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Kathleen Rooney

Making her A.R.T. debut, Kathleen most recently played Woman in THE INTERVIEW and Quinn in ONE BAR, Immigration Officer in OVERLAY, and Ms. Johnson in ELF SPACE with First Look Buffalo Theatre Company. With the Brazen-Faced Varlets she had the pleasure of playing four nasty Nazi Fraus in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT and Donna/Shura in THE ANASTASIA TRIALS IN THE COURT OF WOMEN. Other roles include Lucy/Lucille in SCOTCH AND MADNESS at Alleyway Theatre; Mother in Post-Industrial Productions’ AFTER THE FALL; Helga ten Dorp in the Lancaster Opera House production of DEATHTRAP; Melissa in LOVE LETTERS and Edna in THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE with the Carriage House Players; at the New Phoenix Theatre, Eve in IN THE BEGINNING and Sarah in WAY BACK WHEN; and Madame Arcati in BLITHE SPIRIT at The Historic Palace Theatre.

John DellaContrada

John is honored to be making his debut at ART/WNY. Recent credits include Junie B. Jones (Herb/Grandpa Miller, U/S) at Theatre of Youth, Tea Party (Justin) with First Look Buffalo, The Cat in the Hat (The Cat) at Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, and ensemble roles in Bonnie and Clyde with Bellissima Productions. He’s been an assistant director at Irish Classical Theatre, Road Less Traveled Productions, and Bellissima Productions, and is co-writer and music director of A Crack in the Egg: A New Rock Musical, premiering at UB’s Katherine Cornell Theatre this February. Thank you to his family for their continued love and support.

Matthew LaChiusa

Matthew returns for another season as American Repertory Theater of WNY’s technical director. Among the favorite sets he’s designed for ART/WNY include “Paradigm Bomb”, “Something Wicked”, and “London Calling”. Lighting design favorites include “Mercy Seat”, “Something Wicked”, “When Worlds Collide” and “Paradigm Bomb”. When not designing, Matthew is the Executive/Artistic Director for American Repertory Theater of WNY. Namaste.