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The show runs approximately 60 minutes with no intermission
Cast Bios
Leigh Armor (Survivor #4) is thrilled to return to the Theatre Artists’ Studio after first being introduced to TAS audiences during the 2025 New Summer Shorts, when she performed in John Perovich’s Generosity and Amy Hartman’s Ice Queen of the Bingo Palace. Over the years, Ms. Armor has worked at Los Angeles’ Unknown Theatre; Denver’s Germinal Stage, Hunger Artists, Changing Scene and Denver Center Theatre Company; New York City’s Crane Theatre, Urban Stages, Westside Repertory, La Mama, Imaginary Forces, Ensemble Studio Theatre; and Capital Repertory Theatre, known as theREP in Albany. A few favorite acting projects have been the Woo-Woo Girl in FLYBOY by Yvonne Adrian at Ensemble Studio Theatre, presentations about Outsider Artist Henry Darger at both Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan, and local Glendale Community College performances of Toni Simmons in Cactus Flower and Polly Browne in The Boyfriend. Classic roles at Manhattan’s Westside Rep include Anne Whitefield in Shaw’s Man and Superman, Viola in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Nora in Ibsen’s A Doll House. Trained at the National Theatre Conservatory, MFA program, established in 1984 by Congressional Charter, Title 36, Ms. Armor also works on camera and in voiceover.
Owen Donsker (Martin) is thrilled to return to the Theatre Artists Studio stage in the role of Martin. He has previously been a part of New Summer Shorts, as well as Mazel’s staged reading last year. He is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Music in Music Theatre Performance from Arizona State University. Credits include Lieutenant Cioffi in Curtains and Dolokhov in Great Comet.
Mark Gluckman (Survivor #1) has been with TAS almost from the beginning as an actor and photographer. He studied at Pasadena Playhouse and holds his BA in Theatre from Cal. State. He has been represented by the Leighton Agency for over 30 years acting in film, commercials and industrials.
Judy Lebeau (Survivor #2) has appeared on The Studio stage in dozens of productions including Last Romance, Marriage Play, On Golden Pond, A Doll's House, part 2, The Heiress, Road to Mecca, Nuts, A Delicate Balance and Trip to Bountiful. Her Film and TV credits include Dudes, Disney's Not Quite Human, NBC's Unsolved Mysteries, Search for Tomorrow and CBS's Rescue 911. As a Founding Member of The Studio, Judy's deepest gratitude to Carol MacLeod for her vision and dedication to our family of theatre artists. Thank you Kate Butler for traveling so far to direct this production. My heart is with the victims of the Holocaust, including my many ancestors. 
Steven  Mastroieni (Jack) is a founding member of The Studio, with an extensive career on national and international stages. Some Studio credits include: Madwoman of Chaillot, ART, The Unexpected Man, Marriage Play, The Heiress and Pound.  A SAG-AFTRA member and retired Equity artist. He holds a BA in Theatre from ASU and foundational training at RADA-London and The Drama Studio London/Berkeley. His work spans film and television;  a Cannes film nominee. He has worked on many valley stages with celebrated performances in Exit the King, No Exit, Night of the Iguana, and Orphans, and he has held positions in Arts leadership. 
My gratitude to Carol, Kate, Amy, Debra, Owen , chorus and Marilyn for their artistry and dedication.
Tom Noga (Survivor #3) has appeared in dozens of films, TV shows and commercials (check him out at IMDB.com). In addition, he has appeared in and directed dozens of plays at theatres in Los Angeles and Phoenix. Most recently, Tom directed Appropriate here at Theatre Artists Studio. The Studio has been a very special place to Tom for many years and he is pleased to be back on stage for Mazel and Same Moon.
Debra Rich (Pearl) is a professional actor/ playwright/storyteller and award-winning journalist. Past acting credits include Tony in this season’s production of  Appropriate, Juliana in The Other Place, Nora in A Doll’s House Part II, here in Phoenix. She starred as Masha in Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike and Veronica in G-d of Carnage in Seattle and played Toby in the world premiere of The Wizards of Quiz in Chicago. Debra is best known as the host of the popular Debra Rich Show on KFI Radio in Los Angeles. She hosts the Theatre Artists Studio’s monthly storytelling slam, S.O.S.
Jim Dolan  (Radio Announcer) was an on-air news reporter in New York City at WABC for nearly 40 years. In addition to covering local news, he was a war correspondent, traveling to the Middle East several times, including in the aftermath of 9/11. Jim also reported on historic events such as the Covid pandemic, the Paris attacks in 2015 and the deaths of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II.
Playwright's Note
Pittsburgh is a big city that feels like a small town. Squirrel Hill is the Jewish district in Pittsburgh and a global village. When Edie Naveh, the director of The Holocaust Center, asked me to write a play based on the experiences of Holocaust Survivors living in Pittsburgh, I blurted out, “I'm not Jewish.” Edie—who is five feet, ninety pounds soaking wet and a force to be reckoned with—replied, "Are you human?" Enough said. So, after 2 years, forty- something interviews, 4 weddings, 6 bat mitzvahs, a zillion gallons of coffee and crumb cake sitting in a booth at Eat'n Park, Mazel wrote itself. It's been some years since the premier, and all the survivors have since passed. It is my hope that this work will help keep the dignity of their memories alive. That their human voices continue to ring out in a testimony of undaunting forgiveness. I am indebted to Kathleen Butler for her dramaturgical support and keen eye in helping to grow the play into this final shape. I am truly grateful. As always, this play is dedicated to Itchy and others like him who are brave enough to teach us the resilience of the human heart. I miss you, Itchy.
     -- Amy Hartman
Kathleen Butler (Director) As a director, New York Credits: Seeing Stars with Emmy Award winner Ellen Gould and co-developed by Ms. Butler (Best Director and Best Production United Solo Festival), Pound with Christopher Lloyd, the Award winning Delirium’s Daughters; Falling Awake with Tony  winners, Judith Ivey and Ed Herrmann, The Prospect; and this September she will be directing the film of Seeing Stars. At The Studio: Marriage Play; An Evening With Edward Albee; A Delicate Balance and Marjorie Prime. As an actor, over 75 stage productions in New York, Vienna and Regional Theaters. Kathleen has worked closely with 4 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights including originating roles in the world premiers of Three Tall Women; Marriage Play and Occupant all by the remarkable Edward Albee. Film and TV: A League of Their Own; Bottom of the Nineth; Swallow; Lissy’s Story  (by Steven King); Night Curtain; Blacklist; Law and Order; Louis CK; Mozart in the Jungle; Odd Mom Out; Friends From College; Kenny the Shark among many others. Co-staring as Edith in the new film, Rest and Relaxation (summer 2026 release). Kathleen thanks the extraordinary Carol MacLeod and Amy Hartman for trusting me.
Director's Note
 “History repeats itself because no one listens the first time.”
 -- Kathleen Butler
Cast

Survivor #4

Leigh Armor

Martin

Owen Donsker

Survivor #1

Mark Gluckman

Survivor #2

Judy Lebeau

Jack

Steven Mastroieni

Survivor #3

Tom Noga

Pearl

Debra Rich

Radio Announcer

Jim Dolan

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