Members
JEFFREY SOLOMON(Founder, Artistic Director) wrote and directed the company’s original works, “Building Houses on the Moon,” “Tara’s Crossing,” and the most recently produced work, “De Novo…Part 1: Lil Silent.” Jeffrey Solomon’s original solo play “MotherSON” premiered at HERE Independent Art in New York City, and has toured nationally including Provincetown’s Meeting House Theater, the Penguin Rep, Theatre J. in Washington D.C., Princeton University and Chicago’s Bailiwick Repertory where his performance nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Awards Citation for Best Actor. As head-writer for the CityKids Foundation in New York his theatrical works for young audiences appeared on Broadway at the St. James Theater, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, community settings nationally and on the Oprah, Donahue and Arsenio shows. Jeffrey Solomon created an issue-based Saturday morning television program on A.B.C. called “CityKids” for Jim Henson Productions, and was also a staff writer for the same series. His pilot episode was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Children’s Special as well as winning an Ollie Award for excellence in Children’s Programming and a Golden Rose Award for Human Values.
EMILY JOY WEINER (Founder, Co-Artistic Director) Emily has worked for the past ten years in a leadership role at ENACT, a drama-in-education organization serving New York City public schools. She has served both as a Senior Teaching Artist and as the Associate Director of Performance and Training. In these capacities she has been designing curriculum and conducting workshops for a diverse population of students ranging from grades K-12, oftentimes working with children with special needs as well as being a key facilitator of both teacher and parent workshops. For the past several years Emily also has served as an actor/trainer at the Morchand Center for Clinical Competence at Mount Sinai hospital. Here she has worked with medical students coming from medical schools throughout New York State for training in sensitivity and communication skills. New York theater credits include OTHELLO at the West End Theater, COMING THROUGH at the American Place Theater, TARA’S CROSSING at the Lower East Side Tenement Theater and the Lucille Lortel, DE NOVO at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, FINDING THE WORDS at the Lucille Lortel, HENRY V at the Bank Street Theater, and AN EPIDOG with Mabou Mines. Regionally she has been seen in THE CRUCIBLE at Madison Repertory Theatre, FEFU AND HER FRIENDS and THE THREEPENNY OPERA at Williamstown Theater Festival. Film credits include PLAGUE (3 Point Productions), THE EIGHT (Madison Film Festival), and HELLO FROM BERTHA (Circle Pictures). She is the co-founder of Houses on the Moon Theater Company and was awarded Best Actress for her performance in the company’s pilot play, BUILDING HOUSES ON THE MOON, at the 2004 National Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival in Columbus, OH.
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ARTURO CASTRO has been performing internationally for the past 10 years. Born in Guatemala, he began his career performing in children’s plays all over Latin America, and was given his own television show at age 18. He moved to New York at the age of 19 to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he graduated in May 2007 and began his professional career as a New York actor. He stars in the upcoming feature film “Looking for Palladin” where he got the chance to perform with veteran actors, such as Talia Shire, Vinnie Pastore, and Ben Gazzara. Since graduating, he has starred as the lead in 5 professional stage productions, 2 independent movies, and directed an original play at the National Comedy Theatre in NYC.
AUNDRE CHIN: A graduate of C.W. Post, Long Island University with a B.A. in Theatre. He continues his education by trying to stay present and showing up everyday in the school of life. “May all being beings everywhere be at peace. May all beings everywhere be free from suffering.” – A Metta Meditation
CARLO D’AMORE Acting credits include two seasons with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (Shakespeare in the Park), three productions at the legendary Magic Theater, including two collaborations with Pulitzer winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Four productions at Theater Rhino, including solo work on the highly awarded “Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown” by Guillermo Reyes, directed by Joseph Megel. On the New York stage. Mr.D’Amore has performed on Broadway at the Round About Theater Company in Tennessee William’s “Summer and Smoke” directed by David Warren, and most recently in “Latinologues” at the Helen Hayes Theater Mr. D’Amore’s film and television credits include the pleasure of being directed by Mr. Spike Lee for a project at “Forty Acres and a Mule”. “I the Sinner” (Yo Pecador) in Bogota, Colombia. Miles Khan’s films: “The Tool” and Cannes Film Festival award-winner, “Fly Trap”. Principal role of Mario in Lion’s Gate feature film “State Property 2″ His television debut was in the critically acclaimed series “OZ”.
IAN EATON credits his enrichment in the arts beginning at Harlem School of the Arts, studying voice, violin and acting. He continued studying acting at LaGuardia High School (Fame High), and graduated with a BFA in acting from City College. He has appeared on television, independent films, and theatrical productions ranging from All God’s Chillun Got Wings to Dream Girls and has had the privilege of performing in national tours throughout the east coast. Some of his favorite roles included Esteban in Day of the Kings Agamemnon in Iphigenia in Aulis and Young Glynn on HBO’s Oz. He was recently featured on a WPBS program called Slavery and the Making of Americaacting as a freedom fighter and accompanying Morgan Freeman in voiceovers on Channel 13 for Black History Month. He is delighted and blessed to be working with such a great cast and crew. Thanks Zab!
ANDREW INGKAVET – (Composer-in-Residence) composes for film, television, theater and new media. He is an NYU grad and has studied at Juilliard and Mannes. His music has been heard on stages, screens and even the United Nations. Andrew has created much music with Mr. Solomon and was one of the original founders of Houses On The Moon. Andrew is Composer/Exec Producer/Head Monk for 300 Monks an audio creative agency for film, theater, new media.
SOCORRO SANTIAGO: B’way: The Bacchae-Circle In The Square Dir: Michael Cacoyannis Off B’way: De Donde- NYSF-The Public, L’Ilusion adapted by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) -New York Theatre Workshop, The Promise by Jose Rivera (Motorcycle Diaries)- Ensemble Studio Theatre, Take II-Naked Angels and well as numerous others. Regional Theatres: Lucy and the Conquest- Williamstown, Trojan Women-Shakespeare Theatre Dir: JoAnne Akailitis, The Clean House- WHAT, Living Out- Denver Center of Performing Arts Dir: Wendy Goldberg.Films include Night Falls on Manhattan dir: Sidney Lumet, Devil’s Advocate dir: Taylor Hackford, Happiness dir: Todd Solondz, Freedomland, Virgin and the soon to be released Order of Redemption. Television credits include Third Watch, Law & Order, The Cosby Mysteries, All My Children for which she received The Alma award (American Latin Media Arts) for her work as Isabella Santos. She is also the voice of Dora’s mom in Dora The Explorer.
PAOLA POUCEL is an actress, singer and voiceover artist recently graduated from AMDA, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She’s part of the Society of the Educational Arts (SEA) and Houses on the Moon Theater Company, in NYC. She started her acting career in Mexico with the Theater Company of the State of Puebla in classics like Fuenteovejuna, Otelo and The Would Be Gentleman. Other favorite credits include: Fame (Serena), Notredame de Paris (Fleur du Lys) and Plumpness is Beauty (Ana). Fascinated with daring projects Paola had starred in original new works like the opera rock Amusia in Salamanca Spain, and the plays Esperadoras and Losers. Paola is the official voice of Microsoft in Mexico and Latin America.