* Actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association
*Elizabeth Barkan (Bobby, Book/Lyrics/Music) began writing Bike Shop 15 years ago, with developmental workshops and reading presented at Theater.For The New City in 2009. Liz is a native New Yorker and prior owner of a Bicycle store in Fort Greene Brooklyn NY, former Bike Messenger with Elite Couriers, a retired USCF Bicycleracer-Criterion/Road, and Track racing, Certified Group Fitness and Spinning Instructor at The JCC in Manhattan. Theater acting credits include: Theatre For The New City’s: KRYPTONITE HEARTS, THE GOLDEN BEAR, Award winning Street Theatre. FOLKSBIENE YIDDISH THEATRE, The Blacksmiths Folly Musical director: ZalmenMlotek. THE WALLENBERG MISSION, at The Harold Clurman Theatre, GODSPELL at The Oasis Theatre, Regional theater includes: Michael Rapp’s RASPUTIN, with Ted Neeley at The Wilmington Grand Opera, as well as PIRATES OF PENZANCE, with The Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Liz studies voice Victoria Clark.
*DAVID EDWARDS (Jack) made his professional debut as a child in the Broadway musical THE ROTHSCHILDS. Other Broadway/National Tour credits include THE PRODUCERS (as both Max Bialystock and Roger DeBris) and Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s “By Jeeves “ directed by Alan Ayckbourn. Off-Broadway he was the final “El Gallo” in the record breaking original run of “The Fantasticks” and starred in the critically acclaimed revival of “Room Service.” Other New York credits include “The Disputation” and “Ionescopade.” Over 100 regional roles in musicals ranging from Cole Porter to Sondheim and plays from Moliere to Tom Stoppard and Neil Simon. Recent highlights include world premieres of “The Starmaker” and “My Lord, What A Night.” Film & television credits include “Belly,” “On a Scale,” “Meshuggah-Nuns.” Among his recordings, Michael Colby’s “Other Lives” and a solo CD “David Edwards Giving Voice.”www.davidedwardsonline.com
*JOE SYMON (Bernie) – a Native New Yorker and graduate of AMDA, Joe started out in summer stock, doing productions of every musical you can think of, (including ones you’d like to forget.) He refers to those days as “playing 5 roles for 5 cents.” Joe made his NY Off-Broadway debut at the Actor’s Playhouse in the acclaimed musical Swingtime Canteen. His role was then eliminated, but the show earned him his Actors Equity card, so he made peace with it. Joe toured nationally, in regional productions, as well as in the West Indies and throughout Europe. He later moved out to LA and was hired as a red-carpet host for Disney movie premieres. Joe starred in the musical, Home Is Where The House Falls, which he also wrote, at the Coronet Theatre in Hollywood. He was also the creator and composer/lyricist of Broads, which premiered and ran in LA. He has performed internationally on major cruise lines, including The World Cup Charter Cruise off the coast of South Africa. Joe appeared at the NY Theatre Festival, starring in his original play Watching You, and was seen in Butter and Egg Man at Out of the Box. Joe has recently written and starred in two short films, You Haunt Me (opposite Maryann Plunkett), and Salience. Both films are now in post-production.