LAUREL CLARK, SHOW
DIRECTOR has been a professional director and actor for
nearly 20 years, and has been Sleuths' show director since
1996. Laurel is also responsible for hiring and scheduling
the actors who are currently part of the Sleuths company.
Since each actor needs to be able to perform 2 to 25
different characters, casting talented, versatile actors
is critical. Says Laurel: "It's a challenging and
exciting job keeping Sleuths' comedy mysteries surprising
and entertaining. We work very hard to keep the comedy in
our shows fresh and current, which is why we believe we have
the best improvisational actors and comedy mysteries in the
country."
DAVID
ALMEIDA moved to Orlando in 1992 after completing his
Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema from the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. He has appeared at many local
theaters including Orlando Repertory Theatre, Bay Street
Theatre, and Mad Cow Theatre. He has been a Sleuths cast
member since 1997. Also a film critic and playwright, his
collaborations with co-author Stephen J. Miller have been
featured by Playwright’s Round Table, Theatre Downtown, and
Emerging Artists’ Theatre in NYC. His production company
Utmost Productions has
produced several sell-out hits at recent Orlando
International Fringe Festivals.
www.davidalmeida.com
RICKY AVILA was born in England and raised in Maracaibo,
Venezuela. Ricky has been with Sleuths since 2004. Actor,
director and writer, Ricky has been recognized as one of the
most influential Hispanic actors and directors of Orlando.
In his free time, Ricky enjoys reading “The Power of Now”
and waiting for Antonio Banderas to die, so he can take his
place.
JOHN BAKER
is originally from the UK. He holds a Grade A GCSE
Certificate in Drama and Theatre and a Diploma in Acting
from the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art. John has
worked with the Royal National Theatre, Channel 4 Television
and the BBC. John has over 30 professional film, television
and theatre credits, in the UK and the US, and he can be
seen in over 25 roles in 12 different shows at Sleuths. John
can also be seen at Universal Orlando's Poseidon's Fury as
Taylor , and is a member of the Central Florida Performing Arts
Alliance, British Actor’s Equity, and the UK Screen Organisation.
www.johnbakeronline.com
AVIS-MARIE
BARNES. Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, and a
graduate of Howard University, Avis-Marie had appeared in
numerous New York productions before moving to Orlando in
1992. For the past sixteen years she has appeared as
characters in commercials, voiceovers and a number of
television and film roles. She has appeared in productions
at The Civic Theatres Second stage in Orlando, (now know as
Orlando Rep), the People’s Theatre, and two productions in this past Fringe –
Matador and Andrea’s Revolution.
DOUG BOWSER has been working at Sleuths for the past eight
years, but has been performing in the Orlando area for over
25 years. He has worked at virtually every theatre in the
local area, toured the U.S. in several shows, and performed
in Northern Africa for an extended period. Doug is also a
master puppeteer and even had a brief (but very painful)
stint as a mime. Orlando radio audiences may remember him as
part of the popular Monday Movie Review with Wanzie and
Doug.
DAVID
BUCHMAN has appeared in productions of Lies and Legends:
The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin, You Can't Take It With
You, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. As
resident director for Take A Chance Theater, David has
directed Vanities as well as the world premiers of
Jury, The Musical, Ashes 2 Ashes, and A Person's
Proof.
ED
BUDD studied Communications/Theatre at Marist College and
graduated with honors in 1993. Then Ed worked for the
Devereuex foundation setting up an arts program in their day
habilitation unit. After a year, Ed hit the road, moving to
NYC and then touring with a children's theatre troupe
(American Family Theatre) for roughly 3 years. Ed came back
to NYC after that but not for long, as he was soon hired as
Equity Talent at Walt Disney World in Orlando. In addition
to performing, Ed also teaches High School Drama and
Stagecraft.
MIKE
CARR is very excited to be a part of Sleuths. He received
his degree in theater from UMass Amherst, where he performed
with the critically acclaimed Mission:IMPROVable, and continued his training in Chicago with the iO
Theater. He also wrote/performed in
the wildly popular Make Out Not War, a sketch revue part of
the Second City Directors Showcase. In theater, Mike played
Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress, Danny in Grease,
Gangster in Kiss Me Kate, and various roles in The
Laramie Project. He is currently a part of the ensemble at SAK Comedy Lab and a full-time performer at the Walt Disney
World Resort.
