Coner McPherson, Playwright. Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended the University College in Dublin, where he began to write and direct. His plays include RUM & VODKA, THE GOOD THIEF, THIS LIME TREE BOWER, ST. NICHOLAS, THE WEIR (Olivier Award, Best Play), DUBLIN CAROL, PORT AUTHORITY, SHINING CITY (Tony Award nomination, Best Play), and THE SEAFARER. Film work includes “I Went Down,” “Saltwater,” Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame,” and “The Actors.” Other awards include the George Devine Award; Critics’ Circle Award; Evening Standard Award; Meyer Whitworth Award; Stewart Parker Award; two Irish Film & Television Academy Best Screenplay Awards; CICAE Best Film Award, Berlin Film Festival (“Saltwater”); Best Film and Best Screenplay Awards, San Sebastian Film Festival (“I Went Down”). 

Michael David “Burger” Song (he/him) has been active in the San Antonio theater community for over twenty years and is happy to be directing The Weir for 100A Productions. As his first collaboration with the company as a director, he is excited to explore Conor McPherson’s celebrated play and share its themes of storytelling, connection, and community with audiences. 

Michael is an actor, playwright, and teacher who has won two ATAC Awards for his original plays, The Possession and Beneath the Surface, as well as an ATAC Award for his performance in Mourning Dove. He is also a co-producer, writer, and performer for The Strange Fantasy Show, a sci-fi horror anthology podcast in the tradition of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror: Radio Play Edition. 

Memorable roles for Michael include Captain Cortez in Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade, Katurian in The Pillowman, Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Keith in Mourning Dove. 

Michael would like to thank all his friends and family for their continued support of his art. He would especially like to thank his fiancée, Amy Abrigo for being an amazing partner. 

Kjirsten King is a recent college graduate from Brigham Young University with a degree in technical theater. She is excited to be working with the Toben Center after growing up in San Antonio. Recent credits include scenic designer for She Loves Me on the BYU mainstage and stage manager for Any Body Home? at the Boerne Community Theater. 

Martin R. Vidal is excited to be debuting with 100A productions as “Jack” in this staged reading of “The Weir.” Previously, he has appeared on-stage at The Classic Theatre as Professor Lyman in “Bus Stop” and as Peter Quince in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” As well as playing Albert Einstein in the Playhouse (then Public) Theatre’s 2020 Zoom production of “Bibo and Bertie.”  Martin is a retired USAF officer and now lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife, Rebecca.  He is grateful to the cast and crew of “The Weir” for this wonderful experience and opportunity.

Nicholas Röeder is a San Antonio–based performer experienced in acting, singing, storytelling, puppetry and more.  

He has appeared in local theme park productions as a stilt walker, puppeteer, and sea-lion pre-show entertainer.  He has also been featured at various community theaters; this year he starred in GLAAD to Know You at the Overtime Theater and appeared as Massoula in Father of the Bride with Second Act Productions.  

Nicholas found passion in performing early on in church choir and by studying pantomime and clowning and later trained in puppetry under John Tartaglia of The Jim Henson Company. Nicholas uses physical theater to connect with audiences through humor, emotion, and/or imagination.  

Nicholas extends a heartfelt thank you to his new friends in the cast and crew at 100A, to you the faithful patrons of the arts, and to his three dogs and partner, Georgie, for their unwavering love and support. 

Brian Hodges (he/him) has been active in the San Antonio theater community for over twenty years, and is excited to be a part of The Diaries of Adam and Eve here at the Tobin. Michael is an actor, playwright and teacher who has won 2 ATAC awards for his original plays, The Possession and Beneath The Surface, as well as an ATAC for his performance in Mourning Dove. He is also a co-producer, writer, and performer for the Strange Fantasy Show, a sci-fi horror anthology podcast a la the Twilight Zone or Black Mirror: Radio Play Edition. Memorable roles for Michael include Captain Cortez in Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade, Katurain in The Pillowman, Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Keith in Mourning Dove. Michael would like to thank all his friends and family for their continued support of his art. He would especially like to thank Amy Abrigo, the most amazing partner a man could ask for. 

Mark McCarver is grateful to be back on the 100A stage. Acting credits include “The Glass Menagerie” (Tom Wingfield, 100A), “Fabulous Monsters” (Nigel, Public/Playhouse), “Rise and Fall” (Mike/Id, Overtime), “Measure for Measure” (Duke, Classic), “How to Succeed…” (Bud Frump, Woodlawn/Wonder), and “Puro Pastorela” (Satan, Teatro Audaz). Directing credits: “Romeo Chang” (Overtime), “Avenue Q” (Woodlawn/Wonder), “Bad Jews” (Vexler), and “The Tempest” (Classic). A multi-ATAC Globe Award recipient for acting and directing, Mark has a BA in Drama from Trinity University and trained at the Syracuse University – London Program and Shakespeare’s Globe.

Gabriella Luz Velazquez is a recent graduate of Texas State University and is thrilled to be working with 100A for the first time. Most recently, she appeared as Nina in The Classic Theatre’s production of The Seagull. Gabriella is excited to continue growing as an artist and sharing her love of theatre with her hometown of San Antonio.