The Cast of Reefer Madness: The Musical!
Michael Letch (The Lecturer):
Matthew Bartlett (Jimmy Harper): Originally from southern New Hampshire, Matthew began acting at age 14 in a production of Romeo and Juliet and has since acted through high school and college. Recently, he could be seen as Jonathan in David: The Musical and starring in a short film at Emerson College. He is thrilled to be playing Jimmy Harper and working alongside the rest of the cast and crew.
Penny Hansen (Mary Lane): Penny Hansen is thrilled to portray the sweet-as-pie yet secretly sassy Mary Lane. A native of the Chicagoland area, Penny came to Beantown to earn her MM in Opera Performance at the Boston Conservatory, where she graduated last May. Favorite roles span across the genres of musical theatre, operetta, and opera and include Woman #1 in Songs For A New World, Marian the Librarian in The Music Man, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Adele in Die Fledermaus, and Tytania in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream .
Kevin Cirone (Jack): Kevin Cirone is a professional actor from Boston with over 25 film and television credits and multiple stage appearances, including "The Tempest", "Our Town", and the lead in the Boston world premiere of "Softly Unsaid". He has also enjoyed much success writing and performing with the Boston improv and sketch comedy troupe "Bragging to Children". Kevin turns over a new 'leaf' as the charismatic cad Jack in "Reefer Madness", his first (of many) Loki Art-stravaganzas! www.kevincirone.com
Katie Ford (Mae): Katie is very excited to be playing Mae in Loki Arts first production, Reefer Madness! She is also enjoying being on the Loki Arts Board of Directors. She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, where she studied musical theater. She currently sings with a 16 piece swing orchestra called the South Shore Swing Shift. Some of her favorite musical theater roles include Rizzo ( Grease, Turtle Lane Playhouse), Georgie Bukatinsky (Full Monty, Turtle Lane Playhouse), Maddie (River of Babylon , en Vivo Productions), and Soupy Sue ( Urinetown: The Musical, Vokes Theatre). Katie is thrilled to be working with the cast and crew of Reefer Madness.. Especially her favorite stage manager, Robin.
Ray O'Hare (Ralph):A Quincy resident, Ray is happy to help make Loki Arts a reality. He has experience as an award-winning actor, director and set designer. Past acting credits on Boston area stages include Once Upon a Mattress, MacBeth, Nunsense A-Men!, Disney's Beauty And The Beast, Chicago, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum and Jesus Christ Superstar. He also performs with the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra, and has appeared on their CD releases. A self-proclaimed comic book nerd, he also is a co-artist and writer at TurboComics.com
Shonna McEachern (Sally): Shonna is excited to be a part of Loki's first show!  Most recently, she was seen as Johanna in Sweeney Todd with WCLOC and Marta in Company with Southborough Players. Some of her favorite roles include Lizzie in Baby (TCAN and MCC), Percy in The Spitfire Grill (Concord Players), The Leading Player in Pippin, Jan in Grease (both at Turtle Lane), the Jester in Once Upon a Mattress (Animus Ensemble), and Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Reagle Players). In addition to her onstage work, Shonna has performed in numerous recordings with The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air including as the Ice Woman in Something Wicked This Way Comes, Polychrome in their award winning Oz series, Alice in The Clock, Belle in A Christmas Carol, and Berthe in The Cricket on the Hearth.  A graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, Shonna made her television debut on ABC Family's The Scariest Places on Earth.  She lives in Framingham with her wonderful boyfriend, Eric.
Allison Nichols (The Placard Girl) Allison is very excited to be working with Loki Arts! She has most recently appeared as the Heavenly Friend in Carousel (Arlington Friends of the Drama), and as Helena in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Hamilton College). Allison graduated from Hamilton College in 2006 with a degree in Biology, and currently works as a Clinical Care Coordinator in the Cardiology Division at the MGH.
Brian Toney (Featured)
Kami Crary (Featured) Kami tasted the spotlight first at age 5 as Rose Red in the children's production of Snow White and Rose Red and has been bitten by the theater bug ever since. Behind the scenes her direction can been seen in Needham's Production of Beauty and the Beast in November and with Braintree's Godspell due out in the Spring of 2008. Her favorite roles include Sissy (Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean), Marie (Scarlet Pimpernel) and Nancy in (Oliver). She thanks the cast and production team for their hard work and gives her love to her family and friends for their continuous support.
Jess Andra (Ensemble) Jess is honored to be part of Loki's first production! Most recently, she was seen as Amy in Company with The Southborough Players. For the last three years, Jess sang with the recently disbanded (ha!) Accidentals, a metrowest based band comprised of some of the most talented musicians around. Although she'll miss it, she's glad to get back into theater. Yay! Jess is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. She dedicates her performance to all those who believe in her!!
Emma Boroson (Ensemble) Emma is thrilled to be part of the first Loki show! Some of her recent roles include Anybodys (West Side Story, Arlington Friends of the Drama), Ruthie (Bat Boy, Vokes), and in the cast of She Loves Me (Concord Players). Emma has also music directed several productions including Assassins (Brown University), Emma (Brown University), and Joseph... (Temple Beth Shalom), and has played piano for many others. She'd like to send a shout out to Jesus, and congratulations to the entire Reefer cast!
Mikey DiLoreto (Ensemble): is so utterly stoked to be making his debut with Loki Arts and truly hopes to work with this talented ensemble again and again. (You have all provided me with side-splitting laughs and a swollen liver; for that I am forever grateful.) Mikey is a Boston native whose recent area productions have included the world premiere of Smoke and Mirrors: The Short Stories of Neil Gaiman, Pterodactyls, The Winter’s Tale, Sin, Destruction, The Dining Room and Moonchildren. His next endeavor will be this April in Barefoot in the Park with Bad Habit Productions. Mikey wishes to thank Eric for taking a chance on an unknown kid (and being awesome); James, Becca and Robin for their patience and dedication; Mom, Dad and Janny-Jay for all their love and support; Barbara and Stacy for being the best friends a guy could have; and of course Team Happy Medium, because without them he is nothing at all. Enjoy the show!