Carla Seet (Rainey) is a New York City based actor, singer, and writer. Recent credits include Phaedra at American Theatre of Actors, the one-act Avenue B Blues at The Secret Theatre, and short films Cycle, Silent Key, and Dinner for Two. Upcoming projects include the feature film Skip and the short film The Appraiser, which she wrote and co-produced.
Peter Konsevitch (Barry) is very excited to be joining this amazing passionate team for his awaited return to The ATA. The Answers To Apathy has turned into his own answers to closure. He is excited to showcase to you all a complex journey of love, heartbreak, laughter and the human condition. Enjoy the show! Some of his credits include Willie Poole/Ethan Booker in Resurrection at The ATA, Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man at Merrick Theatre, Cassius in Julius Caesar at South Shore Theatre, Phillip in Orphans at Hardscrabble Theatre, Azdak in Caucasian Chalk Circle at Aaron Davis Hall.
Sharon Zaslaw (Aunt Maize) is a NYC Actress/Singer/Dancer whose recent credits include Off Broadway’s “All We Really Know is That We Exist,” the comedy series “A Sketch of New York” and a Short Film “CLAN” which won the Hudson Valley Film Festival. She adores creating original roles and has done so in NYC with Manhattan Rep, Planet Connections, Looking Glass Theatre and the Strawberry 1-Act Festival. Sharon spent over a decade teaching at Alvin Ailey for the adult dance program and as a fitness and Les Mills Body pump instructor in many NYC gyms. A graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, Sharon is THRILLED to be part of the cast that will bring Hanging Cow’s latest INCREDIBLE creation to life on the NYC Stage!
Lela Smith (Samantha) is a NYC based actor whose credits include “All We Really Know is That We Exist,” “A Sketch of New York”, “The Comedy of Errors”, “Love and Information”, “Dating Disconnect”, “Julius Caesar” and more! Lela received her BA in Theatre Performance with a minor in Media Studies from Colorado State University, as well as a degree in Classical Acting from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Lela found her passion for the stage and storytelling in her first school play in the third grade and has been utterly hooked ever since. Nothing in this world makes her feel more alive than breathing life into the inspiring characters and stories that the world of theatre can bring us, which is why she’s so excited to be a part of this play! This is Lela’s 2nd ‘Hanging Cow’ production! She would like to thank Elise and the entire “Answers” team for the opportunity to be a part of this beautiful piece as well as thank her family and friends for their unwavering love and support! Instagram: @lelasusu
Caitlyn Geiler (Lill) moved to New York from Cape Cod, Massachussetts to study at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where she graduated in 2018. Since then, she has appeared in “Goodville” at the Off-Broadway New York Winterfest, and several award winning short films such as “Out of Boredom”, and Luperca Returns, which have been featured at New York Film Awards, The Brightside Film Festival, and Oaxaca Film Festival. She will be appearing in the upcoming short “We’re-Flutter: A Quest for Truth.” She was just recently seen on Off Broadway in “All We Really Know is That We Exist.” She is delighted to be a part of her 2nd Hanging Cow Productions play!
Renée Beaumont (Shaina) is thrilled to be playing the part of Shaina. Born in Vancouver Canada, she moved to NYC 20+ years ago to practice law. A longtime appreciator of the theater, she decided to take an acting class and fell in love with the craft. She has been in Studio Practice at HB Studio for seven years, and has performed in a number of Off-Off Broadway shows.
Christopher Berlino (photographer, and sound/lighting tech) is originally a Studio Art major in college on Long Island where he was raised, his artistic expertise at the time was painting and sculpture. In 2001 he took his favorite hobby into a full time photography business. Chris photographs everything and everyone in the NYC-tri state area and beyond in all areas of digital photography from glamour, weddings, red carpet/VIP events, acting/modeling portfolios, and travel and photo journalism. Chris is thrilled to be working with his talented wife Elise as in house tech and has taken on a true love for the theater since working with his wife full time since 2019. He and Elise have traveled the world from Europe to Australia honing his craft as a photographer and an artist. He is excited to work on this project with his soulmate and best friend, this cast, and his dear friends behind the scenes! In his spare time he enjoys horseback riding, roller skating, long walks on the beach, dog walks, cat walks, and cooking woks! Here is to living life ‘artfully!’ Click here to view his website!
Elise Maurine Milner (playwright/producer/director) is thrilled to be producing her 377th performance with this amazing cast! “Answers” is one of her favorite plays of all time! Having been produced successfully twice before, Elise is looking forward to bringing the show back for a lucky 3rd time in 10 years! Elise is living her dream of writing/producing/directing for Off Broadway since 2002, she is so grateful for the opportunity to continue to bring her all original scripts to life on stage in NYC and beyond! Elise recently produced “All We Really Know is That We Exist,” the 4 time hit “Angels Among Us,” and was seen in “An Awkward Inheritance” in northern Nevada last June (her adapted television script to hit comedy for the stage.) Elise has written 17 produced plays, has over 350 performances under her belt as a producer, and is also an actress and a voice over artist. She would like to thank her husband and soulmate of 25+ years Christopher, her family & friends, this cast & crew, her BFF Suzanne, and especially her late grams who is her angel always. Dreams really do come true if you choose them! Love to all!
Tori Kraese, (Assistant director) is an aspiring off-broadway producer who is finally reuniting with the theatre world after being derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2020 with degrees in Producing & Management, Psychology, and Business Management. Outside of Hanging Cow Productions, she works for a high end interior design firm by day and front of house at New York Theatre Workshop by night. Production credits include “Good News” (2020) at the Theresa Lang Theatre and “The Birds and the BS with Jordan Roth” web series (2018-2019). This is her third show with HCP and is so excited to be working on the 3rd revival of this amazing play!
Suzanne Lynn, production assistant and stage manager, has known Elise longer than just about anyone! Suzanne and Elise were childhood best friends and met in 1982! Since 2022, they have finally fused their creative expertise to form a forever theatrical team! Suzanne, based in Reno, Nevada, is also a full time event artist who creates sculptures, art shows, personalized keepsakes, and her own line of body care! Suzanne is so happy to revive her love and expertise in theater and to be working on location again and being joyfully “imported from the west coast” for every in New York! She last worked on Angels Among Us, All Because of Infidelity, and was also seen co-starring in An Awkward Inheritance in June of 2022! She would like to acknowledge her amazing husband Sam and her sons Jackson and Connor, who lovingly support her bi-coastal lifestyle! She would also like to thank her forever partner in crime Elise for their amazing friendship yesterday, today, and beyond!