December Things Bios

Carina is delighted to be back at OSP after appearing as Cinderella in Cinderella and directing Almost, Maine last season. Favorite credits here include Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Alma Stossel (The Christmas Schooner), Sally Brown with co-star Adam Mazza (You're A Good Man...) and many more! Playing Molly feels like visiting an old friend as Carina was part of the table read for this show back in 2016 at SRU - many thanks to Deanna and Amber for the opportunity and this great cast for helping combat the winter blues and replacing it with laughs and magic. This is in dedication to my friend Emily Alwine, whom I grabbed a lot of inspiration for Molly from.

Adam is excited to get back on stage at OSP and make some magic! Last seen almost a decade ago at OSP as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Adam has also played Charlie Brown, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Chin Ho, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Max in Dial M for Murder. Much love and appreciation to everyone’s support for December Things.

Brian Kadlecik embarked on storytelling over 8 years ago. The decision to embark in theater has provided many opportunities and much fulfillment. The Old Schoolhouse Players has contributed greatly to this experience, including recent shows, The Hollow, The Nerd, It’s A Wonderful Life,

& Things My Mother Taught Me. Other theater recent shows include View From The Bridge, Newsies, and The Mike Webster Story. Brian also enjoys film work, such as recent Redslate Films production of the Done Waiting Trilogy, & The Transmission; Menning Films, Song of the Tree Frogs; and soon to be released Cineworx feature, Wolf Hollow. He owes any success to his family, and friends who support

him.

Deanna Sparrow is an educator and theatre artist in the Greater Pittsburgh area. She holds a BA in Acting from Slippery Rock University and an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa. Inspired by her three years at Iowa – surrounded by some of the country’s most exciting playwrights & new plays – she began writing. Since then – amidst the joys of raising an amazing 14-year old opposite a fabulous husband, teaching students from K through college, and acting – she’s cobbled together time to write two full-length plays, with one more on the way. December Things, her first play, premiered in October 2016 at SRU. She could not be more grateful or thrilled for the incredibly talented team at OSP to stage this work – under the direction of Amber Besonson, who’s championed the play from the start. For more information about this play or her other work, visit Deanna’s profile at https://newplayexchange.org/. 

Erin is so excited to be back on stage and part of this magical show! This is Erin’s first show at Old Schoolhouse Players and their first theater performance in almost a decade! She played Katie in Spring Harvest in 2015 and Marcy in Dog Sees God in 2014. Erin is a poet, reiki practitioner, and nanny living in the Pittsburgh area. IG @rootedincourage

Ross is thrilled to be returning to the OSP stage for this performance of December Things! He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, but spent almost 5 years acting in Los Angeles where he appeared on shows like Disney Channel’s Bizaardvark, HBO’s Euphoria, and doing stunt work on the Netflix film, Sierra Burgess Is A Loser. His Little Lake stage credits include Vanya, Sonia, Masha, And Spike & Inspecting Carol as well as Othello at Pittsburgh Public Theatre and the Young Playwright’s Festival at City Theatre. Ross would like to thank Amber for this amazing opportunity and is honored to be part of such a talented cast. He would like to thank them all for a “Wonderful” experience. From a fellow guardian angel: “Dear George- Remember no man is a failure who has friends!” – Clarence Odbody, Angel First Class

Amber is honored to be directing December Things and would like to dedicate this show to the amazing cast and crew, her husband Garrett, and son Theodore. Directing Credits include: Gruesome Playground Injuries, The Odd Couple, Christmas Carol (asst. director), and Much Ado About Nothing (asst.director). Some of her favorite roles as an actress include: Poppy/Belinda in Noises Off, Christa in Scab, Mrs. Gottlieb in Deadman's Cellphone, Lucinda in Into the Woods, and Chrysothemis in Electra.