Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of "Riley versus Riley"

Riley versus Riley

Riley Armstrong has been invited as the Senior Playwright to the Writers’ Conference, which comes with residence in the coveted Turret Room of a castle. But what if Riley Ziegler got the same invitation?! The mix-up ignites old rivalries between the two writers who try to ingratiate themselves to the young intern, Blake, by giving instruction on how to write drama. But what if Blake has entirely different ideas about the playwriting process?!

About the Playwright, Johanna Beale Keller

Johanna Beale Keller is an award-winning playwright and filmmaker. She was one of 30 international playwrights showcased in the 2025 Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway NYC Festival. Her plays have been produced in Brooklyn, Houston, Port Jefferson, Lake Tahoe CA, Nova Scotia, Redland CA, with awards from the SC Theatre Association and Atlanta Fringe Audio Festival. Her first film screened at eight festivals coast to coast, winning BEST COMEDY (Oniros Awards & Magnolia Film Festival) and BEST SCREENPLAY (Southern Shorts Festival). She gardens in the creative community of Syracuse, NY. More at https://www.gatespringproductions.com. BTW, she is NOT Riley!

Meet the Director and Cast

Cassandra Weissenberg (Director) is excited for you to see her work in Riley v Riley! Before this, she has done directing work for self written plays including Date Night and All for A Bra produced by Falcon’s Eye Theatre, and Bridesmaids produced by Sacramento State. Aside from directing, she is also a costume designer. Recently, she designed The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Nighttime produced by Sacramento State which she won a Meritorious Achievement Award from KCACTF. During all this, she is currently a Sac State student desperately trying to graduate and join professional theatre companies. Hire her!!!

Clinton Akki Verge (Riley Armstrong) is excited to be in Riley versus Riley. Clinton has been performing for over a decade with dance competitions and multiple shows such as Rocky Horror (Rocky), And Then There Were None (Anthony Marston), Lost Girl (Peter Pan), and much more. He hopes to set your heart a blaze with the fun and goofy performance of Riley versus Riley.

William Weissenberg (Riley Ziegler) has most recently played Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night and Stephano in The Tempest, both with Falcon’s Eye Theatre. Aside from Shakespeare, William has played Viktor in Cabaret, Zach Smith in Puffs, and Tom Collins in Rent. Please enjoy!!!

Gwendolen Robinson (Blake) started doing community theatre at age 7, quickly realizing that their passion manifests itself onstage. Their most recent production they were involved in was their Senior Production at Sac State. They love acting, singing, and writing. Gwendolen plans to continue doing theatre and hopes to one day become a theatre teacher.