Director..............Maren Sugarman

Producers..............Prashant Arora, John Traier

Stage Manager...........Shiloh Pino

Cast

Reginald Ward...........................Doug Andrews
​Dr. Bullfinger.............................Melinda DelPizzo
Major..........................................Neal Halinan
Alexis Ward-Regent-
Middlefield-Abernathy-
Gillicuddy-Boskowicz..............Victoria Lopez
Eileen Morrow.......................... Anne Jarman McPhillip
Jeannie Dell................................Annia Brito Rey
​Bernie Jones...............................Colin Wehr

Guest Stars

Saturday, July 20 – Councilman Tony Latona
Sunday, July 21 – Tom Hawrylko
Saturday, July 27 – John Traier
Sunday, July 28 – Mayor Ray Grabowski
Sunday, August 4 – Councilman Chris D’Amato

Doug Andrews -Reginald Ward

For the last three summers, Doug has appeared in the Action Theater Conservatory’s (ATC) outdoor “Mini” Shakespeare productions of The Tempest, A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, and Henry V, all directed by Maren Sugarman. A lifetime before that, he appeared in productions of The Taming of the Shrew performed outdoors in Washington Square Park and Waiting For Lefty.

As a double bassist, Doug has appeared in a number of productions at LaMama in New York, including Faust Gastronome, which also toured the UK. Many years before that, Doug had the opportunity to play with jazz musicians Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Dave Holland, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Pepper Adams, Sam Rivers, and others. One other fun fact: Doug once met Shirley Temple Back when she was the US ambassador to Ghana and she was very nice.
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Doug is deeply grateful to his family and friends for their love and support.

Melinda DelPizzo -Dr. Bullfinger

Melinda DelPizzo was a Speech-Theater major many moons ago at Montclair State College. Now, after teaching for 36 years, she’s exploring a new chapter in her life. She thanks Maren for casting her in this play, and she can’t wait to discover who is the murderer!

Neal Halinan -Major

Neal Hallinan has taken various acting classes at ATC in Clifton for the past three years, and singing lessons at Tim Welsh Vocal Studio in South Orange for the past two. He taught dancing at Just One Dance Studio in Lyndhurst from 2007 to 2020. When he is not acting, singing, or dancing in one form another he runs his own business helping people resolve posture and movement related pain and tension. ​

Victoria Lopez -Alexis Ward-Regent-Middlefield-Abernathy-Gillicuddy-Boskowicz

Victoria is excited to be part of TLC’s latest Dinner Theater show of Murder on the Menu. This is her 3rd show with TLC, she was previously seen as Jenn in LastChanceForRomance.com and Sarah in The Man Who Came To Dinner. Her most recent role was Betty and the Doctor in The Farnsworth Invention with Teaneck New Theatre. She thanks her loved ones for their support, but most of all, her beloved weenie dog, Rosie, for always giving her cuddles. ​

Anne ​Jarman McPhillip -Eileen Morrow

Anne (with an ‘e’) made acting professionally her career 5 years ago. She has appeared in over 40 TV shows (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Law & Order, And Just Like That, Manifest), movies (Bros, Maestro) and commercials. Anne’s theatrical debut was as Camilla in King Charles III. She has studied acting at T. Schrieber Studios (NYC) and is a member of SAG/AFTRA. Anne loves spending time with her husband Kevin and their fur baby Kiki! She is thrilled to be part of the Theater League of Clifton and
hopes to keep you in suspense throughout the performance.​

Annia Brito Rey -Jeannie Dell

She was born in NYC and moved to New Jersey at a young age. Annia has studied at Action Theatre Conservatory Studio (ATC) and the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. This is her first show with the company TLC.
Annia made her Shakespearean debut in The Mini Life of Henry V.
She was part of the Sundog Theatre production, “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2024” as the role of Doris in the play called, Would You Believe Me?
Annia has worked on short films such as Betrayal of a Nation, 33rd Road, and a web-series called The Rainbow Killer Part 2. 
Her theater credits include The House of Bernarda Alba and The Vagina Monologues. Annia’s musical theater credits include Bye, Bye, Birdie, Little Shop of Horrors, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Children of Eden, and Fame. 
“Acting is not a job, it's a calling. It's a way of life, a way of expressing myself, and a way of connecting with others.”

Collin Wehr -Bernie Jones

Collin Wehr is a filmmaker whose work as a writer-director includes Guardian Banshee and Branch Brook at Four. Having graduated from Montclair State University Class of 2022 with his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking, Collin has worn many different hats as a film creative, yet has never tried his hand at the stage before. Dinner on The Menu will be Collin's theatrical debut, and he couldn't be more excited to be part of such a wonderful production. He currently resides in Clifton, New Jersey. ​

Maren Sugarman - Director

Maren Sugarman is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Directing credits: ATC’s Conservatory Players (Clifton): A Midsummer Night's Dreame, Brighton Beach Memoirs (nominations,
NJACT Perry Awards), The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, A Raisin in the Sun, and Macbeth; V-Day Morristown’s ’05 production of The Vagina Monologues; Orange High School, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised] (nominations, Montclair State Theatre Night Awards); UCC Players, Shadowlands and I Hate Hamlet; Westfield Community Players, Private Lives; interACT Productions, You Can’t Take it With You. She is the Founding Director of ATC Studio’s Shakespeare on Site, offering Shakespeare annually, at historic venues in Paterson since 2014. Maren is delighted to be working with TLC again, having directed their productions of “Oliver”, “Waiting for Christmas” and “Man of La Mancha.”

Prashant Arora & John Traier - Producers

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