs. Shaw, among others.  She has done costumes, props, sound, stage managing and assistant directing with a variety of local theatre groups. She studied acting with Director Norman Cohen at Room for Theatre in Studio City and was formerly Treasurer of Theatre Americana and currently Secretary/Treasurer of Pasadena Shakespeare Company.

Nicholas Hosking (Founder/Artistic Director)

Nicholas recently wrote, produced and directed the short film Go West.  His credits include film: We Were Soldiers, Old School; television: Alias, E-Ring, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; theatre: Steve Allen’s A Meeting of the Minds, Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, Yasmina Reza's ART.. He has appeared in Theatre Americana’s productions of This Little Pig, Shakespeare vs. Shaw and as the Devil in Don Juan In Hell.  Nicholas directed TMTC's staged reading of Surprise Valley (winner of the recent Zane Grey Playwriting Contest) for the Friends of the Altadena Library Benefit in May 2010.  

Mary Casey (Playwright)

Mary is an award-winning playwright who specializes in plays about the American West. A two-time finalist in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s National 10-minute Play Contest, Mary’s full-length play, Unspeakable Acts, was the 2008 winner of the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award. Her full-length play, Women and Horses and A Shot Straight From the Bottle, received its world premiere at Echo Theatre in Dallas, Texas, and was nominated for best new play by the Dallas Theatre League.  Mary’s one-act play, Surprise Valley, won the 2010 Zane Grey Playwriting Contest and received a staged reading by The Moveable Theatre Company.  She is a recipient of the Butcher Scholar Award through the Autry National Center and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Cheryl Dent (Actress)

This native of Los Angeles has lived, worked, and studied around the globe.  On the stage, Cheryl earned an Obie nomination for her portrayal of Elsie in William Saroyan’s Time of Your Life, and she garnered accolades for her performance as Rust/Judy in the critically acclaimed Skylight Theater production of Lanford Wilson’s Balm in Gilead. On screen, Cheryl played the lead in the retro-genre thriller, Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun, for which she won a Moldy® for Best Female performance in a horror film.  She also starred as the hilarious vixen Mercy Fire in the Starz/Encore comedy, Gettin’ It, and she can be seen in the upcoming feature films, Strangers Online, Cheerleader Camp, and Without Borders.  An accomplished chef, Cheryl hosts her own culinary adventure show, Food Crazy, which airs on the Travel Channel, as well as Make it at Home, an online cooking show for Walmart.  She also shines as an expert party planner in the Style Network's  The Big Party PlanOff! and TLC's Battle of the Wedding Planners. One of Hollywood’s most in-demand commercial actresses, Cheryl has appeared in national television campaigns for Glade, Pace Picante, Budweiser, Marie Calendar’s, Hometown Buffet, Citibank, Jack in the Box, Burger King, The American Heart Association, DirecTV, and many others. Please visit www.cheryldent.com for more information about Cheryl.

Adam Donshik (Actor, Writer, Singer, Director, Sound & Light Designer)

Adam received his BFA in Acting and a minor in Cognitive Neuropsychology from Carnegie Mellon. Film & TV: First Daughter, We Were One, Lie To Me, CSI, Jericho.  Theatre: Lost Angeles, The Tenth Man, Corpus Christi.  Adam was a long time student of the late Milton Katselas and in the fall will be beginning the 1 year MFA Acting program at the Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. For more on Adam, please visit www.donshik.com

Harry Herman (Actor) Harry has appeared in numerous Los Angeles theatre projects, most notably at the Odyssey Theatre as Myron Berger in Away and Sing, and at The Company of Angels in Paradise Lost, two outstanding Clifford Odets plays, as well in several national television commercials, and most recently in the films, The T.V. Set and Nicholas Hosking's Go West.