MICHAEL
COLAVOLPE began working at Sleuths in 2002 and is very happy
to be back after a two-year hiatus up north. He currently
plays over 40 roles at Sleuths (both male and female) and can also be seen in
Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. An
actor for over 25 years with an extensive list of stage,
film, and commercial credits,
Michael is also a stage director and producer, one of the hosts of The
QCast Connection podcast, a website designer, and a
self-professed comic
book, video game, and computer geek.
TYLER CRAVENS has been a proud member of the Orlando acting
community for an accumulative ten years - having also spent
substantial time in Los Angeles. His most notable work can
be found in film and television. Credits include:
Tigerland starring Colin Farrell, Jungle Juice starring
Christopher Walken, S-Club 7 in Miami starring British
pop group S-Club 7 and From the Earth to the Moon. On stage, Tyler is happy to have
portrayed his dream roles: Seymour in Little Shop of
Horrors; Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy; and Marc
Antony in Julius Cesar. Tyler is also an accomplished
stand-up comedian, having performed extensively at the
Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA.
ANNE CURTIS, RDT, has acted exclusively for Sleuths since
1999. Originally from the U.K., Anne's credits include
plays, musicals, commercials, and films from Canada to
Florida. A Registered Drama Therapist, Anne brings healing
Drama/Humor to children and adults in area hospitals,
nursing homes and support groups specializing in illness,
crisis, and loss. Anne is an author and lecturer in the
healing power of laughter and the arts.
SARAH-LEE DOBBS is originally from the United Kingdom and
trained at the prestigious London Centre of Theatre Studies.
Sarah has many UK television credits including playing
Melanie Simpson in top soap opera Coronation Street, Shelley
in Boon, and a presenter for QVC. Favorite theater credits
in London West End include Cabaret, Oedipus,
Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Macbeth. Love
brought Sarah to Orlando where she is married to Doug and
has a five-year old son, Joseph. Sarah loves working at
Sleuths.
JOSHUA
EADS-BROWN is proud to be both an actor and costume shop
manager at Sleuths. For 18 years he has lead an
exciting and varied career, most notably spending a year and
a half with the Broadway companies of Disney's Beauty and
the Beast and The Lion King. Award-winning credits
include Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Seymour in Little
Shop of Horrors, The Emcee in Cabaret, Horton the Elephant
in Seussical, and Jesus in Godspell. As a costumer, his designs for Guys and Dolls,
Man of La Mancha, and Electric Youth: The Musical!
received praise from critics and audiences alike. You can
visit Joshua online at
www.myspace.com/scoopeadsbrown.
MICHELE FEREN has been acting for 12 years and has edged her
way into commercials and film. Too frightened of L.A., she
resides in O-Town making tourists giggle, Michele is not a
natural blonde, loves animals, and enjoys tea and crumpets.
Her other life goal is to travel and visit the National
Museum of Basket Weaving and Soft Furnishings.
RYAN GIGLIOTTI
has performed interactive theatre across the country for
over fifteen years. He has played historical characters
(Ferdinand Magellan and H.G. Wells are favorites) and
bizarrely fictitious ones as well (such as Leonardo, half of
To the Hilt, the comedy sword fighting show). He has been
seen loitering the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor at Walt Disney
World's Magic Kingdom, and has many credits as an improv
actor, comedian, stunt performer, and fight director - very
few of which required him to write a bio. Ryan loves
performing with the Sleuths crew, but may resent them for
this bio-thing.
ELIZABETH
JUDITH, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, has
performed at several professional dinner theaters around
Central Florida. Her real passion, however, is film. She has
been seen in films at film festivals across the country and
recently started her own production company, Silverbox
Entertainment, LLC, which produced the award winning short
film Altered Boy and has a full feature currently in
development.
KEVIN KRIEGEL moved from Milwaukee, WI to Orlando in the
fall of 2001. By early 2002, he had already started building
his repertoire of memorable Sleuths characters, having
brought with him the experience of such roles as
Seymour/Little Shop of Horrors, Vinnie/Lucky Stiff, and Bill Snibson/Me and My Girl. As a director and choreographer,
Kevin's resume also includes a plethora of theatrical
productions such as Once On This Island, 42nd Street,
The
Boy Friend, and countless versions of Into the Woods, just
to name a few.
LEYLA
LAWRENCE, originally from the United Kingdom, is currently a
singer and actress in Central Florida. She can be seen in
stage shows and various live concerts in the area and will
shortly be taking on lead roles in two independent films.
