Hope was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her first professional entertainment experience was playing Rachel, a reccurring role as Greg Brady's girlfriend, on The Brady Bunch. After graduating college with a BA in Theater she joined her father, Sherwood Schwartz (famed creator of Gilligan's Island, and The Brady Bunch) as a writer. She quickly became a story editor at Paramount working on situation comedies. During a brief hiatus she went to New York where she met and subsequently married Laurence Juber. She continued writing, penning episodes for "The New Munsters", an animated series called "Little Shop" and material for "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark". Hope soon wanted to combine her comedy writing with Laurence's rock and roll music, and one day while caring for the first of their two babies, she became inspired. She created a comedy rock and roll band called "The Housewives" which played at rock and comedy clubs around LA, as well as national TV appearances. Hope then focused on writing musicals, penning four for Storybook Theater of Los Angeles. Two of which: "Mother Goose -The Musical" and "The Princess and The Frog" won the ADA (Artistic Director Achievement) Award for Best Original Children's Musical. With Laurence she then wrote the score to "Gilligan's Island -The Musical", which has had many productions and is being readied for a national tour. Hope has produced many of Laurence's solo album, including the popular "LJ Plays The Beatles". She co-wrote the third Brady Bunch movie "The Brady Bunch in The White House" and went on to an Emmy nomination for the TV Land special "Still Brady After All These Years". Hope recently enjoyed a very successful run of "A Very Brady Musical" and was just awarded the "Best Author" ADA award by the Valley Theater League for that show, which she co-wrote both book and score.
Two-time Grammy winner, Laurence Juber got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney picked him to become Wings' lead guitarist. Juber spent three years recording and touring with the band. After Wings disbanded, this native of London, England embarked on a career as a solo artist, composer and arranger, and developing a reputation as a world-class guitar virtuoso, being voted #1 by Fingerstyle Guitar magazine. The venerable C.F. Martin Company offers his Signature model guitar. He has released 14 acclaimed solo albums and is much in-demand as a concert performer, clinician and a studio musician. He has also produced and arranged 4 albums for the British folk rock icon Al Stewart. As a composer he has scored for TV ("A Very Brady Xmas", "The Brady Bunch In The White House"); for motion picture ("World Gone Wild") and the stage ("Gilligan's Island, The Musical", "A Very Brady Musical"). Juber is co-composing the score for the much-anticipated video game "Diablo 3". "It's The Housewives" is the fruition of a 27 year collaboration with his wife Hope.
After graduating from Indiana University, Ellen moved to Los Angeles where she had hopes of becoming a comedy writer. Much to the surprise of her creative writing teacher at IU, she actually became one. Ellen has written and produced such well known television shows as “Three’s Company,” “Newhart,” “Who’s the Boss,” “Full House,” and “Phil of the Future” as well as a whole slew of shows nobody knows. She has written television pilots which have not been produced, short stories and magazine articles which have not been published, she once started a screenplay and has lots of notes for a novel she might, possibly, write someday. This is Ellen’s first foray into the theater.
Ms. Ford’s recent credits include the critically acclaimed production of Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" at the Ark Theatre Company and the world premiere play with music, “Prove It on Me” at the Stella Adler Theatre. Other recent credits include “The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild” for TheSpyAnts Theatre company, the LA premiere of “The Fat of the Land at the Theatre District,” the world premiere of “Bluebonnet Court” (Winner of the GLAAD Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre, NAACP nomination for Best Director, LA WEEKLY nomination for Best Director) at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre. Other directing credits include: “The Birds,” a satire on Hitchcock's film of the same title (LA Weekly Nomination for Best Comedy Director and Best Ensemble), and the LA premiere of “The Transparency of Val” by Stephen Belber at The West Coast Ensemble. Award winning actress. She holds her MFA form Indiana University and is a member of the Actor's Studio Playwright/Director Unit.
is the founder and managing director of Theatre Planners, her own theatre production/PR firm. She graduated from NYU-Tisch School of the Arts and lived in NY for over ten years producing theatre. Theatre Planners has since developed in to a very busy and successful outlet for actors, producers and theatre companies. Doing everything from publicity, consulting, printing and graphics, Racquel loves to make productions a reality and help to keep the theatre scene in LA alive and strong. Racquel has recently acquired the Actor's Gang old space on El Centro and is the new owner of the LOUNGE THEATRE in Hollywood on Theatre Row. To learn more about Racquel and Theatre Planners, go to www.theatreplanners.com
Lucy Pollak has been providing publicity services to the Los Angeles arts community for the past seventeen years. Her clients include L.A. Theatre Works, International City Theatre, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Actors' Gang, The Fountain Theatre, Padua Playwrights, The Powerhouse Theatre and numerous independent theater and dance productions, as well as large events such as the annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the NoHo Scene. From 1981 to 1990, Ms. Pollak was production manager/staff producer at the Odyssey Theatre, where she co-produced all productions with artistic director Ron Sossi. Her credits at the Odyssey included over 100 productions. For the 1993 Los Angeles Festival, she line produced Reza Abdoh’s controversial Quotations From A Ruined City. She is the recipient of an L.A. Drama Critic’s Circle Award (Master Class), an L.A. Weekly Award (Mary Barnes), 4 Drama-Logue Awards (Mary Barnes, Idioglossia, Accidental Death of An Anarchist, It’s A Girl!), and a Women in Theatre Recognition Award. During her tenure at the Odyssey, Ms. Pollak has also served on the boards of directors of the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance (now LA Stage Alliance) and Women in Theatre, and on the Advisory Board of P.A.T.H. (Performing Arts Theatre for the Handicapped).
