Edinburgh Cast
(Richmond Cast Coming Soon!)

Mark Junek is a rising junior at Columbia University in the city of New York where he studies literature and theatre arts.

A former resident of Minnesota, Mark brings to New York experience in Les Miserables, Romeo And Juliet, Look Homeward, Angel.

At Columbia, he has appeared in Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Measure For Measure, and The Trojan Woman. He is excited to make his Edinburgh Fringe debut.

Terry is thrilled in his return to "Wayfar Kingdom". A place he first visited two years ago when he originated this character at the world premier in Maryland, USA. This is Terry's European debut.

Terry spends most of his stage time on the directing side. Some of his Off Broadway and regional credits include:

Acting — Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter, Fifth Of July, Once Upon A Mattress, Beyond Therapy and Amadeus.

Directing — Hedwig And The Angry Inch (the first US National Tour also named the Best Production and Best Director of 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland) Pageant, News In review (Emmy Award winner), Tony 'N' Tina's Wedding, Bat Boy, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Love! Valour! Compassion, Jeffrey, The Laramie Project, Bedroom Farce, Das Barbecu, Falsettos, and Once On This Island.

He sends his love and thanks to the original villagers of "Wayfar Kingdom", Bob, my sister Melanie and family, God, my life saver Sandy and to my other half —the half that completes me— "Denver".

Rita Markova is thrilled to be a part of this production. She recently made her Village Light Opera Group debut in NYC as Tess in My Favourite Year, directed by Evan Pappas.

She is a recent graduate of New York University with a BM in Vocal Performance. Some of her NYU credits include Street Scene (Jennie Hildebrand), Babes In Arms, and God Lives In Glass, a new musical, which premiered at the Provincetown Playhouse, with readings at the Theatre at St. Clement's and Manhattan Theatre Club. Rita has also been seen in The Music Man at Quisisana Summer Theatre in Maine.

She would like to thank her family and friends for all their continued support.

Gretchen Reinhagen, is thrilled to return to the cast of Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter, having previously performed as the Queen Mother in the original staged reading in New York City.

Most recently she was seen in the role of the therapist in the new musical Mother Me Therapy, at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York. Other favorite roles include Miss Hannigan in Annie, Domina in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Nancy in Oliver!, Janis Joplin in Beehive, and Louise in Always Patsy Cline.

In addition to her theatrical credits, last spring marked the New York debut of her cabaret, Undefinable.

Daniel is happy to once again be joining the cast of Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter.

Daniel has toured nationally with such shows as Man Of Lamancha, A Chorus Line and Zorba. He has also appeared in regional productions of West Side Story, Peter Pan and Fiddler On The Roof.

Thanks to Connie, Adam, Leigh and Yvonne for being there and helping through the "not so fun" times! Thanks Mom for everything!

Elizabeth is extremely excited to join the cast of Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter. She recently made her NYC debut in Anything Goes with the Heights Players. Some of her favorite roles include Jenny in Company, Reno in Anything Goes, and the Minstrel in Once Upon A Mattress. In February, she made her New York cabaret debut at Don't Tell Mama and has also performed at the Triad Theater.

Elizabeth has had the oppurtunity to sing with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Kenny Rogers, and Clay Aiken in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

"Thanks to the Lord and my family, without both, I wouldn't be here."