Completing a degree in Theatre at the University of Central
Florida in 2008, she hopes her talents will help her to
touch lives and travel the world.www.leylalawrence.com.
HEATHER LEONARDI, a rare Orlando native, is pleased as punch
to be a part of Team Sleuths. Heather has appeared locally
with the Orlando UCF Shakespeare Festival, Mad Cow Theatre,
Orlando Repertory Theatre and Orlando Theatre Project. Her
favorite roles have been Evelyn in The Shape of Things and
all female characters in The Blue Room. In her free time,
Heather enjoys milkshakes and vicious competitive Scrabble.
RYAN
LEYHUE is a versatile actor/singer/comedian who comes to us
from a small town in western Tennessee. He has performed on
many various stages across the South and beyond. In addition
to Ryan's traditional theatrical performances, he has been
seen on many dinner show and improv comedy stages right here
in the Central Florida area. For more information, please
visit Ryan's website at
www.leyhueniverse.com
MICHAEL
MARINACCIO, originally from Long Island, NY, has been
involved in theatre in the Orlando area since 1994. He has a
BFA in theatre performance from UCF, and has studied in NYC
with Terry Schreiber and Betty Buckley. Michael teaches
acting, performs and directs for Mad Cow Theatre, and has
worked locally with Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Sak Comedy
Lab, and Orlando Repertory Theatre, among others. He is also
a twelve year veteran artist with the Orlando Fringe
Festival, and the proud papa of two beautiful boys.
MELISSA
MASON is currently pursuing a MFA in Musical Theatre at UCF.
Her regional credits include Into the Woods (Little Red),
The Imaginary Invalid (Angelique), and A Little Night Music
(Mrs. Segstrom) with the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, the
regional premiere of Kathy Lee Gifford’s Under the Bridge
with Orlando Repertory Theater, and Urinetown (Little Becky
Two Shoes) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Fairy/Hermia)
at Mad Cow Theatre. Melissa also performs as Claire De Lune
in Walt Disney World’s Hoop Dee Doo Revue.
www.melissamason.net
MEGHAN
COLLEEN MORONEY has been fortunate enough to have a variety
of odd acting jobs that stem from Broadway (in Mamma Mia) to
singing on cruise ships to selling things as a host for "The
Home Shopping Network." She has opened shows for Jimmy
Buffet in the Bahamas, been an
actress in Opera Celevland's inaugural season, and currently can be spotted
entertaining at the local theme parks. Favorite roles
include: Anna in The King and I, The Baker's Wife in
Into
the Woods, Charlotte in A Little Night Music, and Venus
in Cupid and Psyche.
She is a proud member of The Actor's Equity Association
and thanks you for supporting live entertainment!
JENNIFER
CHRISTA PALMER originally hails from Hatboro,
Pennsylvania
and earned her BA in Theatre from Penn State University. She
(and husband Ryan) joined the ensemble at Sleuths in 2002.
Prior to moving to Orlando, the pair toured the U.S. with
their comedy sword fighting show, To the Hilt. JCP performs
at both Universal and Disney, and has been seen in local
productions at both Mad Cow Theatre and the Orlando Fringe
Festival. Please visit her website at
www.jenniferchristapalmer.com
JOHN PAYNE is a native of south Louisiana and was involved
in Louisiana State University's Debut Improv Comedy Show -
Making it Up...As We Go Along! and has been in such shows as
Titanic, Footloose!, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also
directed Steel Magnolias and This is Our Youth for West
Illinois University and is currently working on his MA in
Theatre from the University of Central Florida.
TOBY
S. PRUETT was raised in a small town in West Kentucky. After
High School he moved to New York City to study at The
National Shakespeare Conservatory. Since then he has
appeared in over 70 Off and Off-Off Broadway shows, 4
National Tours, Outdoor Drama and a handful of Films. As an
instructor, he has worked for The National Shakespeare
Conservatory and The Stella Adler Conservatory (NYC). In
Orlando he performs for Sleuths, Walt Disney World,
Universal Orlando and is a Show Director for Pirates Dinner
Adventure.
BRANDON
ROBERTS has been acting on the Orlando theatre scene since
2004. He can frequently be seen on stage at Orlando
Shakespeare Theatre and Orlando Repertory Theatre. Brandon
is also a producing member of PB&J Theatre Factory, which
has produced shows at Orlando Fringe in 2006 and 2007, and
plans to begin producing for the Garden Theatre in Winter
Garden during the upcoming years.
