SHIRLY BRENER played the roles of NATASHA and u.s. LUPE EVANGELINE ESQUIVEL in the stage play ECCENTRIC at Riprap Studio Theatre July 2007-Sept 2007. Shirly (pronounced: SHEER -LEE) Brener has achieved celebrity status and national recognition in her homeland. In the past couple of years Shirly has been on a career boost booking movie after movie and traveling the US and the world while working. These include but are not limited to a lead role opposite Armand Assante and Udo Kier in the film Children of Wax, directed by the European award winning director- Ivan Nichev and produced by the legendary Hollywood producer- Menahem Golan of Cannon Group- the film was recently bought by Weinstein Co. for distribution. Shirly also booked a supporting role in a new Steven Seagal film Mercenary For Justice, playing a field reporter in an action filled film. In 2006 Brener added big credits to her ever-growing resume, first landing a lead in Petrified, a thriller/horror film for the Sci Fi Channel, and directed by cult followed horror director Charles Band. Shirly then continued on location to New Mexico where she shot a supporting role in the new studio film Employee of the Month starring Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook, Andy Dick and Dax Shephard. The wacky comedy is directed by Greg Coolidge and produced by Tapestry Films, known from their blockbuster Wedding Crashers. The film was released later in 2006 in a wide theatrical success. She just finished shooting Bill, starring Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Banks, directed by Melisa Wallack and Bernie Goldman and produced by Green Street Films (company credits include In the Bedroom, Uptown Girls etc). The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Spring of 2007. Additional films include Brand Houser-Stuff Happens, starring Academy Award Winners Ben Kingsley and Marisa Tomei as well as Hillary Duff and John Cusack, Brener plays Cusack's wife in the film, shot on location in Eastern Europe and produced by New Crime Productions (High Fidelity) Brener also just booked a supporting-Lead role in Honor (KAVOD), a crime/drama foreign film directed by internationally acclaimed and award winning writer-director Haim Buzaglo. Next Brener will be traveling to Shreveport, Louisina, to work again with Jessica Simpson in the film Blond Ambition which also stars Luke Wilson, Penelope Ann Miller and Rachel Lee Cook. The film is produced by Sony Pictures and directed by Scott Marshall (the son of legendary Gary Marshall). Brener is also shooting a Lead in LA in the film Letting Go (with a cool cast of Bokeem Woodbine, Eliza Roberts and Christopher Knight), where she plays her favorite character to date, April, a psychologically tormented girl. The edgy comedy/drama is set to hit the festival circuit in 07. She has been busy working on the E! Entertainment Oscar night special and is getting ready to go work in Syracuse NY, on the psychological drama, Session with Steven Bauer. More about Shirly. Visit Shirly's Web site at www.shirlybrener.com. (Member of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.)

JAMES THOMAS GILBERT played the lead role of CHRISTOPHER WINKERMAN - CHRIS in the stage play ECCENTRIC at Riprap Studio Theatre July 2007 - Sept. 2007. James has numerous television, film, film short and theatre credits and can't stand NOT being on stage. He is extremely versatile as a stage actor handling such roles as Stephano in The Tempest at the Met Theatre, Vladimir in Waiting For Godot, at Risk Theatre Initiative, Sylvius in As You Like It at the Dallas Shakespeare Festival and the unforgettable John Merrick in Theatre Wesleyan's production of The Elephant Man. He has appeared on television in America's Most Wanted and Digital Burn a pilot presentation in addition to numerous independent films and film shorts such as Midlothia as the lead character Duck, The Box, another lead role as Rex. Highlights from James career can be viewed on his web site at www.jamesthomasgilbert.com

JASON KAMIENIECKI played the roles of NEWS REPORTER and SECURITY GUARD in the stage play ECCENTRIC at Riprap Studio Theatre July 2007 - Sept. 2007. While Jason has been calling L.A. home for the past four years, he comes to us from the Garden State. Classically trained at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy N.Y.C., his background has been mostly that of musical theater. Credits include roles like The Specialist in The Who's Tommy, Harvey Johnson in Bye Bye Birdie, Zebulun in Joseph, and countable others. Film credits include Cradle will Rock and Lords of Dogtown. Most recently he was seen last season on Entourage. He would like to thank Efia for getting him involved with Riprap Entertainment and Riprap Studio Theatre. He would also like to thank everyone involved for welcoming him with such open arms. He is quite sad that he is one of the only cast members that doesn't get to participate in an on-stage make-out session. Even if his girlfriend is stoked about that!

RACHEL SORSA KHOURY played the lead role of JOAN WINKERMAN in the stage play ECCENTRIC at Riprap Studio Theatre July 2007 - Sept. 2007. Rachel is a Los Angeles-based actress and singer originally from Metro Detroit. She has appeared in over 20 regional productions since 2001 with the prestigious Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Whole World Theatre and as Lily Garland in the National Off-Broadway premiere of Twentieth Century. Locally Rachel performed at the Sierra Madre Playhouse and the Electric Lodge in Venice, where she resides. An up and coming film actress, Rachel has formidable credits in film, voice-over, five independent lead roles, and two features, including the cult hit Psycopathia Sexualis. Rachel has enjoyed commercial success with Victoria's Secret, Little Caesar's Pizza, Botox, AT&T and she is spokesperson for Aqua Tan. As an actress and dramaturg, Sorsa Khoury spent four years with the Process Theatre Company, Horizon Theatre, and The Southeast Playwrights' Repertory, dramaturging, workshopping, and acting in national and world premieres. She also served as Horizon Theatre's playwriting teacher and dramaturg for the New South Young Playwright's Competition and taught acting through her Atlanta studio. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Dance from the University of Michigan, M.A. in Theatre and Dance from Michigan State University, and Ph.D. (A.B.D) in Theatre History and Criticism from The University of Texas at Austin. She has taught theatre and drama at Michigan State University (guest lecturer) and at the University of Texas and is a proud member of Actors' Equity. Rachel showcases her formidable acting talent weekly on Riprap Entertainment TV as one of our Legal Lasses and she is also one of our Judges in our segment SCRIPT ANALYSIS from which this play ECCENTRIC was chosen. Watch Rachel on RETV. (Member of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.)