Al Pacino | Alec Baldwin | Estelle Parsons | Aidan Quinn | Winona Ryder | Michael Hadge | William Teitler | James Bulleit | Howard Shore

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Al Pacino

Al Pacino (Richard III, director, producer) is an eight-time Academy Award nominee. After having received four Best Actor nominations for "...And Justice for All," "The Godfather Part II," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Serpico," which also earned him a Golden Globe Award, Pacino won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for "Scent of a Woman." Pacino's other films include "The Godfather," "The Godfather Part III," "Scarface," " Frankie and Johnny," " Carlito's Way" and "Scarecrow." Most recently he has been seen in "Two Bits," "Heat," and "City Hall."

He has won two Tony Awards for his starring roles in "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel" and "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?" He is a longtime member of David Wheeler's Experimental theater Company of Boston, where he has performed in "Richard III" and in Berthold Brecht's "Arturo Ui." In New York and London he acted in David Mamet's "American buffalo." Also in New York he appeared in "Richard III" and in "Julius Caesar."

He recently completed "Donnie Brasco," in which he stars opposite Johnny Depp.

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Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin (Clarence) was most recently seen in CBS' production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," in which he reprised his Tony-nominated role as Stanley Kowalski. Baldwin's films include "Beetlejuice," "Married to the Mob," "Working Girl," "Miami Blues," "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Malice," "The Hunt for Red October" and "Heaven's Prisoners." He was most recently seen in "The Jurot."

An ardent supporter of various New York theater groups -- such as the Circle Rep Theater, the Bay Street Theatre Festival of Sag harbor and the Drama League -- he appeared on Broadway not only in "Streetcar" but in "Prelude to a Kiss" and "Serious Money."

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Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons' (Queen Margaret) numerous film credits include "Boys on the Side," "Dick Tracy" and "I Never Sang for My Father." She won an Acdemy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Bonnie and Clyde" and was nominated for "Rachel, Rachel."

Parsons' theater experience is formidable. She debuted on Broadway in "Happy Hunting" and followed with "The Pirates of Penzance," "Seven Descents of Myrtle," "The Norman Conquests" and "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little." For the Steppenwolf theater she did "Talking Heads" and as director of Joseph Papp's Shakespeare on Broadway project presented "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth" and "As You Like It."

Parsons has taught at Yale, Columbia, Sarah Lawrence and Bennington, as well as at The National Theater Institute at the O'Neill Center. She is a member of the Actor's Studio -- where she is Chairman of the Artistic Committee -- as well as the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and the League of Professional Theater Women.

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Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn (Richmond) was most recently seen in "Legends of the Fall" and "Frankenstein." His other film credits include "The Mission," "Desperately Seeking Susan," "Blink," "At Play in the Fields of the Lords," "Avalon" and "Benny and Joon." Quinn's commendable television work include an Emmy-nominated performance in "An Early Frost," "All My sons," "Lies of the Twins" and "A Perfect Witness." He made his directing bow with "A Worker's Life."

In the theater, Quinn won a Theater World Award for his Broadway performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Off-Broadway he was seen in "Fool for Love," and he also did "Hamlet" and the award-winning "A Lie of the Mind."

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Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder (Lady Anne) most recently appeared in the critically acclaimed "How to Make An American Quilt." She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for "Little Women." Martin Scorese's "The Age of Innocence" also won Ryder a great deal of praise including a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and awards from the Golden Globes and the National Board of Review. Her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress was for "Mermaids." This year she will be seen in "Boys," as well as Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."

Ryder's other films include "Reality Bites," "The House of the Spirits," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Night on Earth," "Edward Scissorhands," "Great Balls of Fire," "Beetlejuice," "Heathers" and "Lucas."

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Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey (Buckingham) has just finished a banner year in which he won an Academy Award for "The Usual Suspects" and was nominated for numerous other honors for his memorable performances in "The Usual Suspects" and also in "Seven." Spacey's other films include "Outbreak,""The Ref," "Glengarry Glen Ross," and "Working Girls." He will soon be seen in "A Time to Kill" and his directorial debut, "Albino Alligator," will also be out this year.

Spacey's telvision credits include turns on "Tribeca" and "American Playhouse," as well as "American Actors and Shakespeare," which was directed by Al Pacino. His extensive theater experience includes a Tony-award winning performance in "Lost in Yonkers," "Long day's Journey into Night," "Playland," "National Anthems" and "Hurlyburly."

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Michael Hadge

Michael Hadge (Producer) has worked with Al Pacino and his company for the past five years. Prior to that he served as the artistic director of St. Clements Theater in New York City, where he developed new American plays and worked with both the famous and the infamous denizens of the American theater. He has also acted in film and television and directed for stage.

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William Teitler

William Teitler (Executive Producer) is the founder of Teitler Films. His recent feature film producing credits include "Jumanji," "Mr. Holland's Opus," and "Unforgettable." Television producing credits include the Ace-award winning HBO series "Tales from the Crypt," as well as "Tales form the Darkside" and "Moment of Fear."

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James Bulleit

James Bulleit (Associate Producer) has appeared as an actor in fifteen films, off-Broadway and in regional theater. Previous producing credits include "The Local Stigmatic" and "Hits."

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Howard Shore

Howard Shore (Composer) has composed the scores for such films as "Nobody's Fool," "Ed Wood," "The Client," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Philadelphia," "The Silence of the Lambs," "Big," "After Hours" and "The Truth About Cats & Dogs." He has had successful collaborations with diverse directors, including Martin Scorcese, Jonathan Demme, Tim Burton, Sidney Lumet, Penny Marshall, David Cronenbert, and Robert Benton, to name just a few.

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