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taking him to both coasts of the U.S.A. and
to festivals such as The Fest in Gainesville
and Pouzza Fest in Montreal. When he isn’t
performing in theater productions, he can
be seen playing drums for Station Cases
and Help! Police!, organ for DRUG, and
teaching students of all ages for his private
studio. Woody would like to thank Jobsite
for giving him this opportunity to work with
such a large and talented cast, his family for
encouraging him to follow his dreams, Sara
Farag for her support and encouragement,
and Nate Irizarry for absolutely nothing.
Of all the guitar players that call Tampa
Bay home, MARK WARREN (Guitars)
is unquestionably one of them. A childhood
lled by Star Trek reruns, KISS albums, and
roles in youth productions of Shakespeare
classics (Hamlet at age 11 - really!) was
followed by the requisite post-high school
years of aimless garage combos. Eventually,
Warren found himself in the midst of a golden
age for Tampa Bay’s original music scene
from the late ’80s to early ‘00s with stints in
fondly remembered groups such as Mod-L
Citizen, Leonard Croon Band, and Barely
Pink. The latter quartet released three albums
and an EP and in Japan were labelmates with
Cheap Trick for about 20 minutes just before
the band’s stateside label went belly-up.
In more recent times, Warren and his
Telecaster have been busy with “power
lounge” legends the Vodkanauts (established
2002, currently on an open-ended hiatus) and
classic country quintet The Sara Rose Band
(appearing Sunday, December 10th at Ella’s
in Seminole Heights – come on down, y’all!)
Between those two bands and a number of
one-off ensembles, Warren has performed
at dozens of concerts for WMNF 88.5
Community Radio honoring artists such as
David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and
The Who. Plans are afoot for Warren and a
number of his Threepenny castmates to play
tribute to Queen for yet another WMNF event
this coming November. The Threepenny
Opera will be Warren’s third outing with
Jobsite Theater. In 2014, Warren and his
Theremin were part of the award-winning
band in Return To The Forbidden Planet and
he played guitar in the band for last year’s
rockin’ production of LIZZIE.
DAVID GAMBINO (Reed 1) Newly
relocated from New Orleans, La., David
is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in
woodwinds. David has spent equal time on
stage as he has below it (or in this production’s
case, ABOVE it). Some have seen him on
stage as Marcellus Washburn in A.C.T.’s
production of The Music Man, others have
seen him playing Bari Sax in City of Angels
for Theatre Baton Rouge. Most recently,
David was seen playing unnecessarily large
instruments with Chuck Owen and the Jazz
Surge for their release of a new album entitled
Whispers on the Wind with guests Randy
Brecker, Gregoire Maret and Chick Corea.
Gambino is currently a Graduate Teaching
Assistant at the University of South Florida.
Usually you’ll nd him stuck halfway in a
copy machine there, trying to print big band
music for everyone.
JARRYD DOLLARD (Reeds 2) Jazz
saxophonist, clarinetist and playwright,
Jarryd is known for his soulful sound,
comedic personality and his electrifying,
high-energy performances. Recently, Jarryd
was the saxophonist at Orlando’s premiere
Blues Club, the BB KING Blues Club,
performing with the Lucille Band. He
has also toured worldwide (Europe, New
Zealand, Australia, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska,
Mexico, Grand Cayman, St Thomas and
Puerto Rico) with the BB King All-Star Band
onboard the Holland America Cruise Ship
for two years. Jarryd is a University of South
Florida graduate with a degree in Technical
Communications and New Media and minor
in Music. While at USF, Jarryd became a
member of the prestigious organizations
Progressive Black Men Inc. and Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. In addition, he
is a graduate of the Manhattan Hairstyling
Academy, obtaining an unrestricted barbers
license, and presently displays his artwork at
A Cut Above Barber and Beauty Shop.
MIKE HENRY (Trombone) is a freelance
trombonist from the Tampa Bay area who has
appeared with Ra Cruz and his Orchestra,
The Funk Man Band, The Santiago Symphony
Orchestra, and the Florida Worship Choir and
Orchestra. Mike is also an active member
of Global Mission Projects, volunteering
his spare time in Cuba with up and coming