has enjoyed a successful career. He has appeared in the Oscar  Award winning films “Philadelphia” and “The Silence of The Lambs.” He has shared  the screen with Academy Award winning actors, Denzel Washington and  with  Julia Roberts in “Stepmom”. He also took a turn as West Indian bad guy,  “Casino” in the film “Just The Ticket” starring Andy Garcia. In the very near future Mr. Blake will be seen in “Spider-Man 3” as well as “I Think I Love My Wife” starring Chris Rock. Mr. Blake has had the lead roles in the independent feature films, “Devious Beings”, which has aired on HBO and “The Other Brother”, also starring Mekhi Pheifer.  He has been on numerous TV shows , “The Cosby Show” , “Dragnet”  , “CSI” ,  and “Law & Order ; Criminal Intent” and his voice can be heard on radio and  television commercials from 3 Musketters to Dove Chocolate and Merrill Lynch,  not to mention Burger King, AT&T,  and Ford. His greatest accomplishment, by his own admission are his son Austin (2&1/2 years old) and daughter Taylor (7 months old ) and the loving relationship with  their mom Michaele Emmett. Keep an eye on this talented young man. You’ve seen him more than you realize.  Keep watching because there is definitely more to come.

is proud to bring his particular 'I don't know what' to 'Suburban Stories'. It has been honed from years before the suburban mast in Los Angeles and Fairfield County, and, long years performing, to greater and lesser effect, in the great electric suburb, television. For this, he has been awarded recognition in supermarkets and Metro-North, a quality mortgage, extensive chauffeur privileges, the Disney Channel, and a facility to make quick meals for large groups of people with nothing in the fridge.

 , CSA (Casting). Theatre: EST’s "Luminescence Dating", as resident CD for Drama Dept: "The Downtown Plays" -Tribeca Theater Festival,

"The Big Time" directed by Christopher Ashley (NYMF),  "Rope" off Bway at the Zipper Theatre directed by David Warren and "The Downtown Plays" for Tribeca Theater Festival,  Readings:Tribeca Film Institute’s Sloan Series-directors: Estelle Parsons & Peter Bogdanovich, "Creative Control" industry screenplay/music series (also Exec Producer), Nuyorican's "5th Night" Series, Naked Angels, Harbor Entertainment. Television: Logo & Rosie O'Donnell's "Big Gay Comedy Show", E Entertainment's animated series "Starveillance", FX’s mockumentary “Human Animals;” Comedy Central’s “Strangers With Candy" pilot , Emmy-winning “Viva Variety” &“Straight Plan for the Gay Man;” HBO’s Emmy-winning “Chris Rock Show.” Film: "Joshua's Ark" w. Gretchen Mol, "Whipped," "Endsville" for Steven Cantor, shorts for Charles Stone III, Sundance shorts for Dave Silver and AD Miles. Associate Producer: "Worry Baby" by Marc Spitz done at Ars Nova. On juries & panels; judging best comic performances at HBO's USCAF, Montreal's JFL Fests and featured in print segments for NY Times.

…has spent most of her life in some part of show business. From a young Balanchine dancer to a Tony nomination with many things in between and since, she has performed internationally and on and Off B’way in such shows as Bells are Ringing, West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum, Dylan, The Boy Friend, Can-Can and The Cocktail Party to name a few. She has shared stages with Sir Alec Guiness, Judy Holiday, John Carradine, Bea Arthur,and Tallulah Bankhead as well as many others. Her credits also include work in Television, Radio, Regional Theatre and Summer Stock.

(playwright, interviewer, director, producer) Tom is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, and author. “Paddyville,” a screenplay Tom co-wrote with Peg Cafferty, is slated to be produced in 2006. Before heading out as a full-time writer/director, Tom worked in publishing, most recently as an editorial director at Scholastic Inc. He is the author of more than ten books for children. He sits on the board of trustees for The What Exit Theatre Company of Maplewood, NJ. He is past chairman of ArtsMaplewood, his hometown’s arts commission.

(scenic and lighting design) Recent credits: SERIOUS MONEY at Yale Repertory Theatre, THE MASTER AND MARGARITA and OTHELLO at Yale School of Drama and SIX HANDS at the Whitney Humanities Center and at the COCA in St. Louis, Missouri. Yale Cabaret: set designer for SPOONFACE STEINBERG, BUFFALO SOLDIER and THE GRAND GUIGNOL; lighting designer: POLAROID STORIES, REQUEST CONCERT and CATS TALK BACK. Mr. Kinney holds an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama and a B.A. in art from the University of Texas at Austin.

(interviewer) A New Jersey native, Sibylla has written hundreds of articles that have appeared in a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites including Vibe, Essence, The Chicago Tribune and on Launch.com.  She is the author of Baby Modeling & Beyond: From The Stroller To The Red Carpet – a how to guide for parents, a novel, DreamCity, and she co-authored The Fan Survival Guide: 50 Ways To Meet Your Favorite Celebrity. As a freelance writer, she has written about subjects ranging from entertainment to parenting issues to topical matters.  As an entertainment writer, she has interviewed celebrities such as Academy Award winning actors Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Jamie Foxx; Academy Award nominee Will Smith; comedians/actors Dave Chappelle,  and Kim Coles; actress Constance Marie and many others. She is a graduate from the University of Southern California and holds a degree in print journalism,

recently appeared as Lizaveta in Theater 1010’s A Month in the Country.  Other NYC credits include Raw Impressions, Leila in Theater 1010’s Iolanthe, Emilie in My Three Angels at the Producer’s Club (which she co-produced), the Battery Park Concert Series, and Katie in the premiere of A Shadow Called Home with PCTC.  Regionally she has appeared in both theatre and opera roles ranging from Sister Amnesia in Nunsense II to Monica in The Medium.  TV credits include Discovery Channel’s Go Ahead,Make My Dinner during which she made a yummy roulade.

  (artistic producing director of The What Exit Theater Co.) Bev Sheehan has been the producing artistic director of the What Exit? Theatre Company since it began 11 years ago. Productions include Sylvia, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Dinner With Friends, Fully Committed, Stones in His Pockets, and Rounding Third, along with lesser-known plays like Sweet Sue, Gun-Shy, The Memory of Water, and Work=Pain=Success. Bev is also a voice-over and theatre actress and was most recently seen as Kitty in The Lady In Question at the Theatre Project.

is an actress, model, singer, songwriter and a dancer born November 13th, 1990, in Virginia Beach, Va. Reilly has always had a passion for her crafts. In 2001 she was accepted into Northern Virginia Dance and Theatre where she joined the company, and mastered hip hop, ballet, jazz and modern. She was then accepted into Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy, for modern, ballet, jazz and hip hop. She continues her dance studies at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. In 2004 Reilly lived in Great Falls, Virginia until she was accepted into the Professional Children’s (PCS) School in Manhattan, New York. At PCS she continues her academic and artistic career. Reilly is a model for Funny Face Today, and Abrams Artist Agency represents her for film, television, theatre and print. In August, 2004, Reilly modeled an Indian bride line, Sanjana Jon, for Fashion Week. She has also appeared in an industrial commercial for Mattel, and was offered several other print jobs including Lands End, Scholastic Magazine, Sesame Street and The New York Department of Health. Reilly then appeared in the April 2006, and September 2006 issues of Seventeen Magazine. In August 2006, Reilly will be featured in Suburban Stories, at the 2006 Fringe Festival. Reilly is currently writing and recording material for her future musical projects.

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