The cast of Drama
rachel donahue
Rachel Donahue is a Senior at Boston University's School of Theatre, where her recent roles include the Duchess in The Duchess of Malfi, Thyona in Big Love, and Sue in The Whitmores. Since the age of 6 she has been performing on stage as well as in front of the camera in numerous plays, musicals and short films. She also has a comedic turn in the indie feature film All in Time. After graduation, she plans to move to New York City to continue pursuing her love of acting.
peter vack
Peter Vack was born in New York City. He is an actor and writer, known for As the World Turns, Consent, and Bully. He has recently appeared in the feature films Fort Tilden, and I Believe in Unicorns. You can also find him in the Amazon show, Mozart in the Jungle. Peter actually showers daily.
michelle parylak
Michelle Parylak has appeared in the TV Series Criminal Minds, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, and the feature film Big Moma’s House 2. After graduating from the Atlantic Theater Company's 2 year program, Michelle moved to Los Angeles where she currently resides. She helped start the “Short Fuse Theater Company” in Los Angeles
Guillermo Arribas has been acting professionally in New York since 2014. As a student at NYU Tisch he has trained at Stella Adler, Strasberg, and Stonestreet studios. Current work includes the feature films Preppie Connection (2015), Central Park (2016), and the short Last Pick-Up (2015). He hopes to continue working on projects as fun and as personal as Drama. Guillermo resides in Brooklyn, New York and is represented by BLOCNYC and Prestige Management.
Bettina Bilger is New York based actress, writer, director, and casting director. Her directorial debut, a short titled ‘In The Dark’ is a modern New York City Love story with many twists and turns. It was an Official Selection at the 2014 SOHO International Film Festival and won Best Director at the 2014 Broad Humor Film Festival and numerous other awards world wide. Bettina appears in the role of Gloria in the newest (as yet untitled) Woody Allen feature, to be released in 2016. A key member of the DRAMA team, Bettina was our Casting Director, and also plays the role of Deborah.
josie clark
Josie Clark is a gifted singer, dancer and actress residing in Los Angeles. A huge fan of musical theater, she dreams of starring in a Broadway musical, which no doubt, she will!
In between her studies, Josie continues to star in many of her school’s theatrical productions. DRAMA proudly presents Josie’s screen debut!
Randall most recently played a co-starring role in an acclaimed Netflix series airing Spring 2016. Other television credits include: Boardwalk Empire, Blue Bloods, Deception and The Carrier. Recent film credits include Good Ol' Boy (directed by Frank Lotito and starring Jason Lee), winner of best narrative feature prizes at the Woodstock, Port Townsend and Naples film festivals this year, and Serena Dykman's short film Welcome, which was most notably awarded the prize for best student film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Other recent film credits include Gods Behaving Badly (directed by Marc Turtletaub) and Men in Black III (directed by Barry Sonnenfeld).
aimee spring-fortier
Aimée Fortier is an actress and recent graduate from the New School's fiction writing program. She hails from New Orleans where she began doing theatre at a young age. After a stint in Los Angeles, she moved to New York. Her work can be seen on lifetime network, Disney Channel, ABC family, TNT, and most recently in USA's Mr. Robot. Thanks to Nicolosi for their support and getting her involved in such a fun project.
Ali Ewoldt can currently be seen in The King and I on Broadway. Previous credits include Les Miserables (Broadway Revival; Cosette), The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway; Luisa), West Side Story (National Tour; Maria), The Michael J. Fox Show and the short film Yield. Ali has a B.A. in psychology from Yale University.
dr. ian j. gluck
Dr. Ian J. Gluck is an attending obstetrician/gynecologist in private practice in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Gluck has been listed in New Jersey Magazine’s “Top Docs,” and in NJ Savvy Magazine’s and New Jersey Life Magazine’s “Top Doctors For Women.” He has always had an appreciation for the performing arts, and while in medical school was the head writer for their winter and spring stage productions. We are proud to present Dr. Gluck's acting debut.
max rissman
Ever since Max Rissman was four years old, when he forced his parents to watch and subsequently act out "The Wizard of Oz" with him nightly, he has been captivated by the power of stories. He wrote his first short story when he was six and his first play when he was fifteen, yet it wasn’t until he wrote his first screenplay that he discovered exactly what he wanted to do with his life. After attending college at Washington University in St. Louis, Max enrolled in NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts MFA program in filmmaking, the first step in what he hopes is a life full of chasing crazy dreams.