JOSHUA
SINISCALCO. Aside from being accused of murder every time
he's here, Joshua can be seen in a number of shows and
events at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Joshua
enjoys people's first attempts at pronouncing his last name,
as well as the company of such talented actors he works with
here at Sleuths.
MICHAEL WALTERS has spent more than a few years on the
Sleuths stage in more than his fair share of women's
clothing. An award-winning celebrity impersonator, Michael
can also be seen at various venues as Jackie Gleason or Dame
Edna Everage. Michael has over 100 stage productions to his
credit including La Cage Aux Folles, Titanic: The Musical,
Annie, Man of La Mancha, Lend Me a Tenor, and Fiddler on the
Roof.
MARTY
WICKS left the frozen shores of Lake Erie 20 years ago and
found his way to central Florida to make his mark on
Hollywood East.
Some of his favorite roles, include Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Ali Hakim
in Oklahoma!, Rooster in Annie and Jesus Costazuela in the
female version of The Odd Couple. He has appeared on stage
with such notables as Ed Ames,
Jo Anne Worley, David Cassidy and Tony Award winner Jay
Johnson who he, literally, (no, really!) had to carry on
stage!
KAREN WHITE - Among her many bids for attention, Karen also works at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios where she met her amazing husband Kevin. Born in Louisville Kentucky, she credits her father for the pipes, and her mother for the ability to make practically anything imaginable with yarn. Bored with singing and arts and crafts, she hit the road and headed for Florida. A few years later, she received her BA in Theatre from Jacksonville University and shortly there after worked as a vocalist and sound engineer in Nashville TN. She loves her "Sleuths Family" and she is a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association.
KEVIN WHITE - A proud member of Actors Equity and a veteran of over 800 shows at Sleuths, Kevin is originally from Plymouth, Ma. Kevin lives in Orlando not only because it's a little known Massachusetts State law to move to Florida , but also because all his jobs are here. Besides grabbing any non-paying film work, Kevin also works at Walt Disney World and has been known to frequent Universal Studios as Jake Blues or Fred Flintstone (Where he met his wife Karen who was his Wilma!) Kevin can also be seen doing Stand-up Comedy in the Orlando area, but is probably best known for his work in the afterschool special 'Show Us On The Doll Where New Jersey Is.' Kevin loves working at Sleuths because not only are they like a second family, but he gets to work with his lovely wife as well.
LAUREL CLARK, SHOW
DIRECTOR has been a professional director and actor for
nearly 20 years, and has been Sleuths' show director since
1996. Laurel is also responsible for hiring and scheduling
the actors who are currently part of the Sleuths company.
Since each actor needs to be able to perform 2 to 25
different characters, casting talented, versatile actors
is critical. Says Laurel: "It's a challenging and
exciting job keeping Sleuths' comedy mysteries surprising
and entertaining. We work very hard to keep the comedy in
our shows fresh and current, which is why we believe we have
the best improvisational actors and comedy mysteries in the
country."
DAVID
ALMEIDA moved to Orlando in 1992 after completing his
Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema from the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. He has appeared at many local
theaters including Orlando Repertory Theatre, Bay Street
Theatre, and Mad Cow Theatre. He has been a Sleuths cast
member since 1997. Also a film critic and playwright, his
collaborations with co-author Stephen J. Miller have been
featured by Playwright’s Round Table, Theatre Downtown, and
Emerging Artists’ Theatre in NYC. His production company
Utmost Productions has
produced several sell-out hits at recent Orlando
International Fringe Festivals.
RICKY AVILA was born in England and raised in Maracaibo,
Venezuela. Ricky has been with Sleuths since 2004. Actor,
director and writer, Ricky has been recognized as one of the
most influential Hispanic actors and directors of Orlando.
In his free time, Ricky enjoys reading “The Power of Now”
and waiting for Antonio Banderas to die, so he can take his
place.
JOHN BAKER
is originally from the UK. He holds a Grade A GCSE
Certificate in Drama and Theatre and a Diploma in Acting
from the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art. John has
worked with the Royal National Theatre, Channel 4 Television
and the BBC. John has over 30 professional film, television
and theatre credits, in the UK and the US, and he can be
seen in over 25 roles in 12 different shows at Sleuths. John
can also be seen at Universal Orlando's Poseidon's Fury as
Taylor , and is a member of the Central Florida Performing Arts
Alliance, British Actor’s Equity, and the UK Screen Organisation.
