The Cast of
Les Hollywood Hills
Joe Parrish
(Ralph)
Joe has been teaching theatre and mathematics at Buena Park High School for thirty years. He holds an MA in Theatre (directing) from Cal State Fullerton. Favorite roles include Salieri in Amadeus, Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Frank in Equus, Levene in Glengarry Glen Ross, the Stage Manager in Our Town, Danforth in The Crucible, Robert in Proof and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. He is delighted to be a part of OC-centric and especially delighted to be working again with Stephen John, who directed him in The Laramie Project last year.
Donna Walp
(Leticia)
This performance marks Donna's debut in OC-Centric. Southern California stage credits include Ms. LaPointe in Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackhead, Ms. Morgan LeFee in Clementine Does the Dirty Deed and the 24 Hour Creative, all at Camino Real Playhouse. Donna completed a summer intensive at South Coast Repertory and performed as Stephanie in No Exit. Her on-camera work includes A Place Called Hollywood and The Therapist. She is currently working on a project titled Danger Curve Ahead.
Katrina Klein
(Juliette)
Katrina is absolutely thrilled to be a part of OC-centric again this year. Having graduated from Chapman in 2012 with her BFA in Theatre Performance, she has been steadily working in the theatre ever since, most recently appearing as Hannah in the U.S. premiere of Mark Ravenhill’s Ghost Experiment at STAGEStheatre in Fullerton. Her other credits (and roles) include: The Balcony (Carmen) at STAGEStheatre, The Dirt and Its Harp in her Mouth (Charlie) at OC-centric, Summertime (Natalie) on Chapman’s Mainstage, Open Heart Surgery (Lisa) with Monkey Wrench Collective, and Under Milk Wood (Polly Garter) at Chapman’s Studio Theatre.
R. Anthony Martinez
(Frank)
R. Anthony Martinez would first and foremost love to acknowledge and praise God Almighty (Father/Son/Holy Spirit) for life, love, and the ability to create art for a living and for God’s glory. He would like to thank Tamiko Washington for her honesty, guidance, and support as well as Eric Eberwein for his encouragement, respect, and kindness. R. Anthony has performed in 50+ stage shows, films, TV episodes and commercials. He starred in the indie cult film A Sudden Sleep of Evil, and he created and hosts the variety show R.Antz-Poetry-Spokenword & Jams. R. Anthony was a Most Valuable Member of Fullerton's STAGEStheatre (2005-2009). He is co-founder of Rebel Artist Films and a member of the Rock Harbor-Fullerton Arts Ministry (The FAM).