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Allison Boyle is so excited to be working with Love Drunk Life and making her Fringe debut! She is a local Philadelphian and a graduate of Temple University’s BA musical theatre program. She has credits from multiple theaters including Maples Repertory Theater, Candlelight Dinner Theater, Cape May Stage, and Ocean City Theater Company. Allison is currently working as a voice teacher through the Willson Vocal Academy in Bryn Mawr, PA. Many thanks to our little Murder and Booze crew as well as Conor and my family.
Camille E. Young is a Phiadelphia-based actor, singer, and teaching artist. This is her first time working with Love Drunk Life, and as someone with a deep love for popular music she is delighted to be apart of The Murder & Booze Cabaret! Previously Camille has worked at various theaters in and around the Philadelphia-area including Theatre Horizon, Theatre Exile, 11th Hour Theatre Company and EgoPo Classic Theater and has participated in Philadelphia Fringe and various staged readings. Thank you to Love Drunk Life, family, and pals for their continued support.
​Sam Kwietniak is a Philadelphia-based writer and musician. As 1/4 of the band Los Festingos, he's been performing in the area for over 10 years. His work celebrates nonsense, embraces imperfection and defies categorization. This is his first time doing this kinda thing.

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Shamus Hunter McCarty (director) is co-creator of  Close Your Legs, Honey - A New Musical whose collaborations include The Kimmel Center, Bristol Riverside, The Eagle, EgoPo Classic Theatre, Shakespeare in Clark Park & many others. Shamus is a two-time Barrymore Award Nominee as part of the Ensemble and writing team of Anna at EgoPo Classic Theatre. ​Shamus resides in Philadelphia & loves to travel for work.
Katie Frazer (devised by) is a producer, actor, writer, and all around HBIC. Katie is the co-owner of Love Drunk Life with her amazing creative partner Brandon Monokian. Producer (Theatre): Herlock Sholmes and the Mysterious Case of the Jersey Devil or The Living Dragon (Philadelphia Fringe), The Most Awkward Love Life of Peabody Magoo (Philadelphia Fringe and Jersey Fringe), The Murder & Booze Cabaret (in collaboration with Powerhouse Theatre and the New Canaan Library). Producer (Film): Self Tape, Tree Time, Happy Yummy Chicken (Distributed by Gravitas Venture and available on iTunes and Amazon). Contact: lovedrunklife.com; happyyummychicken.com
Brandon Monokian (devised by) is currently a writer for SMASH’d on The Stage Network. He wrote and starred in the film Happy Yummy Chicken which features cast members from Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, Doom Patrol, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Uncle Buck and more. The film was called a “delightful cult classic” by the Huffington Post and received a worldwide release both on DVD and digitally and is available on iTunes, Amazon and more. A clip of the film went viral after being tweeted by Modern Family star Sarah Hyland. Brandon’s infamous twitter character Theatre Critic Trump has a developed a cult following and spawned the book Theatre Critic Trump’s Bigly Yuge Guide to Booking Broadway & Beyond: Volume 1 and the upcoming Call Me By Your Stage Name. Brandon co-created the NEH Grant funded Page to Stage program with librarian Janie Hermann for the Princeton Public Library and gave a TED talk through Princeton Public Library’s TEDx series. He co-founded the company Love Drunk Life with Katie Frazer and together they have produced plays, films, books and a product line available on lovedrunklife.com. Brandon has been featured on multiple episodes as the “Gay Best Friend” on Bad Examples, a podcast with Ex-Reality Stars Tracy DiMarco and Jessica Romano. The podcast has ranked #1 on the iTunes TV & Film Charts. Brandon is also an ordained minister and one time Joan Rivers saw a play he was in and really enjoyed it despite dying shortly after she saw it.