A Benevolence Alliance of Mourners
Ken Preuss, Writer
Ken Preuss is a Florida-based writer and performer who became a teacher to guarantee an audience 5 days a week. Although his published one-acts and assorted short plays have been produced in festivals and schools in Australia, Canada, China, England, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Thailand, and all 50 States, Ken can be found rooted near Orlando with his wife, sons, and assorted pets.
Sam Sheeks, Director
Sam (she/her) is so excited to be involved with ALIDP for her second year in a row as the Associate Producer and Director of A Benevolent Alliance of Mourners! She most recently managed the immersive tiki bar experience, The Acey Deucey Club, in downtown Los Angeles. Some of most recent Los Angeles stage credits include ALIDP: At Least Slightly (Jenny), HFF: Gatsby (Assistant), Rabbit Hole (Izzy), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), HFF: The Same Room (Aspid) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute). She would most like to thank her fiancé, Jonas, for his consistent unconditional love and support.
Meet the Cast
Danny Helms, Alex
Danny Helms is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Drama and Cinema. Regional: Two Brothers on a Hotel Bed (2Cents, Hudson Theatre), Rabbit Hole (2Cents, Sacred Fools), Psychosical Cabaret (2Cents, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Robby Award Winner). USC: Big Mountain Radio, Mockingbird, The Principle Wife, Little Women. Year-long abroad in Paris, France at the American University of Paris (AUP). AUP: Hamlet, Barefoot in the Park. Graduate of the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Repped by Zero Gravity and Reign. @dannydevitoiluvyourwork
Jenna Shin, Ellie
Recently graduated from Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theater. In 2020 she moved from Vermont to Los Angeles to pursue acting and has since worked on A Bright Room Called Day, by Tony Kushner, Night Mother, by Marsha Norman and Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman. She’d like to thank Kelly O’Malley and Ale Fips for giving her the chance to be a part of such a beautiful project.