SUZANNAH LAWSON trained for the theatre at London's renowned Rose Bruford Academy. Her work in the U.K. includes STATE OF SIEGE at the Scala Theatre in London's West End as well as numerous roles in Noel Coward's CAVALCADE at the same theatre. Regional work includes Bertha in James Joyce's EXILES, Katherine of Aragon in HENRY VIII, Gwendolyn in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Kay in OH, KAY!, Anne in RICHARD III. Television appearances include recurring roles in CROSSROADS and CORONATION STREET. Shortly after coming to the U.S. she found it impossible to combine the raising of four children with an acting career so she restricted her activities to various projects at the Actors' Studio, where she has been a member for many years. With the children now grown and thriving she is resuming her career and is delighted to be part of the TheaterSounds reading series.

VIVIAN MATALON has worked extensively in London's West End and on Broadway and regional theatres in the United States. His West End productions include SEASON OF GOODWILL with Dame Sybil Thorndike. THE CHINESE PRIME MINISTER with Dame Edith Evans, SUITE IN THREE KEYS by Noel Coward with Sir Noel, Irene Worth and Lili Palmer, BUS STOP with Lee Remick and Keir Dullea, I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER with Raymond Massey, THE GLASS MENAGERIE with Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Anna Massey, and AFTER THE RAIN with Alec McCowen. He was artistic director for three years at the prestigious Hampstead Theatre, where his productions included Clifford Odets's AWAKE AND SING! and the European premiere of SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS by Tennessee Williams. Broadway productions include AFTER THE RAIN with Alec McCowen and Nancy Marchand, NOEL COWARD IN TWO KEYS with Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy and Anne Baxter, and BRIGADOON in its last Broadway revival. He received a Tony nomination for his direction of THE TAP DANCE KID and the Tony and Drama Desk awards for the 1980 revival of MORNINGS AT SEVEN.

NICOLA SHEARA has been an actress and director on Broadway, Off Broadway and across the country for over 30 years. Hudson Valley audiences have seen her work as an actress most recently in the 2004 Woodstock Fringe production of THE DAYS ARE AS GRASS by Carol Hall and directed by Vivian Matalon; in LOVE LETTERS and COLLECTED STORIES for Performing Arts of Woodstock and as a director of THREEPENNY OPERA at the Bardavon; NUNSENSE at Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center; I HATE HAMLET at Shadowlands, THE GREAT NEBULA IN ORION for the Woodstock Fringe; and for PAW: WENCESLAS SQUARE, NECESSARY TARGETS, and most recently the successful production of PROOF. Nicola directed the production of ALL MY SONS recently at PAW and is directing ART for the 2005 Woodstock Fringe.

STEPHEN TEMPERLEY's plays include: BESIDE THE SEASIDE at the Hudson Guild, NYC. MONEY/MERCY at the Chelsea Theatre Centre, NYC. Mercy, HBO New Writers Project, LA. DANCE WITH ME at the 18th Street Theatre, NYC. Also at the Centenary Stage Co, Hackettstown, NJ. THAT KIND OF WOMAN, a musical workshop for Dodger Productions. IN THE COUNTRY OF THE FREE a staged reading for the Mint Theatre, NYC. Most recently, his SOUVENIR, A FANTASIA ON THE LIFE OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (with Judy Kaye) garnered excellent reviews during its recent off-Broadway run at the York Theater in Manhattan, and in August begins a pre-Broadway engagement at the Berkshire Theater Festival. As an actor, Mr Temperley has appeared in London's West End, on Broadway (in the original company of CRAZY FOR YOU) and off. He has played leading roles with resident theatres all over the US as well as major tours. He now makes his home in Glenford.