The Enemies of the people
Chris is a NY/NJ based character actor and award winning playwright. In 2016 his award winning play Dementia Americana (also a collaboration with Louis Aquiler) swept the NYC Fringe Festival by storm and received an off-broadway run at The Soho Playhouse, where Chris played the lead role of Harry K. Thaw. He can be seen in all manner of projects across stage and screen including the 2018 stage version of The Information War at Fringe NYC, a starring role in a 30 minute independent short film to be released later this year titled A Man Among Men, and appearances on several notable television shows like The Deuce, Happy, and season 12 of Blue Bloods on CBS. Chris is also one of the hosts and creators of The Sopranos Podcast available on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever else you get your podcasts. This is the fifth major collaboration Chris has done with Louis Aquiler, and he is looking forward to many more. In his free time Chris enjoys adventuring with his darling wife Lily, and being a devoted cat dad.
LOUIS is a writer/actor/director currently living in Los Angeles. He was a co-founder of the Hyper Aware Theater Company in New York, which produced a number of stage plays in small, unique venues across lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Gutterdrunk: The Poe Revisions and Wild Blue. Also in NY, he collaborated with his longtime writing partner, Chris D’Amato, on several plays produced by Synapse Theatre Ensemble, including On the Rocks: The Unsolved Mysteries of Jack & Sal, Dementia Americana, and the original production of The Information War. The latter two were both selected as a part of the NY International Fringe Festival. He also wrote and performed in the feature length film, The Perfect Martini-O, which was nominated for Best Comedy in a very small film festival somewhere in Denmark. Since moving to LA he has written and directed several short plays for Some Assembly Required as a part of their Dare LA event, and one short film, Loopy.
Francisco is a multi-disciplinary artist and the owner of Fresko Imageworks, Inc. Francisco has worked for over two decades as a producer, developer, cinematographer, and scenic artist in the New York film and television industry. His work has been featured in such outlets as NBC-Universal, History Channel, A&E, New York Fashion Week, and TRIBECA Film Festival, and movie theaters world-wide. Francisco is also a painter and photographer, and is currently in pre-production with a documentary film series on the history of American Psychiatry.
Paul is thrilled to be working with Aquiler and D'Amato once again Paul did his undergraduate work at Hofstra University and received an MFA in playwriting from NYU. Recent theater credits include Savage in Limbo, Marisol and Dementia Americana (2016 Fringe Festival Encores Selection). Paul lives in Brooklyn, NY and can be seen smoking cigarettes outside Sunset Park.
Lea is co-owner and head of the Art Department at SwiftBird Productions, a media production company based in Brooklyn, New York that specializes in creating commercials, music videos, and short films for the Greater New York area. At SwiftBird, she has most recently produced work for BMW and Fordham University. Lea is also an Associate Producer, Performer, and the Dramaturg in Residence for Letter of Marque Theater Co., engaging directly with playwrights to develop new works. Lea is also a proud member of The Coop Theater and Film Co.
David is the co-owner of SwiftBird Productions, where he is also the Post Production Supervisor. At SwiftBird, he has produced commercials for BMW and Thank Dog Rescue, and recently completed SwiftBird's first animation project. David has most recently worked on Showtime's Ray Donovan Series Finale, where he worked in production for the stunt department, as well as a performer in the movie. David is also a member of the COOP film and theater company.
Dustin graduated from Cuny John Jay with a degree in forensic mental health counseling. He will soon be a Domestic abuse victim advocate with Safe Horizons partnering with the NYPD. Dustin co-wrote/directed a handful of Independent films years back, with Franklin Mann & Scopophilia. In his free time, Dustin likes to watch movies, read books, and love men named Chris D’Amato.
Matthew is a Los Angeles based digital media and comedy editor with credits for GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Glamour, Allure, and Billboard Magazine totalling over 60 million YouTube views. He is excited to bring humour and life to all the projects he works on and to be a part of a creative team.