Cast

 

Eric Bolton (Deb, Gipper, Principal Mortman) is a native southern Californian, Eric has a BA in Theatre Arts from Cal State Los Angeles and has performed throughout the country. He was a founding member of the award-winning Friends and Artists Theatre Ensemble under the artistic direction of Sal Romeo. At FATE he appeared in The Firebugs, Marat Sade, Moonchildren and Threepenny Opera. He has most recently been seen as Daddy Warbucks in Annie, John in Oleanna, The Doctor in Woyzeck and playing a precocious seven year old in the world premiere of Milk and Cookies. Other theatre credits include: Guys and Dolls, K.D. Dufford, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Man of La Mancha, Cole, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Serpent and the original children’s musicals Magic Leaves and Cracker Jack Day for which he wrote the original music. Eric co-wrote, co-produced and hosted the talk show parody, Late Night with Barry Ivy. Notable television appearances include General Hospital, Port Charles, Boston Legal and Melrose Place. Eric is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and thanks Gloria and his family. He dedicates this performance to his sister Kathy whose faith and courage in the face of great adversity inspire him to be fearless. 

Jerry Giles (Todd, Patty, Dave, Butch) has been fortunate to work on screen, both big and little, since 1989 in shows from Matlock to X-Files to movies from Chaplin to Little Miss Sunshine. Commercially, you may have seen him last in a series of ads as the enthusiastic football coach who invented the internet. On stage he has played race car drivers to rock stars, and he actually does a Neil Diamond Tribute as the voice of Neil. Yes, you read that right. Jerry hopes that you enjoy "Moms Gone Mad" as much as he has enjoyed being a part of it.  

Pamela Shafer Moser (Candace, Claire, Vanna) Pamela performed at regional theatres all over the country playing lead roles in GREASE, PAJAMA GAME, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, ALITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, HENRY IV, and A SHAYNA MAIDEL to name a few.  While working with THE PHOENIX ENSEMBLE, she and husband, John Moser, traveled to Russia where they performed at the GITIS Institute.  They also collaborated on creating LULU: BROADWAY BERLIN a musical theatre piece about the life of silent screen star Louise Brooks.  LULU was performed on both coasts and several regional theatres including Lucille Lortel’s historic White Barn Theatre.  Of her many Off-Broadway credits, her favorite was playing GiGi in the musical of the same name.  Film: ENTERTAINING ANGELS, THE DOROTHY DAY STORY opposite Martin Sheen.  Television:  guest roles on HOUSE, the original BEVERLY HILLS 90210, BROOKLYN SOUTH, HANGTIME, ANOTHER WORLD, and series regular in the pilot for THE PUPPET NEWS NETWORK.  Lotsa voice-overs, some commercials and a number of Indie films. She is also the author of several children’s plays that have been produced at the Bendheim performing Arts Center in Scarsdale, NY.

Betsy True (Linda, Sage, Sally) Betsy performed the role of Cosette on Broadway in LES MISERABLES as well as the role of Eponine in the First National Tour of LES MIZ.  Betsy appeared in the Broadway revival of GYPSY, starring Tyne Daly, and played Louise in the Canadian revival of this classic American musical. She portrayed Maria in the National Tour of WEST SIDE STORY and has sung the music of Bernstein with the Philadelphia Pops and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra conducted by jazz pianist, Peter Nero.  She appeared in the world premiere of Sheldon Harnick/Joe Raposo’s musical version of A WONDERFUL LIFE as Mary Bailey and can be heard on the Warner Brothers recording. Regional credits include Trina in FALSETTOS at The Rep Stage Company, the revival of GODSPELL at Fords Theatre and Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC.  Her television credits include featured roles on ANOTHER WORLD, ONE LIFE TO LIFE and THE PRESIDENT SALUTES FORDS THEATRE on CBS. She has appeared in countless benefits raising money for AIDS awareness and children’s charities as well as numerous workshops of new plays and musicals. As a playwright, Betsy wrote her one-woman show, TRUE TRAVELS that premiered in NYC; raising money for the American-South African Scholarship Association (now merged with the Mandela Rhodes Foundation) and is currently writing a new theatre piece entitled THE  FABULOUS FIFTIES . She has also written several plays for Young Audiences that have been performed in the Union County and Westchester County school systems.