Bett is no stranger to OLT where she's been in and out the doors, in many capacities for 35 years. Currently, Bett dabbles in stage managing, building and moving equipment, and gathering props for some high school and OLT productions. A teacher, by trade, and near retirement, Bett hopes to find more time for passions such as singing, travel, chaperoning day trips, and of course, watching and being involved in future productions.

Kevin B is a playwright and poet from New England. Their work has been featured at the Chain Theater, Village Playwrights, Durango Arts, and Theater Southwest. (IG: KBJR0719)

Joe Bravaco is the co-librettist of the musical Sundown, which has been produced at Barter Theatre, Virginia; Adobe Theater, New Mexico; and Lyric Stage, Texas, where it was nominated for Best Play or Musical by the Dallas Drama League. His play The Almost True and Truly Remarkable Adventures of Israel Potter, based on a novel by Herman Melville and written in collaboration with Larry Rosler, has been seen at Oldcastle Theatre, Vermont; Winnipesaukee Playhouse, New Hampshire; and Bluff City Theater, Missouri. It was a New Play Showcase Finalist at Throughline Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Winner of the Heiress Inaugural Playwriting Competition, New York, NY. Additionally, he is the librettist of the musical Xmas in Las Vegas, which was presented as a staged reading in NYC. The script was a finalist at the Neil Simon Festival for Comedy and the winner of MainStreet Musicals' Director’s Choice Award selected by Director Mark Brokaw.

Mike Byham is a Pittsburgh native currently living in North Texas. Mike’s plays have won multiple awards including the Little Theatre of Alexandria National One-Act Play contest, Theatre Off the Square Aspiring Playwrights' New Works, Crafton Hills New Works, Pittsburgh New Works, ThinkTank TYA Playwrights Festival, Old Opera House New Voices, Long Beach Playhouse New Works, New Works of Merit, TWO: Summer Shorts, Brewster Theatre Company Playwrights’ Festival, Big Idea Theatre One-Act Festival, The SAUK: Plays in Development, SE Texas Festival of New Plays, Garry Marshall Theatre, Southwest Theatre Production, and Market House Theatre, among others. Mike’s full-length comedy THE UP AND DOWN DETECTIVE AGENCY is available online via Stage-Write Plays publishing. Mike is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Armanda is excited to be assistant producing the One Acts in 2024. Armanda has been on the OLT executive board for the last 3 years and is excited to serve as VP in 2024. Previous credits include: Producing: Titanic (2023), The Prom (2023), Much Ado About Nothing (2022), Twelfth Night (2021). Directing: It Shoulda Been You (2022). Armanda will also be producing Nine, the Musical this Fall. When Armanda isn't busy with OLT, she enjoys playing mom #2 to her two fur babies. Do the thing! If your scared, then do the thing scared.

Elizabeth Fahsbender is so excited to be directing her sixth one act with OLT! After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College in 2018, she began working with companies such as Old Library Theatre, Live & In Color, The Barn Theatre, and Gas Lamp Players to name a few. Some of her recent directing credits include Logical Conspiracies (OLT), Midnight at the Pancake Shack (OLT), My Friend, Doubt (The Barn Theatre), Breaking the Internet LIVE! (The Tank NYC). When not directing, she is the co-founder and co-producer of the show, Cabaret on the Couch (@CabaretOnTheCouchLive). Thank you to everyone for coming out to support live theatre! @e_fahsbender

Nat Gennace is honored to be involved with the 2024 Olt Library Theater One Act’s production. Nat is a stage, film, and Improv actor, and has appeared in films A Dark Place Inside and Patriot: Operation Paul Revere. Nat has also been in the Web Series Behind the Cocaine, Mancave, and Community Cares. Nat has appeared on-stage in Marvin’s Room, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next, Play On!, Wait Until Dark, Stageworks Studio 237 One Act Play Festival (2022 and 2023), Jekyll and Hyde, Amityville Horror '74, Comedy Tonight, OLT One Act Play Festival 2019 and 2021, House on Haunted Hill, The Wild Party (Lippa), Young Frankenstein!, Jesus Christ Superstar, My Big Gay Italian Wedding, Lone Star, and The Good Doctor. Nat can be seen performing improv with Nutty by Nature, and Sketch Comedy with Laughing Goats Sketch Comedy. Nat is also a writer and director of several published works. Nat would like to extend a huge thank you to the wonderful cast for their commitment, support, and energy. Nat would also like to thank the production team of Old Library Theater for the direction and for the opportunity! Nat sends his deepest thanks to his friends for their support, and sends his love to his mother, brother, and Ann

I have been with OLT since 2013 and have done stage crew for shows Jekyll and Hyde, Oliver Twist, American Idiot, Wizard of Oz, several one Acts, and stage managed the show Clue.

