Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) is set to headline a month-long production of Desperately Seeking Love, a look at the trials and tribulations of the world of online dating.
Desperately Seeking Love is a product of playwright Ryan Paul James, whose other creations include Lost in Radioland and The World's Worst Play, Ever. The play about finding love online explores the pitfalls of dating today and follows six lonely hearts who reveal their fears and vulnerabilities in their quest for love.
Kate Linder will play the role of Sarah. She is joined in the cast by Keith Coogan as Ray, Heidi Cox as Catherine, Melissa Disney as Tanya, Mark Elias as Adam, and Thomas F. Evan as Bill
Keith Coogan, the grandson of legendary character actor Jackie Coogan, has established his own successful career starring in hit films including Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, and Toy Soldiers, and iconic TV shows including The Waltons, CHiPS, Eight is Enough, and many more.
Heidi Cox is a comedienne and actress who is the creator, writer, and star of the series, Stalking LeVar.
Melissa Disney is an award-winning actress whom you've heard on The Simpsons and as the title character of Ginger on the Nickelodeon series, As Told by Ginger. Disney has also been the voice of the Emmy Awards seven times, the Academy Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and the Country Music Awards. She was also the first female to ever voice a movie trailer for Gone in 60 Seconds. Disney has been in the feature films Up in the Air, In A World, and Searching.
Mark Elias has worked on many TV shows including Teen Wolf, Castle, Justified, and CSI. He wrote/starred in the short film Boulevard of Unspoken Dreams as Charlie Chaplin.
Thomas F. Evans is best known for Criminal Minds, Borderline, and Hunky Dory.
Moosie Drier is a director, actor, and voiceover artist whose credits include Reba, Storks, Kung Fu Panda, The Wolverine, and many more.
The play runs every Friday at 8:00pm from June 29 through August 3 at the Whitefire Theatre (13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423). Due to her annual high tea charity event, Linder will not appear in the July 13th performance.
Tickets cost $30 and can be purchased online at Yapsody.com/DesperatelySeekingLove. For more information, visit: www.ryanpauljamesproductions.com.
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