Lauren’s acting credits include improvising with Dave
Chappelle on Chappelle’s Show, independent films with Ally Sheedy and
Alicia Goranson, and the female lead in the 2005 thriller Disorder.
She produced and starred in the long-form improvisational show What Women
Talk About, which was named a Top 10 Off-Broadway Play in 2005 by NYU’s
Washington Square News. Other memorable
theatre work includes God of Vengeance (dir. Carolyn Cantor), The
Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (dir. Phil Soltanoff), The Time of
Your Life (dir. Steve Cosson) and The Blue Demon(dir. Darko Tresnjak). Lauren grew up in Arlington, Virginia and graduated
from the University of Virginia
with a BA in Theatre. Her most recent and proudest productions are
her two daughters, Clio and Willa.
Brenna Palughi (Sophie)
Originally a hippy from New Hampshire, Brenna’s favorite roles include Natasha in
Tom Stoppard
's Rough Crossing (Venus Rising Co., CA), Sarah in Pinter's The Lover (Barnstormers, NH). She was last seen in NYC at HERE Arts Center in Impact Theatre's premiere of Birdgirl , as Sophie in two seasons of What Women Talk About , and at the Theresa Lang Theater as Perdita in The Winter's Tale . She has starred in several independent films and lends her voice to documentaries about hairdressers. In September she will start her 1st year at the Yale School of Drama. Now as a hippy in New York, she is thrilled and honored to share the stage with her girls again.
Lynne Rosenberg (Jean)
Originally
from the Boston area, Lynne holds a BA in Theater from
Vassar College
and is a
New York-based writer and performer. Credits include: Woman in Idols of the
King, Foothills Theatre; Clarissa in The Boy in the Basement, FringeNYC 2008; Jean in Naked in a
Fishbowl, FringeNYC 2007;
The Lady in Prelude to the First Day, Teatro IATI; Wing/Ding in Mesaya,
Ensemble Studio Theater. She has been
seen performing throughout New York City as an improviser, and can be heard on
radio commercials for The Oxygen Network's Janice Dickenson Show and The
Shannon Doherty Show. Lynne is a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association
and the Screen Actor's Guild.
Katharine Heller (Sara)
Katharine is thrilled to be returning with the ladies to Fishbowl! A New York native, Katharine began her acting career in Minnesota at Macalester College where she co-founded the school's improv troupe, Fresh Concepts. She also had the pleasure of opening for the cast of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 on their college tour. In New York she has been in numerous improv shows including Chick Flicks, Ka-Baam!, and Fall Season. Film and TV credits include What Men Talk About (Webjammer Productions), This is Not My Beautiful Life (Broken Robot Films), The Devil Ruins Everything I Do (Skyline Films), Stankervision (MTV), The Thorny Rose (Cherry Lane Films). She originated and performed the role of Sara in the 2007 New York
Fringe Festival production of Naked in a
Fishbowl (Fringe Award: Outstanding Ensemble). She had the pleasure yet
again of performing at the Fringe Festival in 2008 in a play she wrote, The Boy in the Basement (Fringe Award:
Outstanding Direction). Katharine is the co-founder and head writer of the
comedy troupe, Happy Cousin, whose
political humor videos have been featured on CNN and Funny Or Die. She recently had the pleasure of performing
in an episode of New York's own John and
Molly Get Along. Katharine lives in Brooklyn with her dog and
likes to work a day job in her spare time. www.katharineheller.com
Daliya Karnofsky
Daliya Karnofsky is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and is an
actress, writer, director, and solo performer. She received her BFA in Acting from NYU Tisch, studying performance art, experimental theatre, and Shakespeare. She then toured the country with Chamber Theatre Productions, followed by a brief stint as a domestic with a baking business. Realizing she needed to be on stage, Daliya returned with the creation of her performance piece “My Peace” for Birthright Israel’s “Monologues”. Since the inception of “Monologues”, Daliya has toured the country and the world as a solo performer, performing in NYC, Miami, Jerusalem and more.
Daliya has performed with such NYC companies as Red Bull Theater, Les Freres Corbusier, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, longest lunch theatre co., and Manhattan Children’s Theatre. She has worked as a writer, contributor, and actress for Storahtelling, Inc., Examined Man Theatre, and New York Neo-Classical Ensemble, of which she is a founding member and member of the board. Some of Daliya's favorite roles include Dionyza (Pericles), Mariah (Twelfth Night), Mouse (Goodnight, Moon: The Musical), and Herself (Monologues). She
currently attends the New School for Drama as a candidate for her MFA in acting and is developing her interactive cooking show, "And She Bakes," to be produced this Fall. It is not humanly possible for Daliya to be more excited about joining the cast of Naked in a Fishbowl. www.daliyakarnofsky.com
Molly Knefel
Molly is a stand-up comic, writer, and actor living in Brooklyn. She
produces a live show and web series with her brother called John and
Molly Get Along, which can be found on Youtube. Her web series been
featured on The Apiary and Punchline Magazine. She has performed at
the Tank Theater, the PIT, Upright Citizens Brigade, Under Saint Mark's,
and she performs regularly at Le Poisson Rouge in the Village. Her writing
has been featured on Jezebel and Feministing.
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Hugh Sinclair (Director)
Hugh most recently completed the feature film What Men Talk About (While Women Make Them Wait) . Previously, he co-directed numerous improv-based shows with Wayne Parillo, including What Women Talk About, Chick Flicks, and The Break. Other directing credits include Shake It Up , The Natural Coffeehouse Radio Hour, and Real Life: The Improv with Freestyle Repertory Theatre. He also directed the award winning Travels with My Aunt for Circuit Playhouse in Memphis, Tennessee. His most recent acting credits include Never The Sinner for The Woodshed Collective, Orestes 2.0 (Here Arts Center), Strom Thurmond Is Not A Racist (Brick Theatre), and Fast Blood (The Lark Theatre). Other acting credits include appearances on A&E and The History Channel, as well as featured roles in the films Ernest Goes to Camp and Running Mates. Regionally he has appeared in The Foreigner ( Pennsylvania Stage Company ), Twelfth Night and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Clarence Brown Theatre)and The Elephant Man
,
Amadeus
, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Taming of the Shrew (Tennessee Repertory Theatre). He has numerous teaching credits as well, having been a professor at Marymount Manhattan College, a guest lecturer at
Columbia University
, and a teaching artist with Arts Genesis, Arts For All, The 52nd Street Project, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center (MAX Project,) Freestyle Repertory Theatre, and The I Have A Dream Foundation. which he co-directed with Wayne Parillo
Wayne Parillo (Co-creator)
Wayne wrote, directed, and appeared in the television pilot "I'm Sorry
Melissa", which was accepted into the New York Pilot Festival for September. His first feature film, which he co-directed with Hugh
Sinclair, What Men Talk About (While Women Make Them Wait) was recently
accepted into the Big Damn Film Festival in Chicago. His co-creator/co-director
credits include What Women Talk About and The Break. He also
created the hit stage shows: Sexy, Sane & Single; and One Night
Stands & Bad-Breakups. Writing/Directing: Multiple Orgasms.
Directing theater: Fathers and Sons. Music Video: With You.
Film: Random Side Effects, and What Men Talk About. Directing
webisodes: The Aventures of Holly M. He is currently in pre-production
on the web project: Pink Ninja, and recently completed post production
of the TV pilot he create and directed I'm Sorry Melissa. His play
What? was also recently accepted into the Winter Break Festival. The
last three explain why he sadly enough could not co-direct the show you see
before you.