AVIS-MARIE
BARNES. Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, and a
graduate of Howard University, Avis-Marie had appeared in
numerous New York productions before moving to Orlando in
1992. For the past sixteen years she has appeared as
characters in commercials, voiceovers and a number of
television and film roles. She has appeared in productions
at The Civic Theatres Second stage in Orlando, (now know as
Orlando Rep), the People’s Theatre, and two productions in this past Fringe –
Matador and Andrea’s Revolution.
DOUG BOWSER has been working at Sleuths for the past eight
years, but has been performing in the Orlando area for over
25 years. He has worked at virtually every theatre in the
local area, toured the U.S. in several shows, and performed
in Northern Africa for an extended period. Doug is also a
master puppeteer and even had a brief (but very painful)
stint as a mime. Orlando radio audiences may remember him as
part of the popular Monday Movie Review with Wanzie and
Doug.
DAVID
BUCHMAN has appeared in productions of Lies and Legends:
The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin, You Can't Take It With
You, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. As
resident director for Take A Chance Theater, David has
directed Vanities as well as the world premiers of
Jury, The Musical, Ashes 2 Ashes, and A Person's
Proof.
ED
BUDD studied Communications/Theatre at Marist College and
graduated with honors in 1993. Then Ed worked for the
Devereuex foundation setting up an arts program in their day
habilitation unit. After a year, Ed hit the road, moving to
NYC and then touring with a children's theatre troupe
(American Family Theatre) for roughly 3 years. Ed came back
to NYC after that but not for long, as he was soon hired as
Equity Talent at Walt Disney World in Orlando. In addition
to performing, Ed also teaches High School Drama and
Stagecraft. 
MIKE
CARR is very excited to be a part of Sleuths. He received
his degree in theater from UMass Amherst, where he performed
with the critically acclaimed Mission:IMPROVable, and continued his training in Chicago with the iO
Theater. He also wrote/performed in
the wildly popular Make Out Not War, a sketch revue part of
the Second City Directors Showcase. In theater, Mike played
Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress, Danny in Grease,
Gangster in Kiss Me Kate, and various roles in The
Laramie Project. He is currently a part of the ensemble at SAK Comedy Lab and a full-time performer at the Walt Disney
World Resort.
MICHAEL
COLAVOLPE began working at Sleuths in 2002 and is very happy
to be back after a two-year hiatus up north. He currently
plays over 40 roles at Sleuths (both male and female) and can also be seen in
Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. An
actor for over 25 years with an extensive list of stage,
film, and commercial credits,
Michael is also a stage director and producer, one of the hosts of The
QCast Connection podcast, a website designer, and a
self-professed comic
book, video game, and computer geek. 
TYLER CRAVENS has been a proud member of the Orlando acting
community for an accumulative ten years - having also spent
substantial time in Los Angeles. His most notable work can
be found in film and television. Credits include:
Tigerland starring Colin Farrell, Jungle Juice starring
Christopher Walken, S-Club 7 in Miami starring British
pop group S-Club 7 and From the Earth to the Moon. On stage, Tyler is happy to have
portrayed his dream roles: Seymour in Little Shop of
Horrors; Boolie Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy; and Marc
Antony in Julius Cesar. Tyler is also an accomplished
stand-up comedian, having performed extensively at the
Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA. 
ANNE CURTIS, RDT, has acted exclusively for Sleuths since
1999. Originally from the U.K., Anne's credits include
plays, musicals, commercials, and films from Canada to
Florida. A Registered Drama Therapist, Anne brings healing
Drama/Humor to children and adults in area hospitals,
nursing homes and support groups specializing in illness,
crisis, and loss. Anne is an author and lecturer in the
healing power of laughter and the arts.
SARAH-LEE DOBBS is originally from the United Kingdom and
trained at the prestigious London Centre of Theatre Studies.
Sarah has many UK television credits including playing
Melanie Simpson in top soap opera Coronation Street, Shelley
in Boon, and a presenter for QVC. Favorite theater credits
in London West End include Cabaret, Oedipus,
Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Macbeth. Love
brought Sarah to Orlando where she is married to Doug and
has a five-year old son, Joseph. Sarah loves working at
Sleuths.
