Bad Jews

Eden Malyn* (Daphna) After taking some time away from the stage to pursue TV and film, last year Eden had the great joy of workshopping Kimber Lee’s  Different Words for the Same Thing  for Center Theatre Group, performing in the new musical Behind Closed Doors in NYC, participating in the JAW Playwright’s Festival up at Portland Center Stage, and portraying Nina in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, also at PCS.  Eden has been stalking Bad Jews for a year, with her heart set on playing Daphna, so she couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to work on this piece with such an incredible creative team.  Past TV credits include guest spots on “American Horror Story,” “Criminal Minds,” “Castle,” a recurring arc as Zanna on Showtime’s “House of Lies,” and the recurring role of Erin Sikowitz on Season 3 and the upcoming Season 4 of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.”  You may have seen her as Ames in the indie feature Maybe Someday, Emily in the cult-classic feature film DEADHEADS, or in a good handful of national commercials.  She would like to thank her wonderful and supportive family, her manager Avi Simon, Mark and the killer team at KMR, and her mentor Jamison Jones.

Adam Silver* (Liam) is an actor, producer, artist and creator based in Los Angeles. He recently produced and starred in the West Coast premiere of Ike Holter’s Hit the Wall (six Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards including Production and Ensemble). Theatre: Sons of the Prophet (The Blank); Stupid Fucking Bird (Ovation Award nomination: Featured Actor, Theatre @ Boston Court/Circle X); Creation (Theatre @ Boston Court); Sleepless in Seattle (Pasadena Playhouse); Awake & Sing! (A Noise Within); Surf Orpheus (Getty Villa); Fact & Fiction and Nerve (Sixth Avenue); over thirty productions in his hometown of Chicago. Television: “Transparent,” “Masters of Sex,” “Community,” “Torchwood,” “Wedding Band,” “Californication.” Film: Excision, The Kari Files, Marla, The Runaways, Sorta’ Horny. Adam founded and runs Sixth Avenue, a collective of artists who create theatre, film, art, parties and events. Adam received his degree in Cultural Studies from Columbia College Chicago. IAmAdamSilver.com.

Stephanie Burden* (Melody) Stephanie is so happy to be in Santa Barbara making her Ensemble Theatre Company debut. Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena), Folger Theatre; The Matchmaker (Minnie Faye) Ford’s Theater; Leading Ladies (Audrey), St. Vincent’s Theatre; The Children’s Hour (Martha), Everyman Theatre; Rep Stage, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Aunt Polly) and Katie Couric’s The Brand New Kid (Miss Kincaid), The Kennedy Center tours; Servant of Two Masters (Smeraldina), LATC and Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (April) and The Planets (Loona) with the LA Phil at The Walt Disney Concert Hall. TV credits include “The Wire,” “The Mentalist.” Love to Cory and their dang cute chihuahua.

Cory Kahane (Jonah) is proud to make his ETC debut telling this story. He previously played the role at Theater Wit and the Royal George Theatre in Chicago, IL and the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, IL. Other credits: The Romans: Episode Quartus with Lincoln Square Theatre; A Midsummer Night’s Dream with The James Downing Theatre. Film:The Cheating Pact (Lifetime Original Movie); Bad Johnson. Cory has a BFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University.