Richard Horvitz (Actor/Writer) 

Rich most recently appeared as Johnny Bubbles in the world premier comedy, The Psychic, by Sam Boberick at The Falcon Theater.  Favorite roles: Joey Lesley in Mary Willardís, Elvis and Juliet Policy Pinkle in Cole Porterís Red Hot And Blue,  Uncle Hen in George and Ira Gershwins Tip Toes, Professor Irwin Corey in The Sacred Fools Theater production of Resignation Day, The Little Witch of Wichita (Geffen Playhouse) Adam in  Kristen Lazarianís Push (Theater 40)  Aaron in The Monkey Jar (Theater 40) and as the Waiter in Moonshine (Inland Empire Award. Best Supporting Actor). Proud member of Fred and Mary Willardís sketch group the MoHo's.  Film: Richard Just finished shooting the untitled Dan Fogelman film starring Steve Carell. Other notable roles: Matt Damon's Attorney Bob Zaideman in The Informant. Alan Eakian in Carl Reiner's Summer School, Disney's The Legend of Galgameth, Storm, Deadly Weapon, and How I Got Into College. Television:  That's So Raven, Saturday Night. For more about Richard, please visit www.richardhorvitz.com 

J. Todd Howell (Actor/Singer)

J. Todd was in the Broadway Revival of Jesus Christ Superstar in NYC and performed with Tony Winner Lillias White.  Art imitated life when he landed the role of jazz singer, Scott Pierson, in the feature film The Falls.   J. Todd moved to the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix where he met visiting playwright Levy Lee Simon and performed in a reading of his Haitian historical drama For The Love Of Freedom.  A few months later he found himself back in NYC performing a reading of another of Levy Lee’s plays, The Bow Wow Club.  He got to reprise that role in its LA premiere.  You may have seen J. Todd in his recurring role on Days Of Our Lives as Frank the Chez Rouge bartender.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and taught at the two universities in his hometown, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.  He’s a proud member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA.  Visit www.jtoddhowell.com to learn more about J. Todd and www.thefallsmovie.com  to learn more about the film The Falls and to hear his version of the title song “The One That Got Away”.   J. Todd has appeared in TMTC's Surprise Valley as Zane Grey's hero Lassiter and in Yasmina Reza's ART as the ever-conflicted Yvan.

Kristina Hughes (Actress)

Kristina’s credits include appearances in numerous network,
studio and independent projects like Boston Legal, Old School, Frost/Nixon, and Green River.  A notable review from Fangoria, on her lead role in Green River "...plays a wonderfully unstable 'Ali' and she shows a great range and stretch in character."  In print, commercials, and live campaigns you may also recognize her from projects with Lexus, Pfizer, L’Oreal and Rozerem.  You can see Kristina most recently in two series, a psychological thriller The Resolve, a high comedy Vegan 101 and the soon-to-be-released interpolated rhotoscoped film, Helicon.  She was once Miss Connecticut USA.  Visit www.KristinaHughes.com for additional career highlights and be sure to follow her on twitter: http://twitter.com/KristinaHughes

Shirley McConnell

(Actress)
Shirley has appeared on stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse in The Good Doctor; in commercials including ads for Toyota, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Barack Obama’s campaign; many music videos and in Stand Up To Cancer - CBS, ABC, and NBC’s cancer fundraiser.  She is currently in the short film Remember Josie (as Josie) which is being submitted to the Sundance Film Festival.  She studies acting at Zydeco Studios in Studio City and with the Sierra Madre Playhouse Players in Sierra Madre.   

Bruce Nehlsen (Actor/Singer)

An Actor by passion and a Lawyer by trade, Bruce has been a member of June Chandler's Sierra Madre Players for the past 10 years. He has appeared in many plays and performances at the Sierra Madre Playhouse and Victory Theatre in Burbank. Favorite roles include the General and Banker in Neil Simon's The Good Doctor and most recently the role of Weller in D.L. Coburn's Play The Gin Game. On being an actor Bruce says "As most things in my curious life, acting appeared one day as an angel on my shoulder and I have not been able to shake it since."

Angela graduated with a B. A. in communication arts with an emphasis in theatre from Minot State University and an M. F. A. in theatre with an emphasis in acting from the University of Mississippi.  At a young age she knew that she wanted to be an entertainer, dancing from the age of three and performing in numerous musicals and plays while growing up.  But it was in her undergraduate theatre department where she became determined to pursue acting in film and television as a career. Since moving to Los Angeles, with her husband, Chad, Ms. Schnaible has appeared in several print ads, commercials, and films.  She landed a leading role in the award-winning short film, Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre, in which she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Short Film at Method Fest 2008.  She also landed a role in the hit web series, Gold. Currently, Angela is earning her Masters in Education through the University of Phoenix, owns her own petsitting business, and is actively pursuing acting in film and television.