Bios

Richard Pepenella - Producer/Director

wore multiple hats in the production staff of the Cardinal Group’s first production Brutality of Fact by Keith Reddin with Joy Franz, and has since coproduced the productions of Love of a Pig by Leslie Caveny with Dana Brooke (one of twenty seven actors honored by Back Stage as a 2007 Performance to Remember for her portrayal of Jenny), the one woman show Mrs. Barry’s Marriage written by and starring Bronwen Coleman, This Is a Cowboy Poem My Daddy Taught Me written by and featuring Katie Bender, and the reading of Jersey Shore House by Michael Ferrell featuring such prestigious theatrical names as Tony winner Beth Leavel and Adam Heller among other amazing talents.

 

DH Johnson - Actor

DH Johnson is an actor and founded The Cardinal Group in 2006. He is currently seen in commercials, and in the award winning short film Flat Love directed by Andres Sanz www.enlapiscina.com
Manhattan credits include Dodsworth (Metropolitan Playhouse), Office Sonata (Irish Arts Center), Brutality of Fact by Keith Reddin (Urban Stages, produced by The Cardinal Group), Melissa Ross' Crazy Little Thing (Center Stage), Evilution by Edward Musto, Lanford Wilson's Book of Days (New World), Daniel Damiano's Given Our Current Fiscal Crisis and Stay, and The Gallery Players productions of Blake Edwards' Victor/Victoria, Joe Lauinger's A Wedding Album, Warren Leight's Sideman, and Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce.
Regionally he appeared in the Dorset Theatre Festival in Dulcy by George Kaufman and Marc Connelly directed by Carl Forsman, NC Shakespeare Festival's Richard III, Robinson Crusoe and Cricket on the Hearth at The B Street Theatre in Sacramento. Short films include Bedford, Emily, There Will Be Peace When You Are Done and the Oscar winning short, Two Soldiers with Ron Perlman directed by Aaron Schneider (Get Low).
For The Cardinal Group he has produced Bill C Davis' Avow, the reading of Michael Ferrell's Jersey Shore House, Keith Reddin's Brutality of Fact and directed Leslie Caveny's Love of a Pig. He co-produced Katie Bender's This Is a Cowboy Poem My Daddy Taught Me and Bronwen Coleman's Mrs. Barry's Marriage. D.H. is represented by Judy Boals, Inc. 212-500-1424.
Visit www.actordhjohnson.com

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Dana Brooke - Actress

Dana Brooke last appeared with The Cardinal Group in Love of a Pig by Leslie Caveny. Her performance was honored by BackStage as one of the top 20 "Most Memorable Acting Performances of 2007."
Dana has appeared in numerous productions for theatre, film, and television around the world. Most recently she appeared in FX's Damages, and the film A Life Worth Living. Other television credits include NBC's Ed, and Fox's Canterbury's Law.
Dana's theatre credits include Arlene Hutton's Nibroc Trilogy at The B Street Theatre in Sacramento where she is a company member. Dana co-starred with Chita Rivera in Venecia directed by Arthur Laurents, and her most recent project took her all the way to India, to perform in the world premiere of "I'll Become Yours...", by Buck Busfield.