Meet the cast of "Laughter on the 23rd Floor"

Bill Rogers (Max Prince) 10 years ago, Bill's parents took him to see "Laughter" on Broadway. It changed his view of live theater. Here was a great comedy with a terrific cast of characters and jokes that flew by at a 100 miles a minute. Since that day Bill has studied the art of acting, performed in several plays (most recently as Billy Bibbit in Cuckoo's Nest on the Monmouth stage), and has worked on independent film, industrials and numerous voice over projects. And now, he gets to be the ringmaster of "the funniest show on Earth."

Keith Sampino (Val) This is Keith's first appearance with Monmouth Players, having last been seen in Fiorello! at Summit Playhouse. Keith's favorite roles include Ezra Chater in Arcadia, Lawyer Craven in Sly Fox and Nick Cristano in Over the River and Through the Woods, along with a number of others.

Fortunato Seveninni (Milt) was last seen as Anthony Martini (the guy on the end with the imaginary friend), in the Monmouth Players Production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. The time before that he was cast as the Mafia Boss in the independent film Cut. Now the time before you didn't see him because it was awhile ago before that, that he had acted.

Kevin Vislocky (Lucas) is happy to be making his Monmouth Players debut. A resident of Bergen County, this is Kevin's second go around with "Laughter". Last May he played Milt in a production with Center Stage in Clifton. Kevin is no stranger to the works of Neil Simon, having performed in productions of Rumors (Ken), The Star Spangled Girl (Andrew), Chapter Two (George), The Dinner Party (Albert), and Stanley in both Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound. Kevin's performed mainly in Westchester County, NY since 1990, appearing in over 80 productions including Much Ado About Nothing (Benedict), Amadeus (Mozart), Picnic (Hal Carter), Macbeth (Macbeth), Noises Off (Roger/Gary), Pygmalion (Henry Higgins), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Burn This (Pale), Sylvia (Greg), and The Passion of Dracula (Dracula). Kevin has also directed The Man Who Came To Dinner and I Hate Hamlet at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY.

John Reno (Brian) is very happy to be returning to the stage of Monmouth Players and to be working with such talented directors, cast and crew. Some favorite roles at Monmouth Players include: Sol in Everybody Loves Opal, Lou in Breaking Legs, Ernie in Rumors, Carlino in Wait Until Dark, Henry in Return Engagements and The Man in Web of Murder. Other favorite roles, at other community theaters, include: Doc in Come Back Little Sheba, Jack in Home, Larry in The Boys in the Band, Frank in Lovers and Other Strangers, Howard in Moon Over Buffalo and Jan in the off-Broadway production of Sabona.

Meena Dimian (Kenny) New to the Monmouth Players, Meena has been acting on stage most of his life with the help and lessons from his late father, Sam Dimian, an accredited ans esteemed actor/director working primarily in local and regional church theater. Currently residing in nearby Old Bridge, he is attending Rutgers University where he is earning his bachelors' degree in Philosophy and Theater. His last performance was with the Boz and The Bard Theater Group as Philip in The Lion In Winter by James Goldman.

Bill King (Ira) Laughter marks Bill's return to the Monmouth Players after a 12 year absence and he is ecstatic to be back. Bill was last seen as the Actor in the South Street Players October production of The Woman in Black. Before that, he was seen as Greg in Premiere Theater Company's August production of A Chorus Line. Bill directed the Monmouth Players' 1993 production of The Lion in Winter.

Lipica Shah (Carol) was last seen as Elsa Greer in Monmouth Players' production of Go Back For Murder and had such a great time she wanted to come back. She is excited to be back on the stage tonight and promises a fantastically funny show. Past credits include Allentown High School's productions of Once On This Island (Timoune), How to Succeed in Business Wither Really Trying (Rosemary), Into the Woods (The Witch), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Ensemble). !

Jennifer Lauren Scott (Helen) is excited to be appearing again on the Monmouth Players stage after playing Nurse Flynn in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Prior to joining the Monmouth Players, she played Celia in William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Jenn has also been involved in children's theater productions of The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood and Charlotte's Web, and she can also be seen in the independent film Dark Fantasy. Musical theater includes Carousel, Once Upon A Mattress, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, and Grease.