Orphans

Rydemption Entertainment Presents "Orphans" by Lyle Kessler at The Moth Theater Feb 14th 2013 - March 30th 2013. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8pm - Directed by John Heard. Starring: John Heard, Chad Faust, Ryan Surratt.
Two brothers in North Philly have been on their own since they were young children. The eldest (Treat) supports himself and his mildly autistic brother (Phillip) by petty thievery. One night - Treat brings home a rich older man (Harold) to get him drunk and hold him for ransom, but… Show more Harold establishes the house as a base of operations and becomes the father figure the boys have always yearned for. As Phillip finds himself, Treat become despondent and dangerous as their simple life explodes with desire and rage.
John Heard Harold
An Obie-winning theater star of the 1970s, John Heard made the leap to motion pictures during that decade as the lead in such overlooked cult favorites as "Between the Lines" (1977), "Chilly Scenes of Winter" (1979) and "Cutter's Way" (1981) before transitioning to character roles in Hollywood, most notably as Macaulay Culkin's dad in "Home Alone" (1990).
Heard excelled as men in turmoil, whether romantic, moral or criminal, and brought gravity and complexity to even minor roles in films like "Awakenings" (1992) and "In the Line of Fire" (1993). Recurring roles on television provided him the time to flesh out his roles, including an Emmy-nominated turn as a crooked cop on "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2007). His versatility made him one of the business's most recognizable and dependable actors.
For his work on "The Sopranos", Heard received an Emmy nomination in 1999.Heard continued to divide his time between television and features in the new millennium. Among his more notable roles was as Benjamin McKenzie's father on "Southland" (NBC/TNT, 2009- ), a preacher with a strong anti-Germanic streak in the clever indie "Sweet Land" (2005), and the paranoid, incompetent Commander Barry Garner on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci-Fi Channel, 2004-09).
Chad Faust - Treat
Faust began his acting career starring in Bang Bang You're Dead, a film about high school shootings, opposite Ben Foster. Faust was then seen in All I Want, alongside Elija Wood, Franka Potente, and Mandy Moore. He shot the Mark Herman-helmed Hope Springs with Colin Firth and Minnie Driver which paved his comedic road to starring opposite Macauly Culkin, Mandy Moore, Jena Malone and Mary Louise Parker in United Artists' critically acclaimed film, Saved. Faust then got the opportunity to show a much darker side to his talent. He was the leading man to Rosario Dawson in the psychological thriller, Descent.
Faust was one of the leads of The 4400, an emmy-nominated, sci-fi series that ran four years on the USA Network. He's had recurring roles on Heroes, Lonestar, Trauma, CSI: Miami, and guested on DreamWorks' Taken, House:MD, Smallville, CSI: New York, Cold Case and many others.
He has been cast to play the notorious Tex Watson in the upcoming film Manson Girls that chronicles the real-life followers of Charles Manson, and to star in Larry Moss' modern adaptation of Chekhovs' The Seagull, opposite David Duchovny, Maggie Grace and Helen Hunt.
Faust's writing and producing career is now taking off as well. His film, monuMENTAL, is slated for production this spring in Ohio with Scott Ellis directing and EFish Entertainment producing. Faust will also star in the film.
Ryan Surratt - Phillip
Ryan holds dual degrees from the University of Southern California schools of Film and Business. He began his studies in the art of acting at the age of 14 at the South Orange County School of the Arts. He serves as Artistic Director of The Rydemption Theater Company which is a subsidiary of his production company Rydemption Entertainment. Ryan's recent work was supporting Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl in "The Ugly Truth" through Sony Pictures and also playing Eddie in the remake of the film "FAME" for MGM. He is currently directing a film starring himself and John Heard entitled "Buoyancy".
T.H. McCulloh of the Los Angeles Times wrote it is "just as wise and knowledgeable about the human condition" as Tennessee Williams and "also as theatrical as Williams. Kessler has something very important to say, and he says it in terms we can't ignore. The biggest message is that we need each other, and that's something the viewer can't ignore...."
Tony Adler of the Chicago Reader declared "Lyle Kessler's unassuming tale of two nearly feral brothers and the mysterious businessman who befriends them was and remains among the most devastating things I've seen onstage"

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