MARK BERNSTEIN started acting in school musicals some thirty-five years ago, and never got around to giving up the stage. Favorite roles include Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof", E.J. Hornbeck in "Inherit The Wind", Reverend Parris in "The Crucible", and Buddy Fidler in "City of Angels". "Beyond the Pale is his second film.

After earning degrees in English, Molecular Biology and Toxicology from the University of Michigan, Aphrodite Nikolovski set her sights on acting (her grandfather was legendary Macedonian actor Todor Nikolovski). Since then, she has built up an imposing list of professional credits onstage, in front of the camera and behind the scenes (even while holding down her day job as a scientist for U of M, The Karmanos Cancer Institute and the State of Michigan). As an actor, she has trained with Rich Goteri of the Detroit Ensemble Theater and The Second City-Detroit and has appeared in numerous films, commercials and theatrical productions. She received critical notices for her work in Devour the Snow at Meadowbrook Theater and The Metamorphosis at the Abreact Performance Space (Nomination Best Show, Between the Lines and Top Ten Shows of 2005, Detroit Free Press) and has pioneered roles in works by award-winning playwrights Joseph Zettelmaier and Jane Martin. She was recently nominated for a Wilde Award (Between the Lines, Best Supporting Actress, Drama) for her work in Joe Zettelmaier's Night Blooming at The Blackbird Theater. Aphrodite can be seen onstage in Frankenstein at Meadowbrook Theater and Amadeus at The Performance Network this season. Her recent film work includes: Crossover (Hoop), The Breakup (Universal), The Island (Dreamworks), Carbon Copy (Aphtic), A Rake Tenor (Detroit Experimental) and Story Time (Grand Valley Pictures). Aphrodite is SAG-eligible and is an AEA candidate.

A recent graduate of the University of Michigan, John Hartman is now a full-time cast member of the Improv Inferno in Ann Arbor. He can be seen regularly in shows such as The X Show and the Damnation Game. John is a co-director and cast member of Citizen Improv and he is a co-creator and cast member of Uncoupled. He is a member of the improv groups Shark, Graveyard Smash, and various others. In addition, John has written and performed in the sketch comedy shows The Chrismahanakwanzaa Spectacular for the Improv Inferno and Delusion is Not Just a River in Egypt for the Planet Ant Theater. He is also a founding member of the sketch comedy duo Kapowski. John has studied improv with Dan Izzo at the Improv Inferno, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and at The Second City Training Center in Chicago.