Kevin T. Carroll as Leroy Barksdale, Herb Forrester
Kevin T. Carroll has had a strong presence in film including the cult classic Paid in Full (for his role as Calvin), Being John Malkovich (with John Malkovich), The Object of My Affection (as Jennifer Aniston's love interest), The Secret Lives of Dentists, The Notorious Bettie Page (directed Mary Harron), Always Outnumbered (with Laurence Fishburne and Cicely Tyson), Jesus's Son (with Billy Crudup) and Pipe Dream (directed by John Walsh with Mary Louise Parker). On television, Kevin has appeared on Law and Order Criminal Intent, Law and Order SVU, Detroit 187, Strong Medicine, Numb3rs, ER, among others. Carroll has appeared on Broadway in such parts as Belize in Angels in America by Tony Kushner; as Solomon Mantutu in 45 Seconds from Broadway by Neil Simon, as Davey Battle in Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg and The Voice in Bring in da Noise, Bring in Da Funk directed by George C. Wolfe.

Merle Dandridge (official website) as Anna Mae, Afua Assata Ejobo
Broadway: Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Tarzan (Kala), Aida (Aida), Rent (Joanne), Jesus Christ Superstar. U.S./European Tours: Spamalot, Aida, Rent, Ain't Misbehavin', Smokey Joe's Cafe. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Geffen Playhouse (Atlanta), La Jolla Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse and several Chicago theaters. Television: The Newsroom, Chicago Fire (pilot), Sons of Anarchy, Criminal Minds, Ringer, Lie to Me, Love Bites, CSI: Miami, Matadors (pilot), The Deep End, 24, I?m Paige Wilson (pilot), Pros and Cons (pilot), Third Watch, NCIS, All My Children, Angel, The Edge (pilot), Guiding Light. She is also known for her award-winning performance as Alyx Vance in the Half Life video game series.

Amanda Detmer as Gloria Mitchell
Amanda Detmer's acting career began in New York City where she received her Master of Fine Arts from NYU. Following graduation Detmer went straight to the stage, working at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis where she starred in productions of Amadeus and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has since become a familiar face onscreen. On television, she most recently starred as Brenda Hayden in the ABC comedy Man Up and enjoyed a recurring arc on Necessary Roughness. Other television credits include a series lead on ABC's What About Brian and a recurring role on Private Practice. Amanda has also been seen in films such as Saving Silverman, Big Fat Liar, Final Destination, and The Majestic.

Spencer Garrett as Fredrick Slasvick, Brad Donovan
Geffen Playhouse debut. Theater credits include Broadway: Roots and Wings and American Dream (Circle in the Square), Off Broadway and regional: Gunplay, Election (Naked Angels), Crazy Eights (Echo Theatre Company), In the Moonlight Eddie and Alone Together (Pasadena Playhouse), The Real Thing (I.C.T), Heartbreak (Hudson Guild-Dramalogue Award Best Actor), Adaptation (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Sex Plays by George Furth (Matrix) and Two Rooms (Lobero). For L.A. Theatreworks: The Lion in Winter, Oedipus, Zoot Suit, The Country Girl. Television work: over 100 recurring/guest leads including Game Change, Luck, 24, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, Law and Order (C.I. and Mother ship), Criminal Minds, Harry's Law. Film: Air Force One, Stars Fell on Henrietta, Public Enemies, Charlie Wilson's War, Bobby (S.A.G Award nomination, best ensemble), Thank you for Smoking, Lovely and Amazing, and as Tom DeLay in Casino Jack for the late, great George Hickenlooper. Recently completed work on Iron Man 3, Chavez and Hitchcock.

Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Lottie, Carmen Levy-Green
Kimberly is delighted to revisit this piece as her Geffen Playhouse debut. She can be seen in Spike Lee's summer film, Red Hook Summer, as Sister Sweet. Her theatrical credits include: The Public Theatre: The Brother/Sister Plays, where she played Aunt Elegua and Shun; Second Stage: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Hartford Stage: Antony and Cleopatra (Starring Kate Mulgrew) and Gees Bend; The McCarter Theatre: The Brother/Sister Plays; The Magic Theatre: Tough Titty by Oni Faida Lampley; The 1st National NY Irish Theatre Festival: a notable one-woman piece entitled Evangeline Elsewhere; and the national tour of the Broadway hit, The Lion King. This is her first time in LA, and she is loving it!

Sanaa Lathan as Vera Stark
Tony-Award nominated actress, Sanaa Lathan won the Lortel Award and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her portrayal of the title role in By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at the Second Stage Theatre in Manhattan. She starred as Maggie the Cat in the West End's award-winning revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Lathan reprised her Tony-nominated role as Beneatha Younger in the critically acclaimed ABC production of A Raisin in the Sun. Her additional feature credits include Steven Soderbergh's Contagion, Something New, Alien Versus Predator, Brown Sugar and Love and Basketball. She received an NAACP Image Award nomination for The Best Man. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Currently she is the voice of Donna on the Fox animated show The Cleveland Show and can currently be seen on the Starz series Boss opposite Kelsey Grammer.

Mather Zickel (official website) as Maximillian Von Oster, Peter Rhys-Davies
Mather Zickel hails from New York City where he studied acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and The Shakespeare Lab at the Public Theatre. He spent fifteen years performing in many New York experimental venues, working with some of America's most creative young playwrights such as Sarah Ruhl, Gina Gionfriddo, and Adam Bock. He is pleased to return to the Geffen after last year's production of David Weiner's Extraordinary Chambers. Mather has appeared in a wide variety of film and television roles. Some of his favorites are Kieran in Rachel Getting Married (Sony Classic), District Attorney Mike Powers in Reno: 911! (Comedy Central) and in the series Man Up for ABC. Mather is currently shooting the lead role in the series Newsreaders for Adult Swim, which is a spin-off to the wildly popular series Children's Hospital.

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