Alex Josefski Last Appeared Onstage at Dragon Productions As Han Solo

Jim Johnson was most recently seen at the Dragon this past December in The One Hour Star Wars Trilogy: Live! and has also appeared at the Dragon in Becky’s New Car, Waiting for Godot, Insignifigance and more. He has also been seen at the Pear Theater in many shows, most recently in Girls Kill Nazis. Ariel Aronica (she/her/hers) is an actor and writer based in the Bay Area. Ariel In light of recent events the Dipsy Doodles have decided to was last seen playing Wendy in the Roe ask for donation suport for our friends at the National Law- v. Wade stage reading at Dragon Produc- yers Guild of San Francisco as they provide legal support for tions Theatre Company. Other credits local protestors. Please go to http://bit.ly/ddddonate to give include #13 in The Wolves at City Lights and nlgsf.org to learn more about how the services of the Theatre Company and a Hot Dog in Pear National Lawyers Guild SF could support any demonstration Slices (2018) at the Pear Theatre. Other you might be planning. credits include Babe Botrelle in Crimes of the Heart (Broad- way West), Alex in Geeks vs. Zombies (Pear Theatre), and Alex Josefski last appeared onstage at Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (Broadway West). When Dragon Productions as Han Solo in The she’s not on stage, Ariel is either spending her time with her One Hour Star Wars Trilogy: Live!, where 5 cats or wishing she was spending time with her 5 cats. she was previously featured in The Mak- ing of the Star Wars Holiday Special: Live! Filip is delighted to be back with the and Cirque Exotique du Monde. She has Dragon Family. Having most recently trod also performed locally with Woodside the board with them as The Third Man Community Theatre, Fuse Theatre, and in Paula Vogel’s The Baltimore Waltz. You the Pear Theatre. Alix has been known to lurk in dark tun- may have recentlyseen him in The One nels as an immersive theatre performer, including writing Hour Star Wars Trilogy: LIVE! and Never and originating the roles of the Cheshire Cat in Wonderland Swim Alone (Dragon Productions) or The and Tinkerbell in Neverland with Epic Immersive. She has Glass Menagerie (Role Players Ensem- extensive training in dance, movement, and the circus arts, ble), or perhaps remember him as Orlando in As You Like It none of which are viable quarantine hobbies, so she has (Silicon Valley Shakespeare) or in one of his many other Bay taken to writing comedy instead. Area plays. Liz Kelley is a sketch writer and producer. Her Melinda Marks is a longtime Bay Area most recent credits include “Cupid is Stu- actor, writer, and director, and the editor pid” with the Writers Bloc in February. She and casting director of San Jose-based would like to thank her housemates Linda production company Play on Words. She and Sharon for their support and making has worked previously at Dragon as a dia- sure she never falls down the stairs. For lect coach (Equivocation, Shoggoths on the those keeping score, its Liz 1 Stairs 0. Veldt), Stage Manager (Shoggoths), actor (The One Hour Star Wars Trilogy: LIVE!) and director (Anne of the Thousand Days). Bora “Max” Koknar (he/him/his) is a Turkish-born actor, director, writer, ed- ucator, producer and the Co-Artistic Director of the Dragon in Redwood City, Jenn Sorkin’s bio is forthcoming. CA. Over a professional career of 15+ years, Max has entertained people as a performer; produced a touring program serving children across the west coast; founded an education program designed to increase lan- guage fluency and communication skills of at risk youth in partnership with local elementary schools in Ohio, pre- sented lectures at venues including UC Berkeley and Developer Week 2020, created site specific and immer- Michael Weiland has previously appeared sive experiences, and collaborated with international tech at the Dragon in Equivocation and Shog- goths on the Veldt. Other appearances are James Kopp is a playwright locat- Geeks vs Zombies at the Pear Theater, The ed somewhere in the San Jose Area. Legend of Georgia McBride at Los Altos Known for his jerkface and consumer Stage Company, Boom! at Minilights, and abilities. Has been writing near worth- The Rocky Horror Show at City Lights The- less humor for over 15 years now. Feel ater Company. Michael is also a company free to write to him and ask him “how member at Play On Words San Jose, a staged reading com- do you sleep at night, you bastard.” pany for new works by local authors, playwrights, and poets.