Meet the Cast: Twan Baker

BABIES

Twan Baker is the newest addition to the Pregnancy Pact cast and we're so lucky to have him.  He's gotten much acclaim for his work in Into the Woods and we're excited to have his expertise up here in Weston.

Twan is thrilled to be making his Weston Playhouse debut!  Off Broadway: Ordinary Days.  Regional highlights: Into the Woods (Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Westport Country Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof (Pittsburgh CLO), Moon Over Buffalo (Cape Playhouse.)  TV: Law and Order as Dumpster Baby.  Twan dedicates this performance to his parents and teachers.  Please follow him on Twitter @Twan_Baker!

Meet the Cast: Dana Steingold

JEANELLE

Dana Steingold was with us at Weston, again playing Jeanelle, when we came up for the 2011 New Musical Award presentations.  She also appeared in the 2010 Rodgers Award readings of Gordon's musical Cheer Wars.

Dana appeared in the 1st National Tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Logainne.  In New York, she's been seen in The Visit (Ottile), Anyone Can Whistle (Baby Joan, City Center Encores!), Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (Culture Project), and Spidermusical (Mint Theater).  She's appeared regionally as Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage), Calvin Berger (Bret, George Street Playhouse), Hairspray (Penny, North Caroline Theatre), High School Musical (Kelsi, North Shore Music Theatre), Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days (Deb, ATF), and Surviving the Avalanche (Barrington Stage.)  She has her BFA from New York University.

Meet the Cast: Margo Seibert

BRYNN

Margo Seibert is a new face in the world of Pregnancy Pact but is a frequent voice in new work, especially at NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.

Margo has been seen in New York in Taming of the Shrew with Old Vic New Voices and The Joshua Schmidt Songbook at the Barrow Street Theatre.  Regionally she's appeared in Sarah Schlesinger & Mike Reid's In This House (Two River Theatre), Candide (Goodman Theatre/Shakespeare Theatre, dir. Mary Zimmerman), Adam Gwon's The Boy Detective Fails (Signature Theatre, dir. Joe Calarco), Saving Aimee & The Hollow (also at Signature), Folger Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, and Studio Theatre.  She's also been seen on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.  Read more about her at www.margoseibert.com!

Meet the Cast: Jed Resnick

CORY / JUSTIN / BOYS

Jed Resnick is new to Pregnancy Pact, but has been working on new musicals with many of our friends for years.  We're lucky to have him on board playing all of our male characters!

Jed is making his Weston debut with Pregnancy Pact. He is currently taking a leave from the Off-Broadway company Avenue Q at New World Stages, having also appeared in the show on Broadway and the national tour.  He also toured as Mark in Rent.  He's been seen at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Peterborough Players, Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep, NY Fringe Festival, and NYMF (most recently in Swing State this summer.) He is currently t developing a children's series "Monica's Mixing Bowl." Jed is a proud alum of Brown University and member of AEA.

Meet the Cast: Lauren Marcus

JENN

Lauren Marcus is brand new to Pregnancy Pact but is no stranger to new musicals, having worked with some of our favorite writer friends!

Lauren has been seen in New York in ReWrite (Urban Stages), The Plant  That Ate Dirty Socks (The Lortel), Strange Tails (Ars Nova), The Children's Hour (Astoria Performing Arts Center), Hams on the Lam (West Village Musical Theatre Festival, Best Actress Award 2011), and Hope's Arbor (Gallery Players).  Outside of New York, she's appeared in Hello Dolly (Paper Mill Playhouse) and The Improvised Musical (Edinburgh Fringe).  She holds a Bachelor of Music from NYU and an MA from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama.

Meet the Cast: Caitlin Kinnunen

MADDIE

Caitlin Kinnunen is brand new to Pregnancy Pact - though she gave the Weston community a preview of the show at the June 4 Playhouse Gala.  We're so happy to welcome her into the pact!

Caitlin was seen on Broadway as Thea in Spring Awakening and on the 1st National Tour of Next to Normal standing by for the role of Natalie.  She's been seen throughout the Seattle theater scene in The Secret Garden (Mary), Annie (Annie), and Wonderful Town, along with a reading of Cloaked (November).  Her TV/film credits include the indie feature film Sweet Little Lies (Bess), It's Kind of a Funny Story, We Need To Talk About Kevin, and Law & Order: SVU.  Learn more at caitlinkinnunen.com!

Meet the Cast: Katrina Rose Dideriksen

KAYLEE

Katrina Rose Dideriksen sang some of the first songs we wrote for Pregnancy Pact early on at the Beechman and on our demo - and we're so happy to have her back with us!

Katrina has been seen on and off-Broadway in Hairspray (as Tracy Turnblad), Rent, Jerry Springer: The Opera (as Shawntel at Carnegie Hall), Things to Ruin (at Second Stage), and Bloodsong of Love (at Ars Nova).  Regionally, she's played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray at the Luxor Las Vegas, Pittsburgh CLO, and Theatre Under the Stars, Enid Hoops in Legally Blonde at the Ogunquit Playhouse, and Mimi in Rent and Rizzo in Grease at Surflight Theatre.  She can be heard on the original cast recording of Things to Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis.

Meet the Cast: Krystina Alabado

SANSANEE

Krystina Alabado has been involved with Pregnancy Pact often over the past year.  She has appeared in presentations at the Yale Institute for Music Theatre last June and at the NAMT Festival of New Musicals in October.  She can also be heard throughout our demo.  We're so happy to have her continue with us to Weston!

Krystina just finished the 1st National Tour of American Idiot, after making her Broadway debut in the show alongside Billie Joe Armstrong.  She's also been seen in the 1st National Tour of Spring Awakening, the Off-Broadway production of Camp Wanatachi at LaMama, and workshops of Freckleface Strawberry.  Check her out at www.krystinaalabado.com or follow her on Twitter @krystinaalabado!