F. J. HARTLAND started writing plays when Santa Claus brought him a typewriter for Christmas when he was 13. Since then, F.J. has earned an MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon University (where he was a Shubert Fellow), won the Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival twice and made a record-setting eighteen appearances in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival, winning Best Play four times. His play Across a Crowded Room was the winner of the national Little Theatre of Alexandria One Act Play Competition. He has been published by Concord Publishing, United Stages, Original Works, Next Stage Press, Literature Now, Exposition Review, The Good River Review, and The Louisville Review. He is a past recipient of a Playwriting Fellowship from the Pittsburgh Council on the Arts. Also, F.J. is an experienced stage director and has been a member of Actors Equity Association since 1991. Thanks, Santa!

Jackie Knollhuff is a Director and Teaching Artist whose passions include new play development, working with children, and theatre for persons with disabilities. She holds a Master's in Theatre Studies from Montclair State University and Directed the Old Library Theatre’s production of Sweat by Lynn Nottage.

Lynn Lazar is a veteran of the OLT stage but has taken a break from performing in recent years. She is thrilled to be assisting with publicity for the Old Library Theatre One Act Play Festival.

Eric Robitaille is excited to be returning to Old Library Theater after a hiatus for higher education. He trained at Marymount Manhattan College in Directing with a minor in Communication Arts and New Media. Previously he has directed Anna Alone and I'm Not Leaving as part of the Marymount Manhattan Senior projects Workshops. He has directed at Old Library Theater before with the production of 13 The Musical and this coming spring he will be directing Figaro at Nutley Little Theater.

Evie is so excited to return to Old Library Theater behind the scenes. She had the honor of helping backstage for Titanic, so this is a lovely reprise. Evie recently wrote, directed and produced "One Magical Christmas" at the Barn theater last December. She had the joy of jingle/jangling around the stage in "A funny thing happened at the Forum" last year, she also directed "The Christmas Crisis" at the Barn, Dec 2022. Evie is slowly building her calendar with theater again after being at home with her beautiful daughters and working in the holistic healing industry for 8 years. Before that Evie toured with Norwegian Cruiseline as the lead singer, worked for Disney and other fun stuff.

Maria is excited to once again be helping back stage with Old Library Theatre’s One Acts. Maria has been an assistant director for Godspell (WMP), and Director for WMP One Acts. Maria who is usually behind the scenes supporting her child (who is the real performer of the family) has recently been performing with The West Milford Players in their last 4 cabarets and One Acts. Maria would like to thank Linda for the opportunity, once again, to work backstage with the rest of the crew and cast!

Back for year 13 with the One acts, Linda is happy to be producing as well as being in one of the plays.

Mead is very excited to return to direct at Old Library Theatre. Last winter, he directed F.J. Hartland’s play – Across a Crowded Room at the OLT 12th Annual One Act Festival. A two-time nominee for the Perry Awards, Mead was honored to have had his first two community theatre shows, Gemini (June 2021) and God of Carnage (December 2022) nominated for Best Productions and Best Director at Nutley Little Theatre. Other directing credits include I'm Getting Murdered in the Morning - a murder mystery dinner theatre production collaboration at Franklin Steakhouse and NLT (March 2020), Goodnight Bobby Boo and The Ugly Duckling of Maplewood (October 2023) and Jimmy the Bully…All Grown Up (October 2022) at Apricot Sky Productions in Montclair. Mead is currently working on another one act for Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center titled Last Call to Mom due out in March. Mead is extremely excited to be directing one of his favorite shows, Bent by Martin Sherman (a very emotional and intense love story set during the Nazi occupation in Germany in 1934), at NLT this June. Mead would like to thank his actors, Nat Gennace and Alex Papasavas for their amazing work and talents brought forth in this one act festival along with Joe Bravaco’s heartwarming script; and Mike for all his love and support for the past 31 years!