Twelve Angry Men - Biographies

* Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association under a special Pittsburgh guest artist contract

Dalton Pecosh (Juror #1) is making his debut with Prime Stage; he last appeared as Jacob Marley in ACT's A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story last Christmas, and as Owen in South Park Theatre's The Melville Boys in 2007. He and his wife Laura are expecting their first child in April.

Jay Silberblatt (Juror #2) Jay appeared as the Sea Captain in the 2004 Prime Stage production of Lord of the Flies, featuring his son, Alec. Prior to that, Jay was last seen onstage in 1971 when he portrayed Robert in Clearfield High School's production of Antic Spring. Jay is better known for his 29 year run as the Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer in Lawsuit, a real-life production that has been presented in numerous courtrooms throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Daryll Heysham * (Juror #3) is pleased to be making his Prime Stage debut. His last Pittsburgh appearance was in a staged reading of Ernest Hemingway's The Fifth Column for Bricolage. His next role will be Sammy Naples in the world premiere of Harry's Friendly Service at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Daryll has performed in over 50 productions including the Off-Broadway hit Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding and Shear Madness, which he played in Philadelphia for over 1,000 performances. He appeared opposite George Peppard and Susan Clark in a national tour of The Lion in Winter. Actor/teacher at Cornell University where his many roles included Biff Loman, Toby Belch, Mercutio, and Bernard in Arcadia. He has also appeared at the Walnut St. Theatre, Florida Stage, and Syracuse Stage. Daryll has studied and taught stage combat, choreographed fights for various Shakespeare festivals, and is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors. Trained at London's RADA, BFA from Ohio State and MFA candidate at Point Park. He has been a member of Actor's Equity since 1981.

Thomas Kurt Fuchel, Sr. (Juror #4) is pleased to be in his fifth performance for Prime Stage Theatre. He has performed on many Pittsburgh stages such as Pittsburgh Playwrights, Open Stage Theatre, South Park Theatre and Stage 62. Those shows include, among others, The Crucible, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oliver, Picnic, and Hayfever. He also appeared on stages in New York and elsewhere dating back to 1962. His most favorite and rewarding work was the musical Something Greater performed at North Way Christian Community. He studied opera, dramatic theater and musical theater at Cincinnati University - College Conservatory of Music and at Heidelberg College and studied acting with Ira Rosenberg in New York City. Mr. Fuchel is a practicing criminal trial lawyer.

Adam Rutledge (Juror #5) last performed as Duke Orsino in Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' Twelfth Night. He rejoins Prime Stage after playing Steve in last year's production of The Outsiders. Other recent credits include Pandora's Box Presents: A Night at the Fights, a production he also co-fight-directed. Adam is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, and is an apprentice stunt performer with the United Stuntmen's Association.

Joe Eberle (Juror #6) is making his Prime Stage debut with 12 Angry Men. Joe studied acting at The University of Pittsburgh, and has appeared in several productions with Stage Right of Fox Chapel. His favorite roles include Bill in Perfect Wedding, Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, John Smith in Run for Your Wife, and the Bellhop in Lend Me a Tenor. Last spring, Joe made his directorial debut with Stage Right's production of Don't Drink the Water. Joe will be making his film debut in the upcoming Dreamworks film, She's Out of My League. For over 15 years, Joe has also been working as a stand-up comedian, appearing in clubs all around the eastern U.S. Locally; Joe can be seen regularly at The Funny Bone in Station Square.

Tony Randza (Juror #7) is making his first appearance with Prime Stage. He is a graduate of Point Park University with a BA in Theatre Arts and an MBA in Business Management. His favorite roles include Tom in Couples' Therapy with Proudly Presents (for which he won the Pittsburgh New Works Festival "Donna" award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2007), Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Point Park University, The Royal Babysitter in The Royal Baby with the Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Sleepy in Snow White with the Pittsburgh Playhouse Junior and Male Chorus in Lysistrata with Point Park University. Tony has also directed several plays including Romeo and Juliet.

Christopher Spare (Juror #8) is making both his Pittsburgh and Prime Stage debut with Twelve Angry Men. Christopher recently moved to Pittsburgh from Erie, Pennsylvania. Christopher received his BA in Theatre from Gannon University in Erie and has been seen in several productions in the Erie area in the last 20 years. He currently attends Point Park University as a Graduate MFA student in Acting. He was seen most recently as Prospero in The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Other favorite roles include Phillip in Orphans by Lyle Kessler and King Odysseus in an original production of The Odyssey.

Ken Lutz (Juror #9) Ken is a retired Pittsburgh Public Schools music teacher. His professional pursuits have included acting at the American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, announcing at WQED-TV, and conducting McKeesport Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Civic Symphony. Ken is active in music and theatre; he plays clarinet in the East Winds Symphonic Band and the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. His recent acting roles include George Spelvin in The Actor's Nightmare with Proudly Presents Productions, Weller in Grand Dream Productions of The Gin Game, and Charles Thomson in 1776 with Artscape. He returns for his fourth production with Prime Stage, having performed the role of Robert E. Lee Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Candy in last year's production of Of Mice and Men, and Frankland and Perkins in The Hound of the Baskervilles earlier this season.

Matt Marceau (Juror #10) Matt is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Prime Stage and this great ensemble. Matt has worked with the Pittsburgh CLO, City Theater, Pittsburgh Playwright's Theatre Co., and the Summer Company. He is a graduate of Point Park University and continued his studies at LAMDA.

Sean Butler (Juror #11) Sean was last seen on the New Hazlett stage in Inherit the Wind as Jesse H. Dunlap, and was recently seen in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival in Absence Makes the Eyes Grow Fonder, as Man, with the Baldwin Players. Other credits include Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Lt. Rick Selby in A Good Time, and in Skin of Our Teeth with the Conservatory of Performing Arts of Point Park University. For Playhouse Jr. Sean played Lord Malev O'Lent in The Emperor's New Clothes. He has performed with other local theatre including South Park Theater where he played Rick Steadman in The Nerd and the Tin Man in Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Sean was Noah Curry in 110 In the Shade with McKeesport Little Theater and Police Supt. Vernon Paul No Sex Please, We're British with The Theatre Factory. This fall Sean will be seen in the movie Sorority Row starring Carrie Fisher and Rumer Willis.

Joseph McGranaghan (Juror #12) is pleased to be back in Pittsburgh having just finished a national tour with Chamber Theatre of Boston's educational show Encore! Recent credits in New York include Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy with TheatreVision/Playtime, and The Beauty Project funded by the SITI Company. In Pittsburgh, Joseph has worked with City Theatre, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Pitt Rep, and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre. He last appeared as Boo Radley with Prime Stage in the 2006 production of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Blaine Ford (Guard) Originally from Washington D.C., Blaine is a junior acting major at Point Park University. He hopes to graduate in 2010 with a B.A. or B.F.A. in acting. Previous Pittsburgh credits include Evening Primrose for the spring 2007 Raymond Laine Memorial One Act Festival, Arsenic and Old Lace at McKeesport Little Theatre, Romeo and Juliet for Point Park Conservatory Company, and On the Inherent Dangers of Having Colleges Close Together for the 2009 Future Tenant One Act Festival. Non-Pittsburgh credits include the Washington D.C. premier of Doctors Orders and The Butler Did It for Parlor Room Theatre Company, The Trojan Women, Much Ado About Nothing and The Ubu Plays for the McNamara Theatre. Blaine is currently working with Point Park students and alumni on a web-based sitcom program called LAN'ded, the series is available at http://landedtheblog.blogspot.com.