Raul is a freelance casting director who has cast several projects for Racquel Lehrman and Theatre Planners, The Theatre @ Boston Court, The Getty Villa Workshop Series, The Geffen Playhouse, Disney Creative Entertainment, and Playwrights' Arena where he serves as Associate Artistic Director. Raul has also cast several short films, including "The Stronger" (drected by Jan Marlyn-Reesman, starring April Grace and Klea Scott) and "The Winged Man" (directed by Marya Mazor, written by Academy Award nominee Jose Rivera, and starring Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz and Heroes' Shalim Ortiz).
Together and separately they have designed and built sets for dozens of film and theatre productions. Highlights include the film festival favorite Existence, Knights of Mary Phagan(NAACP Award Nominated), the Atreyu music video “The Theft”, the L.A. premiere of A Few Good Men, Hatful of Rain, Bent, Suicide in b Flat, West of Brooklyn(stage and film), and The Elvis Test.
Sloe was part of the fantastic world premiere runs of “It’s The Housewives”, directed by Kelly Ann Ford and John Pollono’s “Razorback”, directed by Elina De Santos. He also is proud to have been a part of “Blood Brothers” directed by Bryan Rasmussen. He has accepted the challenge of raising the quality of theater in Los Angeles, noticing shortly after moving here that it needed a kick in the ass. He would like to thank the incredible and amazing Gabrieal Griego for her continuous support during all of his creative endeavors. Without her encouragement and support, he would still be a roadie for The Housewives.
Is happy to be back with ‘It’s the Housewives!’ Acting credits:Imperfect Seed (Young Kathy), Lewis & Clark, (Sacagawea), Einstein’s Dreams (Anna Besso), Miss Julie (Kristen), A Map of the World (Peggy Whitton), Travesties (Nayda Lenin). Visual projection designs include: The Glass Menagerie (Burning Coal), Twain in the 21st Century (Whitefire Theatre). She also produces music, film & stage projects with her genius sound designer boyfriend (common-law husband) Joseph “Sloe” Slawinski.
She would like to thank her family & friends for their love & support.
And a BIG thank you to Sloe, I love you!
Sharell is proud to be affiliated with L.A Women’s Theatre Project, Moonlight Stage Productions, The Welk Group, Signature Productions, Performance Riverside Musical Theatre West, Limon/Carr, Crazy Pup, ABC, AFI, Mad Dog, FCLO, South Bay, Concordia , Visualliner, Brooklyn Reptyle Films, “The Melody Lingers On LLC” at the El Portal with Katherine Crosby, Bark! –Chicago, Marvelous Dreams LLC, Mymuse Productions, Theatre Planners, Jeff Farve and Juber Productions. For these companies she has designed critically acclaimed-award winning shows & films like PROVE IT ON ME (WORLD PREMIERE) JOURNEY TO DOLLYWOOD (WORLD PREMIERE) THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES (2 YR EL PORTAL RUN) JEKYLL & HYDE (WEST COAST NEW SCRIPT COSTUME DESIGNER) BARK! -CHICAGO (PREMIERE) PILGRIM (WORLD PREMIERE) MY FAIR LADY (NATIONAL TOUR) ROMEO & JULIET (Joe Regalbuto), TROJAN PIE (William Moreing), THE FLORIST (AFI), THE HANDKERCHEIF (AFI), BOPPIN AT THE GLUE FACTORY (Feature) SWEENEY TODD, SWEET CHARITY, SIDESHOW, CHILDREN OF EDEN, SWING TIME CANTEEN,THE NEXT BIG THING, with 2 film projects and an Opera on her Schedule upcoming follow up at www.sharellmartin.biz
Her credits as both Director/Choreographer include : No Strings, The World Goes ‘Round, Mommy Mommy! BARK! Nuncrackers, Judy’s Scary Little Christmas, A Year with Frog and Toad, A Chorus Line, I’m Getting My Act Together, Robber Bridegroom, Grass Harp, She’s A Handful, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Sing, Country, Wild Women Blues, Sony Pictures Broadway. Her choreography and staging credits include Assassins, Pirates Of Penzance, Cabaret, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, South Pacific, Triumph of Love, I Do I Do, Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, Dancing at Lughnasa, Take Me Along, The Baker’s Wife, Chang and Eng. Pasadena Playhouse: Under One Umbrella, 110 in the Shade, Do I Hear A Waltz. Hollywood Bowl: Sound of Music, Bernsteins’ Mass, Mame, My Fair Lady, Music Man, Camelot. Reprise! Broadway: Three Penny Opera, Fiorello, City of Angels, Company, On The 20th Century, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Most Happy Fella. Geffen Playhouse: Paint Your Wagon, Six Dances Lessons in Six Weeks. Hudson Theatre: Grave White Way. Kirk Douglas Theatre: Gaytino, Dogeaters. Antaeus Theatre: Tonight at 8:30, American Tales. Playwrights Arena: The Next Step, Songs For A New World. Shakespeare LA: As You Like It, Comedy of Errors. Broadway: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Belasco Theatre). London West End: The Fantasticks , Snoopy, Blockheads. She recently moved into film and television, directingCountry Rules, THQ, Waiting in Line, and choreographing Guidepost Junction, Ella, Jekyll and Disney’s Santa Clause 3. She also teaches Acting for Film and Television at Emerson College LA Annex and UCLA’s Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory. She is the proud recipient of the 2006 Playwrights Arena Award for her outstanding contribution to Los Angeles Theatre.
Adamis very excited to have been asked to be a part of this show. He has been stage managing for theatre's around Los Angeles for the last 5 years.
Some including Storybook Theatre, Theatre West, Whitefire Theatre, and the S.T.A.G.E. Benefit.
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