JOSHUA
EADS-BROWN is proud to be both an actor and costume shop
manager at Sleuths. For 18 years he has lead an
exciting and varied career, most notably spending a year and
a half with the Broadway companies of Disney's Beauty and
the Beast and The Lion King. Award-winning credits
include Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Seymour in Little
Shop of Horrors, The Emcee in Cabaret, Horton the Elephant
in Seussical, and Jesus in Godspell. As a costumer, his designs for Guys and Dolls,
Man of La Mancha, and Electric Youth: The Musical!
received praise from critics and audiences alike. You can
visit Joshua online at
MICHELE FEREN has been acting for 12 years and has edged her
way into commercials and film. Too frightened of L.A., she
resides in O-Town making tourists giggle, Michele is not a
natural blonde, loves animals, and enjoys tea and crumpets.
Her other life goal is to travel and visit the National
Museum of Basket Weaving and Soft Furnishings.
RYAN GIGLIOTTI
has performed interactive theatre across the country for
over fifteen years. He has played historical characters
(Ferdinand Magellan and H.G. Wells are favorites) and
bizarrely fictitious ones as well (such as Leonardo, half of
To the Hilt, the comedy sword fighting show). He has been
seen loitering the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor at Walt Disney
World's Magic Kingdom, and has many credits as an improv
actor, comedian, stunt performer, and fight director - very
few of which required him to write a bio. Ryan loves
performing with the Sleuths crew, but may resent them for
this bio-thing.
ELIZABETH
JUDITH, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, has
performed at several professional dinner theaters around
Central Florida. Her real passion, however, is film. She has
been seen in films at film festivals across the country and
recently started her own production company, Silverbox
Entertainment, LLC, which produced the award winning short
film Altered Boy and has a full feature currently in
development.
KEVIN KRIEGEL moved from Milwaukee, WI to Orlando in the
fall of 2001. By early 2002, he had already started building
his repertoire of memorable Sleuths characters, having
brought with him the experience of such roles as
Seymour/Little Shop of Horrors, Vinnie/Lucky Stiff, and Bill Snibson/Me and My Girl. As a director and choreographer,
Kevin's resume also includes a plethora of theatrical
productions such as Once On This Island, 42nd Street,
The
Boy Friend, and countless versions of Into the Woods, just
to name a few.
LEYLA
LAWRENCE, originally from the United Kingdom, is currently a
singer and actress in Central Florida. She can be seen in
stage shows and various live concerts in the area and will
shortly be taking on lead roles in two independent films.
Completing a degree in Theatre at the University of Central
Florida in 2008, she hopes her talents will help her to
touch lives and travel the world.
HEATHER LEONARDI, a rare Orlando native, is pleased as punch
to be a part of Team Sleuths. Heather has appeared locally
with the Orlando UCF Shakespeare Festival, Mad Cow Theatre,
Orlando Repertory Theatre and Orlando Theatre Project. Her
favorite roles have been Evelyn in The Shape of Things and
all female characters in The Blue Room. In her free time,
Heather enjoys milkshakes and vicious competitive Scrabble.
RYAN
LEYHUE is a versatile actor/singer/comedian who comes to us
from a small town in western Tennessee. He has performed on
many various stages across the South and beyond. In addition
to Ryan's traditional theatrical performances, he has been
seen on many dinner show and improv comedy stages right here
in the Central Florida area. For more information, please
visit Ryan's website at
MICHAEL
MARINACCIO, originally from Long Island, NY, has been
involved in theatre in the Orlando area since 1994. He has a
BFA in theatre performance from UCF, and has studied in NYC
with Terry Schreiber and Betty Buckley. Michael teaches
acting, performs and directs for Mad Cow Theatre, and has
worked locally with Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Sak Comedy
Lab, and Orlando Repertory Theatre, among others. He is also
a twelve year veteran artist with the Orlando Fringe
Festival, and the proud papa of two beautiful boys.
MELISSA
MASON is currently pursuing a MFA in Musical Theatre at UCF.
Her regional credits include Into the Woods (Little Red),
The Imaginary Invalid (Angelique), and A Little Night Music
(Mrs. Segstrom) with the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, the
regional premiere of Kathy Lee Gifford’s Under the Bridge
with Orlando Repertory Theater, and Urinetown (Little Becky
Two Shoes) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Fairy/Hermia)
at Mad Cow Theatre. Melissa also performs as Claire De Lune
in Walt Disney World’s Hoop Dee Doo Revue.
MEGHAN
COLLEEN MORONEY has been fortunate enough to have a variety
of odd acting jobs that stem from Broadway (in Mamma Mia) to
singing on cruise ships to selling things as a host for "The
Home Shopping Network." She has opened shows for Jimmy
Buffet in the Bahamas, been an
actress in Opera Celevland's inaugural season, and currently can be spotted
entertaining at the local theme parks. Favorite roles
include: Anna in The King and I, The Baker's Wife in
Into
the Woods, Charlotte in A Little Night Music, and Venus
in Cupid and Psyche.
She is a proud member of The Actor's Equity Association
and thanks you for supporting live entertainment!
JENNIFER
CHRISTA PALMER originally hails from Hatboro, 
JOHN PAYNE is a native of south Louisiana and was involved
in Louisiana State University's Debut Improv Comedy Show -
Making it Up...As We Go Along! and has been in such shows as
Titanic, Footloose!, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also
directed Steel Magnolias and This is Our Youth for West
Illinois University and is currently working on his MA in
Theatre from the University of Central Florida.
TOBY
S. PRUETT was raised in a small town in West Kentucky. After
High School he moved to New York City to study at The
National Shakespeare Conservatory. Since then he has
appeared in over 70 Off and Off-Off Broadway shows, 4
National Tours, Outdoor Drama and a handful of Films. As an
instructor, he has worked for The National Shakespeare
Conservatory and The Stella Adler Conservatory (NYC). In
Orlando he performs for Sleuths, Walt Disney World,
Universal Orlando and is a Show Director for Pirates Dinner
Adventure. 
BRANDON
ROBERTS has been acting on the Orlando theatre scene since
2004. He can frequently be seen on stage at Orlando
Shakespeare Theatre and Orlando Repertory Theatre. Brandon
is also a producing member of PB&J Theatre Factory, which
has produced shows at Orlando Fringe in 2006 and 2007, and
plans to begin producing for the Garden Theatre in Winter
Garden during the upcoming years. 
JOSHUA
SINISCALCO. Aside from being accused of murder every time
he's here, Joshua can be seen in a number of shows and
events at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Joshua
enjoys people's first attempts at pronouncing his last name,
as well as the company of such talented actors he works with
here at Sleuths.
MICHAEL WALTERS has spent more than a few years on the
Sleuths stage in more than his fair share of women's
clothing. An award-winning celebrity impersonator, Michael
can also be seen at various venues as Jackie Gleason or Dame
Edna Everage. Michael has over 100 stage productions to his
credit including La Cage Aux Folles, Titanic: The Musical,
Annie, Man of La Mancha, Lend Me a Tenor, and Fiddler on the
Roof.
MARTY
WICKS left the frozen shores of Lake Erie 20 years ago and
found his way to central Florida to make his mark on
Hollywood East.
Some of his favorite roles, include Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Ali Hakim
in Oklahoma!, Rooster in Annie and Jesus Costazuela in the
female version of The Odd Couple. He has appeared on stage
with such notables as Ed Ames,
Jo Anne Worley, David Cassidy and Tony Award winner Jay
Johnson who he, literally, (no, really!) had to carry on
stage! 
KAREN WHITE - Among her many bids for attention, Karen also works at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios where she met her amazing husband Kevin. Born in Louisville Kentucky, she credits her father for the pipes, and her mother for the ability to make practically anything imaginable with yarn. Bored with singing and arts and crafts, she hit the road and headed for Florida. A few years later, she received her BA in Theatre from Jacksonville University and shortly there after worked as a vocalist and sound engineer in Nashville TN. She loves her "Sleuths Family" and she is a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association.
KEVIN WHITE - A proud member of Actors Equity and a veteran of over 800 shows at Sleuths, Kevin is originally from Plymouth, Ma. Kevin lives in Orlando not only because it's a little known Massachusetts State law to move to Florida , but also because all his jobs are here. Besides grabbing any non-paying film work, Kevin also works at Walt Disney World and has been known to frequent Universal Studios as Jake Blues or Fred Flintstone (Where he met his wife Karen who was his Wilma!) Kevin can also be seen doing Stand-up Comedy in the Orlando area, but is probably best known for his work in the afterschool special 'Show Us On The Doll Where New Jersey Is.' Kevin loves working at Sleuths because not only are they like a second family, but he gets to work with his lovely wife as well.